diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 892a86c..69f640c 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "no-return-assign": 0,
     "no-use-before-define": [2, "nofunc"],
     "no-nested-ternary": 0,
-    "array-bracket-spacing": [2, "always"],
+    "array-bracket-spacing": [2, "never"],
     "prefer-destructuring": 0,
     "class-methods-use-this": 0,
     "no-confusing-arrow": 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 57362e2..36f6c86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ on:
     branches: [ main ]
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: lint
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         node-version: 20
     - run: npm install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index b5b0d85..fc7283c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
       - run: npm install
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 20
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 12f7bd1..4e5cb2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [20.4, 20.x]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
     - run: npm install
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a24657a..def873c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # changelog
 
- * 2.1.4 _Jan.01.2024_
+ * 2.1.5 _Tbd.23.2024_
+   * [add tests](https://github.com/iambumblehead/resolvewithplus/pull/66) for path pattern resolver
+ * 2.1.4 _Jan.23.2024_
    * [resolve nested exports defined on named-properties](https://github.com/iambumblehead/resolvewithplus/pull/65) with wildcards, eg `exports: { './*': { default: './src/*/index.js' } }` resolves [this issue at esmock](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/issues/289)
  * 2.1.3 _Oct.20.2023_
    * resolve full path from package.json "main", "browser" and "module" definitions. resolves [this issue at esmock.](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/issues/260)
diff --git a/resolvewithplus.js b/resolvewithplus.js
index cd0505f..681674a 100644
--- a/resolvewithplus.js
+++ b/resolvewithplus.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const esmStrGlobRe = /(\*)/g
 const esmStrPathCharRe = /([./])/g
 const protocolNode = /^node:/
 const protocolFile = /^file:/
-const supportedExtensions = [ '.js', '.mjs', '.ts', '.tsx', '.json', '.node' ]
+const supportedExtensions = ['.js', '.mjs', '.ts', '.tsx', '.json', '.node']
 const supportedIndexNames = supportedExtensions.map(extn => `index${extn}`)
 const node_modules = 'node_modules'
 const packagejson = 'package.json'
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const firstSyncFilePath = (dir, fileslist) => {
 //    c. let I = I - 1
 // 5. return DIRS
 const getasnode_module_paths = (start, parts = start.split(path.sep)) => {
-  const next_module_paths = (parts, tuple = [ [], [] ]) => {
+  const next_module_paths = (parts, tuple = [[], []]) => {
     if (!parts.length)
       return tuple[1]
 
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ const getesmkeyvalglobreplaced = (esmkey, esmval, pathlocal) => {
   const isesmkeymatchRe = new RegExp(
     esmkey.replace(esmStrPathCharRe, '\\$1').replace(esmStrGlobRe, '(.*)'))
 
-  // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-destructuring
   const globmatch = (pathlocal.match(isesmkeymatchRe) || [])[1]
   return globmatch && esmval.replace('*', globmatch)
 }
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ const esmparselist = (list, spec, specifier, opts, key = list[0]) => {
 }
 
 const esmparse = (spec, specifier, opts = {}) => {
-  const priority = opts.priority || [ specruntime, specdefault ]
+  const priority = opts.priority || [specruntime, specdefault]
   let indexval = false
 
   if (typeof spec === 'string')
@@ -514,7 +513,7 @@ const esmparseimportpkg = (pspecifier, start, opts) => {
 //    b. LOAD_AS_DIRECTORY(DIR/X)
 //
 const getasnode_module = (targetpath, start, opts) => {
-  const [ pname, pspecifier ] = gettargetnameandspecifier(targetpath)
+  const [pname, pspecifier] = gettargetnameandspecifier(targetpath)
 
   if (isESMImportSubpathRe.test(pname))
     return esmparseimportpkg(targetpath, start, opts)
@@ -576,7 +575,7 @@ const createopts = (moduleId, parent, opts) => {
   // packagejson mock to more easily test different patternsn
   opts.packagejsonmap = opts.packagejsonmap || null
   if (!Array.isArray(opts.priority)) {
-    opts.priority = opts.isbrowser ? [ specbrowser ] : []
+    opts.priority = opts.isbrowser ? [specbrowser] : []
     opts.priority.push(spectype)
     opts.priority.push(specruntime)
     opts.priority.push(specdefault)
@@ -609,5 +608,6 @@ export default Object.assign(resolvewith, {
 })
 
 export {
-  gettargetindextop
+  gettargetindextop,
+  getesmkeyvalglobreplaced
 }
diff --git a/tests/tests-basic/tests-basic.test.js b/tests/tests-basic/tests-basic.test.js
index 6d778b8..45eeb4b 100644
--- a/tests/tests-basic/tests-basic.test.js
+++ b/tests/tests-basic/tests-basic.test.js
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import url from 'url'
 import path from 'path'
 import test from 'node:test'
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+
 import resolvewithplus, {
-  gettargetindextop
+  gettargetindextop,
+  getesmkeyvalglobreplaced
 } from '../../resolvewithplus.js'
 
