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.
jest --coverageMocha is a feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on Node.js and in the browser, making asynchronous testing simple. It's often compared to Jest but is considered more flexible and less opinionated, though it requires more setup and configuration.
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AVA is a test runner for Node.js with a concise API, detailed error output, and process isolation that lets you develop with confidence. It's different from Jest in that it runs tests concurrently, which can be faster, but it may not be as feature-rich as Jest.
Tape is a tap-producing test harness for Node.js and browsers. It's minimalistic and straightforward, with less abstraction than Jest. It's suitable for small to medium-sized projects that don't need the extensive features Jest provides.
Changelog
24.9.0
[expect] Highlight substring differences when matcher fails, part 1 (#8448)[expect] Highlight substring differences when matcher fails, part 2 (#8528)[expect] Improve report when mock-spy matcher fails, part 1 (#8640)[expect] Improve report when mock-spy matcher fails, part 2 (#8649)[expect] Improve report when mock-spy matcher fails, part 3 (#8697)[expect] Improve report when mock-spy matcher fails, part 4 (#8710)[expect] Throw matcher error when received cannot be jasmine spy (#8747)[expect] Improve report when negative CalledWith assertion fails (#8755)[expect] Improve report when positive CalledWith assertion fails (#8771)[expect] Display equal values for ReturnedWith similar to CalledWith (#8791)[expect, jest-snapshot] Change color from green for some args in matcher hints (#8812)[jest-snapshot] Highlight substring differences when matcher fails, part 3 (#8569)[jest-core] Improve report when snapshots are obsolete (#8665)[jest-cli] Improve chai support (with detailed output, to match jest exceptions) (#8454)[*] Manage the global timeout with --testTimeout command line argument. (#8456)[pretty-format] Render custom displayName of memoized components (#8546)[jest-validate] Allow maxWorkers as part of the jest.config.js (#8565)[jest-runtime] Allow passing configuration objects to transformers (#7288)[@jest/core, @jest/test-sequencer] Support async sort in custom testSequencer (#8642)[jest-runtime, @jest/fake-timers] Add jest.advanceTimersToNextTimer (#8713)[@jest-transform] Extract transforming require logic within jest-core into @jest-transform (#8756)[jest-matcher-utils] Add color options to matcherHint (#8795)[jest-circus/jest-jasmine2] Give clearer output for Node assert errors (#8792)[jest-runner] Export all types in the type signature of jest-runner (#8825)[jest-cli] Detect side-effect only imports when running --onlyChanged or --changedSince (#8670)[jest-cli] Allow --maxWorkers to work with % input again (#8565)[babel-plugin-jest-hoist] Expand list of whitelisted globals in global mocks (#8429)[jest-core] Make watch plugin initialization errors look nice (#8422)[jest-snapshot] Prevent inline snapshots from drifting when inline snapshots are updated (#8492)[jest-haste-map] Don't throw on missing mapper in Node crawler (#8558)[jest-core] Fix incorrect passWithNoTests warning (#8595)[jest-snapshots] Fix test retries that contain snapshots (#8629)[jest-mock] Fix incorrect assignments when restoring mocks in instances where they originally didn't exist (#8631)[expect] Fix stack overflow when matching objects with circular references (#8687)[jest-haste-map] Workaround a node >=12.5.0 bug that causes the process not to exit after tests have completed and cancerous memory growth (#8787)[docs] Replace FlowType with TypeScript in CONTRIBUTING.MD code conventions[jest-leak-detector] remove code repeat (#8438)[docs] Add example to jest.requireActual (#8482)[docs] Add example to jest.mock for mocking ES6 modules with the factory parameter (#8550)[docs] Add information about using jest.doMock with ES6 imports (#8573)[docs] Fix variable name in custom-matcher-api code example (#8582)[docs] Fix example used in custom environment docs (#8617)[docs] Updated react tutorial to refer to new package of react-testing-library (@testing-library/react) (#8753)[docs] Updated imports of react-testing-library to @testing-library/react in website (#8757)[jest-core] Add getVersion (moved from jest-cli) (#8706)[docs] Fix MockFunctions example that was using toContain instead of toContainEqual (#8765)[*] Make sure copyright header comment includes license (#8783)[*] Check copyright and license as one joined substring (#8815)[docs] Fix WatchPlugins jestHooks.shouldRunTestSuite example that receives an object (#8784)[*] Enforce LF line endings (#8809)[pretty-format] Delete obsolete link and simplify structure in README (#8824)[docs] Fix broken transform link on webpack page (#9155)Readme
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š©š»āš» Developer Ready: Complete and ready to set-up JavaScript testing solution. Works out of the box for any React project.
šš½ Instant Feedback: Failed tests run first. Fast interactive mode can switch between running all tests or only test files related to changed files.
šø 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 13,035,103 weekly downloads. As such, jest-cli popularity was classified as popular.
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