From fa13ed6d791106135d2ab8d7a82ee4285615ebf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cjihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:00:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] doc: add section explaining todo tests

This commit adds a section to the test runner docs explaining
what a TODO test is.

Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/49013
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/52204
Reviewed-By: Chemi Atlow <chemi@atlow.co.il>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Moshe Atlow <moshe@atlow.co.il>
---
 doc/api/test.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/api/test.md b/doc/api/test.md
index 2cceaf9d7208e4..a0c2462b1d700d 100644
--- a/doc/api/test.md
+++ b/doc/api/test.md
@@ -162,6 +162,37 @@ test('skip() method with message', (t) => {
 });
 ```
 
+## TODO tests
+
+Individual tests can be marked as flaky or incomplete by passing the `todo`
+option to the test, or by calling the test context's `todo()` method, as shown
+in the following example. These tests represent a pending implementation or bug
+that needs to be fixed. TODO tests are executed, but are not treated as test
+failures, and therefore do not affect the process exit code. If a test is marked
+as both TODO and skipped, the TODO option is ignored.
+
+```js
+// The todo option is used, but no message is provided.
+test('todo option', { todo: true }, (t) => {
+  // This code is executed, but not treated as a failure.
+  throw new Error('this does not fail the test');
+});
+
+// The todo option is used, and a message is provided.
+test('todo option with message', { todo: 'this is a todo test' }, (t) => {
+  // This code is executed.
+});
+
+test('todo() method', (t) => {
+  t.todo();
+});
+
+test('todo() method with message', (t) => {
+  t.todo('this is a todo test and is not treated as a failure');
+  throw new Error('this does not fail the test');
+});
+```
+
 ## `describe()` and `it()` aliases
 
 Suites and tests can also be written using the `describe()` and `it()`