test_runner: do not tag-filter test file wrappers

Under run({ testTagFilters, isolation: 'process' }) the parent
process's FileTest wrappers have empty tag sets, so any include filter
filtered out the wrappers themselves and no test file was ever
spawned. The same applied to the single re-spawned child in watch mode
with isolation 'none'.
Exempt file wrappers from tag filtering: the filter is re-emitted to
the child process and applied there, matching isolation 'none'
results.
This also removes the testTagFilterExpressions bookkeeping and the
isolation-conditional assignment of testTagFilters, both of which
existed only to keep the parent process from filtering its own file
wrappers. The parent now always holds the canonical filter values and
re-emits them to child processes.
Refs: #63221
Signed-off-by: atlowChemi <chemi@atlow.co.il>
PR-URL: #65170
Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Moshe Atlow <moshe@atlow.co.il>

Author: atlowChemi

lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
  inspectPort,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
-testTagFilterExpressions,
+testTagFilters,
  only,
  hasFiles,
  testFiles,
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
 if(testSkipPatterns!=null){
 ArrayPrototypeForEach(testSkipPatterns,(pattern)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--test-skip-pattern=${pattern}`));
 }
-if(testTagFilterExpressions!=null){
-ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilterExpressions,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
+if(testTagFilters!=null){
+ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilters,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
 }
 if(only===true){
 ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,'--test-only');
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ class FileTest extends Test {
 this.timeout=null;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+// File wrappers have no tags of their own. Tag filtering applies to the
+// tests inside the file, which run in a child process (or in-process
+// import); filtering the wrapper would prevent the file from running at
+// all.
+returnfalse;
+}
+
  #skipReporting(){
 returnthis.#reportedChildren >0&&(!this.error||this.error.failureType===kSubtestsFailed);
 }
@@ -864,7 +872,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 });
 }
 
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 if(testTagFilters!=null){
 if(!ArrayIsArray(testTagFilters)){
 testTagFilters=[testTagFilters];
@@ -876,10 +883,8 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(testTagFilters,(value,i)=>(
 validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`options.testTagFilters[${i}]`)
 ));
-testTagFilterExpressions=testTagFilters;
 }
 }
-testTagFilterExpressions??=options.testTagFilterExpressions;
 
 validateOneOf(isolation,'options.isolation',['process','none']);
 validateBoolean(coverage,'options.coverage');
@@ -982,7 +987,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
  testTagFilters,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
 hasFiles: files!=null,
  globPatterns,
  only,

lib/internal/test_runner/test.js

@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 }
 
 if(isFilteringByTags){
-this.filteredByTag=!evaluateTagFilters(config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+this.filteredByTag=this.willBeFilteredByTags();
 if(!this.filteredByTag){
 for(lett=this.parent;t!==null&&t.filteredByTag;t=t.parent){
 t.filteredByTag=false;
@@ -894,6 +894,10 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 returnfalse;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+return!evaluateTagFilters(this.config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a name of the test prefixed by name of all its ancestors in ascending order, separated by a space
  * Ex."grandparent parent test"

lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js

@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 lettestNamePatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-name-pattern');
 lettestSkipPatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-skip-pattern');
 lettestTagFilters=null;
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 
 if(isChildProcessV8){
 kBuiltinReporters.set('v8-serializer','internal/test_runner/reporter/v8-serializer');
@@ -309,19 +308,14 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
-// Validate at parent startup so a malformed flag fails fast,
-// independent of isolation mode. Under isolation='process' the
-// validated strings go unused at the parent (children re-validate
-// and apply the filter); the validation here only surfaces input
-// errors early.
-constvalidated=ArrayPrototypeMap(
+// File wrappers are exempt from tag filtering, so holding the filters
+// in the parent is safe under any isolation mode; under
+// isolation='process' the canonical values are re-emitted to the
+// child processes, which apply the filter themselves.
+testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
 );
-if(isolation==='none'){
-testTagFilters=validated;
-}
 }
 
 if(isolation==='none'){
@@ -365,7 +359,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
@@ -433,7 +426,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
  sourceMaps,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
  testTagFilters,
  timeout,
  updateSnapshots,

test/parallel/test-runner-tags-events.mjs

@@ -83,14 +83,22 @@ describe('tag-bearing event payloads', { concurrency: false }, () => {
 });
 
