Unable to launch application with Appium

[Anil Kumar]

Hi All,

I am trying to launch a sample application which was already installed in my machine with appium. When i am running the java code from Eclipse i am getting below error in applium console.

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> ERROR: debug: Appium request initiated at /wd/hub/session

> info: No appActivity desired capability or server param. Parsing from apk.

> ERROR: debug: Request received with params: {"desiredCapabilities":{"app":"F:\\My PC\\Automation\\adt-workspace\\SampleProject\\Apkfiledir\\application.apk","app-package":"my.applife","device":"Android","app-wait-activity":".dialer.splashactivity","app-activity":".dialer.SplashActivity"}}

> info: No appPackage desired capability or server param. Parsing from apk.

> ERROR: debug: Using fast reset? true

> info: Using local app from desired caps: F:\My PC\Automation\adt-workspace\SampleProject\Apkfiledir\application.apk

> ERROR: debug: executing: "F:\My PC\Softwares\ANDROIDSDK\sdk\tools\adb.exe" devices

> info: Creating new appium session 0271ab33-fe81-4a07-8f87-0d718737238c

> info: Starting android appium

> info: Preparing device for session

> info: Checking whether app is actually present

> info: Checking whether adb is present

> info: [ADB] Using adb from F:\My PC\Softwares\ANDROIDSDK\sdk\tools\adb.exe

> info: Trying to find a connected android device

> info: [ADB] Getting connected devices...

> info: [ADB] 1 device(s) connected

> ERROR: debug: executing: "F:\My PC\Softwares\ANDROIDSDK\sdk\tools\adb.exe" -s emulator-5554 wait-for-device

> info: Setting device id to emulator-5554

> info: [ADB] Waiting for device to be ready and to respond to shell commands (timeout = 15)

> ERROR: debug: executing: "F:\My PC\Softwares\ANDROIDSDK\sdk\tools\adb.exe" -s emulator-5554 shell "echo 'ready'"

> info: Starting logcat capture

> info: Checking whether aapt is present

> ERROR: debug: packageAndLaunchActivityFromManifest: "F:\My PC\Softwares\ANDROIDSDK\sdk\build-tools\19.0.0\aapt.exe" dump badging F:\My PC\Automation\adt-workspace\SampleProject\Apkfiledir\application.apk

> ERROR: debug: Logcat terminated with code 1, signal null

> info: [ADB] Using aapt from F:\My PC\Softwares\ANDROIDSDK\sdk\build-tools\19.0.0\aapt.exe

> warn: W/asset   ( 5856): Asset path F:\Anil is neither a directory nor file (type=1).

> ERROR: dump failed because assets could not be loaded

> 

> ERROR: debug: executing: "F:\My PC\Softwares\ANDROIDSDK\sdk\tools\adb.exe" -s emulator-5554 shell "getprop ro.build.version.sdk"

> info: Getting device API level

> info: Device is at API Level 19

> ERROR: debug: Logcat already stopped

> info: Stopping logcat capture

> info: Sent shutdown command, waiting for UiAutomator to stop...

> warn: UiAutomator did not shut down fast enough, calling it gone

> info: Cleaning up android objects

> ERROR: error: Failed to start an Appium session, err was: Error: Parameter 'appPackage' is required for launching application

> info: Cleaning up appium session

> info: Error: Parameter 'appPackage' is required for launching application

>     at Android.pushStrings (F:\My PC\Softwares\AppiumForWindows\node_modules\appium\lib\devices\android\android.js:301:17)

>     at F:\My PC\Softwares\AppiumForWindows\node_modules\appium\node_modules\async\lib\async.js:595:21

>     at F:\My PC\Softwares\AppiumForWindows\node_modules\appium\node_modules\async\lib\async.js:235:13

>     at iterate (F:\My PC\Softwares\AppiumForWindows\node_modules\appium\node_modules\async\lib\async.js:142:13)

>     at F:\My PC\Softwares\AppiumForWindows\node_modules\appium\node_modules\async\lib\async.js:153:25

>     at F:\My PC\Softwares\AppiumForWindows\node_modules\appium\node_modules\async\lib\async.js:237:17

>     at F:\My PC\Softwares\AppiumForWindows\node_modules\appium\node_modules\async\lib\async.js:600:34

>     at F:\My PC\Softwares\AppiumForWindows\node_modules\appium\lib\devices\android\android.js:266:5

>     at F:\My PC\Softwares\AppiumForWindows\node_modules\appium\lib\devices\android\adb.js:630:7

>     at F:\My PC\Softwares\AppiumForWindows\node_modules\appium\lib\devices\android\adb.js:154:5

> info: Responding to client with error: {"status":33,"value":{"message":"A new session could not be created. (Original error: Parameter 'appPackage' is required for launching application)","origValue":"Parameter 'appPackage' is required for launching application"},"sessionId":null}

> POST /wd/hub/session 500 7270ms - 270b

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Thanks.

Naani

[Vikram]

Hey Anil,

Please use another group https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/appium-discuss , for appium related issues.

Regards,
Vikram