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Resolve memory leaks caused by Jest with Node.js 16.x and 18.x (JavaScript heap out of memory)

We saw memory leaks when running tests using a Jest framework after migrating to an up-to-date version of Node.js in our project. (jest issues#11956

  • v14.21.3 ✅ (no leaks)
  • v16.20.2 ⚠️ (leaks)
  • v18.19.0 ⚠️ (leaks)
  • v20.10.0 ✅ (no leaks)

Undoubtedly a Node.js problem, it was resolved in the release v20.10.0

Therefore, adding a --no-compilation-cache option will fix memory leaks if you plan to use versions 16 or 18.

see package.json example:

{
  "scripts": {
-    "test": "jest"
+    "test": "node --expose-gc --no-compilation-cache node_modules/.bin/jest"
  }
}
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