 it('test:pass fires only for selected tagged tests when filtered',async()=>{
-// isolation='none' so the parent applies the filter directly. Under
-// 'process', the FileTest wrapper (which has no tags) would itself be
-// filtered out by the include filter - same wart as --test-name-pattern.
 conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'none'});
 stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
 // 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
 stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 forawait(const_ofstream);
 });
+
+it('filtering under process isolation runs the file and filters inside it',async()=>{
+// The FileTest wrapper has no tags and must not be filtered out itself;
+// the filter is re-emitted to the child process and applied there.
+conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'process'});
+stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
+// 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
+stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+forawait(const_ofstream);
+});
 });

lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
  inspectPort,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
-testTagFilterExpressions,
+testTagFilters,
  only,
  hasFiles,
  testFiles,
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
 if(testSkipPatterns!=null){
 ArrayPrototypeForEach(testSkipPatterns,(pattern)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--test-skip-pattern=${pattern}`));
 }
-if(testTagFilterExpressions!=null){
-ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilterExpressions,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
+if(testTagFilters!=null){
+ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilters,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
 }
 if(only===true){
 ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,'--test-only');
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ class FileTest extends Test {
 this.timeout=null;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+// File wrappers have no tags of their own. Tag filtering applies to the
+// tests inside the file, which run in a child process (or in-process
+// import); filtering the wrapper would prevent the file from running at
+// all.
+returnfalse;
+}
+
  #skipReporting(){
 returnthis.#reportedChildren >0&&(!this.error||this.error.failureType===kSubtestsFailed);
 }
@@ -864,7 +872,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 });
 }
 
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 if(testTagFilters!=null){
 if(!ArrayIsArray(testTagFilters)){
 testTagFilters=[testTagFilters];
@@ -876,10 +883,8 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(testTagFilters,(value,i)=>(
 validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`options.testTagFilters[${i}]`)
 ));
-testTagFilterExpressions=testTagFilters;
 }
 }
-testTagFilterExpressions??=options.testTagFilterExpressions;
 
 validateOneOf(isolation,'options.isolation',['process','none']);
 validateBoolean(coverage,'options.coverage');
@@ -982,7 +987,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
  testTagFilters,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
 hasFiles: files!=null,
  globPatterns,
  only,

lib/internal/test_runner/test.js

@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 }
 
 if(isFilteringByTags){
-this.filteredByTag=!evaluateTagFilters(config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+this.filteredByTag=this.willBeFilteredByTags();
 if(!this.filteredByTag){
 for(lett=this.parent;t!==null&&t.filteredByTag;t=t.parent){
 t.filteredByTag=false;
@@ -894,6 +894,10 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 returnfalse;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+return!evaluateTagFilters(this.config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a name of the test prefixed by name of all its ancestors in ascending order, separated by a space
  * Ex."grandparent parent test"

lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js

@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 lettestNamePatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-name-pattern');
 lettestSkipPatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-skip-pattern');
 lettestTagFilters=null;
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 
 if(isChildProcessV8){
 kBuiltinReporters.set('v8-serializer','internal/test_runner/reporter/v8-serializer');
@@ -309,19 +308,14 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
-// Validate at parent startup so a malformed flag fails fast,
-// independent of isolation mode. Under isolation='process' the
-// validated strings go unused at the parent (children re-validate
-// and apply the filter); the validation here only surfaces input
-// errors early.
-constvalidated=ArrayPrototypeMap(
+// File wrappers are exempt from tag filtering, so holding the filters
+// in the parent is safe under any isolation mode; under
+// isolation='process' the canonical values are re-emitted to the
+// child processes, which apply the filter themselves.
+testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
 );
-if(isolation==='none'){
-testTagFilters=validated;
-}
 }
 
 if(isolation==='none'){
@@ -365,7 +359,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
@@ -433,7 +426,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
  sourceMaps,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
  testTagFilters,
  timeout,
  updateSnapshots,

test/parallel/test-runner-tags-events.mjs

@@ -83,14 +83,22 @@ describe('tag-bearing event payloads', { concurrency: false }, () => {
 });
 
