react-scripts v5 type checks test files when running start command

Created by: jwalton9

Describe the bug

When upgrading to react-scripts v5, and running react-scripts start or react-scripts build any .test.ts or .spec.ts file with type errors are reported to the build process and the build fails.

Did you try recovering your dependencies?

I started a fresh project to reproduce the error and the bug still exists

Which terms did you search for in User Guide?

Typescript, types, tests.

Environment

Environment Info:

  current version of create-react-app: 5.0.0
  running from /Users/joewalton/.npm/_npx/c67e74de0542c87c/node_modules/create-react-app

  System:
    OS: macOS 12.0.1
    CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
  Binaries:
    Node: 16.13.1 - ~/.asdf/installs/nodejs/16.13.1/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.17 - ~/.asdf/installs/nodejs/16.13.1/.npm/bin/yarn
    npm: 8.1.2 - ~/.asdf/installs/nodejs/16.13.1/bin/npm
  Browsers:
    Chrome: 97.0.4692.71
    Edge: Not Found
    Firefox: Not Found
    Safari: 15.1
  npmPackages:
    react: ^17.0.2 => 17.0.2
    react-dom: ^17.0.2 => 17.0.2
    react-scripts: ^5.0.0 => 5.0.0
  npmGlobalPackages:
    create-react-app: Not Found

Steps to reproduce

Create a new create-react-app using the typescript template. npx create-react-app my-app --template typescript
Add a type error to src/App.test.tsx
run npm run build

Expected behavior

Type errors should be ignored in test files when running or building app code.

Actual behavior

Type errors are reported in test files when running or building app code.

Reproducible demo

https://github.com/jwalton9/cra-test-type-error