Improve runAllTimers doc (it exhausts the micro-task queue)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 - `[@jest/core]`: Migrate to TypeScript ([#7998](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/7998))
 - `[@jest/source-map]`: Extract `getCallsite` function from `jest-util` into a new separate package ([#8029](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8029))
 - `[@jest/console]`: Extract custom `console` implementations from `jest-util` into a new separate package ([#8030](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8030))
+- `[docs]`: Improve runAllTimers doc (it exhausts the micro-task queue) ([#8031](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/8031))
 
 ### Performance
 

docs/JestObjectAPI.md

@@ -428,9 +428,9 @@ When this API is called, all pending micro-tasks that have been queued via `proc
 
 ### `jest.runAllTimers()`
 
-Exhausts the **macro**-task queue (i.e., all tasks queued by `setTimeout()`, `setInterval()`, and `setImmediate()`).
+Exhausts both the **macro**-task queue (i.e., all tasks queued by `setTimeout()`, `setInterval()`, and `setImmediate()`) and the **micro**-task queue (usually interfaced in node via `process.nextTick`).
 
-When this API is called, all pending "macro-tasks" that have been queued via `setTimeout()` or `setInterval()` will be executed. Additionally if those macro-tasks themselves schedule new macro-tasks, those will be continually exhausted until there are no more macro-tasks remaining in the queue.
+When this API is called, all pending macro-tasks and micro-tasks will be executed. If those tasks themselves schedule new tasks, those will be continually exhausted until there are no more tasks remaining in the queue.
 
 This is often useful for synchronously executing setTimeouts during a test in order to synchronously assert about some behavior that would only happen after the `setTimeout()` or `setInterval()` callbacks executed. See the [Timer mocks](TimerMocks.md) doc for more information.
 

website/versioned_docs/version-22.x/JestObjectAPI.md

@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ When this API is called, all pending micro-tasks that have been queued via `proc
 
 ### `jest.runAllTimers()`
 
-Exhausts the **macro**-task queue (i.e., all tasks queued by `setTimeout()`, `setInterval()`, and `setImmediate()`).
+Exhausts both the **macro**-task queue (i.e., all tasks queued by `setTimeout()`, `setInterval()`, and `setImmediate()`) and the **micro**-task queue (usually interfaced in node via `process.nextTick`).
 
-When this API is called, all pending "macro-tasks" that have been queued via `setTimeout()` or `setInterval()` will be executed. Additionally if those macro-tasks themselves schedule new macro-tasks, those will be continually exhausted until there are no more macro-tasks remaining in the queue.
+When this API is called, all pending macro-tasks and micro-tasks will be executed. If those tasks themselves schedule new tasks, those will be continually exhausted until there are no more tasks remaining in the queue.
 
 This is often useful for synchronously executing setTimeouts during a test in order to synchronously assert about some behavior that would only happen after the `setTimeout()` or `setInterval()` callbacks executed. See the [Timer mocks](TimerMocks.md) doc for more information.
 

website/versioned_docs/version-23.x/JestObjectAPI.md

@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ When this API is called, all pending micro-tasks that have been queued via `proc
 
 ### `jest.runAllTimers()`
 
-Exhausts the **macro**-task queue (i.e., all tasks queued by `setTimeout()`, `setInterval()`, and `setImmediate()`).
+Exhausts both the **macro**-task queue (i.e., all tasks queued by `setTimeout()`, `setInterval()`, and `setImmediate()`) and the **micro**-task queue (usually interfaced in node via `process.nextTick`).
 
-When this API is called, all pending "macro-tasks" that have been queued via `setTimeout()` or `setInterval()` will be executed. Additionally if those macro-tasks themselves schedule new macro-tasks, those will be continually exhausted until there are no more macro-tasks remaining in the queue.
+When this API is called, all pending macro-tasks and micro-tasks will be executed. If those tasks themselves schedule new tasks, those will be continually exhausted until there are no more tasks remaining in the queue.
 
 This is often useful for synchronously executing setTimeouts during a test in order to synchronously assert about some behavior that would only happen after the `setTimeout()` or `setInterval()` callbacks executed. See the [Timer mocks](TimerMocks.md) doc for more information.
 

website/versioned_docs/version-24.0/JestObjectAPI.md

@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@ When this API is called, all pending micro-tasks that have been queued via `proc
 
 ### `jest.runAllTimers()`
 
-Exhausts the **macro**-task queue (i.e., all tasks queued by `setTimeout()`, `setInterval()`, and `setImmediate()`).
+Exhausts both the **macro**-task queue (i.e., all tasks queued by `setTimeout()`, `setInterval()`, and `setImmediate()`) and the **micro**-task queue (usually interfaced in node via `process.nextTick`).
 
-When this API is called, all pending "macro-tasks" that have been queued via `setTimeout()` or `setInterval()` will be executed. Additionally if those macro-tasks themselves schedule new macro-tasks, those will be continually exhausted until there are no more macro-tasks remaining in the queue.
+When this API is called, all pending macro-tasks and micro-tasks will be executed. If those tasks themselves schedule new tasks, those will be continually exhausted until there are no more tasks remaining in the queue.
 
 This is often useful for synchronously executing setTimeouts during a test in order to synchronously assert about some behavior that would only happen after the `setTimeout()` or `setInterval()` callbacks executed. See the [Timer mocks](TimerMocks.md) doc for more information.