Testing error case with observables in services
You can simply mock Observable throw error object like Observable.throw({status: 404})and test error block of observable. const xService = fixture.debugElement.injector.get(SomeService); const mockCall = spyOn(xService, ‘method’).and.returnValue(Observable.throw({status: 404})); Update 2019 : Since some people are lazy to read comment let me put this here : It’s a best practice to use errors for Rxjs import { throwError … Read more