# Enforce assertion to be made in a test body (`expect-expect`) Ensure that there is at least one `expect` call made in a test. ## Rule details This rule triggers when there is no call made to `expect` in a test, to prevent users from forgetting to add assertions. Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule: ```js it('should be a test', () => { console.log('no assertion'); }); test('should assert something', () => {}); ``` Examples of **correct** code for this rule: ```js it('should be a test', () => { expect(true).toBeDefined(); }); it('should work with callbacks/async', () => { somePromise().then(res => expect(res).toBe('passed')); }); ``` ## Options ```json { "jest/expect-expect": [ "error", { "assertFunctionNames": ["expect"], "additionalTestBlockFunctions": [] } ] } ``` ### `assertFunctionNames` This array option specifies the names of functions that should be considered to be asserting functions. Function names can use wildcards i.e `request.*.expect`, `request.**.expect`, `request.*.expect*` Examples of **incorrect** code for the `{ "assertFunctionNames": ["expect"] }` option: ```js /* eslint jest/expect-expect: ["error", { "assertFunctionNames": ["expect"] }] */ import { expectSaga } from 'redux-saga-test-plan'; import { addSaga } from '../src/sagas'; test('returns sum', () => { expectSaga(addSaga, 1, 1).returns(2).run(); }); ``` Examples of **correct** code for the `{ "assertFunctionNames": ["expect", "expectSaga"] }` option: ```js /* eslint jest/expect-expect: ["error", { "assertFunctionNames": ["expect", "expectSaga"] }] */ import { expectSaga } from 'redux-saga-test-plan'; import { addSaga } from '../src/sagas'; test('returns sum', () => { expectSaga(addSaga, 1, 1).returns(2).run(); }); ``` Since the string is compiled into a regular expression, you'll need to escape special characters such as `$` with a double backslash: ```js /* eslint jest/expect-expect: ["error", { "assertFunctionNames": ["expect\\$"] }] */ it('is money-like', () => { expect$(1.0); }); ``` Examples of **correct** code for working with the HTTP assertions library [SuperTest](https://www.npmjs.com/package/supertest) with the `{ "assertFunctionNames": ["expect", "request.**.expect"] }` option: ```js /* eslint jest/expect-expect: ["error", { "assertFunctionNames": ["expect", "request.**.expect"] }] */ const request = require('supertest'); const express = require('express'); const app = express(); describe('GET /user', function () { it('responds with json', function (done) { request(app).get('/user').expect('Content-Type', /json/).expect(200, done); }); }); ``` ### `additionalTestBlockFunctions` This array can be used to specify the names of functions that should also be treated as test blocks: ```json { "rules": { "jest/expect-expect": [ "error", { "additionalTestBlockFunctions": ["theoretically"] } ] } } ``` The following is _correct_ when using the above configuration: ```js import theoretically from 'jest-theories'; describe('NumberToLongString', () => { const theories = [ { input: 100, expected: 'One hundred' }, { input: 1000, expected: 'One thousand' }, { input: 10000, expected: 'Ten thousand' }, { input: 100000, expected: 'One hundred thousand' }, ]; theoretically( 'the number {input} is correctly translated to string', theories, theory => { const output = NumberToLongString(theory.input); expect(output).toBe(theory.expected); }, ); }); ```