Mailchimp
Explore how to mock the Mailchimp notification service using Jest spies to test API-triggered notifications without actual requests. This lesson teaches you to mock specific Mailchimp functions and the global Date constructor to verify function calls and parameters for reliable and isolated testing of external dependencies.
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Why do we mock Mailchimp?
Mailchimp and other notification services rely on the ability to trigger notifications via an API. Some make a client available, but all require authentication, configuration, and a request to an external server. Notifications triggering at the correct ...