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+import React from 'react';
+import { act, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import Tooltip from '../Tooltip';
+
+describe('Tooltip lazy mount', () => {
+ test('does not mount tooltip content until opened', () => {
+ render(
+
+ Hover me
+ Tooltip label
+
+ );
+
+ expect(screen.queryByTestId('tooltip-content')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+ });
+
+ test('mounts content after hover opens the tooltip', async() => {
+ const user = userEvent.setup();
+
+ render(
+
+ Hover me
+ Tooltip label
+
+ );
+
+ await act(async() => {
+ await user.hover(screen.getByText('Hover me'));
+ });
+ await waitFor(() => {
+ expect(screen.getByText('Tooltip label')).toBeInTheDocument();
+ });
+ });
+});