detox test fails to install apk

What happened?

1. I’ve setup Github Action to run detox tests.

• sdk manager
• platform tools
• emulator
• butler
• adb
• …

1. Running detox test fails to install an apk. The pm install command fails every time after 45 seconds. Local tests are working.

13:14:19.683 detox[4431] DEBUG: [SPAWN_CMD, #25, cpid=4643] /Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -s emulator-5554 shell pm install -r -g -t /data/local/tmp/detox/Application.apk
13:15:04.686 detox[4431] DEBUG: [SPAWN_END, #25, cpid=4643] /Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -s emulator-5554 shell pm install -r -g -t /data/local/tmp/detox/Application.apk terminated with SIGTERM
13:15:04.818 detox[4431] TRACE: [SPAWN_TRY_FAIL, #25] 
13:15:04.828 detox[4431] DEBUG: [SPAWN_CMD, #25, cpid=4677] (Retry #1) /Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -s emulator-5554 shell pm install -r -g -t /data/local/tmp/detox/Application.apk
13:15:49.975 detox[4431] DEBUG: [SPAWN_END, #25, cpid=4677] /Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -s emulator-5554 shell pm install -r -g -t /data/local/tmp/detox/Application.apk terminated with SIGTERM
13:15:50.213 detox[4431] TRACE: [SPAWN_TRY_FAIL, #25] 
13:15:50.225 detox[4431] DEBUG: [SPAWN_CMD, #25, cpid=4[774](https://github.com/houserion/universage/runs/7212318253?check_suite_focus=true#step:21:778)] (Retry #2) /Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -s emulator-5554 shell pm install -r -g -t /data/local/tmp/detox/Application.apk
13:16:35.268 detox[4431] DEBUG: [SPAWN_END, #25, cpid=4774] /Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -s emulator-5554 shell pm install -r -g -t /data/local/tmp/detox/Application.apk terminated with SIGTERM
13:16:35.570 detox[4431] TRACE: [SPAWN_TRY_FAIL, #25] 
13:16:35.578 detox[4431] DEBUG: [SPAWN_CMD, #25, cpid=4904] (Retry #3) /Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -s emulator-5554 shell pm install -r -g -t /data/local/tmp/detox/Application.apk
13:17:20.699 detox[4431] DEBUG: [SPAWN_END, #25, cpid=4904] /Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -s emulator-5554 shell pm install -r -g -t /data/local/tmp/detox/Application.apk terminated with SIGTERM
13:17:20.706 detox[4431] ERROR: ChildProcessError: `/Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -s emulator-5554 shell pm install -r -g -t /data/local/tmp/detox/Application.apk` failed with code null
    at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/runner/work/universage/universage/node_modules/child-process-promise/lib/index.js:132:23)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:390:28)
    at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1064:16)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (node:internal/child_process:450:11)
    at Socket.emit (node:events:390:28)
    at Pipe.<anonymous> (node:net:687:12)

What was the expected behaviour?

I expect detox test to install Application.apk and launch tests.

Was it tested on latest Detox?

• I have tested this issue on the latest Detox release and it still reproduces.

Did your test throw out a timeout?

• I have followed the instructions under Identifying which synchronization mechanism causes us to wait too much.

Help us reproduce this issue!

No response

In what environment did this happen?

Detox version: 19.7.1 React Native version: 0.64.3 Node version: 16.13.1 Device model: Pixel XL Android version: 12 Test-runner (select one): jest-circus

Detox logs

Detox logs

/bin/sh -c npx detox test --configuration houserion.android.e2e --loglevel trace --record-logs failing --record-videos failing
INFO    | boot completed
INFO    | boot time 25248 ms
INFO    | Increasing screen off timeout, logcat buffer size to 2M.
INFO    | Revoking microphone permissions for Google App.
13:13:01.583 detox[4428] INFO:  [test.js] DETOX_CONFIGURATION="houserion.android.e2e" DETOX_LOGLEVEL="trace" DETOX_RECORD_LOGS="failing" DETOX_RECORD_VIDEOS="failing" DETOX_REPORT_SPECS=true DETOX_START_TIMESTAMP=1657102381569 DETOX_USE_CUSTOM_LOGGER=true jest --config e2e/config.json --testNamePattern '^((?!:ios:).)*$' e2e
13:13:05.524 detox[4431] TRACE: [DETOX_CREATE] created a Detox instance with config:
{
  appsConfig: {
    default: {
      type: 'android.apk',
      binaryPath: 'android/app/build/outputs/apk/houserion/e2e/app-houserion-e2e.apk',
      build: 'cd ./android && RN_SRC_EXT=e2e.js,e2e.ts,e2e.tsx APP=houserion BUILD_TYPE=e2e GENERATE_SOURCEMAP=false ./gradlew assembleHouserionE2e assembleHouserionE2eAndroidTest -DtestBuildType=e2e && cd ..'
    }
  },
  artifactsConfig: {
    rootDir: '.artifacts/houserion.android.e2e.2022-07-06 10-13-01Z',
    plugins: {
      log: {
        enabled: true,
        keepOnlyFailedTestsArtifacts: true
      },
      screenshot: {
        enabled: true,
  ● Deep Link, Guest › should work
    Environment setup failed. See the detailed error below.
  ● Deep Link, Guest › should work
    Environment setup failed. See the detailed error below.
  ● Deep Link, Authorized › should onboard
    Environment setup failed. See the detailed error below.
  ● Deep Link, Authorized › should work
    Environment setup failed. See the detailed error below.
  ● Deep Link, Broken › should work
    Environment setup failed. See the detailed error below.
  ● Test suite failed to run
    ChildProcessError: `/Users/runner/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools/adb -s emulator-5554 shell pm install -r -g -t /data/local/tmp/detox/Application.apk` failed with code null
      at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (../node_modules/child-process-promise/lib/index.js:[132](https://github.com/houserion/universage/runs/7212318253?check_suite_focus=true#step:21:136):23)
13:17:49.456 detox[4431] TRACE: [SESSION_TORN] tester exited session 695db362-0f12-2db8-f69f-fe39da698771
13:17:49.961 detox[4428] ERROR: [cli.js] Command failed: jest --config e2e/config.json --testNamePattern '^((?!:ios:).)*$' e2e

Device logs

Device logs

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More data, please!

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[ErickMaeda]

I have the exactly same issue, but using Bitrise CI.

I can find the device via adb -s emulator-5554 emu avd name

But when running the

detox test -c android.emu.release

I have the issue:

detox[8453] INFO:  [test.js] DETOX_CLEANUP=true DETOX_CONFIGURATION="android.emu.release" DETOX_REPORT_SPECS=true DETOX_START_TIMESTAMP=1657707517233 DETOX_USE_CUSTOM_LOGGER=true jest --config e2e/config.json --testNamePattern '^((?!:ios:).)*$' e2e

detox[8465] ERROR: ChildProcessError: `/opt/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools/adb -s emulator-5554 shell pm install -r -g -t /data/local/tmp/detox/Application.apk` failed with code null
    at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/bitrise/src/app/node_modules/child-process-promise/lib/index.js:132:23)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:527:28)
    at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1092:16)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:302:5)

[d4vidi]

Everyone facing this issue - please follow the suggestion of bundling the installation of the apk (or any other APK) in your buildscripts, prior to Detox, and see whether that works.

@RohovDmytro since in your case the command terminates with a SIGTERM, I postulate that github-actions doesn’t approve of something happening in your environment, and therefore terminates the command prematurely. Since you mentioned 45 seconds, I would guess an enforcement of a timeout of some sort.