fix(e2e): apply `nuxtConfig` overrides to dev server by danielroe · Pull Request #1851 · nuxt/test-utils

danielroe · 2026-10-12T11:28:30Z

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I noticed this in nuxt-modules/color-mode, where a dev-mode e2e test ignored overrides passed to it:

await setup({ server: true, dev: true, fixture, nuxtConfig: { ssr: false } })
const html = await $fetch('/')
// this was server-rendered 🤦

the cause was that in dev mode startServer spawns nuxi _dev with only env vars, so overrides never reach the server.

this PR starts the dev server through a small entry that calls runCommand('_dev', [], { overrides }) from the project's @nuxt/cli - which is the same channel _dev already reads overrides from when run programmatically.

Important

only overrides that can be serialised are supported.

it also gives each dev-mode setup() its own buildDir under .nuxt/test/<id>, as build mode already does.

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Fixture setup now applies the configured or generated build directory in dev and non-dev modes. Dev server startup uses an E2E entry point that passes serializable Nuxt config overrides to the Nuxt CLI. New end-to-end tests check concurrent dev servers and overridden page titles. A unit test checks serialization of unsupported values and circular references.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to e33d1

Unusual object keys can produce incorrect dev-server overrides. The remaining risk is narrow, but the serializer should be corrected before relying on those overrides.

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Description check		The description clearly explains the dev-server override issue, the forwarding fix, serialization limits, and unique build directories. It is directly related to the changeset.
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examples/app-vitest/test/e2e/dev-concurrent.spec.ts
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coderabbitai · 2026-10-12T11:34:47Z

+  if (input === null || input === undefined || typeof input === 'string' || typeof input === 'boolean' || (typeof input === 'number' && Number.isFinite(input))) {
+    return input


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Omit undefined before serializing an array.

If an override array contains undefined, this branch retains it without adding its path to omitted. JSON.stringify then sends null to the dev server. Treat undefined as an omitted value, and report its path, so the CLI does not receive a different array entry without a warning.

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coderabbitai · 2026-10-12T13:43:01Z

+    copy = {}
+    for (const key in input as Record<string, unknown>) {


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Copy only own properties into a null-prototype object.

If nuxtConfig has an own __proto__ key, assignment to {} changes the copy’s prototype instead of retaining that key for JSON serialization. If Object.prototype has an enumerable property, for...in also adds that inherited property to the dev-server overrides. Use Object.create(null) for copy and iterate with Object.entries(input). Based on learnings, canonical copies should preserve __proto__ as an own key and exclude inherited properties.

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danielroe requested a review from yamachi4416 October 12, 2026 11:28

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		if (input === null \|\| input === undefined \|\| typeof input === 'string' \|\| typeof input === 'boolean' \|\| (typeof input === 'number' && Number.isFinite(input))) {
		return input

		copy = {}
		for (const key in input as Record<string, unknown>) {

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