Testing React components seems simple at first. Then you need to test something that isn't a pure interaction and things seem to break down. These 4 patterns should help you write readable, flexible tests for the type of component you are testing.
I recommend doing all setup in the most functional way possible. If you can avoid it, don't set variables in a
beforeEach
. This will help ensure tests are isolated and make things a bit easier to reason about. I use a pattern
that gives great defaults for each test example but allows every example to override props
when needed: