TIL... About jest.resetAllMocks() safety

I was extending some test cases, and found I needed to ensure the mocks weren’t polluted between test cases. Pretty standard stuff right?

So I threw a reset into my WHEN so that each assertion could avoid pollution with the others. Here’s what I did:

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describe('WHEN blah',()=>{ 
  
  beforeEach(()=>{/* do some test step*/ jest.resetAllMocks();});
  describe('THEN some assertion',()=>{
    ... 
  });
};

Did you see it? I didn’t either, at first. I was flumuxed when my more tests started failing than before. Eventually I realized my error. I had put the reset AFTER my action step. I was resetting the Mocks before they coudl be checked.

Needless to say there were several facepalm moments that day.