 it('test:pass fires only for selected tagged tests when filtered',async()=>{
-// isolation='none' so the parent applies the filter directly. Under
-// 'process', the FileTest wrapper (which has no tags) would itself be
-// filtered out by the include filter - same wart as --test-name-pattern.
 conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'none'});
 stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
 // 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
 stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 forawait(const_ofstream);
 });
+
+it('filtering under process isolation runs the file and filters inside it',async()=>{
+// The FileTest wrapper has no tags and must not be filtered out itself;
+// the filter is re-emitted to the child process and applied there.
+conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'process'});
+stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
+// 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
+stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+forawait(const_ofstream);
+});
 });

lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
  inspectPort,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
-testTagFilterExpressions,
+testTagFilters,
  only,
  hasFiles,
  testFiles,
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
 if(testSkipPatterns!=null){
 ArrayPrototypeForEach(testSkipPatterns,(pattern)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--test-skip-pattern=${pattern}`));
 }
-if(testTagFilterExpressions!=null){
-ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilterExpressions,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
+if(testTagFilters!=null){
+ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilters,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
 }
 if(only===true){
 ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,'--test-only');
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ class FileTest extends Test {
 this.timeout=null;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+// File wrappers have no tags of their own. Tag filtering applies to the
+// tests inside the file, which run in a child process (or in-process
+// import); filtering the wrapper would prevent the file from running at
+// all.
+returnfalse;
+}
+
  #skipReporting(){
 returnthis.#reportedChildren >0&&(!this.error||this.error.failureType===kSubtestsFailed);
 }
@@ -864,7 +872,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 });
 }
 
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 if(testTagFilters!=null){
 if(!ArrayIsArray(testTagFilters)){
 testTagFilters=[testTagFilters];
@@ -876,10 +883,8 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(testTagFilters,(value,i)=>(
 validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`options.testTagFilters[${i}]`)
 ));
-testTagFilterExpressions=testTagFilters;
 }
 }
-testTagFilterExpressions??=options.testTagFilterExpressions;
 
 validateOneOf(isolation,'options.isolation',['process','none']);
 validateBoolean(coverage,'options.coverage');
@@ -982,7 +987,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
  testTagFilters,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
 hasFiles: files!=null,
  globPatterns,
  only,

lib/internal/test_runner/test.js

@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 }
 
 if(isFilteringByTags){
-this.filteredByTag=!evaluateTagFilters(config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+this.filteredByTag=this.willBeFilteredByTags();
 if(!this.filteredByTag){
 for(lett=this.parent;t!==null&&t.filteredByTag;t=t.parent){
 t.filteredByTag=false;
@@ -894,6 +894,10 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 returnfalse;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+return!evaluateTagFilters(this.config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a name of the test prefixed by name of all its ancestors in ascending order, separated by a space
  * Ex."grandparent parent test"

lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js

@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 lettestNamePatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-name-pattern');
 lettestSkipPatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-skip-pattern');
 lettestTagFilters=null;
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 
 if(isChildProcessV8){
 kBuiltinReporters.set('v8-serializer','internal/test_runner/reporter/v8-serializer');
@@ -309,19 +308,14 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
-// Validate at parent startup so a malformed flag fails fast,
-// independent of isolation mode. Under isolation='process' the
-// validated strings go unused at the parent (children re-validate
-// and apply the filter); the validation here only surfaces input
-// errors early.
-constvalidated=ArrayPrototypeMap(
+// File wrappers are exempt from tag filtering, so holding the filters
+// in the parent is safe under any isolation mode; under
+// isolation='process' the canonical values are re-emitted to the
+// child processes, which apply the filter themselves.
+testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
 );
-if(isolation==='none'){
-testTagFilters=validated;
-}
 }
 
 if(isolation==='none'){
@@ -365,7 +359,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
@@ -433,7 +426,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
  sourceMaps,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
  testTagFilters,
  timeout,
  updateSnapshots,

test/parallel/test-runner-tags-events.mjs

@@ -83,14 +83,22 @@ describe('tag-bearing event payloads', { concurrency: false }, () => {
 });
 
 it('test:pass fires only for selected tagged tests when filtered',async()=>{
-// isolation='none' so the parent applies the filter directly. Under
-// 'process', the FileTest wrapper (which has no tags) would itself be
-// filtered out by the include filter - same wart as --test-name-pattern.
 conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'none'});
 stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
 // 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
 stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 forawait(const_ofstream);
 });
+
+it('filtering under process isolation runs the file and filters inside it',async()=>{
+// The FileTest wrapper has no tags and must not be filtered out itself;
+// the filter is re-emitted to the child process and applied there.
+conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'process'});
+stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
+// 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
+stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+forawait(const_ofstream);
+});
 });

lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
  inspectPort,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
-testTagFilterExpressions,
+testTagFilters,
  only,
  hasFiles,
  testFiles,
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
 if(testSkipPatterns!=null){
 ArrayPrototypeForEach(testSkipPatterns,(pattern)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--test-skip-pattern=${pattern}`));
 }
-if(testTagFilterExpressions!=null){
-ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilterExpressions,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
+if(testTagFilters!=null){
+ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilters,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
 }
 if(only===true){
 ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,'--test-only');
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ class FileTest extends Test {
 this.timeout=null;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+// File wrappers have no tags of their own. Tag filtering applies to the
+// tests inside the file, which run in a child process (or in-process
+// import); filtering the wrapper would prevent the file from running at
+// all.
+returnfalse;
+}
+
  #skipReporting(){
 returnthis.#reportedChildren >0&&(!this.error||this.error.failureType===kSubtestsFailed);
 }
@@ -864,7 +872,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 });
 }
 
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 if(testTagFilters!=null){
 if(!ArrayIsArray(testTagFilters)){
 testTagFilters=[testTagFilters];
@@ -876,10 +883,8 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(testTagFilters,(value,i)=>(
 validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`options.testTagFilters[${i}]`)
 ));
-testTagFilterExpressions=testTagFilters;
 }
 }
-testTagFilterExpressions??=options.testTagFilterExpressions;
 
 validateOneOf(isolation,'options.isolation',['process','none']);
 validateBoolean(coverage,'options.coverage');
@@ -982,7 +987,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
  testTagFilters,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
 hasFiles: files!=null,
  globPatterns,
  only,

lib/internal/test_runner/test.js

@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 }
 
 if(isFilteringByTags){
-this.filteredByTag=!evaluateTagFilters(config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+this.filteredByTag=this.willBeFilteredByTags();
 if(!this.filteredByTag){
 for(lett=this.parent;t!==null&&t.filteredByTag;t=t.parent){
 t.filteredByTag=false;
@@ -894,6 +894,10 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 returnfalse;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+return!evaluateTagFilters(this.config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a name of the test prefixed by name of all its ancestors in ascending order, separated by a space
  * Ex."grandparent parent test"

lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js

@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 lettestNamePatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-name-pattern');
 lettestSkipPatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-skip-pattern');
 lettestTagFilters=null;
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 
 if(isChildProcessV8){
 kBuiltinReporters.set('v8-serializer','internal/test_runner/reporter/v8-serializer');
@@ -309,19 +308,14 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
-// Validate at parent startup so a malformed flag fails fast,
-// independent of isolation mode. Under isolation='process' the
-// validated strings go unused at the parent (children re-validate
-// and apply the filter); the validation here only surfaces input
-// errors early.
-constvalidated=ArrayPrototypeMap(
+// File wrappers are exempt from tag filtering, so holding the filters
+// in the parent is safe under any isolation mode; under
+// isolation='process' the canonical values are re-emitted to the
+// child processes, which apply the filter themselves.
+testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
 );
-if(isolation==='none'){
-testTagFilters=validated;
-}
 }
 
 if(isolation==='none'){
@@ -365,7 +359,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
@@ -433,7 +426,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
  sourceMaps,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
  testTagFilters,
  timeout,
  updateSnapshots,

test/parallel/test-runner-tags-events.mjs

@@ -83,14 +83,22 @@ describe('tag-bearing event payloads', { concurrency: false }, () => {
 });
 
 it('test:pass fires only for selected tagged tests when filtered',async()=>{
-// isolation='none' so the parent applies the filter directly. Under
-// 'process', the FileTest wrapper (which has no tags) would itself be
-// filtered out by the include filter - same wart as --test-name-pattern.
 conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'none'});
 stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
 // 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
 stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 forawait(const_ofstream);
 });
+
+it('filtering under process isolation runs the file and filters inside it',async()=>{
+// The FileTest wrapper has no tags and must not be filtered out itself;
+// the filter is re-emitted to the child process and applied there.
+conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'process'});
+stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
+// 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
+stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+forawait(const_ofstream);
+});
 });

lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
  inspectPort,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
-testTagFilterExpressions,
+testTagFilters,
  only,
  hasFiles,
  testFiles,
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
 if(testSkipPatterns!=null){
 ArrayPrototypeForEach(testSkipPatterns,(pattern)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--test-skip-pattern=${pattern}`));
 }
-if(testTagFilterExpressions!=null){
-ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilterExpressions,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
+if(testTagFilters!=null){
+ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilters,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
 }
 if(only===true){
 ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,'--test-only');
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ class FileTest extends Test {
 this.timeout=null;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+// File wrappers have no tags of their own. Tag filtering applies to the
+// tests inside the file, which run in a child process (or in-process
+// import); filtering the wrapper would prevent the file from running at
+// all.
+returnfalse;
+}
+
  #skipReporting(){
 returnthis.#reportedChildren >0&&(!this.error||this.error.failureType===kSubtestsFailed);
 }
@@ -864,7 +872,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 });
 }
 
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 if(testTagFilters!=null){
 if(!ArrayIsArray(testTagFilters)){
 testTagFilters=[testTagFilters];
@@ -876,10 +883,8 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(testTagFilters,(value,i)=>(
 validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`options.testTagFilters[${i}]`)
 ));
-testTagFilterExpressions=testTagFilters;
 }
 }
-testTagFilterExpressions??=options.testTagFilterExpressions;
 
 validateOneOf(isolation,'options.isolation',['process','none']);
 validateBoolean(coverage,'options.coverage');
@@ -982,7 +987,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
  testTagFilters,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
 hasFiles: files!=null,
  globPatterns,
  only,

lib/internal/test_runner/test.js

@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 }
 
 if(isFilteringByTags){
-this.filteredByTag=!evaluateTagFilters(config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+this.filteredByTag=this.willBeFilteredByTags();
 if(!this.filteredByTag){
 for(lett=this.parent;t!==null&&t.filteredByTag;t=t.parent){
 t.filteredByTag=false;
@@ -894,6 +894,10 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 returnfalse;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+return!evaluateTagFilters(this.config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a name of the test prefixed by name of all its ancestors in ascending order, separated by a space
  * Ex."grandparent parent test"

lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js

@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 lettestNamePatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-name-pattern');
 lettestSkipPatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-skip-pattern');
 lettestTagFilters=null;
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 
 if(isChildProcessV8){
 kBuiltinReporters.set('v8-serializer','internal/test_runner/reporter/v8-serializer');
@@ -309,19 +308,14 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
-// Validate at parent startup so a malformed flag fails fast,
-// independent of isolation mode. Under isolation='process' the
-// validated strings go unused at the parent (children re-validate
-// and apply the filter); the validation here only surfaces input
-// errors early.
-constvalidated=ArrayPrototypeMap(
+// File wrappers are exempt from tag filtering, so holding the filters
+// in the parent is safe under any isolation mode; under
+// isolation='process' the canonical values are re-emitted to the
+// child processes, which apply the filter themselves.
+testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
 );
-if(isolation==='none'){
-testTagFilters=validated;
-}
 }
 
 if(isolation==='none'){
@@ -365,7 +359,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
@@ -433,7 +426,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
  sourceMaps,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
  testTagFilters,
  timeout,
  updateSnapshots,

test/parallel/test-runner-tags-events.mjs

@@ -83,14 +83,22 @@ describe('tag-bearing event payloads', { concurrency: false }, () => {
 });
 
 it('test:pass fires only for selected tagged tests when filtered',async()=>{
-// isolation='none' so the parent applies the filter directly. Under
-// 'process', the FileTest wrapper (which has no tags) would itself be
-// filtered out by the include filter - same wart as --test-name-pattern.
 conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'none'});
 stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
 // 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
 stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 forawait(const_ofstream);
 });
+
+it('filtering under process isolation runs the file and filters inside it',async()=>{
+// The FileTest wrapper has no tags and must not be filtered out itself;
+// the filter is re-emitted to the child process and applied there.
+conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'process'});
+stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
+// 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
+stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+forawait(const_ofstream);
+});
 });

lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
  inspectPort,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
-testTagFilterExpressions,
+testTagFilters,
  only,
  hasFiles,
  testFiles,
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
 if(testSkipPatterns!=null){
 ArrayPrototypeForEach(testSkipPatterns,(pattern)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--test-skip-pattern=${pattern}`));
 }
-if(testTagFilterExpressions!=null){
-ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilterExpressions,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
+if(testTagFilters!=null){
+ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilters,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
 }
 if(only===true){
 ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,'--test-only');
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ class FileTest extends Test {
 this.timeout=null;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+// File wrappers have no tags of their own. Tag filtering applies to the
+// tests inside the file, which run in a child process (or in-process
+// import); filtering the wrapper would prevent the file from running at
+// all.
+returnfalse;
+}
+
  #skipReporting(){
 returnthis.#reportedChildren >0&&(!this.error||this.error.failureType===kSubtestsFailed);
 }
@@ -864,7 +872,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 });
 }
 
