v24.2.39

Update dependency mocha to v12

Notable changes

• keep watching when the last test file is removed (#​6355) (921c161)
• show require() error on unsupported directory import (#​6354) (a68344f)
• support --X one-char aliases (#​6391) (1227939)
• refresh help output, fix stale links (#​6357) (bb2e69a)
• add --import=tsx integration test (#​6356) (3382fdd)
• touch a new file without stamping it afterwards (#​6349) (d59467a)
• fail nested tests on beforeEach failure (#​6292) (a75b43b)
• give CLI reporter-option precedence over config file (#​6331) (571110f)
• propagate spec file path on parallel worker death (#​6268) (55a544a)
• use find-up-simple to workaround ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED (#​6342) (a652ff5)
• watch existing dirs so first run starts armed (#​6263) (f5c8aca)
• add remaining external services (#​6316) (bfe0b5d)
• update copyright year, holder, and URLs (#​6303) (288c075)
• add "stale branch" workflow (#​6315) (ad17f9f)
• add dependency conflict detection workflow (#​6246) (ef0ae32)
• add folder for reproducing issues (#​6330) (6728030)
• add stale triage reminder for unreviewed issues (#​6314) (ee35133)
• auto-remove "waiting for author" label on author activity (#​6213) (dbd4322)
• convert file-unloader to ESM (#​6294) (dc73f4c)
• deps: update dependency @​playwright/test to v1.63.0 (#​6299) (931baa5)
• deps: update dependency eslint to v10.10.0 (#​6296) (3cb22d1)
• deps: update dependency knip to v6.35.0 (#​6324) (a2416af)
• deps: update octoguide/bot action to v0.23.0 (#​6304) (bbe5a27)
• exclude "v11.x" from "stale branch" workflow (#​6338) (e7b7fe1)
• fix owner in auto-add workflow (#​6309) (037aa8b)
• fixup "auto-add" workflow (#​6308) (b3f7cbc)
• fixup workflow perms in-job (#​6327) (633480c)
• provide write perms to workflows (#​6325) (d6f6f4c)
• remove "stale" label on author activity (#​6312) (e60fbda)
• remove unused .editorconfig file (#​6306) (880269f)
• replace find-conflicts with improved smoke versions (#​6344) (2668e71)
• set author to Mark Wiemer (#​6305) (cd2a730)
• site: update Astro (7.3.2) and fast-uri (3.1.7) (#​6301) (a4f2213)
• stabilize --parallel integration suite (#​6313) (856a1ae)
• stop auto-adding PRs to project (#​6352) (a8309fd)
• track Codecov in issue without failing CI (#​6323) (c39f602)
• widen --exit detection window (#​6293) (ee3a4b1)
• bump serialize-javascript to ^7.1.1 (#​6278) (02558a3)
• deps: update dependency find-up to v8 (#​5747) (ee11d29)
• deps: update dependency is-path-inside to v4 (#​5748) (5b27e3a)
• deps: update dependency starlight-blog to ^0.29.0 (#​6248) (532b82b)
• keep unknown config values from becoming test specs (#​6244) (15aa7d1)
• only reject positional args that are entirely numeric (#​6222) (1633779)
• reporter: split err.stack at trailing frame block so embedded stacks render once (#​5997) (90f48e4)
• blog: fixup v12 blog (#​6258) (6bcbee4)
• fix minor API documentation issue (#​6241) (683fd10)
• publish v12 stable blog (#​6249) (d5ad803)
• auto-add GitHub items to project (#​5686) (d24c320)
• convert lib/runner.js to ESM (#​6260) (123b2d5)
• deps: update actions/add-to-project action to v2 (#​6276) (00f873b)
• deps: update actions/github-script action to v9 (#​6277) (49ed525)
• deps: update dependency astro to v7.2.9 (#​6223) (513bd50)
• deps: update dependency eslint to v10.9.1 (#​6251) (e28b90c)
• deps: update dependency eslint-plugin-n to v18.3.0 (#​6240) (3a11840)
• deps: update dependency globals to v17.11.0 (#​6243) (1cf345b)
• deps: update dependency globals to v17.12.0 (#​6288) (97b8df6)
• deps: update dependency js-yaml to v5.4.1 (#​6247) (9593caa)
• deps: update dependency knip to v6.32.3 (#​6224) (6781fa1)
• deps: update dependency knip to v6.34.0 (#​6279) (85ff1b6)
• deps: update dependency rollup to v4.63.1 (#​6274) (e5a779e)
• deps: update dependency serialize-javascript to v7.1.0 (#​6239) (77e4d4a)
• deps: update dependency webpack to v5.110.1 (#​6275) (ec436d5)
• deps: update matteogabriele/agentscan-action action to v2.5.0 (#​6280) (0bb7925)
• remove unused .lintstagedrc.json (#​6270) (d84fdbf)
• update spam filter (#​6271) (b932787)
• use a junction to link the config fixture on Windows (#​6218) (a6b5d98)
• fixup parsing negative numbers and quoted strings (#​6250) (2962875)
• preserve FIFO descriptors when respawning (#​6254) (3bb317d)
• fix minor correctness issues (#​6215) (e6b9ee7)
• link to mochajs.org instead of the wiki (#​6216) (8720225)
• setup Release Please for v12 stable (#​6084) (219674f)

mochajs/mocha (mocha)

v12.0.3

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🩹 Fixes

• keep watching when the last test file is removed (#​6355) (921c161)
• show require() error on unsupported directory import (#​6354) (a68344f)
• support --X one-char aliases (#​6391) (1227939)

