diff --git a/tests/config/constants.js b/tests/config/constants.js
index a1dc3adf7..aa73184cd 100644
--- a/tests/config/constants.js
+++ b/tests/config/constants.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { normalizeDirectory } from "./utilities.js";
 
 const { __dirname } = createEsmUtils(import.meta);
 
+export const FORMAT_SCRIPT_FILENAME = "format.test.js";
+
 export const FORMAT_TEST_DIRECTORY = normalizeDirectory(
   path.join(__dirname, "../format/"),
 );
diff --git a/tests/config/get-fixtures.js b/tests/config/get-fixtures.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..405632b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config/get-fixtures.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { FORMAT_SCRIPT_FILENAME } from "./constants.js";
+import visualizeEndOfLine from "./utils/visualize-end-of-line.js";
+
+function* getFixtures(context) {
+  yield* getFiles(context);
+  yield* getSnippets(context);
+}
+
+function* getFiles(context) {
+  const { dirname } = context;
+  for (const file of fs.readdirSync(dirname, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    const filename = file.name;
+    const filepath = path.join(dirname, filename);
+    if (
+      !file.isFile() ||
+      filename[0] === "." ||
+      filename === FORMAT_SCRIPT_FILENAME ||
+      // VSCode creates this file sometime https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/105191
+      filename === "debug.log" ||
+      path.extname(filename) === ".snap"
+    ) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const text = fs.readFileSync(filepath, "utf8");
+
+    yield {
+      context,
+      name: filename,
+      filename,
+      filepath,
+      code: text,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+function* getSnippets(context) {
+  for (const [index, snippet] of context.snippets.entries()) {
+    const testCase =
+      typeof snippet === "string"
+        ? { code: snippet, context }
+        : { ...snippet, context };
+
+    if (typeof testCase.code !== "string") {
+      throw Object.assign(new Error("Invalid test"), { snippet });
+    }
+
+    if (typeof testCase.output === "string") {
+      testCase.output = visualizeEndOfLine(testCase.output);
+    }
+
+    testCase.name = `snippet: ${testCase.name || `#${index}`}`;
+
+    if (typeof testCase.filename === "string") {
+      testCase.filepath = path.join(context.dirname, testCase.filename);
+    }
+
+    yield testCase;
+  }
+}
+
+export { getFixtures };
diff --git a/tests/config/run-format-test.js b/tests/config/run-format-test.js
index 1e7ee413f..1804ab2e1 100644
--- a/tests/config/run-format-test.js
+++ b/tests/config/run-format-test.js
@@ -1,136 +1,82 @@
-import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import url from "node:url";
-import createEsmUtils from "esm-utils";
+import { FORMAT_SCRIPT_FILENAME } from "./constants.js";
+import { getFixtures } from "./get-fixtures.js";
 import { stringifyOptionsForTitle } from "./utils/stringify-options-for-title.js";
+import {
+  isErrorTest as isErrorTestDirectory,
+  normalizeDirectory,
+} from "./utilities.js";
 import { format } from "./run-prettier.js";
+import { replacePlaceholders } from "./replace-placeholders.js";
 import { runTest } from "./run-test.js";
 import { shouldThrowOnFormat } from "./utilities.js";
 
-const { __dirname } = createEsmUtils(import.meta);
-
-const isTestDirectory = (dirname, name) =>
-  (dirname + path.sep).startsWith(
-    path.join(__dirname, "../format", name) + path.sep,
-  );
-
-function runFormatTest(fixtures, parsers, options) {
-  let { importMeta, snippets = [] } = fixtures.importMeta
-    ? fixtures
-    : { importMeta: fixtures };
+function runFormatTest(rawFixtures, explicitParsers, rawOptions) {
+  const { importMeta, snippets = [] } = rawFixtures.importMeta
+    ? rawFixtures
+    : { importMeta: rawFixtures };
 
   const filename = path.basename(new URL(importMeta.url).pathname);
-  if (filename !== "format.test.js") {
-    throw new Error(`Format test should run in file named 'format.test.js'.`);
+  if (filename !== FORMAT_SCRIPT_FILENAME) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Format test should run in file named '${FORMAT_SCRIPT_FILENAME}'.`,
+    );
   }
 
-  const dirname = path.dirname(url.fileURLToPath(importMeta.url));
-
-  // `IS_PARSER_INFERENCE_TESTS` mean to test `inferParser` on `standalone`
-  const IS_PARSER_INFERENCE_TESTS = isTestDirectory(
-    dirname,
-    "misc/parser-inference",
+  const dirname = normalizeDirectory(
+    path.dirname(url.fileURLToPath(importMeta.url)),
   );
 
-  // `IS_ERROR_TESTS` mean to watch errors like:
+  let options = { ...rawOptions };
+
+  // `IS_ERROR_TEST` mean to watch errors like:
   // - syntax parser hasn't supported yet
   // - syntax errors that should throws
-  const IS_ERROR_TESTS = isTestDirectory(dirname, "misc/errors");
-  if (IS_ERROR_TESTS) {
-    options = { errors: true, ...options };
-  }
+  const isErrorTest = isErrorTestDirectory(dirname);
 