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 if(testTagFilters!=null){
 if(!ArrayIsArray(testTagFilters)){
 testTagFilters=[testTagFilters];
@@ -876,10 +883,8 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(testTagFilters,(value,i)=>(
 validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`options.testTagFilters[${i}]`)
 ));
-testTagFilterExpressions=testTagFilters;
 }
 }
-testTagFilterExpressions??=options.testTagFilterExpressions;
 
 validateOneOf(isolation,'options.isolation',['process','none']);
 validateBoolean(coverage,'options.coverage');
@@ -982,7 +987,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
  testTagFilters,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
 hasFiles: files!=null,
  globPatterns,
  only,

lib/internal/test_runner/test.js

@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 }
 
 if(isFilteringByTags){
-this.filteredByTag=!evaluateTagFilters(config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+this.filteredByTag=this.willBeFilteredByTags();
 if(!this.filteredByTag){
 for(lett=this.parent;t!==null&&t.filteredByTag;t=t.parent){
 t.filteredByTag=false;
@@ -894,6 +894,10 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 returnfalse;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+return!evaluateTagFilters(this.config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a name of the test prefixed by name of all its ancestors in ascending order, separated by a space
  * Ex."grandparent parent test"

lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js

@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 lettestNamePatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-name-pattern');
 lettestSkipPatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-skip-pattern');
 lettestTagFilters=null;
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 
 if(isChildProcessV8){
 kBuiltinReporters.set('v8-serializer','internal/test_runner/reporter/v8-serializer');
@@ -309,19 +308,14 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
-// Validate at parent startup so a malformed flag fails fast,
-// independent of isolation mode. Under isolation='process' the
-// validated strings go unused at the parent (children re-validate
-// and apply the filter); the validation here only surfaces input
-// errors early.
-constvalidated=ArrayPrototypeMap(
+// File wrappers are exempt from tag filtering, so holding the filters
+// in the parent is safe under any isolation mode; under
+// isolation='process' the canonical values are re-emitted to the
+// child processes, which apply the filter themselves.
+testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
 );
-if(isolation==='none'){
-testTagFilters=validated;
-}
 }
 
 if(isolation==='none'){
@@ -365,7 +359,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
@@ -433,7 +426,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
  sourceMaps,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
  testTagFilters,
  timeout,
  updateSnapshots,

test/parallel/test-runner-tags-events.mjs

@@ -83,14 +83,22 @@ describe('tag-bearing event payloads', { concurrency: false }, () => {
 });
 
 it('test:pass fires only for selected tagged tests when filtered',async()=>{
-// isolation='none' so the parent applies the filter directly. Under
-// 'process', the FileTest wrapper (which has no tags) would itself be
-// filtered out by the include filter - same wart as --test-name-pattern.
 conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'none'});
 stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
 // 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
 stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 forawait(const_ofstream);
 });
+
+it('filtering under process isolation runs the file and filters inside it',async()=>{
+// The FileTest wrapper has no tags and must not be filtered out itself;
+// the filter is re-emitted to the child process and applied there.
+conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'process'});
+stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
+// 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
+stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+forawait(const_ofstream);
+});
 });

lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
  inspectPort,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
-testTagFilterExpressions,
+testTagFilters,
  only,
  hasFiles,
  testFiles,
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
 if(testSkipPatterns!=null){
 ArrayPrototypeForEach(testSkipPatterns,(pattern)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--test-skip-pattern=${pattern}`));
 }
-if(testTagFilterExpressions!=null){
-ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilterExpressions,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
+if(testTagFilters!=null){
+ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilters,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
 }
 if(only===true){
 ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,'--test-only');
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ class FileTest extends Test {
 this.timeout=null;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+// File wrappers have no tags of their own. Tag filtering applies to the
+// tests inside the file, which run in a child process (or in-process
+// import); filtering the wrapper would prevent the file from running at
+// all.
+returnfalse;
+}
+
  #skipReporting(){
 returnthis.#reportedChildren >0&&(!this.error||this.error.failureType===kSubtestsFailed);
 }
@@ -864,7 +872,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 });
 }
 
