mocha - npm Package Versions

7.0.0 / 2020-01-05

:boom: Breaking Changes

• #3885: Drop Node.js v6.x support (@mojosoeun)
• #3890: Remove Node.js debug-related flags --debug/--debug-brk and deprecate debug argument (@juergba)
• #3962: Changes to command-line options (@ParkSB):
  • --list-interfaces replaces --interfaces
  • --list-reporters replaces --reporters
• Hook pattern of this.skip() (@juergba):
  • #3859: When conditionally skipping in a it test, related afterEach hooks are now executed
  • #3741: When conditionally skipping in a beforeEach hook, subsequent inner beforeEach hooks are now skipped and related afterEach hooks are executed
  • #4136: Disallow this.skip() within after hooks
• #3967: Remove deprecated getOptions() and lib/cli/options.js (@juergba)
• #4083: Uncaught exception in pending test: don't swallow, but retrospectively fail the test for correct exit code (@juergba)
• #4004: Align Mocha constructor's option names with command-line options (@juergba)

:tada: Enhancements

• #3980: Refactor and improve --watch mode with chokidar (@geigerzaehler):
  • adds command-line options --watch-files and --watch-ignore
  • removes --watch-extensions
• #3979: Type "rs\n" to restart tests (@broofa)

:fax: Deprecations

These are soft-deprecated, and will emit a warning upon use. Support will be removed in (likely) the next major version of Mocha:

• #3968: Deprecate legacy configuration via mocha.opts (@juergba)

:bug: Fixes

• #4125: Fix timeout handling with --inspect-brk/--inspect (@juergba)
• #4070: Mocha constructor: improve browser setup (@juergba)
• #4068: XUnit reporter should handle exceptions during diff generation (@rgroothuijsen)
• #4030: Fix --allow-uncaught with this.skip() (@juergba)

:mag: Coverage

• #4109: Add Node.js v13.x to CI test matrix (@juergba)

:book: Documentation

• #4129: Fix broken links (@SaeromB)
• #4127: Add reporter alias names to docs (@khg0712)
• #4101: Clarify invalid usage of done() (@jgehrcke)
• #4092: Replace :coffee: with emoji ☕️ (@pzrq)
• #4088: Initial draft of project charter (@boneskull)
• #4066: Change sh to bash for code block in docs/index.md (@HyunSangHan)
• #4045: Update README.md concerning GraphicsMagick installation (@HyunSangHan)
• #3988: Fix sponsors background color for readability (@outsideris)

:nut_and_bolt: Other

• #4118: Update node-environment-flags to 1.0.6 (@kylef)
• #4097: Add GH Funding Metadata (@SheetJSDev)
• #4089: Add funding information to package.json (@Munter)
• #4077: Improve integration tests (@soobing)

6.2.2 / 2019-10-18

:bug: Fixes

• #4025: Fix duplicate EVENT_RUN_END events upon uncaught exception (@juergba)
• #4051: Fix "unhide" function in html reporter (browser) (@pec9399)
• #4063: Fix use of esm in Node.js v8.x (@boneskull)
• #4033: Fix output when multiple async exceptions are thrown (@juergba)

:book: Documentation

• #4046: Site accessibility fixes (@Mia-jeong)
• #4026: Update docs for custom reporters in browser (@Lindsay-Needs-Sleep)
• #3971: Adopt new OpenJS Foundation Code of Conduct (@craigtaub)

6.2.1 / 2019-09-29

:bug: Fixes

• #3955: tty.getWindowSize is not a function inside a "worker_threads" worker (@1999)
• #3970: remove extraGlobals() (@juergba)
• #3984: Update yargs-unparser to v1.6.0 (@juergba)
• #3983: Package 'esm': spawn child-process for correct loading (@juergba)
• #3986: Update yargs to v13.3.0 and yargs-parser to v13.1.1 (@juergba)

:book: Documentation

• #3886: fix styles on mochajs.org (@outsideris)
• #3966: Remove jsdoc index.html placeholder from eleventy file structure and fix broken link in jsdoc tutorial (@Munter)
• #3765: Add Matomo to website (@MarioDiaz98)
• #3947: Clarify effect of .skip() (@oliversalzburg)

