Globals
In your test files, Jest puts each of these methods and objects into the global environment. You don't have to require or import anything to use them. However, if you prefer explicit imports, you can do import {describe, expect, test} from '@jest/globals'
.
The TypeScript examples from this page will only work as documented if you explicitly import Jest APIs:
import {expect, jest, test} from '@jest/globals';
Consult the Getting Started guide for details on how to setup Jest with TypeScript.
Methods
- Reference
afterAll(fn, timeout)
afterEach(fn, timeout)
beforeAll(fn, timeout)
beforeEach(fn, timeout)
describe(name, fn)
describe.each(table)(name, fn, timeout)
describe.only(name, fn)
describe.only.each(table)(name, fn)
describe.skip(name, fn)
describe.skip.each(table)(name, fn)
test(name, fn, timeout)
test.concurrent(name, fn, timeout)
test.concurrent.each(table)(name, fn, timeout)
test.concurrent.only.each(table)(name, fn)
test.concurrent.skip.each(table)(name, fn)
test.each(table)(name, fn, timeout)
test.failing(name, fn, timeout)
test.failing.each(name, fn, timeout)
test.only.failing(name, fn, timeout)
test.skip.failing(name, fn, timeout)
test.only(name, fn, timeout)
test.only.each(table)(name, fn)
test.skip(name, fn)
test.skip.each(table)(name, fn)
test.todo(name)
- TypeScript Usage
Reference
afterAll(fn, timeout)
Runs a function after all the tests in this file have completed. If the function returns a promise or is a generator, Jest waits for that promise to resolve before continuing.
Optionally, you can provide a timeout
(in milliseconds) for specifying how long to wait before aborting. The default timeout is 5 seconds.
This is often useful if you want to clean up some global setup state that is shared across tests.
For example:
const globalDatabase = makeGlobalDatabase();
function cleanUpDatabase(db) {
db.cleanUp();
}
afterAll(() => {
cleanUpDatabase(globalDatabase);
});
test('can find things', () => {
return globalDatabase.find('thing', {}, results => {
expect(results.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
});
});
test('can insert a thing', () => {
return globalDatabase.insert('thing', makeThing(), response => {
expect(response.success).toBeTruthy();
});
});
Here the afterAll
ensures that cleanUpDatabase
is called after all tests run.
If afterAll
is inside a describe
block, it runs at the end of the describe block.
If you want to run some cleanup after every test instead of after all tests, use afterEach
instead.
afterEach(fn, timeout)
Runs a function after each one of the tests in this file completes. If the function returns a promise or is a generator, Jest waits for that promise to resolve before continuing.
Optionally, you can provide a timeout
(in milliseconds) for specifying how long to wait before aborting. The default timeout is 5 seconds.
This is often useful if you want to clean up some temporary state that is created by each test.
For example:
const globalDatabase = makeGlobalDatabase();
function cleanUpDatabase(db) {
db.cleanUp();
}
afterEach(() => {
cleanUpDatabase(globalDatabase);
});
test('can find things', () => {
return globalDatabase.find('thing', {}, results => {
expect(results.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
});
});
test('can insert a thing', () => {
return globalDatabase.insert('thing', makeThing(), response => {
expect(response.success).toBeTruthy();
});
});