Why do I get step name as optional.empty?

[skhandekar1]

I am using the following code in my test script to catch and display any step failures:

	log.info("\n\n******************************\n"
		+ "Error Infomation \n" + "Method Name - {} \n" 
		+ "Test Case Number - {} \n******************************", 
		result.getQualifiedMethodName(), result.getTitle());


       log.info("Error type : {}", result.getTestFailureErrorType());
      log.info("First Step with error message : {}", result.firstStepWithErrorMessage());
      log.info("Failing step : {}", result.getFailingStep());
      log.info("Test Failure message : {}", result.getTestFailureSummary());

It correctly displays step names and errors but occassionally I get the step name as optional.empty instead as shown below. Is there a reason why the step name is not getting displayed for certain steps?

******************************
Error Infomation 
Method Name - Test015 
Test Case Number - TP397-132 
******************************
[INFO ] 2021-08-30 10:51:46 framework.Listeners.ExecutionListener 72 testFinished - Error type : org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException
[INFO ] 2021-08-30 10:51:46 framework.Listeners.ExecutionListener 73 testFinished - First Step with error message : Optional.empty
[INFO ] 2021-08-30 10:51:46 framework.Listeners.ExecutionListener 74 testFinished - Failing step : Optional.empty
[INFO ] 2021-08-30 10:51:46 framework.Listeners.ExecutionListener 75 testFinished - Test Failure message : ERROR;org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException;Timed out after 2 seconds. Element not found
For documentation on this error, please visit: https://www.seleniumhq.org/exceptions/no_such_element.html
Build info: version: '3.141.59', revision: 'e82be7d358', time: '2018-11-14T08:17:03'
System info: host: 'NALU-PF2JP03M', ip: '192.168.137.1', os.name: 'Windows 10', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '10.0', java.version: '1.8.0_261'
Driver info: driver.version: unknown;PulseWidthControls.java
[INFO ] 2021-08-30 10:51:46 framework.Listeners.ExecutionListener 85 testFinished - 

[wakaleo]

Sometimes Selenium does not return an error message

[skhandekar1]

I seem to be getting one though as NoElementException. Isn't that a Selenium failure message? The problem seems to be where the step name is not being displayed.

[wakaleo]

Why don't you put a breakpoint and see what circumstances cause this behaviour?

[wakaleo]

Possibly fixed in 3.0.5

[wakaleo]

Fixed in 3.2.0