unit-testing

name	unit-testing
description	Vitest testing patterns for Vue components and Express routes. Use when writing unit tests, integration tests, mocking dependencies, or testing async code.

Unit Testing Skill

Patterns for unit and integration testing with Vitest.

When to Use This Skill

• Writing Vue component tests
• Writing Express route tests
• Mocking Pinia stores
• Mocking Prisma database
• Testing async operations

Reference Documentation

For detailed patterns and conventions, see:

• Frontend Testing Instructions
• Backend Testing Instructions

Quick Reference

Vue Component Test Pattern

import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
import { mount, VueWrapper } from '@vue/test-utils'
import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
import TaskCard from '@/components/TaskCard.vue'

describe('TaskCard', () => {
  let wrapper: VueWrapper

  const mockTask = {
    id: '1',
    title: 'Test Task',
    status: { name: 'Todo', color: '#6B7280' },
    priority: { name: 'High', color: '#EF4444' }
  }

  beforeEach(() => {
    wrapper = mount(TaskCard, {
      props: { task: mockTask },
      global: {
        plugins: [createTestingPinia()]
      }
    })
  })

  it('renders task title', () => {
    expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Test Task')
  })

  it('emits update event on save', async () => {
    await wrapper.find('[data-testid="save-btn"]').trigger('click')
    expect(wrapper.emitted('update')).toBeTruthy()
  })
})

Backend Route Test Pattern

import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
import request from 'supertest'
import express from 'express'
import tasksRouter from '../routes/tasks.js'

// Mock Prisma BEFORE importing it
vi.mock('../lib/prisma.js', () => ({
  prisma: {
    task: {
      findMany: vi.fn(),
      findUnique: vi.fn(),
      create: vi.fn(),
      update: vi.fn(),
      delete: vi.fn()
    }
  }
}))

import { prisma } from '../lib/prisma.js'

describe('Tasks Routes', () => {
  let app: express.Application

  beforeEach(() => {
    app = express()
    app.use(express.json())
    app.use('/api/tasks', tasksRouter)
    vi.clearAllMocks()
  })

  describe('GET /api/tasks', () => {
    it('returns all tasks',  () => {
       mockTasks = [
        { : , : , : { :  } }
      ]
      vi.(prisma..).(mockTasks)

       response =  (app).()

      (response.).()
      (response.).(mockTasks)
    })
  })

  (,  {
    (,  () => {
       newTask = { : , :  }
       created = { : , ...newTask }
      vi.(prisma..).(created)

       response =  (app)
        .()
        .(newTask)

      (response.).()
      (response.).(created)
    })
  })

  (,  {
    (,  () => {
      vi.(prisma..).()

       response =  (app).()

      (response.).()
    })
  })
})

Critical Rules

1. Use data-testid selectors – not CSS classes
2. Mock at module level – before imports
3. Clear mocks in beforeEach – prevent test pollution
4. Use AAA pattern – Arrange, Act, Assert
5. Test behavior, not implementation

Pinia Store Mocking

import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'

// With initial state
const wrapper = mount(Component, {
  global: {
    plugins: [
      createTestingPinia({
        initialState: {
          tasks: { 
            tasks: [mockTask], 
            isLoading: false 
          }
        }
      })
    ]
  }
})

// Access store in tests
const store = useTasksStore()
expect(store.tasks).toHaveLength(1)

Vue Router Mocking

import { createRouter, createMemoryHistory } from 'vue-router'

const router = createRouter({
  history: createMemoryHistory(),
  routes: [
    { path: '/', component: { template: '<div />' } }
  ]
})

const wrapper = mount(Component, {
  global: {
    plugins: [router]
  }
})

await router.isReady()

Testing Async Operations

it('handles async action', async () => {
  const mockData = { id: '1', title: 'Task' }
  vi.mocked(fetchData).mockResolvedValue(mockData)

  const { result } = await doAsyncOperation()

  expect(result).toEqual(mockData)
})

it('handles async errors', async () => {
  vi.mocked(fetchData).mockRejectedValue(new Error('Failed'))

  await expect(doAsyncOperation()).rejects.toThrow('Failed')
})

Test Coverage Checklist

For each unit:

• Renders correctly with props
• Handles user interactions
• Emits correct events
• Handles loading states
• Handles error states
• Handles edge cases (null, empty, etc.)

Commands

# Frontend tests
npm run test

# Backend tests
cd backend && npm run test:run

# Watch mode
npm run test -- --watch

# Coverage
npm run test -- --coverage