Browser.wait() call times out constantly when using forked browser instance

[v-anumolu]

Bug report

• Node Version: 8.11.3 & 12.1.0
• Protractor Version: 5.4.2
• Angular Version: 6
• Browser(s): firefox
• Operating System and Version Mac OS - v10.14.5 & Ubuntu - v18.04.1
• Your protractor configuration file

exports.config = {
directConnect: true,

//Capabilities to be passed to the webdriver instance.
capabilities: {
'browserName': 'firefox',
'moz:firefoxOptions': {
args: [ '--disable-gpu', '--no-sandbox'] //'--headless', 
},
acceptInsecureCerts: true,

},

framework: 'jasmine',

seleniumAddress: 'http://localhost:4444/wd/hub',

// insert test spec here
};

• A relevant example test

 browser.waitForAngularEnabled(false);
        await browser.get("http://www.google.com")
        let br2 = await browser.forkNewDriverInstance();
        await br2.waitForAngularEnabled(true);

        await br2.get("http://**IP here****/login", 20000);

        var EC = protractor.ExpectedConditions;

        let elem = br2.element(by.id('loginButton'));

        await br2.wait(EC.visibilityOf(elem), 20000);

        let uname = br2.element(by.css("input[id='username']"));
        let pwrd = br2.element(by.css("input[id='password']"));

        await elem.click();

        await br2.wait(EC.visibilityOf(br2.element(by.css('.error-message'))));

        await uname.sendKeys("uname");
        await pwrd.sendKeys("passw");

        await elem.click();

        await br2.wait(EC.invisibilityOf(br2.element(by.css(".loading-icon"))));

        let hdrBttn = br2.element(by.id('openDialogue'));

        await br2.wait(EC.visibilityOf(hdrBttn));
        await hdrBttn.click();

• Output from running the test

Failed: Timed out after 11000 ms
Stack:
ScriptTimeoutError: Timed out after 11000 ms
at Object.throwDecodedError (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/error.js:514:15)
at parseHttpResponse (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/http.js:519:13)
at /home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/http.js:441:30
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:89:5)
From: Task: Protractor.waitForAngular() - Locator: By(css selector, .loading-icon)
at Driver.schedule (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/webdriver.js:807:17)
at ProtractorBrowser.executeAsyncScript_ (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/built/browser.js:425:28)
at /home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/built/browser.js:456:33
at ManagedPromise.invokeCallback_ (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:1376:14)
at TaskQueue.execute_ (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:3084:14)
at TaskQueue.executeNext_ (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:3067:27)
at /home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:2927:27
at /home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:668:7
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:89:5)
From: Task: <anonymous>
at pollCondition (/home/.nvm/veiver/lib/promise.js:2195:19)
at /home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:2191:7
at new ManagedPromise (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:1077:7)
at ControlFlow.promise (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:2505:12)
at /home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:2190:22
at TaskQueue.execute_ (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:3084:14)
at TaskQueue.executeNext_ (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:3067:27)
at /home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:2974:25
at /home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:668:7
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:89:5)
From: Task: <anonymous wait>
at scheduleWait (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:2188:20)
at ControlFlow.wait (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/promise.js:2517:12)
at Driver.wait (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/webdriver.js:934:29)
at run (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/built/browser.js:59:33)
at ProtractorBrowser.to.<computed> [as wait] (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/built/browser.js:67:16)
at UserContext.<anonymous> (/home/path/project/est_specs/quick_test.js:53:19)
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:89:5)
From: Task: Run it("Should Check Inheritance Logic") in control flow
at UserContext.<anonymous> (/home/.nvm/versions/node/v12.1.0/lib/node_modules/protractor/node_modules/jasminewd2/index.js:94:19)
From asynchronous test: 
Error
at Suite.<anonymous> (/home/path/project/test_specs/quick_test.js:15:5)
at Object.<anonymous> (/home/path/project/test_specs/quick_test.js:7:1)

• Steps to reproduce the bug

• Forked the new browser instance
• go to URL with browser2
• wait for some element on the page using browser2.wait()
• do an action that triggers a page reload/transition e.g. successful login
• attempt to wait for some element on new page using browser2.wait instance
• observe timeout and stacktrace

EXPECTED behaviour

• should be able to use .wait() and other ProtractorBrowser functions successfully with forkedInstance even after page transitions.

[tymfear]

You should use it like in docs

await browser.forkNewDriverInstance().ready;

You missed the ready part.
Also such questions should be asked on StackOverflow or Gitter

[Lekinho]

You should use it like in docs

await browser.forkNewDriverInstance().ready;

You missed the ready part.
Also such questions should be asked on StackOverflow or Gitter

pair-programmer on the issue here, I can confirm the browser instance is ready since we did a bunch of operations using it..leading up to the transition.

[v-anumolu]

Thanks for the quick response @tymfear even after using '.ready', I am getting the same Error.