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jest-transform-yaml
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A Jest transformer that allows the import of YAML files
When you store your data in YAML format for your application, you might want to import that data within your Jest tests. By default, Jest does not know how to import YAML files, so you will need to provide a transformer that can properly load it.
NOTE: I generally recommend saving exact dependencies to avoid
accidental/unintentional updates, hence the added flags below.
# NPM
npm install jest-transform-yaml --save-dev
# Yarn
yarn add jest-transform-yaml --dev --exact
# PNPM
pnpm add jest-transform-yaml --save-dev --save-exact
In your jest.config.js (or jest.config.ts) file, add
the following:
module.exports = {
// ...
transform: {
// ... other transforms ...
"\\.yaml$": "jest-transform-yaml",
},
"moduleFileExtensions": [
// .. other file extensions ...
"yaml"
],
// ...
}
Currently, this is set up to be tested against all Node LTS versions and the current. If you observe an issue within your project around Node version support, please feel free to raise a PR or add an issue :smile:
FAQs
Transforms for YAML within Jest
The npm package jest-transform-yaml receives a total of 12,721 weekly downloads. As such, jest-transform-yaml popularity was classified as popular.
We found that jest-transform-yaml demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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