# test-runner

This hook fires a test command right after Claude edits a file. Handy when you keep forgetting to re-run checks by hand.

- hook · `type=hook` · Claude Code · 1027 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/testing/test-runner.json
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/hooks/test-runner

## What it does

The hook listens on `PostToolUse` with an `Edit` matcher. Once the agent saves a change, the command inspects the file extension and what sits next to it in the project.

For `.js` and `.ts` it wants a `package.json`, then runs `npm test` and falls back to `yarn test`. Python files go through `pytest` on that single file, gated on `pytest.ini`, `setup.cfg` or `pyproject.toml`. Ruby needs a `Gemfile`, after which `bundle exec rspec` takes over. Errors are suppressed, so a failing suite won't break your session — and you won't see why it failed either.

Dropping it into a repo with no test setup does nothing: without `package.json`, `pytest.ini` or `Gemfile`, no branch of the command runs.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --hook testing/test-runner
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/settings.json` — The hooks block: event (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop…) → command. Personal ones go to ~/.claude/settings.json

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/hooks/testing/test-runner.json

## When to use it
- run tests right after a file edit
- catch a regression while the agent still has context
- skip switching to a terminal for `npm test`
- check one changed file instead of the whole suite
- cover Python and Ruby in the same project

## Example prompts
- Edit `src/api/users.ts` and run the tests afterwards
- Fix `app/models/order.py` — the hook will run pytest on that file
- Update `lib/parser.rb` and confirm rspec passes

## Source text · test-runner.json · MIT

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{
  "description": "Automatically run relevant tests after code changes. Detects test files and runs appropriate test commands based on file extensions and project structure.",
  "hooks": {
    "PostToolUse": [
      {
        "matcher": "Edit",
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "if [[ \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" == *.js || \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" == *.ts ]] && [[ -f package.json ]]; then npm test 2>/dev/null || yarn test 2>/dev/null || true; elif [[ \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" == *.py ]] && [[ -f pytest.ini || -f setup.cfg || -f pyproject.toml ]]; then pytest \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" 2>/dev/null || python -m pytest \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" 2>/dev/null || true; elif [[ \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" == *.rb ]] && [[ -f Gemfile ]]; then bundle exec rspec \"$CLAUDE_TOOL_FILE_PATH\" 2>/dev/null || true; fi"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```
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