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Initialize a Runner for the given suite.

see

https://mochajs.org/api/Mocha.Runner.html

Hierarchy

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Constructors

constructor

  • Initialize a Runner at the Root Suite, which represents a hierarchy of Suites and Tests.

    Parameters

    • suite: Suite

      Root suite

    • Optional optionsOrDelay: boolean | RunnerOptions

      Options. If boolean (deprecated), whether or not to delay execution of root suite until ready.

    Returns Runner

Properties

Private _abort

_abort: any

Private _defaultGrep

_defaultGrep: any

Private _delay

_delay: any

Private _globals

_globals: any

Optional allowUncaught

allowUncaught: boolean

Optional asyncOnly

asyncOnly: boolean

Optional checkLeaks

checkLeaks: boolean

Optional currentRunnable

currentRunnable: Runnable

failures

failures: number

Optional forbidOnly

forbidOnly: boolean

Optional forbidPending

forbidPending: boolean

Optional fullStackTrace

fullStackTrace: boolean

Private hookErr

hookErr: any

Private next

next: any

Private nextSuite

nextSuite: any

Private prevGlobalsLength

prevGlobalsLength: any

started

started: boolean

Optional stats

stats: Stats

suite

suite: Suite

Optional test

test: Test

total

total: number

Static Readonly constants

constants: RunnerConstants

Methods

abort

addListener

  • addListener(event: "waiting", listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: "start", listener: () => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: "end", listener: () => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: "suite", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: "suite end", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: "test", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: "test end", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: "hook", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: "hook end", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: "pass", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: "fail", listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: "pending", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • addListener(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): Runner
  • Alias for emitter.on(eventName, listener).

    Parameters

    • event: "waiting"
    • listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void
        • (rootSuite: Suite): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "start"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite end"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test end"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook end"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pass"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "fail"
    • listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void
        • (test: Test, err: any): void
        • Parameters

          • test: Test
          • err: any

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pending"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: string
    • listener: (...args: any[]) => void
        • (...args: any[]): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

Protected checkGlobals

  • checkGlobals(test: Test): void

dispose

  • dispose(): void
  • Removes all event handlers set during a run on this instance. Remark: this does not clean/dispose the tests or suites themselves.

    see

    https://mochajs.org/api/runner#dispose

    Returns void

emit

  • emit(name: "waiting", rootSuite: Suite): boolean
  • emit(name: "start"): boolean
  • emit(name: "end"): boolean
  • emit(name: "suite", suite: Suite): boolean
  • emit(name: "suite end", suite: Suite): boolean
  • emit(name: "test", test: Test): boolean
  • emit(name: "test end", test: Test): boolean
  • emit(name: "hook", hook: Hook): boolean
  • emit(name: "hook end", hook: Hook): boolean
  • emit(name: "pass", test: Test): boolean
  • emit(name: "fail", test: Test, err: any): boolean
  • emit(name: "pending", test: Test): boolean
  • emit(name: string, ...args: any[]): boolean
  • Synchronously calls each of the listeners registered for the event namedeventName, in the order they were registered, passing the supplied arguments to each.

    Returns true if the event had listeners, false otherwise.

    const EventEmitter = require('events');
    const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();
    
    // First listener
    myEmitter.on('event', function firstListener() {
      console.log('Helloooo! first listener');
    });
    // Second listener
    myEmitter.on('event', function secondListener(arg1, arg2) {
      console.log(`event with parameters ${arg1}, ${arg2} in second listener`);
    });
    // Third listener
    myEmitter.on('event', function thirdListener(...args) {
      const parameters = args.join(', ');
      console.log(`event with parameters ${parameters} in third listener`);
    });
    
    console.log(myEmitter.listeners('event'));
    
    myEmitter.emit('event', 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
    
    // Prints:
    // [
    //   [Function: firstListener],
    //   [Function: secondListener],
    //   [Function: thirdListener]
    // ]
    // Helloooo! first listener
    // event with parameters 1, 2 in second listener
    // event with parameters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in third listener
    

    Parameters

    • name: "waiting"
    • rootSuite: Suite

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: "start"

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: "end"

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: "suite"
    • suite: Suite

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: "suite end"
    • suite: Suite

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: "test"
    • test: Test

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: "test end"
    • test: Test

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: "hook"
    • hook: Hook

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: "hook end"
    • hook: Hook

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: "pass"
    • test: Test

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: "fail"
    • test: Test
    • err: any

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: "pending"
    • test: Test

    Returns boolean

  • Parameters

    • name: string
    • Rest ...args: any[]

