From 52c3bcb5a74a750f9ed93bb6e4c0e6dd1c385ef9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Henry <james@henry.sc>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 23:37:47 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore: swallow non-critical error within test helpers (#4034)

---
 libs/test-helpers/src/lib/cli.ts | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libs/test-helpers/src/lib/cli.ts b/libs/test-helpers/src/lib/cli.ts
index cbfa08839f..6a3f200f7e 100644
--- a/libs/test-helpers/src/lib/cli.ts
+++ b/libs/test-helpers/src/lib/cli.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ export function commandRunner(commandModule: yargs.CommandModule) {
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
 
-  // prime the pump so slow-as-molasses CI doesn't fail with delayed require()
-  // TODO: refactor to address type issues
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
-  // @ts-ignore
-  require(path.resolve(require.main.filename, "../../"));
+  try {
+    // prime the pump so slow-as-molasses CI doesn't fail with delayed require()
+    // TODO: refactor to address type issues
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+    // @ts-ignore
+    require(path.resolve(require.main.filename, "../../"));
+  } catch {
+    /* empty */
+  }
 
   return (cwd: string) => {
     // create a _new_ yargs instance every time cwd changes to avoid singleton pollution