I am trying to learn how to use Jasmine and Sinon for testing a Backbone application, and I was following this tutorial. Nevertheless, I ran into a problem that I don't know how to solve.
Most likely the solution is simple, but I need some guidance ...
In my project.spec.js file this is the code that is giving the problem:
it("should not save when name is empty", function() {
var eventSpy = sinon.spy();
this.project.bind("error", eventSpy);
this.project.save({"name": ""});
expect(this.eventSpy.calledOnce).toBeTruthy();
expect(this.eventSpy.calledWith(
this.project,
"cannot have an empty name"
)).toBeTruthy();
});
And this is the specific error that can be seen in the browser:
Failing 1 spec
7 specs | 1 failing
Project model should not save when name is empty.
TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'spy'
TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'spy'
at null.<anonymous> (http://localhost:8888/__spec__/models/project.spec.js:53:26)
at jasmine.Block.execute (http://localhost:8888/__JASMINE_ROOT__/jasmine.js:1024:15)
at jasmine.Queue.next_ (http://localhost:8888/__JASMINE_ROOT__/jasmine.js:2025:31)
at jasmine.Queue.start (http://localhost:8888/__JASMINE_ROOT__/jasmine.js:1978:8)
at jasmine.Spec.execute (http://localhost:8888/__JASMINE_ROOT__/jasmine.js:2305:14)
at jasmine.Queue.next_ (http://localhost:8888/__JASMINE_ROOT__/jasmine.js:2025:31)
at onComplete (http://localhost:8888/__JASMINE_ROOT__/jasmine.js:2021:18)
at jasmine.Suite.finish (http://localhost:8888/__JASMINE_ROOT__/jasmine.js:2407:5)
at null.onComplete (http://localhost:8888/__JASMINE_ROOT__/jasmine.js:2451:10)
at jasmine.Queue.next_ (http://localhost:8888/__JASMINE_ROOT__/jasmine.js:2035:14)
In addition to the sinon.js library, I have installed the jasmine-sinon.js library (both are in the vendor/assets/javascripts folder and are included in the application.js file).
Thank you, Alexandra