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description: Bun Test
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Bun ships with a fast, built-in, Jest-compatible test runner. Tests are executed with the Bun runtime, and support the following features.
- TypeScript and JSX
- Lifecycle hooks
- Snapshot testing
- UI & DOM testing
- Watch mode with `--watch`
- Script pre-loading with `--preload`
{% callout %}
Bun aims for compatibility with Jest, but not everything is implemented. To track compatibility, see [this tracking issue](mdc:https:/github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/1825).
{% /callout %}
## Run tests
```bash
$ bun test
```
Tests are written in JavaScript or TypeScript with a Jest-like API. Refer to [Writing tests](mdc:https:/bun.sh/docs/test/writing) for full documentation.
```ts#math.test.ts
import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
test("2 + 2", () => {
expect(2 + 2).toBe(4);
});
```
The runner recursively searches the working directory for files that match the following patterns:
- `*.test.{js|jsx|ts|tsx}`
- `*_test.{js|jsx|ts|tsx}`
- `*.spec.{js|jsx|ts|tsx}`
- `*_spec.{js|jsx|ts|tsx}`
You can filter the set of _test files_ to run by passing additional positional arguments to `bun test`. Any test file with a path that matches one of the filters will run. Commonly, these filters will be file or directory names; glob patterns are not yet supported.
```bash
$ bun test <filter> <filter> ...
```
To filter by _test name_, use the `-t`/`--test-name-pattern` flag.
```sh
# run all tests or test suites with "addition" in the name
$ bun test --test-name-pattern addition
```
To run a specific file in the test runner, make sure the path starts with `./` or `/` to distinguish it from a filter name.
```bash
$ bun test ./test/specific-file.test.ts
```
The test runner runs all tests in a single process. It loads all `--preload` scripts (see [Lifecycle](mdc:https:/bun.sh/docs/test/lifecycle) for details), then runs all tests. If a test fails, the test runner will exit with a non-zero exit code.
## CI/CD integration
`bun test` supports a variety of CI/CD integrations.
### GitHub Actions
`bun test` automatically detects if it's running inside GitHub Actions and will emit GitHub Actions annotations to the console directly.
No configuration is needed, other than installing `bun` in the workflow and running `bun test`.
#### How to install `bun` in a GitHub Actions workflow
To use `bun test` in a GitHub Actions workflow, add the following step:
```yaml
jobs:
build:
name: build-app
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Install bun
uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
- name: Install dependencies # (assuming your project has dependencies)
run: bun install # You can use npm/yarn/pnpm instead if you prefer
- name: Run tests
run: bun test
```
From there, you'll get GitHub Actions annotations.
### JUnit XML reports (GitLab, etc.)
To use `bun test` with a JUnit XML reporter, you can use the `--reporter=junit` in combination with `--reporter-outfile`.
```sh
$ bun test --reporter=junit --reporter-outfile=./bun.xml
```
This will continue to output to stdout/stderr as usual, and also write a JUnit
XML report to the given path at the very end of the test run.
JUnit XML is a popular format for reporting test results in CI/CD pipelines.
## Timeouts
Use the `--timeout` flag to specify a _per-test_ timeout in milliseconds. If a test times out, it will be marked as failed. The default value is `5000`.
```bash
# default value is 5000
$ bun test --timeout 20
```
## Rerun tests
Use the `--rerun-each` flag to run each test multiple times. This is useful for detecting flaky or non-deterministic test failures.
```sh
$ bun test --rerun-each 100
```
## Bail out with `--bail`
Use the `--bail` flag to abort the test run early after a pre-determined number of test failures. By default Bun will run all tests and report all failures, but sometimes in CI environments it's preferable to terminate earlier to reduce CPU usage.
```sh
# bail after 1 failure
$ bun test --bail
# bail after 10 failure
$ bun test --bail=10
```
## Watch mode
Similar to `bun run`, you can pass the `--watch` flag to `bun test` to watch for changes and re-run tests.
```bash
$ bun test --watch
```
## Lifecycle hooks
Bun supports the following lifecycle hooks:
| Hook | Description |
| ------------ | --------------------------- |
| `beforeAll` | Runs once before all tests. |
| `beforeEach` | Runs before each test. |
| `afterEach` | Runs after each test. |
| `afterAll` | Runs once after all tests. |
These hooks can be defined inside test files, or in a separate file that is preloaded with the `--preload` flag.
```ts
$ bun test --preload ./setup.ts
```
See [Test > Lifecycle](mdc:https:/bun.sh/docs/test/lifecycle) for complete documentation.
## Mocks
Create mock functions with the `mock` function. Mocks are automatically reset between tests.
```ts
import { test, expect, mock } from "bun:test";
const random = mock(() => Math.random());
test("random", () => {
const val = random();
expect(val).toBeGreaterThan(0);
expect(random).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(random).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
});
```
Alternatively, you can use `jest.fn()`, it behaves identically.
```ts-diff
- import { test, expect, mock } from "bun:test";
+ import { test, expect, jest } from "bun:test";
- const random = mock(() => Math.random());
+ const random = jest.fn(() => Math.random());
```
See [Test > Mocks](mdc:https:/bun.sh/docs/test/mocks) for complete documentation.
## Snapshot testing
Snapshots are supported by `bun test`.
```ts
// example usage of toMatchSnapshot
import { test, expect } from "bun:test";
test("snapshot", () => {
expect({ a: 1 }).toMatchSnapshot();
});
```
To update snapshots, use the `--update-snapshots` flag.
```sh
$ bun test --update-snapshots
```
See [Test > Snapshots](mdc:https:/bun.sh/docs/test/snapshots) for complete documentation.
## UI & DOM testing
Bun is compatible with popular UI testing libraries:
- [HappyDOM](mdc:https:/github.com/capricorn86/happy-dom)
- [DOM Testing Library](mdc:https:/testing-library.com/docs/dom-testing-library/intro)
- [React Testing Library](mdc:https:/testing-library.com/docs/react-testing-library/intro)
See [Test > DOM Testing](mdc:https:/bun.sh/docs/test/dom) for complete documentation.
## Performance
Bun's test runner is fast.
{% image src="/images/buntest.jpeg" caption="Running 266 React SSR tests faster than Jest can print its version number." /%}
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├── a.test.ts
├── b.test.ts
├── c.test.ts
└── foo
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To run both `a.test.ts` files:
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$ bun test a
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To run all tests in the `foo` directory:
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$ bun test foo
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Any test file in the directory with an _absolute path_ that contains one of the targets will run. Glob patterns are not yet supported. -->
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