Mocking console.log with jest
describe("outer", () => {
describe("inner", () => {
let spy: jest.SpyInstance;
beforeAll(() => {
spy = jest.spyOn(global.console, "log").mockImplementation();
});
afterAll(() => {
spy.mockRestore();
});
it("does not call actual console.log", () => {
console.log("inner");
});
});
it("does call actual console.log", () => {
console.log("outer");
});
});
// $ jest console.test.ts
// console.log
// outer
// at Object.<anonymous> (console.test.ts:19:13)
//
// PASS console.test.ts (7.29 s)
// outer
// ✓ does call actual console.log (73 ms)
// inner
// ✓ does not call actual console.log (61 ms)