# Unit Testing

Unit testing is easy with NGXS and NGXS Data plugin. A basic test looks like this:

```typescript
describe('AppState', () => {
  @StateRepository()
  @State({
    name: 'app',
    defaults: 'hello world',
  })
  @Injectable()
  class AppState extends NgxsDataRepository<string> {}

  it(
    'should be correct ensure state from AppState',
    ngxsTestingPlatform([AppState], (store: Store, app: AppState) => {
      expect(store.snapshot()).toEqual({app: 'hello world'});
      expect(app.getState()).toEqual('hello world');
    }),
  );
});
```

`ngxsTestingPlatform` - This is a testing platform that allows you to fully test the entire lifecycle of NGXS methods.

### Example where we testing NGXS Lifecycle

```typescript
// ..

describe('[TEST]: Abstract ngxs data repository', () => {
  let event: string[] = [];

  interface Model {
    value: number;
  }

  @StateRepository()
  @State({
    name: 'a',
    defaults: {value: 1},
  })
  class A extends NgxsDataRepository<Model> implements NgxsDataDoCheck, NgxsDataAfterReset {
    constructor() {
      super();
      event.push(`create: ${this.name}`);
    }

    public ngxsOnInit(): void {
      event.push(`ngxsOnInit: ${this.name}`);
      super.ngxsOnInit();
    }

    public ngxsOnChanges(change: NgxsSimpleChange): void {
      event.push(`ngxsOnChanges: ${this.name} -> ${JSON.stringify(change)}`);
      super.ngxsOnChanges();
    }

    public ngxsAfterBootstrap(): void {
      event.push(`ngxsAfterBootstrap: ${this.name}`);
      super.ngxsAfterBootstrap();
    }

    public ngxsDataDoCheck(): void {
      event.push(`ngxsDataDoCheck: ${this.name}`);
    }

    public ngxsDataAfterReset(): void {
      event.push(`ngxsDataAfterReset: ${this.name}`);
    }
  }

  @StateRepository()
  @State({
    name: 'b',
    defaults: {value: 1},
  })
  @Injectable()
  class B extends NgxsImmutableDataRepository<Model> implements NgxsDataDoCheck, NgxsDataAfterReset {
    constructor() {
      super();
      event.push(`create: ${this.name}`);
    }

    public ngxsOnInit(): void {
      event.push(`ngxsOnInit: ${this.name}`);
      super.ngxsOnInit();
    }

    public ngxsOnChanges(change: NgxsSimpleChange): void {
      event.push(`ngxsOnChanges: ${this.name} -> ${JSON.stringify(change)}`);
      super.ngxsOnChanges();
    }

    public ngxsAfterBootstrap(): void {
      event.push(`ngxsAfterBootstrap: ${this.name}`);
      super.ngxsAfterBootstrap();
    }

    public ngxsDataDoCheck(): void {
      event.push(`ngxsDataDoCheck: ${this.name}`);
    }

    public ngxsDataAfterReset(): void {
      event.push(`ngxsDataAfterReset: ${this.name}`);
    }
  }

  beforeEach(() => {
    event = [];
  });

  it(
    'should be ngxs data repository',
    ngxsTestingPlatform([A], (store: Store, a: A) => {
      expect(store.snapshot()).toEqual({a: {value: 1}});

      expect(a.isInitialised).toEqual(true);
      expect(a.isBootstrapped).toEqual(true);

      a.state$.subscribe((e: Model) => event.push(`state(${a.name}): set value - ${e.value}`));

      expect(a.name).toEqual('a');

      a.setState({value: 2});
      expect(a.getState()).toEqual({value: 2});

      a.initialState.value = 5; // not affected
      a.reset();

      expect(a.getState()).toEqual({value: 1});

      a.setState({value: 3});
      a.setState({value: 4});
      a.setState({value: 5});

      a.reset();

      store.reset({a: {value: 10}});

      expect(a.getState()).toEqual({value: 10});

      expect(event).toEqual([
        'create: a',
        'ngxsOnChanges: a -> {"currentValue":{"value":1},"firstChange":true}',
        'ngxsOnInit: a',
        'ngxsAfterBootstrap: a',
        'ngxsDataDoCheck: a',
        'state(a): set value - 1',
        'ngxsOnChanges: a -> {"previousValue":{"value":1},"currentValue":{"value":2},"firstChange":false}',
        'state(a): set value - 2',
        'ngxsOnChanges: a -> {"previousValue":{"value":2},"currentValue":{"value":1},"firstChange":false}',
        'state(a): set value - 1',
        'ngxsDataAfterReset: a',
        'ngxsOnChanges: a -> {"previousValue":{"value":1},"currentValue":{"value":3},"firstChange":false}',
        'ngxsDataDoCheck: a',
        'state(a): set value - 3',
        'ngxsOnChanges: a -> {"previousValue":{"value":3},"currentValue":{"value":4},"firstChange":false}',
        'state(a): set value - 4',
        'ngxsOnChanges: a -> {"previousValue":{"value":4},"currentValue":{"value":5},"firstChange":false}',
        'state(a): set value - 5',
        'ngxsOnChanges: a -> {"previousValue":{"value":5},"currentValue":{"value":1},"firstChange":false}',
        'state(a): set value - 1',
        'ngxsDataAfterReset: a',
        'state(a): set value - 10',
      ]);
    }),
  );

  it(
    'should be ngxs data immutable repository',
    ngxsTestingPlatform([B], (store: Store, b: B) => {
      expect(b.isInitialised).toEqual(true);
      expect(b.isBootstrapped).toEqual(true);

      b.state$.subscribe((e: Immutable<Model>) => event.push(`state(${b.name}): set value - ${e.value}`));

      expect(b.name).toEqual('b');

      b.setState({value: 2});
      expect(b.getState()).toEqual({value: 2});

      (b.initialState as any).value = 5; // not affected
      b.reset();

      expect(b.getState()).toEqual({value: 1});

      b.setState({value: 3});
      b.setState({value: 4});
      b.setState({value: 5});

      b.reset();

      store.reset({b: {value: 10}});

      expect(b.getState()).toEqual({value: 10});

      expect(event).toEqual([
        'create: b',
        'ngxsOnChanges: b -> {"currentValue":{"value":1},"firstChange":true}',
        'ngxsOnInit: b',
        'ngxsAfterBootstrap: b',
        'ngxsDataDoCheck: b',
        'state(b): set value - 1',
        'ngxsOnChanges: b -> {"previousValue":{"value":1},"currentValue":{"value":2},"firstChange":false}',
        'state(b): set value - 2',
        'ngxsOnChanges: b -> {"previousValue":{"value":2},"currentValue":{"value":1},"firstChange":false}',
        'state(b): set value - 1',
        'ngxsDataAfterReset: b',
        'ngxsOnChanges: b -> {"previousValue":{"value":1},"currentValue":{"value":3},"firstChange":false}',
        'ngxsDataDoCheck: b',
        'state(b): set value - 3',
        'ngxsOnChanges: b -> {"previousValue":{"value":3},"currentValue":{"value":4},"firstChange":false}',
        'state(b): set value - 4',
        'ngxsOnChanges: b -> {"previousValue":{"value":4},"currentValue":{"value":5},"firstChange":false}',
        'state(b): set value - 5',
        'ngxsOnChanges: b -> {"previousValue":{"value":5},"currentValue":{"value":1},"firstChange":false}',
        'state(b): set value - 1',
        'ngxsDataAfterReset: b',
        'state(b): set value - 10',
      ]);
    }),
  );
});
```


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