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https://github.com/avajs/ava

Node.js test runner that lets you develop with confidence 🚀
https://github.com/avajs/ava

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Node.js test runner that lets you develop with confidence 🚀

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# AVA logo



AVA is a test runner for Node.js with a concise API, detailed error output, embrace of new language features and thread isolation that lets you develop with confidence 🚀



Watch this repository and follow the [Discussions](https://github.com/avajs/ava/discussions) for updates.



Read our [contributing guide](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) if you're looking to contribute (issues / PRs / etc).



![](media/verbose-reporter.png)



Translations: [Español](https://github.com/avajs/ava-docs/blob/main/es_ES/readme.md), [Français](https://github.com/avajs/ava-docs/blob/main/fr_FR/readme.md), [Italiano](https://github.com/avajs/ava-docs/blob/main/it_IT/readme.md), [日本語](https://github.com/avajs/ava-docs/blob/main/ja_JP/readme.md), [한국어](https://github.com/avajs/ava-docs/blob/main/ko_KR/readme.md), [Português](https://github.com/avajs/ava-docs/blob/main/pt_BR/readme.md), [Русский](https://github.com/avajs/ava-docs/blob/main/ru_RU/readme.md), [简体中文](https://github.com/avajs/ava-docs/blob/main/zh_CN/readme.md)



## Why AVA?



- Minimal and fast

- Simple test syntax

- Runs tests concurrently

- Enforces writing atomic tests

- No implicit globals

- Includes TypeScript definitions

- [Magic assert](#magic-assert)

- [Isolated environment for each test file](./docs/01-writing-tests.md#test-isolation)

- [Promise support](./docs/01-writing-tests.md#promise-support)

- [Async function support](./docs/01-writing-tests.md#async-function-support)

- [Observable support](./docs/01-writing-tests.md#observable-support)

- [Enhanced assertion messages](./docs/03-assertions.md#enhanced-assertion-messages)

- [Automatic parallel test runs in CI](#parallel-runs-in-ci)

- [TAP reporter](./docs/05-command-line.md#tap-reporter)



## Usage



To install and set up AVA, run:



```console

npm init ava

```



Your `package.json` will then look like this (exact version notwithstanding):



```json

{

	"name": "awesome-package",

	"type": "module",

	"scripts": {

		"test": "ava"

	},

	"devDependencies": {

		"ava": "^5.0.0"

	}

}

```



Or if you prefer using Yarn:



```console

yarn add ava --dev

```



Alternatively you can install `ava` manually:



```console

npm install --save-dev ava

```



*Make sure to install AVA locally. AVA cannot be run globally.*



Don't forget to configure the `test` script in your `package.json` as per above.



### Create your test file



Create a file named `test.js` in the project root directory.



_Note that AVA's documentation assumes you're using ES modules._



```js

import test from 'ava';



test('foo', t => {

	t.pass();

});



test('bar', async t => {

	const bar = Promise.resolve('bar');

	t.is(await bar, 'bar');

});

```



### Running your tests



```console

npm test

```



Or with `npx`:



```console

npx ava

```



Run with the `--watch` flag to enable AVA's [watch mode](docs/recipes/watch-mode.md):



```console

npx ava --watch

```



## Supported Node.js versions



AVA supports the latest release of any major version that [is supported by Node.js itself](https://github.com/nodejs/Release#release-schedule). Read more in our [support statement](docs/support-statement.md).



## Highlights



### Magic assert



AVA adds code excerpts and clean diffs for actual and expected values. If values in the assertion are objects or arrays, only a diff is displayed, to remove the noise and focus on the problem. The diff is syntax-highlighted too! If you are comparing strings, both single and multi line, AVA displays a different kind of output, highlighting the added or missing characters.



![](media/magic-assert-combined.png)



### Clean stack traces



AVA automatically removes unrelated lines in stack traces, allowing you to find the source of an error much faster, as seen above.



### Parallel runs in CI



AVA automatically detects whether your CI environment supports parallel builds. Each build will run a subset of all test files, while still making sure all tests get executed. See the [`ci-parallel-vars`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ci-parallel-vars) package for a list of supported CI environments.



