release_notes/2.4.0.md
# Jasmine Core 2.4.0 Release Notes
## Summary
This release contains a number of fixes and pull requests.
The most notable is probably that Jasmine now supports randomization of spec order
## Changes
* Run jasmine's specs in random order
* Add support for returning run details for reporting randomness
* Use className instead of class when creating DOM elements
## Pull Requests & Issues
* Syntax highlighting in README.md
- Merges [#973](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/973) from @brunoqc
* Added a throw error block in describe incase a function with arguments is passed in describe
- Fixes [#896](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/896)
- Merges [#955](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/955) from @himajasuman
* Remove unused `queueableFn` arg from `onException`
- Fixes [#958](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/958)
* Remove unused parameter from toThrowError
- Merges [#957](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/957) from @FuzzySockets
* Abort spying when the target cannot be spied upon
- Fixes [#948](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/948)
- Merges [#949](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/949) from @StephanBijzitter
* Removed GOALS_2.0.md, doesn't seem to be needed anymore
- Merges [#954](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/954) from @matthewhuff89
* Change #xit so that it will output a more BDD-style pending message
- Merges [#942](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/942) from @lalunamel
- Fixes [#930](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/930)
- Fixes [#912](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/912)
* Allow tests to run in random order
- Merges [#927](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/927) from @marcioj
* Use toString for objects if it has been overriden
- Merges [#929](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/929) from @myitcv
- Fixes [#928](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/928)
* Fix circles/x from getting cut off on Mac/chrome
- Merges [#932](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/932) from @James-Dunn
* Postpone find() until it is needed
- Merges [#924](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/924) from @danielalexiuc
- Fixes [#917](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/917)
* check for global before assigning
* Reverse suite afterEach behavior to match semantics?
- Merges [#908](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/908) from @mcamac
* Use badges from shields.io
- Merges [#902](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/902) from @SimenB
* xdescribe marks pending, plus associated tests.
- Merges [#869](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/869) from @ljwall
- Fixes [#855](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/855)
* Update glob to latest
- Merge [#892](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/892) from @obastemur
- Fixes [#891](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/891)
* Remove moot `version` property from bower.json
- Merges [#874](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/874) from @kkirsche
* add toHaveBeenCalledTimes matcher
- Merges [#871](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/871) from @logankd
- Fixes [#853](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/853)
* Update CONTRIBUTING.md
- Merges [#856](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/856) from @lpww
* Make the HtmlReport CSS classes "unique enough"
- Merges [#851](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/851) from @prather-mcs
- Fixes [#844](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/844)
* Raise an error when jasmine.any() isn't passed a constructor
- Merges [#854](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/854) from @danfinnie
- Fixes [#852](https://github.com/jasmine/jasmine/issues/852)
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