AboutFunctions.js

describe("About Functions", function() {

  it("should declare functions", function() {

    function add(a, b) {
      return a + b;
    }

    expect(add(1, 2)).toBe(3);
  });

  it("should know internal variables override outer variables", function () {
    var message = "Outer";

    function getMessage() {
      return message;
    }

    function overrideMessage() {
      var message = "Inner";
      return message;
    }

    expect(getMessage()).toBe("Outer");
    expect(overrideMessage()).toBe("Inner");
    expect(message).toBe("Outer");
  });

  it("should have lexical scoping", function () {
    var variable = "top-level";
    function parentfunction() {
        var variable = "local";
      function childfunction() {
          return variable;
      }
      return childfunction();
    }
    expect(parentfunction()).toBe("local");
  });

  it("should use lexical scoping to synthesise functions", function () {

    function makeIncreaseByFunction(increaseByAmount) {
      return function (numberToIncrease) {
        return numberToIncrease + increaseByAmount;
      };
    }

    var increaseBy3 = makeIncreaseByFunction(3);
    var increaseBy5 = makeIncreaseByFunction(5);

    expect(increaseBy3(10) + increaseBy5(10)).toBe(28);
  });

  it("should allow extra function arguments", function () {

    function returnFirstArg(firstArg) {
      return firstArg;
    }

    expect(returnFirstArg("first", "second", "third")).toBe("first");

    function returnSecondArg(firstArg, secondArg) {
      return secondArg;
    }

    expect(returnSecondArg("only give first arg")).toBe(undefined);

    function returnAllArgs() {
      var argsArray = [];
      for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i += 1) {
        argsArray.push(arguments[i]);
      }
      return argsArray.join(",");
    }

    expect(returnAllArgs("first", "second", "third")).toBe('first,second,third');
  });

  it("should pass functions as values", function () {

    var appendRules = function (name) {
      return name + " rules!";
    };

    var appendDoubleRules = function (name) {
      return name + " totally rules!";
    };

    var praiseSinger = { givePraise: appendRules };
    expect(praiseSinger.givePraise("John")).toBe("John rules!");

    praiseSinger.givePraise = appendDoubleRules;
    expect(praiseSinger.givePraise("Mary")).toBe("Mary totally rules!");

  });

  it("should use function body as a string", function () {
    var add = new Function("a", "b", "return a + b;");
    expect(add(1, 2)).toBe(3);

    var multiply = function (a, b) {
      //An internal comment
      return a * b;
    };
    expect(multiply.toString()).toBe('function (a, b) {
      //An internal comment
      return a * b;
    }'
  });
});