Can't start device-farm for iOS

[tking16]

Starting Appium device farm when setting platform to ios will fail to execute, giving: Could not configure Appium server. It's possible that a driver or plugin tried to update the server and failed. Original error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, scandir '/Users/theo.king/code/testing/app-at/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/go-ios/dist/'

logs

https://gist.github.com/tking16/70e6943c22af5f9e555105298259b0bf

Environment

• Operating system: 13.2.1 (22D68)
• appium 2.0.0-beta.65
• Node.js version : v19.5.0
• npm version : 9.3.1 Appium driver(s) and their version(s):
  • xcuitest@4.23.0 [installed (npm)]
  • uiautomator2@2.15.0 [installed (npm)] Appium plugin(s) and their version(s):
  • "appium-device-farm": "^7.2.0"
  • "appium-dashboard": "2.0.2"

Minimal Reproducible Example

https://github.com/tking16/SampleProj-deviceFarm

[outi5]

@tking16, I had this problem last week and I think I found that the .../go-ios directory was missing, so I added it to that path and then reran npm install. I'm not 100% sure that's what fixed it, but know it had something to do with that directory missing. If I run into it again, I'll update here.

[tking16]

Yeah the go-ios folder is definitely there, I even ran npm install go-ios still no luck

[saikrishna321]

@tking16 What is in this folder /xxx//app-at/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/go-ios/dist/

[saikrishna321]

@tking16 Can you try with latest version if the existing go-ios failed to fetch we look for globally. So you can install npm install -g go-ios

[tking16]

Thanks @saikrishna321, getting a new error now:

2023-04-28 10:05:46:963 - [debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/theo.king/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s R3CT40962TF shell getprop ro.build.version.release'
2023-04-28 10:05:46:964 - [debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/theo.king/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s R3CT40962TF shell getprop ro.build.characteristics'
2023-04-28 10:05:46:964 - [debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/theo.king/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 -s R3CT40962TF shell dumpsys bluetooth_manager | grep name: | cut -c9-'
2023-04-28 10:05:47:312 - [device-farm] Had trouble finding go-ios within device-farm modules, checking globally
2023-04-28 10:05:47:535 - [Appium] Could not configure Appium server. It's possible that a driver or plugin tried to update the server and failed. Original error: Command 'npm bin -g' exited with code 1
2023-04-28 10:05:47:535 - [debug] [Appium] Error: Command 'npm bin -g' exited with code 1
2023-04-28 10:05:47:535 - [debug] [Appium]     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/theo.king/code/xxx/testing/app-at/node_modules/teen_process/lib/exec.js:129:19)
2023-04-28 10:05:47:535 - [debug] [Appium]     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:512:28)
2023-04-28 10:05:47:535 - [debug] [Appium]     at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1098:16)
2023-04-28 10:05:47:535 - [debug] [Appium]     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:304:5)
make: *** [appium] Error 1

This occurs both before and after running npm install -g go-ios

[tking16]

@tking16 What is in this folder /xxx//app-at/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/go-ios/dist/

go-ios/ ┣ bin/ ┣ dist/ ┃ ┣ go-ios-darwin-amd64_darwin_amd64/ ┃ ┃ ┗ ios ┃ ┣ go-ios-linux-amd64_linux_amd64/ ┃ ┃ ┗ ios ┃ ┗ go-ios-windows-amd64_windows_amd64/ ┃ ┗ ios.exe ┣ package.json ┗ postinstall.js

Btw I'm using an M1 Mac if that makes any difference

[saikrishna321]

@tking16 when you the command in your terminal what is the output npm bin -g

[saikrishna321]

@tking16 What is in this folder /xxx//app-at/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/go-ios/dist/

go-ios/ ┣ bin/ ┣ dist/ ┃ ┣ go-ios-darwin-amd64_darwin_amd64/ ┃ ┃ ┗ ios ┃ ┣ go-ios-linux-amd64_linux_amd64/ ┃ ┃ ┗ ios ┃ ┗ go-ios-windows-amd64_windows_amd64/ ┃ ┗ ios.exe ┣ package.json ┗ postinstall.js

