bun-types 1.3.3-canary.20251114T140703 → 1.3.3-canary.20251116T140533

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@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ await extractLinks("https://bun.com");
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  When scraping websites, you often want to convert relative URLs (like `/docs`) to absolute URLs. Here's how to handle URL resolution:
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+ {/* prettier-ignore */}
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  ```ts extract-links.ts icon="/icons/typescript.svg"
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  async function extractLinksFromURL(url: string) {
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  const response = await fetch(url);
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  const href = el.getAttribute("href");
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  if (href) {
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  // Convert relative URLs to absolute // [!code ++]
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- try {
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- // [!code ++]
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+ try { // [!code ++]
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  const absoluteURL = new URL(href, url).href; // [!code ++]
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- links.add(absoluteURL); // [!code ++]
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- } catch {
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- // [!code ++]
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- links.add(href);
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+ links.add(absoluteURL);
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+ } catch { // [!code ++]
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+ links.add(href); // [!code ++]
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  } // [!code ++]
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  }
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  },
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  Finally, we write the `Blob` to disk using [`Bun.write()`](https://bun.com/docs/api/file-io#writing-files-bun-write).
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  ```ts index.ts icon="/icons/typescript.svg"
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  const server = Bun.serve({
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  port: 4000,
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  });
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  // parse formdata at /action // [!code ++]
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- if (url.pathname === "/action") {
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- // [!code ++]
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+ if (url.pathname === "/action") { // [!code ++]
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  const formdata = await req.formData(); // [!code ++]
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  const name = formdata.get("name"); // [!code ++]
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  const profilePicture = formdata.get("profilePicture"); // [!code ++]
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ This will add the package to `peerDependencies` in `package.json`.
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  Running `bun install` will install peer dependencies by default, unless marked optional in `peerDependenciesMeta`.
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+ {/* prettier-ignore */}
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  ```json package.json icon="file-json"
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  {
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  "peerDependencies": {
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  "@types/bun": "^1.3.2"
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  },
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  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
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- "@types/bun": {
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+ "@types/bun": { // [!code ++]
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  "optional": true // [!code ++]
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  } // [!code ++]
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  }
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ To listen to changes in subdirectories, pass the `recursive: true` option to `fs
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  ```ts
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  import { watch } from "fs";
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- const watcher = watch(import.meta.dir, { recursive: true }, (event, filename) => {
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- console.log(`Detected ${event} in ${filename}`);
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+ const watcher = watch(import.meta.dir, { recursive: true }, (event, relativePath) => {
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+ console.log(`Detected ${event} in ${relativePath}`);
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  });
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  ```
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  steps:
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  # ...
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  - uses: actions/checkout@v4
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- - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2 // [!code ++]
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+ - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2 # [!code ++]
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  # run any `bun` or `bunx` command
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- - run: bun install // [!code ++]
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- - run: bun index.ts // [!code ++]
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- - run: bun run build // [!code ++]
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+ - run: bun install # [!code ++]
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+ - run: bun index.ts # [!code ++]
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+ - run: bun run build # [!code ++]
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  ```
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  ---
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  steps:
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  # ...
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  - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
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- with: // [!code ++]
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- bun-version: 1.2.0 # or "latest", "canary", <sha> // [!code ++]
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+ with: # [!code ++]
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+ bun-version: 1.2.0 # or "latest", "canary", <sha> # [!code ++]
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  ```
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  ---
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  Before the code reaches the JavaScript engine, Bun replaces `process.env.NODE_ENV` with `"production"`.
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  ```ts
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- if ("production" === "production") {
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+ if ("production" === "production") { // [!code ++]
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  console.log("Production mode");
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  } else {
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  console.log("Development mode");
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  Since `"production" === "production"` is always `true`, Bun replaces the entire expression with the `true` value.
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  ```ts
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- if (true) {
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+ if (true) { // [!code ++]
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  console.log("Production mode");
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  console.log("Development mode");
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
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+ ---
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+ title: Selectively run tests concurrently with glob patterns
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+ sidebarTitle: Concurrent test glob
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+ mode: center
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+ ---
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+ This guide demonstrates how to use the `concurrentTestGlob` option to selectively run tests concurrently based on file naming patterns.
