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vitest_test

JavaScript and TypeScript tests run with Vitest.

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Install Vitest in the package with the project's JavaScript package manager. For example:

sh
npm install --save-dev vitest

Retrieve the runnable starter when you want a complete declaration, package manifest, and sample tests:

sh
once query example vitest_test vitest-test-minimal --format json

Copy the declaration below into once.toml, adjust srcs and any setup files for the project, then establish discovery and run the file batches:

sh
once test tests --format json
once query test-manifest tests --format json
once test tests --jobs 4 --format json

The first command runs the complete target. Later runs can use the resulting manifest for automatic batching and exact selection. See Testing and Scheduling for affected plans, case-level batching, and exact unit commands.

Description

vitest_test invokes the package-local Vitest entry point with its structured reporter, records stable file and full-name identifiers, and writes normalized Once results. Exact execution selects the discovered file and an anchored test name pattern.

Automatic batching uses one batch per test file by default. Set batching to case for individual cases, or target for one target batch. A complete run must establish a current manifest before smaller batches are planned. Once disables Vitest's mutable local cache inside the action because the installed packages are declared inputs. Once's action cache reuses successful test results when those inputs have not changed.

Attributes

AttributeTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
nodestringnonodeNode.js executable name, absolute path, or workspace-relative path
runnerstringnonode_modules/vitest/vitest.mjsPackage-relative Vitest entry point
configlist<string>nopackage and lock filesDependency and runner configuration inputs
dependencieslist<string>nonode_modules/**/*Installed runner and package files required during execution
datalist<string>no[]Setup, transform, snapshot, and runtime inputs
argslist<string>no[]Additional Vitest arguments
envmap<string, string>no{}Explicit test environment variables
env_inheritlist<string>no[]Host environment variables inherited by name
batchingstringnofileAutomatic granularity: file, case, or target
labelslist<string>no[]Labels exposed through test discovery
timeout_msintnoemptyOptional timeout in milliseconds

Dependency Edges

deps names targets whose changes should select this test target.

Providers and Capabilities

The target emits once_test_info and exposes test with the default, test_results, and logs output groups.

Example

toml
[[target]]
name = "tests"
kind = "vitest_test"
srcs = ["tests/**/*.test.js"]

Include setup files, transforms, snapshots, and other runtime files in data.

Released under an open-source license.