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Plugin for http://unexpected.js.org to enable testing the full React virtual DOM, and also the shallow renderer
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Plugin for http://unexpected.js.org to enable testing the full React virtual DOM, and also the shallow renderer

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# unexpected-react



Plugin for [unexpected](https://unexpected.js.org) to allow for testing the full virtual DOM, and 

against the shallow renderer (replaces [unexpected-react-shallow](https://github.com/bruderstein/unexpected-react-shallow))



!![output_demo](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/91716/11253997/c5d2a9b4-8e3e-11e5-8da5-2df95598865c.png)



See the blog post for an introduction: https://medium.com/@bruderstein/the-missing-piece-to-the-react-testing-puzzle-c51cd30df7a0



# Documentation



The full documentation with all the assertions: http://bruderstein.github.io/unexpected-react



# Important note about React v16 support



Note that in a mocha jsdom environment you also need a [polyfill for `requestAnimationFrame`](https://gist.github.com/paulirish/1579671)



# Features



* Assert React component's output using the [shallow renderer](http://facebook.github.io/react/docs/test-utils.html#shallow-rendering)

* Assert React component's output using the full renderer and JSX "expected" values (e.g. `TestUtils.renderIntoDocument()`) 

* Assert React component's output using the test renderer ([react-test-renderer](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-test-renderer) (require `unexpected-react/test-renderer`)

* Trigger events on components in shallow, full and test renderers

* Locate components using JSX queries in shallow, full and test renderers

* All assertions work identically with the shallow, full and test renderers, allowing you to mix and match in your tests, based on what you need.



# Examples



* Checking a simple render



```js

var todoList = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(

);



expect(

  todoList,

  'to have rendered', 

  


    

      Buy flowers

    

    

      Mow the lawn

    

    

      Buy groceries

    

  


);

```



* Direct rendering for shallow and deep rendering:

```js

expect(

  ,

  'when rendered',

  'to have rendered', 

  


    

    

    

  


);

```



* Triggering an event on a button inside a subcomponent (using the `eventTarget` prop to identify where the event should be triggered)



```js

expect(

  todoList,

  'with event click',

  'on', ,

  'to contain',

  

    


      Completed!

    


  

);

```



* Locating a component with `queried for` then validating the render



```js

expect(

  todoList,

  'queried for', ,

  'to have rendered',

  

    


  

);

```



* Locating a component and then checking the state of the component with the full renderer



```js#async:true

expect(todoList,

  'with event click',

  'on', ,

  'queried for', 

).then(todoItem => {

  // Here we're checking the state, but we could perform

  // any operation on the instance of the component.

  expect(todoItem.state, 'to satisfy', { completed: true });

});

```



* Calling an event and validating the output using the test renderer



```js#evaluate:false

const unexpected = require('unexpected');

const React = require('react');

const TestRenderer = require('react-test-renderer');

const expect = unexpected.clone().use(require('unexpected-react/test-renderer'));



describe('ClickCounterButton', function () {

  

  it('shows the increased click count after a click event', function () {

    const renderer = TestRenderer.create();

    expect(renderer, 

        'with event', 'click',

        'to have rendered',

        Clicked {1} time

    );

  });

});

```



# Usage



```

npm install --save-dev unexpected unexpected-react

```



## Initialising



### With the shallow renderer



```js#evaluate:false



var unexpected = require('unexpected');

var unexpectedReact = require('unexpected-react');



var React = require('react');

var ReactTestUtils = require('react-dom/test-utils');



// Require the component we want to test

var MyComponent = require('../MyComponent');



// Declare our `expect` instance to use unexpected-react

var expect = unexpected.clone()

    .use(unexpectedReact);

    

describe('MyComponent', function () {

    it('renders a button', function () {

        var renderer = ReactTestUtils.createRenderer();

        renderer.render();

        expect(renderer, 'to have rendered', Click me);

    });

});



```



### With the [test renderer](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-test-renderer)



If you want to use the [react-test-renderer](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-test-renderer), then **`require('unexpected-react/test-renderer')`**



```js#evaluate:false



var unexpected = require('unexpected');



// Note that for the test-renderer, we need a different `require`

var unexpectedReact = require('unexpected-react/test-renderer');



var React = require('react');

var TestRenderer = require('react-test-renderer');



var MyComponent = require('../MyComponent');



// define our instance of the `expect` function to use unexpected-react

const expect = unexpected.clone()

    .use(unexpectedReact);

    



describe('MyComponent', function () {

    it('renders a button', function () {

        var renderer = TestRenderer.create();

        expect(renderer, 'to have rendered', Click me);

    });

});

```



### With the full virtual DOM (all custom components AND the DOM elements)



If you want to assert over the whole virtual DOM, then you need to emulate the DOM 

(note this library is not designed for use in the browser - it may be possible, but at the 

very least, you'll need to disable the react-devtools)



If you don't need the virtual DOM, and you're just using the [shallow renderer](http://facebook.github.io/react/docs/test-utils.html#shallow-rendering),

then the order of the requires is not important, and you obviously don't need the `emulateDom.js` require.



