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Pre-requisites Install React and TypeScript $ npm i react react-dom typescript Install type definations: $ npm i --save-dev @types/react @types/react-dom Install Jest Jest is a testing framework created by Facebook and ts-jest is a TypeScript pre...

Apr 4, 2019 · hashnode.com  
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[Luis Henrique](https://hashnode.com/@sirluis)

[Apr 18, 2019](https://hashnode.com/posts/integrating-jest-testing-in-a-typescript-react-app-without-using-create-react-app/5ca6645cc706138706c610a8/comment/5cb80df0b4bfdd4e5b8df3e9)

Nice! How to test functional components with hooks?