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+ ## Project Structure
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+ ```sh title="Project Structure" icon="folder-tree"
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+ my-project/
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+ ├── bunfig.toml
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+ ├── tests/
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+ │ ├── unit/
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+ │ │ ├── math.test.ts # Sequential
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+ │ │ └── utils.test.ts # Sequential
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+ │ └── integration/
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+ │ ├── concurrent-api.test.ts # Concurrent
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+ │ └── concurrent-database.test.ts # Concurrent
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Configuration
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+ Configure your `bunfig.toml` to run test files with "concurrent-" prefix concurrently:
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+ ```toml title="bunfig.toml" icon="settings"
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+ [test]
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+ # Run all test files with "concurrent-" prefix concurrently
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+ concurrentTestGlob = "**/concurrent-*.test.ts"
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Test Files
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+ ### Unit Test (Sequential)
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+ Sequential tests are good for tests that share state or have specific ordering requirements:
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+ ```ts title="tests/unit/math.test.ts" icon="/icons/typescript.svg"
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+ import { test, expect } from "bun:test";
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+
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+ // These tests run sequentially by default
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+ let sharedState = 0;
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+ test("addition", () => {
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+ sharedState = 5 + 3;
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+ expect(sharedState).toBe(8);
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+ });
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+ test("uses previous state", () => {
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+ // This test depends on the previous test's state
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+ expect(sharedState).toBe(8);
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+ });
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+ ```
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+ ### Integration Test (Concurrent)
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+ Tests in files matching the glob pattern automatically run concurrently:
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+ ```ts title="tests/integration/concurrent-api.test.ts" icon="/icons/typescript.svg"
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+ import { test, expect } from "bun:test";
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+ // These tests automatically run concurrently due to filename matching the glob pattern.
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+ // Using test() is equivalent to test.concurrent() when the file matches concurrentTestGlob.
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+ // Each test is independent and can run in parallel.
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+ test("fetch user data", async () => {
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+ const response = await fetch("/api/user/1");
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+ expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
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+ });
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+ test("fetch posts", async () => {
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+ const response = await fetch("/api/posts");
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+ expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
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+ });
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+ test("fetch comments", async () => {
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+ const response = await fetch("/api/comments");
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+ expect(response.ok).toBe(true);
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+ });
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+ ```
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+ ## Running Tests
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+ ```bash terminal icon="terminal"
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+ # Run all tests - concurrent-*.test.ts files will run concurrently
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+ bun test
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+ # Override: Force ALL tests to run concurrently
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+ # Note: This overrides bunfig.toml and runs all tests concurrently, regardless of glob
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+ bun test --concurrent
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+ # Run only unit tests (sequential)
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+ bun test tests/unit
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+ # Run only integration tests (concurrent due to glob pattern)
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+ bun test tests/integration
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+ ```
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+ ## Benefits
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+ 1. **Gradual Migration**: Migrate to concurrent tests file by file by renaming them
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+ 2. **Clear Organization**: File naming convention indicates execution mode
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+ 3. **Performance**: Integration tests run faster in parallel
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+ 4. **Safety**: Unit tests remain sequential where needed
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+ 5. **Flexibility**: Easy to change execution mode by renaming files
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+ ## Migration Strategy
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+ To migrate existing tests to concurrent execution:
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+ 1. **Start with independent integration tests** - These typically don't share state
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+ 2. **Rename files to match the glob pattern**: `mv api.test.ts concurrent-api.test.ts`
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+ 3. **Verify tests still pass** - Run `bun test` to ensure no race conditions
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+ 4. **Monitor for shared state issues** - Watch for flaky tests or unexpected failures
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+ 5. **Continue migrating stable tests incrementally** - Don't rush the migration
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+ ## Tips
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+ - **Use descriptive prefixes**: `concurrent-`, `parallel-`, `async-`
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+ - **Keep related sequential tests together** in the same directory
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+ - **Document why certain tests must remain sequential** with comments
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+ - **Use `test.concurrent()` for fine-grained control** in sequential files
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+ (Note: In files matched by `concurrentTestGlob`, plain `test()` already runs concurrently)
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+ ## Multiple Patterns
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+ You can specify multiple patterns for different test categories:
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+ ```toml title="bunfig.toml" icon="settings"
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+ concurrentTestGlob = [
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+ "**/integration/*.test.ts",
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+ "**/e2e/*.test.ts",
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+ "**/concurrent-*.test.ts"
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+ ]
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+ ```
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+ This configuration will run tests concurrently if they match any of these patterns:
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+ - All tests with `concurrent-` prefix anywhere in the project
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+ description: "Display package metadata from the npm registry"
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+ ---
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+ `bun info` displays package metadata from the npm registry.
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+ ## Usage
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ```
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+ ## Alias
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+ ```
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+ ## Examples
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+ | `BUN_CONFIG_REGISTRY` | Set an npm registry (default: https://registry.npmjs.org) |
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+ | `BUN_CONFIG_TOKEN` | Set an auth token (currently does nothing) |
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+ | `BUN_CONFIG_YARN_LOCKFILE` | Save a Yarn v1-style yarn.lock |
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+ ```
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