How to mock an exported const in jest

Question

I have a file that relies on an exported const variable. This variable is set to true but if ever needed can be set to false manually

Answer 1

Unfortunately none of the posted solutions worked for me or to be more precise some did work but threw linting, TypeScript or compilation errors, so I will post my solution that both works for me and is compliant with current coding standards:

// constants.ts
// configuration file with defined constant(s)
export const someConstantValue = true;

// module.ts
// this module uses the defined constants
import { someConstantValue } from './constants';

export const someCheck = () => someConstantValue ? 'true' : 'false';

// module.test.ts
// this is the test file for module.ts
import { someCheck } from './module';

const mockSomeConstantValueGetter = jest.fn();
jest.mock('./constants', () => ({
  get someConstantValue() {
    return mockSomeConstantValueGetter();
  },
}));

describe('someCheck', () => {
  it('returns "true" if someConstantValue is true', () => {
    mockSomeConstantValueGetter.mockReturnValue(true);
    expect(someCheck()).toEqual('true');
  });

  it('returns "false" if someConstantValue is false', () => {
    mockSomeConstantValueGetter.mockReturnValue(false);
    expect(someCheck()).toEqual('false');
  });
});