Detox hangs on "Trying permissions" on CircleCI

[mglaze]

Describe the bug
Attempting to run tests on CircleCI results in a timeout in the beforeAll hook. Logs reveal the last successful entry is "Trying permissions".

I set the following in my init.js:

before(async () => {
  await detox.init(config, { launchApp: false })
  await device.launchApp({
    permissions: {
      notifications: 'YES',
    },
  })
})

Works perfectly locally with the same environment settings.

To Reproduce

• [x] I have tested this issue on the latest Detox release and it still reproduces

Environment (please complete the following information):

• Detox: 12.11.0
• React Native: 0.59.5
• Node: 11.13.0
• Device: iPhone X
• Xcode: 10.2.0
• iOS: 11.4
• macOS: 10.14.4

Device and Verbose Detox Logs
Provide the device and "trace" Detox logs so we can understand what happened. You can obtain them by passing the loglevel param: detox test --loglevel trace

```▸ Build Succeeded
info Installing build/xxx/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/xxx.app
info Launching org.reactjs.native.example.xxx
org.reactjs.native.example.xxx: 34512
detox[34513] INFO: [test.js] node_modules/.bin/mocha --opts e2e/mocha.opts --configuration ios.sim.debug --loglevel trace --debug-synchronization 100 --grep :android: --invert --artifacts-location "artifacts/ios.sim.debug.2019-06-17 20-23-39Z" "e2e"

detox[34516] INFO: [DetoxServer.js] server listening on localhost:49358...
detox[34516] DEBUG: [AsyncWebSocket.js/WEBSOCKET_OPEN] opened web socket to: ws://localhost:49358
detox[34516] TRACE: [AsyncWebSocket.js/WEBSOCKET_SEND] {"type":"login","params":{"sessionId":"b0b44eb6-5691-d7a6-e3a3-325fe65d48ff","role":"tester"},"messageId":0}
detox[34516] DEBUG: [DetoxServer.js/LOGIN] role=tester, sessionId=b0b44eb6-5691-d7a6-e3a3-325fe65d48ff
detox[34516] DEBUG: [DetoxServer.js/LOGIN_SUCCESS] role=tester, sessionId=b0b44eb6-5691-d7a6-e3a3-325fe65d48ff
detox[34516] TRACE: [AsyncWebSocket.js/WEBSOCKET_MESSAGE] {"type":"loginSuccess","params":{"sessionId":"b0b44eb6-5691-d7a6-e3a3-325fe65d48ff","role":"tester"},"messageId":0}

detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_CMD, #0] applesimutils --list --byType "iPhone X" --byOS "iOS 11.4"
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_TRY, #0] Searching for device matching iPhone X, iOS 11.4...
detox[34516] TRACE: [exec.js/EXEC_SUCCESS, #0] [
{
"availabilityError" : "",
"os" : {
"bundlePath" : "\/Library\/Developer\/CoreSimulator\/Profiles\/Runtimes\/iOS 11.4.simruntime",
"availabilityError" : "",
"buildversion" : "15F79",
"availability" : "(available)",
"isAvailable" : true,
"identifier" : "com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-11-4",
"version" : "11.4",
"name" : "iOS 11.4"
},
"availability" : "(available)",
"deviceType" : {
"name" : "iPhone X",
"bundlePath" : "\/Applications\/Xcode-10.2.app\/Contents\/Developer\/Platforms\/iPhoneOS.platform\/Developer\/Library\/CoreSimulator\/Profiles\/DeviceTypes\/iPhone X.simdevicetype",
"identifier" : "com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-X"
},
"udid" : "D3541EC1-EFFD-4664-A3D9-08744EF887CD",
"isAvailable" : true,
"state" : "Booted",
"name" : "iPhone X"
}
]

detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_CMD, #1] applesimutils --list --byId "D3541EC1-EFFD-4664-A3D9-08744EF887CD"
detox[34516] TRACE: [exec.js/EXEC_SUCCESS, #1] [
{
"availabilityError" : "",
"os" : {
"bundlePath" : "\/Library\/Developer\/CoreSimulator\/Profiles\/Runtimes\/iOS 11.4.simruntime",
"availabilityError" : "",
"buildversion" : "15F79",
"availability" : "(available)",
"isAvailable" : true,
"identifier" : "com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-11-4",
"version" : "11.4",
"name" : "iOS 11.4"
},
"availability" : "(available)",
"deviceType" : {
"name" : "iPhone X",
"bundlePath" : "\/Applications\/Xcode-10.2.app\/Contents\/Developer\/Platforms\/iPhoneOS.platform\/Developer\/Library\/CoreSimulator\/Profiles\/DeviceTypes\/iPhone X.simdevicetype",
"identifier" : "com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-X"
},
"udid" : "D3541EC1-EFFD-4664-A3D9-08744EF887CD",
