Jest won’t transform the module – SyntaxError: Cannot use import statement outside a module

Even though I have tried them separately, I haven’t tried them together (transform and transformIgnorePatterns). So this jest configuration solved my issue: “jest”: { “preset”: “ts-jest”, “testEnvironment”: “node”, “transform”: { “node_modules/variables/.+\\.(j|t)sx?$”: “ts-jest” }, “transformIgnorePatterns”: [ “node_modules/(?!variables/.*)” ] }, My mistakes were: Not using transform and transformIgnorePatterns together. And defining babel-jest as the transformer instead of … Read more

Jest gives an error: “SyntaxError: Unexpected token export”

This means, that a file is not transformed through TypeScript compiler, e.g. because it is a JS file with TS syntax, or it is published to npm as uncompiled source files. Here’s what you can do. Adjust your transformIgnorePatterns allowed list: { “jest”: { “transformIgnorePatterns”: [ “node_modules/(?!@ngrx|(?!deck.gl)|ng-dynamic)” ] } } By default Jest doesn’t transform … Read more

How do I run a single test using Jest?

From the command line, use the –testNamePattern or -t flag: jest -t ‘fix-order-test’ This will only run tests that match the test name pattern you provide. It’s in the Jest documentation. Another way is to run tests in watch mode, jest –watch, and then press P to filter the tests by typing the test file … Read more