Running a java file from grunt, doesnt open Port for Browserstack

Question

I am running the BrowserStackTunnel.jar by the grunt plugin grunt-exec

(Have been using node's child_process.exec, but same results)

with the command java -jar BrowserStackTunnel.jar -force APIKEY localhost,8000,false

What the Java file actualy does is connecting via ssh to an Amazon instance of Browserstack and opening a port on 45691, the website of browserstack is polling that port on localhost where the Java application serves a small snippet containing the params passed.

If i run the command from the CLI it works fine and i see the port beeing open on netstat. In the browserstack website i get the success screen.

But if i run the command from grunt-exec it shows only the SYN request.

The output to the command line is the same, both show success

I am not so sure what is causing this. I am running on windows7, node v0.10.12, grunt-cli v0.1.9, grunt v0.4.1 and grunt exec v0.4.2

Any idea what is causing this or how to debug it? I thought about a permission problem, but i am kind of clueless

Are you sure that you are using grunt version 1.9? The newest is version 0.4.2 — Allan Kimmer Jensen, Nov 26 '13 at 09:01
it says grunt exec v0.4.2, its the grunt cli which is v0.1.9, i will add cli in the question — pfried, Nov 26 '13 at 09:06
But `grunt-exec` is a plugin, and `grunt-cli` is just the cli, what version of `grunt` are you running in the project, the newest version is also `0.4.2` so that might course some confusion? — Allan Kimmer Jensen, Nov 26 '13 at 09:27
Possibly try to replace grunt-exec with grunt-shell. That is a more used task for running shell commands. At least worth a try. — Martin Hansen, Dec 13 '13 at 19:17

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 24 '14 at 12:34

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Have you tried using the Browserstack Chrome Plugin? It was launched this january and allows you to test local files without running the cli tunnel.

answered Feb 24 '14 at 12:34

Guilherme Rodrigues

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this is more for a CI server, so automated testing – pfried Aug 13 '14 at 12:21

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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I had the same problem and I realized, better if I use the BrowserStackLocal binary files for creating a tunel. I solved a quite complex configuration here: Ember.js - CircleCI - BrowserStack

BrowserStackLocal files are here: http://www.browserstack.com/local-testing (Binaries)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

Community

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answered Aug 13 '14 at 03:53

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the only downside is see is that it is only linux 64bit, but its okay for us since we do have our CI server on linux – pfried Aug 13 '14 at 12:23
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There is 4 version of this binary: OS X (Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks), Linux 32-bit, Linux 64-bit, Windows. So, if you need 32 bit version, or would like to play on your mac or windows machine, could work. Give it a try. – Zoltan Aug 13 '14 at 21:08

score -2 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 18 '13 at 23:12

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As soon as the child process is created, grunt moves on to the next command. If there is nothing, the grunt process terminates and takes the child with it.

Try adding a grunt-contrib-watch task after the grunt-exec call. It should keep the grunt process alive, and the child process with it.

answered Dec 18 '13 at 23:12

Simon

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who said the process terminates? it is running – pfried Dec 19 '13 at 09:48

Running a java file from grunt, doesnt open Port for Browserstack

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