Configuring Jest
The Jest philosophy is to work great by default, but sometimes you just need more configuration power.
It is recommended to define the configuration in a dedicated JavaScript, TypeScript or JSON file. The file will be discovered automatically, if it is named jest.config.js|ts|mjs|cjs|cts|json
. You can use --config
flag to pass an explicit path to the file.
Keep in mind that the resulting configuration object must always be JSON-serializable.
The configuration file should simply export an object:
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
/** @type {import('jest').Config} */
const config = {
verbose: true,
};
module.exports = config;
import type {Config} from 'jest';
const config: Config = {
verbose: true,
};
export default config;
Or a function returning an object:
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
/** @returns {Promise<import('jest').Config>} */
module.exports = async () => {
return {
verbose: true,
};
};
import type {Config} from 'jest';
export default async (): Promise<Config> => {
return {
verbose: true,
};
};
To read TypeScript configuration files Jest by default requires ts-node
. You can override this behavior by adding a @jest-config-loader
docblock at the top of the file. Currently, ts-node
and esbuild-register
is supported. Make sure ts-node
or the loader you specify is installed.
/** @jest-config-loader ts-node */
// or
/** @jest-config-loader esbuild-register */
import type {Config} from 'jest';
const config: Config = {
verbose: true,
};
export default config;
You can also pass options to the loader, for instance to enable transpileOnly
.
/** @jest-config-loader ts-node */
/** @jest-config-loader-options {"transpileOnly": true} */
import type {Config} from 'jest';
const config: Config = {
verbose: true,
};
export default config;
The configuration also can be stored in a JSON file as a plain object:
{
"bail": 1,
"verbose": true
}
Alternatively Jest's configuration can be defined through the "jest"
key in the package.json
of your project:
{
"name": "my-project",
"jest": {
"verbose": true
}
}
Also Jest's configuration json file can be referenced through the "jest"
key in the package.json
of your project:
{
"name": "my-project",
"jest": "./path/to/config.json"
}
Options
You can retrieve Jest's defaults from jest-config
to extend them if needed:
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
const {defaults} = require('jest-config');
/** @type {import('jest').Config} */
const config = {
moduleDirectories: [...defaults.moduleDirectories, 'bower_components'],
};
module.exports = config;
import type {Config} from 'jest';
import {defaults} from 'jest-config';
const config: Config = {
moduleDirectories: [...defaults.moduleDirectories, 'bower_components'],
};
export default config;
automock
[boolean]bail
[number | boolean]cacheDirectory
[string]clearMocks
[boolean]collectCoverage
[boolean]collectCoverageFrom
[array]coverageDirectory
[string]coveragePathIgnorePatterns
[array<string>]coverageProvider
[string]coverageReporters
[array<string | [string, options]>]coverageThreshold
[object]dependencyExtractor
[string]displayName
[string, object]errorOnDeprecated
[boolean]extensionsToTreatAsEsm
[array<string>]fakeTimers
[object]forceCoverageMatch
[array<string>]globals
[object]globalSetup
[string]globalTeardown
[string]haste
[object]injectGlobals
[boolean]maxConcurrency
[number]maxWorkers
[number | string]moduleDirectories
[array<string>]moduleFileExtensions
[array<string>]moduleNameMapper
[object<string, string | array<string>>]modulePathIgnorePatterns
[array<string>]modulePaths
[array<string>]notify
[boolean]notifyMode
[string]openHandlesTimeout
[number]preset
[string]prettierPath
[string]projects
[array<string | ProjectConfig>]randomize
[boolean]reporters
[array<moduleName | [moduleName, options]>]resetMocks
[boolean]resetModules
[boolean]resolver
[string]restoreMocks
[boolean]rootDir
[string]roots
[array<string>]runner
[string]sandboxInjectedGlobals
[array<string>]setupFiles
[array]setupFilesAfterEnv
[array]showSeed
[boolean]slowTestThreshold
[number]snapshotFormat
[object]snapshotResolver
[string]snapshotSerializers
[array<string>]testEnvironment
[string]testEnvironmentOptions
[Object]testFailureExitCode
[number]testMatch
[array<string>]testPathIgnorePatterns
[array<string>]testRegex
[string | array<string>]testResultsProcessor
[string]testRunner
[string]testSequencer
[string]testTimeout
[number]transform
[object<string, pathToTransformer | [pathToTransformer, object]>]transformIgnorePatterns
[array<string>]unmockedModulePathPatterns
[array<string>]verbose
[boolean]waitNextEventLoopTurnForUnhandledRejectionEvents
[boolean]watchPathIgnorePatterns
[array<string>]watchPlugins
[array<string | [string, Object]>]watchman
[boolean]workerIdleMemoryLimit
[number|string]//
[string]workerThreads
Reference
automock
[boolean]
Default: false
This option tells Jest that all imported modules in your tests should be mocked automatically. All modules used in your tests will have a replacement implementation, keeping the API surface.
Example:
export default {
authorize: () => 'token',
isAuthorized: secret => secret === 'wizard',
};