* refactor: Instantiate component when rendering, and remove metadata stack
* refactor: update test
* refactor: fix linter errors
* docs: remove example from changelog
* feat: add decorator for writing component tests
* refactor: udpate changelog + update deps pins
* refactor: fix deps
* refactor: make cached_ref into generic and fix linter errors
* refactor: fix coverage testing
* refactor: use global var instead of env var for is_testing state