How can I mock the JavaScript window object using Jest?

I need to test a function which opens a new tab in the browser

openStatementsReport(contactIds) {
  window.open(`a_url_${contactIds}`);
}

I would like to mock the window's open function so I can verify the correct URL is passed in to the open function.

Using Jest, I don't know how to mock the window. I tried to set window.open with a mock function but this way doesn't work. Below is the test case

it('correct url is called', () => {
  window.open = jest.fn();
  statementService.openStatementsReport(111);
  expect(window.open).toBeCalled();
});

But it gives me the error

expect(jest.fn())[.not].toBeCalled()

jest.fn() value must be a mock function or spy.
    Received:
      function: [Function anonymous]

What should I do to the test case?

The following method worked for me. This approach allowed me to test some code that should work both in the browser and in Node.js, as it allowed me to set window to undefined.

This was with Jest 24.8 (I believe):

let windowSpy;

beforeEach(() => {
  windowSpy = jest.spyOn(window, "window", "get");
});

afterEach(() => {
  windowSpy.mockRestore();
});

it('should return https://example.com', () => {
  windowSpy.mockImplementation(() => ({
    location: {
      origin: "https://example.com"
    }
  }));

  expect(window.location.origin).toEqual("https://example.com");
});

it('should be undefined.', () => {
  windowSpy.mockImplementation(() => undefined);

  expect(window).toBeUndefined();
});

Instead of window use global

it('correct url is called', () => {
  global.open = jest.fn();
  statementService.openStatementsReport(111);
  expect(global.open).toBeCalled();
});

you could also try

const open = jest.fn()
Object.defineProperty(window, 'open', open);

There are a couple of ways to mock globals in Jest:

1. Use the mockImplementation approach (the most Jest-like way), but it will work only for those variables which has some default implementation provided by jsdom. window.open is one of them:

   test('it works', () => {
     // Setup
     const mockedOpen = jest.fn();
     // Without making a copy, you will have a circular dependency problem
     const originalWindow = { ...window };
     const windowSpy = jest.spyOn(global, "window", "get");
     windowSpy.mockImplementation(() => ({
       ...originalWindow, // In case you need other window properties to be in place
       open: mockedOpen
     }));
   
     // Tests
     statementService.openStatementsReport(111)
     expect(mockedOpen).toBeCalled();
   
     // Cleanup
     windowSpy.mockRestore();
   });
   

2. Assign the value directly to the global property. It is the most straightforward, but it may trigger error messages for some window variables, e.g. window.href.

   test('it works', () => {
     // Setup
     const mockedOpen = jest.fn();
     const originalOpen = window.open;
     window.open = mockedOpen;
   
     // Tests
     statementService.openStatementsReport(111)
     expect(mockedOpen).toBeCalled();
   
     // Cleanup
     window.open = originalOpen;
   });
   

3. Don't use globals directly (requires a bit of refactoring)

   Instead of using the global value directly, it might be cleaner to import it from another file, so mocking will became trivial with Jest.

File ./test.js

jest.mock('./fileWithGlobalValueExported.js');
import { windowOpen } from './fileWithGlobalValueExported.js';
import { statementService } from './testedFile.js';

// Tests
test('it works', () => {
  statementService.openStatementsReport(111)
  expect(windowOpen).toBeCalled();
});

File ./fileWithGlobalValueExported.js

export const windowOpen = window.open;

File ./testedFile.js

import { windowOpen } from './fileWithGlobalValueExported.js';
export const statementService = {
  openStatementsReport(contactIds) {
    windowOpen(`a_url_${contactIds}`);
  }
}

We can also define it using global in setupTests

// setupTests.js
global.open = jest.fn()

And call it using global in the actual test:

// yourtest.test.js
it('correct url is called', () => {
    statementService.openStatementsReport(111);
    expect(global.open).toBeCalled();
});

I'm directly assigning jest.fn() to window.open.

window.open = jest.fn()
// ...code
expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/new-tab','_blank')

In my component I need access to window.location.search. This is what I did in the Jest test:

Object.defineProperty(global, "window", {
  value: {
    location: {
      search: "test"
    }
  }
});

In case window properties must be different in different tests, we can put window mocking into a function, and make it writable in order to override for different tests:

function mockWindow(search, pathname) {
  Object.defineProperty(global, "window", {
    value: {
      location: {
        search,
        pathname
      }
    },
    writable: true
  });
}

