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+//.mocharc.js
+const {colors, symbols} = require('mocha/lib/reporters/base');
+colors.pass = 32;
+symbols.ok = '✅';
+
+// example config from Mocha repo       
+module.exports = {
+  diff: true,
+  extension: ['js'],
+  package: './package.json',
+  reporter: 'spec',
+  slow: 75,
+  timeout: 2000,
+  ui: 'bdd',
+  'watch-files': ['lib/**/*.js','test/**/*.js'],
+  'watch-ignore': ['lib/vendor']
+};
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