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mocha 6.1.0

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)