Tim Deschryver 2/12/2026

Improve the quality of your Angular component snapshots with Vitest

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This technical article explains how to improve the quality and performance of snapshot tests for Angular components when using Vitest. It demonstrates the problem of capturing the entire component fixture (resulting in huge, unhelpful snapshots) and provides a solution: snapshotting the native HTML element or container instead. The post includes code examples showing the difference in output, making it a practical guide for developers migrating from Jest or optimizing their Vitest setup.

Improve the quality of your Angular component snapshots with Vitest

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