cometchat-react-native-testing

Ground truth: catalogs/rn-v5.json + catalogs/rn-sdk-v4.json. Build the feature; do NOT test it unless asked. Use this skill only when the developer asks for tests. Never add a test framework, e2e suite or CI to a project that did not request one.

Companion skills (read first)

• cometchat-react-native-core — install, provider chain, init→login→render. Assumed, not repeated here.

Use this skill when

• "write tests for the chat screen" · "mock CometChat in Jest" · "add Detox coverage for chat"

Prerequisites & install

React Native ships Jest. Add the renderer:

npm install --save-dev @testing-library/react-native

Mock the SDK — never let a unit test hit the network

CometChat opens a websocket and needs real credentials. Mock at the module boundary: