Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
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

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in May 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800564459
Length 246 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Tools
Arrow right icon
Author (1):
Arrow left icon
Scottie Crump Scottie Crump
Author Profile Icon Scottie Crump
Scottie Crump
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

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

Refactoring tests written with ReactTestUtils

In the previous section, we learned how to convert tests written in Enzyme to React Testing Library. The process involved refactoring existing tests and then uninstalling the Enzyme library. In this section, we will use a similar process, only we will not have to uninstall an existing testing library. The ReactTestUtils module is included with React, so we can simply not import the module in our test file when we don't want to use it. Since the refactoring process is similar to the previous section, we will only look at one example in this section. The test we will refactor verifies that a user can set an income amount:

import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
import App from './App';

In the preceding code, we import React, ReactDOM, and the act method. The act method imported from the test-utils module is used to sync component...

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $19.99/month. Cancel anytime