    Returns boolean

eventNames

  • eventNames(): (string | symbol)[]
  • Returns an array listing the events for which the emitter has registered listeners. The values in the array are strings or Symbols.

    const EventEmitter = require('events');
    const myEE = new EventEmitter();
    myEE.on('foo', () => {});
    myEE.on('bar', () => {});
    
    const sym = Symbol('symbol');
    myEE.on(sym, () => {});
    
    console.log(myEE.eventNames());
    // Prints: [ 'foo', 'bar', Symbol(symbol) ]
    
    since

    v6.0.0

    Returns (string | symbol)[]

Protected fail

  • fail(test: Test, err: any): void

Protected failHook

  • failHook(hook: Hook, err: any): void
  • Fail the given hook with err.

    Hook failures work in the following pattern:

    • If bail, then exit
    • Failed before hook skips all tests in a suite and subsuites, but jumps to corresponding after hook
    • Failed before each hook skips remaining tests in a suite and jumps to corresponding after each hook, which is run only once
    • Failed after hook does not alter execution order
    • Failed after each hook skips remaining tests in a suite and subsuites, but executes other after each hooks
    see

    https://mochajs.org/api/Mocha.Runner.html#failHook

    Parameters

    • hook: Hook
    • err: any

    Returns void

getMaxListeners

  • getMaxListeners(): number
  • Returns the current max listener value for the EventEmitter which is either set by emitter.setMaxListeners(n) or defaults to defaultMaxListeners.

    since

    v1.0.0

    Returns number

Protected globalProps

  • globalProps(): string[]

globals

  • globals(): string[]
  • globals(arr: readonly string[]): Runner

grep

grepTotal

  • grepTotal(suite: Suite): number

Protected hook

  • hook(name: string, fn: () => void): void

Protected hookDown

  • hookDown(name: string, fn: (err?: any, errSuite?: Suite) => void): void

Protected hookUp

  • hookUp(name: string, fn: (err?: any, errSuite?: Suite) => void): void
  • Run hooks from the top level down.

    see

    https://mochajs.org/api/Mocha.Runner.html#hookUp

    Parameters

    • name: string
    • fn: (err?: any, errSuite?: Suite) => void
        • (err?: any, errSuite?: Suite): void
        • Parameters

          • Optional err: any
          • Optional errSuite: Suite

          Returns void

    Returns void

Protected hooks

  • hooks(name: string, suites: Suite[], fn: (err?: any, errSuite?: Suite) => void): void
  • Run hook name for the given array of suites in order, and callback fn(err, errSuite).

    see

    https://mochajs.org/api/Mocha.Runner.html#hooks

    Parameters

    • name: string
    • suites: Suite[]
    • fn: (err?: any, errSuite?: Suite) => void
        • (err?: any, errSuite?: Suite): void
        • Parameters

          • Optional err: any
          • Optional errSuite: Suite

          Returns void

    Returns void

listenerCount

  • listenerCount(eventName: string | symbol): number
  • Returns the number of listeners listening to the event named eventName.

    since

    v3.2.0

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol

      The name of the event being listened for

    Returns number

listeners

  • listeners(eventName: string | symbol): Function[]
  • Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName.

    server.on('connection', (stream) => {
      console.log('someone connected!');
    });
    console.log(util.inspect(server.listeners('connection')));
    // Prints: [ [Function] ]
    
    since

    v0.1.26

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol

    Returns Function[]

off

  • off(eventName: string | symbol, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): Runner
  • Alias for emitter.removeListener().

    since

    v10.0.0

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol
    • listener: (...args: any[]) => void
        • (...args: any[]): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

on

  • on(event: "waiting", listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • on(event: "start", listener: () => void): Runner
  • on(event: "end", listener: () => void): Runner
  • on(event: "suite", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • on(event: "suite end", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • on(event: "test", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • on(event: "test end", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • on(event: "hook", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • on(event: "hook end", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • on(event: "pass", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • on(event: "fail", listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void): Runner
  • on(event: "pending", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • on(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): Runner
  • Adds the listener function to the end of the listeners array for the event named eventName. No checks are made to see if the listener has already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of eventNameand listener will result in the listener being added, and called, multiple times.

    server.on('connection', (stream) => {
      console.log('someone connected!');
    });
    

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. Theemitter.prependListener() method can be used as an alternative to add the event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.

    const myEE = new EventEmitter();
    myEE.on('foo', () => console.log('a'));
    myEE.prependListener('foo', () => console.log('b'));
    myEE.emit('foo');
    // Prints:
    //   b
    //   a
    

