Bug Report_Getting " PrintDeps.exe Bad image" pop-ups while running tests from terminal using ibm_db package with Playwright with JavaScript

[54995610]

System info Playwright Version: v.1.40.1, JavaScript Operating System: Windows 11 Enterprise 64, Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045 Browser: All (for example: Chromium version Node version: v.18.19.0 ibm_db v.3.2.1 (https://www.npmjs.com/package/ibm_db)

We are using Playwright with Javascript for our UI automation where we are also establishing a connection to IBM Database by using following two :-

var ibmdb = require('ibm_db') const open = util.promisify(ibmdb.open)

When I am executing the script I am getting 8 different PrintDeps.exe bad image pop-ops where I have to close all those 8 pop-ups manually and that's when the execution is starting.

We are using version :- "@playwright/test": "^1.40.1".

Note:- I did placed the " var ibmdb = require('ibm_db')" inside the function and I was able to execute the script without any issues. Actual issue comes when I execute my test scripts in Parallel or sequentially, first test script will get executed successfully and as soon second test script starts, we are seeing following 8 pop-ups.

Also, when I comment above two lines of code and assume I am not using ibm_db in my code, all my code is working parallelly and sequentially.

Observation :- When we do npx playwright install on my machine it is downloading "chromium-1091" folder in "C:\Users\Userid\AppData\Local\ms-playwright" folder where I think it is causing the issue.

We did set the PATH and also created a variable 'IBM_DB_HOME' with path having till 'license'.

[mxschmitt]

hello from the Playwright team! In the past a few users ran into this issue with using the library, which broke Playwright. We are unsure if its an issue on our or on your side. When I was debugging it, I saw that after we load the native ibm binding, it stops working, maybe you have a clue on whats going on there. See https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/28846#issuecomment-1876068609.

Thanks!

[bimalkjha]

@mxschmitt @54995610 what was the previous version of ibm_db which was working? In the shared code, I see you are promisifying ibmdb.open() as const open = util.promisify(ibmdb.open). It may be the cause of issue as open api returns promise in latest version if you do not pass a callback function. In fact, all ibmdb apis returns promise and you can use it for async-await programming. Please check and update. thanks.

[mxschmitt]

I think it was never working. It only reproduces on Windows and it also reproduced without util.promisify.

[54995610]

That's correct we are also seeing this issue even without using util,promisify.

[bimalkjha]

@54995610 Could you please share simplified steps to reproduce this issue on my Windows system? I have not used Playwright yet. Thanks.

[mxschmitt]

OS: Windows

npm init playwright my-project
cd my-project
// put the require inside tests/example.spec.ts
npx playwright test

Actual: throws with a weird error (via a Windows MessageBox) when we launch PrintDeps.exe via child_process.spawn Expected: Does not

Note: We mitigated it on the Playwright side for now, @54995610 has not confirmed yet, that it works for him, but for me did not reproduce anymore.

[bimalkjha]

@mxschmitt Thanks for sharing the repro steps. I am able to reproduce the issue and getting test result as below:

C:\nodework\defects\my-proj>npx playwright test

Running 6 tests using 4 workers
  6 passed (37.6s)

To open last HTML report run:

  npx playwright show-report

C:\nodework\defects\my-proj>

The reason for these pop-ups only for require('ibm_db') is unknown for me. We need detailed info from playwright team about this behavior, then we can look further. Thanks.

[bimalkjha]

Closing the issue now as issue seems with playwright. Once, you have input from playwrite team with detail, you can post here and we can reopen the issue. Thanks.