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 if(testTagFilters!=null){
 if(!ArrayIsArray(testTagFilters)){
 testTagFilters=[testTagFilters];
@@ -876,10 +883,8 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(testTagFilters,(value,i)=>(
 validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`options.testTagFilters[${i}]`)
 ));
-testTagFilterExpressions=testTagFilters;
 }
 }
-testTagFilterExpressions??=options.testTagFilterExpressions;
 
 validateOneOf(isolation,'options.isolation',['process','none']);
 validateBoolean(coverage,'options.coverage');
@@ -982,7 +987,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
  testTagFilters,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
 hasFiles: files!=null,
  globPatterns,
  only,

lib/internal/test_runner/test.js

@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 }
 
 if(isFilteringByTags){
-this.filteredByTag=!evaluateTagFilters(config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+this.filteredByTag=this.willBeFilteredByTags();
 if(!this.filteredByTag){
 for(lett=this.parent;t!==null&&t.filteredByTag;t=t.parent){
 t.filteredByTag=false;
@@ -894,6 +894,10 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 returnfalse;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+return!evaluateTagFilters(this.config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a name of the test prefixed by name of all its ancestors in ascending order, separated by a space
  * Ex."grandparent parent test"

lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js

@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 lettestNamePatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-name-pattern');
 lettestSkipPatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-skip-pattern');
 lettestTagFilters=null;
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 
 if(isChildProcessV8){
 kBuiltinReporters.set('v8-serializer','internal/test_runner/reporter/v8-serializer');
@@ -309,19 +308,14 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
-// Validate at parent startup so a malformed flag fails fast,
-// independent of isolation mode. Under isolation='process' the
-// validated strings go unused at the parent (children re-validate
-// and apply the filter); the validation here only surfaces input
-// errors early.
-constvalidated=ArrayPrototypeMap(
+// File wrappers are exempt from tag filtering, so holding the filters
+// in the parent is safe under any isolation mode; under
+// isolation='process' the canonical values are re-emitted to the
+// child processes, which apply the filter themselves.
+testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
 );
-if(isolation==='none'){
-testTagFilters=validated;
-}
 }
 
 if(isolation==='none'){
@@ -365,7 +359,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
@@ -433,7 +426,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
  sourceMaps,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
  testTagFilters,
  timeout,
  updateSnapshots,

test/parallel/test-runner-tags-events.mjs

@@ -83,14 +83,22 @@ describe('tag-bearing event payloads', { concurrency: false }, () => {
 });
 
 it('test:pass fires only for selected tagged tests when filtered',async()=>{
-// isolation='none' so the parent applies the filter directly. Under
-// 'process', the FileTest wrapper (which has no tags) would itself be
-// filtered out by the include filter - same wart as --test-name-pattern.
 conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'none'});
 stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
 // 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
 stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 forawait(const_ofstream);
 });
+
+it('filtering under process isolation runs the file and filters inside it',async()=>{
+// The FileTest wrapper has no tags and must not be filtered out itself;
+// the filter is re-emitted to the child process and applied there.
+conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'process'});
+stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
+// 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
+stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+forawait(const_ofstream);
+});
 });

lib/internal/test_runner/runner.js

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
  inspectPort,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
-testTagFilterExpressions,
+testTagFilters,
  only,
  hasFiles,
  testFiles,
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ function getRunArgs(path, { forceExit,
 if(testSkipPatterns!=null){
 ArrayPrototypeForEach(testSkipPatterns,(pattern)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--test-skip-pattern=${pattern}`));
 }
-if(testTagFilterExpressions!=null){
-ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilterExpressions,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
+if(testTagFilters!=null){
+ArrayPrototypeForEach(testTagFilters,(value)=>ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,`--experimental-test-tag-filter=${value}`));
 }
 if(only===true){
 ArrayPrototypePush(runArgs,'--test-only');
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ class FileTest extends Test {
 this.timeout=null;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+// File wrappers have no tags of their own. Tag filtering applies to the
+// tests inside the file, which run in a child process (or in-process
+// import); filtering the wrapper would prevent the file from running at
+// all.
+returnfalse;
+}
+
  #skipReporting(){
 returnthis.#reportedChildren >0&&(!this.error||this.error.failureType===kSubtestsFailed);
 }
@@ -864,7 +872,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 });
 }
 
