fix: switch to PHPUnit to resolve XML parsing errors

- Replace Pest with PHPUnit to avoid configuration issues
- Create clean phpunit.xml configuration
- Add comprehensive cache cleanup in test script
- Remove problematic Pest-specific settings

Author: farhadzand

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ jobs:
           composer require "laravel/framework:${{ matrix.laravel }}" "orchestra/testbench:${{ matrix.testbench }}" --no-interaction --no-update
           composer update --${{ matrix.stability }} --prefer-dist --no-interaction
 
+      - name: Clear Pest cache
+        run: |
+          rm -rf vendor/pestphp/pest/cache
+          rm -rf .phpunit.cache
+          rm -rf .pest.cache
+          find . -name "*.cache" -type f -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+
       - name: Wait for RabbitMQ
         run: |
           echo "Waiting for RabbitMQ to be ready..."
@@ -85,5 +92,4 @@ jobs:
           RABBITMQ_USER: laravel
           RABBITMQ_PASSWORD: secret
           RABBITMQ_VHOST: b2b-field
-          PEST_CACHE_DIRECTORY: ""
-        run: ./vendor/bin/pest tests/Unit tests/Feature
+        run: ./run-tests.sh

pest.xml

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <pest
-    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="./vendor/pestphp/pest/pest.xsd"
     stopOnFailure="false"
     stopOnError="false"
 >

phpunit.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<phpunit
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="https://schema.phpunit.de/11.5/phpunit.xsd"
+    backupGlobals="false"
+    colors="true"
+    processIsolation="false"
+    stopOnFailure="false"
+    stopOnError="false"
+    bootstrap="vendor/autoload.php"
+>
+    <testsuites>
+        <testsuite name="Unit">
+            <directory suffix="Test.php">./tests/Unit</directory>
+        </testsuite>
+        <testsuite name="Feature">
+            <directory suffix="Test.php">./tests/Feature</directory>
+        </testsuite>
+    </testsuites>
+
+    <source>
+        <include>
+            <directory suffix=".php">./src</directory>
+        </include>
+    </source>
+
+    <php>
+        <env name="APP_ENV" value="testing"/>
+        <env name="BCRYPT_ROUNDS" value="4"/>
+        <env name="CACHE_DRIVER" value="array"/>
+        <env name="DB_CONNECTION" value="testing"/>
+        <env name="MAIL_MAILER" value="array"/>
+        <env name="QUEUE_CONNECTION" value="sync"/>
+        <env name="SESSION_DRIVER" value="array"/>
+        <env name="TELESCOPE_ENABLED" value="false"/>
+        <env name="RABBITMQ_HOST" value="127.0.0.1"/>
+        <env name="RABBITMQ_PORT" value="5673"/>
+        <env name="RABBITMQ_USER" value="laravel"/>
+        <env name="RABBITMQ_PASSWORD" value="secret"/>
+        <env name="RABBITMQ_VHOST" value="b2b-field"/>
+    </php>
+</phpunit>

run-tests.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Simple test runner using PHPUnit directly to avoid Pest configuration issues
+echo "Running LaravelRabbitMQ Tests..."
+
+# Set environment variables
+export APP_ENV=testing
+export BCRYPT_ROUNDS=4
+export CACHE_DRIVER=array
+export DB_CONNECTION=testing
+export MAIL_MAILER=array
+export QUEUE_CONNECTION=sync
+export SESSION_DRIVER=array
+export TELESCOPE_ENABLED=false
+export RABBITMQ_HOST=127.0.0.1
+export RABBITMQ_PORT=5673
+export RABBITMQ_USER=laravel
+export RABBITMQ_PASSWORD=secret
+export RABBITMQ_VHOST=b2b-field
+
+echo "Checking AMQP extension..."
+if php -m | grep -q amqp; then
+    echo "AMQP extension is available"
+else
+    echo "AMQP extension is not available - this is expected in some environments"
+fi
+
+# Clear any cache files that might cause issues
+rm -rf .phpunit.cache
+rm -rf .pest.cache
+find . -name "*.cache" -type f -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Run tests with PHPUnit directly
+echo "Running Unit Tests..."
+if ./vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite Unit --no-coverage --colors=never; then
+    echo "Unit tests passed, running Feature tests..."
+    if ./vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite Feature --no-coverage --colors=never; then
+        echo "All tests passed!"
+        exit 0
+    else
+        echo "Feature tests failed"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Unit tests failed"
+    exit 1
+fi