gemini-testing · KuznetsovRoman · Nov 18, 2025 · Dec 3, 2025
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+---
+title: Селективность запуска тестов
+slug: selectivity-intro
+hide_table_of_contents: false
+date: 2025-12-03T14:00
+---
+
+В Testplane добавлена селективность запуска тестов — возможность автоматически запускать только те тесты, для которых изменились файлы, от которых они зависят.
+
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+
+Селективность позволяет значительно ускорить процесс тестирования, запуская только релевантные тесты вместо всего набора. Testplane отслеживает зависимости каждого теста от файлов проекта — как код самих тестов, так и код, выполняемый в браузере — и при изменении файла запускает только те тесты, которые от него зависят.
+
+### Как использовать
+
+Узнайте больше об этом в нашей документации [Как настроить селективность при запуске тестов](/docs/v8/guides/selectivity).
+
+### Заключение
+
+Обновляйтесь на последнюю версию Testplane и попробуйте селективность в своих проектах! В случае обнаружения проблем приходите в [issue github](https://github.com/gemini-testing/testplane/issues) — мы вам обязательно поможем!
diff --git a/docs/config/browsers.mdx b/docs/config/browsers.mdx
@@ -1017,6 +1017,64 @@ export = {
 };
 ```
 
+## Selectivity {#selectivity}
+
+This section allows you to configure Testplane's selective test execution, avoiding the launch of tests for which nothing has changed.
+
+The section has the following parameters:
+
+<table>
+    <thead>
+        <tr>
+            <td>**Parameter**</td>
+            <td>**Type**</td>
+            <td>**Default**</td>
+            <td>**Description**</td>
+        </tr>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+        <tr>
+            <td>`enabled`</td>
+            <td>`boolean`</td>
+            <td>`false`</td>
+            <td>Enables selective test execution.</td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+            <td>`sourceRoot`</td>
+            <td>`string`</td>
+            <td>`""`</td>
+            <td>Configures the path to the root of the source code files.</td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+            <td>`testDependenciesPath`</td>
+            <td>`string`</td>
+            <td>`".testplane/selectivity"`</td>
+            <td>The path to the directory where test dependency data will be saved.</td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+            <td>`compression`</td>
+            <td>`"none" | "gz" | "br" | "zstd"`</td>
+            <td>`"gz"`</td>
+            <td>The compression type applied to the test dependency data.</td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+            <td>`disableSelectivityPatterns`</td>
+            <td>`string[]`</td>
+            <td>`[]`</td>
+            <td>
+                A list of patterns. If a file matching one of these patterns is changed, selectivity
+                will be disabled.
+            </td>
+        </tr>
+    </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<Admonition type="info">
+    You should not specify `node_modules` in `disableSelectivityPatterns`, as this will cause a
+    significant slowdown. Instead, it is recommended to specify Testplane configuration files and
+    the application's backend source code.
+</Admonition>
+
 [desired-caps]: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/wiki/DesiredCapabilities
 [html-reporter]: ../../html-reporter/html-reporter-setup
 [got]: https://github.com/sindresorhus/got/

diff --git a/docs/guides/selectivity.mdx b/docs/guides/selectivity.mdx
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+import Admonition from "@theme/Admonition";
+
+# How to configure selectivity when running tests
+
+## Introduction
+
+Selectivity allows you to significantly speed up the testing process by running only relevant tests instead of the entire test suite. Testplane tracks each test's dependencies on project files — both the test code itself and the code executed in the browser — and, when a file changes, runs only those tests that depend on it.
+
+## How does it work?
+
+On the first run with selectivity enabled, Testplane collects dependency information for each test:
+
+-   which Node.js modules were loaded while the test was running;
+-   which source files were executed in the browser.
+
+After a file changes, on the next run only those tests that depend on the changed file will be executed. This saves a lot of time, especially in large projects with many tests.
+
+<Admonition type="info">
+    If at least one test fails, then on the next run all the same tests will be executed again —
+    Testplane will "remember" the new state only after a fully successful run.
