Simple mongoose model mocks for jest unit tests
//users.controller.test.js
const MockModel = require("jest-mongoose-mock");
jest.mock("./user.model", () => new MockModel());
const Users = require("./user.model");
const usersController = require("./users.controller");
describe("registerUser", () => {
let req, res;
beforeEach(() => {
jest.clearAllMocks(); //reset mock calls
req = { body: {} };
res = { json: jest.fn() };
})
it("Calls create & exec methods on User model", () => {
usersController.register(req, res);
expect(Users.create.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
expect(Users.exec.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
});
});
//users.controller.js
const Users = require("../models/User.model");
exports.register = (req, res) => {
const user = req.body;
Users.create(user).exec((e, user) => {
if (e) {
return res.send(e);
}
res.json(user);
});
};
//user.model.js
const mongoose = require("mongoose");
const schema = mongoose.Schema({
name: {
type: String,
required: true
},
});
const Users = mongoose.model("User", schema, "users");