axios/test/specs/headers.spec.js

const {AxiosHeaders} = axios;

function testHeaderValue(headers, key, val) {
  let found = false;

  for (const k in headers) {
    if (k.toLowerCase() === key.toLowerCase()) {
      found = true;
      expect(headers[k]).toEqual(val);
      break;
    }
  }

  if (!found) {
    if (typeof val === 'undefined') {
      expect(headers.hasOwnProperty(key)).toEqual(false);
    } else {
      throw new Error(key + ' was not found in headers');
    }
  }
}

describe('headers', function () {
  beforeEach(function () {
    jasmine.Ajax.install();
  });

  afterEach(function () {
    jasmine.Ajax.uninstall();
  });

  it('should default common headers', function (done) {
    const headers = axios.defaults.headers.common;

    axios('/foo');

    getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
      for (const key in headers) {
        if (headers.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
          expect(request.requestHeaders[key]).toEqual(headers[key]);
        }
      }
      done();
    });
  });

  it('should respect common Content-Type header', function () {
    const instance = axios.create();

    instance.defaults.headers.common['Content-Type'] = 'application/custom';

    instance.patch('/foo', "");

    const expectedHeaders = {
      'Content-Type': "application/custom"
    };

    return getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
      for (const key in expectedHeaders) {
        if (expectedHeaders.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
          expect(request.requestHeaders[key]).toEqual(expectedHeaders[key]);
        }
      }
    });
  });

  it('should add extra headers for post', function () {
    const headers = AxiosHeaders.from(axios.defaults.headers.common).toJSON();

    axios.post('/foo', 'fizz=buzz');

    return getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
      for (const key in headers) {
         expect(request.requestHeaders[key]).toEqual(headers[key]);
      }
    });
  });

  it('should reset headers by null or explicit undefined', function (done) {
    axios.create({
      headers: {
        common: {
          'x-header-a': 'a',
          'x-header-b': 'b',
          'x-header-c': 'c'
        }
      }
    }).post('/foo', {fizz: 'buzz'}, {
      headers: {
        'Content-Type': null,
        'x-header-a': null,
        'x-header-b': undefined
      }
    }).catch(function (err) {
      done(err);
    });

    getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
      testHeaderValue(request.requestHeaders, 'Content-Type', undefined);
      testHeaderValue(request.requestHeaders, 'x-header-a', undefined);
      testHeaderValue(request.requestHeaders, 'x-header-b', undefined);
      testHeaderValue(request.requestHeaders, 'x-header-c', 'c');
      done();
    }).catch(done);
  });

  it('should use application/json when posting an object', function (done) {
    axios.post('/foo/bar', {
      firstName: 'foo',
      lastName: 'bar'
    });

    getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
      testHeaderValue(request.requestHeaders, 'Content-Type', 'application/json');
      done();
    });
  });

  it('should remove content-type if data is empty', function (done) {
    axios.post('/foo');

    getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
      testHeaderValue(request.requestHeaders, 'Content-Type', undefined);
      done();
    });
  });

  it('should preserve content-type if data is false', async function () {
    axios.post('/foo', false);

    await getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
      testHeaderValue(request.requestHeaders, 'Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
    });
  });

  it('should allow an AxiosHeaders instance to be used as the value of the headers option', async ()=> {
    const instance = axios.create({
      headers: new AxiosHeaders({
        xFoo: 'foo',
        xBar: 'bar'
      })
    });

    instance.get('/foo', {
      headers: {
        XFOO: 'foo2',
        xBaz: 'baz'
      }
    });

    await getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
      expect(request.requestHeaders.xFoo).toEqual('foo2');
      expect(request.requestHeaders.xBar).toEqual('bar');
      expect(request.requestHeaders.xBaz).toEqual('baz');
      expect(request.requestHeaders.XFOO).toEqual(undefined);
    });

  });
});