[robobun]

Problem

• Since bun test: Vitest compatibility #44833 (9e76acc) bun test starts the next hook or test before any timer, immediate or I/O callback that is already due. docs/test does not say so.
• The description of bun test: Vitest compatibility #44833 states it for afterEach only. Two more results move. A callback that a test leaves pending runs during the next test. A concurrent test runs afterEach before the other tests of its group resume.

Fix

• Add the section "Pending Timers and Callbacks" to docs/test/lifecycle.mdx: the rule, its exception (an uncaught error or a timeout ends the test) and the two effects above.
• Add two sentences with a link to docs/test/index.mdx (concurrent tests).
• Verified: each sentence on the canary build of main (2596ac5) and on 367d939 (before bun test: Vitest compatibility #44833). The order on main equals Jest 30.5.2 and Vitest 5.0.3. Notes has the probes.

Background

• A test or hook finishes when its function returns, its promise settles, or it calls done(). The runner then takes its next step inside that microtask drain (src/jsc/event_loop.rs:494). Before bun test: Vitest compatibility #44833 that step was an event-loop task, so callbacks due in the same turn ran first.
• bun test charges an uncaught error to the test that runs when the error is thrown. So a leftover callback that throws fails the next test.
• Considered the "Timers" section of runtime-behavior.mdx. The rule orders hooks and tests, so it follows "Nested Hooks".
• No code changes, so no new test. test/js/bun/test/jest-hooks.test.ts already pins the order for afterEach.

Notes

Line for the release notes of #44833 ("Behaviour changes for existing users", Runner)

When a test or hook finishes, the next hook or test starts before any timer, immediate or I/O callback that is already due, as in Jest and Vitest. Before, the callbacks that were due in the same turn of the event loop ran first. A callback that a test leaves pending now runs during a later hook or test, or after the last test of the file. If it throws there, the error no longer counts against the test that scheduled it. It counts against the test that runs at that moment, or it is an "Unhandled error between tests". If the run ends first, the callback never runs. In a group of concurrent tests, the afterEach hooks of the first test to finish run before the other tests resume.

The two files of the report

// blame.test.js
import { test } from "bun:test";
test("one", async () => { const p = new Promise(r => setImmediate(r)); setImmediate(() => { throw new Error("x"); }); await p; });
test("two", async () => { await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 15)); });

// aftereach.test.js
import { test, expect, afterEach } from "bun:test";
const imm = () => new Promise(r => setImmediate(r));
const store = new Map();
afterEach(() => { store.clear(); });
test.concurrent("a", async () => { store.set("a", 1); await imm(); expect(store.get("a")).toBe(1); });
test.concurrent("b", async () => { store.set("b", 2); await imm(); expect(store.get("b")).toBe(2); });

Five runs each, one result each. The Jest and Vitest columns use the same files with the import changed.

file	367d939 (before #44833)	main 2596ac5	Jest 30.5.2	Vitest 5.0.3
blame.test.js	"one" fails	"two" fails	"one" fails	both pass, 1 unhandled error, exit 1
aftereach.test.js	2 pass	"b" fails	2 pass	"b" fails
aftereach.test.js with test	2 pass	2 pass	not run	not run

On main, imports from "vitest" and "@jest/globals" give the same results as "bun:test".

Why Jest differs in two cells

• blame.test.js: the leftover immediate runs during "two" in Jest too. Jest 30.5.2 records the owning test in an AsyncLocalStorage (jest-circus testExecutionContext) and charges "one". Bun charges the test that runs. The new section describes what Bun does. bun test: do not charge a test or hook for a promise rejected before it started #47731 discusses who is charged.
• aftereach.test.js: Jest starts the bodies of concurrent tests before it runs their hooks, so both bodies end before the first afterEach.

Probes behind each sentence of the new section (main 2596ac5, against 367d939)

