mock-inquirer

mock anwsers for inquirer prompt questions

features

• mock all inqurier instances which already loaded in current process
• mock require('inquirer') and return mocked inquirer instance
• work well with npm link which may cause require('inqurier') load different inquirers

Notice: mock-inquirer only mock inquirer.prompt method, any advanced usage may not work

install

npm install mock-inquirer --save

Usage

Just call mockInquirer and pass anwsers at anywhere.

const mockInquirer = require('mock-inquirer')
const inquirer = require('inquirer')
const co = require('co')
 
// start mock
co(function * () {
  let reset = mockInquirer([{
    hello: 'world'  // will auto fill 'world'
  }, {
    // if anwsers is empty, mockInquirer will fill with default value
  }])
 
  // prompt 2 questions
  let anwsers1 = yield inquirer.prompt([{
    type: 'input',
    message: 'I say hello, you say:',
    name: 'hello'
  }])
 
  let anwsers2 = yield inquirer.prompt([{
    type: 'confirm',
    message: 'mock inquirer is awesome:',
    name: 'like',
    default: true
  }])
 
  // print anwsers:
  // { hello: 'world' }
  // { like: true }
  console.log(anwsers1)
  console.log(anwsers2)
 
  // reset mock
  reset()
}).catch(err => {
  console.error(err)
})

API

mockInquirer(anwsersList)

• anwsersList, {Array} anwsers list for every mocked inquirer.prompt

The item of anwsersList is a key-value anwsers object which key is name of questions field.

If anwsersList is empty, then the anwsers will be filled with default value in inquirer.prompt questions.

LICENSE

MIT