[SOLVED] Unit tests in meteor can't find the code they need to test

Unit tests in meteor can't find the code they need to test

I'm struggling with unit tests in Meteor. I want to use the velocity, jasmine package but I must be doing something wrong. The tests don"t seem to work because the test can't find the code to test. The test project is available on github.

The code that i want to test is here: https://github.com/robvanpamel/coderepository/blob/master/meteor/sandwich-app/server/Services/SandwichService.js

The unit Test is here: https://github.com/robvanpamel/coderepository/blob/master/meteor/sandwich-app/tests/jasmine/server/integration/spec/SandwichServiceSpec.js When I uncomment the created SandwichService in the Unit Test, the test works, which is normal.

I haven't done any configuration elsewhere in meteor, and i think that is the problem. Do you have to put a package.js file where you specify your source code? How can Jasmine know where it can find the SandwichService I'm trying to test? It is also the error i get. "ReferenceError: SandwichesService is not defined "

EDIT

I was able to resolve it and updated the code repository in GitHub. The key was not to use the Javascript prototypes. so the below will not work

function SandwichesService(){};

SandwichesService.prototype.listSandwiches = function() {
  // do stuff here
}

while the code below does work

SandwichService = {
  listSandwiches: function(){
      // do stuff here
  }
};

I don't really understand why? Does somebody can tell me?

Kind regards and thanks upfront! Rob

Solution

This is a Meteor issue not a testing issue :)

You need to put the SandwichesService on the global namespace. Your second block does that by default.

Try:

SandwichService = new SandwichesService()

(don't use var)