The **order of `require`'s is important**. `unexpected-react` must be required **before** `react` is required. That means `unexpected-react` must be required

before any other file is required that requires React (e.g. your components!)



(You can also use the shallow renderer interchangeably with this setup)



```js#evaluate:false

// First require your DOM emulation file (see below)

require( '../testHelpers/emulateDom');



var unexpected = require('unexpected');



// then require unexpected-react

var unexpectedReact = require('unexpected-react');



// then react

var React = require('react');



// ...and optionally the addons

var TestUtils = require('react-dom/test-utils');



// then our component(s)

var MyComponent = require('../MyComponent);



// define our instance of the `expect` function to use unexpected-react

const expect = unexpected.clone()

    .use(unexpectedReact);

    

describe('MyComponent', function () {

    it('renders a button', function () {

        var component = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument();



        // All custom components and DOM elements are included in the tree,

        // so you can assert to whatever level you wish

        expect(component, 'to have rendered', 

          

            Click me

          );

    });

});

```



## Using with Jest



`unexpected-react` works just the same with [jest](https://facebook.github.io/jest/), complete with snapshot support (and you don't need your own DOM emulation, as jest has that built in).  To use jest with the shallow and full renderers and include snapshot support, simply require `unexpected-react/jest`. Snapshotting the shallow renderer and the full DOM rendering works out of the box, no need to add any extra packages.



e.g.



```js

const unexpectedReact = require('unexpected-react/jest');



const expect = require('unexpected')

  .clone()

  .use(unexpectedReact);

```



This `expect` will then be used instead of the default one provided by jest.



If you want to use the test renderer (the same as jest snapshots use), require `unexpected-react/test-renderer-jest`.



e.g.



```js

const unexpectedReact = require('unexpected-react/test-renderer-jest');



const expect = require('unexpected')

  .clone()

  .use(unexpectedReact);

```



## Emulating the DOM



If you're using [Jest](https://facebook.github.io/jest/), you can skip this part, as it comes with built in jsdom support.



For React v16, we recommend using [jsdom-global](https://npm.im/jsdom-global) and the [requireAnimationFrame polyfill](https://gist.github.com/paulirish/1579671) from Erik Möller, Paul Irish and Tino Zijdel. For previous versions, you can use the boilerplate presented here.



The `emulateDom` file depends on whether you want to use [`domino`](https://npmjs.com/package/domino), or [`jsdom`](https://npmjs.com/package/jsdom).  If you're using Jest, jsdom is built in, so you can ignore this section.



For `jsdom`:



```js#evaluate:false

// emulateDom.js - jsdom variant



if (typeof document === 'undefined') {



    const jsdom = require('jsdom').jsdom;

    global.document = jsdom('');

    global.window = global.document.defaultView;



    for (let key in global.window) {

        if (!global[key]) {

            global[key] = global.window[key];

        }

    }

}

```



For `domino`:



```js#evaluate:false

// emulateDom.js - domino variant



if (typeof document === 'undefined') {



    const domino = require('domino');

    global.window = domino.createWindow('');

    global.document = global.window.document;

    global.navigator = { userAgent: 'domino' };



    for (let key in global.window) {

        if (!global[key]) {

            global[key] = global.window[key];

        }

    }

}

```



# React Compatibility

v5.x.x is compatible with React v16 and up

v4.x.x is compatible with React v15.5 and up

v3.x.x is compatible with React v0.14.x and v15. Warning with v15.5, but supported

v2.x.x is compatible with React v0.13.x and v0.14.x



It is not planned to make further releases of the v2 and v3 branch, but if you still need 0.13 / 0.14 support,

and are missing things from v4/5, please raise an issue.



