vitest/valid-expect

expect(value) doesn't check anything by itself. The check happens when a matcher such as .toBe() is called, so an expect with no matcher, or with a matcher that isn't called, passes no matter what the value is.

.resolves and .rejects make the matcher return a promise. If the test doesn't await or return it, the test can end first, and a failed assertion doesn't fail the test.

Configure#

Off by default. To turn it on:

bunfig.toml

[lint.rules]
"vitest/valid-expect" = "error" # or "warn"

Every option, set to its default:

bunfig.toml

[lint.rules]
"vitest/valid-expect" = ["error", {
  alwaysAwait = false,
  asyncMatchers = ["toResolve", "toReject"],
  minArgs = 1,
  maxArgs = 1,
}]

Examples#

example.ts4 problems

import { expect, test } from "vitest";

test("adds the tax", () => {
  expect(total(100)); // no matcher
  expect(total(100)).toBe; // the matcher is not called
  expect().toBe(108); // no value
  expect(total(100)).never.toBe(0); // `never` is not a modifier
});

example.ts1 problem

import { expect, test } from "vitest";

test("loads the user", () => {
  expect(loadUser(1)).resolves.toEqual({ id: 1 });
});

example.tsNo problems

import { expect, test } from "vitest";

test("adds the tax", () => {
  expect(total(100)).toBe(108);
  expect(total(100)).not.toBe(0);
});

test("loads the user", async () => {
  await expect(loadUser(1)).resolves.toEqual({ id: 1 });
});

test("rejects an unknown id", () => {
  return expect(loadUser(-1)).rejects.toThrow("not found");
});

A second argument that's a string or a template literal is the message to print on failure. It doesn't count toward maxArgs:

example.tsNo problems

import { expect, test } from "vitest";

test("adds the tax", () => {
  expect(total(100), "after tax").toBe(108);
});

Options#

Option	Default	What it does
`alwaysAwait`	`false`	Also report an async assertion that's returned instead of awaited.
`asyncMatchers`	`["toResolve", "toReject"]`	Matchers that return a promise, so they must be awaited or returned. Your list replaces the default.
`minArgs`	`1`	The fewest arguments `expect` can take.
`maxArgs`	`1`	The most arguments `expect` can take.

example.tswith { "alwaysAwait": true }1 problem

import { expect, test } from "vitest";

test("rejects an unknown id", () => {
  return expect(loadUser(-1)).rejects.toThrow("not found");
});

Use asyncMatchers for custom matchers that return a promise:

example.tswith { "asyncMatchers": ["toResolveWith"] }1 problem

import { expect, test } from "vitest";

test("loads the user", () => {
  expect(loadUser(1)).toResolveWith({ id: 1 });
});

A message that comes from a variable is reported. Raise maxArgs to allow it:

example.ts1 problem

import { expect, test } from "vitest";

test("adds the tax", () => {
  expect(total(100), message).toBe(108);
});

example.tswith { "maxArgs": 2 }No problems

import { expect, test } from "vitest";

test("adds the tax", () => {
  expect(total(100), message).toBe(108);
});