Selenium Grid + Jenkins + Python -> Headless RemoteWebDriver?

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I'm currently working with Jenkins + Selenium Plugin for Jenkins. I have a hub and some nodes. Both Hub and Nodes are in my localhost.

I realized that, when I run my tests locally (That means, using chrome, firefox, IE webdrivers), then the browsers will appear and the tests will be executed.

driver = webdriver.Chrome() # Open Chrome Browser

On the other hand, if I run the tests through a remote webdriver, then the browsers appear to be headless.

capabilities = {"platform" : "VISTA"}
capabilities["browserName"] = "chrome"
driver = webdriver.Remote(command_executor='http://localhost:4444/wd/hub', desired_capabilities=capabilities)
# Hub and Node are running locally, windows chrome won't open (Headless?)
  1. Are these remote browsers (selenium grid) "headless" by default?
  2. How could I verify if they're really running in headless mode?
  3. If they are not headless, how can I make them headless? (jenkins + selenium grid)

I've been trying to do some research but can't find any documentation that specifies this. I just found this post: http://grokbase.com/t/gg/selenium-users/15b64b173p/selenium-grid-browser-appears-headless

Thanks!

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pythonseleniumjenkinsselenium-gridremotewebdriver

1 Answers

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RemoteWebDriver is not headless by default, it is running where you want it to run, it can run on user account as a normal browser or it can run in background on LocalSystem account. Which OS are you using? If you are running jenkins as a windows service your test will run in background, it's normal behavior because of windows service 0 policy.