rtfeldman / rtfeldman/node-test-runner
Ability to narrow down run to specific test
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 140
- Forks
- 83
- Avg merge
- 8h 25m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 5
Description
As far as I can tell, at the moment you can narrow the run down to a specific test file, but not a specific test within the file (or a list "describe" tests).
The use case I have is that I'm trying to debug a test with Debug.log statements. By narrowing down to a specific test, I can see if a branch of code is being run (otherwise the log statement gets lost in the tens of other tests that are being run in the same file that emit the same message).
It would also open up the possibility of IDE tooling such as right clicking on a test and running just that test.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the existing logic that narrows execution to a test file, then trace how individual tests and describe groups are represented. Done means selecting one test or a list of describe tests works while preserving the existing test-run behavior and enabling focused output.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, nodejs
- Domain
- cli, testing-qa
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100