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--experimental-config-file broken in tests in 24.4.0 #59021
Description
Version
24.4.0
Platform
macOS 15.5
ubuntu 24.4.0
Subsystem
test_runner
What steps will reproduce the bug?
Save to the following to node.config.test.json
{
"$schema": "https://nodejs.org/dist/v24.4.0/docs/node-config-schema.json",
"nodeOptions": {
"experimental-webstorage": true,
},
"testRunner": {
"experimental-test-module-mocks": true
}
}Create a test that uses mock.module and webstorage.
Run
node --no-warnings --experimental-config-file=./node.config.test.json --test './src/**/*.test.ts'
How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?
100%
What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?
It works (like it does in node 24.3.0).
What do you see instead?
Neither feature has been enabled, resulting in the typical errors.
Additional information
Possibly/likely other options are also not working.
Activity
[-]--experimental-config-file broken in tests in 24.4[/-][+]`--experimental-config-file` broken in tests in 24.4[/+][-]`--experimental-config-file` broken in tests in 24.4[/-][+]`--experimental-config-file` broken in tests in 24.4.0[/+]JakobJingleheimer commentedon Jul 10, 2025
@nodejs/test_runner @marco-ippolito
marco-ippolito commentedon Jul 10, 2025
It's a bug caused by not propagating the options from the config file to child process spawned from test runner
test_runner: propagate --experimental-config-file to child processes
test_runner: use NODE_TEST_CONTEXT to disable coverage in child proce…
pmarchini commentedon Aug 16, 2025
This issue should have been addressed by #59138!