Question:
Is it possible to clear the stack trace and leave only the corresponding frames, excluding everything Protractor, WebDriverJSand Jasminespecific ones?
History:
Let run this test example:
describe("SO test", function () {
beforeEach(function () {
browser.get("https://angularjs.org");
});
it("should throw a meaningful error", function () {
element(by.id("not_found")).click();
});
});
The following command failed to execute:
SO test should throw a meaningful error
- Failed: No element found using locator: By.id("not_found")
at new bot.Error (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/atoms/error.js:108:18)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/lib/element.js:676:15
at [object Object].promise.Promise.goog.defineClass.invokeCallback_ (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/../webdriver/promise.js:1337:14)
at [object Object].promise.ControlFlow.goog.defineClass.goog.defineClass.abort_.error.executeNext_.execute_ (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/../webdriver/promise.js:2776:14)
at [object Object].promise.ControlFlow.goog.defineClass.goog.defineClass.abort_.error.executeNext_ (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/../webdriver/promise.js:2758:21)
at goog.async.run.processWorkQueue (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/async/run.js:124:15)
at process._tickCallback (node.js:377:9)
Error
at [object Object].ElementArrayFinder.applyAction_ (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/lib/element.js:382:21)
at [object Object].ElementArrayFinder.(anonymous function) [as click] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/lib/element.js:78:17)
at [object Object].ElementFinder.(anonymous function) [as click] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/lib/element.js:711:7)
at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/user/job/project/test/e2e/specs/test.spec.js:9:37)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/jasminewd2/index.js:96:23
at [object Object].promise.Promise.goog.defineClass.constructor (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/../webdriver/promise.js:1056:7)
at new wrappedCtr (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/base.js:2468:26)
at controlFlowExecute (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/jasminewd2/index.js:82:18)
at [object Object].promise.ControlFlow.goog.defineClass.goog.defineClass.abort_.error.executeNext_.execute_ (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/../webdriver/promise.js:2776:14)
at [object Object].promise.ControlFlow.goog.defineClass.goog.defineClass.abort_.error.executeNext_ (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/../webdriver/promise.js:2758:21)
From: Task: Run it("should throw a meaningful error") in control flow
at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/jasminewd2/index.js:81:14)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/jasminewd2/index.js:18:5
at [object Object].promise.Promise.goog.defineClass.invokeCallback_ (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/../webdriver/promise.js:1337:14)
at [object Object].promise.ControlFlow.goog.defineClass.goog.defineClass.abort_.error.executeNext_.execute_ (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/../webdriver/promise.js:2776:14)
at [object Object].promise.ControlFlow.goog.defineClass.goog.defineClass.abort_.error.executeNext_ (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/../webdriver/promise.js:2758:21)
at goog.async.run.processWorkQueue (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/goog/async/run.js:124:15)
From asynchronous test:
Error
at Suite.<anonymous> (/Users/user/job/project/test/e2e/specs/test.spec.js:8:5)
at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/user/job/project/test/e2e/specs/test.spec.js:3:1)
at Module._compile (module.js:425:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:432:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
As you can see, it is not easy to find on which line in the test an error occurred. It is hidden somewhere inside the stack trace, covered with stack frames Protractor, WebDriverJSand Jasmine. This makes it difficult to debug and develop end-to-end tests.
Desired conclusion:
SO test should throw a meaningful error
- Failed: No element found using locator: By.id("not_found")
at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/user/job/project/test/e2e/specs/test.spec.js:9:37)
From asynchronous test:
Error
at Suite.<anonymous> (/Users/user/job/project/test/e2e/specs/test.spec.js:8:5)
at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/user/job/project/test/e2e/specs/test.spec.js:3:1)
at Module._compile (module.js:425:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:432:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:311:12)
Using Protractor3.0.0 and jasmine2.
mocha mocha-clean , , node_modules mocha , .