mock a toPromise function in jest - got .toPromise is not a function - node.js

Question

I have an httpService from nestjs/common
and I am using like the following:
const response = await this.httpService.post(`${this.api}/${action}`, data).toPromise();
and in my jest spec file ( unit testing) . i am trying to mock this service
httpServiceMock = {
post: jest.fn()
};
it('should start', async () => {
const serviceResult = await service.start(data);
});
and I have got this error :
TypeError: this.httpService.post(...).toPromise is not a function
I am also trying to add a promise result like :
const promise = Promise.resolve('result');
httpServiceMock.post.mockResolvedValue(promise);
tried also :
it('should start', async () => {
const mockObservable = Promise.resolve({
toPromise: () => {
console.log('toPromise called');
}
})
httpServiceMock.post.mockImplementation(() => mockObservable);
const serviceResult = await service.start();
});
My question is how can I mock the promise and return a response or exception

Answer 1

The return value httpService.post needs to return an Observable<AxiosResponse<T>> which includes a property toPromise, which is a function. Your mock returns a resolved promise, whereas it needs to return a fake Observable.
The Observable is returned immediately, so the post implementation can just return a raw value, but the toPromise needs to return a promise.
Return the correct shaped object to get rid of this error:
const mockObservable = {
toPromise: () => Promise.resolve('result')
}
httpServiceMock.post.mockImplementation(() => mockObservable);

Answer 2

I had a similar problem that could not be solved by accepted answer. So I bring here another solution just in case it could help someone else.
If you have jasmine, just use jasmine.createSpyObj(). If not, here is what I needed to do :
First, I implemented a jasmine.createSpyObj() equivalent (based on this answer with little modifications) :
export class TestUtilsService {
static createSpyObj (baseName:string, methodNames:string[]): SpyObject {
let obj: any = {};
for (let i = 0; i < methodNames.length; i++) {
obj[methodNames[i]] = jest.fn();
}
return {[baseName]:()=>obj};
};
}
export class SpyObject {
[key: string]: ()=>{[key:string]:jest.Mock} ;
}
Then I used it in my unit test :
const spyHttpClient: SpyObject = TestUtilsService.createSpyObj('get',['toPromise']);
Add it in test module providers :
{provide: HttpClient, useValue: spyHttpClient}
Finally, mock the toPromise implementation in order to return a mocked response :
const mockedResponse = {...};
spyHttpClient.get().toPromise.mockImplementationOnce(()=>Promise.resolve(mockedResponse));
await service.myRealMethodThatCallsHttpClient();
expect(service.someUpdatedProp).toBeTruthy();
Please notice parenthesis after method get.

Answer 3

"A Jar of Clays" solution didn't work for me (I got mockImplementation is not a function), but this worked:
const mockPromise = {
toPromise: () => Promise.resolve(ical)
}
mockHttpService.get = jest.fn( () => {return mockPromise});