Require Node.js 8.9.4

* Remove support for `--debug` and `--debug-brk` CLI flags
* Refactor to utilize object rest/spread and async/await

.travis.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ node_js:
   - 11
   - 10
   - 8
-  - 6
 env:
   - FRESH_DEPS=false
   - FRESH_DEPS=true
@@ -16,13 +15,9 @@ matrix:
       env: FRESH_DEPS=true
     - node_js: 8
       env: FRESH_DEPS=true
-    - node_js: 6
-      env: FRESH_DEPS=true
     - node_js: 10
       env: FRESH_DEPS=true # Assume any bugs that occur with fresh dependencies are not platform specific.
       os: windows
-    - node_js: 6
-      os: windows # npm install --global currently fails on Windows. Skip the tests entirely instead.
 cache: npm
 before_install: if [[ "$(npm -v)" != "6.9.0" ]] && [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" != "windows" ]]; then npm install --global npm@6.9.0; fi
 install: npm ci

bench/run.js

@@ -100,29 +100,28 @@ for (let i = 0; i < 11; i++) {
 
 const results = {};
 
-Promise.each(combined, definition => {
+Promise.each(combined, async definition => {
 	const {args} = definition;
 
-	return runTests(args).then(result => {
-		const key = result.args.join(' ');
-		const passedOrFaild = result.err ? 'failed' : 'passed';
-		const seconds = result.time / 1000;
+	const result = await runTests(args);
+	const key = result.args.join(' ');
+	const passedOrFaild = result.err ? 'failed' : 'passed';
+	const seconds = result.time / 1000;
 
-		console.log('%s %s in %d seconds', key, passedOrFaild, seconds);
+	console.log('%s %s in %d seconds', key, passedOrFaild, seconds);
 
-		if (result.err && !definition.shouldFail) {
-			console.log(result.stdout);
-			console.log(result.stderr);
-			throw result.err;
-		}
+	if (result.err && !definition.shouldFail) {
+		console.log(result.stdout);
+		console.log(result.stderr);
+		throw result.err;
+	}
 
-		results[key] = results[key] || [];
+	results[key] = results[key] || [];
 
-		results[key].push({
-			passed: !results.err,
-			shouldFail: definition.shouldFail,
-			time: seconds
-		});
+	results[key].push({
+		passed: !results.err,
+		shouldFail: definition.shouldFail,
+		time: seconds
 	});
 }).then(() => {
 	makeDir.sync(path.join(__dirname, '.results'));

docs/recipes/debugging-with-webstorm.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ In the `JavaScript file` field specify the path to AVA in the project's `node_mo
 
 In the `Application parameters` pass the CLI flags you're using and the test files you would like to debug, for example `--verbose test.js`.
 
-In the `Node parameters`, for Node.js 7+, pass the `--inspect-brk` flag to enable the Node inspector. For earlier versions use `--debug-brk`.
+In the `Node parameters`, pass the `--inspect-brk` flag to enable the Node inspector.
 
 Save the configuration.
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Use the following configuration parameters:
 
 Your IDE will then execute `npm run test` and thus call `node_modules/.bin/ava` and the AVA-configuration you have specified in your package.json.
 
-In the `Node parameters`, for Node.js 7+ pass `--inspect-brk` or `--debug-brk` for earlier versions.
+In the `Node parameters`, pass `--inspect-brk`.
 
 Don't forget to select a Node.js interpreter.