Bug: ".browserstack/BrowserStackLocal": error=26, Text file busy, on CI server.

[dacloutier-logmein]

My setup consist of a series of JUnit5 tests, that are run in concurrent mode. Locally, if I try to execute the tests, I have no issues. (I have had up to 15 concurrent tests running without problem).

Expected Behavior

The Browserstacklocal process should start just fine, regardless of its location (local laptop or CI server (Jenkins in my case))

Actual Behavior

The same suite of tests will on a random fashion throw out errors of this type if ran from the CI server:

org.opentest4j.AssertionFailedError: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "/home/gradle/.browserstack/BrowserStackLocal": error=26, Text file busy
[com.browserstack.local.LocalBinary.validateBinary(LocalBinary.java:107), com.browserstack.local.LocalBinary.checkBinary(LocalBinary.java:75), com.browserstack.local.LocalBinary.<init>(LocalBinary.java:30), com.browserstack.local.Local.start(Local.java:59), utils.webdrivers.BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.startBrowserStackLocalProcess(BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.java:156), utils.webdrivers.BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.setupWebDriver(BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.java:121), utils.webdrivers.BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.getBrowserStackWebDriver(BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.java:177), com.mycompany.project.e2e.BaseTest.setWebDriver(BaseTest.java:100), com.mycompany.project.e2e.ExampleBrowserBasedTest.executeTestContent(ExampleBrowserBasedTest.java:77), com.mycompany.project.e2e.ExampleBrowserBasedTest.lambda$exampleTestThatRunsInAllTags$0(ExampleBrowserBasedTest.java:45), org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicTestTestDescriptor.lambda$execute$0(DynamicTestTestDescriptor.java:52), org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain$ValidatingInvocation.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:131), org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.InvocationInterceptor.interceptDynamicTest(InvocationInterceptor.java:161), org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicTestTestDescriptor.lambda$execute$1(DynamicTestTestDescriptor.java:58), org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain$InterceptorCall.lambda$ofVoid$0(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:78), org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain$InterceptedInvocation.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:106), org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:64), org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.chainAndInvoke(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:45), org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.invoke(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:37), org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicTestTestDescriptor.execute(DynamicTestTestDescriptor.java:57), org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicTestTestDescriptor.execute(DynamicTestTestDescriptor.java:31), org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$5(NodeTestTask.java:139), org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73), org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$7(NodeTestTask.java:129), org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.Node.around(Node.java:137), org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$8(NodeTestTask.java:127), org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73), org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:126), org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:84), org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ForkJoinPoolHierarchicalTestExecutorService$ExclusiveTask.compute(ForkJoinPoolHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:185), java.base/java.util.concurrent.RecursiveAction.exec(RecursiveAction.java:189), java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask.doExec(ForkJoinTask.java:290), java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool$WorkQueue.topLevelExec(ForkJoinPool.java:1020), java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.scan(ForkJoinPool.java:1656), java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.runWorker(ForkJoinPool.java:1594), java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinWorkerThread.run(ForkJoinWorkerThread.java:177)]
	at org.junit.jupiter.api.AssertionUtils.fail(AssertionUtils.java:39)
	at org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.fail(Assertions.java:117)
	at utils.webdrivers.BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.startBrowserStackLocalProcess(BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.java:165)
	at utils.webdrivers.BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.setupWebDriver(BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.java:121)
	at utils.webdrivers.BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.getBrowserStackWebDriver(BrowserStackWebDriverProvider.java:177)
	at com.mycompany.project.e2e.BaseTest.setWebDriver(BaseTest.java:100)
	at com.mycompany.project.e2e.ExampleBrowserBasedTest.executeTestContent(ExampleBrowserBasedTest.java:77)
	at com.mycompany.project.e2e.ExampleBrowserBasedTest.lambda$exampleTestThatRunsInAllTags$0(ExampleBrowserBasedTest.java:45)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicTestTestDescriptor.lambda$execute$0(DynamicTestTestDescriptor.java:52)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain$ValidatingInvocation.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:131)
	at org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.InvocationInterceptor.interceptDynamicTest(InvocationInterceptor.java:161)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicTestTestDescriptor.lambda$execute$1(DynamicTestTestDescriptor.java:58)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain$InterceptorCall.lambda$ofVoid$0(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:78)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain$InterceptedInvocation.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:106)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.proceed(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:64)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.chainAndInvoke(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:45)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.InvocationInterceptorChain.invoke(InvocationInterceptorChain.java:37)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicTestTestDescriptor.execute(DynamicTestTestDescriptor.java:57)
	at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.DynamicTestTestDescriptor.execute(DynamicTestTestDescriptor.java:31)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$5(NodeTestTask.java:139)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$7(NodeTestTask.java:129)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.Node.around(Node.java:137)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$8(NodeTestTask.java:127)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:73)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:126)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:84)
	at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ForkJoinPoolHierarchicalTestExecutorService$ExclusiveTask.compute(ForkJoinPoolHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:185)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.RecursiveAction.exec(RecursiveAction.java:189)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask.doExec(ForkJoinTask.java:290)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool$WorkQueue.topLevelExec(ForkJoinPool.java:1020)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.scan(ForkJoinPool.java:1656)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.runWorker(ForkJoinPool.java:1594)
	at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinWorkerThread.run(ForkJoinWorkerThread.java:177)

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1. Create a Junit5 Based suite of that that will run in Concurrent manner.
2. Push build on the CI server (I used a gradle build, but I am pretty sure Maven would also do)
3. You should get random failures (The more parallel tests you have the more likely it is to occur)

browserstack local arguments

better yet, here's the initialization code:

final Local browserstackLocal = new Local();
    Map<String, String> options = new HashMap<>();
    options.put("key", accessKey);
    String localIdentifier = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
    options.put("localIdentifier", localIdentifier);
    options.put("forcelocal", "true");
    capabilities.setCapability("browserstack.localIdentifier", localIdentifier);
    
    browserstackLocal.start(options);  

Platform details

1. browserstack-local-java version: 1.0.6
2. java version: adoptOpenJDK => jdk-11.0.7_10-1
3. os type and version: This is running from a Jenkins server, os is linux what flavor though, I cannot say as I am not exposed to such details.

[vaibhav-sdet]

facing exactly similar issue. When can we expect a fix for this?
Any workaround available?

[Namrata-m13]

@vaibhav-sdet You can use the workaround of having a pre-downloaded binary in your machine and use the same in your test scripts to handle the error 'Text file busy'.

Download the appropriate BrowserStack Local Binary file from the link: https://www.browserstack.com/local-testing/automate#establishing-a-local-testing-connection and store it in a folder explicitly. Execute the tests by specifying the BrowserStack Local Binary Path as shared below:

options.put("binarypath", "/browserstack/BrowserStackLocal");

Note: Please provide the complete absolute path of the file.

Reference: https://github.com/browserstack/browserstack-local-java#binary-path