catch child process killed with a signal

cli/__snapshots__/errors_spec.js

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Cypress Version: 1.2.3
 exports['errors individual has the following errors 1'] = [
   "CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY",
   "binaryNotExecutable",
+  "childProcessKilled",
   "failedDownload",
   "failedUnzip",
   "invalidCacheDirectory",
@@ -71,3 +72,27 @@ If you are using Docker, we provide containers with all required dependencies in
 Platform: test platform (Foo-OsVersion)
 Cypress Version: 1.2.3
 `
+
+exports['child kill error object'] = {
+  "description": "The Test Runner unexpectedly exited via a exit event with signal SIGKILL",
+  "solution": "Please search Cypress documentation for possible solutions:\n\n  https://on.cypress.io\n\nCheck if there is a GitHub issue describing this crash:\n\n  https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues\n\nConsider opening a new issue."
+}
+
+exports['Error message'] = `
+The Test Runner unexpectedly exited via a exit event with signal SIGKILL
+
+Please search Cypress documentation for possible solutions:
+
+https://on.cypress.io
+
+Check if there is a GitHub issue describing this crash:
+
+https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues
+
+Consider opening a new issue.
+
+----------
+
+Platform: test platform (Foo-OsVersion)
+Cypress Version: 1.2.3
+`

cli/__snapshots__/spawn_spec.js

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+exports['lib/exec/spawn .start detects kill signal exits with error on SIGKILL 1'] = `
+The Test Runner unexpectedly exited via a exit event with signal SIGKILL
+
+Please search Cypress documentation for possible solutions:
+
+https://on.cypress.io
+
+Check if there is a GitHub issue describing this crash:
+
+https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues
+
+Consider opening a new issue.
+
+----------
+
+Platform: darwin (Foo-OsVersion)
+Cypress Version: 0.0.0
+`

cli/lib/errors.js

@@ -168,20 +168,21 @@ const versionMismatch = {
   solution: 'Install Cypress and verify app again',
 }
 
-const unexpected = {
-  description:
-    'An unexpected error occurred while verifying the Cypress executable.',
-  solution: stripIndent`
-    Please search Cypress documentation for possible solutions:
+const solutionUnknown = stripIndent`
+  Please search Cypress documentation for possible solutions:
 
-      ${chalk.blue(docsUrl)}
+    ${chalk.blue(docsUrl)}
 
-    Check if there is a GitHub issue describing this crash:
+  Check if there is a GitHub issue describing this crash:
 
-      ${chalk.blue(util.issuesUrl)}
+    ${chalk.blue(util.issuesUrl)}
 
-    Consider opening a new issue.
-  `,
+  Consider opening a new issue.
+`
+const unexpected = {
+  description:
+    'An unexpected error occurred while verifying the Cypress executable.',
+  solution: solutionUnknown,
 }
 
 const invalidCypressEnv = {
@@ -191,6 +192,20 @@ const invalidCypressEnv = {
   exitCode: 11,
 }
 
+/**
+ * This error happens when CLI detects that the child Test Runner process
+ * was killed with a signal, like SIGBUS
+ * @see https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/5808
+ * @param {'close'|'event'} eventName Child close event name
+ * @param {string} signal Signal that closed the child process, like "SIGBUS"
+*/
+const childProcessKilled = (eventName, signal) => {
+  return {
+    description: `The Test Runner unexpectedly exited via a ${chalk.cyan(eventName)} event with signal ${chalk.cyan(signal)}`,
+    solution: solutionUnknown,
+  }
+}
+
 const removed = {
   CYPRESS_BINARY_VERSION: {
     description: stripIndent`
@@ -240,6 +255,28 @@ function addPlatformInformation (info) {
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ * Given an error object (see the errors above), forms error message text with details,
+ * then resolves with Error instance you can throw or reject with.
+ * @param {object} errorObject
+ * @returns {Promise<Error>} resolves with an Error
+ * @example
+  ```js
+  // inside a Promise with "resolve" and "reject"
+  const errorObject = childProcessKilled('exit', 'SIGKILL')
+  return getError(errorObject).then(reject)
+  ```
+ */
+function getError (errorObject) {
+  return formErrorText(errorObject).then((errorMessage) => {
+    const err = new Error(errorMessage)
+
+    err.known = true
+
+    return err
+  })
+}
+
 /**
  * Forms nice error message with error and platform information,
  * and if possible a way to solve it. Resolves with a string.
@@ -355,6 +392,7 @@ module.exports = {
   // formError,
   formErrorText,
   throwFormErrorText,
+  getError,
   hr,
   errors: {
     nonZeroExitCodeXvfb,
@@ -373,5 +411,6 @@ module.exports = {
     removed,
     CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY,
     smokeTestFailure,
+    childProcessKilled,
   },
 }

