Cannot launch Electron Application in Remote Machines using RemoteWebDriver

[vermaprakhar10]

While trying to launch Electron Application using in Remote Machine.My Application is Launching and after few seconds getting

org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: Unable to either launch or connect to Chrome. Please check that ChromeDriver is up-to-date. Using Chrome binary at: C:\Program Files\SelfCheckout\SelfCheckout.exe (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information) Command duration or timeout: 41.62 seconds Build info: version: '2.32.0', revision: '6c40c18', time: '2013-04-09 17:22:56' System info: os.name: 'Windows 8.1', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.3', java.version: '1.8.0_191' Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver Command duration or timeout: 77.42 seconds at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ErrorHandler.createThrowable(ErrorHandler.java:214) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ErrorHandler.throwIfResponseFailed(ErrorHandler.java:166) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.JsonWireProtocolResponse.lambda$errorHandler$0(JsonWireProtocolResponse.java:54) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.JsonWireProtocolResponse$$Lambda$200/2130772866.apply(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.HandshakeResponse.lambda$getResponseFunction$0(HandshakeResponse.java:30) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.HandshakeResponse$$Lambda$197/1224347463.apply(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.lambda$createSession$0(ProtocolHandshake.java:126) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake$$Lambda$198/1966250569.apply(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(Unknown Source) at java.util.Spliterators$ArraySpliterator.tryAdvance(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEachWithCancel(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyIntoWithCancel(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.FindOps$FindOp.evaluateSequential(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.findFirst(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.createSession(ProtocolHandshake.java:128) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.createSession(ProtocolHandshake.java:74) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.HttpCommandExecutor.execute(HttpCommandExecutor.java:136) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:552) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.startSession(RemoteWebDriver.java:213) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.(RemoteWebDriver.java:131) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.(RemoteWebDriver.java:144) at TEST001_LaunchingSCO.doPresetep(TEST001_LaunchingSCO.java:50) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:45) at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:15) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:42) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:27) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:263) at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:68) at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:47) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:231) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:60) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:229) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:50) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:222) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:300) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:86) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:459) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:678) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:382) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:192) Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: Unable to either launch or connect to Chrome. Please check that ChromeDriver is up-to-date. Using Chrome binary at: C:\Program Files\SelfCheckout\SelfCheckout.exe (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information) Command duration or timeout: 41.62 seconds Build info: version: '2.32.0', revision: '6c40c18', time: '2013-04-09 17:22:56' System info: os.name: 'Windows 8.1', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.3', java.version: '1.8.0_191' Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver Build info: version: '3.141.59', revision: 'e82be7d358', time: '2018-11-14T08:25:48' System info: host: 'VGFCVIEW01216', ip: '10.110.112.188', os.name: 'Windows Vista', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.0', java.version: '1.8.0_25' Driver info: driver.version: ChromeDriver at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ErrorHandler.createThrowable(ErrorHandler.java:187) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ErrorHandler.throwIfResponseFailed(ErrorHandler.java:145) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:554) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.startSession(RemoteWebDriver.java:216) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.(RemoteWebDriver.java:111) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.(RemoteWebDriver.java:115) at org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver.(ChromeDriver.java:150) at org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver.(ChromeDriver.java:129) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.DefaultDriverFactory.callConstructor(DefaultDriverFactory.java:57) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.DefaultDriverFactory.newInstance(DefaultDriverFactory.java:51) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.DefaultSession$BrowserCreator.call(DefaultSession.java:215) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.DefaultSession$BrowserCreator.call(DefaultSession.java:1) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.DefaultSession$1.run(DefaultSession.java:169) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

I think WebDriver is not able to identify the electron as a chrome. Hence it is failing, but while trying to trigger in localhost everthing looks fine. Can someone please give inputs ?

[ravindrabelavekar]

Anyone got any solution for this problem? I am facing the same issue.

