beforeEach(...) skips error when using function references

[mpiasta-ca]

If I use a function reference in my beforeEach(...), and that function throws an error, the test continues to execute as-if there was no problem. In some cases, this skips the it(...) blocks from executing altogether without throwing any indication that something wrong happened.

ie. a case like this:

var myVariable;

beforeEach(setupMyTest);

it('Should be equal to "fail" string', function () {
  expect(myVariable).toEqual('fail');
});

///

function setupMyTest () {
  myVariable = fail;
}

Where-as if I use a function block, the error is echoed to console and shows the tests as failed:

var myVariable;

beforeEach(function () {
  myVariable = fail;
});

it('Should be equal to "fail" string', function () {
  expect(myVariable).toEqual('fail');
});

I use the first pattern for writing tests because it is much cleaner to read and follow, when there is a large series of tests. But there are cases where a bug goes undetected as a result of the error being silenced.

[slackersoft]

What version of jasmine are you using? When I try either version with 2.3, I always get this error:

Expected Function to equal 'fail'.

This is because the fail function was introduced in jasmine 2.1.0, so it will be defined.

When I switch fail to something undefined, I see two failures, one from the beforeEach and one from the it:

ReferenceError: thing is not defined
Expected undefined to equal 'fail'.

[Gerg]

Closing due to inactivity