error in clearDeviceRegistryLockFile() when running detox test

[dat00ste]

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Description

Since detox 7.4.0 I cannot start detox test. It fails on clearDeviceRegistryLockFile that was added in #609.
I'm using windows.

$ detox test -c android.emu.release --loglevel verbose
fs.js:646
return binding.open(pathModule._makeLong(path), stringToFlags(flags), mode);
^

Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\stina\AppData\Local\data\Detox\device.registry.state.lock'
at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:646:18)
at Object.fs.writeFileSync (fs.js:1299:33)
at clearDeviceRegistryLockFile (C:\Users\stina\code\App\powerup\node_modules\detox\local-cli\detox-test.js:171:6)

detox 7.3.7 works fine (with some minor manual changes )

Detox, Node, Device, Xcode and macOS Versions

• Detox: 7.4.0
• React Native: 0.55.3
• Node: 8.11.1
• Device: -
• Xcode: -
• macOS: -

[noomorph]

If nobody takes this issue, I can try to reproduce after June 10th, after I return from vacation. Or maybe @simonbuchan might want to take a look?

[simonbuchan]

Hmm, I migrated up to 7.4.0 without trouble. Looks like it just hasn't created the data directory, so if that got broken, shouldn't be too hard to track down (and maybe isn't even windows?)

[noomorph]

Hmm, I migrated up to 7.4.0 without trouble.

That was the essence of my inquiry. Thanks much, Simon!

[dat00ste]

Thanks for the replies!
Yes, the data directory is missing, when should it be created?

[rotemmiz]

This is an actual issue. We need to ensure the directory will be created if doesn't exist

[rotemmiz]

Fixed in #781