React Testing
Priority: P2 (MAINTENANCE)
Reliable tests focusing on user behavior.
Implementation Guidelines
- •Tooling: React Testing Library + Vitest.
- •Philosophy: Test behavior, not implementation (State/Internal vars).
- •Queries:
getByRole>getByText>getByTestId. - •Events: Use
userEvent(async) overfireEvent. - •Async:
await screen.findBy*for async updates. - •Mocks: MSW for network. Mock heavy 3rd-party libs.
- •Accessibility: Testing Lib implicitly tests a11y roles.
Anti-Patterns
- •No Shallow Rendering: Render full tree.
- •No Testing Implementation Details: Don't check
component.state. - •No Wait: Use
findBy, avoidwaitForif possible.
Code
tsx
test('submits form', async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(<LoginForm />);
await user.type(screen.getByLabelText(/email/i), 'test@test.com');
await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /login/i }));
expect(await screen.findByText(/welcome/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
});