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Add ability to test UI widgets
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Description
From @PeterStaev on April 23, 2016 9:57
From what I see currently it is not possible to test UI widgets. I tried to parse a widget with builder.parse or just create a new object inside the test and set up properties/bindings but both approaches do not initialize the widget fully (i.e. on android the _createUI function is not called, on iOS onLoaded event is never fired). Would be great if we can add tests for UI widgets (especially for people developing UI plugins :))
Copied from original issue: NativeScript/nativescript-unit-test-runner#9
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Start by investigating the unit-test handling around builder.parse and direct widget creation, focusing on the Android _createUI path and the iOS onLoaded event mentioned in the report. Determine how widget lifecycle initialization should be exercised in tests, and consider the work complete when UI widgets can be instantiated and their platform-specific initialization is testable on both platforms.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100