    Parameters

    • event: "waiting"
    • listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void
        • (rootSuite: Suite): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "start"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite end"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test end"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook end"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pass"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "fail"
    • listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void
        • (test: Test, err: any): void
        • Parameters

          • test: Test
          • err: any

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pending"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: string
    • listener: (...args: any[]) => void
        • (...args: any[]): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

once

  • once(event: "waiting", listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • once(event: "start", listener: () => void): Runner
  • once(event: "end", listener: () => void): Runner
  • once(event: "suite", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • once(event: "suite end", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • once(event: "test", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • once(event: "test end", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • once(event: "hook", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • once(event: "hook end", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • once(event: "pass", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • once(event: "fail", listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void): Runner
  • once(event: "pending", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • once(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): Runner
  • Adds a one-timelistener function for the event named eventName. The next time eventName is triggered, this listener is removed and then invoked.

    server.once('connection', (stream) => {
      console.log('Ah, we have our first user!');
    });
    

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. Theemitter.prependOnceListener() method can be used as an alternative to add the event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.

    const myEE = new EventEmitter();
    myEE.once('foo', () => console.log('a'));
    myEE.prependOnceListener('foo', () => console.log('b'));
    myEE.emit('foo');
    // Prints:
    //   b
    //   a
    

    Parameters

    • event: "waiting"
    • listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void
        • (rootSuite: Suite): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "start"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite end"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test end"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook end"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pass"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "fail"
    • listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void
        • (test: Test, err: any): void
        • Parameters

          • test: Test
          • err: any

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pending"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: string
    • listener: (...args: any[]) => void
        • (...args: any[]): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

Protected parents

prependListener

  • prependListener(event: "waiting", listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: "start", listener: () => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: "end", listener: () => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: "suite", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: "suite end", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: "test", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: "test end", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: "hook", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: "hook end", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: "pass", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: "fail", listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: "pending", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • prependListener(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): Runner
  • Adds the listener function to the beginning of the listeners array for the event named eventName. No checks are made to see if the listener has already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of eventNameand listener will result in the listener being added, and called, multiple times.

    server.prependListener('connection', (stream) => {
      console.log('someone connected!');
    });
    

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    Parameters

    • event: "waiting"
    • listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void
        • (rootSuite: Suite): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "start"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite end"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test end"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook end"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pass"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "fail"
    • listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void
        • (test: Test, err: any): void
        • Parameters

          • test: Test
          • err: any

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pending"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: string
    • listener: (...args: any[]) => void
        • (...args: any[]): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

prependOnceListener

  • prependOnceListener(event: "waiting", listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: "start", listener: () => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: "end", listener: () => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: "suite", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: "suite end", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: "test", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: "test end", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: "hook", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: "hook end", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: "pass", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: "fail", listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: "pending", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • prependOnceListener(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): Runner
  • Adds a one-timelistener function for the event named eventName to the_beginning_ of the listeners array. The next time eventName is triggered, this listener is removed, and then invoked.

    server.prependOnceListener('connection', (stream) => {
      console.log('Ah, we have our first user!');
    });
    

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    Parameters

    • event: "waiting"
    • listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void
        • (rootSuite: Suite): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "start"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite end"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test end"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook end"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pass"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "fail"
    • listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void
        • (test: Test, err: any): void
        • Parameters

          • test: Test
          • err: any

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pending"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: string
    • listener: (...args: any[]) => void
        • (...args: any[]): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

rawListeners

  • rawListeners(eventName: string | symbol): Function[]
  • Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName, including any wrappers (such as those created by .once()).

    const emitter = new EventEmitter();
    emitter.once('log', () => console.log('log once'));
    
    // Returns a new Array with a function `onceWrapper` which has a property
    // `listener` which contains the original listener bound above
    const listeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');
    const logFnWrapper = listeners[0];
    
    // Logs "log once" to the console and does not unbind the `once` event
    logFnWrapper.listener();
    
    // Logs "log once" to the console and removes the listener
    logFnWrapper();
    
    emitter.on('log', () => console.log('log persistently'));
    // Will return a new Array with a single function bound by `.on()` above
    const newListeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');
    
    // Logs "log persistently" twice
    newListeners[0]();
    emitter.emit('log');
    
    since

    v9.4.0

    Parameters

    • eventName: string | symbol

    Returns Function[]

removeAllListeners

  • removeAllListeners(event?: string | symbol): Runner
  • Removes all listeners, or those of the specified eventName.

