Error in documentation (Sandbox)

[vokrik]

Describe the bug

Since later on in the documentation it says that sinon itself is a default sandbox, I think the require should be following:
var sandbox = require('sinon')

Context (please complete the following information):

• Library version: 5.0.x
• Example URL: http://sinonjs.org/releases/v5.0.7/sandbox/

[vokrik]

Hmmm... looking back at it I am not sure...

I thought it was like that but apparently, the sinon itself is not a sandbox.

However if I do const sandbox = require('sinon').sandbox
and then console.log(sandbox)
I get { create: [Function: wrapped] } instead of an instance of sandbox. I think there might be a problem with how the sandbox is extended with the create function for compatibility with deprecated versions.

can somebody reproduce it?

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[eveadele]

It seems like this error has been corrected -- the sandbox docs now look like this:

I tried out the code and I think it works as expected. Is it safe to call this issue solved?

[fatso83]

I have long forgotten about this, but I think the whole premise was wrong:

I think the require should be following:
var sandbox = require('sinon')

While, yes, Sinon is a sandbox, the docs are about sandboxes specifically and how to use them, so it makes sense to create one.

If you want proof that Sinon is a sandbox, just take a look at ./lib/sinon.js which has this code:

var sandbox = new Sandbox();
var api = extend(sandbox, apiMethods);
module.exports = api;