setupTest.js run repetatly

[shai32]

I am initiating my database in setupTest.js for testing
the problem is that it rerun for every test file
why is that, can I have a global init script that would run once before any test?

[gaearon]

Test runs are isolated, so any global shared mutable state needs to be set up from scratch. I don't recommend to use a real database for JavaScript unit tests since watcher can re-run them individually at any point in time.

[shai32]

It's only for running testing in CI, it's an integration testing.
it's testing the client communication to a real server.
it has no watcher because it's a CI testing, only run once
all tests need to wait for a real server to be up and running.

[gaearon]

Does something like jestjs/jest#949 (comment) work for you?

[shai32]

sadly no