Vitest v1.6.0 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

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✨ Features 6 ⚡ Improvements 2 🔧 Bug Fixes 6

⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Vitest v1.6.0. Source highlight:    🚀 Features

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✨ New Features & Capabilities (6)

Support standalone mode  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5565 <samp>(bdce0)</samp>
Custom "snapshotEnvironment" option  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5449 <samp>(30f72)</samp>
**benchmark**: Support comparing benchmark result  -  by @hi-ogawa and @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5398 <samp>(f8d3d)</samp>
**browser**: Allow injecting scripts  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5656 <samp>(21e58)</samp>
**reporter**: Support `includeConsoleOutput` and `addFileAttribute` in junit  -  by @hi-ogawa in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5659 <samp>(2f913)</samp>
**ui**: Sort items by file name  -  by @btea in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5652 <samp>(1f726)</samp>

⚡ Performance & Enhancements (2)

Improve performance of forks pool  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5592 <samp>(d8304)</samp>
Unnecessary rpc call when coverage is disabled  -  by @AriPerkkio in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5658 <samp>(c5712)</samp>

🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (6)

Keep order of arguments for .each in custom task collectors  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5640 <samp>(7d57c)</samp>
Call `resolveId('vitest')` after `buildStart`  -  by @hi-ogawa in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5646 <samp>(f5faf)</samp>
Hash the name of the file when caching  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5654 <samp>(c9e68)</samp>
Don't panic on empty files in node_modules  -  by @sheremet-va <samp>(40c29)</samp>
Use `toJSON` for error serialization  -  by @hi-ogawa in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5526 <samp>(19a21)</samp>
Exclude `*.test-d.*` by default  -  by @MindfulPol in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5634 <samp>(bfe8a)</samp>

📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)

###    🚀 Features - Support standalone mode  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5565 [<samp>(bdce0)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/bdce0a29) - Custom "snapshotEnvironment" option  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5449 [<samp>(30f72)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/30f728bc) - **benchmark**: Support comparing benchmark result  -  by @hi-ogawa and @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5398 [<samp>(f8d3d)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/f8d3d22e) - **browser**: Allow injecting scripts  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5656 [<samp>(21e58)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/21e58bd8) - **reporter**: Support `includeConsoleOutput` and `addFileAttribute` in junit  -  by @hi-ogawa in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5659 [<samp>(2f913)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/2f913222) - **ui**: Sort items by file name  -  by @btea in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5652 [<samp>(1f726)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/1f7268fa) ###    🐞 Bug Fixes - Keep order of arguments for .each in custom task collectors  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5640 [<samp>(7d57c)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/7d57c116) - Call `resolveId('vitest')` after `buildStart`  -  by @hi-ogawa in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5646 [<samp>(f5faf)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/f5faf423) - Hash the name of the file when caching  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5654 [<samp>(c9e68)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/c9e68ced) - Don't panic on empty files in node_modules  -  by @sheremet-va [<samp>(40c29)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/40c299fe) - Use `toJSON` for error serialization  -  by @hi-ogawa in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5526 [<samp>(19a21)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/19a21e49) - **coverage**: - Exclude `*.test-d.*` by default  -  by @MindfulPol in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5634 [<samp>(bfe8a)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/bfe8ad9d) - Apply `vite-node`'s wrapper only to executed files  -  by @AriPerkkio in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5642 [<samp>(c9883)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/c9883f3e) - **vm**: - Support network imports  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5610 [<samp>(103a6)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/103a6002) ###    🏎 Performance - Improve performance of forks pool  -  by @sheremet-va in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5592 [<samp>(d8304)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/d8304bb4) - Unnecessary rpc call when coverage is disabled  -  by @AriPerkkio in https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/issues/5658 [<samp>(c5712)</samp>](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/commit/c571276a) #####     [View changes on GitHub](https://github.com/vitest-dev/vitest/compare/v1.5.3...v1.6.0)

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