"node-option" is mandatory in config file

[cyrilverloop]

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Description

Hi,

Since Mocha 9.1.0, when i launch my tests, i have the error message : Error: No test files found.
Adding "node-option": [], in my .mocharc.json configuration file seems to solve the problem.
It seems that Mocha does not consider the path given in "recursive": ["./tests/**/*.js"] without this option.
I don't know if it is the expected behaviour from #4691.

Steps to Reproduce

user@host ~$ git clone https://github.com/cyrilverloop/mocha-node-option.git
user@host ~$ cd mocha-node-option
user@host mocha-node-option$ npm test

• remove the option "node-option": [], in the .mocharc.json configuration file at the root of the project;
• run the test to see the error message.

[juergba]

{
    "node-option": [],
    "recursive": ["./tests/**/*.js"],
    "ui": "tdd"
}

recursive is a boolean flag, not an array. Your .mocharc.json looks then as follows:

{
    "node-option": [],
    "spec": ["./test/**/*.js"],
    "ui": "tdd"
}

With or without node-option your test will run as expected.

[cyrilverloop]

@juergba changing "recursive" to "spec" was the answer i was looking for. Thanks !

I do not know why it worked before 9.1.0 nor why adding "node-option": [] makes it work now, but it does not matter to me.
I see that the "spec" default option is missing in .mocharc.json and .mocharc.jsonc. Should it be added ?