Jest Mocking Permissions of Expo TypeError: Cannot read property 'askAsync' of undefined - permissions

Question

I'm mocking expo and the Permissions module, but when calling Permissions.AskAsync Permissions is undefined.
Problem looks like this question. Using Jest to mock named imports
Used the provided answer, but did not work.
I have mocked the axios, which works. Doing the same for the expo module does not work.
The function I want to test:
checkPermission = async () => {
const {statusCamera} = await Permissions.askAsync(Permissions.CAMERA);
// console.log(statusCamera);
this.setState({cameraPermission: statusCamera});
const {statusCameraRoll} = await Permissions.askAsync(Permissions.CAMERA_ROLL);
this.setState({cameraRollPermission: statusCameraRoll});
};
The test:
describe("Test the Permission function", () => {
it('should return rejected permission.', async function () {
const wrapper = shallow(<Photo2/>);
const instance = wrapper.instance();
await instance.checkPermission();
expect(instance.state("cameraPermission")).toBeFalsy();
});
});
The mock I use for expo:
jest.mock('expo', ()=>({
Permissions: {
askAsync: jest.fn()
}
}))
and tried
(In file mocks/expo.js)
export default {
Permissions: {
askAsync: jest.fn(() => {
return "SOMETHING"
})
}
}
and tried
(In file mocks/expo.js)
jest.mock('expo', ()=>({
Permissions: {
askAsync: jest.fn()
}
}));
Error: "TypeError: Cannot read property 'askAsync' of undefined"
This error occures on line where Permissions.askAsyc is called. So Permissions is undefined. (Also checked it with console.log(Permissions)
I expected the instance.state("cameraPermission") to be falsy, but it crashes before it comes to that line.

Answer 1

Since expo change the packages to be import * as Permissions from 'expo-permissions';
You just need to create "mocks/expo-permissions.js" and have it has:
export const getAsync = jest.fn(permissions => Promise.resolve());
export const askAsync = jest.fn(permissions => Promise.resolve());

Answer 2

teerryn's answer is correct and is a good start. To add some more details:
Unless you've configured different roots for Jest, you should place your mock file in __mocks__/expo-permissions.js where __mocks__ is a directory at the same level as your node_modules folder. See Jest docs on mocking node modules.
The permissions argument being passed in will be undefined due to the way we're mocking the module, so you'll need to mock the permission types you want to use. Just need something simple like export const CAMERA_ROLL = 'camera_roll';
If you want to respond differently based on the permission type passed in (for example, allow Permissions.CAMERA but deny Permissions.CAMERA_ROLL and all other types), you can mock the implementation of the askAsync function. For example, your __mocks__/expo-permissions.js file would look like this:
export const CAMERA = 'camera';
export const CAMERA_ROLL = 'camera_roll';
export const askAsync = jest.fn().mockImplementation((permissionType) => {
const responseData = permissionType === CAMERA ? { status: 'granted' } : { status: 'undetermined' }; // you could also pass `denied` instead of `undetermined`
return Promise.resolve(responseData);
});

Answer 3

The problem is that you are handling async tests incorrectly (your checkPermission() function is async). There are several ways you can tell jest that you want to test an async function. Here are a few ways.
Here is a quick solution to your problem:
...
import { Permissions } from 'expo';
...
jest.mock('expo', () => ({
Permissions: {
askAsync: jest.fn(),
}
}));
...
describe("Test the Permission function", () => {
it('should return rejected permission.', () => {
Permissions.askAsync.mockImplementation( permission => { return {status: 'granted'}; } ); // if you want to add some sort of custom functionality
const wrapper = shallow(<Photo2/>);
const instance = wrapper.instance();
return instance.checkPermission().then(data => {
expect(instance.state("cameraPermission")).toBeFalsy();
});
});
});