Protractor 5.4.2 lack of support for new chromedriver versions like 76.0.3809.68

[lukaslewandowski-pearson]

Hi,

Bug report
Protractor 5.4.2 can't work with new Chrome versions like 76.0.3809.87

Feature Request
Add support for new chromedriver versions naming convention to Protractor 5.4.2 due to issues with Protractor 6

(My tests are executing in parallel mode with directConnet: true and I am using async/await.)

[harsha509]

Hi @lukaslewandowski-pearson ,

There is webdriver-manager version 12.1.6 which supports chrome 76. You can install through npm i webdriver-manager@12.1.6. It may resolve the issue.

The new webdriver-manager will be released along with latest protractor version later

Thanks!

[lukaslewandowski-pearson]

Hi @harsha509 ,
Thx for replay but it looks like Protractor is using his own webdriver-manager in node_modules/protractor/node_modules/webdriver-manager and adding webdriver-manager to project dependencies or installing it globally is not changing the behavior of the Protractor.

I will add that my tests are executing in parallel mode with directConnet: true and I am using async/await.

[Morcatko]

I was able to fix it by adding this to my test project package.json

"postinstall": "cd ./node_modules/protractor && npm i webdriver-manager@latest",

It reinstalls webdriver-manager used internally by protractor.
You can add && node bin/webdriver-manager update but some other postinstall script runs that for me automatically

[harsha509]

Hi @lukaslewandowski-pearson

directConnect: true uses drivers available in node_modules in current directory,
enabling below in config

@Morcatko thanks for the workaround.

hope this both solution helps

directConnect: false,
seleniumAddress:"http://localhost:4444/wd/hub"

and starting webdriver-manager start globally uses the selenium server started globally.

[lukaslewandowski-pearson]

WOW @Morcatko I own you a beer :) it works like a charm :) Thank you

My final version:
"postinstall": "cd ./node_modules/protractor && npm i webdriver-manager@latest && cd ../.. && ./node_modules/.bin/webdriver-manager update",

[Dolly2315]

@Morcatko Thanks , it worked for me as well :)

[krithi0503]

Hi All,

I tried all of the above suggestions with no luck yet. I have tried the below -

1. directConnect: true

And then in my package.json added

"postinstall": "cd ./node_modules/gulp-protractor && npm i webdriver-manager@12.1.6 && cd ../../ && ./node_modules/.bin/webdriver-manager update --gecko=false"

I have tried this with and without adding explicit dependency

"webdriver-manager": "12.1.6"

The below is the error message I see -

E/direct - Error code: 135
[12:06:06] E/direct - Error message: Could not find update-config.json. Run 'webdriver-manager update' to download binaries.
[12:06:06] E/direct - Error: Could not find update-config.json. Run 'webdriver-manager update' to download binaries.

2. directConnect: false

Same Dependency and Post Install script as above. I am able to see the browser launch with the web url but nothing else happens.

Build info: version: '3.141.59', revision: 'e82be7d358', time: '2018-11-14T08:25:53'
System info: host: 'MC02S8298G8WM', ip: '192.168.130.131', os.name: 'Mac OS X', os.arch: 'x86_64', os.version: '10.13.6', java.version: '1.8.0_181'
Driver info: driver.version: unknown
UnsupportedOperationError: touchSingleTap
Build info: version: '3.141.59', revision: 'e82be7d358', time: '2018-11-14T08:25:53'
System info: host: 'MC02S8298G8WM', ip: '192.168.130.131', os.name: 'Mac OS X', os.arch: 'x86_64', os.version: '10.13.6', java.version: '1.8.0_181'
Driver info: driver.version: unknown

The Chrome is currently on version 76.0.3809.100 and the latest chromedriver downloaded seems to be chromedriver_76.0.3809.12 for webdriver@12.1.6. I specifically tried mentioning a different higher version as well in update command

webdriver-manager update --versions.chrome=76.0.3809.68

The below was the error -

[12:24:58] E/launcher - Unable to create new service: ChromeDriverService
Build info: version: '3.141.59', revision: 'e82be7d358', time: '2018-11-14T08:25:53'
System info: host: 'MC02S8298G8WM', ip: '192.168.130.131', os.name: 'Mac OS X', os.arch: 'x86_64', os.version: '10.13.6', java.version: '1.8.0_181'
Driver info: driver.version: unknown

I am pretty much flabbergasted and out of options. Is there anything else we could try?
P.S : Protractor upgrade is not feasible since we can't upgrade our node version.

