Does Jest swallow console.log statements? Is there a way to change this?

Question

Does Jest swallow console.log output?

// __tests__/log.test.js

it(\'logs\', () => {
  console.log(\'hey\') // expect to see \"hey\" printed in t         


        

Answer 1

I found a work around, despite the fact that sadly neither TERM=dumb, nor verbose: false nor upgrading to version 24 worked (I'm on 24.9). Just spy on the console, and you can see the results. Set it up with this:

const consoleSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'log')

And then view the calls after running your tests using:

consoleSpy.mock.calls[0][0]