# Jest Unit Testing Prompt

A specialized .cursorrules prompt for creating comprehensive unit tests using Jest with TypeScript support.

## What You Can Build

- **Unit Test Suites**: Focused tests for critical business logic and utility functions
- **Mock-Based Testing**: Tests that properly isolate code from external dependencies
- **Data-Driven Tests**: Tests that validate functionality across multiple data scenarios
- **TypeScript Testing**: Strongly-typed tests with proper interface definitions
- **Edge Case Coverage**: Tests that handle unexpected inputs and boundary conditions

## Benefits

- **Proper Dependency Isolation**: Consistent mocking of dependencies before imports
- **Complete TypeScript Support**: Full type safety for tested functions and mocked dependencies
- **Comprehensive Test Coverage**: Focus on business logic with various data scenarios
- **Organized Test Structure**: Logical grouping of tests in descriptive describe blocks
- **Edge Case Detection**: Testing for null, undefined, and unexpected types that often cause bugs
- **Maintainable Test Suite**: Limited number of focused tests per file for better maintainability

## Synopsis

This prompt helps developers create high-quality unit tests with Jest that focus on critical functionality while ensuring proper mocking of dependencies, comprehensive data scenarios, and edge case coverage.

## Overview of .cursorrules Prompt

The .cursorrules prompt guides developers in creating effective unit tests using Jest with these key elements:

- **TypeScript Detection**: Automatically detects and adapts to TypeScript usage in the project
- **Dependency Mocking**: Guidelines for properly mocking dependencies before imports using Jest's mocking functions
- **Best Practices**: Eight essential practices for unit testing, including critical functionality focus, data scenarios, and edge cases
- **Example Test Patterns**: Provides detailed examples of unit tests in both JavaScript and TypeScript with proper structure
- **Maintainable Approach**: Focus on writing a limited number of high-value tests per file
- **Test Organization**: Structure tests using describe/it blocks with descriptive names
- **AAA Pattern**: Examples using the Arrange-Act-Assert pattern for clear test structure