TypeError: require.requireActual is not a function

Question

I'm getting an error on my Jest tests:

 FAIL  test/storyshots.test.ts
  ● Test suite failed to run

    TypeError: require.requireActual is not a function

      1 | import initStoryshots from "@storybook/addon-storyshots"
      2 | 
    > 3 | initStoryshots({
        | ^
      4 |   configPath: "./storybook",
      5 |   framework: "react-native",
      6 | })

      at Object.load (node_modules/@storybook/addon-storyshots/dist/frameworks/react-native/loader.js:23:29)
      at Object.loadFramework [as default] (node_modules/@storybook/addon-storyshots/dist/frameworks/frameworkLoader.js:26:19)
      at testStorySnapshots (node_modules/@storybook/addon-storyshots/dist/api/index.js:48:14)
      at Object.<anonymous> (test/storyshots.test.ts:3:1)

I'm not using requireActual anywhere in my code. It looks like Storybook does, though.

A Google search turned up only one (since deleted) Stackoverflow question with no answer.

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Answer 1

Jest deprecated require.requireActual a while back and recently removed it in version 26.

Downgrade to Jest 25 to fix it, or find what package is using require.requireActual and have them use jest.requireActual instead.

EDIT: Storybook v6.0.0-beta.3 includes an update that adds Jest v26 support.

Surveyor

Got the same error and thank GOD that you figure it out. Mine is now also working with lower version of Jest. – Venessavenetia

not working in 6-beta.29 github.com/storybookjs/storybook/issues/10351 – Hobbism