When running mocha test I get "object is not a function" but not when i run the test directly

Question

when i run "mocha" to run all my tests i get this error:

var should = chai.should();                  ^
TypeError: Property 'should' of object #<Object> is not a function

However when I run "mocha test/filename.js" on the file in question it runs fine. The chai.should() came from a question I asked previously.

latest node/npm/mocha/chai/should

What would cause such discrepancy in such between the different runs?

thanks

What does the `TypeError` point to? – JME Jun 18 '15 at 05:42 — JME, Jun 18 '15 at 05:42
on the .should() sorry should have been more clear – Pompey Magnus Jun 18 '15 at 13:07 — Pompey Magnus, Jun 18 '15 at 13:07

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 18 '15 at 15:25

It appears since mocha was loading should in earlier tests like,

var should = require('should');

and trying to use that should globally, so when it got to my

var should = chai.should();

in later tests it would bomb because it conflicted, so when running the test alone there was no conflict.

I solved this by going through all my tests and redefining my should requirement to the one above.

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