---
name: test-context-fixtures
description: Test context, custom fixtures with test.extend
---

# Test Context & Fixtures

## Built-in Context

Every test receives context as first argument:

```ts
test('context', ({ task, expect, skip }) => {
  console.log(task.name)  // Test name
  expect(1).toBe(1)       // Context-bound expect
  skip()                  // Skip test dynamically
})
```

### Context Properties

- `task` - Test metadata (name, file, etc.)
- `expect` - Expect bound to this test (important for concurrent tests)
- `skip(condition?, message?)` - Skip the test
- `onTestFinished(fn)` - Cleanup after test
- `onTestFailed(fn)` - Run on failure only

## Custom Fixtures with test.extend

Create reusable test utilities:

```ts
import { test as base } from 'vitest'

// Define fixture types
interface Fixtures {
  db: Database
  user: User
}

// Create extended test
export const test = base.extend<Fixtures>({
  // Fixture with setup/teardown
  db: async ({}, use) => {
    const db = await createDatabase()
    await use(db)           // Provide to test
    await db.close()        // Cleanup
  },
  
  // Fixture depending on another fixture
  user: async ({ db }, use) => {
    const user = await db.createUser({ name: 'Test' })
    await use(user)
    await db.deleteUser(user.id)
  },
})
```

Using fixtures:

```ts
test('query user', async ({ db, user }) => {
  const found = await db.findUser(user.id)
  expect(found).toEqual(user)
})
```

## Fixture Initialization

Fixtures only initialize when accessed:

```ts
const test = base.extend({
  expensive: async ({}, use) => {
    console.log('initializing')  // Only runs if test uses it
    await use('value')
  },
})

test('no fixture', () => {})           // expensive not called
test('uses fixture', ({ expensive }) => {}) // expensive called
```

## Auto Fixtures

Run fixture for every test:

```ts
const test = base.extend({
  setup: [
    async ({}, use) => {
      await globalSetup()
      await use()
      await globalTeardown()
    },
    { auto: true }  // Always run
  ],
})
```

## Scoped Fixtures

### File Scope

Initialize once per file:

```ts
const test = base.extend({
  connection: [
    async ({}, use) => {
      const conn = await connect()
      await use(conn)
      await conn.close()
    },
    { scope: 'file' }
  ],
})
```

### Worker Scope

Initialize once per worker:

```ts
const test = base.extend({
  sharedResource: [
    async ({}, use) => {
      await use(globalResource)
    },
    { scope: 'worker' }
  ],
})
```

## Injected Fixtures (from Config)

Override fixtures per project:

```ts
// test file
const test = base.extend({
  apiUrl: ['/default', { injected: true }],
})

// vitest.config.ts
defineConfig({
  test: {
    projects: [
      {
        test: {
          name: 'prod',
          provide: { apiUrl: 'https://api.prod.com' },
        },
      },
    ],
  },
})
```

## Scoped Values per Suite

Override fixture for specific suite:

```ts
const test = base.extend({
  environment: 'development',
})

describe('production tests', () => {
  test.scoped({ environment: 'production' })
  
  test('uses production', ({ environment }) => {
    expect(environment).toBe('production')
  })
})

test('uses default', ({ environment }) => {
  expect(environment).toBe('development')
})
```

## Extended Test Hooks

Type-aware hooks with fixtures:

```ts
const test = base.extend<{ db: Database }>({
  db: async ({}, use) => {
    const db = await createDb()
    await use(db)
    await db.close()
  },
})

// Hooks know about fixtures
test.beforeEach(({ db }) => {
  db.seed()
})

test.afterEach(({ db }) => {
  db.clear()
})
```

## Composing Fixtures

Extend from another extended test:

```ts
// base-test.ts
export const test = base.extend<{ db: Database }>({
  db: async ({}, use) => { /* ... */ },
})

// admin-test.ts
import { test as dbTest } from './base-test'

export const test = dbTest.extend<{ admin: User }>({
  admin: async ({ db }, use) => {
    const admin = await db.createAdmin()
    await use(admin)
  },
})
```

## Key Points

- Use `{ }` destructuring to access fixtures
- Fixtures are lazy - only initialize when accessed
- Return cleanup function from fixtures
- Use `{ auto: true }` for setup fixtures
- Use `{ scope: 'file' }` for expensive shared resources
- Fixtures compose - extend from extended tests

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