Mocha v6.1.0 release notes (2019-04-07)

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Mocha v6.1.0 Release Notes

Release Date: 2019-04-07 // about 5 years ago

🔒 :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)