Vitest v0.28.5 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

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✨ Features 2 ⚡ Improvements 1 🔧 Bug Fixes 5

⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Vitest v0.28.5. Source highlight:    🚀 Features

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✨ New Features & Capabilities (2)

Add --script option to vite-node  -  by @jgoux and @dammy001 in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2793 <samp>(d3d6b)</samp>
Inject executor directly into runner  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2858 <samp>(62c43)</samp>

⚡ Performance & Enhancements (1)

Don't inline Vitest entry  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2819 <samp>(570c6)</samp>

🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (5)

Don't call "afterAll" hooks, if suite was skipped  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2802 <samp>(aa1aa)</samp>
Always display serialized error, even if it doesn't have stack  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2829 <samp>(ab5f8)</samp>
Clear mocks between tests  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2857 <samp>(c420c)</samp>
Check for no 'throw' type in toHaveReturned  -  by @trivikr in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2850 <samp>(1164c)</samp>
Accept array index as number in toHaveProperty  -  by @trivikr in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2808 <samp>(8705e)</samp>

📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)

###    🚀 Features - Add --script option to vite-node  -  by @jgoux and @dammy001 in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2793 [<samp>(d3d6b)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/d3d6b1fc) - Inject executor directly into runner  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2858 [<samp>(62c43)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/62c43420) ###    🐞 Bug Fixes - Don't call "afterAll" hooks, if suite was skipped  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2802 [<samp>(aa1aa)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/aa1aa4da) - Always display serialized error, even if it doesn't have stack  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2829 [<samp>(ab5f8)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/ab5f8927) - Clear mocks between tests  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2857 [<samp>(c420c)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/c420cb7b) - **expect**: - Check for no 'throw' type in toHaveReturned  -  by @trivikr in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2850 [<samp>(1164c)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/1164c478) - Accept array index as number in toHaveProperty  -  by @trivikr in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2808 [<samp>(8705e)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/8705e6b2) ###    🏎 Performance - Don't inline Vitest entry  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/2819 [<samp>(570c6)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/570c639e) #####     [View changes on GitHub](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/compare/v0.28.4...v0.28.5)

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