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diff --git a/test/common/README.md b/test/common/README.md index 0542c38bbc..0c8455dd28 100644 --- a/test/common/README.md +++ b/test/common/README.md @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This directory contains modules used to test the Node.js implementation. * [Countdown module](#countdown-module) * [DNS module](#dns-module) * [Duplex pair helper](#duplex-pair-helper) +* [Environment variables](#environment-variables) * [Fixtures module](#fixtures-module) * [Heap dump checker module](#heap-dump-checker-module) * [HTTP2 module](#http2-module) @@ -495,6 +496,17 @@ which returns an object `{ clientSide, serverSide }` where each side is a There is no difference between client or server side beyond their names. +## Environment variables + +The behavior of the Node.js test suite can be altered using the following +environment variables. + +### NODE_TEST_KNOWN_GLOBALS + +A comma-separated list of variables names that are appended to the global +variable whitelist. Alternatively, if `NODE_TEST_KNOWN_GLOBALS` is set to `'0'`, +global leak detection is disabled. + ## Fixtures Module The `common/fixtures` module provides convenience methods for working with |