diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index a31b3b0e3..9fbef613c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci
 
       - name: Build JavaScript (from TypeScript)
-        run: npm run build-all
+        run: npm run build && npm run build-dist
 
       - name: Run tests with coverage output
         run: npm run test-coverage
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 969cc97cc..a1dcb037e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
     "postinstall": "reticulate ratsnest",
     "preinstall": "node ./bootstrap-hoist",
     "serve-coverage": "python3 -m http.server -d output/lcov-report 8080",
-    "test": "mocha packages/*/lib/tests/test-*.js",
-    "test-coverage": "c8 -o output -r lcov -r text mocha packages/*/lib/tests/test-*.js | tee output/summary.txt"
+    "test": "mocha --reporter ./reporter packages/*/lib/tests/test-*.js",
+    "test-coverage": "c8 -o output -r lcov -r text mocha --reporter ./reporter packages/*/lib/tests/test-*.js | tee output/summary.txt"
   },
   "version": "0.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/reporter.js b/reporter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cffa99d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reporter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const Mocha = require('mocha');
+const {
+  EVENT_RUN_BEGIN,
+  EVENT_RUN_END,
+  EVENT_TEST_FAIL,
+  EVENT_TEST_PASS,
+  EVENT_SUITE_BEGIN,
+  EVENT_SUITE_END
+} = Mocha.Runner.constants;
+
+function getTime() { return (new Date()).getTime(); }
+const KEEP_ALIVE = 20 * 1000;
+
+// this reporter outputs test results, indenting two spaces per suite
+class MyReporter {
+    constructor(runner) {
+        this._errors = [ ];
+        this._indents = 1;
+        this._lastLog = getTime();
+        this._lastPass = "";
+        this._lastPrefix = null;
+        this._lastPrefixHeader = null;
+        this._prefixCount = 0;
+        const stats = runner.stats;
+
+        runner.once(EVENT_RUN_BEGIN, () => {
+
+        }).on(EVENT_SUITE_BEGIN, (suite) => {
+            if (suite.title.trim()) {
+                this.log(`Suite: ${ suite.title }`)
+            }
+            this.increaseIndent();
+
+        }).on(EVENT_SUITE_END, (suite) => {
+            this.flush(true);
+            this.decreaseIndent();
+            if (suite.title.trim()) { this.log(""); }
+
+        }).on(EVENT_TEST_PASS, (test) => {
+            this.addPass(test.title);
+
+        }).on(EVENT_TEST_FAIL, (test, error) => {
+            this.flush();
+            this._errors.push({ test, error });
+            this.log(
+                `    [ fail(${ this._errors.length }): ${ test.title } - ${error.message} ]`
+            );
+
+        }).once(EVENT_RUN_END, () => {
+            this.flush(true);
+
+            if (this._errors.length) {
+                this._errors.forEach(({ test, error }, index) => {
+                    console.log("---------------------");
+                    console.log(`ERROR ${ index + 1 }: ${ test.title }`);
+                    console.log(error);
+                });
+                console.log("=====================");
+            }
+
+            const { duration, passes, failures } = stats;
+            const total = passes + failures;
+            console.log(`Done: ${ passes }/${ total } passed (${ failures } failed)`);
+        });
+    }
+
+    log(line) {
+        this._lastLog = getTime();
+        const indent = Array(this._indents).join('  ');
+        console.log(`${ indent }${ line }`);
+    }
+
+    addPass(line) {
+        const prefix = line.split(":")[0];
+        if (prefix === this._lastPrefix) {
+            this._prefixCount++;
+            if (getTime() - this._lastLog > KEEP_ALIVE) {
+                this.flush(false);
+                this.log("    [ keep-alive: forced output ]")
+            }
+        } else {
+            this.flush(true);
+            this._lastPrefixHeader = null;
+            this._lastPrefix = prefix;
+            this._prefixCount = 1;
+        }
+        this._lastLine = line;
+    }
+
+    flush(reset) {
+        if (this._lastPrefix != null) {
+            if (this._prefixCount === 1 && this._lastPrefixHeader == null) {
+                this.log(this._lastLine);
+            } else {
+                if (this._lastPrefixHeader !== this._lastPrefix) {
+                    this.log(`${ this._lastPrefix }:`);
+                    this._lastPrefixHeader = this._lastPrefix;
+                }
+                this.log(`  - ${ this._prefixCount } tests passed (prefix coalesced)`);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (reset) {
+            this._lastPrefixHeader = null;
+            this._lastPrefix = null;
+        }
+
+        this._prefixCount = 0;
+    }
+
+    increaseIndent() { this._indents++; }
+
+    decreaseIndent() { this._indents--; }
+}
+
+module.exports = MyReporter;