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name: component-tester description: Write, run, and analyze component tests using Vitest 4 and React Testing Library with coverage analysis, visual regression, and accessibility validation allowed-tools:

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Component Tester

Expert skill for testing UI component libraries with Vitest 4 and React Testing Library. Specializes in Browser Mode, visual regression testing, comprehensive coverage analysis, and accessibility validation.

Technology Stack (2025)

Testing Framework

• Vitest 4.0 - Browser Mode stable, visual regression built-in
• @testing-library/react 16 - React 19 support
• @testing-library/user-event 14 - Realistic user interactions
• @vitest/browser-playwright - Browser provider for visual testing
• @axe-core/react 5 - Accessibility testing

Coverage & Reporting

• @vitest/coverage-v8 - Fast V8-based coverage
• Playwright Traces - Debug failed tests with traces
• HTML Reporter - Visual test reports

Core Capabilities

1. Test Writing

• Unit tests for individual components
• Integration tests for component interactions
• Visual regression tests (Vitest 4 Browser Mode)
• Accessibility tests (a11y)
• User interaction tests
• Async behavior testing
• Server Component testing

2. Vitest 4.0 Features

• Browser Mode Stable - Real browser testing
• Visual Regression - Built-in screenshot comparison
• Playwright Traces - Debugging with traces
• Improved TypeScript - Better type inference

3. Test Patterns

• Arrange-Act-Assert (AAA) pattern
• Test fixtures and factories
• Custom render functions
• Mock management
• React 19 use API testing

Configuration

Vitest 4 Config

// vitest.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [react()],
  test: {
    globals: true,
    environment: 'jsdom',
    setupFiles: './src/test/setup.ts',
    css: true,
    coverage: {
      provider: 'v8',
      reporter: ['text', 'html', 'lcov'],
      exclude: [
        'node_modules/',
        'src/test/',
        '**/*.d.ts',
        '**/*.config.*',
        'dist/',
      ],
      thresholds: {
        lines: 80,
        functions: 80,
        branches: 80,
        statements: 80,
      },
    },
    // Browser Mode (Vitest 4)
    browser: {
      enabled: true,
      provider: 'playwright',
      name: 'chromium',
      headless: true,
    },
  },
})

Browser Mode Setup

// vitest.workspace.ts
import { defineWorkspace } from 'vitest/config'

export default defineWorkspace([
  {
    extends: './vitest.config.ts',
    test: {
      name: 'unit',
      environment: 'jsdom',
      include: ['src/**/*.test.{ts,tsx}'],
    },
  },
  {
    extends: './vitest.config.ts',
    test: {
      name: 'browser',
      browser: {
        enabled: true,
        provider: 'playwright',
        instances: [{ browser: 'chromium' }],
      },
      include: ['src/**/*.browser.test.{ts,tsx}'],
    },
  },
])

Setup File

// src/test/setup.ts
import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest'
import { cleanup } from '@testing-library/react'
import { afterEach, vi } from 'vitest'

afterEach(() => {
  cleanup()
})

// Mock matchMedia
Object.defineProperty(window, 'matchMedia', {
  writable: true,
  value: vi.fn().mockImplementation(query => ({
    matches: false,
    media: query,
    onchange: null,
    addListener: vi.fn(),
    removeListener: vi.fn(),
    addEventListener: vi.fn(),
    removeEventListener: vi.fn(),
    dispatchEvent: vi.fn(),
  })),
})

// Mock IntersectionObserver
global.IntersectionObserver = class IntersectionObserver {
  constructor() {}
  disconnect() {}
  observe() {}
  takeRecords() { return [] }
  unobserve() {}
} as any

Test Examples

Basic Component Test

// Button.test.tsx
import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
import { userEvent } from '@testing-library/user-event'
import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
import { Button } from './Button'

describe('Button', () => {
  it('renders with text', () => {
    render(<Button>Click me</Button>)
    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /click me/i })).toBeInTheDocument()
  })

  it('calls onClick when clicked', async () => {
    const handleClick = vi.fn()
    const user = userEvent.setup()

    render(<Button onClick={handleClick}>Click me</Button>)
    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button'))

    expect(handleClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
  })

  it('is disabled when disabled prop is true', () => {
    render(<Button disabled>Click me</Button>)
    expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toBeDisabled()
  })

  it('applies variant styles', () => {
    const { rerender } = render(<Button variant="primary">Primary</Button>)
    expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toHaveClass('bg-primary')

    rerender(<Button variant="secondary">Secondary</Button>)
    expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toHaveClass('bg-secondary')
  })
})

Visual Regression Test (Vitest 4)

// Button.visual.test.tsx
import { page } from '@vitest/browser/context'
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import { render } from '@testing-library/react'
import { Button } from './Button'

describe('Button visual', () => {
  it('matches default screenshot', async () => {
    render(<Button>Click me</Button>)

    await expect(page.screenshot()).toMatchFileSnapshot(
      './__snapshots__/button-default.png'
    )
  })

  it('matches hover state screenshot', async () => {
    render(<Button>Hover me</Button>)

    const button = page.getByRole('button')
    await button.hover()

    await expect(page.screenshot()).toMatchFileSnapshot(
      './__snapshots__/button-hover.png'
    )
  })

  it('matches all variants', async () => {
    const variants = ['primary', 'secondary', 'outline', 'ghost'] as const

    for (const variant of variants) {
      render(<Button variant={variant}>{variant}</Button>)

      await expect(page.screenshot()).toMatchFileSnapshot(
        `./__snapshots__/button-${variant}.png`
      )
    }
  })
})

