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Jest Skill

lambdatest/jest-skill

> Generates Jest unit and integration tests in JavaScript or TypeScript. Covers mocking, snapshots, async testing, and React component testing. Use when user mentions "Jest", "describe/it/expect", "jest.mock", "snapshot test", "JS test", "React test".

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository
npx skills add https://github.com/LambdaTest/agent-skills --skill jest-skill

The instruction itself

11 sections, as written by the author

Jest Testing Skill

Core Patterns

Basic Test

describe('Calculator', () => {
  let calc;
  beforeEach(() => { calc = new Calculator(); });

  test('adds two numbers', () => {
    expect(calc.add(2, 3)).toBe(5);
  });

  test('throws on division by zero', () => {
    expect(() => calc.divide(10, 0)).toThrow('Division by zero');
  });
});

Matchers

expect(value).toBe(exact);                 // === strict
expect(value).toEqual(object);             // deep equality
expect(value).toBeTruthy();
expect(value).toBeNull();
expect(value).toBeGreaterThan(3);
expect(value).toBeCloseTo(0.3, 5);
expect(str).toMatch(/regex/);
expect(arr).toContain(item);
expect(arr).toHaveLength(3);
expect(obj).toHaveProperty('name');
expect(obj).toMatchObject({ name: 'Alice' });
expect(() => fn()).toThrow(CustomError);

Mocking

// Mock function
const mockFn = jest.fn();
mockFn.mockReturnValue(42);
mockFn.mockResolvedValue({ data: 'test' });
expect(mockFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('arg1');
expect(mockFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);

// Mock module
jest.mock('./database');
const db = require('./database');
db.getUser.mockResolvedValue({ name: 'Alice' });

// Mock with implementation
jest.mock('./api', () => ({
  fetchUsers: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ name: 'Alice' }]),
}));

// Spy
const spy = jest.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation();
expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('expected');
spy.mockRestore();

// Fake timers
jest.useFakeTimers();
jest.advanceTimersByTime(1000);
jest.useRealTimers();

Async Testing

test('fetches users', async () => {
  const users = await fetchUsers();
  expect(users).toHaveLength(3);
});

test('resolves with data', () => {
  return expect(fetchData()).resolves.toEqual({ data: 'value' });
});

test('rejects with error', () => {
  return expect(fetchBadData()).rejects.toThrow('not found');
});

React Component Testing (Testing Library)

import { render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
import LoginForm from './LoginForm';

test('submits login form', async () => {
  const onSubmit = jest.fn();
  render(<LoginForm onSubmit={onSubmit} />);

  fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText('Email'), {
    target: { value: '[email protected]' },
  });
  fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText('Password'), {
    target: { value: 'password123' },
  });
  fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /login/i }));

  await waitFor(() => {
    expect(onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
      email: '[email protected]', password: 'password123',
    });
  });
});

Snapshot Testing

test('renders correctly', () => {
  const tree = renderer.create(<Button label="Click" />).toJSON();
  expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot();
});
// Update: jest --updateSnapshot

Anti-Patterns

| Bad | Good | Why |

|-----|------|-----|

| expect(x === y).toBe(true) | expect(x).toBe(y) | Better errors |

| No await on async | Always await | Swallows failures |

| Snapshot everything | Snapshot UI, assert logic | Snapshot fatigue |

Quick Reference

| Task | Command |

|------|---------|

| Run all | npx jest |

| Watch | npx jest --watch |

| Coverage | npx jest --coverage |

| Update snapshots | npx jest --updateSnapshot |

| Run file | npx jest tests/calc.test.js |

| Single test | test.only('name', () => {}) |

Deep Patterns

For production-grade patterns, see reference/playbook.md:

| Section | What's Inside |

|---------|--------------|

| §1 Production Config | Node + React configs, path aliases, coverage thresholds |

| §2 Mocking Deep Dive | Module/partial/manual mocks, spies, timers, env vars |

| §3 Async Patterns | Promises, rejections, event emitters, streams |

| §4 test.each | Array, tagged template, describe.each for table-driven tests |

| §5 Custom Matchers | toBeWithinRange, toBeValidEmail, TypeScript declarations |

| §6 React Testing Library | userEvent, hooks, context providers |

| §7 Snapshot Testing | Component, inline, property matchers |

| §8 API Service Testing | Mocked axios, CRUD patterns, error handling |

| §9 Global Setup | Multi-project config, DB setup/teardown |

| §10 CI/CD | GitHub Actions with coverage gates |

| §11 Debugging Table | 10 common problems with fixes |

| §12 Best Practices | 15-item production checklist |

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take lambdatest/jest-skill from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.

Install what it needs

The instructions reference npx. Without those the skill loads but fails at the first command.