Calabash console - start_test_server_in_background - android.util.AndroidException: INSTRUMENTATION_FAILED

[Brad Thompson]

I'm having an issue trying to run the following from the console:

calabash-android (0.5.5)

start_test_server_in_background

irb(main):002:0> start_test_server_in_background
android.util.AndroidException: INSTRUMENTATION_FAILED: org.wordpress.android/sh.calaba.instrumentationbackend.CalabashInstrumentationTestRunner
at com.android.commands.am.Am.runInstrument(Am.java:865)
at com.android.commands.am.Am.onRun(Am.java:282)
at com.android.internal.os.BaseCommand.run(BaseCommand.java:47)
at com.android.commands.am.Am.main(Am.java:76)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:301)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

If I run shutdown_test_server and then try start_test_server_in_background again I get a diff message:

android.util.AndroidException: INSTRUMENTATION_FAILED: org.wordpress.android/sh.calaba.instrumentationbackend.CalabashInstrumentationTestRunner
at com.android.commands.am.Am.runInstrument(Am.java:865)
at com.android.commands.am.Am.onRun(Am.java:282)
at com.android.internal.os.BaseCommand.run(BaseCommand.java:47)
at com.android.commands.am.Am.main(Am.java:76)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:301)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
RuntimeError: App did not start
from /Users/chthompson/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p451/gems/calabash-android-0.5.5/lib/calabash-android/operations.rb:609:in `block in start_test_server_in_background'
from /Users/chthompson/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p451/gems/retriable-1.3.3.1/lib/retriable/retriable.rb:31:in `perform'
from /Users/chthompson/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p451/gems/retriable-1.3.3.1/lib/retriable/retriable.rb:59:in `retriable'
from /Users/chthompson/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p451/gems/calabash-android-0.5.5/lib/calabash-android/operations.rb:608:in `start_test_server_in_background'
from /Users/chthompson/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p451/gems/calabash-android-0.5.5/lib/calabash-android/operations.rb:125:in `start_test_server_in_background'
from (irb):4
from /Users/chthompson/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.0.0-p451/bin/irb:12:in `<main>'

So it's really odd I see many people having similar issues online.  I have tried many things to get around this.  I am able to perform a calabash-android run

get the app running and then use console without having to start test server.

Someone must have encountered this issue before?

Thanks in advance,

Brad

[ahmed alrawi]

try to do first     reinstall_apps and then start_test_server_in_background

[Brad Thompson]

I just tried the following:

- Uninstall the app from the device

- Clear the test_servers folder

- Installed app via adb install app.apk

- From terminal:

-- bundle exec calabash-android console app.apk

-- reinstall_apps (no errors occur)

-- start_test_server_in_background

irb(main):002:0> start_test_server_in_background
android.util.AndroidException: INSTRUMENTATION_FAILED: org.wordpress.android/sh.calaba.instrumentationbackend.CalabashInstrumentationTestRunner
at com.android.commands.am.Am.runInstrument(Am.java:865)
at com.android.commands.am.Am.onRun(Am.java:282)
at com.android.internal.os.BaseCommand.run(BaseCommand.java:47)
at com.android.commands.am.Am.main(Am.java:76)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.nativeFinishInit(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.main(RuntimeInit.java:301)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

RuntimeError: App did not start
from /Users/chthompson/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p451/gems/calabash-android-0.5.5/lib/calabash-android/operations.rb:609:in `block in start_test_server_in_background'
from /Users/chthompson/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p451/gems/retriable-1.3.3.1/lib/retriable/retriable.rb:31:in `perform'
from /Users/chthompson/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p451/gems/retriable-1.3.3.1/lib/retriable/retriable.rb:59:in `retriable'
from /Users/chthompson/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p451/gems/calabash-android-0.5.5/lib/calabash-android/operations.rb:608:in `start_test_server_in_background'
from /Users/chthompson/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p451/gems/calabash-android-0.5.5/lib/calabash-android/operations.rb:125:in `start_test_server_in_background'

from (irb):2

[Brad Thompson]

Anyone seen this error? someone must have seen this if they have been using Calabash for awhile 

[Brad Thompson]

I want to share my progress on this.  Seem this error sometimes happens but is device specific error.  Switching devices and I don't see this error anymore.  Idk what is wrong with this device as at one time it worked fine.

I'm also now seeing errors to do with permissions

[Brad Thompson]

I'm having a great 1 on 1 discussion here but it seems I have found a way to get around seeing this error.  At first I would try to:

1) Delete everything in test_servers

2) Then try the calabash-android run command

I still see the issue listed above.  For me I have seen some success in doing the following:

1) ensure all packages of your test app are removed from phone.

2) Run the calabash-android console command

3) Run the reinstall_apps command

4) Run the start_test_server_in_background command

After this if you run the calabash-android run command it started working for me

[tobias....@xamarin.com]

The error is often an indication that the app has not been installed. Have you removed the automatic reinstall from you run hooks?

[Brad Thompson]

so my startup sequence is like this:

def start_test_server

  start_test_server_in_background

  #when app is first started and we are on the home screen we will run backdoor methods as needed.

  begin

    element_exists_with_timeout(HomePage::HOME_TRAIT) #wait for element on home screen to appear.

  rescue

    # ignored

  end

end

[tobias....@xamarin.com]

If the app and the test-server is not installed, start_test_server_in_background fails