📚 Documentation

• refresh help output, fix stale links (#​6357) (bb2e69a)

🧹 Chores

• add --import=tsx integration test (#​6356) (3382fdd)
• touch a new file without stamping it afterwards (#​6349) (d59467a)

v12.0.2

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🩹 Fixes

• fail nested tests on beforeEach failure (#​6292) (a75b43b)
• give CLI reporter-option precedence over config file (#​6331) (571110f)
• propagate spec file path on parallel worker death (#​6268) (55a544a)
• use find-up-simple to workaround ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED (#​6342) (a652ff5)
• watch existing dirs so first run starts armed (#​6263) (f5c8aca)

📚 Documentation

• add remaining external services (#​6316) (bfe0b5d)
• update copyright year, holder, and URLs (#​6303) (288c075)

🧹 Chores

• add "stale branch" workflow (#​6315) (ad17f9f)
• add dependency conflict detection workflow (#​6246) (ef0ae32)
• add folder for reproducing issues (#​6330) (6728030)
• add stale triage reminder for unreviewed issues (#​6314) (ee35133)
• auto-remove "waiting for author" label on author activity (#​6213) (dbd4322)
• convert file-unloader to ESM (#​6294) (dc73f4c)
• deps: update dependency @​playwright/test to v1.63.0 (#​6299) (931baa5)
• deps: update dependency eslint to v10.10.0 (#​6296) (3cb22d1)
• deps: update dependency knip to v6.35.0 (#​6324) (a2416af)
• deps: update octoguide/bot action to v0.23.0 (#​6304) (bbe5a27)
• exclude "v11.x" from "stale branch" workflow (#​6338) (e7b7fe1)
• fix owner in auto-add workflow (#​6309) (037aa8b)
• fixup "auto-add" workflow (#​6308) (b3f7cbc)
• fixup workflow perms in-job (#​6327) (633480c)
• provide write perms to workflows (#​6325) (d6f6f4c)
• remove "stale" label on author activity (#​6312) (e60fbda)
• remove unused .editorconfig file (#​6306) (880269f)
• replace find-conflicts with improved smoke versions (#​6344) (2668e71)
• set author to Mark Wiemer (#​6305) (cd2a730)
• site: update Astro (7.3.2) and fast-uri (3.1.7) (#​6301) (a4f2213)
• stabilize --parallel integration suite (#​6313) (856a1ae)
• stop auto-adding PRs to project (#​6352) (a8309fd)
• track Codecov in issue without failing CI (#​6323) (c39f602)
• widen --exit detection window (#​6293) (ee3a4b1)

v12.0.1

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🩹 Fixes

• bump serialize-javascript to ^7.1.1 (#​6278) (02558a3)
• deps: update dependency find-up to v8 (#​5747) (ee11d29)
• deps: update dependency is-path-inside to v4 (#​5748) (5b27e3a)
• deps: update dependency starlight-blog to ^0.29.0 (#​6248) (532b82b)
• keep unknown config values from becoming test specs (#​6244) (15aa7d1)
• only reject positional args that are entirely numeric (#​6222) (1633779)
• reporter: split err.stack at trailing frame block so embedded stacks render once (#​5997) (90f48e4)

📚 Documentation

• blog: fixup v12 blog (#​6258) (6bcbee4)
• fix minor API documentation issue (#​6241) (683fd10)
• publish v12 stable blog (#​6249) (d5ad803)

🧹 Chores

• auto-add GitHub items to project (#​5686) (d24c320)
• convert lib/runner.js to ESM (#​6260) (123b2d5)
• deps: update actions/add-to-project action to v2 (#​6276) (00f873b)
• deps: update actions/github-script action to v9 (#​6277) (49ed525)
• deps: update dependency astro to v7.2.9 (#​6223) (513bd50)
• deps: update dependency eslint to v10.9.1 (#​6251) (e28b90c)
• deps: update dependency eslint-plugin-n to v18.3.0 (#​6240) (3a11840)
• deps: update dependency globals to v17.11.0 (#​6243) (1cf345b)
• deps: update dependency globals to v17.12.0 (#​6288) (97b8df6)
• deps: update dependency js-yaml to v5.4.1 (#​6247) (9593caa)
• deps: update dependency knip to v6.32.3 (#​6224) (6781fa1)
• deps: update dependency knip to v6.34.0 (#​6279) (85ff1b6)
• deps: update dependency rollup to v4.63.1 (#​6274) (e5a779e)
• deps: update dependency serialize-javascript to v7.1.0 (#​6239) (77e4d4a)
• deps: update dependency webpack to v5.110.1 (#​6275) (ec436d5)
• deps: update matteogabriele/agentscan-action action to v2.5.0 (#​6280) (0bb7925)
• remove unused .lintstagedrc.json (#​6270) (d84fdbf)
• update spam filter (#​6271) (b932787)
• use a junction to link the config fixture on Windows (#​6218) (a6b5d98)

v12.0.0

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🩹 Fixes

• fixup parsing negative numbers and quoted strings (#​6250) (2962875)
• preserve FIFO descriptors when respawning (#​6254) (3bb317d)

📚 Documentation

• fix minor correctness issues (#​6215) (e6b9ee7)
• link to mochajs.org instead of the wiki (#​6216) (8720225)

🧹 Chores

• setup Release Please for v12 stable (#​6084) (219674f)

List of commits

4f26474 (Update dependency mocha to v12, 2026-10-04)