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Reputation: 1336

method is not defined when trying to use it as a static method

I'm trying to use static method in order to use it externally.

utils file: 

'use strict'
function utils(){}
utils.staticMethod1 = function(){
alert("foo");
};
module.exports =  utils();
Main file:

'use strict;'
     let HomePage = require('../page/home_page.js');
let utilsPage = require('../utils/utils.js');
    describe("login to website",function(){
         let employeeId;
         let employeeBday;
         let home = new HomePage();
         
      beforeEach(function(){
           
            browser.driver.get("http://foo.com/");     
        });
       
            it("should succees picking a present",function(){
                utilsPage.staticMethod1();
        });
    });

But I'm keep getting an error says: Failed: utils is not defined

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1163

Answers (1)

Alfonso MM
Alfonso MM

Reputation: 111

Your page file:

'use strict';

var Utils = function(){
   this.methodTest = function(){
      console.log("Something"); //alert(this);
   };
};

module.exports = Utils;

Your Spec file:

'use strict;'

let Utils = require('../page/utils.Page.js');

describe("login to website",function(){
     let employeeId;
     let employeeBday;
     let utils = new Utils();

     beforeEach(function(){ 
         browser.driver.get("http://foo.com/");     
     });

     it("should success picking a present",function(){
         utils.methodTest();
         expect(browser.getTitle()).toEqual('SomethingToGetAnError');
     });

});

You should peek a bit about using static methods in protractor, they would lead you to rough ends.

Explanation

Better explanation about Page Objects Pattern in testing

Upvotes: 1

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