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Run tests

Last modified: 29 September 2023

Run the selected test or test folder: CtrlShiftF10

Stop the current test session: CtrlF2

Run a single test

If your tests don't require any specific actions before start, and you don't want to configure additional options, such as code coverage, you can run them by using the following options:

  • Place the caret at the test, and press CtrlShiftF10. Alternatively, click the gutter icon next to the test.

    The gutter icon changes depending on the state of your test:

    • The the Run button gutter icon marks new tests.

    • The the Run test icon gutter icon marks successful tests.

    • The the Rerun the Run button gutter icon marks failed tests.

    Run single test from the editor

  • To run all tests in a file, select this file in the Project tool window and then select Run 'All in <filename>' from its context menu.

    Run tests in a file from the Project tool window

Run tests via a run/debug configuration

When you run a test, WebStorm creates a temporary run configuration. You can save temporary run configurations, change their settings, share them with other members of your team. For more information, refer to Run/debug configurations.

  1. Create a new run configuration or save a temporary one.

  2. Use the configuration switcher on the main toolbar to select the configuration you want to run.

  3. Click the Run button or press ShiftF10.

Create a test configuration

  1. Open the Run/Debug Configuration dialog by doing one of the following:

    • From the configuration switcher on the main toolbar, select Run | Edit Configurations.

    • Go to Run | Edit Configurations.

    • Press AltShiftF10 and select Edit Configuration from the context menu.

  2. Click Add New Configuration on the toolbar and select the desired configuration type:

  3. In the dialog that opens, specify the test scope, configuration parameters, and activities to perform before test execution. Click Apply to save the changes and close the dialog.

tip

Enable the Pin Tab the Pin Tab button option on the Run toolbar to open the results of each test run in a separate tab.

After WebStorm finishes running your tests, it shows the results in the Run tool window on the Test Runner tab. For more information about analyzing test results, refer to Explore test results.

Test runner in the Run tool window

Run tests after commit

When you want to check that your changes wouldn't break the code before pushing them, you can do that by running tests as commit checks.

note

This feature is only available for Git and Mercurial.

Set up test configuration

  1. Make sure, you have at least one valid run/debug configuration for tests.

  2. Open the Commit tool window as described in the following topics:

  3. Click Show Commit Options the Settings button. In the menu, click Choose configuration near Run Tests and select which configuration you want to run.

    Run tests before committing files to Git

After you have set up the test configuration, the specified tests will run every time you make a commit.

Non-modal commit dialog running a test

Stop tests

Rerun tests

Rerun a single test

  • Right-click a test on the Test Runner tab of the Run tool window and select Run 'test name'.

Rerun all tests in a session

  • Click the Rerun button on the Run toolbar or press CtrlF5 to rerun all tests in a session.

Rerun failed tests

  • Click the Rerun Failed Tests button on the Run toolbar to rerun only failed tests.

    You can configure the IDE to trigger tests that were ignored or not started during the previous test run together with failed tests. Click the Settings button on the Test Runner toolbar and enable the Include Non-Started Tests into Rerun Failed option.

Rerun tests automatically

In WebStorm, you can enable the autotest-like runner: any test in the current run configuration restarts automatically after you change the related source code.

  • Click Rerun Automatically Rerun Automatically on the Run toolbar to enable the autotest-like runner.

Debug failed tests

If you don't know why a test fails, you can debug it.

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