# Extension points — jestjs/jest

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# Extension points — jestjs/jest

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Jest exposes extension seams at configuration, discovery, execution, module resolution, transformation, assertion, snapshot, and reporting boundaries. Most external implementations are loaded by configured module paths rather than a centralized plugin registry. Several seams carry distinct synchronous and asynchronous contracts. Runtime composition also preserves public dispatch callbacks for alternate runtime implementations.
- CLI options are declared in args.options and checked by args.check before validateCLIOptions; configuration normalization merges argv and presets, making flag additions a coordinated CLI/configuration change. — [packages/jest-cli/src/run.ts#L51-L67](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-cli/src/run.ts#L51-L67) [packages/jest-cli/src/args.ts#L22-L92](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-cli/src/args.ts#L22-L92) [packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts#L567-L575](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.ts#L567-L575)
- Configured transformer modules may export a transformer or createTransformer factory; loadTransformers validates process/processAsync and stores implementations by pattern and module path. — [packages/jest-transform/src/ScriptTransformer.ts#L297-L328](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-transform/src/ScriptTransformer.ts#L297-L328)
- Custom resolver modules can be functions or objects with sync and async hooks, receiving basedir, conditions, extensions, paths, rootDir, and default resolver helpers; synchronous require(esm) rejects an async-only resolver. — [packages/jest-resolve/src/resolver.ts#L131-L165](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-resolve/src/resolver.ts#L131-L165) [packages/jest-resolve/src/resolver.ts#L174-L195](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-resolve/src/resolver.ts#L174-L195) [packages/jest-runtime/src/internals/EsmLoader.ts#L353-L373](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-runtime/src/internals/EsmLoader.ts#L353-L373)
- Configured runners are instantiated with globalConfig, change context, and runnerOptions; per-file environment, framework, and optional runtime modules are independently loaded by runTestInternal. — [packages/jest-core/src/TestScheduler.ts#L246-L263](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-core/src/TestScheduler.ts#L246-L263) [packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts#L105-L128](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts#L105-L128)
- Custom testSequencer implementations supply sort and cacheResults, with shard required when sharding is requested; discovery filters expose optional async setup and return a filtered path array. — [packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts#L247-L250](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts#L247-L250) [packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts#L291-L306](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts#L291-L306) [packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts#L434-L436](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts#L434-L436) [packages/jest-core/src/cli/index.ts#L190-L217](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-core/src/cli/index.ts#L190-L217)
- Watch plugins receive config/stdin/stdout, can apply hook subscriptions, and are checked for key conflicts; custom reporters receive globalConfig/options/context, while testResultsProcessor can asynchronously replace aggregate results. — [packages/jest-core/src/watch.ts#L188-L217](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-core/src/watch.ts#L188-L217) [packages/jest-core/src/TestScheduler.ts#L433-L443](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-core/src/TestScheduler.ts#L433-L443) [packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts#L192-L195](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-core/src/runJest.ts#L192-L195)
- Assertion extensions use expect.extend and addEqualityTesters; snapshot serializers prepend to the plugin list, and custom snapshot resolvers must implement both path transforms plus a round-trip consistency example. — [packages/expect/src/index.ts#L397-L401](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/expect/src/index.ts#L397-L401) [packages/jest-snapshot/src/plugins.ts#L24-L39](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-snapshot/src/plugins.ts#L24-L39) [packages/jest-snapshot/src/SnapshotResolver.ts#L82-L109](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-snapshot/src/SnapshotResolver.ts#L82-L109) [packages/jest-snapshot/src/SnapshotResolver.ts#L120-L130](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-snapshot/src/SnapshotResolver.ts#L120-L130)
- Runtime supplies public-method callbacks to RequireBuilder, EsmLoader, and JestGlobals rather than directly binding all internal loaders; repository guidance explicitly identifies requireModule and related methods as subclass override seams. — [packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts#L181-L215](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts#L181-L215) [packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts#L218-L233](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/packages/jest-runtime/src/index.ts#L218-L233) [.github/copilot-instructions.md#L191-L195](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/blob/61050e9323e742539dc2360236671110e37329e6/.github/copilot-instructions.md#L191-L195)

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