Understanding Appium Inspector log

Question

I am starting to use Appium and I am trying to open up the simulated device. However, I do not understand this message. It starts getting looped again and again. What am I missing for this one?

  Launching Appium with command: '/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node/bin/node' appium/build/lib/main.js --debug-log-spacing --automation-name "Appium" --platform-name "Android" --platform-version "5.1" --app "/Users/wangeltamang/Downloads/AUT.apk" --avd "Nexus_S_API_19"

[Appium] Welcome to Appium v1.5.3

[Appium] Non-default server args:

[Appium]   debugLogSpacing: true
[Appium]   platformName: 'Android'
[Appium]   platformVersion: '5.1'
[Appium]   automationName: 'Appium'
[Appium]   app: '/Users/wangeltamang/Downloads/AUT.apk'
[Appium]   avd: 'Nexus_S_API_19'
[Appium] Deprecated server args:
[Appium]   --platform-name => --default-capabilities '{"platformName":"Android"}'
[Appium]   --platform-version => --default-capabilities '{"platformVersion":"5.1"}'
[Appium]   --automation-name => --default-capabilities '{"automationName":"Appium"}'

[Appium]   --app => --default-capabilities '{"app":"/Users/wangeltamang/Downloads/AUT.apk"}'
[Appium]   --avd => --default-capabilities '{"avd":"Nexus_S_API_19"}'
[Appium] Default capabilities, which will be added to each request unless overridden by desired capabilities:

[Appium]   platformName: 'Android'

[Appium]   platformVersion: '5.1'
[Appium]   automationName: 'Appium'
[Appium]   app: '/Users/wangeltamang/Downloads/AUT.apk'
[Appium]   avd: 'Nexus_S_API_19'

[Appium] Appium REST http interface listener started on 0.0.0.0:4723

[HTTP] --> GET /wd/hub/status {}

[MJSONWP] Calling AppiumDriver.getStatus() with args: []

[MJSONWP] Responding to client with driver.getStatus() result: {"build":{"version":"1.5.3"...

Answer 1

This part of the log is showing Appium being launched. It starts off with showing the used command, then moves on to show the DesiredCapabilities for your launch.

  Launching Appium with command: '/Applications/Appium.app/Contents/Resources/node/bin/node' appium/build/lib/main.js --debug-log-spacing --automation-name "Appium" --platform-name "Android" --platform-version "5.1" --app "/Users/wangeltamang/Downloads/AUT.apk" --avd "Nexus_S_API_19"

[Appium] Welcome to Appium v1.5.3

[Appium] Non-default server args:

[Appium]   debugLogSpacing: true
[Appium]   platformName: 'Android'
[Appium]   platformVersion: '5.1'
[Appium]   automationName: 'Appium'
[Appium]   app: '/Users/wangeltamang/Downloads/AUT.apk'
[Appium]   avd: 'Nexus_S_API_19'
[Appium] Deprecated server args:
[Appium]   --platform-name => --default-capabilities '{"platformName":"Android"}'
[Appium]   --platform-version => --default-capabilities '{"platformVersion":"5.1"}'
[Appium]   --automation-name => --default-capabilities '{"automationName":"Appium"}'

Below that you can see the GET command to check for the server status, as well as the response from the command (which is the section that's looping).

[HTTP] --> GET /wd/hub/status {}

[MJSONWP] Calling AppiumDriver.getStatus() with args: []

[MJSONWP] Responding to client with driver.getStatus() result: {"build":{"version":"1.5.3"...

Answer 2

I am assuming that you are working with the GUI from the format of you appium log.

Make sure you select the "Prelaunch Application" in the General Settings

See screenshot

Answer 3

Also you should know about response codes in appium logs like

0 for success

7 NoSuchElement etc.

https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/wiki/JsonWireProtocol

After reading this webpage you will be able to easily understand appium logs