[Feature]: Add --skipToInteractive command

[IhsanMujdeci]

🚀 Feature Proposal

When running jest with --watch argument all test that changed since last commit are run. I would like to skip this initial step and go straight to interactive. A proposed name for the argument could be.

• --skipToInteractive
• --skipWatchTest (more specific to watch command)

Motivation

I use regex match filename and test name options in the --watch interactive menu coupled with using the jest type head watch plugin. This is a nice workflow for me and the juniors I'm mentoring. It's great to get to the point and lean on tools that make development easier rather than wait for an initial test pass to execute then we use the interactive watch menu.

Fig 1. Use of regex match with typehead

My current work around is supplying a fake test dir and this works fine but the file filter needs to be cleared or replaced when in the interactive mode. If I supply somebody else with my workaround it could be confusing depending on skill level. The workaround command is like jest --watch fakedir.

Fig 2. Workaround output

Example

jest --watch --skipToInteractive
jest --watch --skipWatchTest

This flag only really makes sense in combination with the --watch command. The --watchAll command implies that the user wants to run all test anyway.

Pitch

This feature will let users get straight to a core productivity tool interactive jest menu. For me this would be a great workflow improvement and I think it makes sense to have access to a feature without having a prerequisite step first of running some tests.

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