bootstrap/bootstrapAll not executed when using run-workers parameter

What are you trying to achieve?

I want to run my tests in parallel with run-workers but the functions i have defined in a bootstrap/bootstrapAll file are not executed beforehand and therefor all my tests are failing.

What do you get instead?

When i run codeceptjs run-workers 3 -c codecept.conf.js there is no output from the console.log inside the bootstrap/bootstrapAll functions. (so they are not executed at all)

Additional info: when i run codeceptjs run-multiple parallel -c codecept.conf.js with the same bootstrap file + codeceptjs config, the output from the console.log in the bootstrap file is printed correct.

Provide bootstrap & codecept.conf.js file content:

// bootstrap file:
module.exports = {

  bootstrapAll: async function(done) {
    console.log("within bootstrapAll");
    done();
  },
  bootstrap: async function(done) {
    console.log("within bootstrap");
    done();
  }
};

//codecept.conf.js (relevant part):
 bootstrapAll: "../bootstrap/prepareDataResources.js",
  bootstrap: "../bootstrap/prepareDataResources.js",
  multiple: {
    parallel: {
      chunks: 20
    }
  },

Details

• CodeceptJS version: tested with 2.4.3 & 2.6.0
• NodeJS Version: v12.10.0
• Operating System: MacOS Catalina (10.15.3)
• Configuration file: see above

[PeterNgTr]

....
  bootstrap: (done) => {
    console.log("bootstrap is called");
      done();
  },
  teardown: (done) => {
    console.log("teardown is called");
    done();
  },
....

@chwolf the bootstrap and teardown are called when I ran with --verbose

MBP-Thanh-Home:amazon-ui-tests thanhnguyen$ npx codeceptjs run-workers 1 --grep @test --verbose
DEPRECATION NOTICE:
You are using webdriverio v5. It is recommended to update to webdriverio@6.
Support of webdriverio v5 is deprecated and will be removed in CodeceptJS 3.0

CodeceptJS v2.6.0
Running tests in 1 workers...

DEPRECATION NOTICE:
You are using webdriverio v5. It is recommended to update to webdriverio@6.
Support of webdriverio v5 is deprecated and will be removed in CodeceptJS 3.0

4
bootstrap is called
CodeceptJS v2.6.0
Using test root "/Users/thanhnguyen/Desktop/amazon-ui-tests"
Helpers: WebDriver
[1] Search functionality --
Plugins: screenshotOnFail

Search functionality --
    [1] Starting recording promises
    Emitted | suite.before ([object Object])
  Search function is displayed @test
    Emitted | test.before ([object Object])
    Emitted | hook.start ([object Object])
    Emitted | step.before (I am on page "/")
    Emitted | step.after (I am on page "/")
    Emitted | step.start (I am on page "/")
    I am on page "/"
    Emitted | step.passed (I am on page "/")
    Emitted | step.finish (I am on page "/")
    Emitted | hook.passed ([object Object])
    Emitted | test.start ([object Object])
    Emitted | step.before (I dont see element "#twotabsearchtextbox")
    Emitted | step.after (I dont see element "#twotabsearchtextbox")
    Emitted | step.before (I see element "input[type="submit"]")
    Emitted | step.after (I see element "input[type="submit"]")
    Emitted | step.start (I dont see element "#twotabsearchtextbox")
    I dont see element "#twotabsearchtextbox"
    [1] Error | Error
[1]   ✖ Search function is displayed @test in 160ms
    Emitted | step.failed (I dont see element "#twotabsearchtextbox")
    Emitted | step.finish (I dont see element "#twotabsearchtextbox")
    [1] Error | Error
    Emitted | step.failed (I see element "input[type="submit"]")
    Emitted | step.finish (I see element "input[type="submit"]")
    [1] Error | Error
    [1] Starting <teardown> session
    Emitted | test.failed ([object Object])
    Emitted | test.finish ([object Object])
    [1] <teardown> Stopping recording promises
 › <screenshotOnFail> Test failed, saving screenshot
 › Screenshot has been saved to /Users/thanhnguyen/Desktop/amazon-ui-tests/output/Search_fun_1585839218.failed.png
  ✖ FAILED in 865ms

    [2] Starting recording promises
    Emitted | test.after ([object Object])
    Emitted | suite.after ([object Object])

-- FAILURES:

  1) Search functionality
       Search function is displayed @test:
     expected elements of #twotabsearchtextbox not to be seen
  
  Scenario Steps:
  
  - I.dontSeeElement("#twotabsearchtextbox") at Test.<anonymous> (tests/search/search_tests.js:10:7)
  
  


  FAIL  | 0 passed, 1 failed   // 5s
teardown is called
    Emitted | global.result ([object Object])
    Emitted | global.after ([object Object])


-- FAILURES:

  1) Search functionality
       Search function is displayed @test:
     expected elements of #twotabsearchtextbox not to be seen
  
  Scenario Steps:
  
  - I.dontSeeElement("#twotabsearchtextbox") at Test.<anonymous> (/Users/thanhnguyen/Desktop/amazon-ui-tests/tests/search/search_tests.js:10:7)

[cwolf24]

@PeterNgTr sorry, i did not think about providing a repo - which would it make easier to investigate… i will create a repo when i find some time. Thanks