What is the difference between 'it' and 'test' in Jest?

Question

I have two tests in my test group. One of the tests use it and the other one uses test. Both of them seem to be working very similarly. What is the dif

Answer 1

As the other answers have clarified, they do the same thing.

I believe the two are offered to allow for either 1) "RSpec" style tests like:

const myBeverage = {
  delicious: true,
  sour: false,
};

describe('my beverage', () => {
  it('is delicious', () => {
    expect(myBeverage.delicious).toBeTruthy();
  });

  it('is not sour', () => {
    expect(myBeverage.sour).toBeFalsy();
  });
});

or 2) "xUnit" style tests like:

function sum(a, b) {
  return a + b;
}

test('sum adds 1 + 2 to equal 3', () => {
  expect(sum(1, 2)).toBe(3);
});

Documentation:

• https://jestjs.io/docs/en/api.html#describename-fn
• https://jestjs.io/docs/en/api.html#testname-fn-timeout