ts-mocha
Mocha wrapper for running TypeScript tests directly with ts-node without compilation.
Testing npm MIT
Used in agent projects
191
1.5% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in testing
#9 of 40
by use in those projects
Downloads
573K
npm, last 7 days, ts-mocha
GitHub stars
196
last push Feb 20, 2025
How ts-mocha is used
ts-mocha is a dependency in 191 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.5%), #9 of 40 in testing. The most used alternative there is Vitest. Projects that use it most often also use Mocha (98.4%), Chai (97.9%), Solana Web3.js (94.2%).
Often used with ts-mocha
| Mocha | 98.4% of ts-mocha projects · 44.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| Chai | 97.9% of ts-mocha projects · 40.8× more than average |
| Solana Web3.js | 94.2% of ts-mocha projects · 5.7× more than average |
| Prettier | 70.2% of ts-mocha projects · 4.0× more than average |
| Solana SPL Token | 69.1% of ts-mocha projects · 9.5× more than average |
| Anchor | 69.1% of ts-mocha projects · 20.0× more than average |
| TypeScript | 100.0% of ts-mocha projects · 1.8× more than average |
| ts-node | 22.5% of ts-mocha projects · 3.3× more than average |
Install
| Package | npm install ts-mocha |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Rust (170), TypeScript / JavaScript (15), Next.js (4), Python (2) |
| Example projects | buffalojoec/arb-program, m8s-lab/pump-fun-smart-contract, blockworks-foundation/mango-v4, ironaddicteddog/anchor-amm, RohanKapurDEV/sudoswap-sol |
Alternatives to ts-mocha
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitest npm Next-generation testing framework powered by Vite with native ESM. |
1,549 (12.2%) | 123M | 17.2K | MIT |
| Playwright (JavaScript) npm Cross-browser automation library for end-to-end testing. |
1,117 (8.8%) | 74.2M | 97.4K | Apache-2.0 |
| Testing Library npm Testing utilities for React encouraging testing user behavior. |
915 (7.2%) | 68.7M | 19.7K | MIT |
| Jest npm Delightful JavaScript testing framework with minimal configuration. |
702 (5.5%) | 46.3M | 45.6K | MIT |
| jsdom npm JavaScript implementation of web standards for testing DOM interactions. |
681 (5.4%) | 112M | 21.7K | MIT |
| pytest pypi Simple, powerful Python testing framework with fixtures and plugins. |
330 (2.6%) | 196M | 14.6K | — |
| Chai npm BDD/TDD assertion library for Node.js and browsers with expressive syntax. |
305 (2.4%) | 14M | 8,265 | MIT |
| Mocha npm Feature-rich JavaScript test framework for Node.js and browsers. |
281 (2.2%) | 12.6M | 22.9K | MIT |