One server 2 clients

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I assume it’s not possible to have 2 clients?
I have a server, busy running a test, all local, all fine, is it possible to

  1. pause that test, so nothing it happening (by hitting a breakpoint in my script)
  2. connect to that server remotely and take screenshot etc using inspector
  3. resume test

The server only opens one listen I take it? It’s a problem for me because I use a test framework that terminates the server, and cleans up like all good test frameworks should if a test dies unexpectedly.
So I am unable to “leave” a complex test environment half completed and then launch inspector. Am I understanding a wrong use-case, or is there a different way to use inspector on a running test?

I could kill my test framework, but I don’t know how to get appium to connect to the target without appium launching the intent (Android) and thus restarting the app, which I don’t want as it will loose the application state. Teach me.

2

Unfortunately Appium does not support a attach to session feature. Please let us know if there are any workarounds

3

Thanks for the confirm. I’m all new to this area, so exploring possibilities and understanding where the edges of the beast are.