tests-live-in-tests-dir

Field	Value
Tool	Dependency Cruiser
Enable via	layout({ scope })
Severity	error
Kind	module rule (reports the file)
Source	packages/rules/src/dependency-cruiser.cjs
Docs	packages/rules/docs/dependency-cruiser.md

What it catches

Test files outside tests/ folders.

As layout({ scope: "@hosti/" }) builds it

{
  "name": "tests-live-in-tests-dir",
  "severity": "error",
  "module": {
    "path": "^(?:apps|packages)/[^/]+/.*[.](?:test|spec)[.][^/]+$",
    "pathNot": "^(?:apps|packages)/[^/]+/src/(?:tests|.*/tests)/[^/]+[.](?:test|spec)[.][^/]+$",
    "numberOfDependentsLessThan": 100
  },
  "from": {}
}

Docs

This rule is one of several in the Dependency Cruiser preset. The Dependency Cruiser page carries the full preset docs from packages/rules/docs/dependency-cruiser.md.

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