 const tofileurl = p => url.pathToFileURL(p).href
@@ -349,10 +351,10 @@ test('should handle mixed exports, import', () => {
         type: 'module',
         exports: {
           './package.json': './package.json',
-          '.': [ {
+          '.': [{
             import: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpath,
             require: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother
-          }, './index.cjs' ],
+          }, './index.cjs'],
           './helpers': {
             import: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother,
             require: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother
@@ -361,10 +363,10 @@ test('should handle mixed exports, import', () => {
             import: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother,
             types: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother
           },
-          './yargs': [ {
+          './yargs': [{
             import: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother,
             require: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother
-          }, './yargs' ]
+          }, './yargs']
         }
       }
     }
@@ -382,10 +384,10 @@ test('should handle mixed exports, commonjs', () => {
         type: 'commonjs',
         exports: {
           './package.json': './package.json',
-          '.': [ {
+          '.': [{
             import: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother,
             require: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpath
-          }, resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother ],
+          }, resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother],
           './helpers': {
             import: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother,
             require: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother
@@ -394,10 +396,10 @@ test('should handle mixed exports, commonjs', () => {
             import: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother,
             types: './browser.d.ts'
           },
-          './yargs': [ {
+          './yargs': [{
             import: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother,
             require: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother
-          }, resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother ]
+          }, resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpathother]
         }
       }
     }
@@ -514,7 +516,7 @@ test('resolve full path for older main, browser and export fields', () => {
 
 test('should return browser or import whichiver first', () => {
   const resolvedbrowser = resolvewithplus('test', import.meta.url, {
-    priority: [ 'browser', 'import', 'default' ],
+    priority: ['browser', 'import', 'default'],
     packagejsonmap: {
       [resolvingpackagejsonpath]: {
         name: 'test',
@@ -533,7 +535,7 @@ test('should return browser or import whichiver first', () => {
   assert.strictEqual(resolvedbrowser, resolvingpackagejsonmoduleurlpath)
 
   const resolveddefault = resolvewithplus('test', import.meta.url, {
-    priority: [ 'default', 'browser', 'import' ],
+    priority: ['default', 'browser', 'import'],
     packagejsonmap: {
       [resolvingpackagejsonpath]: {
         name: 'test',
@@ -588,7 +590,7 @@ test('should detect module type from package.json', () => {
   assert.strictEqual(resolvedmodule, resolvingpackagejsonmoduleurlpath)
 
   const resolvedmodule2 = resolvewithplus('test', import.meta.url, {
-    priority: [ 'import', 'browser', 'default' ],
+    priority: ['import', 'browser', 'default'],
     packagejsonmap: {
       [resolvingpackagejsonpath]: {
         name: 'test',
@@ -663,7 +665,7 @@ test('gettargetindextop should resolve a fullpath', () => {
     version: '4.1.0',
     description: 'Light-weight Fetch ...',
     module: resolvingpackagejsonmodulerelpath
-  }, { priority: [ 'import' ] }, dir)
+  }, { priority: ['import'] }, dir)
 
   assert.strictEqual(
     indexpathmodule,
@@ -680,3 +682,23 @@ test('gettargetindextop should resolve a fullpath', () => {
     indexpathmain,
     url.fileURLToPath(resolvingpackagejsonmoduleurlpath))  
 })
+
+test('getesmkeyvalglobreplaced should expand globby path groups', () => {
+  [[
+    'src/mystuff/index.js',
+    'mystuff/*', 'src/mystuff/*', 'mystuff/index.js'
+  ], [
+    'types/mystuff/index.d.ts',
+    'mystuff/*', 'types/mystuff/*', 'mystuff/index.d.ts'
+  ], [
+    './src/features/x.js',
+    './features/*.js', './src/features/*.js', './features/x.js'
+  ], [
+    './src/features/y/y.js',
+    './features/*.js', './src/features/*.js', './features/y/y.js'
+  ], [
+    './src/internal/z.js',
+    '#internal/*.js', './src/internal/*.js', '#internal/z.js'
+  ]].map(tuple => console.log(tuple) || assert.strictEqual(
+    getesmkeyvalglobreplaced(...tuple.slice(1)), tuple[0]))
+})
diff --git a/tests/tests-basic/workspaces-js/js-b/test.js b/tests/tests-basic/workspaces-js/js-b/test.js
index e30f2f9..6dda13f 100644
--- a/tests/tests-basic/workspaces-js/js-b/test.js
+++ b/tests/tests-basic/workspaces-js/js-b/test.js
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@ import test from 'node:test'
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
 import resolvewithplus from '../../../../resolvewithplus.js'
 
-test('should return workspace paths', () => {
-  assert.strictEqual(
-    import.meta.resolve('js-a'),
-    resolvewithplus('js-a'))
-})
+if (import.meta.resolve.constructor.name === 'AsyncFunction') {
+  test('should return workspace paths', async () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      await import.meta.resolve('js-a'),
+      resolvewithplus('js-a'))
+  })  
+} else {
+  test('should return workspace paths', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      import.meta.resolve('js-a'),
+      resolvewithplus('js-a'))
+  })
+}