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Simplify Testing with React Testing Library

By : Scottie Crump
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Simplify Testing with React Testing Library

By: Scottie Crump

Overview of this book

React Testing Library (RTL) is a lightweight and easy-to-use tool for testing the document object model (DOM) output of components. This book will show you how to use this modern, user-friendly tool to test React components, reducing the risk that your application will not work as expected in production. The book demonstrates code snippets that will allow you to implement RTL easily, helping you to understand the guiding principles of the DOM Testing Library to write tests from the perspective of the user. You'll explore the advantages of testing components from the perspective of individuals who will actually use your components, and use test-driven development (TDD) to drive the process of writing tests. As you advance, you'll discover how to add RTL to React projects, test components using the Context API, and also learn how to write user interface (UI) end-to-end tests using the popular Cypress library. Throughout this book, you’ll work with practical examples and useful explanations to be able to confidently create tests that don't break when changes are made. By the end of this React book, you will have learned all you need to be able to test React components confidently.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)

Summary

In this chapter, you have learned new strategies to test applications using Cypress. You can write end-to-end tests to verify critical user flows for applications. You learned how to implement API testing. You now know the benefits of using Cypress-driven development to create new features. You understand the POM and custom command design patterns to structure and organize test code.

Finally, you learned how to use Cucumber to write Gherkin-style tests that enhance communication with non-technical team members.

Congratulations, you have reached the end of our journey and now know about numerous strategies and tools to simplify testing React applications! The concepts and skills gained in this book will help you write quality code no matter what JavaScript project you tackle in the future.

Good luck, and always remember, no great software is built without a foundation of great tests.