Jest unit test for a debounce function

Actually, you don’t need to use Sinon to test debounces. Jest can mock all timers in JavaScript code.

Check out following code (it’s TypeScript, but you can easily translate it to JavaScript):

import * as _ from 'lodash';

// Tell Jest to mock all timeout functions
jest.useFakeTimers();

describe('debounce', () => {

    let func: jest.Mock;
    let debouncedFunc: Function;

    beforeEach(() => {
        func = jest.fn();
        debouncedFunc = _.debounce(func, 1000);
    });

    test('execute just once', () => {
        for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
            debouncedFunc();
        }

        // Fast-forward time
        jest.runAllTimers();

        expect(func).toBeCalledTimes(1);
    });
});

More information: Timer Mocks