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# Avoid using a callback in asynchronous tests and hooks (`no-done-callback`)
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When calling asynchronous code in hooks and tests, `jest` needs to know when the
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asynchronous work is complete to progress the current run.
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Originally the most common pattern to achieve this was to use callbacks:
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```js
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test('the data is peanut butter', done => {
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function callback(data) {
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try {
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expect(data).toBe('peanut butter');
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done();
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} catch (error) {
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done(error);
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}
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}
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fetchData(callback);
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});
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```
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This can be very error-prone however, as it requires careful understanding of
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how assertions work in tests or otherwise tests won't behave as expected.
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For example, if the `try/catch` was left out of the above code, the test would
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time out rather than fail. Even with the `try/catch`, forgetting to pass the
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caught error to `done` will result in `jest` believing the test has passed.
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A more straightforward way to handle asynchronous code is to use Promises:
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```js
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test('the data is peanut butter', () => {
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return fetchData().then(data => {
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expect(data).toBe('peanut butter');
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});
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});
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```
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When a test or hook returns a promise, `jest` waits for that promise to resolve,
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as well as automatically failing should the promise reject.
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If your environment supports `async/await`, this becomes even simpler:
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```js
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test('the data is peanut butter', async () => {
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const data = await fetchData();
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expect(data).toBe('peanut butter');
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});
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```
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## Rule details
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This rule checks the function parameter of hooks & tests for use of the `done`
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argument, suggesting you return a promise instead.
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The following patterns are considered warnings:
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```js
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beforeEach(done => {
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// ...
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});
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test('myFunction()', done => {
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// ...
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});
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test('myFunction()', function (done) {
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// ...
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});
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```
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The following patterns are not considered warnings:
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```js
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beforeEach(async () => {
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await setupUsTheBomb();
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});
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test('myFunction()', () => {
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expect(myFunction()).toBeTruthy();
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});
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test('myFunction()', () => {
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return new Promise(done => {
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expect(myFunction()).toBeTruthy();
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done();
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});
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});
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```
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