testing-vitest

name	testing-vitest
description	Set up + write Vitest unit/component tests for JavaScript/TypeScript apps, React components, utilities, and API helpers. Detection-first; respects existing Jest/Vitest setup. Triggers: "vitest setup", "unit test", "gen test", "viet test", "test component", "jsdom test", "@testing-library".

testing-vitest — Vitest Setup + Patterns

Step 0 — Detect existing test runner

Read package.json → scan devDependencies:

Found	Action
vitest	Use existing config. Skip install. Read vitest.config.* to understand setup.
jest	Project is Jest-based. Offer to write Jest-style tests OR migrate to Vitest (warn: migration is a separate branch, out of scope here). Default = write Jest style.
neither	New setup. Continue to Step 1.

NEVER install Vitest if Jest is already present — user must explicitly request migration.

Step 1 — Install (new setup only)

npm install -D vitest @vitest/ui @testing-library/react @testing-library/jest-dom @testing-library/user-event jsdom @vitejs/plugin-react

Add scripts to package.json:

"test": "vitest run",
"test:watch": "vitest",
"test:ui": "vitest --ui",
"test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage"

Step 2 — Config file

Create vitest.config.ts at repo root:

import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
import path from 'node:path'

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [react()],
  test: {
    environment: 'jsdom',
    globals: true,
    setupFiles: ['./test/setup.ts'],
    css: true,
    coverage: { provider: 'v8', reporter: ['text', 'html'] },
  },
  resolve: {
    alias: { '@': path.resolve(__dirname, './') },
  },
})

Create test/setup.ts:

import '@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest'
import { afterEach } from 'vitest'
import { cleanup } from '@testing-library/react'
afterEach(() => cleanup())

Add to tsconfig.json types: "types": ["vitest/globals", "@testing-library/jest-dom"]

Step 3 — Patterns

Pattern: pure function (happy + edge)

// lib/cart.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import { calcTotal, applyDiscount } from './cart'

describe('calcTotal', () => {
  it('sums item prices', () => {
    expect(calcTotal([{ price: 100 }, { price: 50 }])).toBe(150)
  })
  it('handles empty cart', () => {
    expect(calcTotal([])).toBe(0)
  })
  it('ignores negative prices', () => {
    expect(calcTotal([{ price: -10 }, { price: 5 }])).toBe(5)
  })
})

Pattern: React component

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

describe('LoginForm', () => {
  it('submits with entered email', async () => {
    const onSubmit = vi.fn()
    render(<LoginForm onSubmit={onSubmit} />)
    await userEvent.type(screen.getByLabelText(/email/i), '[e-mail]')
    await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /login/i }))
    expect(onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ email: '[e-mail]' })
  })
})

Pattern: mock Supabase client

import { vi } from 'vitest'

vi.mock('@/lib/supabase', () => ({
  supabase: {
    from: vi.fn(() => ({
      select: vi.fn(() => ({ eq: vi.fn(() => ({ data: [{ id: 1 }], error: null })) })),
    })),
    auth: { getUser: vi.fn(() => ({ data: { user: { id: 'u1' } }, error: null })) },
  },
}))

Pattern: Next.js Server Component

Server Components can't mount via RTL directly — test the async function's return shape:

import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import Page from './page'

it('returns items from DB', async () => {
  const result = await Page()
  expect(result.props.children).toBeDefined()
})

For full render, prefer Playwright (E2E).

Pattern: API route handler

// app/api/hello/route.test.ts
import { GET } from './route'
import { NextRequest } from 'next/server'

it('returns 200 with message', async () => {
  const req = new NextRequest('http://localhost/api/hello')
  const res = await GET(req)
  expect(res.status).toBe(200)
  expect(await res.json()).toEqual({ message: 'hello' })
})

Step 4 — Gotchas

• "ReferenceError: window is not defined" → test file imports something needing jsdom, but environment not set. Fix: add // @vitest-environment jsdom at top.
• Module alias @/ not found → check resolve.alias in vitest.config.ts matches tsconfig.json paths.
• Next.js server-only modules (next/headers, cookies()) → mock them; real ones throw outside request context.
• CSS imports fail → keep css: true in vitest config OR use vite-plugin-virtual to stub them.

Constraints

• Adapt to existing test runner — do NOT install vitest alongside jest
• Test files sit next to source (lib/x.ts → lib/x.test.ts) for visibility
• Never commit .vitest/ cache directory — add to .gitignore if missing