Sinon stub chained methods

Question

I have the following code in my SailsJs controller:

Jobs.create('beginImport', {
    version: version
}).save(function(err){
    if(err) {
        return res.serverError(err);
    }
    res.ok({ info: "import started" });
});

And in my test I am trying to stub Jobs like this:

var save = { save: sinon.stub() };
sinon.stub(Jobs, "create").returns(save);

However my test times out after 2000 ms and fails.

How can I stub these methods so that the test passes?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 05 '15 at 14:18

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Your stub should call the function that is passed to it using stub.callsArg(index); or related functions.

var save = { save: sinon.stub() };

should become

var save = { save: sinon.stub().callsArg(0) };

if you don't need to pass in any parameters, or

var save = { save: sinon.stub().callsArgWith(0, new Error('error')) };

if you need to test the error.

answered Oct 05 '15 at 14:18

Simon Groenewolt

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Good to hear, sinon is a great tool if you know how to use it. – Simon Groenewolt Oct 05 '15 at 14:23

Sinon stub chained methods

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