[ravindrabelavekar]

While trying to launch Electron Application using in Remote Machine.My Application is Launching and after few seconds getting

org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: Unable to either launch or connect to Chrome. Please check that ChromeDriver is up-to-date. Using Chrome binary at: C:\Program Files\SelfCheckout\SelfCheckout.exe (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information) Command duration or timeout: 41.62 seconds Build info: version: '2.32.0', revision: '6c40c18', time: '2013-04-09 17:22:56' System info: os.name: 'Windows 8.1', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.3', java.version: '1.8.0_191' Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver Command duration or timeout: 77.42 seconds at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ErrorHandler.createThrowable(ErrorHandler.java:214) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ErrorHandler.throwIfResponseFailed(ErrorHandler.java:166) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.JsonWireProtocolResponse.lambda$errorHandler$0(JsonWireProtocolResponse.java:54) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.JsonWireProtocolResponse$$Lambda$200/2130772866.apply(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.HandshakeResponse.lambda$getResponseFunction$0(HandshakeResponse.java:30) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.HandshakeResponse$$Lambda$197/1224347463.apply(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.lambda$createSession$0(ProtocolHandshake.java:126) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake$$Lambda$198/1966250569.apply(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(Unknown Source) at java.util.Spliterators$ArraySpliterator.tryAdvance(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEachWithCancel(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyIntoWithCancel(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.FindOps$FindOp.evaluateSequential(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(Unknown Source) at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.findFirst(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.createSession(ProtocolHandshake.java:128) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.createSession(ProtocolHandshake.java:74) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.HttpCommandExecutor.execute(HttpCommandExecutor.java:136) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:552) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.startSession(RemoteWebDriver.java:213) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.(RemoteWebDriver.java:131) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.(RemoteWebDriver.java:144) at TEST001_LaunchingSCO.doPresetep(TEST001_LaunchingSCO.java:50) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:45) at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:15) at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:42) at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:27) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:263) at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:68) at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:47) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:231) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:60) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:229) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:50) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:222) at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:300) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:86) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:459) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:678) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:382) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:192) Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: Unable to either launch or connect to Chrome. Please check that ChromeDriver is up-to-date. Using Chrome binary at: C:\Program Files\SelfCheckout\SelfCheckout.exe (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information) Command duration or timeout: 41.62 seconds Build info: version: '2.32.0', revision: '6c40c18', time: '2013-04-09 17:22:56' System info: os.name: 'Windows 8.1', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.3', java.version: '1.8.0_191' Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver Build info: version: '3.141.59', revision: 'e82be7d358', time: '2018-11-14T08:25:48' System info: host: 'VGFCVIEW01216', ip: '10.110.112.188', os.name: 'Windows Vista', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.0', java.version: '1.8.0_25' Driver info: driver.version: ChromeDriver at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ErrorHandler.createThrowable(ErrorHandler.java:187) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ErrorHandler.throwIfResponseFailed(ErrorHandler.java:145) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:554) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.startSession(RemoteWebDriver.java:216) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.(RemoteWebDriver.java:111) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.(RemoteWebDriver.java:115) at org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver.(ChromeDriver.java:150) at org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver.(ChromeDriver.java:129) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.DefaultDriverFactory.callConstructor(DefaultDriverFactory.java:57) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.DefaultDriverFactory.newInstance(DefaultDriverFactory.java:51) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.DefaultSession$BrowserCreator.call(DefaultSession.java:215) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.DefaultSession$BrowserCreator.call(DefaultSession.java:1) at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.DefaultSession$1.run(DefaultSession.java:169) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

I think WebDriver is not able to identify the electron as a chrome. Hence it is failing, but while trying to trigger in localhost everthing looks fine. Can someone please give inputs ? My application is not launching on remote desktop machine. I am getting error no chrome binary at the path given. In your case application is getting launched on remote machine. Can you provide your code for the same.

[adventurist]

Surprising that this was never followed up on. I'm running into a similar issue, except I'm not using Selenium. I have simply placed Electron and electron-chromedriver on a remotely-accessible machine with a simple electron app, and I am having difficulty getting it to launch using either https://github.com/webdriverio/webdriverio or simple curl commands, such as the following:

curl -X POST http://<ip address>:<port>/session \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "capabilities": {
    "firstMatch": [{
      "browserName": "chrome",
      "goog:chromeOptions": {
        "binary": "/path/to/electronbinary",
        "args": ["app=/path/to/electron_main.js"]
      }
    }]
  }
}'

This is met with RESPONSE InitSession ERROR unknown error: no chrome binary at <path to electron binary>, even though the path is fine. It's a bit jarring that it says "no chrome binary" instead of "no electron binary". It makes me wonder if installing electron-chromedriver is only installing chromedriver instead.

I may have to open my own issue on this