And reset after each test:

afterEach(() => {
  delete global.window.location;
});

I found an easy way to do it: delete and replace

describe('Test case', () => {
  const { open } = window;

  beforeAll(() => {
    // Delete the existing
    delete window.open;
    // Replace with the custom value
    window.open = jest.fn();
    // Works for `location` too, eg:
    // window.location = { origin: 'http://localhost:3100' };
  });

  afterAll(() => {
    // Restore original
    window.open = open;
  });
    
  it('correct url is called', () => {
    statementService.openStatementsReport(111);
    expect(window.open).toBeCalled(); // Happy happy, joy joy
  });
});

You can try this:

import * as _Window from "jsdom/lib/jsdom/browser/Window";

window.open = jest.fn().mockImplementationOnce(() => {
    return new _Window({ parsingMode: "html" });
});

it("correct url is called", () => {
    statementService.openStatementsReport(111);
    expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalled();
});

If it's similar to the window location problem at window.location.href can't be changed in tests. #890, you could try (adjusted):

delete global.window.open;
global.window = Object.create(window);
global.window.open = jest.fn();

In your Jest configuration, add setupFilesAfterEnv: ["./setupTests.js"], create that file, and add the code you want to run before the tests:

// setupTests.js
window.crypto = {
   .....
};

Reference: setupFilesAfterEnv [array]

can test it:

describe('TableItem Components', () => {
    let open_url = ""
    const { open } = window;
    beforeAll(() => {
        delete window.open;
        window.open = (url) => { open_url = url };
    });
    afterAll(() => {
        window.open = open;
    });
    test('string type', async () => {
        wrapper.vm.openNewTab('http://example.com')
        expect(open_url).toBe('http://example.com')
    })
})

I have a utility function which allows me to mock any method on the window like so:

  function givenMockWindowMethods(methods: Partial<{ [key in keyof Window]: jest.Mock<any, any> }>): () => void {
    const mocks = Object.values(methods);

    Object.entries(methods).forEach(([key, value]) => {
      Object.defineProperty(window, key, { value });
    });

    return (): void => mocks.forEach((mock) => mock?.mockClear());
  }

So if I need to mock the open method (or anything really) on the window, I can do:

      const cleanupMocks = givenMockWindowMethods({ open: jest.fn() });
      // expect(...).toBe(...)

      //at the end of the test, clean it up
      cleanupMocks()

The window object in Jest is self-mocking

One of the things unaddressed in other answers is a comment by OP:

> Using Jest, I don't know how to mock the window.

The window object is already mocked and can be referenced out of the box.

From the docs:

> Jest ships with jsdom which simulates a DOM environment as if you were in the browser. This means that every DOM API that we call can be observed in the same way it would be observed in a browser!

Here is a very simple example to illustrate the concept:

describe('i am a window', () => {
    it('has a window object', () => {
      expect(window).toBeTruthy(); // test will pass
    });
});

Admittedly this doesn't get into window.open but since others might arrive on this page for info on how to mock window itself (as I did), I'm sharing this answer as a resource.

try simply

let windowOpenSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
beforeEach(() => {
    windowOpenSpy = jest.spyOn(window, 'open');
});

it('should open window with dashboard url', () => {
    expect(windowOpenSpy).toBeCalledWith('your url', '_blank');
});

const windowSpy = jest.spyOn(iFrame, "contentWindow", "get");
windowSpy.mockImplementation(() => ({
  location: {
    origin: "https://test.com",
    href: "href",
    hash: "hash"
  }
}));

I try a similar test and worked with me...

my code:

export const Blah = () => {
     const BLAH = 'https://www.google.com/'
     const handleBlah = () => {
        window.open(BLAH, '_blank')
      }

  return (
     <button onClick={handleBlah}> BLAHBLAH </button>

  )
}

My test using Jest:

       it('should be able to render "BLAHBLAH " button ', () => {
         window.open = jest.fn();
         const BLAH = 'https://www.google.com/'
         const { getByText } = render(<Blah/>) // get text by my page Blah
         const buttonGoToBlah = getByText('BLAHBLAH') // get button by text
         fireEvent.click(buttonGoToBlah) // simulate the click event 
    
         expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1) \\ expect the window.open have to been called at least once.
         expect(window.open).toHaveBeenCalledWith(BLAH, '_blank'); // and the page should be the same called in my BLAH page
      })