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| author | Winnie Hellmann <winnie@gitlab.com> | 2019-06-25 15:28:33 +0000 |
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| committer | Marcia Ramos <marcia@gitlab.com> | 2019-06-25 15:28:33 +0000 |
| commit | 4a125e97ccd9adf1007e20f3e7415d973d02486f (patch) | |
| tree | c909264c6fe77afa2ececb44a8fa2a5f9844922a | |
| parent | c0b1ae19c3d5b01f4daccba826bdedbebc7aa42e (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-4a125e97ccd9adf1007e20f3e7415d973d02486f.tar.gz | |
Clarify that Jest does not use Webpack (docs)
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/development/testing_guide/frontend_testing.md | 2 |
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diff --git a/doc/development/testing_guide/frontend_testing.md b/doc/development/testing_guide/frontend_testing.md index 4c9d1684c00..3949f61d4d4 100644 --- a/doc/development/testing_guide/frontend_testing.md +++ b/doc/development/testing_guide/frontend_testing.md @@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ we need to solve before being able to use Jest for all our needs. - Jest runs in a Node.js environment, not in a browser. Support for running Jest tests in a browser [is planned](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/58205). - Because Jest runs in a Node.js environment, it uses [jsdom](https://github.com/jsdom/jsdom) by default. +- Jest does not have access to Webpack loaders or aliases. + The aliases used by Jest are defined in its [own config](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/jest.config.js). - All calls to `setTimeout` and `setInterval` are mocked away. See also [Jest Timer Mocks](https://jestjs.io/docs/en/timer-mocks). - `rewire` is not required because Jest supports mocking modules. See also [Manual Mocks](https://jestjs.io/docs/en/manual-mocks). - The following will cause tests to fail in Jest: |