Testing Vue.js Applications

Product Description

Summary

Testing Vue.js Applications is a comprehensive guide to testing Vue components, methods, events, and output. Author Edd Yerburgh, creator of the Vue testing utility, explains the best testing practices in Vue along with an evergreen methodology that applies to any web dev process.

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About the Technology

Web developers who use the Vue framework love its reliability, speed, small footprint, and versatility. Vue’s component-based approach and use of DOM methods require you to adapt your app-testing practices. Learning Vue-specific testing tools and strategies will ensure your apps run like they should.

About the Book

With
Testing Vue.js Applications, you’ll discover effective testing methods for Vue applications. You’ll enjoy author Edd Yerburgh’s engaging style and fun real-world examples as you learn to use the Jest framework to run tests for a Hacker News application built with Vue, Vuex, and Vue Router. This comprehensive guide teaches the best testing practices in Vue along with an evergreen methodology that applies to any web dev process.

What’s inside

Unit tests, snapshot tests, and end-to-end tests
Writing unit tests for Vue components
Writing tests for Vue mixins, Vuex, and Vue Router
Advanced testing techniques, like mocking

About the Reader

Written for Vue developers at any level.

About the Author

Edd Yerburgh is a JavaScript developer and Vue core team member. He’s the main author of the Vue Test Utils library and is passionate about open source tooling for testing component-based applications.

Table of Contents

Introduction to testing Vue applications
Creating your first test
Testing rendered component output
Testing component methods
Testing events
Understanding Vuex
Testing Vuex
Organizing tests with factory functions
Understanding Vue Router
Testing Vue Router
Testing mixins and filters
Writing snapshot tests
Testing server-side rendering
Writing end-to-end tests

APPENDIXES
A – Setting up your environment
B – Running the production build
C – Exercise answers

Review

“A comprehensive guide to Vue.js testing by the author of the official testing utility.”

–Evan You, creator of Vue.js

About the Author

Edd Yerburgh is an experienced JavaScript developer and Vue core contributor. He is the main author of the official Vue test library and a prominent figure in the Vue testing community.