ChromeDriver failed to start

[djhi]

ChromeDriver failed to start in 5 seconds

[xolvio:cucumber] Cucumber is running
[xolvio:webdriver] getChromeDriver called
[xolvio:webdriver] startChromeDriver called
[xolvio:webdriver] Entering _startChromeDriver
[xolvio:webdriver] Spawning phantom process binary /home/gildas/.meteor/packages/xolvio_webdriver/.0.5.2.1c9pccx++os+web.browser+web.cordova/npm/node_modules/chromedriver/lib/chromedriver/chromedriver
[xolvio:webdriver] Spawned phantom process with pid 845
[xolvio:webdriver] Finished _startChromeDriver
(STDERR) ChromeDriver failed to start in 5  seconds /home/gildas/.meteor/packages/xolvio_webdriver/.0.5.2.1c9pccx++os+web.browser+web.cordova/npm/node_modules/chromedriver/lib/chromedriver/chromedriver
(STDERR) 
(STDERR) events.js:72
(STDERR)         throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
(STDERR)               ^
(STDERR) Error: Phantom failed to start
(STDERR)   at [object Object]._onTimeout (/home/gildas/projects/payfacile/.meteor/local/build/programs/server/packages/xolvio_webdriver.js:386:13)
(STDERR)   at Timer.listOnTimeout [as ontimeout] (timers.js:112:15)
(STDERR) 

While investigating, I found something strange: if I look at the files in /home/gildas/.meteor/packages/xolvio_webdriver/.0.5.2.1c9pccx++os+web.browser+web.cordova/npm/node_modules/chromedriver/lib/chromedriver/ as mentionned in the logs, I find a chromedriver_mac32.zip. Does it mean that an 32bits OSX version is installed ?

[djhi]

btw, the logs are a little confusing: Phantom instead of chromedriver wrong copy/paste ;)

[SamHatoum]

Sound like the 32 but version could be the issue. What happens if you try to run the chrome driver binary manually from a terminal?

/home/gildas/.meteor/packages/xolvio_webdriver/.0.5.2.1c9pccx++os+web.browser+web.cordova/npm/node_modules/chromedriver/lib/chromedriver/chromedriver

[ghost]

I think when someone installs the webdriver package, https://github.com/giggio/node-chromedriver/blob/master/install.js should be executed again but this doesn't happen (the same issue like with the phantomjs npm package). This happens just when you run npm install chromedriver.

[djhi]

@samhatoum executing the command returns

cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

@Sanjo You mean that the prb occurs only if I have installed chromedriver with npm ?

[SamHatoum]

Oh nice catch. It's because npm runs another script for install which Meteor doesn't do when you include npms.

[djhi]

Oh ok, :+1: @Sanjo

[SamHatoum]

@djhi try to run node /home/gildas/.meteor/packages/xolvio_webdriver/.0.5.2.1c9pccx++os+web.browser+web.cordova/npm/node_modules/chromedriver/install.js

That might fix it (for now)

[djhi]

:+1: it works

[SamHatoum]

awesome, I'll get a fix out soon

[djhi]

However, it does not run headlessly (which may be normal, I admit I have little knowledge about this)

[SamHatoum]

that's correct. chrome driver is intended for either debugging, or if you don't want to run phantom at all. I don't have a good way of making chromedriver headless.

It can be run inside a docker container with some virtual frame buffers, but it wouldn't be an easy meteor add xolvio:webdriver installer.

I'm all open to ideas :)

[djhi]

Ok, phantom is good enough anyway and easier to use for CI. Thanks a lot for this package btw :) Really great work. Can't wait for the parallel version!

[ghost]

On Linux this may work: https://github.com/Sanjo/meteor-karma/issues/4#issuecomment-73928206

[djhi]

@Sanjo nope, this makes chrome fail to start

events.js:72
         throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
               ^
RuntimeError: RuntimeError
(UnknownError:13) An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command.
Problem: unknown error: Chrome failed to start: exited abnormally
Driver info: chromedriver=2.14.313457 (3d645c400edf2e2c500566c9aa096063e707c9cf),platform=Linux 3.13.0-45-generic x86_64)

[djhi]

Finally found a way to use ChromeDrivrer and not be annoyed with multiple Google Chrome windows openning and stealing focus: I use devilspie and have 2 worspaces set in my Cinnamon. For those interested, here's the devilspie script to save under $HOME/.devilspie/chromedriver.ds

; generated_rule chromedriver
( if 
 ( begin 
    ( contains ( application_name ) "Google Chrome" )
  ) 
  ( begin 
    ( set_workspace 2 )
    ( println "match" )
  )
)

NOTES: For people using xfce: replace set_workspace with set_viewport There is a gnome GUI for devilspie, gdevilspie

PS: It's not perfect:

• I still loose focus for a second when a new window is started. But the annoyance is very short as it give me back my focus
• It will apply on all Google chrome windows. I use chromium for web browsing so it's fine for me
• On very few occasions, I've been switched automatically on the 2nd workspace. Only happened once but it might occurs from time to time.