How to test Vue 3 components with Jest?

Darpan Vithani - Feb 1 '23 - - Dev Community

Testing is crucial to ensure that our code is working as expected and maintaining the stability of the application.

When working with Vue.js or any other js framework, Jest is an excellent choice for testing your components.

In this blog post, we will see how to set up your environment, write tests for different types of components, and share best practices for writing clean and maintainable tests using Jest and Vue 3.

Here's the outline of the post.

  1. Why component testing?
  2. What to test in component test?
  3. Required packages
  4. Setting up the environment
  5. Writing our first test
  6. Testing different types of components
  7. Handling non-javascript assets
  8. Best practices

By the end, you will have a solid understanding of how to test your Vue components using Jest.

For detailed implementation, check out canopas blog.

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