microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript

Provide documentation on writing fourslash tests

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Description

You know what fourslash needs? Extensive documentation/comments on how fourslash works and the fourslash API. Half the time I can never figure out what I need to call to test something and have to dig through other tests to figure out when to use /**/ or [| |], etc.

— @rbuckton

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the fourslash implementation, API, and existing tests; document how fourslash works, including when to use /**/ and [| |], with completion reflected in the relevant project documentation or comments.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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