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+import React from 'react'
+import { mount } from 'cypress-react-unit-test'
+import MyComponent from './my-component.jsx'
+
+// example from https://github.com/bahmutov/cypress-react-unit-test/issues/172
+it('is a test', () => {
+  mount(<MyComponent name="some text" />)
+  cy.contains('Hello').should('be.visible')
+})
diff --git a/cypress/component/basic/use-render/my-component.jsx b/cypress/component/basic/use-render/my-component.jsx
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+import React from 'react'
+
+class MyComponent extends React.Component {
+  state = {}
+  render() {
+    return <div>Hello</div>
+  }
+}
+
+export default MyComponent