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jest-cache-directory

library1.0.6jsnpmunverified

Utility to resolve the Jest cache directory from the JEST_CACHE_DIRECTORY environment variable or fallback to `${os.tmpdir()}/jest`. Version 1.0.6 is stable with no recent updates. Provides a simple API for cache directory resolution, ships TypeScript definitions. Designed for Node.js environments.

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npm install jest-cache-directory

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · JEST-CACHE-DIRECTO

jest-cache-directory

testingjavascriptv1.0.6

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

jestCacheDirectory

✓ import { jestCacheDirectory } from 'jest-cache-directory'

✗ const jestCacheDirectory = require('jest-cache-directory')

Package is ESM-first but also supports CJS with named export. Types are included.

Shows basic usage to get Jest cache directory with fallback to tmpdir/jest.

import { jestCacheDirectory } from 'jest-cache-directory'; const cacheDir = jestCacheDirectory(); console.log(cacheDir); // e.g., /tmp/jest_abc123 or /custom/path if JEST_CACHE_DIRECTORY set

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe function returns a directory path based on `os.tmpdir()` which may not be persistent across reboots.

fix

Set JEST_CACHE_DIRECTORY environment variable to a persistent path if needed.

affects: *

Errors

Common errors & fixes

TypeError: jestCacheDirectory is not a function

Incorrect import/require style for CommonJS

fix

Use `const { jestCacheDirectory } = require('jest-cache-directory');` instead of default import.

Upgrade

Version history

1.0.6latest on npm

Audit

Dependencies

find-cache-dirrequiredUsed to find the root cache directory when JEST_CACHE_DIRECTORY is not set

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/bluelovers/ws-jest ↗

packagejest-cache-directory ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/bluelovers/ws-jest/tree/master/packages/jest-cache-directory#readme ↗