Form Objects: Testing

formObjects.test.js

var _ = require('underscore')
var expect = require('chai').expect
var sinon = require("sinon")
var sinonChai = require("sinon-chai")
chai.use(sinonChai)

var NewStudentForm = require('./NewStudentForm')

describe('NewStudentForm', function(){
  
  describe('Valid Form Data', function(){  
    before(function(){
      // spy on the this.persist method to see if it's called or not
      this.persistSpy = sinon.spy(NewStudentForm.prototype, 'persist')
      this.newStudentForm = new NewStudentForm({
        firstName: 'John',
        lastName: 'Smith',
        gender: 'm'
      }).process()
    })
    
    after(function() {
      this.persistSpy.restore()
    })

    it('persists the data', function(){
      expect(this.persistSpy).to.have.beenCalled
    })

    it('does not have errors', function(){
      expect(this.newStudentForm.errors.length).to.eq(0)
    })
    
  })
  
})