In-source testing ​

Vitest also provides a way to run tests within your source code along side the implementation, similar to Rust's module tests.

This makes the tests share the same closure as the implementations and able to test against private states without exporting. Meanwhile, it also brings a closer feedback loop for development.

Setup ​

To get started, put a if (import.meta.vitest) block at the end of your source file and write some tests inside it. For example:

// src/index.ts

// the implementation
export function add(...args: number[]) {
  return args.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0)
}

// in-source test suites
if (import.meta.vitest) {
  const { it, expect } = import.meta.vitest
  it('add', () => {
    expect(add()).toBe(0)
    expect(add(1)).toBe(1)
    expect(add(1, 2, 3)).toBe(6)
  })
}

// src/index.ts

// the implementation
export function add(...args: number[]) {
  return args.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0)
}

// in-source test suites
if (import.meta.vitest) {
  const { it, expect } = import.meta.vitest
  it('add', () => {
    expect(add()).toBe(0)
    expect(add(1)).toBe(1)
    expect(add(1, 2, 3)).toBe(6)
  })
}

Update the includeSource config for Vitest to grab the files under src/:

// vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'

export default defineConfig({
  test: {
    includeSource: ['src/**/*.{js,ts}'],
  },
})

// vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'

export default defineConfig({
  test: {
    includeSource: ['src/**/*.{js,ts}'],
  },
})

Then you can start to test!

$ npx vitest

$ npx vitest

Production build ​

For the production build, you will need to set the define options in your config file, letting the bundler do the dead code elimination. For example, in Vite

// vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'

export default defineConfig({
+ define: {
+   'import.meta.vitest': 'undefined',
+ },
  test: {
    includeSource: ['src/**/*.{js,ts}']
  },
})

// vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config'

export default defineConfig({
+ define: {
+   'import.meta.vitest': 'undefined',
+ },
  test: {
    includeSource: ['src/**/*.{js,ts}']
  },
})

Other Bundlers ​

// build.config.ts
import { defineBuildConfig } from 'unbuild'

export default defineBuildConfig({
+ replace: {
+   'import.meta.vitest': 'undefined',
+ },
  // other options
})

// build.config.ts
import { defineBuildConfig } from 'unbuild'

export default defineBuildConfig({
+ replace: {
+   'import.meta.vitest': 'undefined',
+ },
  // other options
})

// rollup.config.js
+ import replace from '@rollup/plugin-replace'

export default {
  plugins: [
+   replace({
+     'import.meta.vitest': 'undefined',
+   })
  ],
  // other options
}

// rollup.config.js
+ import replace from '@rollup/plugin-replace'

export default {
  plugins: [
+   replace({
+     'import.meta.vitest': 'undefined',
+   })
  ],
  // other options
}

TypeScript ​

To get TypeScript support for import.meta.vitest, add vitest/importMeta to your tsconfig.json:

// tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "types": [
+     "vitest/importMeta"
    ]
  }
}

// tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "types": [
+     "vitest/importMeta"
    ]
  }
}

Reference to test/import-meta for the full example.

Notes ​

This feature could be useful for:

• Unit testing for small-scoped functions or utilities
• Prototyping
• Inline Assertion

It's recommended to use separate test files instead for more complex tests like components or E2E testing.