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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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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

Using React Developer Tools with Cypress

In the previous section, we learned how to write tests using Cucumber. In this section, we will learn how to install React Developer Tools for development. React Developer Tools is a great tool to have while developing React applications. It enables you to inspect the hierarchy of components rendered in the DOM and do things such as viewing and editing component props and state. There are Chrome and Firefox extensions available to install React Developer Tools. There is also a standalone Electron app version, which is useful, such as when you want to debug React applications in Safari or mobile browsers. We will also learn how to use the standalone version with Cypress.

Use the following command to install via the command line:

npm install --save-dev react-devtools

The preceding command will install react-devtools as a development dependency in your project. Next, we need to add a script that will connect react-devtools to your application...

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