Do not destructure module import in node if you want to spy on them

module_1.js

const { resolve } = require("path");

function joinPath(root, path) {
  // resolve is the reference at load time, so not wrapped by the spy
  return resolve(root, path);
}

module.exports = absolutePath;

module_2.js

const path = require("path");

function joinPath(root, path) {
  // resolve is a reference to the spy installed by the beforeEach hook
  return path.resolve(root, path);
}

module.exports = absolutePath;

module_spec.js

const chai = require("chai");
const path = require("path");
const sinon = require("sinon");
const sinonChai = require("sinon-chai");

const { expect } = chai;
chai.use(sinonChai);

const module1 = require("./module_1");
const module2 = require("./module_2");

describe("Modules", () => {
  let resolveSpy;

  beforeEach(() => {
    resolveSpy = sinon.spy(path, "resolve");
  });

  afterEach(() => {
    path.resolve.restore();
  });

  it("calls path.resolve", () => {
    module1.absolutePath('/home', 'home');
    expect(resolveSpy).to.be.called;
    // Test fails because module1 calls the direct reference to resolve in path
  });

  it("calls path.resolve", () => {
    module2.absolutePath('/home', 'home');
    expect(resolveSpy).to.be.called;
    // Test passes because module2 calls the spy installed on resolve in path
  });
});