How do I deal with localStorage in jest tests?

Question

I keep getting \"localStorage is not defined\" in Jest tests which makes sense but what are my options? Hitting brick walls.

Answer 1

    describe('getToken', () => {
    const Auth = new AuthService();
    const token = 'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1c2VybmFtZSI6Ik1yIEpvc2VwaCIsImlkIjoiNWQwYjk1Mzg2NTVhOTQ0ZjA0NjE5ZTA5IiwiZW1haWwiOiJ0cmV2X2pvc0Bob3RtYWlsLmNvbSIsInByb2ZpbGVVc2VybmFtZSI6Ii9tcmpvc2VwaCIsInByb2ZpbGVJbWFnZSI6Ii9Eb3Nlbi10LUdpci1sb29rLWN1dGUtbnVrZWNhdDMxNnMtMzExNzAwNDYtMTI4MC04MDAuanBnIiwiaWF0IjoxNTYyMzE4NDA0LCJleHAiOjE1OTM4NzYwMDR9.YwU15SqHMh1nO51eSa0YsOK-YLlaCx6ijceOKhZfQZc';
    beforeEach(() => {
        global.localStorage = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
            return {
                getItem: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(token)
            }
        });
    });
    it('should get the token from localStorage', () => {

        const result  = Auth.getToken();
        expect(result).toEqual(token);

    });
});

Create a mock and add it to the global objectt