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React component testing with React Testing Library, Vitest/Jest, MSW for network mocking, accessibility assertions with axe, and the decision boundary between component tests and Playwright/Cypress end-to-end runs. Use when writing or fixing tests for React components, hooks, or pages.
npx skill4agent add affaan-m/ecc react-testinguserEvent| Runner | When | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Vitest | Vite, Remix, modern setups | Faster, native ESM, Jest-compatible API |
| Jest | Next.js, CRA, established repos | Default for many React projects |
| Playwright Component Testing | Real browser engine needed | Use when JSDOM lacks the required feature |
| Cypress Component Testing | Real browser, Cypress already in use | Alternative to Playwright CT |
getByRolegetByLabelTextgetByPlaceholderTextgetByTextgetByDisplayValuegetByAltTextgetByTitlegetByTestId// Best
screen.getByRole("button", { name: /save/i });
// OK for inputs
screen.getByLabelText("Email");
// Last resort
screen.getByTestId("save-btn");getBy*queryBy*nullfindBy*userEventimport userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
test("submits the form", async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
const onSubmit = vi.fn();
render(<UserForm onSubmit={onSubmit} />);
await user.type(screen.getByLabelText("Email"), "user@example.com");
await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /save/i }));
expect(onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ email: "user@example.com" });
});awaituserEvent.setup()useruserEventfireEventuserEvent// Element that appears after async work
expect(await screen.findByText("Loaded")).toBeInTheDocument();
// Side effect assertion
await waitFor(() => expect(saveSpy).toHaveBeenCalled());
// Element that should disappear
await waitForElementToBeRemoved(() => screen.queryByText("Loading"));setTimeout// test/setup.ts
import { setupServer } from "msw/node";
import { http, HttpResponse } from "msw";
export const handlers = [
http.get("/api/users/:id", ({ params }) =>
HttpResponse.json({ id: params.id, name: "Alice" }),
),
http.post("/api/users", async ({ request }) => {
const body = await request.json();
return HttpResponse.json({ id: "new-id", ...body }, { status: 201 });
}),
];
export const server = setupServer(...handlers);
beforeAll(() => server.listen({ onUnhandledRequest: "error" }));
afterEach(() => server.resetHandlers());
afterAll(() => server.close());onUnhandledRequest: "error"test("renders error on 500", async () => {
server.use(
http.get("/api/users/:id", () => new HttpResponse(null, { status: 500 })),
);
render(<UserPage id="1" />);
expect(await screen.findByText(/something went wrong/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
});test-utils.tsx// test-utils.tsx
import { render, RenderOptions } from "@testing-library/react";
import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
export function renderWithProviders(
ui: React.ReactElement,
options?: RenderOptions,
) {
const queryClient = new QueryClient({
defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } },
});
return render(
<QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
<ThemeProvider theme={lightTheme}>
<MemoryRouter>{ui}</MemoryRouter>
</ThemeProvider>
</QueryClientProvider>,
options,
);
}
export * from "@testing-library/react";import { renderWithProviders, screen } from "test-utils"import { renderHook, act } from "@testing-library/react";
test("useCounter increments and decrements", () => {
const { result } = renderHook(() => useCounter(0));
expect(result.current.count).toBe(0);
act(() => result.current.increment());
expect(result.current.count).toBe(1);
act(() => result.current.decrement());
expect(result.current.count).toBe(0);
});
test("useCounter accepts initial value", () => {
const { result } = renderHook(() => useCounter(10));
expect(result.current.count).toBe(10);
});
test("useUser fetches user data", async () => {
// Instantiate QueryClient ONCE per test outside the wrapper so it survives re-renders.
// Creating it inside the wrapper closure resets cache state on every render, producing flaky tests.
const queryClient = new QueryClient({
defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } },
});
const wrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (
<QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>{children}</QueryClientProvider>
);
const { result } = renderHook(() => useUser("1"), { wrapper });
await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.isSuccess).toBe(true));
expect(result.current.data).toEqual({ id: "1", name: "Alice" });
});actwrapperimport { axe, toHaveNoViolations } from "jest-axe"; // or vitest-axe
expect.extend(toHaveNoViolations);
test("UserCard has no a11y violations", async () => {
const { container } = render(<UserCard user={mockUser} />);
expect(await axe(container)).toHaveNoViolations();
});formatInvoice(invoice)| Layer | Target |
|---|---|
| Pure utilities | >=90% |
| Custom hooks | >=85% |
| Presentational components | >=80% — behavior, not lines |
| Container components | >=70% — golden paths + error states |
| Pages | E2E covered separately; smoke test minimum |
vitest.config.tsjest.config.js// vitest.config.ts
test: {
coverage: {
provider: "v8",
reporter: ["text", "html", "lcov"],
thresholds: {
lines: 80,
functions: 80,
branches: 70,
statements: 80,
},
},
}container.querySelector("...")jest.mock("react", ...)act()it.skip()RED -> Write failing test for the next requirement
GREEN -> Write minimal component code to pass
REFACTOR -> Improve the component, tests stay green
REPEAT -> Next requirement# Vitest
vitest # watch
vitest run # one-shot
vitest run --coverage # with coverage
vitest run path/to/file.test.tsx # single file
# Jest
jest --watch
jest --coverage
jest path/to/file.test.tsx
# CI mode
CI=true vitest run --coveragereact-reviewertdd-guide/react-test/react-reviewtest("submits user form and shows success", async () => {
server.use(
http.post("/api/users", () =>
HttpResponse.json({ id: "1", name: "Alice" }, { status: 201 }),
),
);
const user = userEvent.setup();
renderWithProviders(<UserForm />);
await user.type(screen.getByLabelText("Name"), "Alice");
await user.type(screen.getByLabelText("Email"), "alice@example.com");
await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /save/i }));
expect(await screen.findByText(/saved successfully/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
});function Broken() {
throw new Error("boom");
}
test("error boundary renders fallback", () => {
// Suppress React's console.error noise for the expected throw, then restore so
// the spy does not leak across tests and hide real errors elsewhere.
const errorSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
try {
render(
<ErrorBoundary fallback={<div>Something went wrong</div>}>
<Broken />
</ErrorBoundary>,
);
expect(screen.getByText("Something went wrong")).toBeInTheDocument();
} finally {
errorSpy.mockRestore();
}
});test("shows loading then content", async () => {
renderWithProviders(
<Suspense fallback={<div>Loading...</div>}>
<UserDetail id="1" />
</Suspense>,
);
expect(screen.getByText("Loading...")).toBeInTheDocument();
expect(await screen.findByText("Alice")).toBeInTheDocument();
});