Error forwarding the new session cannot find : Capabilities {browserName: chrome, deviceName: my phone, platform: ANDROID, platformName: android, showChromedriverLog: true, version: 6.0.1}

[automation311]

Hi ,
I am new to Selenium-Grid extras Appium set up. I am getting the following error message when i try to run my test which clearly says the Hub is not able to forward the session because the capabilities are not matching. I am not sure what i am doing wrong?

Here is my Android capabilities:

DesiredCapabilities capabilities = DesiredCapabilities.android();

    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.BROWSER_NAME, BrowserType.CHROME);

    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.PLATFORM, Platform.ANDROID);

    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.PLATFORM_NAME , "Android");

    capabilities.setCapability("showChromedriverLog","true");

    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.DEVICE_NAME, "my phone");

     capabilities.setCapability (MobileCapabilityType.VERSION, "6.0.1");

here is my iOS capabilities:

    DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.DEVICE_NAME, "Jose's iPhone");
    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.PLATFORM_NAME , "iOS");
    capabilities.setCapability (MobileCapabilityType.PLATFORM_VERSION, "11.2.1");
    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.BROWSER_NAME, BrowserType.SAFARI);
    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.UDID,"xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx");

when i try to setup Appium in Selenium grid Extras,
Will this node run 'Appium' (1-yes/0-no)
Default Value: 0
1
'1' was set as your value

Will this Appium node run 'Android' (1-yes/0-no)
Default Value: 0
1
'1' was set as your value

What version of 'Android' is installed?
Default Value:
6.0.1
'6.0.1' was set as your value

Will this Appium node run 'Chrome' (1-yes/0-no)
Default Value: 0
1
'1' was set as your value

Will this Appium node run 'Chromium' (1-yes/0-no)
Default Value: 0
0
'0' was set as your value

Will this Appium node run 'Browser' (1-yes/0-no)
Default Value: 0
0
'0' was set as your value

Will this Appium node run 'IPhone' (1-yes/0-no)
Default Value: 0
0
'0' was set as your value

Will this Appium node run 'IPad' (1-yes/0-no)
Default Value: 0
0
'0' was set as your value

Will this Appium node run 'Safari' (1-yes/0-no)
Default Value: 0
0
'0' was set as your value

What is the command to start Appium?
Default Value: appium

'appium' was set as your value

once i am done answering the questions my grid console looks like this

here is my code which i am trying to run: My expectation is when i run the test the hub should automatically direct the test to android device and run.

    AndroidDriver driver;

    DesiredCapabilities capabilities = DesiredCapabilities.android();

    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.BROWSER_NAME, BrowserType.CHROME);

    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.PLATFORM, Platform.ANDROID);

    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.PLATFORM_NAME , "Android");

    capabilities.setCapability("showChromedriverLog","true");

    capabilities.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.DEVICE_NAME, "my phone");

     capabilities.setCapability (MobileCapabilityType.VERSION, "6.0.1");
   
    URL url = new URL("http://hubip:4444/wd/hub");
    driver = new AndroidDriver(url,capabilities);
    driver.get("https://www.test.com");
    System.out.println("Title"+ driver.getTitle());
    driver.findElement(By.id("email")).sendKeys("test@gmail.com");
    driver.findElement(By.id("password")).sendKeys("Password");
    driver.getKeyboard().pressKey(Keys.ENTER);

Now when i try to run my test the following error gets displayed
org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: Error forwarding the new session cannot find : Capabilities {browserName: chrome, deviceName: my phone, platform: ANDROID, platformName: android, showChromedriverLog: true, version: 6.0.1}

Even for the iOS i have the same forwarding issue.

Am i doing something wrong? Any suggestions or help would be really appreciated.

[automation311]

Can someone help?
thanks in advance

[garifo]

I'm having the same issue when I use the selenium hub ip in my configs.

I'm currently putting the appium hub ip , http://ip:4723/wd/hub to get around this

Now the issue I have is that videos are not being recorded when I use this configuration, but as you mentioned, I also have the same expectations that if I put my primary selenium grid hubhost that it would redirect to the session to the appium host.

What I find odd or maybe it makes sense is that when I run it against my local
http://locahost:4444/wd/hub
also running appium "host": "127.0.0.1", with url "http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub",

then it does redirect the session.
I suspect because my grid and appium are on the same machine in this scenario.

I'm actually still trying to figure out the same issue as we speak.