Global test (scenario) timeout doesn't work if BeforeSuite() in a test is present

[mirao]

Use this test Timeout_test.ts:

Feature('Timeout');

BeforeSuite(() => {
    // No stuff needed here to reproduce the issue
});

Scenario('Test timeout',  ({ I }) => {
    I.wait(4);
});

config codecept.conf.ts (with 2 secs global timeout (timeout for every scenario)):

import { setHeadlessWhen, setCommonPlugins } from '@codeceptjs/configure';
// turn on headless mode when running with HEADLESS=true environment variable
// export HEADLESS=true && npx codeceptjs run
setHeadlessWhen(process.env.HEADLESS);

// enable all common plugins https://github.com/codeceptjs/configure#setcommonplugins
setCommonPlugins();

export const config: CodeceptJS.MainConfig = {
  tests: './*_test.ts',
  output: './output',
  helpers: {
    Playwright: {
      browser: 'chromium',
      url: 'http://localhost',
      show: true
    }
  },
  include: {
    I: './steps_file'
  },
  plugins: {
    htmlReporter: {
      enabled: true
    }
  },
  name: 'my',
  timeout: 2
}

Run the test

mirao@rog:~/workspace/my$ codeceptjs run --verbose
***************************************
nodeInfo:  20.19.5
osInfo:  Linux 6.14 Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS 24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat)
cpuInfo:  (16) x64 AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core Processor
chromeInfo:  141.0.7390.107
edgeInfo:  "N/A"
firefoxInfo:  undefined
safariInfo:  N/A
playwrightBrowsers:  "chromium: 141.0.7390.37, firefox: 142.0.1, webkit: 26.0"
If you need more detailed info, just run this: npx codeceptjs info
***************************************
CodeceptJS v3.7.5 #StandWithUkraine
Using test root "/home/mirao/workspace/my"
Helpers: Playwright
Plugins: screenshotOnFail, htmlReporter, retryFailedStep, eachElement

Timeout --
/home/mirao/workspace/my/Timeout_test.ts
    [1]  Starting recording promises
    Timeouts: 2
 › [Session] Starting singleton browser session
  BeforeSuite()

  Test timeout
 › [New Session] {"ignoreHTTPSErrors":false,"acceptDownloads":true}
  Scenario()
    I wait 4
HTML Reporter: Test finished - Test timeout, State: passed, Retries: 0
HTML Reporter: Test Test timeout artifacts at test.finished: []
HTML Reporter: Added new test - Test timeout, State: passed
  ✔ OK in 4003ms


  OK  | 1 passed   // 4s

Expected result:
It fails on timeout

Actual result:
It doesn't fail

If you omit BeforeSuite(), it works as expected

Feature('Timeout');

// BeforeSuite(() => {
//     // Not stuff needed here to reproduce the issue
// });

Scenario('Test timeout',  ({ I }) => {
    I.wait(4);
});

Now the test is failing as expected ✔️ :

mirao@rog:~/workspace/my$ codeceptjs run --verbose
***************************************
nodeInfo:  20.19.5
osInfo:  Linux 6.14 Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS 24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat)
cpuInfo:  (16) x64 AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core Processor
chromeInfo:  141.0.7390.107
edgeInfo:  "N/A"
firefoxInfo:  undefined
safariInfo:  N/A
playwrightBrowsers:  "chromium: 141.0.7390.37, firefox: 142.0.1, webkit: 26.0"
If you need more detailed info, just run this: npx codeceptjs info
***************************************
CodeceptJS v3.7.5 #StandWithUkraine
Using test root "/home/mirao/workspace/my"
Helpers: Playwright
Plugins: screenshotOnFail, htmlReporter, retryFailedStep, eachElement

Timeout --
/home/mirao/workspace/my/Timeout_test.ts
    [1]  Starting recording promises
    Timeouts: 2
 › [Session] Starting singleton browser session
  Test timeout
 › Test Timeout: 2s
 › [New Session] {"ignoreHTTPSErrors":false,"acceptDownloads":true}
  Scenario()
    I wait 4
    [1]  Error (Non-Terminated) | TimeoutError: Action wait: 4 was interrupted on timeout 2000ms | err => { // we wrap timeout errors in a StepTimeou...
    [1]  Error (Non-Terminated) | TestTimeoutError: Timeout 2s exceeded (with Before hook) | err => { step.status = 'failed' step.endTime = +Da...
    [1] Error | TestTimeoutError: Timeout 2s exceeded (with Before hook) undefined...
HTML Reporter: Test finished - Test timeout, State: failed, Retries: 0
HTML Reporter: Test Test timeout artifacts at test.finished: []
HTML Reporter: Added new test - Test timeout, State: failed
    [1] <teardown>  Stopping recording promises
 › <screenshotOnFail> Test failed, try to save a screenshot
 › [Screenshot] output/Test_timeout.failed.png
  ✖ FAILED in 2039ms

    [2]  Starting recording promises

-- FAILURES:

  1) Timeout
       Test timeout:
     
  Timeout 2s exceeded (with Before hook)
  TestTimeoutError: 
      at /home/mirao/workspace/my/node_modules/codeceptjs/lib/listener/globalTimeout.js:135:17
      at /home/mirao/workspace/my/node_modules/codeceptjs/lib/recorder.js:299:16
  
  
  ◯ File: file:///home/mirao/workspace/my/Timeout_test.ts
  
  ◯ Scenario Steps:
  ✖ I.wait(4) at Test.<anonymous> (./Timeout_test.ts:8:7)
  
  ◯ Artifacts:
  - screenshot: /home/mirao/workspace/my/output/Test_timeout.failed.png
  
  ◯ Metadata:
  - browser: chromium
  - browserVersion: 141.0.7390.37
  - windowSize: 1280x720


  FAIL  | 0 passed, 1 failed   // 2s

Used SW:

• CodeceptJS 3.7.5
• Playwright 1.56.1