Mocking $location

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HTML

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<script src="http://pivotal.github.io/jasmine/lib/jasmine-1.3.1/jasmine-html.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://pivotal.github.io/jasmine/lib/jasmine-1.3.1/jasmine.css">
<script src="http://code.angularjs.org/1.0.5/angular.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.angularjs.org/1.1.4/angular-mocks.js"></script>

JavaScript

//--- CODE --------------------------
angular.module('myapp.test', [], function () {

}).controller('testcont', function($scope, $location) {
    $scope.a = 10;
    $scope.path = $location.path();
});

// --- SPECS -------------------------

describe('controllers', function(){
  var scope;   
  beforeEach(angular.mock.module('myapp.test'));   
  beforeEach(inject(function($controller, $rootScope, $location){    
    scope = $rootScope.$new();
    spyOn($location, 'path').andReturn('Fake location');
    $controller('testcont', {$scope:scope});
  }));

  it('should initialize scope', function(){
      expect(scope.a).toBe(10)      
  });

  it('should spy on $location', function($location){
      expect(scope.path).toBe('Fake location');
  });

});

// --- Runner -------------------------
(function () {
    var jasmineEnv = jasmine.getEnv();
    jasmineEnv.updateInterval = 1000;

    var htmlReporter = new jasmine.HtmlReporter();

    jasmineEnv.addReporter(htmlReporter);

    jasmineEnv.specFilter = function (spec) {
        return htmlReporter.specFilter(spec);
    };

    var currentWindowOnload = window.onload;

    window.onload = function () {
        if (currentWindowOnload) {
            currentWindowOnload();
        }
        execJasmine();
    };

    function execJasmine() {
        jasmineEnv.execute();
    }

})();