[Dolly2315]

Please try running webdriver-manager update with step 1 @krithi0503

[krithi0503]

Please try running webdriver-manager update with step 1 @krithi0503

Unfortunately still throws the error -
Error message: Could not find update-config.json. Run 'webdriver-manager update' to download binaries.

[harsha509]

Hi @krithi0503 ,

can you please provide your capabilities using to launch the chrome.

Thanks

[krithi0503]

@harsha509 : These are the code snippets corresponding to the capabilities in config -

directConnect: true,
browserName: 'chrome',
shardTestFiles: true,
maxInstances: 4,
chromeOptions: {
     mobileEmulation: {
           deviceName: 'iPhone 6'
     } 
}

Note : I have tried without parallel execution as well.

[harsha509]

Hi @krithi0503 ,

I have 2 updates for you.

1. As you're using directConnect: true ,

navigate to project root/node_modules/.bin webdriver-manager clean and
project root/node_modules/.bin> npm i webdriver-manager@12.1.6 and
project root/node_modules/.bin>webdriver-manager update

It should download chrome 76_drivers

if you see any error -> 'Error message: Could not find update-config.json. Run 'webdriver-manager update' to download binaries.'

you can do

project_root\node_modules\protractor\node_modules\webdriver-manager\bin> node webdriver-manager update

2. If you're using chorme 75 + versions, 'chromeOptions' doesn't work. they have changed their capability to 'goog:chromeOptions' which current selenium doesn't support. you have to update to selenium 4 else downgrade to chrome 74

Thanks!

[krithi0503]

Hi @krithi0503 ,

I have 2 updates for you.

1. As you're using directConnect: true ,

navigate to project root/node_modules/.bin webdriver-manager clean and
project root/node_modules/.bin> npm i webdriver-manager@12.1.6 and
project root/node_modules/.bin>webdriver-manager update

It should download chrome 76_drivers

if you see any error -> 'Error message: Could not find update-config.json. Run 'webdriver-manager update' to download binaries.'

you can do

project_root\node_modules\protractor\node_modules\webdriver-manager\bin> node webdriver-manager update

1. If you're using chorme 75 + versions, 'chromeOptions' doesn't work. they have changed their capability to 'goog:chromeOptions' which current selenium doesn't support. you have to update to selenium 4 else downgrade to chrome 74

Thanks!

Thanks for this. With minor tweaks this solution worked. Modified to 'goog:chromrOptions' and added this in postInstall script -

"postinstall": "cd ./node_modules/webdriver-manager && webdriver-manager clean && cd ../.. && npm i webdriver-manager@12.1.6 --no-save && webdriver-manager update --gecko=false && cd ./node_modules/gulp-protractor && npm i webdriver-manager@12.1.6 --no-save && webdriver-manager update --gecko=false",

[tfaron]

Using directConnect=false, we start a seleniumSession and pass the seleniumSessionId however as of 12.1.5 passing seleniumSessionId fails with the following error so not sure how we can connect using Chrome 76.

...\projects\client-ng\node_modules.bin\protractor C:\svt-web-client\projects\client-ng\protractor.e2e.atf.conf.js --seleniumSessionId=f2720b90bf7763c8ba87ecf155b33d31 --grep "C1980075_OMNI_69706_6"'
[08:59:57] I/launcher - Running 1 instances of WebDriver
[08:59:57] I/attachSession - Using the selenium server at http://127.0.0.1:4444/wd/hub
[08:59:57] I/attachSession - Using session id - f2720b90bf7763c8ba87ecf155b33d31
[08:59:57] E/runner - Unable to start a WebDriver session.
[08:59:57] E/launcher - Error: UnsupportedOperationError: unknown command: Cannot call non W3C standard command while in W3C mode
Build info: version: '3.141.59', revision: 'e82be7d358', time: '2018-11-14T08:25:53'
System info: host: 'DESKTOP-KP0NDTR', ip: '16.100.206.160', os.name: 'Windows 10', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '10.0', java.version: '1.8.0_221'
Driver info: driver.version: unknown
at Object.checkLegacyResponse (C:\svt-web-client\projects\client-ng\node_modules\selenium-webdriver\lib\error.js:546:15)
at parseHttpResponse (C:\svt-web-client\projects\client-ng\node_modules\selenium-webdriver\lib\http.js:509:13)
at doSend.then.response (C:\svt-web-client\projects\client-ng\node_modules\selenium-webdriver\lib\http.js:441:30)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:68:7)
[08:59:57] E/launcher - Process exited with error code 100

[oomkarpandit]

Try this - it worked for me: Using Direct Connect.

