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EmberJS-Testing Controller Actions
Description
It tests the controller with some computed properties and defined actions.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Emberjs Controller Actions</title>
<!-- CDN's -->
<link href="https://code.jquery.com/qunit/qunit-git.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/handlebars.js/3.0.1/handlebars.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://builds.emberjs.com/tags/v1.10.0-beta.3/ember-template-compiler.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/qunit/qunit-1.18.0.js"></script>
<script src="https://rawgit.com/rwjblue/ember-qunit-builds/master/ember-qunit.js"></script>
<script src="https://builds.emberjs.com/release/ember.debug.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="qunit"></div>
<div id="ember-testing"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
//Creates an instance of Ember.Application and assign it to a global variable
App = Ember.Application.create();
//'Ember.ArrayController' provides a way to publish a collection of objects which has some computed properties
App.PostsController = Ember.ArrayController.extend({
firstname: 'Jhon',
lastname: 'Smith',
setLastname: function(str) {
this.set('lastname', str);
},
actions: {
//'fullname' sets a property on the controller and also calls a method
fullname: function(str) {
this.set('firstname', 'Manu');
this.setLastname(str);
}
}
});
//These methods are used to prepare the application for testing
//emq.globalize();
App.setupForTesting();
App.injectTestHelpers();
//The 'DefaultResolver' defines the default lookup rules before consulting the container for registered items
setResolver(Ember.DefaultResolver.create({ namespace: App }));
//The 'moduleFor' helper is used to setup a test container
moduleFor('controller:posts', 'Posts Controller');
test('calling the action fullname updates firstname and lastname', function() {
//'this.subject()' is used to get an instance of the 'PostsController'
var ctrl = this.subject();
// Here, checking the properties before the action is triggered
equal(ctrl.get('firstname'), 'First Name ');
equal(ctrl.get('lastname'), 'Last Name ');
//Trigger the action on the controller by using the 'send' method
ctrl.send('fullname ', 'Tested....');
//Assert the values that have been updated by triggering an action.
equal(ctrl.get('firstname'), 'Tested');
equal(ctrl.get('lastname'), 'Tested');
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output
Let's carry out the following steps to see how above code works −
Save above code in testing_cntrlActions.htm file
Open this HTML file in a browser.
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