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Better Jest

Better Jest is the cleanest and fastest Jest runner for VS Code.

Demo GIF

Run a test method:

Place your cursor in/on the method you want to run
Open the command menu: cmd+shift+p
Select: Better Jest: run

Run a test file:

Open the command menu: cmd+shift+p
Select: Better Jest: run-file

Run the entire suite:

Open the command menu: cmd+shift+p
Select: Better Jest: run suite

Run the previous test:

Open the command menu: cmd+shift+p
Select: Better Jest: run previous

Features:

Color output!
Run individual methods by placing your cursor anywhere in/on the method
Test failures are displayed in the "Problems" panel for quick access

Note: this plugin registers "tasks" to run jest, not a command like other extensions. This makes it possible to leverage the problem output and color terminal.

Keybindings:

{
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+r",
    "command": "better-jest.run"
},
{
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+f",
    "command": "better-jest.run-file"
},
{
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+p",
    "command": "better-jest.run-previous"
}