Add this script to package.json:
"postinstall": "cd ./node_modules/protractor && npm i webdriver-manager@latest",

then:

npm run postinstall
webdriver-manager update
npx webdriver-manager update

[gmangat]

I was getting the error before "Chrome version should be between 71 and 75" and now have updated the latest chrome driver and also added the above in package.json but now i started getting some circular reference error. This is the updated chrome driver

The error i keep getting after now is :
[Failed: javascript error: circular reference
(Session info: chrome=76.0.3809.100)
(Driver info: chromedriver=76.0.3809.12 (220b19a666554bdcac56dff9ffd44c300842c933-refs/branch-heads/3809@{#83}),platform=Windows NT 10.0.17763 x86_64)

Any idea/ help will be really appreciated

[brunonf15]

Same issue here.
After the update, this error also appears:

[16148:0814/103221.329:INFO:CONSOLE(170)] "%cElectron Security Warning (Insecure Content-Security-Policy)", source: C:\Users\bruno.figueiredo\Pictures\smc-monitor-software\node_modules\electron\dist\resources\electron.asar\renderer\security-warnings.js (170)
[10:33:17] E/launcher - unknown error: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist
  (Driver info: chromedriver=76.0.3809.12 (220b19a666554bdcac56dff9ffd44c300842c933-refs/branch-heads/3809@{#83}),platform=Windows NT 10.0.17763 x86_64)
[10:33:17] E/launcher - WebDriverError: unknown error: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist
  (Driver info: chromedriver=76.0.3809.12 (220b19a666554bdcac56dff9ffd44c300842c933-refs/branch-heads/3809@{#83}),platform=Windows NT 10.0.17763 x86_64)
    at Object.checkLegacyResponse (C:\Users\bruno.figueiredo\Pictures\smc-monitor-software\node_modules\selenium-webdriver\lib\error.js:546:15)

[ghost]

    "pree2e": "./node_modules/protractor/bin/webdriver-manager update",
    "e2e": "npm run pree2e && ng e2e --webdriver-update=false"

[Amy-Lynn]

The solutions here seem to mostly require the webdriver-manager used by protractor being in a known location, which isn't great if you're providing a framework library to be consumed by others (who may use hoisting in a monorepo).

I don't love it, but would (optionally) specifying the folder of webdriver-manager for protractor to use be an option? Then I can list webdriver-manager as a direct dependency of my project, point it at that, and not need to jump through the hoops of finding where the one protractor is going to use is installed

[istudiomobile]

I have exact same error as @brunonf15 but with Chrome 77 using webdriver-manager 77.0.3865.10, 77.0.3865.40 and 77.0.3865.75 in Angular 7 running tests with VS Code.

[smhc]

I have a related problem running Protractor 5.4.2 with Chrome, IE or any other driver implementing w3c. The 'window/resize' command has been renamed 'window/rect' and webdriver 3.6 does not have the compatibility layer that webdriver 4+ has.

see: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/master/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/lib/webdriver.js#L1462

and https://www.w3.org/TR/webdriver1/#set-window-rect

I have had to work around the problem with the following hack:

browser.driver.getExecutor().defineCommand('setWindowRect_W3C', 'POST', '/session/:sessionId/window/rect');

    public static resize(width: number, height: number) {
        // Determine if driver is w3c compliant or not
        if ((<any>browser.driver).getExecutor().w3c) {
            // We need to manually construct a command because webdriver 3.6.0
            // does not construct a w3c compliant 'rect' command. This results
            // in errors such as: unknown command: session/xxx/window/size
            // for browsers that have deprecated the JSON wire protocol API
            let resizeCommand = new Command('setWindowRect_W3C');
            resizeCommand.setParameter('x', 0);
            resizeCommand.setParameter('y', 0);
            resizeCommand.setParameter('height', height);
            resizeCommand.setParameter('width', width);

            return browser.driver.schedule(resizeCommand, 'W3C-shim window rect: ' + height + ',' + width);
        } else {
            // If not w3c driver, use old JSON wire protocol API
            return browser.driver.manage().window().setSize(width, height);
        }
    }

[DanielHabenicht]

fyi there is a similar issue here: #4728
This might be a duplicate.