bubble-tea-testing

Test Bubble Tea TUI Update logic by feeding tea.KeyMsg inputs directly to your model and asserting on the returned model state. This isolates pure domain logic for reliable unit testing without rendering the full interface.

Teatest simulates user interactions by running end-to-end program-level tests that send key messages to your Bubble Tea application and verify command outputs, side effects, and View rendering responses.

View output verification in Bubble Tea testing checks that your UI renders expected strings by calling the View method and asserting on the returned text, ensuring terminal interface correctness after model updates.

Testing commands in Bubble Tea involves executing returned commands and asserting they produce correct messages and side effects, separating command execution logic from pure Update state transitions for robust TUI development.

Separating pure domain logic from the TUI layer in Bubble Tea tests prevents UI dependencies from complicating state assertions, following testing anti-patterns that ensure robust and maintainable TUI application development.

Teatest supports BDD-style testing for Golang terminal applications by enabling program-level interaction simulation, allowing you to define behavior scenarios that verify UI updates after actions like adding or completing tasks.