How to unit test a method of react component?
Unit TestingReactjsChaiEnzymeUnit Testing Problem Overview
I am trying to unit test my reactjs component:
import React from 'react';
import Modal from 'react-modal';
import store from '../../../store'
import lodash from 'lodash'
export class AddToOrder extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {checked: false}
//debugger
}
checkBoxChecked() {
return true
}
render() {
console.log('testing=this.props.id',this.props.id )
return (
<div className="order">
<label>
<input
id={this.props.parent}
checked={this.checkBoxChecked()}
onChange={this.addToOrder.bind(this, this.props)}
type="checkbox"/>
Add to order
</label>
</div>
)
}
}
export default AddToOrder;
Just to get started I am already struggling to assert the checkBoxChecked method:
import React from 'react-native';
import {shallow} from 'enzyme';
import {AddToOrder} from '../app/components/buttons/addtoorder/addtoorder';
import {expect} from 'chai';
import {mount} from 'enzyme';
import jsdom from 'jsdom';
const doc = jsdom.jsdom('<!doctype html><html><body></body></html>')
global.document = doc
global.window = doc.defaultView
let props;
beforeEach(() => {
props = {
cart: {
items: [{
id: 100,
price: 2000,
name:'Docs'
}]
}
};
});
describe('AddToOrder component', () => {
it('should be handling checkboxChecked', () => {
const wrapper = shallow(<AddToOrder {...props.cart} />);
expect(wrapper.checkBoxChecked()).equals(true); //error appears here
});
});
How can I unit test a method on the component? This is the error I am getting:
TypeError: Cannot read property 'checked' of undefined
Unit Testing Solutions
Solution 1 - Unit Testing
You are almost there. Just change your expect to this:
expect(wrapper.instance().checkBoxChecked()).equals(true);
You can go through this link to know more about testing component methods using enzyme
Solution 2 - Unit Testing
For those who find the accepted answer as not working, try using .dive() on your shallow wrapper before using .instance():
expect(wrapper.dive().instance().somePrivateMethod()).toEqual(true);
Reference: Testing component methods with enzyme
Solution 3 - Unit Testing
Extend of previous answer. If you have connected component (Redux) , try next code :
const store=configureStore();
const context = { store };
const wrapper = shallow(
<MyComponent,
{ context },
);
const inst = wrapper.dive().instance();
inst.myCustomMethod('hello');