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Implement comprehensive testing strategies using Jest, Vitest, and Testing Library for unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end testing with mocking, fixtures, and test-driven development. Use when writing JavaScript/TypeScript tests, setting up test infrastructure, or implementing TDD/BDD workflows.

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JavaScript Testing Patterns

Comprehensive guide for implementing robust testing strategies in JavaScript/TypeScript applications using modern testing frameworks and best practices.

When to Use This Skill

  • Setting up test infrastructure for new projects
  • Writing unit tests for functions and classes
  • Creating integration tests for APIs and services
  • Implementing end-to-end tests for user flows
  • Mocking external dependencies and APIs
  • Testing React, Vue, or other frontend components
  • Implementing test-driven development (TDD)
  • Setting up continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines

Testing Frameworks

Jest - Full-Featured Testing Framework

Setup:

// jest.config.ts
import type { Config } from "jest";

const config: Config = {
  preset: "ts-jest",
  testEnvironment: "node",
  roots: ["<rootDir>/src"],
  testMatch: ["**/__tests__/**/*.ts", "**/?(*.)+(spec|test).ts"],
  collectCoverageFrom: [
    "src/**/*.ts",
    "!src/**/*.d.ts",
    "!src/**/*.interface.ts",
  ],
  coverageThreshold: {
    global: {
      branches: 80,
      functions: 80,
      lines: 80,
      statements: 80,
    },
  },
  setupFilesAfterEnv: ["<rootDir>/src/test/setup.ts"],
};

export default config;

Vitest - Fast, Vite-Native Testing

Setup:

// vitest.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";

export default defineConfig({
  test: {
    globals: true,
    environment: "node",
    coverage: {
      provider: "v8",
      reporter: ["text", "json", "html"],
      exclude: ["**/*.d.ts", "**/*.config.ts", "**/dist/**"],
    },
    setupFiles: ["./src/test/setup.ts"],
  },
});

Unit Testing Patterns

Pattern 1: Testing Pure Functions

// utils/calculator.ts
export function add(a: number, b: number): number {
  return a + b;
}

export function divide(a: number, b: number): number {
  if (b === 0) {
    throw new Error("Division by zero");
  }
  return a / b;
}

// utils/calculator.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
import { add, divide } from "./calculator";

describe("Calculator", () => {
  describe("add", () => {
    it("should add two positive numbers", () => {
      expect(add(2, 3)).toBe(5);
    });

    it("should add negative numbers", () => {
      expect(add(-2, -3)).toBe(-5);
    });

    it("should handle zero", () => {
      expect(add(0, 5)).toBe(5);
      expect(add(5, 0)).toBe(5);
    });
  });

  describe("divide", () => {
    it("should divide two numbers", () => {
      expect(divide(10, 2)).toBe(5);
    });

    it("should handle decimal results", () => {
      expect(divide(5, 2)).toBe(2.5);
    });

    it("should throw error when dividing by zero", () => {
      expect(() => divide(10, 0)).toThrow("Division by zero");
    });
  });
});

Pattern 2: Testing Classes

// services/user.service.ts
export class UserService {
  private users: Map<string, User> = new Map();

  create(user: User): User {
    if (this.users.has(user.id)) {
      throw new Error("User already exists");
    }
    this.users.set(user.id, user);
    return user;
  }

  findById(id: string): User | undefined {
    return this.users.get(id);
  }

  update(id: string, updates: Partial<User>): User {
    const user = this.users.get(id);
    if (!user) {
      throw new Error("User not found");
    }
    const updated = { ...user, ...updates };
    this.users.set(id, updated);
    return updated;
  }

  delete(id: string): boolean {
    return this.users.delete(id);
  }
}

// services/user.service.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from "vitest";
import { UserService } from "./user.service";

describe("UserService", () => {
  let service: UserService;

  beforeEach(() => {
    service = new UserService();
  });

  describe("create", () => {
    it("should create a new user", () => {
      const user = { id: "1", name: "John", email: "john@example.com" };
      const created = service.create(user);

      expect(created).toEqual(user);
      expect(service.findById("1")).toEqual(user);
    });

    it("should throw error if user already exists", () => {
      const user = { id: "1", name: "John", email: "john@example.com" };
      service.create(user);

      expect(() => service.create(user)).toThrow("User already exists");
    });
  });

  describe("update", () => {
    it("should update existing user", () => {
      const user = { id: "1", name: "John", email: "john@example.com" };
      service.create(user);

      const updated = service.update("1", { name: "Jane" });

      expect(updated.name).toBe("Jane");
      expect(updated.email).toBe("john@example.com");
    });

    it("should throw error if user not found", () => {
      expect(() => service.update("999", { name: "Jane" })).toThrow(
        "User not found",
      );
    });
  });
});

