caolan / caolan/nodeunit

question: can I filter which tests run?

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Description

My build scripts are currently using nodeunit.reporters["default"].run() to run tests against a list of files.

Is it possible to only run some tests within a file? Ultimately I'd like to be able to only run tests that failed in the past run. I see I can track which tests failed, so I'd like to pass that list so only those tests run on the next attempt.

The reason is my tests are slow :) I have a lot of integration tests, and with my workflow I usually just want to run those few tests first.

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Start by reading the nodeunit.reporters["default"].run() entry point described in the issue and trace how it receives the list of test files. Determine whether selecting tests within a file and rerunning a supplied list of previously failed tests can be specified without breaking existing runs. Done means the requested filtering behavior is defined and verified for slow integration-test workflows.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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