useAsyncData & unit-testing
My component contains:
My test:
But
does not display anything.
If I remove await in component, console.log display render code.
Why? How can I resolve this problem?
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Hi @Yuri. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave:
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Based on the information provided in the knowledge sources, I can offer some insights into your issue with
useAsyncData
and unit testing in Nuxt.
The problem you're experiencing is likely related to how useAsyncData
works and how it's being mocked in your test. Let's break it down:
1. useAsyncData
is a composable that's meant to be called directly in a setup function, plugin, or route middleware. It returns reactive composables and handles adding responses to the Nuxt payload Docs > Getting Started > Data Fetching (https://nuxt.com/docs/getting-started/data-fetching).
2. In your component, you're using await useAsyncData(...)
. This is causing the component to wait for the async operation to complete before rendering.
3. In your test, you're mocking useAsyncData
using mockNuxtImport
. However, the mock you've provided doesn't fully replicate the behavior of useAsyncData
. It's returning a function that returns a Promise, but it's not providing the full structure that useAsyncData
normally returns Docs > Getting Started > Testing (https://nuxt.com/docs/getting-started/testing#mocknuxtimport).
To resolve this issue, you can try the following:
1. Update your mock to more closely resemble the actual useAsyncData
return value:
2. Consider using mountSuspended
instead of shallowMount
. mountSuspended
is a helper provided by @nuxt/test-utils
that allows you to mount components with async setup Docs > Getting Started > Testing (https://nuxt.com/docs/getting-started/testing#mountsuspended):
3. If you're using Nuxt 3, make sure you're using the latest version of @nuxt/test-utils
that's compatible with your Nuxt version.
Remember that when testing components that use useAsyncData
, you need to account for the asynchronous nature of the data fetching. The mountSuspended
helper is designed to handle this scenario in Nuxt 3.
If these suggestions don't resolve your issue, you might need to provide more details about your Nuxt version and the full component code to get a more accurate diagnosis.
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mountSuspended helps me