6.2.0 / 2019-07-18

:tada: Enhancements

• #3827: Do not fork child-process if no Node flags are present (@boneskull)
• #3725: Base reporter store ref to console.log, see mocha/wiki (@craigtaub)

:bug: Fixes

• #3942: Fix "No test files found" Error when file is passed via --file (@gabegorelick)
• #3914: Modify Mocha constructor to accept options global or globals (@pascalpp)
• #3894: Fix parsing of config files with _mocha binary (@juergba)
• #3834: Fix CLI parsing with default values (@boneskull, @juergba)
• #3831: Fix --timeout/--slow string values and duplicate arguments (@boneskull, @juergba)

:book: Documentation

• #3906: Document option to define custom report name for XUnit reporter (@pkuczynski)
• #3889: Adds doc links for mocha-examples (@craigtaub)
• #3887: Fix broken links (@toyjhlee)
• #3841: Fix anchors to configuration section (@trescube)

:mag: Coverage

• #3915, #3929: Increase tests coverage for --watch options (@geigerzaehler)

:nut_and_bolt: Other

• #3953: Collect test files later, prepares improvements to the --watch mode behavior (@geigerzaehler)
• #3939: Upgrade for npm audit (@boneskull)
• #3930: Extract runWatch into separate module (@geigerzaehler)
• #3922: Add mocha.min.js file to stacktrace filter (@brian-lagerman)
• #3919: Update CI config files to use Node-12.x (@plroebuck)
• #3892: Rework reporter tests (@plroebuck)
• #3872: Rename --exclude to --ignore and create alias (@boneskull)
• #3963: Hide stacktrace when cli args are missing (@outsideris)
• #3956: Do not redeclare variable in docs array example (@DanielRuf)
• #3957: Remove duplicate line-height property in mocha.css (@DanielRuf)
• #3960: Don't re-initialize grep option on watch re-run (@geigerzaehler)

6.1.4 / 2019-04-18

:lock: Security Fixes

• #3877: Upgrade js-yaml, addressing code injection vulnerability (@bjornstar)

6.1.3 / 2019-04-11

:bug: Fixes

• #3863: Fix yargs-related global scope pollution (@inukshuk)
• #3869: Fix failure when installed w/ pnpm (@boneskull)

6.1.2 / 2019-04-08

:bug: Fixes

• #3867: Re-publish v6.1.1 from POSIX OS to avoid dropped executable flags (@boneskull)

6.1.1 / 2019-04-07

:bug: Fixes

• #3866: Fix Windows End-of-Line publishing issue (@juergba & @cspotcode)

6.1.0 / 2019-04-07

:lock: Security Fixes

• #3845: Update dependency "js-yaml" to v3.13.0 per npm security advisory (@plroebuck)

:tada: Enhancements

• #3766: Make reporter constructor support optional options parameter (@plroebuck)
• #3760: Add support for config files with .jsonc extension (@sstephant)

:fax: Deprecations

These are soft-deprecated, and will emit a warning upon use. Support will be removed in (likely) the next major version of Mocha:

• #3719: Deprecate this.skip() for "after all" hooks (@juergba)

:bug: Fixes

• #3829: Use cwd-relative pathname to load config file (@plroebuck)
• #3745: Fix async calls of this.skip() in "before each" hooks (@juergba)
• #3669: Enable --allow-uncaught for uncaught exceptions thrown inside hooks (@givanse)

and some regressions:

• #3848: Fix Suite cloning by copying root property (@fatso83)
• #3816: Guard against undefined timeout option (@boneskull)
• #3814: Update "yargs" in order to avoid deprecation message (@boneskull)
• #3788: Fix support for multiple node flags (@aginzberg)

:book: Documentation

• mochajs/mocha-examples: New repository of working examples of common configurations using mocha (@craigtaub)
• #3850: Remove pound icon showing on header hover on docs (@jd2rogers2)
• #3812: Add autoprefixer to documentation page CSS (@Munter)
• #3811: Update doc examples "tests.html" (@DavidLi119)
• #3807: Mocha website HTML tweaks (@plroebuck)
• #3793: Update config file example ".mocharc.yml" (@cspotcode)

:nut_and_bolt: Other

• #3830: Replace dependency "findup-sync" with "find-up" for faster startup (@cspotcode)
• #3799: Update devDependencies to fix many npm vulnerabilities (@XhmikosR)