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docs: say that bun test does not read the top-level preload in bunfig.toml - #48063
docs/runtime/bunfig.mdx says of test.preload: "Same as the top-level preload field, but only applies to bun test". A reader takes the top-level preload to apply to every command, bun test included.
bun test does not read the top-level preload. A setup script or a plugin that is registered only there does not load in tests, and no page says so.
Fix
The preload section now says that bun test does not read the field, and links to test.preload.
The test.preload section now says which command reads which field, and that a script for both goes in both.
This PR documents the behavior as it is. If bun test must read the top-level preload too, that is a behavior change for another PR, and this one can be closed.
Verified: the probes in the Notes ran on the canary build of main (7ca0042). No runtime code changes.
Background
bunfig.toml has a top-level preload and a [test] section with a preload of its own. Each lists scripts that Bun loads before the entry point or the test files.
Every bun test example in the docs already puts preload under [test]. Only the reference page left the split unsaid.
Notes
Probes. Canary build 1.4.4-canary.1+7ca0042d3. pre.ts prints PRELOAD RAN. top.ts and t.ts print their own names.
bunfig.toml
bun x.ts and bun run x.ts
bun test
preload = ["./pre.ts"]
runs pre.ts
does not run pre.ts
[test]preload = ["./pre.ts"]
does not run pre.ts
runs pre.ts
pre.ts in both fields
runs pre.ts once
runs pre.ts once
preload = ["./top.ts"] and [test]preload = ["./t.ts"]
runs only top.ts
runs only t.ts
With only the top-level field, bun test --preload ./pre.ts runs pre.ts: the command-line flag is not affected.
Package scripts. With the bunfig.toml of the last row, package.json has the scripts "test": "bun test", "hello": "echo hello" and "file": "bun x.ts".
Command
Preload that runs
bun run test
only t.ts, in the bun test that the script starts
bun run hello
none
bun run file
only top.ts, in the bun x.ts that the script starts
bun run <package script> loads no preload by itself. So the page says bun <file> and bun run <file>, and it names the package script case for bun test.
bun test does not read telemetry either. With telemetry = false, a crash in bun test still starts the crash report upload. That looks like a bug, and it is not part of this PR.
Related open PR.#46007 adds a paragraph after the preload example on the same page. This PR edits the line above the example, so the two do not touch the same lines.
…nfig.toml
The page said that `test.preload` is the same as the top-level
`preload` field but only applies to `bun test`. It did not say that
`bun test` skips the top-level field.
`bun test` reads only `test.preload`. `bun run` and `bun <file>` read
only the top-level `preload`.
Status: docs-only change, ready for review. It changes one file, docs/runtime/bunfig.mdx. It needs one decision from a maintainer: is the split between the two preload fields intended? This PR takes it as intended. The reasons are in the PR body under Notes.
How it was reproduced (canary build of main, 1.4.4-canary.1+7ca0042d3):
bunfig.toml with preload = ["./pre.ts"] at the top level: bun x.ts and bun run x.ts run pre.ts. bun test does not.
bunfig.toml with [test] and preload = ["./pre.ts"]: bun test runs pre.ts. bun x.ts and bun run x.ts do not.
With pre.ts in both fields, each command runs it once.
With "test": "bun test" in package.json, bun run test runs only the test.preload script.
CI: Format and Lint pass. Build 138142 finished with 171 of 188 jobs green. The 17 other jobs are all debian 13 x64-asan - test-bun. The 28 red test files are all under test/aot/, and 26 of them also fail in the final builds of recently merged PRs. This PR changes one docs file, so it cannot change the result of these tests.
The bunfig documentation now distinguishes the preload field read by bun test from the field read by bun run and bun <file>. It states that both fields must list a script when it must load in both contexts.
Changes
Preload documentation
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Document preload field behavior docs/runtime/bunfig.mdx
The top-level preload description says bun test ignores that field. The test.preload description specifies which field each command reads and when a script must be listed in both fields.
Possibly related issues
oven-sh/bun#44642 — The documentation covers preload configuration behavior discussed in the issue, but this PR does not implement the requested per-file environments.
Suggested reviewers: jarred-sumner, alii
Merge Risk: Low · up to c6756
The documentation is mergeable with a small clarification: users running tests through package scripts could otherwise put test setup in the wrong preload field.
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The title names the main change: the docs now state that bun test does not read the top-level preload in bunfig.toml. The raw summary and objectives confirm that the change only updates docs/runtime/bunfig.mdx to describe the split between the two preload fields. The title is specific, 78 characters, and uses no vague terms.
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The description follows the repository template with both required sections, 'What does this PR do?' and 'How did you verify your code works?', and both are substantively filled. The Problem and Fix sections state the documentation gap and the change. The Background section cites the loader locations and the commit that introduced the split. The verification section names canary build 1.4.4-canary.1+7ca0042d3 and gives a table of probe results covering the top-level preload, test.preload, both fields, and the command-line flag. It also covers package scripts and states that bun fmt --check passes. The description is specific and matches the raw summary and the PR objectives.
