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What is the current behavior?

--watch defaults to true globally (lib/options.ts), so ns test <platform> resolves watch mode even when the flag was never passed:

  • In Vitest projects, ns test ios --device <id> prints '--watch' is not supported for on-device Vitest runs yet; running once. on every run — including CI runs where watch can never work.
  • In Karma projects, watch mode means singleRun is never set (lib/services/test-execution-service.ts), so ns test in CI keeps the process alive after the tests finish instead of exiting.

What is the new behavior?

The ns test commands declare their own --watch default: off when a CI environment is detected (the existing isCIEnvironment() check — CI/JENKINS_HOME), on otherwise. This uses the same command-specific dashedOptions mechanism that already overrides the --hmr default for ns test.

  • CI: ns test ios --device <id> runs once and exits; no spurious --watch warning for Vitest projects, and singleRun: true for Karma projects.
  • Local interactive use is unchanged: watch stays on by default.
  • Explicit --watch / --no-watch still take precedence over the default.
  • isCIEnvironment() in lib/common/helpers.ts is now exported so commands can use it.

No issue was filed for this; happy to open one if preferred.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Android and iOS test commands now rerun tests when project files change by default outside CI. Use --no-watch to run tests once; watch mode defaults off in CI.

--watch defaults to true globally, so `ns test <platform>` always
resolved watch mode even when the flag was never passed. For Vitest
projects this printed a spurious "'--watch' is not supported" warning
on every run, and for Karma projects it kept the process alive in CI
instead of exiting after a single run.

The test commands now declare their own --watch default, disabled when
a CI environment is detected (CI/JENKINS_HOME). Explicit --watch and
--no-watch still take precedence, and local behavior is unchanged.
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Walkthrough

Test commands now default watch mode on outside CI and off in CI. The --watch and --no-watch flags override that default. Tests cover the defaults and overrides, and the Android and iOS test man pages document them.

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Test Watch Defaults

Layer / File(s) Summary
Set and verify watch defaults
lib/commands/test.ts, lib/common/helpers.ts, test/commands/test.ts, docs/man_pages/project/testing/*
The test command sets the watch default based on the CI environment. Tests check defaults and explicit flags. The Android and iOS test man pages document the default and overrides.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: nathanwalker


Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 28a48

Watch now defaults to off in CI. The docs omit that JENKINS_HOME also triggers this, so Jenkins users could be misled about the default. This is a minor documentation fix and is low risk to merge.

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Review comments at @docs/man_pages/project/testing/dev-test-android.md:
- Line 12: Update the watch-default descriptions to state that watch is disabled
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docs/man_pages/project/testing/dev-test-android.md lines 12-12,
docs/man_pages/project/testing/dev-test-ios.md lines 16-16,
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### Options
* `--watch` - If set, when you save changes to the project, changes are automatically synchronized to the connected device and tests are re-run.
* `--watch` - Enabled by default; when you save changes to the project, changes are automatically synchronized to the connected device and tests are re-run. Pass `--no-watch` to run the tests once. In CI environments (when the `CI` environment variable is set), it defaults to disabled.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Document both CI signals for the watch default. The command disables watch when either CI or JENKINS_HOME is set. Each description names only CI, so it gives the wrong default for Jenkins environments that set only JENKINS_HOME.

  • docs/man_pages/project/testing/dev-test-android.md#L12-L12: add JENKINS_HOME to the condition.
  • docs/man_pages/project/testing/dev-test-ios.md#L16-L16: add JENKINS_HOME to the condition.
  • docs/man_pages/project/testing/test-android.md#L21-L21: add JENKINS_HOME to the condition.
  • docs/man_pages/project/testing/test-ios.md#L26-L26: add JENKINS_HOME to the condition.
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  • docs/man_pages/project/testing/dev-test-android.md#L12-L12 (this comment)
  • docs/man_pages/project/testing/dev-test-ios.md#L16-L16
  • docs/man_pages/project/testing/test-android.md#L21-L21
  • docs/man_pages/project/testing/test-ios.md#L26-L26
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Review comment at @docs/man_pages/project/testing/dev-test-android.md at line
12:
Update the watch-default descriptions to state that watch is disabled when
either CI or JENKINS_HOME is set. Apply this change in
docs/man_pages/project/testing/dev-test-android.md lines 12-12,
docs/man_pages/project/testing/dev-test-ios.md lines 16-16,
docs/man_pages/project/testing/test-android.md lines 21-21, and
docs/man_pages/project/testing/test-ios.md lines 26-26.

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