Testing Next.js Applications with Cypress

Intermediate

48 Lessons

20h

Certificate of Completion

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This course includes

1 Assessment

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5 Quizzes

This course includes

1 Assessment

71 Playgrounds

5 Quizzes

Course Overview

Gain real-world knowledge for making Next.js websites more reliable through smart testing. You will start this course by understanding the basics of Next.js and how files are organized, and data is fetched. Then, you will explore Cypress, a tool that helps you test your website to ensure everything works as expected. In this course, you will learn the ins and outs of Cypress by selecting elements and making assertions. Next, you will learn how to test a real-world Next.js application and get hands-on exper...Show More

What You'll Learn

Proficiency in the fundamentals of Next.js and Cypress

An understanding of testing web applications using Cypress

Working knowledge of writing Cypress tests using the Cypress testing syntax

Hands-on experience writing end-to-end and component tests

Proficiency in using Cypress to test the functionality and behavior of React components

An understanding of the best practices for writing robust and maintainable tests in Cypress

What You'll Learn

Proficiency in the fundamentals of Next.js and Cypress

Course Content

Introduction to Next.js and Testing

Introduction to Course

What We Will Learn

Getting Started Quiz: Testing

Introduction to Cypress

What is Cypress?Selecting Elements With Cypress Making Assertions With Cypress The Pros and Cons of Cypress Quiz: Cypress

Testing a Next.js Application

Introduction to Our Next.js Demo Application Setting Up a Test Environment Organizing Cypress Tests Populating Database for Testing Cleaning Up After the Tests Quiz: Testing Next.js Applications

End-To-End Testing with Cypress

Component Testing with Cypress

Introduction to Component Testing Setting Up the Component Test Environment Mounting React Components Challenge: Cypress Component Testing Solution: Cypress Component Testing Using Spies Challenge: Cypress Spies Solution: Cypress Spies Drawbacks of Component Testing Quiz: Component Testing

Assessment: Testing Next.js Applications with Cypress

Assessment

Conclusion

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