vitest/docs/advanced/api/test-specification.md
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# TestSpecification
The `TestSpecification` class describes what module to run as a test and its parameters.
You can only create a specification by calling [`createSpecification`](/advanced/api/test-project#createspecification) method on a test project:
```ts
const specification = project.createSpecification(
resolve('./example.test.ts'),
[20, 40], // optional test lines
)
```
`createSpecification` expects resolved module ID. It doesn't auto-resolve the file or check that it exists on the file system.
## taskId
[Test module's](/advanced/api/test-suite#id) identifier.
## project
This references the [`TestProject`](/advanced/api/test-project) that the test module belongs to.
## moduleId
The ID of the module in Vite's module graph. Usually, it's an absolute file path using posix separator:
```ts
'C:/Users/Documents/project/example.test.ts' // ✅
'/Users/mac/project/example.test.ts' // ✅
'C:\\Users\\Documents\\project\\example.test.ts' // ❌
```
## testModule
Instance of [`TestModule`](/advanced/api/test-module) associated with the specification. If test wasn't queued yet, this will be `undefined`.
## pool <Badge type="warning">experimental</Badge> {#pool}
The [`pool`](/config/#pool) in which the test module will run.
::: danger
It's possible to have multiple pools in a single test project with [`poolMatchGlob`](/config/#poolmatchglob) and [`typecheck.enabled`](/config/#typecheck-enabled). This means it's possible to have several specifications with the same `moduleId` but different `pool`. In Vitest 4, the project will only support a single pool, and this property will be removed.
:::
## testLines
This is an array of lines in the source code where the test files are defined. This field is defined only if the `createSpecification` method received an array.
Note that if there is no test on at least one of the lines, the whole suite will fail. An example of a correct `testLines` configuration:
::: code-group
```ts [script.js]
const specification = project.createSpecification(
resolve('./example.test.ts'),
[3, 8, 9],
)
```
```ts:line-numbers{3,8,9} [example.test.js]
import { test, describe } from 'vitest'
test('verification works')
describe('a group of tests', () => { // [!code error]
// ...
test('nested test')
test.skip('skipped test')
})
```
:::
## toJSON
```ts
function toJSON(): SerializedTestSpecification
```
`toJSON` generates a JSON-friendly object that can be consumed by the [Browser Mode](/guide/browser/) or [Vitest UI](/guide/ui).