gulp-mocha how to pass the compilers flag?

Question

I\'m trying to use the gulp-mocha module but can\'t figure out a good way to pass over the compilers flag. Is there a way to include this in my gulp task? Maybe in a separate

Answer 1

Justin Maat, you don't need to modify your gulpfile.js. You just need to use --require when using gulp from CLI:

### before
gulp test

### after
gulp --require babel/register test

Do you notice the difference? And to save you a few keystrokes, add this to your .bashrc or .zshrc:

alias gulp='gulp --require babel/register'

and next time, you can use gulp as normal

gulp test