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Tests UI components with Testing Library including queries, user events, and async utilities. Use when testing React/Vue/Svelte components, writing accessible tests, or testing user interactions.

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Testing Library

Simple and complete testing utilities that encourage good testing practices.

Quick Start

Install (React):

bash
npm install --save-dev @testing-library/react @testing-library/jest-dom @testing-library/user-event

Install (Vue):

bash
npm install --save-dev @testing-library/vue

Basic Test

tsx
import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
import Button from './Button';

test('renders button with text', () => {
  render(<Button>Click me</Button>);

  expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /click me/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
});

test('calls onClick when clicked', async () => {
  const user = userEvent.setup();
  const handleClick = vi.fn();

  render(<Button onClick={handleClick}>Click me</Button>);

  await user.click(screen.getByRole('button'));

  expect(handleClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
});

Queries

Query Priority (Accessibility First)

tsx
// 1. Accessible to everyone
screen.getByRole('button', { name: /submit/i });
screen.getByLabelText(/email/i);
screen.getByPlaceholderText(/search/i);
screen.getByText(/welcome/i);
screen.getByDisplayValue(/john/i);

// 2. Semantic queries
screen.getByAltText(/profile/i);
screen.getByTitle(/close/i);

// 3. Test IDs (last resort)
screen.getByTestId('submit-button');

Query Types

tsx
// getBy* - Throws if not found (for elements that should exist)
screen.getByRole('button');

// queryBy* - Returns null if not found (for asserting absence)
expect(screen.queryByRole('dialog')).not.toBeInTheDocument();

// findBy* - Returns Promise, waits for element (for async)
await screen.findByText('Loaded!');

// getAllBy* - Returns array of all matching elements
screen.getAllByRole('listitem');

// queryAllBy* - Returns empty array if none found
expect(screen.queryAllByRole('alert')).toHaveLength(0);

// findAllBy* - Returns Promise of array
await screen.findAllByRole('option');

Query by Role

tsx
// Button
screen.getByRole('button', { name: /submit/i });

// Link
screen.getByRole('link', { name: /learn more/i });

// Textbox
screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: /email/i });

// Checkbox
screen.getByRole('checkbox', { name: /agree/i });

// Radio
screen.getByRole('radio', { name: /option 1/i });

// Combobox (select)
screen.getByRole('combobox', { name: /country/i });

// Heading
screen.getByRole('heading', { name: /welcome/i, level: 1 });

// List
screen.getByRole('list');
screen.getAllByRole('listitem');

// Navigation
screen.getByRole('navigation');

// Dialog
screen.getByRole('dialog');

// Alert
screen.getByRole('alert');

// Tab
screen.getByRole('tab', { name: /settings/i });
screen.getByRole('tabpanel');

Query Options

tsx
// Case insensitive regex (recommended)
screen.getByText(/hello world/i);

// Exact string
screen.getByText('Hello World', { exact: true });

// Substring
screen.getByText('Hello', { exact: false });

// Custom function
screen.getByText((content, element) => {
  return element?.tagName === 'SPAN' && content.includes('Hello');
});

// Hidden elements
screen.getByRole('button', { hidden: true });

User Events

Setup

tsx
import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';

test('user interactions', async () => {
  const user = userEvent.setup();

  render(<MyComponent />);

  // All interactions are async
  await user.click(screen.getByRole('button'));
});

Click Events

tsx
const user = userEvent.setup();

// Single click
await user.click(element);

// Double click
await user.dblClick(element);

// Right click
await user.pointer({ keys: '[MouseRight]', target: element });

// Hover
await user.hover(element);
await user.unhover(element);

Keyboard Events

tsx
const user = userEvent.setup();

// Type text
await user.type(input, 'Hello World');

// Type with special keys
await user.type(input, 'Hello{Enter}');
await user.type(input, '{Shift>}hello{/Shift}'); // HELLO

// Clear and type
await user.clear(input);
await user.type(input, 'New value');

// Tab navigation
await user.tab();

// Keyboard shortcuts
await user.keyboard('{Control>}a{/Control}'); // Select all
await user.keyboard('{Control>}c{/Control}'); // Copy

Form Interactions

tsx
const user = userEvent.setup();

// Select option
await user.selectOptions(select, 'option-value');
await user.selectOptions(select, ['opt1', 'opt2']); // Multiple

// Checkbox
await user.click(checkbox);

// File upload
const file = new File(['hello'], 'hello.png', { type: 'image/png' });
await user.upload(fileInput, file);

// Paste
await user.paste('pasted text');

Async Utilities

waitFor

tsx
import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';

test('shows success after submit', async () => {
  const user = userEvent.setup();

  render(<Form />);

  await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /submit/i }));

  await waitFor(() => {
    expect(screen.getByText(/success/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
  });
});

