Test runner cannot find tests in multiple levels when using ** in tha path

[w3nl]

Version

20

Platform

Linux tux 6.5.0-9-generic #9-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Oct 7 01:35:40 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Subsystem

No response

What steps will reproduce the bug?

node --test src/**/*.test.js
Only finds tests in all folders in that level, e.g.
src/a/a.test.js and src/b/b.test.js
It cannot find a level deeper, like src/a/b/c.js

It works with node --test src/ in Node 20
But in Node 21 I receive an error, because it thinks that it can test the file src, but src is a folder.

How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?

Tests in multiple folder levels and usage of /**/ in the cli

What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?

That /**/ also find tests in multiple levels.

What do you see instead?

That /**/ just check for test files in a single level

Additional information

No response

[meyfa]

Have you tried quoting the path on the command line?

node --test "src/**/*.test.js"

Otherwise your shell may evaluate the glob before Node.js has any chance of processing it.

[w3nl]

Node 20.8.1:

Could not find '.../src/**/*.test.js'

Node 21:
Works 🎉

[meyfa]

Oh, I overlooked the Node.js version in your issue. Glob support was only added to v21. Good to hear your problem is solved; I think this can be closed then?

[w3nl]

Clear for me.

But then we have a way it works for Node 20
node --test src

And a way it works for Node 21
node --test "src/**/*.test.js"

But the first command doesn't work on Node 21 and the second doesn't work on Node 20.
What is the way it works for both Node versions?

[MoLow]

Unfortunately this was a breaking change so it won't work the same in node 21 and node 20.