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Review comments at @docs/runtime/bunfig.mdx:
- Line 190: Clarify the `test.preload` documentation to state that when a
package script invokes `bun test`, the test process reads `test.preload`, even
when started with `bun run`. Preserve the existing distinction between the two
preload fields and the guidance for loading a script in both contexts.
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Applied: the test.preload paragraph now says bun <file> and bun run <file>, and it names the package script case. bun run <package script> loads no preload by itself. With "test": "bun test" in package.json, bun run test runs only the test.preload script, in the bun test that the script starts.
The probes are in the PR body under Notes. The open question for a maintainer is the same as before: is the split between the two preload fields intended?
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LGTM, a two-line docs clarification that matches the loader.
What was reviewed:
Checked the documented split against src/bunfig/bunfig.rs: top-level preload is loaded only under RunCommand/AutoCommand (line 452), test.preload only under TestCommand (line 481).
Checked the "including when a package.json script runs it" claim: preloads are stored on the VM, not forwarded through env, so a child bun test process parses bunfig as TestCommand on its own.
Checked the #test-preload anchor form against existing in-file cross-references (#lint-categories, #install-frozenlockfile).
Extended reasoning...
The PR edits two sentences in docs/runtime/bunfig.mdx and touches no source, tests, types, or security-sensitive surface. Both new claims were verified against the loader in src/bunfig/bunfig.rs, which gates the top-level preload on RunCommand/AutoCommand and test.preload on TestCommand. The second commit since my earlier comment only reworded the test.preload sentence, after a third-party inline comment on that same line. docs/ is not covered by .github/CODEOWNERS, and there is no CHANGES_REQUESTED review outstanding.
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Problem
docs/runtime/bunfig.mdxsays oftest.preload: "Same as the top-levelpreloadfield, but only applies tobun test". A reader takes the top-levelpreloadto apply to every command,bun testincluded.bun testdoes not read the top-levelpreload. A setup script or a plugin that is registered only there does not load in tests, and no page says so.Fix
preloadsection now says thatbun testdoes not read the field, and links totest.preload.test.preloadsection now says which command reads which field, and that a script for both goes in both.bun testmust read the top-levelpreloadtoo, that is a behavior change for another PR, and this one can be closed.Background
bunfig.tomlhas a top-levelpreloadand a[test]section with apreloadof its own. Each lists scripts that Bun loads before the entry point or the test files.bun runandbun <file>(src/bunfig/bunfig.rs:443). It readstest.preloadonly forbun test(src/bunfig/bunfig.rs:475). Implementpreloadsupport (likenode -rexcept in a config file) #2231 added both keys in one commit, with this split.bun testexample in the docs already putspreloadunder[test]. Only the reference page left the split unsaid.Notes
Probes. Canary build
1.4.4-canary.1+7ca0042d3.pre.tsprintsPRELOAD RAN.top.tsandt.tsprint their own names.bunfig.tomlbun x.tsandbun run x.tsbun testpreload = ["./pre.ts"]pre.tspre.ts[test]preload = ["./pre.ts"]pre.tspre.tspre.tsin both fieldspre.tsoncepre.tsoncepreload = ["./top.ts"]and[test]preload = ["./t.ts"]top.tst.tsWith only the top-level field,
bun test --preload ./pre.tsrunspre.ts: the command-line flag is not affected.Package scripts. With the
bunfig.tomlof the last row,package.jsonhas the scripts"test": "bun test","hello": "echo hello"and"file": "bun x.ts".bun run testt.ts, in thebun testthat the script startsbun run hellobun run filetop.ts, in thebun x.tsthat the script startsbun run <package script>loads no preload by itself. So the page saysbun <file>andbun run <file>, and it names the package script case forbun test.Why this PR takes the split as intended.
preloadsupport (likenode -rexcept in a config file) #2231) introducedpreload. The same commit put the top-level key in theRunCommand/AutoCommandarm andtest.preloadin theTestCommandarm.bun run-ing a file or script".preloadexamples indocs/test/anddocs/guides/test/all use[test].load_preloadand leaves both arms as they are.The same condition in the loader. The
RunCommand/AutoCommandcondition atsrc/bunfig/bunfig.rs:443-471also guardsserve.port,telemetryandsmol.test.smolhas the same sentence astest.preloadhad. This PR leaves it, because CLI: fixes for bun run, flags, bunfig.toml, .env, --filter, bun init and completions #46007 changes howsmolfrombunfig.tomlis applied.bun testdoes not readtelemetryeither. Withtelemetry = false, a crash inbun teststill starts the crash report upload. That looks like a bug, and it is not part of this PR.Related open PR. #46007 adds a paragraph after the
preloadexample on the same page. This PR edits the line above the example, so the two do not touch the same lines.Formatting.
bun fmt --check docs/runtime/bunfig.mdxpasses.