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quick way to start testing ES6 code with a real browser (using create-react-app and Jasmine)
create-react-app comes with Jest which is awesome, but sometimes you need a real DOM/browser to test with. Here's a quick way to get up and running testing your app.
1. Create a *separate* app for testing, using create-react-app:
```
create-react-app tests
cd tests
```
2. Modify the index.html to include the Jasmine spec runner (see index.html below)
3. Modify the index.js to just run your tests rather than bootstrap a React app. (see index.js below)
Happy testing!
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
<meta name="theme-color" content="#000000">
<!--
manifest.json provides metadata used when your web app is added to the
homescreen on Android. See https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/engage-and-retain/web-app-manifest/
-->
<link rel="manifest" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/manifest.json">
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/favicon.ico">
<!--
Notice the use of %PUBLIC_URL% in the tags above.
It will be replaced with the URL of the `public` folder during the build.
Only files inside the `public` folder can be referenced from the HTML.
Unlike "/favicon.ico" or "favicon.ico", "%PUBLIC_URL%/favicon.ico" will
work correctly both with client-side routing and a non-root public URL.
Learn how to configure a non-root public URL by running `npm run build`.
-->
<title>React App</title>
<!-- MODIFIED: adding the jasmine runner -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jasmine/2.8.0/jasmine.css">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jasmine/2.8.0/jasmine.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jasmine/2.8.0/jasmine-html.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jasmine/2.8.0/boot.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="root"></div>
<!--
This HTML file is a template.
If you open it directly in the browser, you will see an empty page.
You can add webfonts, meta tags, or analytics to this file.
The build step will place the bundled scripts into the <body> tag.
To begin the development, run `npm start` or `yarn start`.
To create a production bundle, use `npm run build` or `yarn build`.
-->
</body>
</html>
/*
Sample index.js file. (You don't need the React parts)
You can import code from your other project so long as you have a symlink to it.
$ cd path/to/testing-project && ln -s ~/path/to/source-code .
*/
import CodeCheck from "./util/CodeCheck";
describe("Code Check", function() {
it("should work", function() {
expect(CodeCheck.noob).toEqual(5);
});
});
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