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Learning Redux

You're reading from   Learning Redux Write maintainable, consistent, and easy-to-test web applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786462398
Length 374 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Daniel Bugl Daniel Bugl
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Why Redux? 2. Implementing the Elements of Redux FREE CHAPTER 3. Combining Redux with React 4. Combining Redux with Angular 5. Debugging a Redux Application 6. Interfacing with APIs 7. User Authentication 8. Testing 9. Routing 10. Rendering on the Server 11. Solving Generic Problems with Higher-Order Functions 12. Extending the Redux Store via Middleware

Setting up Jest

First, we need to set up a testing engine to be able to run tests. In this book, we will use Jest (https://facebook.github.io/jest/). Jest, like React, is developed by the Facebook open source team. Perform the following steps to set up Jest:

  1. The first step is to install Jest via npm:
npm install --save-dev jest
  1. Since we want to use the new JavaScript syntax, we also need to install babel-jest and regenerator-runtime (which is required for babel-jest):
npm install --save-dev babel-jest regenerator-runtime
If you use npm 3 or 4, or Yarn, you do not need to explicitly install regenerator-runtime.
  1. Next, we create a __tests__ directory in the project root. This is where we will put our test files.
  2. Then, we create a __tests__/example.test.js file, with the following code:
test('example test', () =>
expect(1 + 1).toBe(2)
)
  1. Finally, we define a test...
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