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expectGroupPaddingLines

Enforces padding around expect groups.

✅ This rule is included in the vitest preset.

Keeping related expect() calls together and separating them from setup or other statements makes assertions easier to scan. This rule enforces blank lines around assertion groups while still allowing consecutive expect() or expectTypeOf() calls to stay grouped.

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
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44AEim3F53 { expect, tes44AE31<111" spans="tyle--0:#ECC48D;--1:#98">4E4Dvi1<111" spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3c61B031<111" spans="tyle--0:#ECC48D;--1:#98">4E4Dv1<111" spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3F<53, spans="tyle--0:#D9F5DD;--1:#11">11<11() spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">344 spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3F><53 {divclass="Nameec-">de44AE3F53c44A098<2123 spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3cde61B0ex3F53(co4<4AE. spans="tyle--0:#82AAFF;--1:#3B">61B0toE3098<2123 spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3F<53) ;divclass="Nameec-">de61B0ex3098<2123 spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">34<4AE. spans="tyle--0:#82AAFF;--1:#3B">61B0toE3F53(couc3F<53 spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3F53co4<4AE= spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3098<2456 spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3cde61B0ex3F53(co4<4AE. spans="tyle--0:#82AAFF;--1:#3B">61B0toE3098<2456 spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3F<53) ;divclass="Nameec-">3F5<3}) ;divclass="Name"><})><;di vdivclass="Nameexpressive-">44AEim3F53 { expectTypeOf, tes44AE31<111" spans="tyle--0:#ECC48D;--1:#98">4E4Dvi1<111" spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3c61B031<111" spans="tyle--0:#ECC48D;--1:#98">4E4Dt1<111" spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3F<53, spans="tyle--0:#D9F5DD;--1:#11">11<11() spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">344 spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3F><53 {divclass="Nameec-">de44AEco61B0v44A098<2123 spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3cde61B0expectTy3F53(va4<4AE. spans="tyle--0:#82AAFF;--1:#3B">61B0toBeNu3F5<3() ;divclass="Nameec-">de61B0expectTy3F53(va4<4AE. spans="tyle--0:#82AAFF;--1:#3B">61B0toBeNu3F5<3() ;divclass="Nameec-">cde44AEco61B044A1<111" spans="tyle--0:#ECC48D;--1:#98">4E41<111" spans="tyle--0:#D6DEEB;--1:#40">3cde6376// Comde61B0expectTy3F53(t4<4AE. spans="tyle--0:#82AAFF;--1:#3B">61B0toBeSt3F5<3() ;divclass="Nameec-">de61B0expectTy3F53(t4<4AE. spans="tyle--0:#82AAFF;--1:#3B">61B0toBeSt3F5<3() ;divclass="Nameec-">3F5<3}) ;divclass="Name"><})>

Options

Section titled “Options”

This rule is not configurable.

When Not To Use It

Section titled “When Not To Use It”

If your team prefers mixing setup, logging, and assertions without extra whitespace, this rule may feel too rigid. That can be reasonable in very short tests where assertion boundaries are already obvious.

Further Reading

Section titled “Further Reading”

Equivalents in Other Linters

Section titled “Equivalents in Other Linters”