text: var chai = require('chai');
  var assert = chai.assert;
  var Method = require('../packages/web3-core-method');
  
  describe('lib/web3/method', function () {
      describe('formatInput', function () {
          it('should format plain input', function () {
  
              // given
              var star = function (arg) {
                  return arg + '*';
              };
  
              var method = new Method({
                  name: 'something', call: 'eth_something',
                  inputFormatter: [star, star, star]
              });
              var args = ['1','2','3'];
              var expectedArgs = ['1*', '2*', '3*'];
  
              // when
              var result = method.formatInput(args);
  
              // then
              assert.deepEqual(result, expectedArgs);
          });
  
          it('should do nothing if there is no formatter', function () {
  
              // given
              var method = new Method({name: 'something', call: 'eth_something'});
              var args = [1,2,3];
  
              // when
              var result = method.formatInput(args);
  
              // then
              assert.deepEqual(result, args);
          });
      });
  });
  
  