From a6e5f031d47d95ff912bc9c1ce9806ea6a811026 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tomas Zaicevas <tozaicevas@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 22:44:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add a note on when not to use renderHook

---
 docs/react-testing-library/api.mdx | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/react-testing-library/api.mdx b/docs/react-testing-library/api.mdx
index 9e7cebcd9..62f58a100 100644
--- a/docs/react-testing-library/api.mdx
+++ b/docs/react-testing-library/api.mdx
@@ -328,7 +328,10 @@ react supports `act`. It is recommended to use the import from
 
 This is a convenience wrapper around `render` with a custom test component. The
 API emerged from a popular testing pattern and is mostly interesting for
-libraries publishing hooks. You should prefer `render` since a custom test
+libraries publishing hooks. 
+
+Do not use `renderHook` when your hook is easy to test by just testing the components using it.
+Alternatively, you should prefer `render` since a custom test
 component results in more readable and robust tests since the thing you want to
 test is not hidden behind an abstraction.