Error when taping or clicking on Appium + expo

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If you need more detailed info, just run this: npx codeceptjs info
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CodeceptJS v3.6.7 #StandWithUkraine
Using test root "/Users/dohainam/Desktop/Projects/react-native/Test.xyz"
Helpers: Appium
Plugins: screenshotOnFail, tryTo, retryFailedStep, retryTo, eachElement

login --
    [1]  Starting recording promises
    Timeouts: 
  test something
    I see app is installed "com.anonymous.Test"
    I wait for element "//android.widget.Button[@content-desc="TEST"]"
    I tap "~TEST"
    [1]  Error (Non-Terminated) | Error: WebDriverError: Request with GET/HEAD method cannot have body. when running "touch/perform" with method "GET" and args "{"actions":[{"action":"tap","options":{"element":"00000000-0000-00a8-ffff-ffff0000000c"}}]}" | (err) => { step.status = 'failed'; step.endTime = ...
    [1] Error | Error: WebDriverError: Request with GET/HEAD method cannot have body. when running "touch/perform" with method "GET" and args "{"actions":[{"action":"tap","options":{"element":"00000000-0000-00a8-ffff-ffff0000000c"}}]}" undefined...
    [1] <teardown>  Stopping recording promises
 › <screenshotOnFail> Test failed, try to save a screenshot
 › Screenshot has been saved to /Users/dohainam/Desktop/Projects/react-native/test.xyz/output/test_something.failed.png
  ✖ FAILED in 1054ms

    [2]  Starting recording promises

-- FAILURES:

  1) login
       test something:
     WebDriverError: Request with GET/HEAD method cannot have body. when running "touch/perform" with method "GET" and args "{"actions":[{"action":"tap","options":{"element":"00000000-0000-00a8-ffff-ffff0000000c"}}]}"
      at FetchRequest._libRequest (file:///Users/dohainam/Desktop/Projects/react-native/test.xyz/node_modules/webdriver/build/index.js:1480:13)
      at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
      at async FetchRequest._request (file:///Users/dohainam/Desktop/Projects/react-native/test.xyz/node_modules/webdriver/build/index.js:1381:20)
      at async Browser.wrapCommandFn (file:///Users/dohainam/Desktop/Projects/react-native/test.xyz/node_modules/@wdio/utils/build/index.js:884:23)
      at async Browser.wrapCommandFn (file:///Users/dohainam/Desktop/Projects/react-native/test.xyz/node_modules/@wdio/utils/build/index.js:884:23)

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Feature("login");

Scenario("test something", ({ I }) => {
  I.seeAppIsInstalled("com.anonymous.Test");
  I.waitForElement('//android.widget.Button[@content-desc="TEST"]');

  I.tap('//android.widget.Button[@content-desc="TEST"]');
});

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CodeceptJS version:^3.6.7
NodeJS Version:v20.11.0
Operating System: MacOS
webdriverio: ^9.3.1
Configuration file:

# paste config here 

import { setHeadlessWhen, setCommonPlugins } from "@codeceptjs/configure";
// turn on headless mode when running with HEADLESS=true environment variable
// export HEADLESS=true && npx codeceptjs run
setHeadlessWhen(process.env.HEADLESS);

// enable all common plugins https://github.com/codeceptjs/configure#setcommonplugins
setCommonPlugins();

export const config = {
  tests: "./*_test.ts",
  output: "./output",
  helpers: {
    Appium: {
      platform: "Android",
      desiredCapabilities: {
        app: "./android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk",
        platformName: "android",
        "appium:deviceName": "Android_phone", // Change to the name of the AVD you're using
        "appium:automationName": "UiAutomator2",
        "appium:platformVersion": "12",
        "appium:appPackage": "com.anonymous.Test",
        // "appium:appActivity": "com.anonymous.Test.activities.MainActivity"
      },
      appiumV2: true,
    },
  },
  include: {
    I: "./steps_file",
  },
  name: "hello.xyz",
};

wdio touchPerform is deprecated. You have to use action instead. https://webdriver.io/docs/api/browser/action/
I was having the same issue with this code.

driver.touchPerform([
      {
        action: 'press',
        options: {
          x: ini_x,
          y: ini_y,
        },
      },
      {
        action: 'wait',
        options: {
          ms: 100,
        },
      },
      {
        action: 'moveTo',
        options: {
          x: ini_x,
          y: y,
        },
      },
      {
        action: 'release',
        options: {},
      },
    ]);

So I had to replace it with this:

driver.action('pointer', {
        parameters: { pointerType: 'touch' }
      })
      .move({ x: ini_x, y: ini_y })
      .down()
      .pause(100)
      .move({ duration: 500, x: ini_x, y: y })
      .up()
      .perform();

Btw I'm using wdio + appium + uiautomator2

@jprodriguez-sw

Got the same issue. Tried with webdriver 8 and 9. @jprodriguez-sw yeah that works, but we are not doing a touchPerform action. We are doing a tap action in Codecept. At least updating the documentation that tap action is not supported anymore would save me some time...

driver.action('pointer', {
parameters: { pointerType: 'touch' }
})
.move({ x: ini_x, y: ini_y })
.down()
.pause(100)
.move({ duration: 500, x: ini_x, y: y })
.up()
.perform();

It works for me, it made my day

@kobenguyent

@kobenguyent Not sure it's correct that this bug is closed because #5035 is still open.

Anybody if you have this issue while using WebDriverIO 9.x, use this workaround:

Patch your Appium.js: Replace return this.browser.touchPerform(actions) by return this.browser.performActions(actions) in

CodeceptJS/lib/helper/Appium.js

Lines 1360 to 1363 in ce16e92

    
           async touchPerform(actions) { 
        
             onlyForApps.call(this) 
        
             return this.browser.touchPerform(actions) 
        
           }

and use the new parameters for performActions() in tests, e.g.

        I.touchPerform([
            {
                type: "pointer",
                id: "finger1",
                parameters: { pointerType: "touch" },
                actions: [
                    { type: "pointerMove", duration: 0, x: 1248, y: 480 }, // A middle of the 1st option
                    { type: "pointerDown", button: 0 },
                    { type: "pause", duration: 1000 },
                    { type: "pointerMove", duration: 2000, x: 1248, y: 580 }, // A middle of the 2nd option
                    { type: "pointerUp", button: 0 },
                ],
            },
        ]);

This is how it works for me.

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	async touchPerform(actions) {
	onlyForApps.call(this)
	return this.browser.touchPerform(actions)
	}

Error when taping or clicking on Appium + expo #4618

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