UI Data Testid

UI Data-testid

Overview

Add predictable data-testid attributes to UI code as part of implementation, not as a later patch. Keep selectors stable across i18n text changes and visual refactors. Follow project testing rules in .cursor/rules:

• preserve existing data-testid during refactor/migration
• use data-testid-first query strategy in project tests

Workflow

1. Determine the scope prefix from feature/module context (for example: user-menus, organization-switch, settings-profile).
2. Add data-testid to the component root container.
3. Add data-testid to all primary interactive nodes:
   • button/link triggers
   • input/select/checkbox/radio controls
   • tabs/menu items/submenu triggers
   • modal/drawer open and confirm actions
4. For config-driven UI (for example menu.items), add "data-testid" in config and forward it to the real clickable DOM node in renderer/wrapper components.
5. For repeated list rows/items, put the stable data-testid on the row/item container first. Do not add separate unique ids to every child element by default.
6. Inside a list row/item, reuse the row scope in tests: locate the row by shared row id plus text/business data, then query child controls with within(row) or role/label selectors.
7. Add child-level data-testid inside repeated rows only when the child cannot be reliably selected from the row scope; if needed, keep the child id shared across rows instead of appending row ids.
8. Keep existing ids unchanged unless user explicitly asks to rename; never remove existing ids in migration tasks.
9. For interaction changes, add or update Vitest/RTL tests in colocated __tests__ where feasible.

Naming Rules

• Use lowercase kebab-case only.
• Use semantic format: <scope>-<entity>-<action>.
• Keep IDs text-agnostic (do not depend on i18n labels).
• Avoid dynamic/random values (Date.now, UUID, translated text).
• Do not embed secrets, emails, phone numbers, or tokens.
• Use stable suffixes when applicable: trigger, content, button, input, option, item, row, loading, empty, error.

Minimum Coverage Checklist

For every newly created UI component, include at least:

• one root container test id
• one primary CTA test id
• test ids for each secondary action button
• test ids for each form field group/control
• test ids for menu item triggers when menus are present
• for repeated lists/tables, one list container id and one row/item container id; avoid per-cell/per-action dynamic ids unless row-scoped selectors are insufficient
• preserved historical data-testid in touched files
• loading/empty/error test ids for async UIs

Query Priority

When writing or updating tests:

• prefer getByTestId for stable selectors in this project
• use getByRole, getByLabelText, getByText as complementary assertions
• avoid container.querySelector(...) selectors for user-facing behavior tests

This keeps alignment with .cursor/rules/testing-guide.mdc.

Scenario Playbook

Apply these patterns for stable and accurate element targeting:

1. Forms
   • add ids for form container, inputs, submit/cancel buttons, and validation errors
2. Lists and tables
   • add list container id and row container id
   • prefer a shared row id, then select the intended row by text/business data
   • use stable business key for row id suffix only when there is a concrete need for direct row lookup
   • do not add separate dynamic ids to every field/action inside the row; query child actions with within(row) scope
   • if a child action needs a data-testid, use one shared id such as collaborator-remove-button and resolve it from the row scope
3. Menus and dropdowns
   • add ids for trigger, popup content, and each actionable menu item
   • if menu is config-driven, forward item-level data-testid to rendered node
4. Modal and drawer
   • add ids for open trigger, modal content, primary action, and close/cancel action
5. Async states
   • add ids for loading, empty, and error states

Stability Rules

• Never generate ids from array index if order may change.
• Never generate ids from random values or timestamps.
• Keep singleton ids unique on a page.
• For repeated components, keep shared child ids and scope with within(...).
• Prefer row-level uniqueness over child-level uniqueness in repeated rows; child ids should not encode row ids unless there is no row container to scope from.

Patterns

Component markup

<div data-testid="user-menus-organization-info">
  <button type="button" data-testid="user-menus-upgrade-button" />
  <button type="button" data-testid="user-menus-recharge-button" />
</div>

Repeated list row

<div data-testid="collaborator-list-content">
  {collaborators.map((collaborator) => (
    <div
      key={collaborator.id}
      data-testid="collaborator-item"
      data-collaborator-id={collaborator.id}
    >
      <span>{collaborator.name}</span>
      <button type="button" data-testid="collaborator-remove-button" />
    </div>
  ))}
</div>

const row = page
  .getByTestId("collaborator-list-content")
  .locator('[data-testid="collaborator-item"]')
  .filter({ hasText: receiverName })

await row.getByTestId("collaborator-remove-button").click()

Config + renderer forwarding

const items = [
  { key: "logout", label: t("logout"), "data-testid": "user-menus-logout" },
]

<ItemComponent data-testid={menuItem["data-testid"]}>{menuItem.label}</ItemComponent>

Done Criteria

Complete only when all new singleton interactive nodes in touched UI files have stable data-testid values and repeated list/table rows have row-level selectors that allow child controls to be found from the row scope. Confirm no existing data-testid was removed unintentionally in migration/refactor diffs.