[🐛 Bug]: Server has not been started.

[ejuniorDGT]

What happened?

Hi, I’m trying to solve a problem. I need to get the address where it is running, but when I try to access, it gives error: Server has not been started.

How can we reproduce the issue?

const { Builder } = require('selenium-webdriver')
const chrome = require('selenium-webdriver/chrome')

class WebDriver {
    build() {
        const driver = new Builder().forBrowser('chrome').build()
        driver.get('https://www.google.com/')
        console.log(chrome.Driver.getDefaultService().address())
    }
}

new WebDriver().build()

Relevant log output

Error: Server has not been started.
    at DriverService.address (/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/remote/index.js:185:11)
    at WebDriver.build (/index.js:8:55)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/index.js:12:17)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1358:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1416:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1208:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1024:12)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:174:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49

Operating System

Ubuntu

Selenium version

NodeJS (20.15.0) and Selenium (4.22.0)

What are the browser(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

Versão 126.0.6478.114 64 bits

What are the browser driver(s) and version(s) where you see this issue?

ChromeDriver 126.0.6478.63

Are you using Selenium Grid?

4.22.0

[github-actions[bot]]

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[titusfortner]

This is referencing a new service, not the existing service. I don't know the JS code well enough off hand, I'll add links below for how to get more help.

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[ejuniorDGT]

@titusfortner , I’m facing a problem, but I don’t know what it is.

In version 4.22.0 Chrome.Driver.getDefaultService(). address() returns null.

In version 3.6.0 Chrome.getDefaultService(). address() returns a Promise.

I found nothing like it in forums.

[titusfortner]

I don't know the JS code well enough. @harsha509 do you know the answer to this?