cli/lib/exec/spawn.js

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const util = require('../util')
 const state = require('../tasks/state')
 const xvfb = require('./xvfb')
 const verify = require('../tasks/verify')
-const { throwFormErrorText, errors } = require('../errors')
+const errors = require('../errors')
 
 const isXlibOrLibudevRe = /^(?:Xlib|libudev)/
 const isHighSierraWarningRe = /\*\*\* WARNING/
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ module.exports = {
         function resolveOn (event) {
           return function (code, signal) {
             debug('child event fired %o', { event, code, signal })
+
+            if (code === null) {
+              const errorObject = errors.errors.childProcessKilled(event, signal)
+
+              return errors.getError(errorObject).then(reject)
+            }
+
             resolve(code)
           }
         }
@@ -251,7 +258,9 @@ module.exports = {
 
         return code
       })
-      .catch(throwFormErrorText(errors.unexpected))
+      // we can format and handle an error message from the code above
+      // prevent wrapping error again by using "known: undefined" filter
+      .catch({ known: undefined }, errors.throwFormErrorText(errors.errors.unexpected))
     }
 
     if (needsXvfb) {

cli/test/lib/errors_spec.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require('../spec_helper')
 
 const os = require('os')
 const snapshot = require('../support/snapshot')
-const { errors, formErrorText } = require(`${lib}/errors`)
+const { errors, getError, formErrorText } = require(`${lib}/errors`)
 const util = require(`${lib}/util`)
 
 describe('errors', function () {
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ describe('errors', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  context('getError', () => {
+    it('forms full message and creates Error object', () => {
+      const errObject = errors.childProcessKilled('exit', 'SIGKILL')
+
+      snapshot('child kill error object', errObject)
+
+      return getError(errObject).then((e) => {
+        expect(e).to.be.an('Error')
+        expect(e).to.have.property('known', true)
+        snapshot('Error message', e.message)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
   context('.errors.formErrorText', function () {
     it('returns fully formed text message', () => {
       expect(missingXvfb).to.be.an('object')

cli/test/lib/exec/spawn_spec.js

@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ const tty = require('tty')
 const path = require('path')
 const EE = require('events')
 const mockedEnv = require('mocked-env')
+const debug = require('debug')('test')
 
 const state = require(`${lib}/tasks/state`)
 const xvfb = require(`${lib}/exec/xvfb`)
 const spawn = require(`${lib}/exec/spawn`)
 const verify = require(`${lib}/tasks/verify`)
 const util = require(`${lib}/util.js`)
 const expect = require('chai').expect
+const snapshot = require('../../support/snapshot')
 
 const cwd = process.cwd()
 
@@ -171,6 +173,20 @@ describe('lib/exec/spawn', function () {
       })
     })
 
+    context('detects kill signal', function () {
+      it('exits with error on SIGKILL', function () {
+        this.spawnedProcess.on.withArgs('exit').yieldsAsync(null, 'SIGKILL')
+
+        return spawn.start('--foo')
+        .then(() => {
+          throw new Error('should have hit error handler but did not')
+        }, (e) => {
+          debug('error message', e.message)
+          snapshot(e.message)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
     it('does not start xvfb when its not needed', function () {
       this.spawnedProcess.on.withArgs('close').yieldsAsync(0)
 
@@ -246,6 +262,7 @@ describe('lib/exec/spawn', function () {
       .then(() => {
         throw new Error('should have hit error handler but did not')
       }, (e) => {
+        debug('error message', e.message)
         expect(e.message).to.include(msg)
       })
     })