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mocha

v11.7.5 · MIT

simple, flexible, fun test framework

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13.1M

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jest

v30.2.0 · MIT

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vitest

v4.0.18 · MIT

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uvu

v0.5.6 · MIT

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jasmine

v6.1.0 · MIT

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ava

v7.0.0 · MIT

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