@@ -28,8 +28,13 @@ 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).
- No [context object](https://jasmine.github.io/tutorials/your_first_suite#section-The_%3Ccode%3Ethis%3C/code%3E_keyword) is passed to tests in Jest.
This means sharing `this.something` between `beforeEach()` and `it()` for example does not work.
Instead you should declare shared variables in the context that they are needed (via `const` / `let`).