-  if (IS_PARSER_INFERENCE_TESTS) {
-    parsers = [undefined];
+  if (isErrorTest) {
+    options = { errors: true, ...options };
   }
 
-  snippets = snippets.map((test, index) => {
-    test = typeof test === "string" ? { code: test } : test;
-
-    if (typeof test.code !== "string") {
-      throw Object.assign(new Error("Invalid test"), { test });
-    }
-
-    return {
-      ...test,
-      name: `snippet: ${test.name || `#${index}`}`,
-    };
-  });
-
-  const files = fs
-    .readdirSync(dirname, { withFileTypes: true })
-    .map((file) => {
-      const basename = file.name;
-      const filename = path.join(dirname, basename);
-      if (
-        path.extname(basename) === ".snap" ||
-        !file.isFile() ||
-        basename[0] === "." ||
-        basename === "format.test.js" ||
-        // VSCode creates this file sometime https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/105191
-        basename === "debug.log"
-      ) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const text = fs.readFileSync(filename, "utf8");
-
-      return {
-        name: basename,
-        filename,
-        code: text,
-      };
-    })
-    .filter(Boolean);
-
-  const [parser] = parsers;
-  const allParsers = [...parsers];
-
-  const stringifiedOptions = stringifyOptionsForTitle(options);
+  const context = {
+    dirname,
+    stringifiedOptions: stringifyOptionsForTitle(rawOptions),
+    parsers: [...explicitParsers],
+    options,
+    explicitParsers,
+    rawOptions,
+    snippets,
+  };
+
+  for (const fixture of getFixtures(context)) {
+    const { name, context, filepath } = fixture;
+    const { stringifiedOptions, parsers } = context;
 
-  for (const { name, filename, code, output } of [...files, ...snippets]) {
     const title = `${name}${
       stringifiedOptions ? ` - ${stringifiedOptions}` : ""
     }`;
 
     describe(title, () => {
-      const formatOptions = {
-        printWidth: 80,
-        ...options,
-        filepath: filename,
-        parser,
-      };
-      const shouldThrowOnMainParserFormat = shouldThrowOnFormat(
-        name,
-        formatOptions,
-      );
-
-      let mainParserFormatResult;
-      if (shouldThrowOnMainParserFormat) {
-        mainParserFormatResult = { options: formatOptions, error: true };
-      } else {
-        beforeAll(async () => {
-          mainParserFormatResult = await format(code, formatOptions);
-        });
-      }
+      const testCases = parsers.map((parser) => getTestCase(fixture, parser));
 
-      for (const currentParser of allParsers) {
+      for (const testCase of testCases) {
         const testTitle =
-          shouldThrowOnMainParserFormat ||
-          formatOptions.parser !== currentParser
-            ? `[${currentParser}] format`
+          testCase.expectFail ||
+          testCase.formatOptions.parser !== testCase.parser
+            ? `[${testCase.parser}] format`
             : "format";
 
         test(testTitle, async () => {
           await runTest({
             parsers,
             name,
-            filename,
-            code,
-            output,
-            parser: currentParser,
-            mainParserFormatResult,
-            mainParserFormatOptions: formatOptions,
+            filename: filepath,
+            code: testCase.code,
+            output: testCase.expectedOutput,
+            parser: testCase.parser,
+            mainParserFormatResult: await testCase.runFormat(),
+            mainParserFormatOptions: testCase.formatOptions,
           });
         });
       }
@@ -138,4 +84,36 @@ function runFormatTest(fixtures, parsers, options) {
   }
 }
 
+function getTestCase(fixture, parser) {
+  const { code: originalText, context, filepath } = fixture;
+
+  const { text: code, options: formatOptions } = replacePlaceholders(
+    originalText,
+    {
+      printWidth: 80,
+      ...context.options,
+      filepath,
+      parser,
+    },
+  );
+
+  const expectFail = shouldThrowOnFormat(fixture, formatOptions);
+
+  let promise;
+
+  return {
+    context,
+    parser,
+    filepath,
+    originalText,
+    code,
+    formatOptions,
+    expectFail,
+    expectedOutput: fixture.output,
+    isEmpty: code.trim() === "",
+    runFormat: () =>
+      promise === undefined ? (promise = format(code, formatOptions)) : promise,
+  };
+}
+
 export default runFormatTest;
diff --git a/tests/config/utilities.js b/tests/config/utilities.js
index 2c335bf43..e731a6bca 100644
--- a/tests/config/utilities.js
+++ b/tests/config/utilities.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import path from "node:path";
 
 const normalizeDirectory = (directory) => path.normalize(directory + path.sep);
 
-const shouldThrowOnFormat = (filename, options) => {
+const isErrorTest = (dirname) =>
+  normalizeDirectory(dirname).includes(`${path.sep}_errors_${path.sep}`);
+
+const shouldThrowOnFormat = ({ filename }, options) => {
   const { errors = {}, parser } = options;
   if (errors === true) {
     return true;
@@ -17,4 +20,4 @@ const shouldThrowOnFormat = (filename, options) => {
   return false;
 };
 
-export { normalizeDirectory, shouldThrowOnFormat };
+export { normalizeDirectory, isErrorTest, shouldThrowOnFormat };