A new session could not be created. Details: Problem getting session data for driver type AndroidDriver

Nisim_Naim · June 29, 2016, 5:53am

I am trying to test Android device on MAC OS X, using Appium (in Java). The build path includes these:

java-client-<version>.jar
java-client-<verson>-sources.jar
selenium-java-<version>.jar
selenium-server-standalone-<version>.jar

(the version of the last 2 is the same), and TestNG.

Starting the Appium server (i am using the GUI) works fine and the application (which is already installed on the device) launches. Starting to debug my eclipse project which contains the following lines, i am getting the error for the 3rd line.

DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
capabilities.setCapability("deviceName", "Plus");
AppiumDriver driver = new AndroidDriver(new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub"), capabilities);

The full error i am getting is:

org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: A new session could not be created. Details: Problem getting session data for driver type AndroidDriver; does it implement 'get driverData'?

Karunakaran_M · July 15, 2016, 9:20am

I am also getting the same error.

In the following links, they told as it was fixed in Appium v1.5.3.

github.com/appium/appium

session-override stopped working for v1.5.0+

opened 11:12PM - 27 Apr 16 UTC

closed 02:56PM - 04 Jun 16 UTC

norekinc

Bug

## The problem On concurrent tests running on the same server with flag `--sess…ion-override`, latest running test session should override older tests session. Issue exists in v1.5.0, v1.5.1, master, though it was working on v1.4.6 ## Environment - Appium version (or git revision) that exhibits the issue: - v1.5.0 rev 93004e134878b75c03ff78a6b7041a1f846d0429 - master, rev 216264ff169023d7517d7d1d48186dd971908730 - Last Appium version that did not exhibit the issue (if applicable): - 1.4.6 - Desktop OS/version used to run Appium: OSX 10.11.4 - Node.js version (unless using Appium.app|exe): v5.5.0 - Mobile platform/version under test: Android 5.1.1 - Real device or emulator/simulator: nexus 7 - Appium CLI or Appium.app|exe: CLI, ruby_lib ## Details ## ## Link to Appium logs https://gist.github.com/norekinc/648d44a77390e051c327fd0da1818976#file-appium-server-part-log-on-2nd-android-session Included full server log + part where second session enters ## Code To Reproduce Issue [ Good To Have ] No code to be added, rather steps to reproduce: **Given** run appium server with `--session-override` param, eg from the source: `node . --session-override --log-level debug` **And** run client code/test that will start new session on the server **And** run another test with caps pointing to the **same** `server_url`, **after** 1st session has been created **When** second test requests sever for new session **Then (expected)** server overrides session, second test continues running, first test fails **Then (actual)** second test fails, showing error message: `A new session could not be created. Details: Problem getting session data for driver type AndroidDriver; does it implement 'get driverData'? (Selenium::WebDriver::Error::SessionNotCreatedError)` (ruby client)

But I am also using the Appium v1.5.3. Still I am getting the following error occasionally

A new session could not be created. Details: Problem getting session data for driver type AndroidDriver; does it implement ‘get driverData’?

My configuration are:-

Appium - 1.5.3
Android - 5.0.1
Java-client - 4.0.0

Do anybody knows how to solve this issue ?

slipy12 · July 15, 2016, 9:26am

Sometimes I got the same error but normally I end finding an own mistake.

Make sure your previous session has closed correctly, or all the capabilities you provided are correct (in client), make sure you don’t have another server instance running in background… Things like that can broke the handshake between client and server.

Hope it helps you

Karunakaran_M · July 15, 2016, 9:39am

@slipy12 Thanks for the information. It works now. I haven’t close the session.

gandharavkatyal · April 9, 2017, 9:04pm

hello friends ,

i am getting error even if i have handled exception , its not performing try catch operation and throws no such element exception , please anyone can help in this : my code---------------
caps.setCapability(“autoGrantPermissions”, “true”);
AndroidDriver driver = new AndroidDriver(new URL(“http://0.0.0.0:4723/wd/hub”),caps);
// driver.findElement(MobileBy.id(“permission_allow_button”)).click();
driver.pressKeyCode(AndroidKeyCode.KEYCODE_HOME);
Thread.sleep(5000);
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//android.widget.TextView[@text=‘Apps’]")).click();
Thread.sleep(5000);
MobileElement e = (MobileElement) driver.findElement(By.xpath("//android.widget.TextView[@text=‘Settings’]"));
try{
** while(e.isDisplayed())**
** {e.click();**
** break;**

** }**
** }catch(Exception f){**
** driver.pressKeyCode(AndroidKeyCode.KEYCODE_PAGE_DOWN);**
** Thread.sleep(5000);**
** }**

** driver.findElement(By.xpath("//android.widget.TextView[@text=‘Wi-Fi’]")).click();**

}

i got stuck in this …

sachin925 · April 10, 2017, 5:15am

Hello @gandharavkatyal,

The Exception is thrown at the line where you wrote <‘driver.findElement(By.xpath(“your_xpath”))’> which is not enclosed within try block. Enclose this line within try{} block and also add implicit timeout for driver instance so that it will keep finding element multiple time.

Samrat_Ghosh · May 25, 2017, 1:08am

I am keep getting this error, I think session override function is not working in 1.6.5.

Krishnaprabha · November 10, 2017, 7:22pm

Which version is recommended for this ??