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Cannot pass state from jest wrapper to sub tests
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const EXAMPLE_KEY = "example key"; | |
const describeWrapper = (label, opts, tests) => { | |
describe(label, () => { | |
var State = undefined; | |
beforeAll(async () => { | |
// acquiring the state irl has to be done asynchronously | |
State = EXAMPLE_KEY; | |
}) | |
afterAll(async () => { | |
State = "" | |
}) | |
if (opts.passAsFunction) { | |
test(() => State) | |
} | |
else { | |
test(State) | |
} | |
}) | |
} | |
describeWrapper("An example test passing the state as a function", { passAsFunction: true }, (state) => { | |
var S; | |
beforeAll(async () => { | |
S = state() | |
}) | |
test("State is defined", () => { | |
expect(S).toBeDefined() | |
expect(S).toBe(EXAMPLE_KEY) | |
}) | |
}) | |
describeWrapper("An example test passing the state directly", { passAsFunction: false }, (State) => { | |
test("State is defined", () => { | |
expect(State).toBeDefined() | |
expect(State).toBe(EXAMPLE_KEY) | |
}) | |
}) | |
/** | |
Expected output | |
$ npx jest demo.test.js | |
FAIL ./demo.test.js | |
● Test suite failed to run | |
Invalid first argument, () => State. It must be a string. | |
15 | | |
16 | if (opts.passAsFunction) { | |
> 17 | test(() => State) | |
| ^ | |
18 | } | |
19 | else { | |
20 | test(state) | |
at demo.test.js:17:7 | |
at describeWrapper (demo.test.js:4:3) | |
at Object.<anonymous> (demo.test.js:25:1) | |
Test Suites: 1 failed, 1 total | |
Tests: 0 total | |
Snapshots: 0 total | |
Time: 0.138 s | |
Ran all test suites matching /demo.test.js/i. | |
*/ |
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