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Simulate DOM event within a Jest test
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jest-simulate-dom-event.js
// From https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/3249#issuecomment-177750141
var event = document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");
event.initEvent("click", true, true);
var target = $('.about-page-link')[0];
target.dispatchEvent(event);
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