Btw I'm using an M1 Mac if that makes any difference

Expected output. Not sure why it says /xxx//app-at/node_modules/appium-device-farm/node_modules/go-ios/dist/ not present. Let me check

[saikrishna321]

@tking16 I tried from your project with the latest appium-device-farm and I can't reproduce your problem

❯ make appium
node ./node_modules/appium/build/lib/main.js --log-timestamp --allow-insecure=get_server_logs -pa /wd/hub --use-plugins=device-farm --plugin-device-farm-platform=both -p 4724
2023-04-29 05:10:03:721 - [Appium] Attempting to load plugin device-farm...
2023-04-29 05:10:03:722 - [debug] [Appium] Requiring plugin at /Users/saikrishna/Downloads/git/device-farm-demo/issue/SampleProj-deviceFarm/node_modules/appium-device-farm
2023-04-29 05:10:03:986 - [Appium] Welcome to Appium v2.0.0-beta.66 (REV 66f494b845b0a5cb9066c3e8fdc68cf84e6b720d)
2023-04-29 05:10:03:987 - [Appium] Non-default server args:
2023-04-29 05:10:03:988 - [Appium] {
2023-04-29 05:10:03:988 - [Appium]   allowInsecure: [
2023-04-29 05:10:03:988 - [Appium]     'get_server_logs'
2023-04-29 05:10:03:988 - [Appium]   ],
2023-04-29 05:10:03:988 - [Appium]   basePath: '/wd/hub',
2023-04-29 05:10:03:989 - [Appium]   logTimestamp: true,
2023-04-29 05:10:03:989 - [Appium]   port: 4724,
2023-04-29 05:10:03:989 - [Appium]   usePlugins: [
2023-04-29 05:10:03:989 - [Appium]     'device-farm'
2023-04-29 05:10:03:989 - [Appium]   ]
2023-04-29 05:10:03:989 - [Appium] }
2023-04-29 05:10:03:989 - [Appium] Attempting to load driver xcuitest...
2023-04-29 05:10:03:990 - [debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at /Users/saikrishna/Downloads/git/device-farm-demo/issue/SampleProj-deviceFarm/node_modules/appium-xcuitest-driver
2023-04-29 05:10:04:491 - [Appium] Attempting to load driver uiautomator2...
2023-04-29 05:10:04:492 - [debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at /Users/saikrishna/Downloads/git/device-farm-demo/issue/SampleProj-deviceFarm/node_modules/appium-uiautomator2-driver
reusing global emitter
2023-04-29 05:10:04:935 - [device-farm] 📣📣📣 Device Farm Plugin will be served at 🔗 http://localhost:4724/device-farm
2023-04-29 05:10:04:938 - [ADB] Found 3 'build-tools' folders under '/Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk' (newest first):
2023-04-29 05:10:04:938 - [ADB]     /Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/33.0.0
2023-04-29 05:10:04:938 - [ADB]     /Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/30.0.3
2023-04-29 05:10:04:938 - [ADB]     /Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/30.0.2
2023-04-29 05:10:04:939 - [ADB] Using 'adb' from '/Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb'
2023-04-29 05:10:04:939 - [debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 start-server'
2023-04-29 05:10:04:953 - [debug] [ADB] Getting connected devices
2023-04-29 05:10:04:969 - [debug] [ADB] No connected devices have been detected
2023-04-29 05:10:04:978 - [device-farm] Had trouble finding go-ios within device-farm modules, checking globally
2023-04-29 05:10:05:174 - [Appium] Could not configure Appium server. It's possible that a driver or plugin tried to update the server and failed. Original error: Failed to find go-ios, please install globally npm install -g go-ios
2023-04-29 05:10:05:174 - [debug] [Appium] Error: Failed to find go-ios, please install globally npm install -g go-ios
2023-04-29 05:10:05:174 - [debug] [Appium]     at GoIosTracker.<anonymous> (/Users/saikrishna/Downloads/git/device-farm-demo/issue/SampleProj-deviceFarm/node_modules/appium-device-farm/lib/device-managers/iOSTracker.js:50:27)
2023-04-29 05:10:05:174 - [debug] [Appium]     at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
2023-04-29 05:10:05:174 - [debug] [Appium]     at fulfilled (/Users/saikrishna/Downloads/git/device-farm-demo/issue/SampleProj-deviceFarm/node_modules/appium-device-farm/lib/device-managers/iOSTracker.js:5:58)