// With options
await waitFor(
  () => {
    expect(screen.getByText(/loaded/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
  },
  { timeout: 3000, interval: 100 }
);

findBy Queries

tsx
// findBy = getBy + waitFor
const element = await screen.findByText(/loaded/i);

// With timeout
const element = await screen.findByRole('dialog', {}, { timeout: 5000 });

waitForElementToBeRemoved

tsx
import { waitForElementToBeRemoved } from '@testing-library/react';

test('loading disappears', async () => {
  render(<AsyncComponent />);

  await waitForElementToBeRemoved(() => screen.queryByText(/loading/i));

  expect(screen.getByText(/content/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
});

Component Testing

React

tsx
import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';

describe('Counter', () => {
  test('increments counter on click', async () => {
    const user = userEvent.setup();

    render(<Counter initialCount={0} />);

    expect(screen.getByText('Count: 0')).toBeInTheDocument();

    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /increment/i }));

    expect(screen.getByText('Count: 1')).toBeInTheDocument();
  });
});

With Providers

tsx
function renderWithProviders(
  ui: React.ReactElement,
  { initialState, ...options }: RenderOptions = {}
) {
  function Wrapper({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
    return (
      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
        <ThemeProvider>{children}</ThemeProvider>
      </QueryClientProvider>
    );
  }

  return render(ui, { wrapper: Wrapper, ...options });
}

test('renders with providers', () => {
  renderWithProviders(<MyComponent />);
  // ...
});

Form Testing

tsx
import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';

describe('LoginForm', () => {
  test('submits form with user data', async () => {
    const user = userEvent.setup();
    const onSubmit = vi.fn();

    render(<LoginForm onSubmit={onSubmit} />);

    await user.type(screen.getByLabelText(/email/i), 'test@example.com');
    await user.type(screen.getByLabelText(/password/i), 'password123');
    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /sign in/i }));

    await waitFor(() => {
      expect(onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
        email: 'test@example.com',
        password: 'password123',
      });
    });
  });

  test('shows validation errors', async () => {
    const user = userEvent.setup();

    render(<LoginForm onSubmit={vi.fn()} />);

    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /sign in/i }));

    expect(await screen.findByText(/email is required/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
    expect(await screen.findByText(/password is required/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
  });
});

jest-dom Matchers

tsx
import '@testing-library/jest-dom';

// Visibility
expect(element).toBeVisible();
expect(element).not.toBeVisible();

// Presence
expect(element).toBeInTheDocument();
expect(element).not.toBeInTheDocument();

// Content
expect(element).toHaveTextContent(/hello/i);
expect(element).toContainHTML('<span>Hello</span>');

// Form state
expect(input).toHaveValue('test');
expect(input).toBeDisabled();
expect(input).toBeEnabled();
expect(input).toBeRequired();
expect(input).toBeValid();
expect(input).toBeInvalid();
expect(checkbox).toBeChecked();

// Attributes
expect(element).toHaveAttribute('href', '/about');
expect(element).toHaveClass('active');
expect(element).toHaveStyle({ display: 'flex' });

// Focus
expect(input).toHaveFocus();

// Accessibility
expect(element).toHaveAccessibleName('Submit form');
expect(element).toHaveAccessibleDescription('Click to submit');

Mocking

Mock Functions

tsx
test('calls callback on click', async () => {
  const user = userEvent.setup();
  const handleClick = vi.fn();

  render(<Button onClick={handleClick}>Click</Button>);

  await user.click(screen.getByRole('button'));

  expect(handleClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
  expect(handleClick).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Object));
});

Mock API (with MSW)

tsx
import { http, HttpResponse } from 'msw';
import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';

const server = setupServer(
  http.get('/api/user', () => {
    return HttpResponse.json({ name: 'John' });
  })
);

beforeAll(() => server.listen());
afterEach(() => server.resetHandlers());
afterAll(() => server.close());

test('loads and displays user', async () => {
  render(<UserProfile />);

  expect(await screen.findByText(/john/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
});

Debugging

tsx
// Print DOM
screen.debug();

// Print specific element
screen.debug(screen.getByRole('button'));

// Log testing playground URL
screen.logTestingPlaygroundURL();

// Get accessible roles
import { getRoles } from '@testing-library/dom';
console.log(getRoles(container));

Best Practices

  1. Query by role - Most accessible selector
  2. Use userEvent - Not fireEvent
  3. Avoid implementation details - Test behavior
  4. Use findBy for async - Not getBy + waitFor
  5. Test from user perspective - What they see/do

Common Mistakes

Mistake Fix
Using getByTestId first Try getByRole, getByLabelText
Using fireEvent Use userEvent.setup()
Testing internal state Test visible behavior
Wrapping everything in act() Let queries handle it
queryBy for existing elements Use getBy (throws helpful error)

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