7.0.0 / 2020-01-05

💥 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)

#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)

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

#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)

#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)