Change notification to be transient (notify-send)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 - `[jest-jasmine2, jest-types]` [**BREAKING**] Move all `jasmine` specific types from `@jest/types` to its own package ([#12125](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12125))
 - `[jest-matcher-utils]` Pass maxWidth to `pretty-format` to avoid printing every element in arrays by default ([#12402](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12402))
 - `[jest-mock]` Fix function overloads for `spyOn` to allow more correct type inference in complex object ([#12442](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/12442))
+- `[jest-reporters]` Notifications generated by the `--notify` flag are no longer persistent in GNOME Shell. ([#11733](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/11733))
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 

packages/jest-reporters/src/NotifyReporter.ts

@@ -81,7 +81,13 @@ export default class NotifyReporter extends BaseReporter {
         result.numPassedTests,
       )} passed`;
 
-      this._notifier.notify({icon, message, timeout: false, title});
+      this._notifier.notify({
+        hint: 'int:transient:1',
+        icon,
+        message,
+        timeout: false,
+        title,
+      });
     } else if (
       testsHaveRun &&
       !success &&
@@ -109,12 +115,20 @@ export default class NotifyReporter extends BaseReporter {
       const quitAnswer = 'Exit tests';
 
       if (!watchMode) {
-        this._notifier.notify({icon, message, timeout: false, title});
+        this._notifier.notify({
+          hint: 'int:transient:1',
+          icon,
+          message,
+          timeout: false,
+          title,
+        });
       } else {
         this._notifier.notify(
           {
+            // @ts-expect-error - not all options are supported by all systems (specifically `actions` and `hint`)
             actions: [restartAnswer, quitAnswer],
             closeLabel: 'Close',
+            hint: 'int:transient:1',
             icon,
             message,
             timeout: false,