---
title: "Testing"
description:
  "Best practices for testing React components using Vitest and Jest."
---

When writing tests with Vitest or Jest, use the following practices to get the
best results.

:::note

In general, we recommend using [Vitest](https://vitest.dev/) over
[Jest](https://jestjs.io/) but the setup are similar.

:::

## Setup

Before writing tests, ensure your project has the necessary dependencies:

```sh
npm install --save-dev vitest jsdom @testing-library/dom @testing-library/jest-dom @testing-library/react @testing-library/user-event
```

## Configuration

Create the `vite.config.ts` file to configure Vitest.

```ts
import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config"

export default defineConfig({
  // ...
  test: {
    globals: true,
    environment: "jsdom",
    setupFiles: "./setup-test.ts",
  },
})
```

Setting `globals: true` will automatically import the Vitest globals and removes
the need to import `expect`, `test`, `describe`, etc.

## Setup Test File

Create the `setup-test.ts` file to configure the testing environment and mock
unimplemented APIs.

Here's a common example for Chakra v3 projects:

```ts
import "@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest"
import { JSDOM } from "jsdom"
import ResizeObserver from "resize-observer-polyfill"
import { vi } from "vitest"
import "vitest-axe/extend-expect"

const { window } = new JSDOM()

// ResizeObserver mock
vi.stubGlobal("ResizeObserver", ResizeObserver)
window["ResizeObserver"] = ResizeObserver

// IntersectionObserver mock
const IntersectionObserverMock = vi.fn(() => ({
  disconnect: vi.fn(),
  observe: vi.fn(),
  takeRecords: vi.fn(),
  unobserve: vi.fn(),
}))
vi.stubGlobal("IntersectionObserver", IntersectionObserverMock)
window["IntersectionObserver"] = IntersectionObserverMock

// Scroll Methods mock
window.Element.prototype.scrollTo = () => {}
window.Element.prototype.scrollIntoView = () => {}

// requestAnimationFrame mock
window.requestAnimationFrame = (cb) => setTimeout(cb, 1000 / 60)

// URL object mock
window.URL.createObjectURL = () => "https://i.pravatar.cc/300"
window.URL.revokeObjectURL = () => {}

// navigator mock
Object.defineProperty(window, "navigator", {
  value: {
    clipboard: {
      writeText: vi.fn(),
    },
  },
})

// Override globalThis
Object.assign(global, { window, document: window.document })
```

## Custom Render

First, you need to create a custom render function to wrap your component in the
ChakraProvider.

```tsx title="test-utils/render.tsx"
// ./testing/render.tsx
import { Provider } from "@/components/ui/provider"
import { render as rtlRender } from "@testing-library/react"

export function render(ui: React.ReactNode) {
  return rtlRender(<>{ui}</>, {
    wrapper: (props: React.PropsWithChildren) => (
      <Provider>{props.children}</Provider>
    ),
  })
}
```

## Testing Components

Now, you can use the `render` function to test your components.

```tsx title="testing/render.tsx"
import { Button } from "@chakra-ui/react"
import { render } from "./testing/render"

test("renders a button", () => {
  render(<Button>Click me</Button>)
  expect(screen.getByText("Click me")).toBeInTheDocument()
})
```