+</Admonition>
+
+## Setup
+
+To enable selectivity, just add a [`selectivity`](/docs/v8/config/browsers#selectivity) section with `enabled: true` to your Testplane configuration:
+
+```typescript
+// testplane.config.ts
+export default {
+    gridUrl: "local",
+    baseUrl: "about:blank",
+    pageLoadTimeout: 20000,
+    httpTimeout: 20000,
+    testTimeout: 90000,
+    resetCursor: false,
+    sets: {
+        desktop: {
+            files: ["testplane-tests/**/*.testplane.(t|j)s"],
+            browsers: ["chrome", "firefox"],
+        },
+    },
+    browsers: {
+        chrome: {
+            headless: true,
+            desiredCapabilities: {
+                browserName: "chrome",
+            },
+        },
+        firefox: {
+            desiredCapabilities: {
+                browserName: "firefox",
+            },
+        },
+    },
+    selectivity: {
+        enabled: true,
+    },
+} satisfies import("testplane").ConfigInput;
+```
+
+## Usage example
+
+Let’s enable selectivity in a project with `chrome` and `firefox` browsers. For convenience, we’ll also configure a [devServer][dev-server]:
+
+```ts
+// testplane.config.ts
+const DEV_SERVER_PORT = 3050;
+
+export default {
+    baseUrl: `http://127.0.0.1:${DEV_SERVER_PORT}`,
+    // ... Other settings
+    devServer: {
+        command: `npm run dev -- --port=${DEV_SERVER_PORT}`,
+        reuseExisting: true,
+        readinessProbe: {
+            url: `http://127.0.0.1:${DEV_SERVER_PORT}`,
+        },
+    },
+    selectivity: {
+        enabled: true,
+    },
+} satisfies import("testplane").ConfigInput;
+```
+
+We’ll also enable SourceMap generation in the Webpack config used by the project:
+
+```js
+// webpack.config.js
+module.exports = (env, argv) => {
+  return {
+    // ...
+    // Use multiple entry points
+    entry: {
+      main: './js/home.js',
+      about: './js/about.js',
+      contact: './js/contact.js',
+      shared: './js/shared.js'
+    },
+    // Enable SourceMap generation
+    // Both external (`source-map`) and inline (`inline-source-map`) are suitable
+    devtool: 'source-map',
+    output: {
+        // Specify a template that Webpack will use to store paths to source files
+        // `[resource-path]` or `[absolute-resource-path]` will also work
+        devtoolModuleFilenameTemplate: "webpack://[resource-path]",
+    },
+```
+
+For the example we’ll use a plain JavaScript project without React, with the following file structure:
+
+```
+.
+|____css
+| |____home.css
+| |____shared.css
+| |____about.css
+|____js
+| |____about.js
+| |____home.js
+| |____main.js
+| |____contact.js
+| |____shared.js
+|____index.html
+|____about.html
+|____contact.html
+|____webpack.config.js
+|____testplane.config.ts
+|____testplane-tests
+| |____example.testplane.ts
+| |____tsconfig.json
+|____package.json
+|____package-lock.json
+```
+
+Let’s write the following tests:
+
+```ts
+describe("test examples", () => {
+    it("main page", async ({ browser }) => {
+        await browser.url("/");
+    });
+
+    it("main page with navigation to about page", async ({ browser }) => {
+        await browser.url("/");
+        await browser.$("#about-link").click();
+    });
+
+    it("main page with navigation to contact page", async ({ browser }) => {
+        await browser.url("/");
+        await browser.$("#contact-link").click();
+    });
+
+    it("contact page", async ({ browser }) => {
+        await browser.url("/contact");
+    });
+});
+```
+
+And run Testplane. For clarity, we’ll use the `DEBUG=testplane:selectivity` environment variable:
+
+![First run log](/img/docs/guides/selectivity/first-run.png)
+
+Let’s try running it again:
+
+![Log with no changes](/img/docs/guides/selectivity/no-changes.png)
+
+When there are no changes, running all tests is skipped.
+
+Now let’s change a couple of source files that are executed in the browser:
+
+![Single test run log](/img/docs/guides/selectivity/single-test-run.png)
+
+Only one test that depends on the changed files was run. The rest were skipped by selectivity.
