Parallel Suites

.jshintrc

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "asi": true
+  "laxcomma": true,
+  "white": false,
+  "onevar": false,
+  "curly": false,
+  "plusplus": false,
+  "bitwise": false,
+  "eqeqeq": false,
+  "latedef": false,
+  "proto": true,
+  "boss": true,
+  "eqnull": false,
+  "scripturl": true
+}

Makefile

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ test-bail:
 	@./bin/mocha \
 		--reporter $(REPORTER) \
 		--bail \
-		test/acceptance/misc/bail
+		test/acceptance/misc/bail*
 
 test-async-only:
 	@./bin/mocha \

bin/_mocha

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ program
   .option('-d, --debug', "enable node's debugger, synonym for node --debug")
   .option('-b, --bail', "bail after first test failure")
   .option('-A, --async-only', "force all tests to take a callback (async)")
+  .option('-p, --parallel', "run all root-level suites in parallel")
   .option('--recursive', 'include sub directories')
   .option('--debug-brk', "enable node's debugger breaking on the first line")
   .option('--globals <names>', 'allow the given comma-delimited global [names]', list, [])
@@ -237,6 +238,10 @@ if (program.growl) mocha.growl();
 
 if (program.asyncOnly) mocha.asyncOnly();
 
+// --parallel
+
+if (program.parallel) mocha.parallel();
+
 // --globals
 
 mocha.globals(globals);

lib/mocha.js

@@ -293,6 +293,18 @@ Mocha.prototype.asyncOnly = function(){
   return this;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Makes root-level suites run in parallel
+ *
+ * @return {Mocha}
+ * @api public
+ */
+
+Mocha.prototype.parallel = function(){
+  this.options.parallel = true;
+  return this;
+};
+
 /**
  * Run tests and invoke `fn()` when complete.
  *
@@ -309,6 +321,7 @@ Mocha.prototype.run = function(fn){
   var reporter = new this._reporter(runner);
   runner.ignoreLeaks = false !== options.ignoreLeaks;
   runner.asyncOnly = options.asyncOnly;
+  runner.suite.parallel(options.parallel);
   if (options.grep) runner.grep(options.grep, options.invert);
   if (options.globals) runner.globals(options.globals);
   if (options.growl) this._growl(runner, reporter);