Appium: can't call setNetworkConnection

[ghost]

I've set up my environment with Protractor + Appium + Jasmine to run my JavaScript based tests, followed this guide. This is working OK, but I cannot call the network API available in Appium:

https://github.com/appium/appium/blob/master/docs/en/writing-running-appium/network_connection.md

browser.driver does not have a method call "setNetworkConnection".

I guess it's Protractor related? I'm using TypeScript, and setNetworkConnection is not available in the TSD. I've also tried to cast browser.driver to any and then call this method, but then I get an error.

[NickTomlin]

Hi there!

Your question is better suited for StackOverflow or Gitter. Please ask a question there with the 'protractor' tag or post in the Gitter Channel to get help.

From the the getting help section of the README:

Please ask usage and debugging questions on StackOverflow (use the "protractor" tag) or in the Angular discussion group. (Please do not ask support questions here on Github.)

Thanks!

[sjelin]

Ok, so the problem here is that browser.driver is an instance of WebDriver/webdriver, and that implementation doesn't have setNetworkConnection or any analogous commands. It may have such a command in the future though, since the java and python clients do have the command.

[ghost]

So @NickTomlin this is not a support question. It's a missing feature... I think this issue should be reopened.

[juliemr]

@rolandoldengarm you're right - follow along with #1940 for updates on the feature.

[sjelin]

Opening because this is a missing feature, closing because it's a duplicate 😉

Also, to Nick's credit, we get a lot of support questions and this sounded a lot like one

[NickTomlin]

@rolandoldengarm sorry I totally mistook this question. Thanks for picking this up @sjelin and @juliemr 😄

[toddhalfpenny]

Hi. Not wanting to be a pain, sorry if I am. I'm just wondering if this feature is something that is likely to be included in the future? I see this is closed as is #1940 and so I'm uncertain - perhaps there's an alternative method that I've missed.

[sjelin]

It is likely to be included in the future, stay tuned!