pestphp/pest · error · InvalidArgumentException

The number of tries must be greater than 0.

Error message

The number of tries must be greater than 0.

What it means

Error "The number of tries must be greater than 0." thrown in pestphp/pest.

Source

Thrown at src/PendingCalls/TestCall.php:346

    {
        return $this->skipOnWindows()->skipOnMac();
    }

    public function repeat(int $times): self
    {
        if ($times < 1) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('The number of repetitions must be greater than 0.');
        }

        $this->testCaseMethod->repetitions = $times;

        return $this;
    }

    public function flaky(int $tries = 3): self
    {
        if ($tries < 1) {
            throw new InvalidArgumentException('The number of tries must be greater than 0.');
        }

        $this->testCaseMethod->flakyTries = $tries;

        return $this;
    }

    public function todo(// @phpstan-ignore-line
        array|string|null $note = null,
        array|string|null $assignee = null,
        array|string|int|null $issue = null,
        array|string|int|null $pr = null,
    ): self {
        $this->skip('__TODO__');

        $this->testCaseMethod->todo = true;

        if ($issue !== null) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/PendingCalls/TestCall.php:346 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of pestphp/pest@1af74a215c (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/65a19c8772b3522c. Report an issue: GitHub.