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What is the difference between fakeAsync, tick, and waitForAsync in Angular unit tests?

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Compare asynchronous test utilities in Angular.

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Comparing fakeAsync and waitForAsync syntax
import { fakeAsync, tick, waitForAsync, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
import { MyAsyncService } from './my-async.service';

it('should test timers synchronously using fakeAsync', fakeAsync(() => {
  let value = false;
  setTimeout(() => { value = true; }, 1000);

  expect(value).toBeFalse();
  tick(1000);
  expect(value).toBeTrue();
}));
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