"use strict"; // Note the globalThisValue and globalObject do not need to be the same. const globalThisValue = this; const globalObject = (0, eval)("this"); // These tests are done in global state to ensure that is possible const globalArrow = () => { expect(this).toBe(globalThisValue); return this; }; function globalFunction() { expect(this).toBe(undefined); expect(globalArrow()).toBe(globalThisValue); const arrowInGlobalFunction = () => this; expect(arrowInGlobalFunction()).toBe(undefined); return arrowInGlobalFunction; } expect(globalArrow()).toBe(globalThisValue); expect(globalFunction()()).toBe(undefined); const arrowFromGlobalFunction = globalFunction(); const customThisValue = { isCustomThis: true, variant: 0, }; const otherCustomThisValue = { isCustomThis: true, variant: 1, }; describe("describe with arrow function", () => { expect(this).toBe(globalThisValue); test("nested test with normal function should get global object", function () { expect(this).toBe(undefined); }); test("nested test with arrow function should get same this value as enclosing function", () => { expect(this).toBe(globalThisValue); }); }); describe("describe with normal function", function () { expect(this).toBe(undefined); test("nested test with normal function should get global object", function () { expect(this).toBe(undefined); }); test("nested test with arrow function should get same this value as enclosing function", () => { expect(this).toBe(undefined); }); }); describe("basic behavior", () => { expect(this).toBe(globalThisValue); expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); expect(customThisValue).not.toBe(otherCustomThisValue); test("binding arrow function does not influence this value", () => { const boundGlobalArrow = globalArrow.bind({ shouldNotBeHere: true }); expect(boundGlobalArrow()).toBe(globalThisValue); }); function functionInArrow() { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); return this; } function functionWithArrow() { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); return () => { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); return this; }; } function strictFunction() { "use strict"; return this; } test("functions get globalObject as this value", () => { expect(functionInArrow()).toBeUndefined(); expect(functionWithArrow()()).toBeUndefined(); }); test("strict functions get undefined as this value", () => { expect(strictFunction()).toBeUndefined(); }); test("bound function gets overwritten this value", () => { const boundFunction = functionInArrow.bind(customThisValue); expect(boundFunction()).toBe(customThisValue); const boundFunctionWithArrow = functionWithArrow.bind(customThisValue); expect(boundFunctionWithArrow()()).toBe(customThisValue); // However we cannot bind the arrow function itself const failingArrowBound = boundFunctionWithArrow().bind(otherCustomThisValue); expect(failingArrowBound()).toBe(customThisValue); const boundStrictFunction = strictFunction.bind(customThisValue); expect(boundStrictFunction()).toBe(customThisValue); }); }); describe("functions on created objects", () => { const obj = { func: function () { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); return this; }, funcWithArrow: function () { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); return () => this; }, arrow: () => { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); return this; }, otherProperty: "yes", }; test("function get this value of associated object", () => { expect(obj.func()).toBe(obj); }); test("arrow function on object get above this value", () => { expect(obj.arrow()).toBe(globalThisValue); }); test("arrow function from normal function from object has object as this value", () => { expect(obj.funcWithArrow()()).toBe(obj); }); test("bound overwrites value of normal object function", () => { const boundFunction = obj.func.bind(customThisValue); expect(boundFunction()).toBe(customThisValue); const boundFunctionWithArrow = obj.funcWithArrow.bind(customThisValue); expect(boundFunctionWithArrow()()).toBe(customThisValue); const boundArrowFunction = obj.arrow.bind(customThisValue); expect(boundArrowFunction()).toBe(globalThisValue); }); test("also works for object defined in function", () => { (function () { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); // It is bound below expect(this).toBe(customThisValue); const obj2 = { func: function () { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); return this; }, arrow: () => { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); return this; }, otherProperty: "also", }; expect(obj2.func()).toBe(obj2); expect(obj2.arrow()).toBe(customThisValue); }.bind(customThisValue)()); }); }); describe("behavior with classes", () => { class Basic { constructor(value) { expect(this).toBeInstanceOf(Basic); this.arrowFunctionInClass = () => { return this; }; this.value = value; expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); } func() { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); return this; } } const basic = new Basic(14); const basic2 = new Basic(457); expect(basic).not.toBe(basic2); test("calling functions on class should give instance as this