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| # Mocha Charter | ||
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| This project charter serves as a statement of scope and objectives for the **Mocha** project. | ||
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| ## §1: Guiding Principles | ||
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| The **Mocha** project is part of the [OpenJS Foundation], which operates transparently, openly, collaboratively, and ethically. Project proposals, timelines, and status must not merely be open, but also easily visible to outsiders. | ||
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| ## §2: Scope | ||
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| **Mocha** is a unopinionated, _general-purpose testing framework_ for the JavaScript community. **Mocha** favors flexibility over rigidity, stability over disruption, and deliberation over agility. **Mocha** aims to do one thing, and do it well. **Mocha** will strive to evolve with the needs of the community, but will make every effort not to abandon its current users in doing so. | ||
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| ### §2.1: In-Scope | ||
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| - APIs ("interfaces") to write and organize tests written in JavaScript or compile-to-JavaScript languages | ||
| - Command-line executable to run tests in a Node.js-based terminal environment | ||
| - API to run tests in a browser environment | ||
| - Output test results and errors (provide "reporters") to: | ||
| - Terminal | ||
| - File | ||
| - Browser | ||
| - Memory | ||
| - APIs to extend functionality | ||
| - File-based and code-based configuration | ||
| - Internal test coverage for all of the above | ||
| - Documentation including (but not limited to): | ||
| - Website ([https://mochajs.org](https://mochajs.org)) contents and design | ||
| - Test-writing and test-organizing APIs | ||
| - Reporters | ||
| - [Extensible APIs](https://mochajs.org/api) | ||
| - Tutorials and [code samples](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha-examples) | ||
| - Command-line execution and options | ||
| - Browser-based execution and options | ||
| - [Project administration](https://github.com/mochajs/admin) | ||
| - [Contribution guide](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) | ||
| - General support for multiple levels of tests, including (but not limited to): | ||
| - Unit tests | ||
| - Integration tests | ||
| - Functional/end-to-end tests | ||
| - Operational readiness tests | ||
| - Tool configuration for project tests, build, documentation or website deployment | ||
| - Bespoke tools, if needed | ||
| - LTS (long-term support) policies, processes, and release cadence | ||
| - Third-party service integrations (e.g., bots, CI servers, SCM) | ||
| - Project-endorsed spaces for collaboration (chat rooms, mailing lists, forums, etc.) | ||
| - Project-maintained social media, if any | ||
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| ### §2.2: Out-of-Scope | ||
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| - [Test assertions](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_assertion) and [mocks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_object) or related | ||
| - Compatibility with other 3rd-party libraries not hosted under GitHub's [mochajs organization](https://github.com/mochajs) unless explicitly stated in [§2: Scope](#%c2%a72-scope) | ||
| - Note: _existence of "official" code samples does not imply explicit support_ | ||
| - Efforts must be made to retain compatibility with popular libraries, frameworks and tools, but not at the expense of Mocha itself | ||
| - Use within _unmaintained_ versions of Node.js | ||
| - Use within browsers not meeting a threshold decided upon by maintainers | ||
| - Use within non-Node.js or non-browser environments, unless otherwise explicitly stated in [§2: Scope](#%c2%a72-scope) | ||
| - "Unofficial" collaboration or Q&A spaces (including Stack Overflow and Quora) | ||
| - Certain classes of contributions: | ||
| - Bug fixes or enhancements without associated test coverage | ||
| - Features having limited general-purpose use (as determined by maintainers) | ||
| - Bug fixes which "break" more users than are affected by the bug itself, _regardless_ of "correctness" | ||
| - Breaking changes to API without demonstrated need, especially those which would cause correct, currently-passing tests to fail | ||
| - Changes that significantly negatively impact performance without demonstrated need | ||
| - Code reviews, issue comments or pull requests which are dogmatic, demanding, or excessively critical as to discourage contributions by others | ||
| - Those which violate Mocha's [Code of Conduct] | ||
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| ## §3: Relationship with OpenJS Foundation CPC | ||
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| Technical leadership for the projects within the [OpenJS Foundation] is delegated to the projects through their project charters by the [OpenJS Foundation Cross-Project Council](https://openjsf.org/about/governance/) (CPC). In the case of the Mocha project, it is delegated exclusively to the maintainers of Mocha. The OpenJS Foundation's business leadership is the Board of Directors. | ||
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| Changes to the following **cannot** unilaterally be applied by project leadership, and must be ratified by the CPC: | ||
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| - Mocha's Project Charter (this document) | ||
| - Mocha's [Code of Conduct] | ||
| - Mocha's licenses: [MIT](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/blob/master/LICENSE) (for code) and [CC-BY-4.0](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/blob/master/docs/LICENSE-CC-BY-4.0) (for documentation/website) | ||
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| ### §3.1: Other Formal Project Relationships | ||
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| ## §4: Mocha's Governing Body | ||
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| Mocha is governed by its maintainers. See [MAINTAINERS.md] for more information. | ||
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| ## §5: Roles & Responsibilities | ||
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| The roles and responsibilities of Mocha's maintainers are described in [MAINTAINERS.md]. | ||
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| ### §5.1: Project Operations & Management | ||
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| Project operations and processes are described in [MAINTAINERS.md]. | ||
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| ### §5.2: Decision-making, Voting, and/or Elections | ||
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| Mocha uses a loose consensus-seeking process, described in [MAINTAINERS.md]. | ||
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| ### §5.3: Other Project Roles | ||
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| ## §6: Definitions | ||
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| [openjs foundation]: https://openjsf.org | ||
| [maintainers.md]: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/blob/master/MAINTAINERS.md | ||
| [code of conduct]: https://github.com/mochajs/mocha/blob/master/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md |