"isAvailable" : true,
"state" : "Booted",
"name" : "iPhone X"
}
]

detox[34516] TRACE: [ArtifactsManager.js/LIFECYCLE] artifactsManager.onBootDevice({ coldBoot: false,
deviceId: 'D3541EC1-EFFD-4664-A3D9-08744EF887CD' })
detox[34516] TRACE: [ArtifactsManager.js/LIFECYCLE] artifactsManager.onBeforeUninstallApp({ deviceId: 'D3541EC1-EFFD-4664-A3D9-08744EF887CD',
bundleId: 'org.reactjs.native.example.xxx' })
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_CMD, #2] /usr/bin/xcrun simctl uninstall D3541EC1-EFFD-4664-A3D9-08744EF887CD org.reactjs.native.example.xxx
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_TRY, #2] Uninstalling org.reactjs.native.example.xxx...
detox[34516] TRACE: [exec.js/EXEC_SUCCESS, #2]
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_SUCCESS, #2] org.reactjs.native.example.xxx uninstalled
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_CMD, #3] /usr/bin/xcrun simctl install D3541EC1-EFFD-4664-A3D9-08744EF887CD "/Users/distiller/mobile4/ios/build/xxx/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/xxx.app"
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_TRY, #3] Installing /Users/distiller/mobile4/ios/build/xxx/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/xxx.app...
detox[34516] TRACE: [exec.js/EXEC_SUCCESS, #3]
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_SUCCESS, #3] /Users/distiller/mobile4/ios/build/xxx/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/xxx.app installed
detox[34516] TRACE: [ArtifactsManager.js/LIFECYCLE] artifactsManager.onBeforeAll()
detox[34516] TRACE: [ArtifactsManager.js/LIFECYCLE] artifactsManager.onBeforeTerminateApp({ deviceId: 'D3541EC1-EFFD-4664-A3D9-08744EF887CD',
bundleId: 'org.reactjs.native.example.xxx' })
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_CMD, #4] /usr/bin/xcrun simctl terminate D3541EC1-EFFD-4664-A3D9-08744EF887CD org.reactjs.native.example.xxx
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_TRY, #4] Terminating org.reactjs.native.example.xxx...
detox[34516] TRACE: [exec.js/EXEC_SUCCESS, #4]
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_SUCCESS, #4] org.reactjs.native.example.xxx terminated
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_CMD, #5] applesimutils --simulator D3541EC1-EFFD-4664-A3D9-08744EF887CD --bundle org.reactjs.native.example.xxx --restartSB --setPermissions notifications=YES
detox[34516] DEBUG: [exec.js/EXEC_TRY, #5] Trying to set permissions...
1) "before all" hook

0 passing (2m)
1 failing

1) "before all" hook:
Error: Timeout of 120000ms exceeded. For async tests and hooks, ensure "done()" is called; if returning a Promise, ensure it resolves.
at listOnTimeout (internal/timers.js:535:17)
at processTimers (internal/timers.js:479:7)

detox[34516] TRACE: [ArtifactsManager.js/LIFECYCLE] artifactsManager.onAfterAll()
detox[34516] DEBUG: [DetoxServer.js/DISCONNECT] role=tester, sessionId=b0b44eb6-5691-d7a6-e3a3-325fe65d48ff
detox[34516] DEBUG: [DetoxServer.js/WS_CLOSE] Detox server connections terminated gracefully

```

[peterjuras]

I'm facing the same issue. Our circleci build is running on Xcode 10.1.0, otherwise similar config to @mglaze

[IlarionHalushka]

Same here. Worked fine one\two weeks ago and without changing any configurations now fails with timeout on "Trying permissions".
Circle CI config: https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative/blob/37db977a22ad3da43ddd31d712e531bf8cc9ee41/.circleci/config.yml#L45
Circle CI job logs: https://circleci.com/gh/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative/8810

[thabemmz]

I ran into the same issue. Upgrading Detox to version 12.11.1, which has been released 4 days ago, fixed the issue for me. It apparently had to do with an old API of AppleSimUtils being used (see https://github.com/wix/Detox/releases/tag/12.11.1).

Hope this fixes your issues as well.

[IlarionHalushka]

@thabemmz thanks! Upgrading detox to 12.11.1 solved the issue

[LeoNatan]

Why is the "I have tested this issue on the latest Detox release and it still reproduces" checkbox ticked if it clearly isn't the case? :)