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Upgrading mocha 9 to 10

Breaking9.2.2 → 10.8.2Breaking6Security1Platform1New7Changed11Fixed14Other44

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6 breaking changes and a platform requirement change and a security fix.

In plain terms
  • Mocha no longer supports running tests in Internet Explorer 11.
  • Loading Mocha through AMD/RequireJS is no longer supported.
  • Mocha no longer sends Growl desktop notifications.
  • The command-line entry file is now named mocha.js instead of mocha.
Must act Top 5 of 8 that need code or config changes

Node.js requirement changed in 10.0.0: >= 12.0.0 → >= 14.0.0.

Drops @ungap/promise-all-settled, growl, nanoid, which.

Installs 71 packages in all (was 80).

What you must change

Breaking6
Drops Internet Explorer 11 support.
10.0.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Drops AMD/RequireJS support.
10.0.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Drops Growl notification support.
10.0.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Renames executable bin/mocha to bin/mocha.js.
bin/mochabin/mocha.js
10.0.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Removes the deprecated Runner signature.
Runner
10.0.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Upgrades Minimatch for the --ignore option on Windows.
--ignoreMinimatch
10.0.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Security1
Updates glob to address a vulnerability in a dependency, fixing issue #4837.
glob
10.3.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source
Platform1
Drops Node.js v12.x support.
10.0.0GitHub ReleaseSummarizedView source