Jasmine test a promise.then function

the jasmine ‘it’ method takes a done parameter that you can call for async testing

it('Should be async', function(done) {
  someAsyncFunction().then(function(result) {
    expect(result).toBe(true);
    done();
  });
});

Feel free to go as deep as you want, just be sure to call done when EVERYTHING is finished. Jasmine’s default timeout is 5 seconds per test, so if the async stuff isn’t done by then jasmine will crash. You can change this setting in the configs or set it in the terminal.

This is straight from the jasmine docs, showing you how to handle the default timeout interval

describe("long asynchronous specs", function() {
  var originalTimeout;
  beforeEach(function() {
    originalTimeout = jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL;
    jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 10000;
  });

  it("takes a long time", function(done) {
    setTimeout(function() {
      done();
    }, 9000);
  });

  afterEach(function() {
    jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = originalTimeout;
  });
});

I think that if it doesn’t work in 10 seconds, you may have faulty methods. ESPECIALLY if you are talking to a local server / db. This stuff should only take this long if you are performing HEAVY computations, or are hitting an external api with a not-so-great internet connection. If everything is local (or stubbed / mocked!) then anything over 5-10 seconds is a definite red flag.