Unable to init Appium driver Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.openqa.selenium.remote.AcceptedW3CCapabilityKeys

[luckhiem]

Description

Unable to init Appium driver Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.openqa.selenium.remote.AcceptedW3CCapabilityKeys.

Environment

• Java client build version or git revision if you use some snapshot: java 11
• Appium server version or git revision if you use some snapshot: 1.22.3
• Desktop OS/version used to run Appium if necessary: com.apple.MobileAddressBook
• Node.js version (unless using Appium.app|exe) or Appium CLI or Appium.app|exe: v16.14.2
• Mobile platform/version under test: IOS
• Real device or emulator/simulator: IOS Simulator

Details

Unable to init Appium driver Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.openqa.selenium.remote.AcceptedW3CCapabilityKeys.

Code To Reproduce Issue [ Good To Have ]

package core.driver.manager;

import core.driver.IDriver;
import core.server.ServerManager;
import io.appium.java_client.AppiumDriver;
import io.appium.java_client.ios.IOSDriver;
import io.appium.java_client.ios.options.XCUITestOptions;
import io.appium.java_client.remote.AutomationName;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

public class IOSDriverManager implements IDriver {
    @Override
    public AppiumDriver createDriver(String deviceName, String wda) throws MalformedURLException {
        return new IOSDriver(new URL(ServerManager.getAppiumServerAddress()), createCapabilities(deviceName, wda));
    }

    @Override
    public XCUITestOptions createCapabilities(String deviceName, String wda) {
        XCUITestOptions cap = new XCUITestOptions()
                .setDeviceName(deviceName)
                .setAutomationName(AutomationName.IOS_XCUI_TEST)
                .setFullReset(true)
                .setWdaLocalPort(Integer.parseInt(wda))
                .setApp("com.apple.MobileAddressBook")
                .setPlatformVersion("15.0");
        return cap;
    }
}

pom.xml

<dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>io.appium</groupId>
            <artifactId>java-client</artifactId>
            <version>8.0.0</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
            <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
            <version>7.5</version>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
            <artifactId>selenium-java</artifactId>
            <version>4.2.0</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
            <artifactId>selenium-remote-driver</artifactId>
            <version>4.2.0</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
            <version>3.22.0</version>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
            <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
            <version>2.17.2</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.aeonbits.owner</groupId>
            <artifactId>owner</artifactId>
            <version>1.0.12</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

Exception Stacktraces

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/openqa/selenium/remote/AcceptedW3CCapabilityKeys
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.openqa.selenium.remote.AcceptedW3CCapabilityKeys

[mykola-mokhnach]

This error is expected as Selenium got some breaking changes in v4.2.0
#1696 should add the necessary compatibility fixes

[valfirst]

Fixed and released: io.appium:java-client:8.1.0