[TestUtils] shallowRenderer does not automatically call componentDidMount after that

Hi I got a case. When i try to use shallowRenderer to test this component. ex: test console.log has been called. It won’t work.

• component.jsx

class TestComponent extends React.Component {
    componentDidMount() {
        console.log('componentDidMount');
    }

   render() {
       return <div/>
   }

• component-test.js

it('Should call console.log after componentDidMount', () => {
    spyOn('console', 'log')
    shallow(<TestComponent />)
    expect(console.log).toHaveBeenCalled()
});

[ericf]

@jimfb the full tree is rendered when testing leaf nodes. There was an attempt in #4993 to have shallow rendering call all lifecycle methods, but it was backed out because of a refs issue.

It’s also confusing that there’s an shallowRenderer.unmount() method which will call componentWillUnmount(). One likely assumes that componentWillUnmount() will always be called after componentDidMount().

[AntonioRedondo]

The fact that shallow render just renders one level deep doesn’t imply componentDidMount() won’t be called. And this isn’t said anywhere on React or Enzyme documentation.