Once I install go-ios globally I can get the server started without any issues.

make appium
node ./node_modules/appium/build/lib/main.js --log-timestamp --allow-insecure=get_server_logs -pa /wd/hub --use-plugins=device-farm --plugin-device-farm-platform=both -p 4724
2023-04-29 09:46:58:065 - [Appium] Attempting to load plugin device-farm...
2023-04-29 09:46:58:066 - [debug] [Appium] Requiring plugin at /Users/saikrishna/Downloads/git/device-farm-demo/issue/SampleProj-deviceFarm/node_modules/appium-device-farm
2023-04-29 09:46:58:248 - [Appium] Welcome to Appium v2.0.0-beta.66 (REV 66f494b845b0a5cb9066c3e8fdc68cf84e6b720d)
2023-04-29 09:46:58:249 - [Appium] Non-default server args:
2023-04-29 09:46:58:250 - [Appium] {
2023-04-29 09:46:58:250 - [Appium]   allowInsecure: [
2023-04-29 09:46:58:250 - [Appium]     'get_server_logs'
2023-04-29 09:46:58:250 - [Appium]   ],
2023-04-29 09:46:58:250 - [Appium]   basePath: '/wd/hub',
2023-04-29 09:46:58:250 - [Appium]   logTimestamp: true,
2023-04-29 09:46:58:250 - [Appium]   port: 4724,
2023-04-29 09:46:58:251 - [Appium]   usePlugins: [
2023-04-29 09:46:58:251 - [Appium]     'device-farm'
2023-04-29 09:46:58:251 - [Appium]   ]
2023-04-29 09:46:58:251 - [Appium] }
2023-04-29 09:46:58:251 - [Appium] Attempting to load driver xcuitest...
2023-04-29 09:46:58:251 - [debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at /Users/saikrishna/Downloads/git/device-farm-demo/issue/SampleProj-deviceFarm/node_modules/appium-xcuitest-driver
2023-04-29 09:46:58:577 - [Appium] Attempting to load driver uiautomator2...
2023-04-29 09:46:58:577 - [debug] [Appium] Requiring driver at /Users/saikrishna/Downloads/git/device-farm-demo/issue/SampleProj-deviceFarm/node_modules/appium-uiautomator2-driver
reusing global emitter
2023-04-29 09:46:58:868 - [device-farm] 📣📣📣 Device Farm Plugin will be served at 🔗 http://localhost:4724/device-farm
2023-04-29 09:46:58:872 - [ADB] Found 3 'build-tools' folders under '/Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk' (newest first):
2023-04-29 09:46:58:872 - [ADB]     /Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/33.0.0
2023-04-29 09:46:58:872 - [ADB]     /Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/30.0.3
2023-04-29 09:46:58:872 - [ADB]     /Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools/30.0.2
2023-04-29 09:46:58:872 - [ADB] Using 'adb' from '/Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb'
2023-04-29 09:46:58:872 - [debug] [ADB] Running '/Users/saikrishna/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -P 5037 start-server'
2023-04-29 09:46:58:887 - [debug] [ADB] Getting connected devices
2023-04-29 09:46:58:904 - [debug] [ADB] No connected devices have been detected
2023-04-29 09:46:58:912 - [device-farm] Had trouble finding go-ios within device-farm modules, checking globally
2023-04-29 09:46:59:111 - [device-farm] Found go-ios globally!
No tvOS simulators found!
2023-04-29 09:46:59:221 - [Appium] Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4724/wd/hub
2023-04-29 09:46:59:221 - [Appium] Available drivers:
2023-04-29 09:46:59:221 - [Appium]   - xcuitest@4.25.0 (automationName 'XCUITest')
2023-04-29 09:46:59:221 - [Appium]   - uiautomator2@2.22.1 (automationName 'UiAutomator2')
2023-04-29 09:46:59:221 - [Appium] Available plugins:
2023-04-29 09:46:59:221 - [Appium]   - device-farm@5.7.0 (ACTIVE)
2023-04-29 09:46:59:221 - [Appium]   - appium-dashboard@v2.0.2

