react-redux-testing.md

React/Redux Testing

• Approaches to Testing React Components
  http://reactkungfu.com/2015/07/approaches-to-testing-react-components-an-overview/
  A great starting point to testing, looking at the main ways you can test component structure and state handling

• Simple React/Redux Testing
  https://medium.com/@caljrimmer/simple-react-redux-testing-cd579d4c2103
  Looks at how to test rendering, behavior, and state of an application

• Test Driven React Tutorial
  http://spencerdixon.com/blog/test-driven-react-tutorial.html
  Describes project setup and basic approaches, using the common stack of Webpack+Karma+Mocha+Chai+Sinon

• How to Test React.js Components
  https://nemisj.com/how-to-test-react-js-components/
  Covers what to test, and how to test things like props and shallow rendering

• Unit Testing a Redux App
  https://www.codementor.io/reactjs/tutorial/redux-unit-test-mocha-mocking
  Example ways to test pieces of a Redux app, including actions, reducers, and middleware

• React-Boilerplate Testing Docs
  https://github.com/mxstbr/react-boilerplate/blob/v3.0.0/docs/testing/unit-testing.md
  https://github.com/mxstbr/react-boilerplate/blob/v3.0.0/docs/testing/component-testing.md
  Useful description of how to use Mocha, Expect, and Enzyme to test React and Redux code

• Testing React Applications
  http://12devsofxmas.co.uk/2015/12/day-2-testing-react-applications/
  A long, in-depth article describing approaches and use of Tape, React TestUtils, and Enzyme

• TDD and React Components
  https://medium.com/@nackjicholsonn/tdd-and-react-components-5ae5a9a5a7bf
  Detailed example of using TDD to design and develop a React component, using Teaspoon for testing

• Testing Redux Applications
  http://randycoulman.com/blog/2016/03/15/testing-redux-applications/
  http://randycoulman.com/blog/categories/getting-testy/
  A great writeup on how to specifically deal with testing pieces of a Redux app. The "Getting Testy" post series also has a lot of really good idea on how to go about writing tests and what kinds of things should be tested.

• Testing with Mocha and Webpack
  http://randycoulman.com/blog/2016/03/22/testing-with-mocha-and-webpack/
  http://randycoulman.com/blog/2016/04/05/more-on-testing-with-mocha-and-webpack/
  Some excellent information on setting up a good test environment, including use of the mocha-webpack tool.

• Testing React Components with Teaspoon and Unexpected
  http://dchambers.github.io/articles/testing-react-components-with-teaspoon-and-unexpected/
  A short but useful look at a couple testing libraries and ways to use them.

• Unit Testing React Components and Redux Reducers
  http://pebblecode.com/blog/react-redux-unit-testing/
  Some basic examples for testing reducers and components.

• Getting Started with TDD in React
  https://semaphoreci.com/community/tutorials/getting-started-with-tdd-in-react
  Covers a typical Mocha+Chai+JSDOM+Enzyme setup, talks about why/how/what to test, and walks through several examples.

• Testing React Applications
  https://youtu.be/KBhHsYlF4mQ
  A fantastic talk that goes through many important details of trying to test React components under JSDOM.

• Testing in React: Getting Off the Ground
  https://medium.com/javascript-inside/testing-in-react-getting-off-the-ground-5f569f3088a
  A look at approaches and ways to start testing React components

• Testing React and Redux
  http://silvenon.com/testing-react-and-redux/
  A three-part article that shows how to set up Ava and Babel, then walks through testing Redux code (action creators, reducers, selectors, thunks, and sagas), and React components.

• Testing React Applications Examples
  https://github.com/mxstbr/react-testing
  A repo showcasing how to test various parts of a common React/Redux app using Mocha, expect and enzyme

• Unit Testing Redux Container Components
  http://pebblecode.com/blog/testing-redux-containers/
  Demonstrates techniques for properly testing Redux-connected React components using a mock store.

