jest-cli
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Package description
The jest-cli npm package is the command line interface for Jest, a popular JavaScript testing framework. It allows developers to run tests, configure Jest options, and interact with Jest directly from the command line. Jest is widely used for testing React applications, but it can also be used for testing other JavaScript code.
Running Tests
Run all tests in a project. This is the most basic and commonly used command to start the Jest test runner.
jestRunning Tests in Watch Mode
Run Jest in watch mode. This command will re-run tests when files change, which is useful during development.
jest --watchRunning Specific Tests
Run tests in a specific file or files matching a pattern. This allows for more targeted testing.
jest testFileNameConfiguring Jest
Specify a configuration file for Jest. This allows developers to customize how Jest behaves, including setting up test environments, mock implementations, and more.
jest --config=jest.config.jsCoverage Reporting
Generate a test coverage report. This helps developers understand which parts of their codebase are covered by tests.
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Changelog
23.6.0
[jest-cli] Add changedSince to allowed watch mode configs (#6955)[babel-jest] Add support for babel.config.js added in Babel 7.0.0 (#6911)[jest-resolve] Add support for an experimental mapper option (Watchman crawler only) that adds virtual files to the Haste map (#6940)[jest-resolve] Only resolve realpath once in try-catch (#6925)[expect] Fix TypeError in toBeInstanceOf on null or undefined (#6912)[jest-jasmine2] Throw a descriptive error if the first argument supplied to a hook was not a function (#6917) and (#6931)[jest-circus] Throw a descriptive error if the first argument supplied to a hook was not a function (#6917) and (#6931)[expect] Fix variadic custom asymmetric matchers (#6898)[jest-cli] Fix incorrect testEnvironmentOptions warning (#6852)[jest-each] Prevent done callback being supplied to describe (#6843)[jest-config] Better error message for a case when a preset module was found, but no jest-preset.js or jest-preset.json at the root (#6863)[jest-haste-map] Catch crawler error when unsuccessfully reading directories (#6761)[docs] Add custom toMatchSnapshot matcher docs (#6837)[docs] Improve the documentation regarding preset configuration (#6864)[docs] Clarify usage of --projects CLI option (#6872)[docs] Correct failure-change notification mode (#6878)[scripts] Don’t remove node_modules from subdirectories of presets in e2e tests (#6948)[diff-sequences] Double-check number of differences in tests (#6953)Readme
🃏 Delightful JavaScript Testing
👩🏻💻 Developer Ready: Complete and ready to set-up JavaScript testing solution. Works out of the box for any React project.
🏃🏽 Instant Feedback: Failed tests run first. Fast interactive mode can switch between running all tests or only test files related to changed files.
📸 Snapshot Testing: Jest can capture snapshots of React trees or other serializable values to simplify UI testing.
Read More: https://jestjs.io/
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The npm package jest-cli receives a total of 22,020,009 weekly downloads. As such, jest-cli popularity was classified as popular.
We found that jest-cli demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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