4.1.7 test network doesn't work

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Issue

truffle test says cannot connect to Ethereum client when run after truffle init. This may be a truffle init problem, as I don’t run into this when I truffle unbox the MetaCoin project.

Steps to Reproduce

truffle test

Expected Behavior

normal tests to rumn

Actual Results

.nvm/versions/node/v8.9.0/lib/node_modules/truffle/build/webpack:/~/truffle-error/index.js:10
  this.stack = (new Error(message)).stack;
^

Could not connect to your Ethereum client. Please check that your Ethereum client:
    - is running
    - is accepting RPC connections (i.e., "--rpc" option is used in geth)
    - is accessible over the network
    - is properly configured in your Truffle configuration file (truffle.js)

Environment

• Operating System: OSX
• Ethereum client:
• Truffle version (truffle version): 4.1.7
• node version (node --version): v8.9.0
• npm version (npm --version): 5.8.0

[cbruguera]

@Arvanaghi Any details on what was the actual cause of the message? Cause I’m having the same issue, still not finding the error.

More context: tests run perfectly well within truffle develop and through solidity-coverage, but fail with the “could not connect” upon truffle test. Even more baffling: the tests actually run (and pass), just at the end the error message is displayed.

[cbruguera]

Apologies, I haven’t been able to reproduce the error. And I can’t recall right now what was the truffle-js file that was being used at the time (I’m working on multiple different projects). Since in my latests test runs I haven’t seen this error, I’ll regard it as “fixed” for me.

I’ll give notice in this thread in case I see the error again.