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+import * as common from '../common/index.mjs';
+import * as fixtures from '../common/fixtures.mjs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { describe, it, run } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert';
+
+const testFixtures = fixtures.path('test-runner');
+
+describe('test runner watch mode', { concurrency: true }, () => {
+
+  it('should run a test repeatedly when its dependencies change', async () => {
+    const stream = run({ files: [] });
+    stream.setEncoding('utf8');
+    stream.on('test:fail', common.mustNotCall());
+    stream.on('test:pass', common.mustNotCall());
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+    for await (const _ of stream); // TODO(MoLow): assert.snapshot
+  });
+});