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Glossary: JavaScript Beyond the Basics

Vitest

Also written: vitest, vitest run, watch mode, describe, test, beforeEach, afterEach

A fast, popular JavaScript test runner. `vitest run` runs every test once, while plain `npx vitest` stays in watch mode, re-running affected tests whenever you save.

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