Loading an Angular module from Jasmine unit test

Question

I'm trying to setup my Angular unit test in Visual Studio with Chutpah and Jasmine.

I get this error, and I'm not sure why:

This is the code to test in my timelineservice.js file (in my angular project, simplified for my first-test )

angular.module('myApp').factory('timelineService',
    [

        function timelineServiceInit(){

            return {
                exciteText: function (msg) {
                    return msg + '!!!';
                }
            };
        }
    ]
);

This is my unit test:

describe('basicService tests', function () {
    var myservicenaam;


    // excuted before each "it" is run.
    beforeEach(function () {
        angular.mock.module('myApp', []);
        var $injector = angular.injector(['myApp']);

        var myService = $injector.get('timelineService');
        myservicenaam = myService;
    });



    //it's removed 
});

What is weird (imho) is that when I debug, the code goes to the 'timelineservice.js' file first, and then the module is not loaded (which is correct). I thought the testcode would run first and at that point load the module.

In my testproject I have references to the angular files and the code files.

When I put the angular.module('myApp', []); code in the timelineservice.js file, it all works.

Your module declaration for your app looks like it's the setter pattern as opposed to the getter. I think it should be beforeEach(module('myApp')); — Katana24
– Katana24, Commented Dec 7, 2015 at 16:30

Katana24 · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-08 22:02:19Z

1

The problem lies in the fact that you are using a setter pattern instead of a getter pattern so your app doesn't properly load. Try the following declaration before your tests:

 beforeEach(module('myApp'));

answered Dec 8, 2015 at 22:02

Katana24

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