diff --git a/spec/frontend/__helpers__/keep_alive_component_helper.js b/spec/frontend/__helpers__/keep_alive_component_helper.js
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--- a/spec/frontend/__helpers__/keep_alive_component_helper.js
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-import Vue from 'vue';
-
-export function keepAlive(KeptAliveComponent) {
- return Vue.extend({
- components: {
- KeptAliveComponent,
- },
- data() {
- return {
- view: 'KeptAliveComponent',
- };
- },
- methods: {
- async activate() {
- this.view = 'KeptAliveComponent';
- await this.$nextTick();
- },
- async deactivate() {
- this.view = 'div';
- await this.$nextTick();
- },
- async reactivate() {
- await this.deactivate();
- await this.activate();
- },
- },
- template: ``,
- });
-}
diff --git a/spec/frontend/__helpers__/keep_alive_component_helper_spec.js b/spec/frontend/__helpers__/keep_alive_component_helper_spec.js
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--- a/spec/frontend/__helpers__/keep_alive_component_helper_spec.js
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-import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
-import { keepAlive } from './keep_alive_component_helper';
-
-const component = {
- template: '
Test Component
',
-};
-
-describe('keepAlive', () => {
- let wrapper;
-
- beforeEach(() => {
- wrapper = mount(keepAlive(component));
- });
-
- it('converts a component to a keep-alive component', async () => {
- const { element } = wrapper.findComponent(component);
-
- await wrapper.vm.deactivate();
- expect(wrapper.findComponent(component).exists()).toBe(false);
-
- await wrapper.vm.activate();
-
- // assert that when the component is destroyed and re-rendered, the
- // newly rendered component has the reference to the old component
- // (i.e. the old component was deactivated and activated)
- expect(wrapper.findComponent(component).element).toBe(element);
- });
-});