Install the following packages:
"@babel/core": "^7.15.0",
"@babel/preset-env": "^7.15.0",
"babel-jest": "^26.0.1",
"jest": "^26.0.1"
Create a file babel.config.json
to be used by babel:
{
"presets": ["@babel/preset-env"]
}
Now you should be able to write unit tests in ES6 syntax.