Pattern 3: Testing Async Functions

// services/api.service.ts
export class ApiService {
  async fetchUser(id: string): Promise<User> {
    const response = await fetch(`https://api.example.com/users/${id}`);
    if (!response.ok) {
      throw new Error("User not found");
    }
    return response.json();
  }

  async createUser(user: CreateUserDTO): Promise<User> {
    const response = await fetch("https://api.example.com/users", {
      method: "POST",
      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
      body: JSON.stringify(user),
    });
    return response.json();
  }
}

// services/api.service.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
import { ApiService } from "./api.service";

// Mock fetch globally
global.fetch = vi.fn();

describe("ApiService", () => {
  let service: ApiService;

  beforeEach(() => {
    service = new ApiService();
    vi.clearAllMocks();
  });

  describe("fetchUser", () => {
    it("should fetch user successfully", async () => {
      const mockUser = { id: "1", name: "John", email: "john@example.com" };

      (fetch as any).mockResolvedValueOnce({
        ok: true,
        json: async () => mockUser,
      });

      const user = await service.fetchUser("1");

      expect(user).toEqual(mockUser);
      expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith("https://api.example.com/users/1");
    });

    it("should throw error if user not found", async () => {
      (fetch as any).mockResolvedValueOnce({
        ok: false,
      });

      await expect(service.fetchUser("999")).rejects.toThrow("User not found");
    });
  });

  describe("createUser", () => {
    it("should create user successfully", async () => {
      const newUser = { name: "John", email: "john@example.com" };
      const createdUser = { id: "1", ...newUser };

      (fetch as any).mockResolvedValueOnce({
        ok: true,
        json: async () => createdUser,
      });

      const user = await service.createUser(newUser);

      expect(user).toEqual(createdUser);
      expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
        "https://api.example.com/users",
        expect.objectContaining({
          method: "POST",
          body: JSON.stringify(newUser),
        }),
      );
    });
  });
});

Mocking Patterns

Pattern 1: Mocking Modules

// services/email.service.ts
import nodemailer from "nodemailer";

export class EmailService {
  private transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
    host: process.env.SMTP_HOST,
    port: 587,
    auth: {
      user: process.env.SMTP_USER,
      pass: process.env.SMTP_PASS,
    },
  });

  async sendEmail(to: string, subject: string, html: string) {
    await this.transporter.sendMail({
      from: process.env.EMAIL_FROM,
      to,
      subject,
      html,
    });
  }
}

// services/email.service.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
import { EmailService } from "./email.service";

vi.mock("nodemailer", () => ({
  default: {
    createTransport: vi.fn(() => ({
      sendMail: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ messageId: "123" }),
    })),
  },
}));

describe("EmailService", () => {
  let service: EmailService;

  beforeEach(() => {
    service = new EmailService();
  });

  it("should send email successfully", async () => {
    await service.sendEmail(
      "test@example.com",
      "Test Subject",
      "<p>Test Body</p>",
    );

    expect(service["transporter"].sendMail).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
      expect.objectContaining({
        to: "test@example.com",
        subject: "Test Subject",
      }),
    );
  });
});

Pattern 2: Dependency Injection for Testing

// services/user.service.ts
export interface IUserRepository {
  findById(id: string): Promise<User | null>;
  create(user: User): Promise<User>;
}

export class UserService {
  constructor(private userRepository: IUserRepository) {}

  async getUser(id: string): Promise<User> {
    const user = await this.userRepository.findById(id);
    if (!user) {
      throw new Error("User not found");
    }
    return user;
  }

  async createUser(userData: CreateUserDTO): Promise<User> {
    // Business logic here
    const user = { id: generateId(), ...userData };
    return this.userRepository.create(user);
  }
}

