Mocking a plugin
Is it possible to mock a plugin which is imported using useNuxtApp() in a component which is being unit tested?
useNuxtApp function:useNuxtApp if the plugin access is optional:useNuxtApp()useNuxtApp()useNuxtApp()useNuxtApp()useNuxtApp()useNuxtApp()mockNuxtImportmockNuxtImportmockNuxtImportmockNuxtImport@nuxt/test-utils/runtime@nuxt/test-utils/runtimevi.hoistedvi.hoistedvi.mockmountSuspended.nuxt.spec.ts// @vitest-environment nuxtnuxtApp.deferHydration()runWithContexttryUseNuxtApptryUseNuxtAppdeferHydrationimport { mockNuxtImport } from '@nuxt/test-utils/runtime'
// Create a mock of useNuxtApp with your plugin
mockNuxtImport('useNuxtApp', () => {
return () => ({
// Mock your plugin here
$yourPlugin: {
someMethod: vi.fn(),
someProperty: 'mocked value'
}
// Add other properties that useNuxtApp would normally return
})
})
// Your tests hereimport { vi } from 'vitest'
import { mockNuxtImport } from '@nuxt/test-utils/runtime'
const { useNuxtAppMock } = vi.hoisted(() => {
return {
useNuxtAppMock: vi.fn(() => ({
$yourPlugin: {
someMethod: vi.fn(),
someProperty: 'mocked value'
}
}))
}
})
mockNuxtImport('useNuxtApp', () => {
return useNuxtAppMock
})
// Then, inside a test you can change the implementation
useNuxtAppMock.mockImplementation(() => ({
$yourPlugin: {
someMethod: vi.fn().mockReturnValue('different value'),
someProperty: 'different mocked value'
}
}))import { mountSuspended } from '@nuxt/test-utils/runtime'
import YourComponent from '~/components/YourComponent.vue'
it('tests component with mocked plugin', async () => {
const component = await mountSuspended(YourComponent)
// Your assertions here
})import { mockNuxtImport } from '@nuxt/test-utils/runtime'
// Mock a specific plugin or composable that your component uses
mockNuxtImport('useMyPlugin', () => {
return () => ({
someMethod: vi.fn(),
someProperty: 'mocked value'
})
})import { vi } from 'vitest'
import { mockNuxtImport } from '@nuxt/test-utils/runtime'
const { useNuxtAppMock } = vi.hoisted(() => {
return {
useNuxtAppMock: vi.fn(() => ({
// Include the required deferHydration function
deferHydration: vi.fn(),
// Your plugin
$yourPlugin: {
someMethod: vi.fn()
},
// Add other required properties
runWithContext: (fn) => fn(),
isHydrating: false
}))
}
})
mockNuxtImport('useNuxtApp', () => useNuxtAppMock)// In your component
const nuxtApp = tryUseNuxtApp()
if (nuxtApp) {
// Use the plugin
}mockNuxtImport('tryUseNuxtApp', () => {
return () => ({
$yourPlugin: {
// Your mocked methods
}
})
})