diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 67045665d..269a8d92f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -102,3 +102,9 @@ dist
 
 # TernJS port file
 .tern-port
+
+### Emacs/vi ###
+*~
+*.swo
+*.swp
+
diff --git a/src/editors/components/EditorHeader/.HeaderTitle.jsx.swp b/src/editors/components/EditorHeader/.HeaderTitle.jsx.swp
deleted file mode 100644
index 0046a3806..000000000
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diff --git a/src/setupTest.js b/src/setupTest.js
index 9984d6e31..be8991ff4 100644
--- a/src/setupTest.js
+++ b/src/setupTest.js
@@ -43,3 +43,41 @@ process.env.LOGO_URL = 'https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/logo.svg';
 process.env.LOGO_TRADEMARK_URL = 'https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/logo-trademark.svg';
 process.env.LOGO_WHITE_URL = 'https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/logo-white.svg';
 process.env.FAVICON_URL = 'https://edx-cdn.org/v3/default/favicon.ico';
+
+jest.mock('@edx/frontend-platform/i18n', () => {
+  const i18n = jest.requireActual('@edx/frontend-platform/i18n');
+  const PropTypes = jest.requireActual('prop-types');
+  return {
+    ...i18n,
+    intlShape: PropTypes.shape({
+      formatMessage: PropTypes.func,
+    }),
+    defineMessages: m => m,
+    FormattedMessage: () => 'FormattedMessage',
+  };
+});
+
+jest.mock('@edx/paragon', () => jest.requireActual('testUtils').mockNestedComponents({
+  ActionRow: 'ActionRow',
+  Button: 'Button',
+  Icon: 'Icon',
+  IconButton: 'IconButton',
+  ModalDialog: {
+    Header: 'ModalDialog.Header',
+    Title: 'ModalDialog.Title',
+  },
+  Form: {
+    Control: {
+      Feedback: 'Form.Control.Feedback',
+    },
+    Group: 'Form.Group',
+    Label: 'Form.Label',
+  },
+  Spinner: 'Spinner',
+  Toast: 'Toast',
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@edx/paragon/icons', () => ({
+  Close: jest.fn().mockName('icons.Close'),
+  Edit: jest.fn().mockName('icons.Edit'),
+}));
diff --git a/src/testUtils.js b/src/testUtils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1f346b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testUtils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/**
+ * Mocked formatMessage provided by react-intl
+ */
+export const formatMessage = (msg, values) => {
+  let message = msg.defaultMessage;
+  if (values === undefined) {
+    return message;
+  }
+  Object.keys(values).forEach((key) => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line
+    message = message.replace(`{${key}}`, values[key]);
+  });
+  return message;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Mock a single component, or a nested component so that its children render nicely
+ * in snapshots.
+ * @param {string} name - parent component name
+ * @param {obj} contents - object of child components with intended component
+ *   render name.
+ * @return {func} - mock component with nested children.
+ *
+ * usage:
+ *   mockNestedComponent('Card', { Body: 'Card.Body', Form: { Control: { Feedback: 'Form.Control.Feedback' }}... });
+ *   mockNestedComponent('IconButton', 'IconButton');
+ */
+export const mockNestedComponent = (name, contents) => {
+  if (typeof contents !== 'object') {
+    return contents;
+  }
+  const fn = () => name;
+  Object.defineProperty(fn, 'name', { value: name });
+  Object.keys(contents).forEach((nestedName) => {
+    const value = contents[nestedName];
+    fn[nestedName] = typeof value !== 'object'
+      ? value
+      : mockNestedComponent(`${name}.${nestedName}`, value);
+  });
+  return fn;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Mock a module of components.  nested components will be rendered nicely in snapshots.
+ * @param {obj} mapping - component module mock config.
+ * @return {obj} - module of flat and nested components that will render nicely in snapshots.
+ * usage:
+ *   mockNestedComponents({
+ *     Card: { Body: 'Card.Body' },
+ *     IconButton: 'IconButton',
+ *   })
+ */
+export const mockNestedComponents = (mapping) => Object.entries(mapping).reduce(
+  (obj, [name, value]) => ({
+    ...obj,
+    [name]: mockNestedComponent(name, value),
+  }),
+  {},
+);