Expect item in array

Question

One of my test expects an error message text to be one of multiple values. Since getText() returns a promise I cannot use toContain() jasmine matcher. The following would not work since protractor (jasminewd under-the-hood) would not resolve a promise in the second part of the matcher, toContain() in this case:

expect(["Unknown Error", "Connection Error"]).toContain(page.errorMessage.getText());

Question: Is there a way to check if an element is in an array with jasmine+protractor where an element is a promise?

In other words, I'm looking for inverse of toContain() so that the expect() would implicitly resolve the promise passed in.

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As a workaround, I can explicitly resolve the promise with then():

page.errorMessage.getText().then(function (text) {
    expect(["Unknown Error", "Connection Error"]).toContain(text);
});

I'm not sure if this is the best option. I would also be okay with a solution based on third-parties like jasmine-matchers.

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As an example, this kind of assertion exists in Python:

self.assertIn(1, [1, 2, 3, 4]) 

Answer 1

Looks like you need a custom matcher. Depending on the version of Jasmine you are using:

With Jasmine 1:

this.addMatchers({
    toBeIn: function(expected) {
        var possibilities = Array.isArray(expected) ? expected : [expected];
        return possibilities.indexOf(this.actual) > -1;
    }
});

With Jasmine 2:

this.addMatchers({
    toBeIn: function(util, customEqualityTesters) {
        return {
            compare: function(actual, expected) {
                var possibilities = Array.isArray(expected) ? expected : [expected];
                var passed = possibilities.indexOf(actual) > -1;

                return {
                    pass: passed,
                    message: 'Expected [' + possibilities.join(', ') + ']' + (passed ? ' not' : '') + ' to contain ' + actual
                };
            }
        };
    }
});

You'll have to execute this in the beforeEach section on each of your describe blocks it's going to be used in.

Your expect would look like:

expect(page.errorMessage.getText()).toBeIn(["Unknown Error", "Connection Error"]);

Answer 2

The alternative solution is to use .toMatch() matcher with Regular Expressions and specifically a special character | (called "or"), which allows to match only one entry to succeed:

expect(page.errorMessage.getText()).toMatch(/Unknown Error|Connection Error/);