52694803/cannot-send-an-action-from-the-controller-to-the-route-in-a-unit-test

controllers.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  appName: 'Ember Twiddle'
});

controllers.my-controller.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  actions: {
    sendActionToRoute() {
      this.send('actionOnRoute');
    }
  }
});

templates.application.hbs

<h1>Welcome to {{appName}}</h1>
<br>
<br>
{{outlet}}
<br>
<br>

tests.test-helper.js

import Application from '../app';
import config from '../config/environment';
import { setApplication } from '@ember/test-helpers';
import { start } from 'ember-qunit';
import { assign } from '@ember/polyfills';

let attributes = assign({ rootElement: '#main' }, config.APP);
setApplication(Application.create(attributes));

start();

tests.unit.controllers.my-controller-test.js

import { moduleFor, test } from 'ember-qunit';
import { run } from '@ember/runloop';

moduleFor('controller:my-controller', 'Unit | Controller | my-controller', {
});

test('it sends an action to route', function(assert) {
  let controller = this.subject({
    target: {
      send(action) {
        assert.step('send method of route');
        assert.equal(action, 'actionOnRoute', 'correct action is triggered on route');
      }
    }
  });
  controller.send('sendActionToRoute');
  assert.verifySteps(['send method of route']);
});

twiddle.json

{
  "version": "0.15.1",
  "EmberENV": {
    "FEATURES": {}
  },
  "options": {
    "use_pods": false,
    "enable-testing": true
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.js",
    "ember": "3.4.3",
    "ember-template-compiler": "3.4.3",
    "ember-testing": "3.4.3"
  },
  "addons": {
    "ember-data": "3.4.2"
  }
}