React Native Testing Library
Developer-friendly and complete React Native testing utilities that encourage good testing practices.
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## The problem
You want to write maintainable tests for your React Native 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 tests 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 React Native Testing Library (RNTL) is a comprehensive solution for testing React Native components. It provides React Native runtime simulation on top of `react-test-renderer`, 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.
This project is inspired by [React Testing Library](https://github.com/testing-library/react-testing-library). Tested to work with Jest, but it should work with other test runners as well.
## Installation
Open a Terminal in your project's folder and run:
```sh
# Yarn install:
yarn add --dev @testing-library/react-native
# NPM install
npm install --save-dev @testing-library/react-native
```
This library has a `peerDependencies` listing for `react-test-renderer`. Make sure that your `react-test-renderer` version matches exactly the `react` version, avoid using `^` in version number.
### Additional Jest matchers
You can use the built-in Jest matchers by adding the following line to your `jest-setup.ts` file (configured using [`setupFilesAfterEnv`](https://jestjs.io/docs/configuration#setupfilesafterenv-array)):
```ts
import '@testing-library/react-native/extend-expect';
```
## Example
```jsx
import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react-native';
import { QuestionsBoard } from '../QuestionsBoard';
// It is recommended to use userEvent with fake timers
// Some events involve duration so your tests may take a long time to run.
jest.useFakeTimers();
test('form submits two answers', async () => {
const questions = ['q1', 'q2'];
const onSubmit = jest.fn();
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(