[tking16]

@tking16 when you the command in your terminal what is the output npm bin -g

Unknown command: "bin"

[tking16]

@saikrishna321 since npm bin doesn't work for me, do I need to be on a certain version? I'm on 9.3.1, can't see any info on npm bin, tried installing this package but it looks like it's no longer supported, doesn't solve my issue either

[saikrishna321]

@tking16 Made some improvements. Please use latest and also refer readMe

[WolfmosRioja]

I have the same problem with go-ios. Could you help me?

thanks

[outi5]

@WolfmosRioja, I've been getting an error around the go-iOS package when trying to run device-farm 7.4, but downgrading to 7.2 works for me. I suspect this is something different from what @tking16 is experiencing, though, since his issues were initially reported on 7.2. So I'm not sure if that will help you or not, but might be worth a try.

[saikrishna321]

@outi5 what is the error ur facing ?

@WolfmosRioja your GO_IOS env should have /ios

[outi5]

@saikrishna321 here's what I'm getting:

Error: Command '/Users/{ USER NAME }/.cache/appium-device-farm/goIOS/ios' not found. Is it installed?
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:285:19)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:483:16)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21)

Here's the entire log: https://gist.github.com/outi5/3abf4e9861e28b322dfd6526ee4d4032

[saikrishna321]

@outi5 Did u run the install-go-ios script?

[saikrishna321]

Users/{ USER NAME }/.cache/appium-device-farm/goIOS/ios'

Is this path present in your machine ?

[outi5]

Yes, that's the path, but it's not present on my machine. The path is incomplete. the subdirectories /goIOS/ios do not exist.

[WolfmosRioja]

I have found the solution (thanks @saikrishna321 ) I have set this. I think this solution should be added to the instructions... export GO_IOS="/usr/local/lib/node_modules/go-ios/dist/go-ios-darwin-amd64_darwin_amd64/iOS"

thanks a lot! it's working now

[WolfmosRioja]

@outi5 , I have installed with npm install -g go-ios and I have added the route in my PATH (check the previous comment)

[tking16]

Thanks, appium plugin device-farm install-go-ios sorted it for me! On an unrelated note, @saikrishna321 is there an alternative for appium-dashboard? As it seems to be broken for me (due to this)

[saikrishna321]

@WolfmosRioja I have set this. I think this solution should be added to the instructions Happy to merge PR. Would you want to raise a PR?

[WolfmosRioja]

@WolfmosRioja I have set this. I think this solution should be added to the instructions Happy to merge PR. Would you want to raise a PR?

https://github.com/AppiumTestDistribution/appium-device-farm/pull/724. done 😉

[saikrishna321]

@WolfmosRioja Have left small review

[outi5]

I have found the solution (thanks @saikrishna321 ) I have set this. I think this solution should be added to the instructions... export GO_IOS="/usr/local/lib/node_modules/go-ios/dist/go-ios-darwin-amd64_darwin_amd64/iOS"

thanks a lot! it's working now

Thanks, @WolfmosRioja! This worked for me. I had installed node via brew, so my path was to /opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/go-ios/dist/go-ios-darwin-amd64_darwin_amd64/ios, but that's the only change I made and it worked beautifully.