microsoft / microsoft/vscode-test
Support node:test as an alternative to mocha
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Description
Node has built-in testing that's very similar to Mocha, but also supports mocking:
https://nodejs.org/api/test.html
I tried switching an extensions tests over to this, and although they run, VS Code doesn't recognise them and reports 0 tests ran.
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Research direction
The issue names no repository files or failing test; start by reading the linked Node test documentation and locating how vscode-test discovers and reports extension tests. Reproduce the case where tests run but VS Code reports zero, then verify that a node:test-based extension test is discovered and counted correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- nodejs, typescript
- Domain
- testing
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100