How to run test with duplicate name but in different describe() block?

[ManfredLange]

I'm not sure yet whether it is user misunderstanding, a missing feature, by design or a bug.

We have the following test suite (the actual names are irrelevant):

describe('the test suite, () => {
   describe('do not run this', () => {
      it('should work', () => {
         // implementation
      });
   });

   describe('just run this', () => {
      it('should work', () => {
         // implementation
      });
   });
});

Some context: We often use a top level describe for a class, then one level down to group the tests for a particular method on that class.

What I'd like to know is this: How can I run one of the tests "it should work" without the other of the same name?

When I use something like this, with <filename> and <working-directory> set to the correct values:

vitest run --testNamePattern "it should work" <filename> <working-directory>

then it executes both tests with name "it should work" as if the describe() blocks don't even exist.

When I try something like this:

vitest run --testNamePattern "just run this > it should work" <filename> <working-directory>

it skips all tests in the file.

I had a look at the documentation here https://vitest.dev/config/#testnamepattern but found only an example for the simplest of cases.

Can someone assist with this by pointing me in the right direction, please?

[hi-ogawa]

I thought --testNamePattern "just run this > it should work" is expected to work, but now looking at the code, you might not need > at all. Can you provide a reproduction?

vitest/packages/runner/src/utils/collect.ts

Lines 106 to 108 in f9a6284

	function getTaskFullName(task: TaskBase): string {
	return `${task.suite ? `${getTaskFullName(task.suite)} ` : ''}${task.name}`
	}

[ManfredLange]

I thought so, too. I'll provide a repro repo as soon as I find the time, probably later this week.

[hi-ogawa]

It looks like this filter vitest -t 'suite name snapshot' works
https://stackblitz.com/edit/vitest-dev-vitest-twhbuas6?file=test%2Fsuite.test.ts

import { assert, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'

describe('suite name', () => {
  it('snapshot', () => {
    expect({ foo: 'bar' }).toMatchSnapshot()
  })
})