Chrome Developer Tools closes instantly when attempting to debug WebDriver E2E test

Question

I usually debug my Selenium tests in Chrome\'s dev tools panel. However, after upgrading my OS (Ubuntu Linux), my E2E tests broke completely: Chrome didn\'t open the first p

Answer 1

Chrome isn't doing this; ChromeDriver 2 is. ChromeDriver 2 and the DevTools windows both compete for the same automation channel, and ChromeDriver automatically closes the DevTools window in order for it to work.

See https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/help/devtools-window-keeps-closing for more info

Also see the related issue: https://code.google.com/p/chromedriver/issues/detail?id=483