jest-matcher-utils

What is jest-matcher-utils?

The jest-matcher-utils package provides utility functions for creating custom Jest matchers. It is designed to help developers write their own matchers that integrate seamlessly with Jest's built-in expectation system, offering a way to extend Jest's assertion capabilities with custom logic. The utilities provided by this package include formatting values for error messages, comparing values, and generating matcher error messages.

What are jest-matcher-utils's main functionalities?

pretty-format

Formats any JavaScript value for pretty printing, which is useful for generating readable error messages in custom matchers.

const { prettyFormat } = require('jest-matcher-utils');
console.log(prettyFormat({ foo: 'bar' }));

matcherHint

Generates a hint string for a matcher, which can be used at the beginning of error messages to indicate which matcher failed.

const { matcherHint } = require('jest-matcher-utils');
console.log(matcherHint('.toBe'));

printExpected and printReceived

These functions format the expected and received values to be included in error messages, applying color highlighting to improve readability.

const { printExpected, printReceived } = require('jest-matcher-utils');
console.log(`Expected: ${printExpected(true)}
Received: ${printReceived(false)}`);

Other packages similar to jest-matcher-utils

chai

Chai is a BDD / TDD assertion library for node and the browser that can be delightfully paired with any javascript testing framework. It offers similar functionality to jest-matcher-utils in the sense that it provides a rich set of assertions and plugins to extend its capabilities. However, Chai is a standalone assertion library, not tied to any specific test runner like Jest.

expect

Expect is a minimalist assertion library that comes with Jest but can also be used independently. It provides a similar API for writing test assertions as jest-matcher-utils, but jest-matcher-utils focuses more on the utilities for creating custom matchers rather than providing a comprehensive set of built-in matchers.

README

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Changelog

25.5.0

Features

• [@jest/globals] New package so Jest's globals can be explicitly imported (#9801)
• [jest-core] Show coverage of sources related to tests in changed files (#9769)
• [jest-runtime] Populate require.cache (#9841)

Fixes

• [*] Use graceful-fs directly in every package instead of relying on fs being monkey patched (#9443)
• [expect] Prints the Symbol name into the error message with a custom asymmetric matcher (#9888)
• [jest-circus, jest-jasmine2] Support older version of jest-runtime (#9903 & #9842)
• [@jest/environment] Make sure not to reference Jest types (#9875)
• [jest-message-util] Code frame printing should respect --noStackTrace flag (#9866)
• [jest-runtime] Support importing CJS from ESM using import statements (#9850)
• [jest-runtime] Support importing parallel dynamic imports (#9858)
• [jest-transform] Improve source map handling when instrumenting transformed code (#9811)

Chore & Maintenance

• [docs] Add an example for mocking non-default export class

Performance

• [jest-resolve] Update resolve to a version using native realpath, which is faster than the default JS implementation (#9872)
• [jest-resolve] Pass custom cached realpath function to resolve (#9873)
• [jest-runtime] Add teardown method to clear any caches when tests complete (#9906)
• [jest-runtime] Do not pass files required internally through transformation when loading them (#9900)
• [jest-runtime] Use Maps instead of object literals as cache holders (#9901)