kata.js

// 50: Generator - iterator
// To do: make all tests pass, leave the assert lines unchanged!

describe('a generator returns an iterable object', function() {

  function* generatorFunction(){
    yield 1;
    yield 2;
  }

  let generator;

  beforeEach(() => {
    generator = generatorFunction();
  });

  it('a generator returns an object', function() {
    const typeOfTheGenerator = '';
    assert.equal(typeof generator, typeOfTheGenerator);
  });

  it('a generator object has a key `Symbol.iterator`', function() {
    const key = '???';
    assert.equal(key in generator, true);
  });

  it('the `Symbol.iterator` is a function', function() {
    const theType = typeof generator.Symbol.iterator;
    assert.equal(theType, 'function');
  });

  it('can be looped with `for-of`, which expects an iterable', function() {
    function iterateForOf(){
      for (let value of {}) {
        // no statements needed
      }
    }
    assert.doesNotThrow(iterateForOf);
  });

});