ts-jest VS vitest

use ts-jest and set up Paths Re-Map

Jest's out of the box config for TS doesn't do any type checking. You can integrate https://kulshekhar.github.io/ts-jest/ or you can call ‘tsc’ yourself separately

ts-jest has had some strange performance issues and workarounds in the past, though I haven’t used it very recently so it might have fixed those by now.

Since we're working with TypeScript, we can use ts-jest, which conveniently brings Jest along for the ride:

I want to save you from manually copying the snippets one by one, so here is a Gist with the complete test file. This can be easily executed with Jest (or ts-jest for TypeScript).

See the Jest configuration docs to learn more about Jest configuration. ts-jest also has good documentation.

Using @swc/jest to compile code to CommonJS is much faster than babel-jest, ts-jest which have long cold starts when executing tests in a large project.

ts-jest: A transformer for handling TypeScript files.

Anyway, I ran into this exact error this morning setting up Jest for a TS script. I fixed it by just following the getting started instructions for Jest as well as ts-jest.

Using something like Vitest, Jest, or Mocha didn't work because:

However, I discovered a great combination that transformed my API call testing in TypeScript: Vitest and Mock Service Worker (MSW). Their well-crafted design makes them incredibly easy to use, enhancing the overall testing experience.

Next we’ll install Vitest and happy-dom to the project by running:

vitest is a testing framework similar to jest that integrates well with projects using Vite. It allows us to reuse plugins and configurations already set up in the vite.config.ts, making the test setup process easier.

For more detailed information on Vitest, refer to the official documentation. fficient Testing in Your React Projects with Vitest.

Vitest

Are you looking to migrate from Jest to Vitest for your React application? Look no further.

In addition to those tools, a new testing framework has emerged named Vitest. Vitest is built on top of Vite and has many exciting features to keep improving the overall developer experience for writing tests. This post shows you how to set up Vitest in your existing Angular project.