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What is the difference between initialization using Before All and Before Each in test frameworks?

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Before All and Before Each are hooks (functions) that run before tests, but with different scopes:

  • Before All (for example, beforeAll in Jest) runs once before all tests in a suite. It is used for initializing shared resources that can be reused across all tests.

  • Before Each (for example, beforeEach) runs before each individual test. It is used to prepare a clean state before each test so that tests do not affect each other.

Example:

beforeAll(() => {
  // Runs once
  initializeDatabaseConnection();
});

beforeEach(() => {
  // Runs before each test
  resetTestData();
});
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