excluded files are not being skipped

Question

so I have the following files setup

"files" : [
    "testing/tests/**",
    "!testing/tests/**/__helpers__/*",
],

However, files in the __helpers__ folder are not being skipped

  ✖ No tests found in testing/tests/graphql/stage-2/__helpers__/workspace/setup.ts, make sure to import "ava" at the top of your test file
  - graphql › stage-2 › tests › workspace.ts › do later
  ✔ general › tests › functions.ts › functions returns proper difference
  ─

  `--fail-fast` is on. 1 test file was skipped.

  1 test passed
  1 test todo

What's wrong with my setup?

Answer 1

According to my understanding "!testing/tests/**/__helpers__/*" would ignore all the files in __helpers__, however in the provided error, setup.ts is within another directory. Try changing it to:

"files" : [
    "testing/tests/**",
    "!testing/tests/**/__helpers__/*/**",
]