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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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Scottie Crump Scottie Crump
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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

Cypress-driven development

In the previous section, we installed the Cypress Testing Library and refactored an existing test for a checkout flow. In this section, we will use Cypress to drive the development of new features for an existing blog application created with Next.js. Next.js is a popular framework that provides a pleasant experience for teams to build static or server-rendered React applications.

Example features that Next.js provides are out-of-the-box routing, built-in CSS support, and API routes. Please see the Next.js documentation (https://nextjs.org/) for more details. The MY BLOG application currently has two pages, a Home page displaying all blog posts and a page to display blog details. The page that displays a list of posts looks as follows:

Figure 7.10 – Blog home page

In the previous screenshot, the Home page displays two blog posts, I love React and I love Angular. Blog data is stored in a MongoDB database and sent to the frontend...

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