context-thief
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Helper function to steal React context values for testing
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Context Thief
Helper function to steal React context values for testing
Description
Context Thief stores the current context value for the inputted context for use in tests.
If you test components with contexts and don't want to create a new function or component every time, this module is for you!
Installation
npm install --save-dev context-thief
Usage
createContextThief(context)
Returns: {ContextThief, contextValue}
Object containing the component to render and the outputted value
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | --------- | -------------------------------------- |
| context | Context
| Instance of React.Context
to consume |
Example
example-component.tsx
import React from "react";
export const ExampleContext = React.createContext(false);
export const ExampleComponent: React.FC<{children: React.ReactNode}> = ({children}) => {
return (
<TestContext.Provider value={true}>
{children}
</TestContext.Provider>
);
};
example-component.test.tsx
import React from "react";
import {render} from "@testing-library/react";
import {createContextThief} from "context-thief";
import {ExampleContext, ExampleComponent} from "./example-component";
it("should have the default current context value", () => {
const {ContextThief, contextValue} = createContextThief(ExampleContext);
render(
<ExampleComponent>
<ContextThief />
</ExampleComponent>
);
expect(contextValue.current).toBe(true);
});
License
Copyright Evelyn Hathaway, MIT License
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