QUnit 3.0.0 Released

Posted on 27 September 2026 by Timo Tijhof in Release

Release: Add native ESM distribution, used automatically by Node.js when using the import keyword. #1551
Core: Add module context to before and after hooks. This enables inheritance between parent and child modules, and fixes leaks between last test and after hooks. (Ray Cohen) #1328
Core: Add QUnit.config.reporters.html for disabling the HTML Reporter. #1711
Core: Export QUnit.urlParams unconditionally. 57c2dbcffc
Core: Export QUnit global unconditionally. #1771
HTML Reporter: Default theme design update for improved accessibilty, and lots of other fixes.
HTML Reporter: Add instant render and display for early errors.

Core: Enable a default test timeout of 3 seconds. #1483
Core: Promote warning “Cannot add hook outside the containing module” to error. (Ray Cohen) #1576
Core: Promote warning “Unexpected test after runEnd” to error. #1377
Core: Promote warning “QUnit.module() callback must not be async” to error. (Ray Cohen) #1600
Core: Promote “No tests were run.” from fake test to native error. #1790
Assert: Change assert.expect() to exclude assert.step() from count. (Kyle Simpson) #1226

CLI: Fix confusing “No tests” message after an early uncaught error. #1790
Core: Fix internal QUnit.config.currentModule for the initial unnamed module to be a complete object. 5812597b7f
Core: Fix crash when “bad thenable” is returned from global module hook. 3209462b88
Core: Fix crash when mixing test.only() with module.only(). 99aee51a8a
Core: Fix QUnit.config.maxDepth to allow changes at runtime. QUnit.dump.maxDepth is now a live alias to QUnit.config.maxDepth. 0a26e2c883

Core: Remove support for Node.js 10-16. Node.js 18 or later is required. (NullVoxPopuli) #1727
Core: Remove support for PhantomJS. (Steve McClure) #1505
Core: Remove built-in export for AMD. You can continue to load your application and your QUnit tests with AMD/RequireJS. This change only affects the loading of the qunit.js file itself. Example: Loading with RequireJS. (NullVoxPopuli) #1729
Core: Remove deprecated QUnit.load(). #1084
Core: Remove deprecated QUnit.onError() and QUnit.onUnhandledRejection() in favor of QUnit.onUncaughtException().
Core: Remove undocumented details.modules[].tests from QUnit.begin() event.
Core: Remove undocumented QUnit.dump.HTML and QUnit.dump.multiline. 8e881f5087
HTML Reporter: Remove support for legacy markup. Use <div id="qunit"> instead. Check Browser Runner § Getting started.
Build: Discontinue publishing to the Bower registry for new releases. Review How to install or Getting Started in the browser. #1677

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