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Expert guide for testing Next.js applications with Playwright, Jest, and React Testing Library. Use when writing tests, debugging test failures, or setting up test infrastructure.

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What this skill does


# Testing & QA Skill

## Overview

This skill helps you write comprehensive tests for Next.js applications using Playwright for E2E tests, Jest for unit tests, and React Testing Library for component tests.

## Testing Philosophy

### Testing Pyramid
1. **E2E Tests (10%)**: Critical user journeys
2. **Integration Tests (30%)**: Component interactions
3. **Unit Tests (60%)**: Individual functions and utilities

### What to Test
- **DO**: Test behavior, not implementation
- **DO**: Test user interactions and outcomes
- **DO**: Test error states and edge cases
- **DO**: Test accessibility
- **DON'T**: Test internal implementation details
- **DON'T**: Test third-party libraries
- **DON'T**: Over-test simple presentational components

## Playwright E2E Tests

### Setup

```typescript
// playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test'

export default defineConfig({
  testDir: './e2e',
  fullyParallel: true,
  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
  retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
  workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
  reporter: 'html',
  use: {
    baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
    trace: 'on-first-retry',
    screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
  },
  projects: [
    {
      name: 'chromium',
      use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] },
    },
    {
      name: 'Mobile Chrome',
      use: { ...devices['Pixel 5'] },
    },
  ],
  webServer: {
    command: 'npm run dev',
    url: 'http://localhost:3000',
    reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
  },
})
```

### Basic E2E Test

```typescript
// e2e/auth.spec.ts
import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'

test.describe('Authentication', () => {
  test('should sign up new user', async ({ page }) => {
    await page.goto('/signup')

    // Fill form
    await page.fill('input[name="email"]', '[email protected]')
    await page.fill('input[name="password"]', 'password123')
    await page.fill('input[name="confirmPassword"]', 'password123')

    // Submit
    await page.click('button[type="submit"]')

    // Verify redirect to dashboard
    await expect(page).toHaveURL('/dashboard')

    // Verify welcome message
    await expect(page.getByText('Welcome')).toBeVisible()
  })

  test('should show error for invalid credentials', async ({ page }) => {
    await page.goto('/login')

    await page.fill('input[name="email"]', '[email protected]')
    await page.fill('input[name="password"]', 'wrongpassword')
    await page.click('button[type="submit"]')

    // Verify error message
    await expect(page.getByText('Invalid credentials')).toBeVisible()
  })
})
```

### Advanced Playwright Patterns

```typescript
// Page Object Model
// e2e/pages/login.page.ts
export class LoginPage {
  constructor(private page: Page) {}

  async goto() {
    await this.page.goto('/login')
  }

  async login(email: string, password: string) {
    await this.page.fill('input[name="email"]', email)
    await this.page.fill('input[name="password"]', password)
    await this.page.click('button[type="submit"]')
  }

  async getErrorMessage() {
    return await this.page.locator('[role="alert"]').textContent()
  }
}

// Usage
test('login with page object', async ({ page }) => {
  const loginPage = new LoginPage(page)
  await loginPage.goto()
  await loginPage.login('[email protected]', 'password')
  await expect(page).toHaveURL('/dashboard')
})

// Fixtures for authenticated state
// e2e/fixtures.ts
export const test = base.extend<{ authenticatedPage: Page }>({
  authenticatedPage: async ({ page }, use) => {
    // Login
    await page.goto('/login')
    await page.fill('input[name="email"]', '[email protected]')
    await page.fill('input[name="password"]', 'password')
    await page.click('button[type="submit"]')
    await page.waitForURL('/dashboard')

    await use(page)
  },
})

// Usage
test('dashboard test', async ({ authenticatedPage }) => {
  await authenticatedPage.goto('/dashboard')
  // Test authenticated functionality
})
```

### Common Playwright Patterns

```typescript
// Wait for network
await page.waitForResponse(resp => resp.url().includes('/api/items'))

// Test file upload
await page.setInputFiles('input[type="file"]', 'path/to/file.jpg')

// Test download
const downloadPromise = page.waitForEvent('download')
await page.click('button:has-text("Download")')
const download = await downloadPromise
await download.saveAs('/path/to/save')

// Mock API responses
await page.route('**/api/items', route => {
  route.fulfill({
    status: 200,
    body: JSON.stringify({ items: [] }),
  })
})

// Screenshot for debugging
await page.screenshot({ path: 'debug.png', fullPage: true })

// Test responsive design
await page.setViewportSize({ width: 375, height: 667 }) // iPhone size

// Test accessibility
const accessibilityScanResults = await new AxeBuilder({ page }).analyze()
expect(accessibilityScanResults.violations).toEqual([])
```

## Component Testing

### Setup React Testing Library

```typescript
// jest.config.js
module.exports = {
  preset: 'ts-jest',
  testEnvironment: 'jsdom',
  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/jest.setup.js'],
  moduleNameMapper: {
    '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/src/$1',
  },
}

// jest.setup.js
import '@testing-library/jest-dom'
```

### Basic Component Test

```typescript
// components/button.test.tsx
import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
import { Button } from './button'

describe('Button', () => {
  it('renders with text', () => {
    render(<Button>Click me</Button>)
    expect(screen.getByText('Click me')).toBeInTheDocument()
  })

  it('calls onClick when clicked', () => {
    const handleClick = jest.fn()
    render(<Button onClick={handleClick}>Click me</Button>)

    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Click me'))
    expect(handleClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
  })

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

  it('applies variant styles', () => {
    render(<Button variant="destructive">Delete</Button>)
    const button = screen.getByText('Delete')
    expect(button).toHaveClass('bg-red-600')
  })
})
```

### Testing Async Components

```typescript
// components/user-profile.test.tsx
import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
import { UserProfile } from './user-profile'

// Mock fetch
global.fetch = jest.fn()

describe('UserProfile', () => {
  beforeEach(() => {
    jest.clearAllMocks()
  })

  it('displays loading state initially', () => {
    (fetch as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() =>
      new Promise(() => {}) // Never resolves
    )

    render(<UserProfile userId="123" />)
    expect(screen.getByText('Loading...')).toBeInTheDocument()
  })

  it('displays user data when loaded', async () => {
    (fetch as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValueOnce({
      ok: true,
      json: async () => ({ name: 'John Doe', email: '[email protected]' }),
    })

    render(<UserProfile userId="123" />)

    await waitFor(() => {
      expect(screen.getByText('John Doe')).toBeInTheDocument()
      expect(screen.getByText('[email protected]')).toBeInTheDocument()
    })
  })

  it('displays error message when fetch fails', async () => {
    (fetch as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Failed to fetch'))

    render(<UserProfile userId="123" />)

    await waitFor(() => {
      expect(screen.getByText('Error loading user')).toBeInTheDocument()
    })
  })
})
```

### Testing Forms

```typescript
// components/contact-form.test.tsx
import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
import { ContactForm } from './contact-form'

describe('ContactForm', () => {
  it('validates required fields', async () => {
    render(<ContactForm />)

    const submitButton = screen.getByText('Submit')
    fireEvent.click(submitButton)

    await waitFor(() => {
      expect(screen.getByText('Email is required')).toBeInTheDocument()
      expect(screen.getBy
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