max-nested-describe
)While it's useful to be able to group your tests together within the same file
using describe()
, having too many levels of nesting throughout your tests make
them difficult to read.
This rule enforces a maximum depth to nested describe()
calls to improve code
clarity in your tests.
The following patterns are considered warnings (with the default option of
{ "max": 5 }
):
describe('foo', () => {
describe('bar', () => {
describe('baz', () => {
describe('qux', () => {
describe('quxx', () => {
describe('too many', () => {
it('should get something', () => {
expect(getSomething()).toBe('Something');
});
});
});
});
});
});
});
describe('foo', function () {
describe('bar', function () {
describe('baz', function () {
describe('qux', function () {
describe('quxx', function () {
describe('too many', function () {
it('should get something', () => {
expect(getSomething()).toBe('Something');
});
});
});
});
});
});
});
The following patterns are not considered warnings (with the default option
of { "max": 5 }
):
describe('foo', () => {
describe('bar', () => {
it('should get something', () => {
expect(getSomething()).toBe('Something');
});
});
describe('qux', () => {
it('should get something', () => {
expect(getSomething()).toBe('Something');
});
});
});
describe('foo2', function () {
it('should get something', () => {
expect(getSomething()).toBe('Something');
});
});
describe('foo', function () {
describe('bar', function () {
describe('baz', function () {
describe('qux', function () {
describe('this is the limit', function () {
it('should get something', () => {
expect(getSomething()).toBe('Something');
});
});
});
});
});
});
{
"jest/max-nested-describe": [
"error",
{
"max": 5
}
]
}
max
Enforces a maximum depth for nested describe()
.
This has a default value of 5
.
Examples of patterns not considered warnings with options set to
{ "max": 2 }
:
describe('foo', () => {
describe('bar', () => {
it('should get something', () => {
expect(getSomething()).toBe('Something');
});
});
});
describe('foo2', function () {
describe('bar2', function () {
it('should get something', function () {
expect(getSomething()).toBe('Something');
});
it('should get else', function () {
expect(getSomething()).toBe('Something');
});
});
});