• Order. Test "one" is resumed by an immediate and leaves a second immediate and a due timer. Main, Jest and Vitest print afterEach, beforeEach, "two starts", then the two callbacks. 367d939 runs the two callbacks before afterEach.
• I/O. Two sockets become readable in one poll. The first data callback resumes the test. On main, Jest and Vitest the second data callback runs after "two starts". On 367d939 it runs before afterEach.
• Hook kinds. The same probe in beforeAll, beforeEach, the test, afterEach and afterAll: main, Jest and Vitest agree on each step.
• Exception, uncaught error. A throwing immediate ends the test, and a second immediate is due. On main the second immediate runs before afterEach. A rejected promise that nothing handles gives the same order. With reportError(), done(error) or a throwing timer in the same probe, afterEach runs first. So the section says "can".
• Exception, timeout. A 20 ms test timeout and a timer due at 30 ms, both due when the test yields at 40 ms. On main the timer runs before afterEach.
• Leftover callback that throws. During a later test: that test fails. During an async afterEach, the beforeEach of the next test, an afterAll, or after the last test of the file (also when a second file follows): "Unhandled error between tests", all tests pass, exit 1.
• Who is charged goes by the group as written. test("one") leaves a timer that throws at 40 ms, then test.concurrent "a" waits 5 ms and "b" waits 120 ms. Only "b" runs at 40 ms: "Unhandled error between tests", 3 pass, exit 1, on both builds. With plain test, "b" fails. A lone test.concurrent is charged.
• A later test.failing() or test.fails() test is not charged: "Unhandled error between tests", and the test keeps the result of its own body. docs/test/writing-tests.mdx says the same for an uncaught exception. A later test.todo test under --todo takes the error as its expected failure: (todo) two, exit 0.
• Later file. A 50 ms timer left by a test of a.test.js fails the running test of b.test.js, on both builds (3 of 3). With --isolate or --isolate=modules the timer is cancelled and both tests pass.
• Leftover callback that never runs. A 200 ms timer or a 1 ms timer left by a synchronous last test never runs on either build: bun test does not wait for it. So the section says "can run".
• The same, with zero delay: test("one", async () => { const p = new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 0)); setTimeout(() => { throw new Error("x"); }, 0); await p; }) as the only test. 367d939 prints (fail) one, exit 1. Main prints (pass) one and no error, exit 0, 5 of 5 runs. With 1 ms delays main reports "Unhandled error between tests", exit 1. The section makes no promise for this case.
• Watch mode. Under --watch a 200 ms timer left by the last test runs after the summary, and its error is printed with no heading. So the section says "if bun test exits first" and scopes the error rules to the run.
• Hooks that await. Two concurrent tests and an afterEach that awaits a 5 ms timer: "a ends", "afterEach 1 starts", "b ends", then "afterEach 1 ends" and the second hook. So the section says that the hooks start as soon as the test finishes.
• Promise jobs. Two concurrent tests that await the same promise print "a ends", "b ends", afterEach, afterEach (5 of 5, and the same on 367d939 and Vitest 5.0.3). Two timers of the same delay print "a ends", afterEach, "b ends", afterEach. A microtask and a promise chain that a test leaves run before afterEach on main, Jest and Vitest, also for a synchronous test. So the rule ends with "Promise jobs that are ready run before the next hook or test".
• Concurrent hooks. Three concurrent tests with beforeEach and afterEach: each test runs its own hooks. Main prints "a ends", afterEach, "b ends", afterEach. 367d939 prints "a ends", "b ends", afterEach, afterEach.

Left out of the docs

• A process.nextTick() callback that the test queues runs before afterEach in Bun, on both builds. Under Jest and Vitest on Node it runs after the next test starts. The section makes no statement about process.nextTick().

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no test proof · iteration 0 · docs-only change; test-proof not applicable

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Walkthrough

The test documentation now describes when concurrent tests run their hooks and how pending callbacks can run during later tests or after the final test.

Changes

Test lifecycle documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Hooks and pending callbacks docs/test/index.mdx, docs/test/lifecycle.mdx	The documentation describes per-test hooks during concurrent execution, pending callback timing, callback error attribution, and cleanup effects.

Possibly related issues

• oven-sh/bun#46538: The issue describes timed-out async test continuations resuming during a later test, which partially overlaps with the documented behavior of pending callbacks running during later tests.

Possibly related PRs

• oven-sh/bun#48143: This PR changes matcher error attribution for callbacks left over from earlier work, an area also covered by the new callback attribution documentation.

Suggested reviewers: alii, jarred-sumner

Merge Risk: Low · up to 652c1

This documentation-only change is mergeable with bounded follow-up to clarify concurrent cleanup and promise ordering; the current wording can mislead users sharing state between concurrent tests.

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The title names the docs-only change: it documents that bun test starts the next hook or test before already-due callbacks. The changeset adds a "Pending Timers and Callbacks" section to lifecycle.mdx and two sentences with a link in index.mdx, which match this title. The title is specific and concise, and it has no file lists or vague terms. It is 78 characters, which is slightly long but acceptable.

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The description follows the repository template's intent. It has a problem statement, a fix list, and a verification section that names the builds, runtimes, and probes used. The 'How did you verify your code works?' content is detailed (per-sentence probes on main at 2596ac5 and 367d939, plus Jest 30.5.2 and Vitest 5.0.3 comparisons). The 'What does this PR do?' content is also covered in Problem and Fix. The description is long and mixes in a large collapsed Notes block and a release-notes draft. That material is supporting detail. It does not leave a required section missing, so the check passes.

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[robobun]

Status: docs-only change, ready for review.

How the behavior was reproduced: the two files in the Notes of the description (blame.test.js, aftereach.test.js), five runs each.

file	1.4.3-canary.1+367d939d9 (before #44833)	1.4.4-canary.1+2596ac5d3 (main)
blame.test.js	"one" fails, "two" passes	"one" passes, "two" fails
aftereach.test.js	2 pass	"b" fails

The same files with the import changed, on Node 26.3.0: Jest 30.5.2 fails "one" and passes both concurrent tests. Vitest 5.0.3 passes "one" and "two" with 1 unhandled error, and fails "b".

[robobun]

^{Updated 4:58 PM PT - Nov 8th, 2026}

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[claude]

Code review found no issues

No high-confidence issues detected in this change.

[claude]

Nothing blocking. The comments below are optional suggestions. There is no need to push a fix for them before merging.