• React TDD Guide
  https://github.com/zpratt/react-tdd-guide
  A repo with step-by-step commits demonstrating approaches to testing React apps

• Unit Testing React Components that use Redux
  http://www.thereformedprogrammer.net/unit-testing-react-components-that-use-redux/
  Tips on unit testing components that render more Redux-connected components

• Generative Testing using Redux: Reducers
  https://medium.com/javascript-inside/generative-testing-your-redux-reducers-326d7368f284
  A look at using "generative testing" to autoomatically test reducers with varying inputs

• Some Thoughts on Testing React/Redux Applications
  https://medium.com/javascript-inside/some-thoughts-on-testing-react-redux-applications-8571fbc1b78f
  Guidelines and best practices for what and how to test in a React/Redux app

• Test Driving a change to a Redux application - Step by Step
  https://medium.com/@kensodev/test-driving-a-change-to-a-react-redux-application-step-by-step-6c8856e7644c
  Demonstrates a TDD approach to reworking a Redux app feature

• Idiomatic React Testing Patterns
  https://gist.github.com/joshdover/235714771d94509a83609b16d232014a
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12087437
  Several useful patterns for testing React components, with discussion on HN.

• A Step-by-Step TDD Approach on Testing React Components using Enzyme
  http://thereignn.ghost.io/a-step-by-step-tdd-approach-on-testing-react-components-using-enzyme/
  An excellent article covering TDD, React, and Enzyme.

• How to Test React Components Using Jest
  https://www.sitepoint.com/test-react-components-jest/
  An in-depth look at how to set up and use Jest for testing

• Testing with Jest Snapshots: First Impressions
  http://benmccormick.org/2016/09/19/testing-with-jest-snapshots-first-impressions/
  Description of the pros and cons of using Jest's new Snapshot Testing feature

• Jest Testing Resources
  https://facebook.github.io/jest/blog/2016/07/27/jest-14.html
  https://facebook.github.io/jest/blog/2016/10/03/jest-16.html
  Announcements of updates to the Facebook Jest testing tool, with links to further articles and information.

• Migrating Ava to Jest
  http://browniefed.com/blog/migrating-ava-to-jest/
  Some quick tips on switching your testing config to use Jest

• React UI Testing with Storybook
  https://getstorybook.io/docs/testing/react-ui-testing
  Looks at using the React Storybook component editor to do UI testing

General Testing, Tools, and Setup

• Javascript Testing: Unit vs Functional vs Integration
  https://www.sitepoint.com/javascript-testing-unit-functional-integration/
  A comparison of the various levels of tests you can run, and what roles they play in development.

• Reddit - "Karma/Mocha/Chai/Sinon setup"
  https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/4217x6/ive_spent_six_hours_attempting_to_set_up/
  Reddit user Cody_Chaos describes his approach to running unit tests under Node with Mocha, and integration tests in a browser with Karma. Includes several useful config setup snippets.

• Setting Up Javascript Testing Tools for ES6
  http://x-team.com/2016/05/setting-up-javascript-testing-tools-for-es6/
  Tips on configuring tools to work with ES6 code, and writing tests using ES6

• Keep Calm and Love Javascript Unit Tests - Part 2: Asynchronism
  http://www.theodo.fr/blog/2016/06/keep-calm-and-love-javascript-unit-tests-part-2-asynchronism/
  Useful tips for testing asynchronous behavior under Mocha.

• ESLint Part 1: Exploration
  https://blog.scottnonnenberg.com/eslint-part-1-exploration/
  A solid look at what ESLint is, how you can use it to help keep your code clean, and a number of useful linting plugins that are available.

• Keep Calm and Love Javascript Unit Tests
  http://www.theodo.fr/blog/2016/04/keep-calm-and-love-javascript-unit-tests-part-1/
  http://www.theodo.fr/blog/2016/06/keep-calm-and-love-javascript-unit-tests-part-2-asynchronism/
  An introduction to using Mocha, Chai, and Sinon to write unit tests for various scenarios.