Appium Not Running Xcode 12.3 - ios

Question

I'm trying to use Appium version 1.19.1 to test an ipad app on a physical ipad device that I have built with Xcode 12.3. Previously this has worked as expected, but recently I have not been able to get Appium to run at all, and I suspect that Xcode 12.3 may be the issue based on what I have discovered.
When I try to run Appium from python this is the trace printed to my python console (device serial number/udid intentionally hidden):
File "/Users/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/appium/webdriver/webdriver.py", line 155, in __init__
proxy
File "/Users/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 157, in __init__
self.start_session(capabilities, browser_profile)
File "/Users/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/appium/webdriver/webdriver.py", line 225, in start_session
response = self.execute(RemoteCommand.NEW_SESSION, parameters)
File "/Users/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/webdriver.py", line 321, in execute
self.error_handler.check_response(response)
File "/Users/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/selenium/webdriver/remote/errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response
raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: An unknown server-side error occurred while processing the command. Original error: Unable to launch WebDriverAgent because of xcodebuild failure: xcodebuild failed with code 65
xcodebuild error message:
2021-01-06 17:04:24.366 xcodebuild[16217:213101] Error writing xctestrun file: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4 "The folder “WebDriverAgentRunner_iphoneos14.3-arm64.xctestrun” doesn’t exist." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Users/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/WebDriverAgent-alwvnomvwrdtzoaxbbkniqrpcdpp/Build/Products/WebDriverAgentRunner_iphoneos14.3-arm64.xctestrun, NSUserStringVariant=Folder, NSUnderlyingError=0x7fb116ac6ad0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}}
** TEST BUILD FAILED **
2021-01-06 17:04:24.380 xcodebuild[16217:213102] IDETestOperationsObserverDebug: Writing diagnostic log for test session to:
/Users/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/WebDriverAgent-alwvnomvwrdtzoaxbbkniqrpcdpp/Logs/Test/Test-WebDriverAgentRunner-2021.01.06_17-04-22--0600.xcresult/Staging/2_Test/Diagnostics/WebDriverAgentRunner-E1E91CAE-6813-4009-872F-D9B73C898BBD/WebDriverAgentRunner-0D722399-E7A6-4474-8791-593FA62358F6/Session-WebDriverAgentRunner-2021-01-06_170424-nMI8G0.log
2021-01-06 17:04:24.382 xcodebuild[16217:213028] [MT] IDETestOperationsObserverDebug: (DF79B2A2-04AF-4A59-87B7-DBB8279EC46E) Beginning test session WebDriverAgentRunner-DF79B2A2-04AF-4A59-87B7-DBB8279EC46E at 2021-01-06 17:04:24.381 with Xcode 12C33 on target 📱<DVTiOSDevice (0x7fb11a157e10), ****, iPad, 14.3 (18C66), ****> {
deviceSerialNumber: ****
identifier: ****
deviceClass: iPad
deviceName: ****
deviceIdentifier: ****
productVersion: 14.3
buildVersion: 18C66
deviceSoftwareVersion: 14.3 (18C66)
deviceArchitecture: arm64e
deviceTotalCapacity: 249024532480
deviceAvailableCapacity: 240144109568
deviceIsTransient: NO
ignored: NO
deviceIsBusy: NO
deviceIsPaired: YES
deviceIsActivated: YES
deviceActivationState: Activated
isPasscodeLocked: NO
deviceType: <DVTDeviceType:0x7fb113d0a3d0 Xcode.DeviceType.iPhone>
supportedDeviceFamilies: (
1,
2
)
applications: (null)
provisioningProfiles: (null)
hasInternalSupport: NO
hasWritableSystem: NO
isSupportedOS: YES
bootArgs: (null)
nextBootArgs: (null)
connected: YES
isWirelessEnabled: NO
connectionType: direct
hostname: (null)
bonjourServiceName: ****
activeProxiedDevice: (null)
} (14.3 (18C66))
2021-01-06 17:04:24.498 xcodebuild[16217:213028] [MT] IDETestOperationsObserverDebug: (****) Finished requesting crash reports. Continuing with testing.
