Appium with Java: Selenium 4.11.0 Appium 8.6.0 , Could not start a new session. Response code 400. Message: Missing command parameter: appId
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Description
Description
I'm trying to run a simple test with java maven project, I already have installed winAppDriver, but I'm getting the following Error on WinAppDriver
`HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Content-Length: 96
Content-Type: application/json
{"status":100,"value":{"error":"invalid argument","message":"Missing command parameter: appId"}}
==========================================
POST /session HTTP/1.1
Accept: /
Content-Length: 352
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Host: 127.0.0.1:4723
User-Agent: appium/8.6.0 (selenium/4.13.0 (java windows))
X-Idempotency-Key: 4a972c32-fbeb-45f0-9cc2-5163d237b6af
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Content-Length: 96
Content-Type: application/json`
Environment
- Java client build version or git revision if you use some snapshot: 4.11.0
- Appium server version or git revision if you use some snapshot: 8.6.0
- Desktop OS/version used to run Appium if necessary: Desktop Windows
Details
I use this link https://github.com/appium/java-client?tab=readme-ov-file#compatibility-matrix for the compatibility Issues,
I don't understand the "appId" parameters,
Code To Reproduce Issue [ Good To Have ]
`import io.appium.java_client.windows.WindowsDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.time.Duration;
// https://github.com/appium/java-client?tab=readme-ov-file#compatibility-matrix
public class CalculatorTest {
private WindowsDriver driver;
@BeforeClass
public void setup() throws MalformedURLException {
DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
capabilities.setCapability("app", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\notepad.exe");
capabilities.setCapability("platformName", "Windows");
capabilities.setCapability("deviceName", "WindowsPC");
capabilities.setCapability("automationName", "Windows");
driver = new WindowsDriver(new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4723/"), capabilities);
driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(Duration.ofSeconds(2));
}
@Test
public void writeTest() {
// Find the text area element and write "This is a test"
WebElement editField = driver.findElement(By.id("Edit"));
editField.sendKeys("This is a test");
// Save the file
driver.findElement(By.id("File")).click();
driver.findElement(By.id("Save As...")).click();
// Enter the file name
WebElement fileNameField = driver.findElement(By.id("Edit"));
fileNameField.sendKeys("testfile.txt");
// Click the Save button
driver.findElement(By.id("Save")).click();
}
@AfterClass
public void tearDown() {
if (driver != null) {
driver.quit();
}
}
}
`
Exception Stacktraces
this is the Log Error:
org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: Could not start a new session. Response code 400. Message: Missing command parameter: appId
Host info: host: 'DESKTOP-4NSBAV2', ip: '192.168.56.1'
Build info: version: '4.13.0', revision: 'ba948ece5b*'
System info: os.name: 'Windows 10', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '10.0', java.version: '11.0.15'
Driver info: io.appium.java_client.windows.WindowsDriver
Command: [null, newSession {capabilities=[{appium:app=C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe, appium:automationName=Windows, appium:deviceName=WindowsPC, platformName=windows}], desiredCapabilities=Capabilities {app: C:\Windows\System32\notepad..., automationName: Windows, deviceName: WindowsPC, platformName: windows}}]
Capabilities {app: C:\Windows\System32\notepad..., automationName: Windows, deviceName: WindowsPC, platformName: windows}
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Research direction
Start with the setup method in CalculatorTest and compare the capabilities sent by WindowsDriver with the compatibility matrix and the WinAppDriver error showing a missing appId. Reproduce the POST /session request, then verify that a corrected session can launch Notepad and execute the test steps.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- desktop, testing-qa
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100