Building Test-Driven React Components with Copilot

Course details

Test-driven development meets AI pair programming in this hands-on course that teaches you how to leverage AI coding assistants to write effective test suites for React applications. In this course, software developer and instructor Eve Porcello shows you how to build robust React applications by combining test-driven development with AI pair programming assistants. Learn practical strategies for crafting effective prompts that guide AI tools to generate accurate test cases. Explore the balance between human expertise and AI capabilities, discovering when to use automation. Plus, complete hands-on projects to develop confidence in implementing complete test suites for React components and hooks.

Learning objectives
Identify the key components of an effective AI pair programming workflow in a React development environment.
Formulate test-driven development strategies that use AI assistance for React components and hooks.
Demonstrate how to write effective prompts that guide AI tools to generate accurate test cases for React applications.
Implement a complete test suite for a React app.

Concepts

Introduction

Writing better React tests with AI
What you should know

The Setup

Understanding test-driven development (TDD) in React
Setting up the development environment
Introducing Microsoft Copilot
Working with the TDD cycle

Basic Testing with AI

Crafting effective test prompts
Testing hooks with AI support
Writing props tests
Testing state variables
Refactoring component tests

Testing Techniques

Debugging failed tests
Refactoring tests
Setting up analytics check
Generating mock data
Mocking external dependencies
Testing user interactions
Challenge - Testing UI
Solution - Testing UI

Testing Best Practices

Testing simple forms
Using edit mode
Working with agent mode
Improving code quality with agent mode
Automating tests with scripts

Conclusion

Next steps

Building Test-Driven React Components with Copilot

Authors

Eve Porcello