Getting error "WDA is not listening at 'http://127.0.0.1" about appium HOT 14 CLOSED

Google only points to https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/653570 and then to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34231587/xcode-ui-testing-on-travis-for-osx-with-xcode-helper-accessibility

In the above case the issue was that the Xcode helper app did not have accessibility access. Maybe verify that on your machine

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Hi guys,

Finally I was able to make it work :)
These are the steps I've followed to solve the issue:

1.- Delete drivers, plugins, appium, nodejs
2.- Reinstall nodejs in my users's home (without sudo)
3.- Reinstall appium, drivers, plugins

So yes, it was a permissions issue which was driving me crazy...

Thank you all for your help @KazuCocoa @mykola-mokhnach @eglitise !!!!!
Really apreciated!

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Please provide the full server log as a gist with xcodebuild logging enabled.
I don't see any errors in the above snippet. It might be it takes too long to build WebDriverAgent on your machine.
You may workaround it by increasing the value of wdaLaunchTimeout capability or prebuilding it before running tests.

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Hi @mykola-mokhnach,

Thanks for your reply!
Now I'm also using this capabilities as you suggested but it's still failing...

"appium:wdaLaunchTimeout": 6000000,
"appium:showXcodeLog": true

Here you have the gist with the logs:
https://gist.github.com/d4v1dk0n7/198e00d628633cd1f621d0c3eef0ee01

Thanks!

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2024-04-18 11:19:42:752 - [Xcode] 
2024-04-18 11:19:42:752 - [Xcode] Test session results, code coverage, and logs:
2024-04-18 11:19:42:752 - [Xcode] 	/Users/user/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/WebDriverAgent-FA217C72-D26E-40D9-A362-FBDB35146E12/Logs/Test/Test-WebDriverAgentRunner-2024.04.18_11-17-51-+0200.xcresult
2024-04-18 11:19:42:752 - [Xcode] 
2024-04-18 11:19:42:752 - [Xcode] 
2024-04-18 11:19:42:752 - [Xcode] Testing failed:
2024-04-18 11:19:42:752 - [Xcode] 	WebDriverAgentRunner-Runner (7287) encountered an error (The test runner failed to initialize for UI testing. (Underlying Error: Timed out while loading Accessibility.))
2024-04-18 11:19:42:752 - [Xcode] 
2024-04-18 11:19:42:752 - [Xcode] ** TEST EXECUTE FAILED **
2024

This seems to be some internal Xcode bug

I don't think there is anything we could help there. Maybe try to run your tests on a different machine

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Hi @mykola-mokhnach,

So what I have to do? Downgrade xcode version maybe?
I don't have the possibility of running the tests in another machine...

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Possibly downgrading Xcode would help. https://developer.apple.com/download/all/ let you find an arbitrary version

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Hi @KazuCocoa,

Thanks for your answer.
I've downgraded xcode to version 14.3.1 and tried again, but no luck... I'm getting the exact same error...

Right now I'm just trying to inspect the app with appium inspector, these are the capabilities being used:

{
"platformName": "ios",
"appium:app": "/Users/user/repos/Mobile_Testing_Project/Company.QA.Core/3-Tests/Company.QA.Tests.Product/apps/ios/test.app",
"appium:automationName": "XCUITest",
"appium:enforceAppInstall": true,
"appium:showXcodeLog": true,
"appium:autoAcceptAlerts": true,
"appium:wdaLaunchTimeout": 600000
}

I can see that the test app and the webdriver agent are being installed successfully in the simulator but nothing more happens...

Here you have the logs:
https://gist.github.com/d4v1dk0n7/2c83a70d57d42f9ae6d304347c4a4cc8

I've tried everything, I'm completely lost...
I don't know what else to try...

Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks!

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I've granted total access to xcode helper in the machine, but I'm still gettins the same errors...

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Hm, the error message itself is probably only environment related...?

2024-04-19 20:27:41:135 - [Xcode] 2024-04-19 20:27:41.135099+0200 WebDriverAgentRunner-Runner[20938:455024] Failed to initialize for UI testing: Error Domain=com.apple.dt.XCTest.XCTFuture Code=1000 "Timed out while loading Accessibility." UserInfo={NSLocalizedDescription=Timed out while loading Accessibility.}

https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/68807
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48013914/xcode-9-xcodebuild-error-ui-tests-not-running-timed-out-waiting-for-ax-load

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Hi,

When you say "environment related", do you mean something related with some kind of permissions issue, or something like that?
I execute all the apps and commands in terminal using "sudo" to have admin permissions...
Anyway, I don't know if it's exactly the same execute commands with "sudo" or execute the commands as root directly...

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You should not run Appium with sudo.

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You should not run Appium with sudo.

Why not?

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Generally, it could generate files/directories with unexpected file permissions. Some may fail. I'm not sure xcuitest runs without issues with sudo privileges.

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