On the Laravel News site there's a new post showing how you can test Vue.js applications with Laravel Dusk, a testing tool created by the Laravel project to make it easier to create integration tests that are run with a ChromeDriver.

Adding tests to a project is always beneficial for different aspects, but choosing the right strategy could be a struggle for many developers.

The problem multiplies itself when you are using different tools or frameworks, and although “having as many tests as you can” sounds like a good idea, at least in theory, in practice this can be very different. The following is an interesting article from the Twitter team about their thoughts on Feature Testing.

Taylor Otwell shared Twitter’s article on his Bi-Weekly Laravel Tips newsletter, subscribe if you haven’t done yet. Let’s build a simple to-do list using Vue.js and Laravel to illustrate how to add Browser testing using Laravel dusk.

They starts with the controller code to create "tasks" functionality for read/write/update/delete that includes request validation, model binding and JSON responses. It then includes the code to create the first "task" tests for each of the CRUD operations. With those basics in place, the tutorial then gets into the Vue.js side, showing how to test a simple TasksComponent.vue file and its functionality.