Launching and stopping appium server programmtically

hello dduphorn, my friend
Thanks for your solution! I have Appium 1.6.3 and OS Sierra 10.12.2

Unfortunately I have a problem with your code
1) I run appium server from Java by using your code
2) I run iOS driver from Java by using: driver = new IOSDriver(url, capabilities);
3) Program crashes with following errors:

[XCUITest] Error: Command 'idevice_id -l' errored out: Error: spawn idevice_id ENOENT
...
Error: Command 'idevice_id -l' errored out: Error: spawn idevice_id ENOENT
...
[debug] [XCUITest] Reset not set, not ending sim
[MJSONWP] Encountered internal error running command: Error: Command 'idevice_id -l' errored out: Error: spawn idevice_id ENOENT
...
[HTTP] <-- POST /wd/hub/session 500 246 ms - 521
Jan 08, 2017 10:45:25 PM org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake createSession
INFO: Falling back to original OSS JSON Wire Protocol.
...
[BaseDriver] Session created with session id: 6d3bfa8b-fb6b-4330-a824-90d13a00b1b1
[debug] [XCUITest] Xcode version set to '8.2.1'
[debug] [XCUITest] iOS SDK Version set to '10.2'
[XCUITest] Error: Command 'idevice_id -l' errored out: Error: spawn idevice_id ENOENT
...
Error: Command 'idevice_id -l' errored out: Error: spawn idevice_id ENOENT
...
[debug] [XCUITest] Reset not set, not ending sim
[MJSONWP] Encountered internal error running command: Error: Command 'idevice_id -l' errored out: Error: spawn idevice_id ENOENT
...
[HTTP] <-- POST /wd/hub/session 500 109 ms - 521
Jan 08, 2017 10:50:06 PM org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake createSession
INFO: Falling back to straight W3C remote end connection
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Exception in thread "main" org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: Unable to create new remote session.
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Driver info: driver.version: IOSDriver
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.createSession(ProtocolHandshake.java:91)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.HttpCommandExecutor.execute(HttpCommandExecutor.java:141)
at io.appium.java_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor.execute(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:69)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:601)
at io.appium.java_client.DefaultGenericMobileDriver.execute(DefaultGenericMobileDriver.java:42)
at io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver.execute(AppiumDriver.java:1)
at io.appium.java_client.ios.IOSDriver.execute(IOSDriver.java:1)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.startSession(RemoteWebDriver.java:241)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.(RemoteWebDriver.java:128)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.(RemoteWebDriver.java:141)
at io.appium.java_client.DefaultGenericMobileDriver.(DefaultGenericMobileDriver.java:38)
at io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver.(AppiumDriver.java:83)
at io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver.(AppiumDriver.java:93)
at io.appium.java_client.ios.IOSDriver.(IOSDriver.java:75)
at io.appium.iOSTestingSystem.App.driver_start(App.java:179)
at io.appium.iOSTestingSystem.App.main(App.java:86)

Second scenario:
1) I run appium server from mac os terminal by using "appium" command
2) I run iOS driver by using the same my Java code : driver = new IOSDriver(url, capabilities);
3) Program DOESN'T crash
Do you know where is the bug?

What is your node and appium path?

My node is: /Users/dduphorn/.nvm/versions/node/v6.0.0/bin/node
My Path is: /Users/"dduphorn/.nvm/versions/node/v6.0.0/bin/appium

My guess is that the issue is because these are incorrect.

DD

/usr/local/bin/Appium
/usr/local/bin/node
get from "which" command

I have new information, the issue is visible only if I run program in Eclipse.
There is no issue if I run the same code from mac command line by using "java -jar file.jar".
It's strange for me. Have you ever seen this issue?

It appears that you are pointing to the wrong appium and node.

1. Open Terminal
2. Enter: brew install node
3. Enter: nvm install 6.0.0
4. Enter: which node
5. If the node path changes continue with 6 and 7
6. npm install -g appium
7. npm install -g appium-doctor

Below is How I started the appium server

CommandLine command = new CommandLine("/Users/"+strAutomationUser+"/.nvm/versions/node/v6.0.0/bin/node");
command.addArgument("/Users/"+strAutomationUser+"/.nvm/versions/node/v6.0.0/bin/appium",false);
command.addArgument("--address", false);
command.addArgument("127.0.0.1");
command.addArgument("--port", false);
command.addArgument(strAppiumPort);
command.addArgument("-bp", false);
command.addArgument(strBootstrapPort);
command.addArgument("--full-reset", true);
command.addArgument("--session-override", true);
//command.addArgument("--no-reset", true);
DefaultExecuteResultHandler resultHandler = new DefaultExecuteResultHandler();
DefaultExecutor executor = new DefaultExecutor();
executor.setExitValue(1);
try {executor.execute(command, resultHandler);
Thread.sleep(5000);System.out.println("Appium server started.");}
catch (IOException e)
{e.printStackTrace();}
catch (InterruptedException e)
{e.printStackTrace();}

