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>
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cjihrig 2024-03-24 12:00:03 -04:00 committed by Node.js GitHub Bot
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});
```
## 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()`