jest-vitest — Skillopedia

When this skill is activated, always start your first response with the 🧢 emoji. Jest / Vitest Jest and Vitest are the dominant unit testing frameworks for JavaScript and TypeScript. Jest is the battle-tested choice bundled with Create React App and widely adopted across Node.js ecosystems. Vitest is the modern successor - it reuses Vite's transform pipeline, offers a compatible API, and is significantly faster for projects already on Vite. Both share the same vocabulary, making knowledge transferable. This skill covers writing well-structured tests, mocking strategies, async patterns, snaps…

: '\u003crootDir>/src/$1',\n}\n\n// vitest.config.ts - aliases from vite.config.ts are inherited automatically\n// No extra config needed if vite.config.ts already has resolve.alias\n```\n\n### `testEnvironment` per file\n\nVitest supports per-file environment overrides via a docblock comment, which\nis handy for mixed node/browser test suites:\n\n```typescript\n// @vitest-environment node\nimport { describe, it } from 'vitest';\n// This file runs in Node even if the default environment is jsdom\n```\n\n### Timer mocks - `Date` and `performance.now`\n\n```typescript\n// Vitest fake timers also mock Date by default\nvi.useFakeTimers();\nvi.setSystemTime(new Date('2024-01-15T10:00:00Z'));\nexpect(new Date().toISOString()).toBe('2024-01-15T10:00:00.000Z');\nvi.useRealTimers();\n\n// In Jest you need jest.setSystemTime separately\njest.useFakeTimers();\njest.setSystemTime(new Date('2024-01-15T10:00:00Z'));\n```\n\n---\n\n## Removing Jest after migration\n\nOnce all tests pass under Vitest:\n\n```bash\nnpm uninstall jest @types/jest babel-jest ts-jest jest-environment-jsdom\n# Remove jest.config.js\nrm jest.config.js\n# Remove babel.config.js if it was only used for Jest transforms\n```\n\nCheck `package.json` for any lingering `\"jest\"` config keys and remove them.\n\n---\n\n## Common migration errors\n\n| Error | Cause | Fix |\n|---|---|---|\n| `ReferenceError: vi is not defined` | `globals: true` not set and no import | Add `import { vi } from 'vitest'` or set `globals: true` |\n| `Cannot use import statement` | ESM module not transformed | Add the package to `server.deps.inline` in vitest config |\n| `vi.mock() variable out of scope` | Variable not prefixed with `mock` | Rename variable to `mockXxx` |\n| `Cannot find module './setup'` | Wrong path in `setupFiles` | Use path relative to project root, not the config file |\n| Snapshot mismatch on first run | Snapshots from Jest are stale | Run `npx vitest run --updateSnapshot` |\n| `TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined` | `vi.resetAllMocks()` not called between tests | Add `afterEach(() => vi.resetAllMocks())` or `clearMocks: true` in config |\n","content_type":"text/markdown; charset=utf-8","language":"markdown","size":8229,"content_sha256":"710fa67374fc2f20b270681ed499405dbf1e2fa0f9bc794422ee2247cb439331"}],"content_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"When this skill is activated, always start your first response with the 🧢 emoji.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":1},"content":[{"text":"Jest / Vitest","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Jest and Vitest are the dominant unit testing frameworks for JavaScript and TypeScript. 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