//Capabilities
DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
capabilities.setCapability("newCommandTimeout", 60 * 5);
capabilities.setCapability("platformName","iOS");
capabilities.setCapability("deviceName",strIOSDeviceName);
capabilities.setCapability("automationName","XCUITest");
capabilities.setCapability("udid",strIOSUdid);
capabilities.setCapability("deviceName",strIOSDeviceName+"("+strIOSUdid+")");
File f = new File(strIOSPath);
if(f.exists()) {capabilities.setCapability("app",strIOSPath);}
else{String strErrorMsg = "The IOS application path didn't exists ("+strIOSPath+")";Reporter.log(""+strErrorMsg+"");Assert.fail(strErrorMsg);return null;}
capabilities.setCapability("launchTimeout", 60000);
capabilities.setCapability("sendKeyStrategy","setValue");
IOSDriver iosdriver = new IOSDriver(new URL("http://127.0.0.1:"+strAppiumPort+"/wd/hub"), capabilities);

Hope that helps

DD

still the same
[XCUITest] Error: Command 'idevice_id -l' errored out: Error: spawn idevice_id ENOENT

these type of approaches always result in lots of issues as we need to think a lot and write lots of code hence better use AppiumDriverLocalService which is small and crispy.....it uses very less and excellent output besides helps to plug-in with other programs

HI Team,
@Hassan_Radi

I am trying to start appium server through java code but getting UnreachableBrowserException. I have posted my question on StackOverflow with all the code and logs. Please have a look and help.

Node.exe is started but i get exception during AndroidDriver initialization and node.exe is closed during the same.
NPM method is not working for me as I cannot install appium via npm due to network proxy settings in my office network.

check IP - > String url = "http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub";

when your appium started what it is writing?

for example:
[Appium] Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4723

Appium server launches every time whenever new scenario starts while using Cucumber-Selenium.
Please do help in resolving this issue.It will be very helpful!!!Thanks in Advance

wonder if you have udid why you need set any device name... try without it.
also real reason in logs is - [debug] [XCUITest] Error: Could not get Xcode version. /Library/Developer/Info.plist does not exist on disk.

Hey! I could solve this problem by adding /usr/bin:/usr/local/bin in my eclipse path variable and that solved this problem. But again I have an issue. So, when I start appium and my test run completes, after that I am not getting any testng logs. I mean the summary after test run from testng is missing in my logs. Any ideas how to resolve it. So the following summary is missing

===============================================
Default test
Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Skips: 0
===============================================

===============================================
Default suite
Total tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Skips: 0
===============================================

[TestNG] Time taken by org.testng.reporters.jq.Main@25618e91: 27 ms
[TestNG] Time taken by org.testng.reporters.EmailableReporter2@17d99928: 6 ms
[TestNG] Time taken by org.testng.reporters.XMLReporter@7bb11784: 5 ms
[TestNG] Time taken by [FailedReporter passed=0 failed=0 skipped=0]: 0 ms
[TestNG] Time taken by org.testng.reporters.SuiteHTMLReporter@483bf400: 58 ms
[TestNG] Time taken by org.testng.reporters.JUnitReportReporter@34340fab: 4 ms

Appium starts and stops @ [Appium] Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4723

how do i move further to
[HTTP] --> POST /wd/hub/session {"desiredCapabilities":{"app":"/Users/vikumar/Desktop/ShareConnect.zip","platformVersion":"9.3","automationName":"XCUITest","platformName":"iOS","udid":"dd5287b0c2c5c9a86b3144e5f6dbaa646744b835","deviceName":"iPad","fullReset":true}}

below is my command in jenkins(batch file)

this is my command
/usr/local/bin/node /Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node_modules/appium/build/lib/main.js --address 0.0.0.0 --port 4723/wd/hub --app /Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/jobs/MMLocalProject/workspace/src/T/result/MeasuringMaster.app --command-timeout 200000

[​] $ /bin/sh -xe /Users/Shared/Jenkins/tmp/hudson8130735449869040556.sh
+ cd /Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/jobs/MMLocalProject/workspace/
+ chmod g+w+x appium.sh
+ sh appium.sh
[Appium] Welcome to Appium v1.5.3
[Appium] Non-default server args:
[Appium] defaultCommandTimeout: 200000
[Appium] app: '/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/jobs/MMLocalProject/workspace/src/T/result/MeasuringMaster.app'
[Appium] Deprecated server args:
[Appium] --app => --default-capabilities '{"app":"/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/jobs/MMLocalProject/workspace/src/T/result/MeasuringMaster.app"}'
[Appium] Default capabilities, which will be added to each request unless overridden by desired capabilities:
[Appium] app: '/Users/Shared/Jenkins/Home/jobs/MMLocalProject/workspace/src/T/result/MeasuringMaster.app'
[Appium] Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4723