@sinonjs/commons

What is @sinonjs/commons?

The @sinonjs/commons package is a collection of common utilities used by Sinon.js and its related projects. It provides a set of helper functions and shared components that are used across the Sinon.js ecosystem to ensure consistency and reduce duplication.

What are @sinonjs/commons's main functionalities?

typeOf

Determines the type of a given value. It is a more robust version of JavaScript's typeof operator.

const { typeOf } = require('@sinonjs/commons');
const result = typeOf({}); // 'object'

valueToString

Converts a value to a string representation, useful for debugging and logging.

const { valueToString } = require('@sinonjs/commons');
const result = valueToString('Hello'); // '"Hello"'

isPromise

Checks if a given value is a Promise.

const { isPromise } = require('@sinonjs/commons');
const result = isPromise(Promise.resolve()); // true

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README

commons

Simple functions shared among the sinon end user libraries

Rules

• Follows the Sinon.JS compatibility
• 100% test coverage
• Code formatted using Prettier
• No side effects welcome! (only pure functions)
• No platform specific functions
• One export per file (any bundler can do tree shaking)