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Adding where does test go section in writing-test.md #18802

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Fixes: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/18774
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Expand Up @@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ Add tests when:
- Fixing regressions and bugs.
- Expanding test coverage.

## Test directory structure

See [directory structure overview][] for outline of existing test & locations.
When deciding on whether to expand an existing test file or create a new one,
consider going through the files related to the subsystem.
For example, look for `test-streams` when writing a test for `lib/streams.js`.

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Please keep this consistent with the other places in the doc and only use a single new line :-)

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changes made.

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Hm, this does not seem to be addressed?

## Test structure

Let's analyze this basic test from the Node.js test suite:
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -381,3 +388,4 @@ will depend on what is being tested if this is required or not.
[all maintained branches]: https://github.com/nodejs/lts
[node.green]: http://node.green/
[test fixture]: https://github.com/google/googletest/blob/master/googletest/docs/Primer.md#test-fixtures-using-the-same-data-configuration-for-multiple-tests
[directory structure overview]: https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/test/README.md
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Might be a good idea to change this to:

https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/test/README.md#test-directories

so it links directly to the correct section.

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changes made :)