[Question] Start Google Chrome with Network tab enabled

[nvhoang56123]

Dear all,

I'd like to have Google Chrome starts with Network console/Tab enabled. How to set it up in protractor.conf file?

The reason why I need this thing is:
1 - protractor run on function A very slow
2 - manual run on function A only takes 1-5s

Many thanks,

[Xotabu4]

Maybe passing protractor commands directly to chrome from console could help you to debug? https://github.com/angular/protractor/blob/master/docs/debugging.md#testing-out-protractor-interactively

[juliemr]

Unfortunately, WebDriver doesn't play well with Dev Tools open, so this isn't an option at the moment :(

However, see #674, which might help out with debugging for you. Working on that one!

[hardvolk]

For people looking to run tests in chrome with dev-tools opened you can do it now with the arg '--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs' for chromeOptions in your config for protractor:

{
   ...
   baseUrl: 'localhost:4200',
    capabilities: {
        browserName: 'chrome',
        chromeOptions: {
            args: ['--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs']
        }
    }
   ...
}

[djom202]

For people looking to run tests in chrome with dev-tools opened you can do it now with the arg '--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs' for chromeOptions in your config for protractor:

{
   ...
   baseUrl: 'localhost:4200',
    capabilities: {
        browserName: 'chrome',
        chromeOptions: {
            args: ['--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs']
        }
    }
   ...
}

@hardvolk Amazing, It's a great option. Thanks!

[Benedicttt]

For people looking to run tests in chrome with dev-tools opened you can do it now with the arg '--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs' for chromeOptions in your config for protractor:

{
   ...
   baseUrl: 'localhost:4200',
    capabilities: {
        browserName: 'chrome',
        chromeOptions: {
            args: ['--auto-open-devtools-for-tabs']
        }
    }
   ...
}

Need open Network tab