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 if(testTagFilters!=null){
 if(!ArrayIsArray(testTagFilters)){
 testTagFilters=[testTagFilters];
@@ -876,10 +883,8 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(testTagFilters,(value,i)=>(
 validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`options.testTagFilters[${i}]`)
 ));
-testTagFilterExpressions=testTagFilters;
 }
 }
-testTagFilterExpressions??=options.testTagFilterExpressions;
 
 validateOneOf(isolation,'options.isolation',['process','none']);
 validateBoolean(coverage,'options.coverage');
@@ -982,7 +987,6 @@ function run(options = kEmptyObject) {
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
  testTagFilters,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
 hasFiles: files!=null,
  globPatterns,
  only,

lib/internal/test_runner/test.js

@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 }
 
 if(isFilteringByTags){
-this.filteredByTag=!evaluateTagFilters(config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+this.filteredByTag=this.willBeFilteredByTags();
 if(!this.filteredByTag){
 for(lett=this.parent;t!==null&&t.filteredByTag;t=t.parent){
 t.filteredByTag=false;
@@ -894,6 +894,10 @@ class Test extends AsyncResource {
 returnfalse;
 }
 
+willBeFilteredByTags(){
+return!evaluateTagFilters(this.config.testTagFilters,this.tagSet);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a name of the test prefixed by name of all its ancestors in ascending order, separated by a space
  * Ex."grandparent parent test"

lib/internal/test_runner/utils.js

@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 lettestNamePatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-name-pattern');
 lettestSkipPatterns=mapPatternFlagToRegExArray('--test-skip-pattern');
 lettestTagFilters=null;
-lettestTagFilterExpressions=null;
 
 if(isChildProcessV8){
 kBuiltinReporters.set('v8-serializer','internal/test_runner/reporter/v8-serializer');
@@ -309,19 +308,14 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
-// Validate at parent startup so a malformed flag fails fast,
-// independent of isolation mode. Under isolation='process' the
-// validated strings go unused at the parent (children re-validate
-// and apply the filter); the validation here only surfaces input
-// errors early.
-constvalidated=ArrayPrototypeMap(
+// File wrappers are exempt from tag filtering, so holding the filters
+// in the parent is safe under any isolation mode; under
+// isolation='process' the canonical values are re-emitted to the
+// child processes, which apply the filter themselves.
+testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
 );
-if(isolation==='none'){
-testTagFilters=validated;
-}
 }
 
 if(isolation==='none'){
@@ -365,7 +359,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
 consttagFilterFlag=getOptionValue('--experimental-test-tag-filter');
 if(tagFilterFlag?.length>0){
 emitExperimentalWarning('Test tags');
-testTagFilterExpressions=tagFilterFlag;
 testTagFilters=ArrayPrototypeMap(
 tagFilterFlag,
 (value,i)=>validateAndCanonicalizeTagFilter(value,`--experimental-test-tag-filter[${i}]`),
@@ -433,7 +426,6 @@ function parseCommandLine() {
  sourceMaps,
  testNamePatterns,
  testSkipPatterns,
- testTagFilterExpressions,
  testTagFilters,
  timeout,
  updateSnapshots,

test/parallel/test-runner-tags-events.mjs

@@ -83,14 +83,22 @@ describe('tag-bearing event payloads', { concurrency: false }, () => {
 });
 
 it('test:pass fires only for selected tagged tests when filtered',async()=>{
-// isolation='none' so the parent applies the filter directly. Under
-// 'process', the FileTest wrapper (which has no tags) would itself be
-// filtered out by the include filter - same wart as --test-name-pattern.
 conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'none'});
 stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
 // 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
 stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 forawait(const_ofstream);
 });
+
+it('filtering under process isolation runs the file and filters inside it',async()=>{
+// The FileTest wrapper has no tags and must not be filtered out itself;
+// the filter is re-emitted to the child process and applied there.
+conststream=run({files: [fixture],testTagFilters: ['db'],isolation: 'process'});
+stream.on('test:fail',common.mustNotCall());
+// 3 db-tagged tests pass + the db suite itself.
+stream.on('test:pass',common.mustCall(4));
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+forawait(const_ofstream);
+});
 });