Accessibility Test

// Button.a11y.test.tsx
import { render } from '@testing-library/react'
import { axe, toHaveNoViolations } from 'jest-axe'
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import { Button } from './Button'

expect.extend(toHaveNoViolations)

describe('Button accessibility', () => {
  it('has no accessibility violations', async () => {
    const { container } = render(<Button>Click me</Button>)
    const results = await axe(container)
    expect(results).toHaveNoViolations()
  })

  it('has correct ARIA label when icon-only', async () => {
    const { container } = render(
      <Button aria-label="Close dialog" size="icon">
        <XIcon />
      </Button>
    )
    const results = await axe(container)
    expect(results).toHaveNoViolations()
  })
})

Keyboard Navigation Test

// Menu.test.tsx
import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
import { userEvent } from '@testing-library/user-event'
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import { Menu } from './Menu'

describe('Menu keyboard navigation', () => {
  it('opens menu with Enter key', async () => {
    const user = userEvent.setup()
    render(<Menu />)

    const trigger = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /open menu/i })
    await user.tab()
    await user.keyboard('{Enter}')

    expect(screen.getByRole('menu')).toBeInTheDocument()
  })

  it('navigates items with arrow keys', async () => {
    const user = userEvent.setup()
    render(<Menu defaultOpen />)

    const items = screen.getAllByRole('menuitem')

    await user.tab()
    expect(items[0]).toHaveFocus()

    await user.keyboard('{ArrowDown}')
    expect(items[1]).toHaveFocus()

    await user.keyboard('{ArrowUp}')
    expect(items[0]).toHaveFocus()
  })

  it('closes menu with Escape key', async () => {
    const user = userEvent.setup()
    render(<Menu defaultOpen />)

    expect(screen.getByRole('menu')).toBeInTheDocument()

    await user.keyboard('{Escape}')

    expect(screen.queryByRole('menu')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
  })
})

React 19 Server Component Test

// ProductList.test.tsx
import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'

// Mock the database
vi.mock('@/lib/db', () => ({
  db: {
    products: {
      findMany: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([
        { id: '1', name: 'Product 1', price: 100 },
        { id: '2', name: 'Product 2', price: 200 },
      ]),
    },
  },
}))

describe('ProductList Server Component', () => {
  it('renders products from database', async () => {
    const ProductList = (await import('./ProductList')).default

    render(await ProductList())

    expect(screen.getByText('Product 1')).toBeInTheDocument()
    expect(screen.getByText('Product 2')).toBeInTheDocument()
  })
})

Custom Hooks Test

// useCounter.test.ts
import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react'
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import { useCounter } from './useCounter'

describe('useCounter', () => {
  it('increments counter', () => {
    const { result } = renderHook(() => useCounter())

    expect(result.current.count).toBe(0)

    act(() => {
      result.current.increment()
    })

    expect(result.current.count).toBe(1)
  })

  it('decrements counter', () => {
    const { result } = renderHook(() => useCounter(10))

    act(() => {
      result.current.decrement()
    })

    expect(result.current.count).toBe(9)
  })

  it('resets to initial value', () => {
    const { result } = renderHook(() => useCounter(5))

    act(() => {
      result.current.increment()
      result.current.increment()
      result.current.reset()
    })

    expect(result.current.count).toBe(5)
  })
})

Testing Best Practices

What to Test

• User-visible behavior
• Accessibility features
• User interactions
• Different prop combinations
• Edge cases and error states
• Loading and async states

What NOT to Test

• Implementation details
• Internal state directly
• Styling (use visual regression)
• Third-party libraries
• Framework internals

Query Priority Order

// 1. Accessible to all (best)
getByRole('button', { name: /submit/i })
getByLabelText(/username/i)
getByPlaceholderText(/enter email/i)
getByText(/welcome/i)

// 2. Semantic (good)
getByAltText(/profile picture/i)
getByTitle(/tooltip/i)

// 3. Test IDs (last resort)
getByTestId('submit-button')

Running Tests

Commands

# Run all tests
npm test

# Watch mode
npm test -- --watch

# Run with coverage
npm test -- --coverage

# Run visual tests
npm test -- --project=browser

# Update visual snapshots
npm test -- --update-snapshots

# Run in UI mode
npm test -- --ui

# Run specific file
npm test Button.test.tsx

CI/CD Integration

# .github/workflows/test.yml
name: Test

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '22'
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npx playwright install chromium
      - run: npm test -- --coverage
      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
        with:
          file: ./coverage/lcov.info

When to Use This Skill

Activate when you need to:

• Write unit tests for components
• Create visual regression tests
• Set up test infrastructure
• Analyze test coverage
• Add accessibility tests
• Test user interactions
• Mock API calls
• Configure Vitest 4
• Debug test issues

Output Format

Provide:

1. Complete Test Suite: All test cases
2. Coverage Report: What's tested
3. Setup Instructions: Configuration needed
4. Accessibility Notes: A11y test results
5. Visual Tests: Screenshot comparison setup