Is using Jest for anything other than React a bad idea?

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  • mocha

    ☕️ simple, flexible, fun javascript test framework for node.js & the browser

    Jest is a JavaScript runtime developed by Facebook that is usually used for testing. Because Jest is designed primarily for testing React applications, using it to test Node.js server-side applications comes with a lot of caveats. We strongly recommend using a different testing framework, like Mocha.

  • ts-jest

    A Jest transformer with source map support that lets you use Jest to test projects written in TypeScript.

    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.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  • jest

    Delightful JavaScript Testing.

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