Beyond the inline nit, I cross-checked the new section's attribution rules against the runner: on_unhandled_rejection in src/runtime/test_runner/jest.rs swaps the state to Start for a hook or a test.failing/test.fails entry, and get_current_state_data in src/runtime/test_runner/bun_test.rs yields no entry for a group of 2+ concurrent sequences, so each "Unhandled error between tests" case listed matches the code; the four cross-link anchors also resolve (the #test-failing slug follows the existing #import-meta-env precedent for dotted headings). The "as in Jest and Vitest" ordering claim rests on the comment above run_pending_test_steps in src/jsc/event_loop.rs and the PR's own probes; I did not run Jest or Vitest to confirm it, so a maintainer may want to weigh that wording.

Extended reasoning...

Docs-only change adding a "Pending Timers and Callbacks" section to docs/test/lifecycle.mdx and a two-sentence pointer in docs/test/index.mdx; no code, no security-sensitive surface. The behavioral claims about error attribution and the microtask-drain step were verified by reading jest.rs, bun_test.rs, Execution.rs and event_loop.rs, and the anchors resolve. Deferring rather than approving because the Jest/Vitest parity claim cannot be settled by reading alone and the text publishes subtle runner semantics a maintainer should sign off on.

[robobun]

The review could not confirm "as in Jest and Vitest" by reading. This is the probe behind that wording, so that the claim can be checked. Change the import to "vitest" or "@jest/globals" for the other two runners.

// order.test.js
import { test, beforeEach, afterEach, afterAll } from "bun:test";
const log = [];
let current = "(none)";
beforeEach(() => { log.push("beforeEach"); });
afterEach(() => { log.push("afterEach"); });
test("one", async () => {
  current = "one";
  const resumed = new Promise(r => setImmediate(r));
  setImmediate(() => log.push("immediate left by one, ran during: " + current));
  setTimeout(() => log.push("timer left by one, ran during: " + current), 0);
  const start = performance.now(); while (performance.now() - start < 3);
  await resumed;
  log.push("one ends");
});
test("two", async () => {
  current = "two";
  log.push("two starts");
  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 20));
  log.push("two ends");
});
afterAll(() => console.log(log.join("\n")));

Main (1.4.4-canary.1+2596ac5d3), Jest 30.5.2 and Vitest 5.0.3 on Node 26.3.0 print the same order:

beforeEach
one ends
afterEach
beforeEach
two starts
immediate left by one, ran during: two
timer left by one, ran during: two
two ends
afterEach

1.4.3-canary.1+367d939d9 (before #44833) prints:

beforeEach
one ends
immediate left by one, ran during: one
timer left by one, ran during: one
afterEach
beforeEach
two starts
two ends
afterEach

Jest ran with NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules, testEnvironment: "node" and transform: {}. Vitest ran with its defaults. The same agreement holds for two sockets that become readable in one poll, and for a leftover immediate after each of beforeAll, beforeEach, afterEach and afterAll.

[claude]

Nothing blocking. The comments below are optional suggestions. There is no need to push a fix for them before merging.

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Review comments at @docs/test/lifecycle.mdx:
- Around line 346-348: Clarify the “After the last test of the file” bullet in
“Errors from leftover callbacks” to specify that the error is unhandled only
when no test in another file is running. Preserve the existing explanation that
a callback error during another file’s test is charged to that running test.
- Line 351: Update the concurrent-test lifecycle description to qualify the
`afterEach` ordering guarantee: it holds only until an asynchronous hook yields,
after which another test may resume before remaining hooks run and those hooks
may still modify shared state. Retain the guidance that concurrent tests should
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[claude]

Nothing blocking. The comments below are optional suggestions. There is no need to push a fix for them before merging.

Beyond the inline finding, I also checked the four "Unhandled error between tests" cases in the new list against the runner: hooks and test.failing/test.fails reset attribution in src/runtime/test_runner/jest.rs:699-705, and "after the last test" / "group of two or more concurrent tests" fall out of src/runtime/test_runner/bun_test.rs:882-901, so the list matches the code. The ordering claims (next hook/test starts before due callbacks; callbacks can run before afterEach on timeout or uncaught error) were not run in this review and rest on the PR's probes.

Extended reasoning...

Docs-only change (+14 lines) to docs/test/lifecycle.mdx and docs/test/index.mdx describing bun test scheduling of pending timer/immediate/I/O callbacks and error attribution; no security-sensitive surface. The error-attribution case list was verified by reading the runner source, while the event-loop ordering claims could only be settled by running the probes, which this review did not do.

[claude]

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @docs/test/lifecycle.mdx:
- Line 351: Update the concurrent-test ordering description to limit the
cleanup-before-resumption claim to timer, immediate, and I/O callbacks, and note
that promise continuations may resume first. Preserve the existing guidance that
each concurrent test should use its own state.
- Line 346: Add a subprocess test for leftover-error attribution alongside the
lifecycle hook-order test: schedule an exception from a callback in one test,
then verify that an ordinary later test receives the failure. Keep the assertion
focused on which test fails, so the test catches attribution regressions even
when hook order remains unchanged.

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