Encountering a org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException error when trying to access a URL through the Eclipse

For our current project, we have integrated BrowserStack into our testing process.

The portal we are testing has been whitelisted for our IP address.

We are also accessing the internet behind a proxy.

However, when running the following code snippet:

public class DemoClass {

public static final String USERNAME = "<Username>";
public static final String AUTOMATE_KEY = "<Key>";
public static final String URL = "https://" + USERNAME + ":" + AUTOMATE_KEY 
+ "@hub-cloud.browserstack.com/wd/hub";

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
 String baseUrl;
DesiredCapabilities caps = new DesiredCapabilities();
caps.setCapability("browser", "IE");
caps.setCapability("browser_version", "7.0");
caps.setCapability("os", "Windows");
caps.setCapability("os_version", "XP");
caps.setCapability("browserstack.debug", "true");
caps.setCapability("browserstack.local", "true");
System.getProperties().put("http.proxyHost", "<Proxy URL>");
System.getProperties().put("http.proxyPort", "<Proxy Port>");
WebDriver driver = new RemoteWebDriver(new URL(URL), caps);
....

We encounter the following error:

Exception in thread "main" 
org.openqa.selenium.remote.UnreachableBrowserException: Could not start a 
new session. Possible causes are invalid address of the remote server or 
browser start-up failure.
Build info: version: '3.4.0', revision: 'unknown', time: 'unknown'
System info: host: '<HOSTNAME>', ip: '<HOST IP>', os.name: 'Windows 
7', os.arch: 'x86', os.version: '6.1', java.version: '1.8.0_131'
Driver info: driver.version: RemoteWebDriver
at 
org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:658)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.startSession(RemoteWebDriver.java:250)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.startSession(RemoteWebDriver.java:236)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.<init>(RemoteWebDriver.java:137)
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.<init>(RemoteWebDriver.java:174)
at demopackage.DemoClass.main(DemoClass.java:31)
Caused by: org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException: Connect to hub-
cloud.browserstack.com:443 [hub-cloud.browserstack.com/5.255.92.202] failed: 
Connection refused: connect
.........

What is the solution to this problem?

javaeclipseapacheseleniumbrowserstack

Answer №1

Below is the Response to your Inquiry:

After reviewing your code block, I did not identify any major issues. However, here are some key points that you should consider:

  1. Ensure that you import java.net.URL; when using 
    WebDriver driver = new RemoteWebDriver(new URL(URL), caps);
  2. Instead of handling the base exception as 
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
    , it may be more precise to use 
    public static void main(String[] args) throws MalformedURLException
  3. You mentioned utilizing BrowserStack for a project, but it is important to specify whether you are using BrowserStack Automation or BrowserStack Running local tests.
  4. If you are using BrowserStack Automation, make sure to remove 
    caps.setCapability("browserstack.local", "true");
    from your code.
  5. For BrowserStack Running local tests, include 
    caps.setCapability("browserstack.local", "true");
    in your code.

  6. Assuming you are working with BrowserStack Automation, below is your modified code block which should effectively run on "BrowserStack Automation":

    package SeleniumGrid;

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

public class Q44196893_IE_BrowserStack {

public static final String USERNAME = "<Username>";
public static final String AUTOMATE_KEY = "<Key>";
public static final String URL = "https://" + USERNAME + ":" + AUTOMATE_KEY + "@hub-cloud.browserstack.com/wd/hub";


public static void main(String[] args) throws MalformedURLException {


     String baseUrl;
     DesiredCapabilities caps = new DesiredCapabilities();
     caps.setCapability("browser", "IE");
     caps.setCapability("browser_version", "7.0");
     caps.setCapability("os", "Windows");
     caps.setCapability("os_version", "XP");
     caps.setCapability("browserstack.debug", "true");
     System.getProperties().put("http.proxyHost", "<Proxy URL>");
     System.getProperties().put("http.proxyPort", "<Proxy Port>");
     WebDriver driver = new RemoteWebDriver(new URL(URL), caps);
     driver.get("http://google.com/");
     System.out.println("Title is : "+driver.getTitle());
     driver.quit();

}

}

Feel free to reach out if this addresses your concerns.

Answer №2

To solve the problem, simply configure your proxy settings within the system variables under the _JAVA_OPTIONS parameter. I encountered a similar issue and managed to resolve it by specifying proxies for both http and https in the _JAVA_OPTIONS environment variable.

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