value", () => { expect(basic.func()).toBe(basic); expect(basic2.func()).toBe(basic2); }); test("calling arrow function created in constructor should give instance as this value", () => { expect(basic.arrowFunctionInClass()).toBe(basic); expect(basic2.arrowFunctionInClass()).toBe(basic2); }); test("can bind function in class", () => { const boundFunction = basic.func.bind(customThisValue); expect(boundFunction()).toBe(customThisValue); const boundFunction2 = basic2.func.bind(otherCustomThisValue); expect(boundFunction2()).toBe(otherCustomThisValue); }); }); describe("derived classes behavior", () => { class Base { baseFunction() { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); return this; } } class Derived extends Base { constructor(value) { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); const arrowMadeBeforeSuper = () => { expect(this).toBeInstanceOf(Derived); return this; }; super(); expect(arrowMadeBeforeSuper()).toBe(this); this.arrowMadeBeforeSuper = arrowMadeBeforeSuper; this.arrowMadeAfterSuper = () => { expect(this).toBeInstanceOf(Derived); return this; }; this.value = value; } derivedFunction() { expect(arrowFromGlobalFunction()).toBeUndefined(); return this; } } test("can create derived with arrow functions using this before super", () => { const testDerived = new Derived(-89); expect(testDerived.arrowMadeBeforeSuper()).toBe(testDerived); expect(testDerived.arrowMadeAfterSuper()).toBe(testDerived); }); test("base and derived functions get correct this values", () => { const derived = new Derived(12); expect(derived.derivedFunction()).toBe(derived); expect(derived.baseFunction()).toBe(derived); }); test("can bind derived and base functions", () => { const derived = new Derived(846); const boundDerivedFunction = derived.derivedFunction.bind(customThisValue); expect(boundDerivedFunction()).toBe(customThisValue); const boundBaseFunction = derived.baseFunction.bind(otherCustomThisValue); expect(boundBaseFunction()).toBe(otherCustomThisValue); }); }); describe("proxy behavior", () => { test("with no handler it makes no difference", () => { const globalArrowProxyNoHandler = new Proxy(globalArrow, {}); expect(globalArrowProxyNoHandler()).toBe(globalThisValue); }); test("proxy around global arrow still gives correct this value", () => { let lastThisArg = null; const handler = { apply(target, thisArg, argArray) { expect(target).toBe(globalArrow); lastThisArg = thisArg; expect(this).toBe(handler); return target(...argArray); }, }; const globalArrowProxy = new Proxy(globalArrow, handler); expect(globalArrowProxy()).toBe(globalThisValue); expect(lastThisArg).toBeUndefined(); const boundProxy = globalArrowProxy.bind(customThisValue); expect(boundProxy()).toBe(globalThisValue); expect(lastThisArg).toBe(customThisValue); expect(globalArrowProxy.call(15)).toBe(globalThisValue); expect(lastThisArg).toBe(15); }); }); describe("derived classes which access this before super should fail", () => { class Base {} test("direct access of this should throw reference error", () => { class IncorrectConstructor extends Base { constructor() { this.something = "this will fail"; super(); } } expect(() => { new IncorrectConstructor(); }).toThrowWithMessage(ReferenceError, "|this| has not been initialized"); }); test("access of this via a arrow function", () => { class IncorrectConstructor extends Base { constructor() { const arrow = () => this; arrow(); super(); } } expect(() => { new IncorrectConstructor(); }).toThrowWithMessage(ReferenceError, "|this| has not been initialized"); }); test("access of this via a eval", () => { class IncorrectConstructor extends Base { constructor() { eval("this.foo = 'bar'"); super(); } } expect(() => { new IncorrectConstructor(); }).toThrowWithMessage(ReferenceError, "|this| has not been initialized"); }); test.skip("access of this via a eval in arrow function", () => { class IncorrectConstructor extends Base { constructor() { const arrow = () => eval("() => this")(); arrow(); super(); } } expect(() => { new IncorrectConstructor(); }).toThrowWithMessage(ReferenceError, "|this| has not been initialized"); }); test("access of this via arrow function even if bound with something else", () => { class IncorrectConstructor extends Base { constructor() { const arrow = () => this; const boundArrow = arrow.bind(customThisValue); boundArrow(); super(); } } expect(() => { new IncorrectConstructor(); }).toThrowWithMessage(ReferenceError, "|this| has not been initialized"); }); }); describe("in strict mode primitive this values are not converted to objects", () => { const array = [true, false]; // Technically the comma is implementation defined here. (Also for tests below.) expect(array.toLocaleString()).toBe("true,false"); test("directly overwriting toString", () => { let count = 0; Boolean.prototype.toString = function () { count++; return typeof this; }; expect(array.toLocaleString()).toBe("boolean,boolean"); expect(count).toBe(2); }); test("overwriting toString with a getter", () => { let count = 0; Object.defineProperty(Boolean.prototype, "toString", { get() { count++; const that = typeof this; return function () { return that; }; }, }); expect(array.toLocaleString()).toBe("boolean,boolean"); expect(count).toBe(2); }); });