## Documentation



Please see the [files in the `docs` directory](./docs):



* [Writing tests](./docs/01-writing-tests.md)

* [Execution context](./docs/02-execution-context.md)

* [Assertions](./docs/03-assertions.md)

* [Snapshot testing](./docs/04-snapshot-testing.md)

* [Command line (CLI)](./docs/05-command-line.md)

* [Configuration](./docs/06-configuration.md)

* [Test timeouts](./docs/07-test-timeouts.md)



### Common pitfalls



We have a growing list of [common pitfalls](docs/08-common-pitfalls.md) you may experience while using AVA. If you encounter any issues you think are common, comment in [this issue](https://github.com/avajs/ava/issues/404).



### Recipes



- [Test setup](docs/recipes/test-setup.md)

- [TypeScript](docs/recipes/typescript.md)

- [Shared workers](docs/recipes/shared-workers.md)

- [Watch mode](docs/recipes/watch-mode.md)

- [When to use `t.plan()`](docs/recipes/when-to-use-plan.md)

- [Passing arguments to your test files](docs/recipes/passing-arguments-to-your-test-files.md)

- [Splitting tests in CI](docs/recipes/splitting-tests-ci.md)

- [Code coverage](docs/recipes/code-coverage.md)

- [Endpoint testing](docs/recipes/endpoint-testing.md)

- [Browser testing](docs/recipes/browser-testing.md)

- [Testing Vue.js components](docs/recipes/vue.md)

- [Debugging tests with Chrome DevTools](docs/recipes/debugging-with-chrome-devtools.md)

- [Debugging tests with VSCode](docs/recipes/debugging-with-vscode.md)

- [Debugging tests with WebStorm](docs/recipes/debugging-with-webstorm.md)

- [Isolated MongoDB integration tests](docs/recipes/isolated-mongodb-integration-tests.md)

- [Testing web apps using Puppeteer](docs/recipes/puppeteer.md)

- [Testing web apps using Selenium WebDriverJS](docs/recipes/testing-with-selenium-webdriverjs.md)



## FAQ



### How is the name written and pronounced?



AVA, not Ava or ava. Pronounced [`/ˈeɪvə/`](media/pronunciation.m4a?raw=true): Ay (f**a**ce, m**a**de) V (**v**ie, ha**v**e) A (comm**a**, **a**go)



### What is the header background?



It's the [Andromeda galaxy](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_galaxy).



### What is the difference between concurrency and parallelism?



[Concurrency is not parallelism. It enables parallelism.](https://stackoverflow.com/q/1050222)



## Support



- [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/avajs/ava/discussions)



## Related



- [eslint-plugin-ava](https://github.com/avajs/eslint-plugin-ava) — Lint rules for AVA tests

- [@ava/typescript](https://github.com/avajs/typescript) — Test TypeScript projects

- [@ava/cooperate](https://github.com/avajs/cooperate) — Low-level primitives to enable cooperation between test files

- [@ava/get-port](https://github.com/avajs/get-port) — Reserve a port while testing



## Links



- [AVA stickers, t-shirts, etc](https://www.redbubble.com/people/sindresorhus/works/30330590-ava-logo)

- [Awesome list](https://github.com/avajs/awesome-ava)

- [Do you like AVA? Donate here!](https://opencollective.com/ava)

- [More…](https://github.com/avajs/awesome-ava)



## Team



[![Mark Wubben](https://github.com/novemberborn.png?size=100)](https://github.com/novemberborn) | [![Sindre Sorhus](https://github.com/sindresorhus.png?size=100)](https://github.com/sindresorhus)

---|---

[Mark Wubben](https://novemberborn.net) | [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)



###### Former



- [Kevin Mårtensson](https://github.com/kevva)

- [James Talmage](https://github.com/jamestalmage)

- [Juan Soto](https://github.com/sotojuan)

- [Jeroen Engels](https://github.com/jfmengels)

- [Vadim Demedes](https://github.com/vadimdemedes)





	


	


	


	

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