fix: unreachable code on PruneCommand when using --model and --except at same time (#56140)

Fix: #56139

Author: hosni

src/Illuminate/Database/Console/PruneCommand.php

@@ -115,18 +115,19 @@ protected function pruneModel(string $model)
      */
     protected function models()
     {
-        if (! empty($models = $this->option('model'))) {
-            return (new Collection($models))->filter(function ($model) {
-                return class_exists($model);
-            })->values();
-        }
-
+        $models = $this->option('model');
         $except = $this->option('except');
 
-        if (! empty($models) && ! empty($except)) {
+        if ($models && $except) {
             throw new InvalidArgumentException('The --models and --except options cannot be combined.');
         }
 
+        if ($models) {
+            return (new Collection($models))
+                ->filter(static fn (string $model) => class_exists($model))
+                ->values();
+        }
+
         return (new Collection(Finder::create()->in($this->getPath())->files()->name('*.php')))
             ->map(function ($model) {
                 $namespace = $this->laravel->getNamespace();

tests/Database/PruneCommandTest.php

@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ protected function setUp(): void
         $container->alias(DispatcherContract::class, 'events');
     }
 
+    public function testPrunableModelAndExceptWithEachOther(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(\InvalidArgumentException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('The --models and --except options cannot be combined.');
+
+        $this->artisan([
+            '--model' => Pruning\Models\PrunableTestModelWithPrunableRecords::class,
+            '--except' => Pruning\Models\PrunableTestModelWithPrunableRecords::class,
+        ]);
+    }
+
     public function testPrunableModelWithPrunableRecords()
     {
         $output = $this->artisan(['--model' => Pruning\Models\PrunableTestModelWithPrunableRecords::class]);