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Issue #1592 Improve documentation for mocha in browser.
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You can specify a the constructor of your custom reporter in options and mocha will use it.
Make references to a reporters' names more uniform.
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Lindsay-Needs-Sleep committed Oct 4, 2019
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18 changes: 14 additions & 4 deletions docs/index.md
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### TAP

The TAP reporter emits lines for a [Test-Anything-Protocol][] consumer.
The "TAP" reporter emits lines for a [Test-Anything-Protocol][] consumer.

![test anything protocol](images/reporter-tap.png?withoutEnlargement&resize=920,9999){:class="screenshot" lazyload="on"}

### Landing Strip

The Landing Strip (`landing`) reporter is a gimmicky test reporter simulating a plane landing :) unicode ftw
The Landing Strip ("landing") reporter is a gimmicky test reporter simulating a plane landing :) unicode ftw

![landing strip plane reporter](images/reporter-landing.png?withoutEnlargement&resize=920,9999){:class="screenshot" lazyload="on"}
![landing strip with failure](images/reporter-landing-fail.png?withoutEnlargement&resize=920,9999){:class="screenshot" lazyload="on"}
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### XUnit

The `xunit` reporter is also available. It outputs an XUnit-compatible XML document, often applicable in CI servers.
The "xunit" reporter is also available. It outputs an XUnit-compatible XML document, often applicable in CI servers.

By default, it will output to the console. To write directly to a file, use `--reporter-options output=filename.xml`.

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});
```

Some available options:

```text
reporter {string|constructor} - Reporter** name or constructor.
ui {string} - Interface name.
useColors {boolean} - Use color TTY output from reporter?
```

\*\* Available built in reporters that can be referenced by name [here](#reporters), and recommended reporters for the browser [here](#reporting).

### Browser-specific Option(s)

The following option(s) _only_ function in a browser context:
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### Reporting

The "HTML" reporter is what you see when running Mocha in the browser. It looks like this:
The "HTML" reporter is the default reporter when running Mocha in the browser. It looks like this:

![HTML test reporter](images/reporter-html.png?withoutEnlargement&resize=920,9999){:class="screenshot" lazyload="on"}

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions lib/mocha.js
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* @param {boolean} [options.asyncOnly] - Force `done` callback or promise?
* @param {boolean} [options.bail] - Bail after first test failure?
* @param {boolean} [options.checkLeaks] - Check for global variable leaks?
* @param {boolean} [options.color] - Color TTY output from reporter?
* @param {boolean} [options.delay] - Delay root suite execution?
* @param {boolean} [options.diff] - Show diff on failure?
* @param {string} [options.fgrep] - Test filter given string.
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* @param {boolean} [options.inlineDiffs] - Display inline diffs?
* @param {boolean} [options.invert] - Invert test filter matches?
* @param {boolean} [options.noHighlighting] - Disable syntax highlighting?
* @param {string} [options.reporter] - Reporter name.
* @param {string|constructor} [options.reporter] - Reporter name or constructor.
* @param {Object} [options.reporterOption] - Reporter settings object.
* @param {number} [options.retries] - Number of times to retry failed tests.
* @param {number} [options.slow] - Slow threshold value.
* @param {number|string} [options.timeout] - Timeout threshold value.
* @param {string} [options.ui] - Interface name.
* @param {boolean} [options.useColors] - Use color TTY output from reporter?
*/
function Mocha(options) {
options = utils.assign({}, mocharc, options || {});
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