How to trigger ng-change in directive test in AngularJS

Question

I have the following AngularJS directive that creates an input element. Input has ng-change attribute that runs doIt() function. In my

Answer 1

Have been trying to get this to work, but failed on every attempt. Finally concluded that my ng-model-options with a debounce setting on the onUpdate, was the problem.

If you have a debounce, make sure that you flush with the $timeout service. In angular mock, this timeout service has been extended with a flush operation, which handles all unfulfilled requests/actions.

    var tobetriggered = angular.element(element[0].querySelector('.js-triggervalue'));
    tobetriggered.val('value');
    tobetriggered.trigger('change');
    $timeout.flush();