    It is bad practice to remove listeners added elsewhere in the code, particularly when the EventEmitter instance was created by some other component or module (e.g. sockets or file streams).

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    since

    v0.1.26

    Parameters

    • Optional event: string | symbol

    Returns Runner

removeListener

  • removeListener(event: "waiting", listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: "start", listener: () => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: "end", listener: () => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: "suite", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: "suite end", listener: (suite: Suite) => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: "test", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: "test end", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: "hook", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: "hook end", listener: (hook: Hook) => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: "pass", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: "fail", listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: "pending", listener: (test: Test) => void): Runner
  • removeListener(event: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): Runner
  • Removes the specified listener from the listener array for the event namedeventName.

    const callback = (stream) => {
      console.log('someone connected!');
    };
    server.on('connection', callback);
    // ...
    server.removeListener('connection', callback);
    

    removeListener() will remove, at most, one instance of a listener from the listener array. If any single listener has been added multiple times to the listener array for the specified eventName, then removeListener() must be called multiple times to remove each instance.

    Once an event is emitted, all listeners attached to it at the time of emitting are called in order. This implies that anyremoveListener() or removeAllListeners() calls after emitting and_before_ the last listener finishes execution will not remove them fromemit() in progress. Subsequent events behave as expected.

    const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
    
    const callbackA = () => {
      console.log('A');
      myEmitter.removeListener('event', callbackB);
    };
    
    const callbackB = () => {
      console.log('B');
    };
    
    myEmitter.on('event', callbackA);
    
    myEmitter.on('event', callbackB);
    
    // callbackA removes listener callbackB but it will still be called.
    // Internal listener array at time of emit [callbackA, callbackB]
    myEmitter.emit('event');
    // Prints:
    //   A
    //   B
    
    // callbackB is now removed.
    // Internal listener array [callbackA]
    myEmitter.emit('event');
    // Prints:
    //   A
    

    Because listeners are managed using an internal array, calling this will change the position indices of any listener registered after the listener being removed. This will not impact the order in which listeners are called, but it means that any copies of the listener array as returned by the emitter.listeners() method will need to be recreated.

    When a single function has been added as a handler multiple times for a single event (as in the example below), removeListener() will remove the most recently added instance. In the example the once('ping')listener is removed:

    const ee = new EventEmitter();
    
    function pong() {
      console.log('pong');
    }
    
    ee.on('ping', pong);
    ee.once('ping', pong);
    ee.removeListener('ping', pong);
    
    ee.emit('ping');
    ee.emit('ping');
    

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    Parameters

    • event: "waiting"
    • listener: (rootSuite: Suite) => void
        • (rootSuite: Suite): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "start"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "end"
    • listener: () => void
        • (): void
        • Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "suite end"
    • listener: (suite: Suite) => void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "test end"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "hook end"
    • listener: (hook: Hook) => void
        • (hook: Hook): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pass"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "fail"
    • listener: (test: Test, err: any) => void
        • (test: Test, err: any): void
        • Parameters

          • test: Test
          • err: any

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: "pending"
    • listener: (test: Test) => void
        • (test: Test): void
        • Parameters

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

  • Parameters

    • event: string
    • listener: (...args: any[]) => void
        • (...args: any[]): void
        • Parameters

          • Rest ...args: any[]

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

run

  • run(fn?: (failures: number) => void): Runner
  • Run the root suite and invoke fn(failures) on completion.

    see

    https://mochajs.org/api/Mocha.Runner.html#.Runner#run

    Parameters

    • Optional fn: (failures: number) => void
        • (failures: number): void
        • Parameters

          • failures: number

          Returns void

    Returns Runner

Protected runSuite

  • runSuite(suite: Suite, fn: (errSuite?: Suite) => void): void

Protected runTest

  • runTest(fn: Done): any

Protected runTests

  • runTests(suite: Suite, fn: (errSuite?: Suite) => void): void

setMaxListeners

  • setMaxListeners(n: number): Runner
  • By default EventEmitters will print a warning if more than 10 listeners are added for a particular event. This is a useful default that helps finding memory leaks. The emitter.setMaxListeners() method allows the limit to be modified for this specific EventEmitter instance. The value can be set toInfinity (or 0) to indicate an unlimited number of listeners.

    Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.

    since

    v0.3.5

    Parameters

    • n: number

    Returns Runner

uncaught

  • uncaught(err: any): void

Static Protected immediately

  • Wrapper for setImmediate, process.nextTick, or browser polyfill.

    Parameters

    Returns void