Resolving Test Suite Failures Caused by Database Transactions
Introduction
Our test suite was experiencing frequent failures due to database transaction issues. The reconnect() method was causing the PDO connection to close, triggering Laravel's RefreshDatabase trait to reset and resulting in deadlocks and "relation does not exist" errors.
The Challenge
The main challenge was to identify the root cause of the issue and find a solution that would prevent the test suite failures without compromising the database transactions.