io.appium.java_client.service.local.AppiumServerHasNotBeenStartedLocallyException: The local appium server has not been started. The given Node.js executable: /usr/local/bin/node Arguments: [/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/build/lib/main.js

Description

HI, Im facing this issue of starting appium server programatically. I have gone through many other github threads about this same issue but to no luck.

Environment

Appium version: 1.21.0 (latest)

Node: v12.19.0

Details

I am calling the service on rest template. I tried many ways of starting an appium server programmatically but non worked. Please help

Code To Reproduce Issue

public class AppiumServer {

private static AppiumDriverLocalService server;
private int port;

public AppiumServer() {
   server =  buildAppiumServer();
}

private AppiumDriverLocalService buildAppiumServer() {
    return new AppiumServiceBuilder().usingAnyFreePort()
            .withIPAddress( "127.0.0.1" )
            .withArgument( GeneralServerFlag.LOG_LEVEL, "error" )
            .withArgument( GeneralServerFlag.SESSION_OVERRIDE )
            .build();
}

public void start(){

    this.server.start();
}

public void stop() {
    this.server.stop();
}

public AppiumDriverLocalService get(){
    return this.server;
}

}

Exception Stacktraces

Caused by: io.appium.java_client.service.local.AppiumServerHasNotBeenStartedLocallyException: The local appium server has not been started. The given Node.js executable: /usr/local/bin/node Arguments: [/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium/build/lib/main.js, --port, 3784, --address, 127.0.0.1, --log-level, error, --session-override]

Start with the AppiumServer class, especially AppiumServiceBuilder and server.start(), then inspect the exception's Node.js executable and arguments. Reproduce the local service startup with the reported Appium 1.21.0 and Node v12.19.0 environment; done means the service starts successfully and no AppiumServerHasNotBeenStartedLocallyException is raised.