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 title: 'Mocha - the fun, simple, flexible JavaScript test framework'
+description: 'Mocha is a feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on Node.js and in the browser, making asynchronous testing simple and fun.'
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 Mocha is a feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) and in the browser, making asynchronous testing *simple* and *fun*. Mocha tests run serially, allowing for flexible and accurate reporting, while mapping uncaught exceptions to the correct test cases. Hosted on [GitHub](https://github.com/mochajs/mocha).