README.md

@@ -7315,6 +7315,14 @@ function quux (foo) {
  * @param enabled `true` to enable, `false` to disable. Default: `true`.
  */
 // "jsdoc/match-description": ["error"|"warn", {"contexts":["any"],"mainDescription":"/^[A-Z`-].*\\.$/us","matchDescription":"^([A-Z`-].*(\\.|:)|-\\s.*)$","tags":{"param":true,"returns":true}}]
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ * @todo Ok.
+ */
+function quux () {
+}
+// "jsdoc/match-description": ["error"|"warn", {"mainDescription":false,"tags":{"todo":true}}]
 ````
 
 

package.json

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
     "url": "http://gajus.com"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@es-joy/jsdoccomment": "0.14.0",
+    "@es-joy/jsdoccomment": "0.14.1",
     "comment-parser": "1.3.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.3",
     "escape-string-regexp": "^4.0.0",
     "esquery": "^1.4.0",
-    "jsdoc-type-pratt-parser": "^2.0.1",
+    "jsdoc-type-pratt-parser": "^2.0.2",
     "regextras": "^0.8.0",
     "semver": "^7.3.5",
     "spdx-expression-parse": "^3.0.1"

src/rules/matchDescription.js

@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ export default iterateJsdoc(({
       errorMessage = mainDescription.message;
     }
 
-    if (!tag && mainDescriptionMatch === false) {
+    if (mainDescriptionMatch === false && (
+      !tag || !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(tags, tag.tag))
+    ) {
       return;
     }
 

test/rules/assertions/matchDescription.js

@@ -1552,5 +1552,23 @@ export default {
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      code: `
+        /**
+         * @constructor
+         * @todo Ok.
+         */
+        function quux () {
+        }
+      `,
+      options: [
+        {
+          mainDescription: false,
+          tags: {
+            todo: true,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
   ],
 };

test/rules/index.js

@@ -24,7 +24,15 @@ const main = async () => {
       ecmaVersion: 6,
     };
 
-    const assertions = (await import(`./assertions/${camelCase(ruleName)}`)).default;
+    // Catch syntax errors
+    let assertions;
+    try {
+      assertions = (await import(`./assertions/${camelCase(ruleName)}`)).default;
+    } catch (error) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console -- Reporting back to tester
+      console.error(error);
+      return;
+    }
 
     if (!('meta' in rule && 'schema' in rule.meta) && (
       assertions.invalid.some((item) => {