// services/user.service.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
import { UserService, IUserRepository } from "./user.service";

describe("UserService", () => {
  let service: UserService;
  let mockRepository: IUserRepository;

  beforeEach(() => {
    mockRepository = {
      findById: vi.fn(),
      create: vi.fn(),
    };
    service = new UserService(mockRepository);
  });

  describe("getUser", () => {
    it("should return user if found", async () => {
      const mockUser = { id: "1", name: "John", email: "john@example.com" };
      vi.mocked(mockRepository.findById).mockResolvedValue(mockUser);

      const user = await service.getUser("1");

      expect(user).toEqual(mockUser);
      expect(mockRepository.findById).toHaveBeenCalledWith("1");
    });

    it("should throw error if user not found", async () => {
      vi.mocked(mockRepository.findById).mockResolvedValue(null);

      await expect(service.getUser("999")).rejects.toThrow("User not found");
    });
  });

  describe("createUser", () => {
    it("should create user successfully", async () => {
      const userData = { name: "John", email: "john@example.com" };
      const createdUser = { id: "1", ...userData };

      vi.mocked(mockRepository.create).mockResolvedValue(createdUser);

      const user = await service.createUser(userData);

      expect(user).toEqual(createdUser);
      expect(mockRepository.create).toHaveBeenCalled();
    });
  });
});

Pattern 3: Spying on Functions

// utils/logger.ts
export const logger = {
  info: (message: string) => console.log(`INFO: ${message}`),
  error: (message: string) => console.error(`ERROR: ${message}`),
};

// services/order.service.ts
import { logger } from "../utils/logger";

export class OrderService {
  async processOrder(orderId: string): Promise<void> {
    logger.info(`Processing order ${orderId}`);
    // Process order logic
    logger.info(`Order ${orderId} processed successfully`);
  }
}

// services/order.service.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
import { OrderService } from "./order.service";
import { logger } from "../utils/logger";

describe("OrderService", () => {
  let service: OrderService;
  let loggerSpy: any;

  beforeEach(() => {
    service = new OrderService();
    loggerSpy = vi.spyOn(logger, "info");
  });

  afterEach(() => {
    loggerSpy.mockRestore();
  });

  it("should log order processing", async () => {
    await service.processOrder("123");

    expect(loggerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Processing order 123");
    expect(loggerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Order 123 processed successfully");
    expect(loggerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
  });
});

Integration Testing

Integration tests verify real database operations and HTTP endpoints using supertest and a test database instance. Always truncate tables in beforeEach and tear down in afterAll.

For full API integration test examples (supertest + PostgreSQL) and database repository integration tests, see references/advanced-testing-patterns.md.

Frontend Testing with Testing Library

Test React components by rendering them and querying by role, placeholder, or test ID. Test hooks with renderHook + act. Prefer semantic queries (getByRole, getByPlaceholderText) over data-testid.

For complete React component test examples (UserForm, hooks with renderHook/act), see references/advanced-testing-patterns.md.

Test Fixtures and Factories

Use @faker-js/faker to generate realistic test data factories. Factories accept optional overrides so tests can set only the fields they care about:

// tests/fixtures/user.fixture.ts
import { faker } from "@faker-js/faker";

export function createUserFixture(overrides?: Partial<User>): User {
  return {
    id: faker.string.uuid(),
    name: faker.person.fullName(),
    email: faker.internet.email(),
    createdAt: faker.date.past(),
    ...overrides,
  };
}

For snapshot testing, coverage configuration, test organization patterns, promise testing, and timer mocking, see references/advanced-testing-patterns.md.

Best Practices

  1. Follow AAA Pattern: Arrange, Act, Assert
  2. One assertion per test: Or logically related assertions
  3. Descriptive test names: Should describe what is being tested
  4. Use beforeEach/afterEach: For setup and teardown
  5. Mock external dependencies: Keep tests isolated
  6. Test edge cases: Not just happy paths
  7. Avoid implementation details: Test behavior, not implementation
  8. Use test factories: For consistent test data
  9. Keep tests fast: Mock slow operations
  10. Write tests first (TDD): When possible
  11. Maintain test coverage: Aim for 80%+ coverage
  12. Use TypeScript: For type-safe tests
  13. Test error handling: Not just success cases
  14. Use data-testid sparingly: Prefer semantic queries
  15. Clean up after tests: Prevent test pollution

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Teaches testing patterns for JavaScript and TypeScript using Jest and Vitest, covering unit tests, integration tests, mocking, fixtures, and test-driven development. Includes concrete examples for pure functions, classes, async code, module mocking, dependency injection, and spying on functions.

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The skill covers unit tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests, mocking, async function testing, and dependency injection patterns.
Does this include React or Vue component testing?
The skill mentions component testing for React and Vue in the use cases, but the bundled examples focus on service and utility function patterns rather than detailed component testing with Testing Library.
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The skill lists CI/CD pipeline testing as a use case, but the examples focus on test configuration and patterns rather than CI/CD integration specifics.
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