Jest (UI Testing Tool Evaluation Criteria)
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React Testing Library with jest
its props/cons is a reflection of jest pros/cons.
On top of that:
- is a light-weight solution for testing React components
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- provides light utility functions in a way that encourages devs to write tests that closely resemble how web pages are used
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- rather than dealing with instances of rendered React components, tests will work with actual DOM nodes.
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- finding form elements by their label text (just like a user would), finding links, and buttons from their text (like a user would). It also exposes a recommended way to find elements by a
data-testidas an "escape hatch" for elements where the text content and label do not make sense or is not practical.
Additional resources:
https://github.com/testing-library/user-event
https://testing-library.com/docs/react-testing-library/intro
https://blog.sapegin.me/all/react-testing-3-jest-and-react-testing-library/
Bigtest
Pros
- Used by FOLIO community
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