+
+The same applies to test code selectivity: let’s create `./testplane-tests/my-module.ts`:
+
+```ts
+export const foo = () => {
+    throw new Error("bar");
+};
+```
+
+And use it in the test file:
+
+```ts
+import { foo } from "./my-module";
+
+describe("test examples", () => {
+    it("main page", async ({ browser }) => {
+        foo();
+        await browser.url("/");
+    });
+    // The rest of the tests
+});
+```
+
+Now run the tests:
+
+![Failed test log](/img/docs/guides/selectivity/test-fail.png)
+
+While processing the test file, Testplane noticed that it now depends on another file, which means the functionality might have changed, so all tests in this file were run.
+
+But since the tests failed, the new state was not saved, so re-running the tests will run the same set of tests again.
+
+## Important details
+
+### Collecting browser dependencies
+
+Testplane records browser dependencies only in the Chrome browser, because dependency collection works via the [Chrome Devtools Protocol](/docs/v8/reference/webdriver-vs-cdp). However, if you have multiple browsers (for example, Chrome and Firefox), Firefox will still be able to use the list of browser dependencies for a test that was collected in Chrome.
+
+### SourceMap requirement
+
+For selectivity to work correctly, **SourceMap generation is required**. Thanks to SourceMaps, the browser can understand which source file the executed code belongs to. If a SourceMap is not generated for a code file, Testplane won’t be able to determine which source file the executed code comes from, and selectivity will not work correctly.
+
+### Server-side code and disableSelectivityPatterns
+
+Testplane cannot track code that runs on your server, regardless of the language it’s written in. Therefore, it’s recommended to add your server-side code to the `disableSelectivityPatterns` option — any change to files matching these patterns will disable selectivity and run all tests.
+
+If you are using the [reactStrictMode](https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/api-reference/config/next-config-js/reactStrictMode) option of the [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/) framework, rendering pages in the browser as well will allow Testplane to account for these files as if this were a regular SPA application. However, code executed exclusively on the server (such as API request handlers) will not be considered by Testplane’s selectivity.
+
+You should also add your Testplane configuration files (for example, `testplane.config.ts`) to `disableSelectivityPatterns`, since changing them can affect the behavior of any test.
+
+<Admonition type="warning">
+    Do not add `node_modules` to `disableSelectivityPatterns` — this will significantly slow things
+    down. Testplane tracks the used modules from `node_modules` on its own.
+</Admonition>
+
+Example `disableSelectivityPatterns` configuration:
+
+```typescript
+selectivity: {
+    enabled: true,
+    disableSelectivityPatterns: [
+        "testplane.config.ts",
+        "backend/**/*.py",  // server-side code in Python
+        "server/**/*.go",   // server-side code in Go
+    ]
+}
+```
+
+### Manually disabling selectivity
+
+When you use other filtering methods when running Testplane (such as specifying a path to a test file or using the `--grep` and `--set` options), selectivity is automatically disabled.
+
+You can also disable selectivity manually using an environment variable:
+
+```bash
+testplane_selectivity_enabled=false # disable
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Additional information about selectivity configuration is provided in the [browsers-selectivity][selectivity-config] section of the documentation.
+
+[dev-server]: ../../config/dev-server
+[selectivity-config]: ../../config/browsers#selectivity
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+---
+title: Test run selectivity
+slug: selectivity-intro
+hide_table_of_contents: false
+date: 2025-12-03T14:00
+---
+
+Testplane now supports test run selectivity — the ability to automatically run only those tests whose dependency files have changed.
+
+<!-- truncate -->
+
+Selectivity allows you to significantly speed up the testing process by running only relevant tests instead of the entire suite. Testplane tracks each test’s dependencies on project files — both the test code itself and the code executed in the browser — and, when a file changes, runs only those tests that depend on it.
+
+### How to use
+
+Learn more in our guide [How to configure selectivity when running tests](/docs/v8/guides/selectivity).
+
+### Conclusion
+
+Upgrade to the latest Testplane version and try selectivity in your projects! If you encounter any issues, feel free to open an [issue on GitHub](https://github.com/gemini-testing/testplane/issues) — we’ll be happy to help!