vue-cli/packages/@vue/cli-plugin-unit-mocha/index.js

module.exports = api => {
  api.chainWebpack(webpackConfig => {
    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
      webpackConfig.merge({
        devtool: 'inline-cheap-module-source-map',
        externals: [require('webpack-node-externals')()]
      })
    }
  })

  api.registerCommand('test', {
    description: 'run unit tests with mocha-webpack',
    usage: 'vue-cli-service test [options] [...files]',
    options: {
      '--watch, -w': 'run in watch mode',
      '--grep, -g': 'only run tests matching <pattern>',
      '--slow, -s': '"slow" test threshold in milliseconds',
      '--timeout, -t': 'timeout threshold in milliseconds',
      '--bail, -b': 'bail after first test failure',
      '--require, -r': 'require the given module before running tests',
      '--include': 'include the given module into test bundle'
    },
    details: (
      `The above list only includes the most commonly used options.\n` +
      `For a full list of available options, see\n` +
      `http://zinserjan.github.io/mocha-webpack/docs/installation/cli-usage.html`
    )
  }, (args, rawArgv) => {
    api.setMode('test')
    // for @vue/babel-preset-app
    process.env.VUE_CLI_BABEL_TARGET_NODE = true
    // start runner
    const execa = require('execa')
    const bin = require.resolve('mocha-webpack/bin/mocha-webpack')
    const hasInlineFilesGlob = args._ && args._.length
    const argv = [
      '--recursive',
      '--require',
      require.resolve('./setup.js'),
      '--webpack-config',
      require.resolve('@vue/cli-service/webpack.config.js'),
      ...rawArgv,
      ...(hasInlineFilesGlob ? [] : [
        api.hasPlugin('typescript')
          ? `test/unit/**/*.spec.ts`
          : `test/unit/**/*.spec.js`
      ])
    ]

    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
      const child = execa(bin, argv, { stdio: 'inherit' })
      child.on('error', reject)
      child.on('exit', code => {
        if (code !== 0) {
          reject(`mocha-webpack exited with code ${code}.`)
        } else {
          resolve()
        }
      })
    })
  })
}