@testing-library/angular
Simple and complete Angular testing utilities that encourage good testing practices.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- The problem
- This solution
- Example
- Installation
- Guiding Principles
- Contributors
- Docs
- FAQ
- Issues
- Getting started with GitHub Codespaces
- LICENSE
The problem
You want to write maintainable tests for your Angular components. As a part of this goal, you want your tests to avoid including implementation details of your components and rather focus on making your tests give you the confidence for which they are intended. As part of this, you want your testbase to be maintainable in the long run so refactors of your components (changes to implementation but not functionality) don't break your tests and slow you and your team down.
This solution
The @testing-library/angular
is a very lightweight solution for
testing Angular components. It provides light utility functions on top of Angular
and @testing-library/dom
, in a way that encourages better testing practices. Its
primary guiding principle is:
The more your tests resemble the way your software is used, the more confidence they can give you.
Example
counter.component.ts
@Component({
selector: 'counter',
template: `
<button (click)="decrement()">-</button>
<span>Current Count: {{ counter }}</span>
<button (click)="increment()">+</button>
`,
})
export class CounterComponent {
@Input() counter = 0;
increment() {
this.counter += 1;
}
decrement() {
this.counter -= 1;
}
}
counter.component.spec.ts
import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/angular';
import { CounterComponent } from './counter.component.ts';
describe('Counter', () => {
test('should render counter', async () => {
await render(CounterComponent, { componentProperties: { counter: 5 } });
expect(screen.getByText('Current Count: 5'));
});
test('should increment the counter on click', async () => {
await render(CounterComponent, { componentProperties: { counter: 5 } });
const incrementButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /increment/i });
fireEvent.click(incrementButton);
expect(screen.getByText('Current Count: 6'));
});
});
Installation
This module is distributed via npm which is bundled with node and
should be installed as one of your project's devDependencies
:
npm install @testing-library/angular --save-dev
You may also be interested in installing jest-dom
so you can use
the custom jest matchers.
Guiding Principles
The more your tests resemble the way your software is used, the more confidence they can give you.
We try to only expose methods and utilities that encourage you to write tests that closely resemble how your Angular components are used.
Utilities are included in this project based on the following guiding principles:
- If it relates to rendering components, it deals with DOM nodes rather than component instances, nor should it encourage dealing with component instances.
- It should be generally useful for testing individual Angular components or full Angular applications.
- Utility implementations and APIs should be simple and flexible.
At the end of the day, what we want is for this library to be pretty light-weight, simple, and understandable.
Contributors
Thanks goes to these people (emoji key):
This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
Docs
FAQ
jest-dom
matcher toHaveFormValues
always returns an empty object or there are missing fields. Why?
I am using Reactive Forms and the Only form elements with a name
attribute will have their values passed to toHaveFormsValues
.
Issues
Looking to contribute? Look for the Good First Issue label.
π Bugs
Please file an issue for bugs, missing documentation, or unexpected behavior.
π‘ Feature Requests
Please file an issue to suggest new features. Vote on feature requests by adding a π. This helps maintainers prioritize what to work on.
β Questions
For questions related to using the library, please visit a support community instead of filing an issue on GitHub.
Getting started with GitHub Codespaces
To get started, create a codespace for this repository by clicking this
A codespace will open in a web-based version of Visual Studio Code. The dev container is fully configured with software needed for this project.
Note: Dev containers is an open spec which is supported by GitHub Codespaces and other tools.
LICENSE
MIT