Laravel Dusk Testing - Old template files are shown

Did you try composer dump autoload or artisan optimize (pretty sure it dumps the autoload too)?

Note: never tried dusk, just a wild guess.

I tried both but no luck :(

Any luck? I just noticed that Dusk is using cached pages. I'm using Linux with Valet, tried various cache clear commands but no luck.

im using laravel 11 with inertia and vue. i am also experiencing this

It sounds like Laravel Dusk may be caching your old views, which can happen due to browser caching or due to stale compiled views. Here are a few steps you can try to resolve this:

1. Clear Compiled Views:

   • Run php artisan view:clear to clear any compiled view files. This should ensure that Laravel re-compiles all blade files.

2. Clear Laravel Dusk's Browser Cache:

   • Laravel Dusk runs tests in a browser (like Chrome), which can cache pages. Try running:

     php artisan dusk:chrome --no-sandbox --disable-application-cache --incognito
     

   • You can add other flags like --disable-cache or --disable-gpu if needed.

3. Delete the Cached Files Manually:

   • Sometimes, cached files don’t clear properly. Try deleting the contents in bootstrap/cache (but keep the .gitignore file if you're using Git).

4. Restart the Dusk Test Process:

   • Close all running Dusk instances and restart the test process after clearing the cache to ensure Dusk picks up the latest view files.

5. Run in a Clean Environment:

   • If all else fails, try running Dusk in a clean environment by restarting your server or using a separate testing environment to ensure there’s no conflicting cache.

After performing these steps, re-run your Dusk tests to check if the changes are now reflected.

I hope this helps..!!