# Tests



For the shallow renderer, you can assert on the renderer itself (you can also write the same assertion for the result of `getRenderOutput()`)



```js

var renderer = TestUtils.createRenderer();



renderer.render();



expect(renderer, 'to have rendered',

  

      Button was clicked 1 times

  

);

```



If this fails for some reason, you get a nicely formatted error, with the differences highlighted:



```output

expected



  Button was clicked 0 times



to have rendered Button was clicked 1 times



  Button was clicked 0 times // -Button was clicked 0 times

                             // +Button was clicked 1 times



```



You can also use `when rendered` to directly render a component to a shallow renderer:



```js



expect(, 

  'when rendered',

  'to have rendered',

  

      Button was clicked 1 times

  

);

```



If you've emulated the DOM, you can write a similar test, but using `ReactDOM.render()` (or `TestUtils.renderIntoDocument()`)



```js

var component = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument()

expect(component, 'to have rendered',

  

      Button was clicked 1 times

  

);

```



```output

expected



  

    Button was clicked 0 times

  



to have rendered Button was clicked 1 times



  

    Button was clicked 0 times // -Button was clicked 0 times

                               // +Button was clicked 1 times

  



```



Note the major difference between the shallow renderer and the "normal" renderer, is that child components are also

rendered.  That is easier to see with these example components:



```js



var Text = React.createClass({

   render() {

       return {this.props.content};

   }

});



var App = React.createClass({

   render() {

        return (

            


              

              

            


        );

   }

});



```



Rendering the `App` component with the shallow renderer will not render the `span`s, only the 

`Text` component with the props.  If you wanted to test for the content of the span elements, you'd 

need to use `TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(...)`, or `ReactDOM.render(...)`



Because unexpected-react` by default ignores wrapper elements, and also "extra" children (child

nodes that appear in the actual render, but are not in the expected result), it is possible to 

test both scenarios with the full renderer. To demonstrate, all the following tests will pass:



```js

var component = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument();



// renders the Text components with the spans with the full renderer

expect(component, 'to have rendered', 

  

    


      

        hello

      

      

        world

      

    


  

);

```



```js

// renders the Text nodes with the full renderer'

   

expect(component, 'to have rendered', 

  


      

      

  


);

```



```js

// renders the spans with the full renderer



expect(component, 'to have rendered', 

  


      hello

      world

  


);



```



The first test shows the full virtual DOM that gets rendered. The second test skips the `` "wrapper" 

component, and leaves out the `` children of the `` components. The third tests skips both 

the `` wrapper component, and the `` wrapper component.



## Stateless components



Because [stateless components](https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/reusable-components.html#stateless-functions) can't be instantiated, `renderIntoDocument` won't return an instance back. 

Using the shallow renderer works as shown in the first example. 

For full rendering, use the `when deeply rendered` to render the component



```js

expect(, 

  'when deeply rendered', 

  'to have rendered',

  
Hello, Daniel!
);

```



## Cleaning up



When using the normal renderer, unexpected-react makes use of [`react-render-hook`](https://npmjs.org/package/react-render-hook),

which utilises the code from the [React devtools](https://github.com/facebook/react-devtools). As there is no way for `react-render-hook` 

to know when a test is completed, it has to keep a reference to every rendered component. Whilst this shouldn't normally be an issue,

if you use a test runner that keeps the process alive (such as [wallaby.js](http://wallabyjs.com)), it is a good idea to call

`unexpectedReact.clearAll()` in a global `beforeEach()` or `afterEach()` block. This clears the cache of rendered nodes.



## Roadmap / Plans



* [DONE] ~~There are some performance optimisations to do. The performance suffers a bit due to the possible asynchronous nature of the inline assertions. Most of the time these will be synchronous, and hence we don't need to pay the price.~~

* [DONE] ~~`queried for` implementation~~

* [DONE] ~~Directly calling events on both the shallow renderer, and the full virtual DOM renderer~~

* [DONE] ~~Support Snapshot testing in Jest~~

* Cleanup output - where there are no differences to highlight, we could skip the branch



# Contributing



We welcome pull requests, bug reports, and extra test cases. If you find something that doesn't work

as you believe it should, or where the output isn't as good as it could be, raise an issue!



## Thanks



Huge thanks to [@Munter](https://github.com/munter) for [unexpected-dom](https://github.com/munter/unexpected-dom),

and along with [@dmatteo](https://github.com/dmatteo) from Podio for handing over the unexpected-react name. 



[Unexpected](http://unexpected.js.org) is a great library to work with, and I offer my sincere thanks to [@sunesimonsen](https://github.com/sunesimonsen)

and [@papandreou](https://github.com/papandreou), who have created an assertion library that makes testing JavaScript a joy.



## License

MIT