*** If you believe this error represents a bug, please attach the result bundle at /Users/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/WebDriverAgent-alwvnomvwrdtzoaxbbkniqrpcdpp/Logs/Test/Test-WebDriverAgentRunner-2021.01.06_17-04-22--0600.xcresult
2021-01-06 17:04:24.514 xcodebuild[16217:213028] [MT] IDETestOperationsObserverDebug: 0.141 elapsed -- Testing started completed.
2021-01-06 17:04:24.514 xcodebuild[16217:213028] [MT] IDETestOperationsObserverDebug: 0.000 sec, +0.000 sec -- start
2021-01-06 17:04:24.514 xcodebuild[16217:213028] [MT] IDETestOperationsObserverDebug: 0.141 sec, +0.141 sec -- end
Test session results, code coverage, and logs:
/Users/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/WebDriverAgent-alwvnomvwrdtzoaxbbkniqrpcdpp/Logs/Test/Test-WebDriverAgentRunner-2021.01.06_17-04-22--0600.xcresult
Testing failed:
Building for iOS, but the embedded framework 'CocoaAsyncSocket.framework' was built for iOS + iOS Simulator.
Building for iOS, but the embedded framework 'YYCache.framework' was built for iOS + iOS Simulator.
Building for iOS, but the linked and embedded framework 'CocoaAsyncSocket.framework' was built for iOS + iOS Simulator.
Building for iOS, but the linked and embedded framework 'YYCache.framework' was built for iOS + iOS Simulator.
WebDriverAgentRunner:
WebDriverAgentRunner-Runner.app encountered an error (Failed to install or launch the test runner. If you believe this error represents a bug, please attach the result bundle at /Users/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/WebDriverAgent-alwvnomvwrdtzoaxbbkniqrpcdpp/Logs/Test/Test-WebDriverAgentRunner-2021.01.06_17-04-22--0600.xcresult. (Underlying Error: The file “WebDriverAgentRunner-Runner.app” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file. The file doesn’t exist. (Underlying Error: The operation couldn’t be completed. No such file or directory)))
** TEST EXECUTE FAILED **
Testing started. Make sure you follow the tutorial at https://github.com/appium/appium-xcuitest-driver/blob/master/docs/real-device-config.md. Try to remove the WebDriverAgentRunner application from the device if it is installed and reboot the device.
Through researching I came across this answer which linked to an apple developer forum post that leads me to believe the issue is with one of the frameworks that appium must be using that is not cooperating with Xcode 12.3.
I have also come across another suggestion that I tried but it did not fix my issue.
Also, this is what I'm seeing in Test-WebDriverAgentRunner-2021.01.06_17-04-19--0600.xcresult:
Assertions: System: Failed to install or launch the test runner. If you believe this error represents a bug, please attach the result bundle at /Users/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/WebDriverAgent-alwvnomvwrdtzoaxbbkniqrpcdpp/Logs/Test/Test-WebDriverAgentRunner-2021.01.06_17-04-19--0600.xcresult. (Underlying Error: The file “WebDriverAgentRunner-Runner.app” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file. The file doesn’t exist. (Underlying Error: The operation couldn’t be completed. No such file or directory))
So is there anything else I can try at this point, or is this going to come down to a framework being used by appium needing to be updated? Any ideas or suggestions are definitely appreciated!

Answer 1

Turns out I had to follow the suggestion in this answer but on the WebDriverAgent Xcode project. Seems to have fixed it for me.

Answer 2

After the installation WDA on real device, worked for me on appium 1.20 such workaround:
$ cd ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData
$ rm -rf WebDriverAgent-alwvnomvwrdtzoaxbbkniqrpcdpp
$ mv WebDriverAgent-ciegwgvxzxdrqthilmrmczmqvrgu WebDriverAgent-alwvnomvwrdtzoaxbbkniqrpcdpp