Jest mocking default exports – require vs import

You can use either es6 import or require js to import your js files in your jest tests.

When using es6 import you should know that jest is trying to resolve all the dependencies and also calls the constructor for the class that you are importing. During this step, you cannot mock it. The dependency has to be successfully resolved, and then you can proceed with mocks.

I should also add that as can be seen here jest by default hoists any jest.mocks to the top of the file so the order in which you place your imports does not really matter.

Your problem though is different. Your mock function assumes that you have included your js file using require js.

jest.mock('./dependecy', () => {
   return {
      default: jest.fn()
   };
});

When you import a file using require js, this is the structure it has:

So assuming I have imported my class called “Test” using require js, and it has method called “doSomething” I could call it in my test by doing something like:

const test = require('../Test');
test.default.doSomething();

When importing it using es6 import, you should do it differently though. Using the same example:

import Test from '../Test';
Test.doSomething();

EDIT: If you want to use es6 import change your mock function to:

jest.mock('./dependecy', () => jest.fn());