[Bug]: Storing Feature tests nested in app folder in Laravel 11 throws ErrorException

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What Happened

I've recently become a fan of tests being stored alongside the files they test. In a Laravel 10 project, I have numerous Feature tests in the app folder and make them bootstrap the framework by including uses(TestCase::class) at the top of each file.

This approach does not work in Laravel 11.

How to Reproduce

• Create a new project with laravel new example-app and use Pest
• Adjust ExampleTest.php to include uses(TestCase::class)
• Run this test from the three locations below

1. File stored in tests/Unit/

This works:

2. File stored in app/

This also works:

3. Create the folder app/Console/Commands/ and move the test into there

This throws an error exception:

I've attempted to step through the code to narrow down the error. It's pretty deep and possibly thrown from phpUnit. The Laravel 11 project that does not work includes v10.5.15. The Laravel 10 project that does includes v10.5.13.

Sample Repository

No response

Pest Version

2.34.5

PHP Version

8.2.17

Operation System

Linux

Notes

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[dmlogic]

I've looked at this again a few weeks (and a few releases) later. The problem is no longer present using latest versions of everything