Assertions inside .then() are ignored

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Example:

$$('.item').then(function(items){
expect(items.length).toEqual(20);
});

1 tests, 0 assertions, 0 failures.

$$('.item').then(function(items){
expect(false).toEqual(true);
});

1 tests, 0 assertions, 0 failures.

The findElements spec implies this should work: https://github.com/angular/protractor/blob/master/spec/basic/findelements_spec.js

[juliemr]

This is specific to $$().then and element.all().then. Looking into it!

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I can confirm that assertions inside browser.wait().then() are working as expected, but I wasn't able to achieve the same logic needed for my tests using that.