How to mock `window.location.reload` in Jest and jsdom: https://remarkablemark.org/blog/2018/11/17/mock-window-location/

README.md

Links:

• Blog post
• Repl.it

jest-mock-window-location-reload.test.js

it('mocks window.location.reload', () => {
  const { location } = window;
  delete window.location;
  window.location = { reload: jest.fn() };

  expect(window.location.reload).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
  window.location.reload();
  expect(window.location.reload).toHaveBeenCalled();
  window.location = location;
});

package.json

{
  "scripts": {
    "test": "jest"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jest": "latest"
  }
}

Thank you! The workaround joshjg provided worked! 🥇

Thank you! @laurenbarker This worked for me! :D

How is it this is working when the property is already deleted? (I'm using with TypeScript.)

delete window.location
window.location = { ...window.location, reload: jest.fn() }

With TypeScript, the above gave me Type '{ reload: Mock<any, any>; }' is missing the following properties from type 'Location': ancestorOrigins, hash, host, hostname, and 8 more.
This worked for me:

delete window.location
window.location = { ...window.location, reload: jest.fn() }

With this I get the error: The operand of a 'delete' operator must be optional.
Any ideas on how to fix? I've disabled TS for that line for now for as a temp fix.

@inalbant, you can use a type assertion:

// Type assertion is used so TypeScript won't complain about
// deleting the required property, `window.location`.
delete (window as Partial<Window>).location;
window.location = { ...window.location, reload: jest.fn() };

Solved my issue, thank you so much 🙏

@laurenbarker You saved my life 🙏

@laurenbarker 🙏