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Simplify Testing with React Testing Library

You're reading from   Simplify Testing with React Testing Library Create maintainable tests using RTL that do not break with changes

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800564459
Length 246 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Exploring React Testing Library 2. Chapter 2: Working with React Testing Library FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Testing Complex Components with React Testing Library 4. Chapter 4: Integration Testing and Third-Party Libraries in Your Application 5. Chapter 5: Refactoring Legacy Applications with React Testing Library 6. Chapter 6: Implementing Additional Tools and Plugins for Testing 7. Chapter 7: End-to-End UI Testing with Cypress 8. Answers 9. Other Books You May Enjoy

Introducing the DOM Testing Library

The DOM Testing Library is a collection of tools created by Kent C. Dodds and numerous contributors to make our lives easier when our goal is to test our applications' UI from real users' perspectives. This section will give you an overview of how the library can help make testing efforts focused on users' perspectives a lot easier.

What is the DOM Testing Library?

The DOM Testing Library makes it easier to test the UI of applications like real users to gain confidence that the application works as expected for users. There are no methods to get the component's state value or directly invoke component methods.

The library encourages you to select DOM elements in ways that are available to all users. The library's API includes accessibility-focused query methods allowing you to interact with the DOM like users with disabilities who require tools such as screen readers or other forms of assistive technology to navigate...

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