Testing Vue.js Applications

Edd Yerburgh

ISBN 10: 1617295248 / ISBN 13: 9781617295249

Published by Manning Publications, US, 2019

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Description Vue.js is one of the fastest growing and most popular open-source JavaScript frameworks around. Vue's meteoric success is found in its simplicity and short learning curve, but few resources are available to teach you how to test a Vue application effectively and efficiently.   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 avoriaz, teaches readers how to set up effective testing practices.   Key features ·    Creating and testing Vue mixins ·    Building and testing component output, method, and events ·    Running unit tests, snapshot tests, and end to end tests in Jest   Audience Written for developers with an intermediate knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS and a basic understanding of Vue.js. Some experience with ES6 is helpful, but not required. About the technology Vue is a powerful web framework that changes the way you build web UI. To test applications built with Vue, you need to master a new set of tools and techniques designed to work with Vue's unique reactive design and the flexible collection of components that make up the Vue stack.   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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Testing Vue.js Applications
• Publisher: Manning Publications, US
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617295248
• ISBN 13: 9781617295249
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 480 grams

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Synopsis

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

1. Introduction to testing Vue applications
2. Creating your first test
3. Testing rendered component output
4. Testing component methods
5. Testing events
6. Understanding Vuex
7. Testing Vuex
8. Organizing tests with factory functions
9. Understanding Vue Router
10. Testing Vue Router
11. Testing mixins and filters
12. Writing snapshot tests
13. Testing server-side rendering
14. Writing end-to-end tests

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

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.