Merge branch 'nyup-799_open-square-search-upgrade-webdriverio-from-5-…

…x-to-7-x' into develop

package.json

@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
         "@vue/cli-service": "^3.8.3",
         "@vue/eslint-config-standard": "^4.0.0",
         "@vue/test-utils": "^1.0.0-beta.29",
-        "@wdio/cli": "^5.10.4",
-        "@wdio/local-runner": "^5.10.4",
-        "@wdio/mocha-framework": "^5.10.1",
-        "@wdio/selenium-standalone-service": "^5.9.3",
-        "@wdio/spec-reporter": "^5.9.3",
-        "@wdio/sync": "^5.10.1",
+        "@wdio/cli": "^7.7.3",
+        "@wdio/local-runner": "^7.7.3",
+        "@wdio/mocha-framework": "^7.7.3",
+        "@wdio/selenium-standalone-service": "^7.7.3",
+        "@wdio/spec-reporter": "^7.7.3",
+        "@wdio/sync": "^7.7.3",
         "babel-core": "7.0.0-bridge.0",
         "babel-eslint": "^10.0.1",
         "babel-jest": "^24.8.0",
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@
         "sass-loader": "^7.0.1",
         "vue-jest": "^3.0.4",
         "vue-template-compiler": "^2.6.10",
-        "webdriverio": "^5.10.4"
+        "webdriverio": "^7.7.3"
     },
     "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 6.0.0",
-        "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
+        "node": ">= 14.0.0",
+        "npm": ">= 7.0.0"
     },
     "jest": {
         "moduleFileExtensions": [

tests/browser/conf/wdio.main.conf.js

@@ -70,7 +70,20 @@ exports.config = {
     // and 30 processes will get spawned. The property handles how many capabilities
     // from the same test should run tests.
     //
-    maxInstances           : 6,
+    // NOTE: The above description of maxInstances from WebdriverIO does not appear to be correct.
+    // maxInstances seems to determine how many total browser instances can be open at once.
+    // If there are for example 9 test files and 2 capabilities (Firefox and Chrome, say) and
+    // maxInstances is set to 9, webdriverio will open 5 Chrome windows and 4 Firefox windows.
+    //
+    // See this ticket:
+    //
+    // "Open Square search: Firefox browser tests failing in prod with connection failure errors"
+    // https://jira.nyu.edu/jira/browse/NYUP-682
+    //
+    // ...for reason why Firefox must be limited to a single instance.  We therefore
+    // set global maxInstances to 7 to allow for 6 Chrome instances, one for each
+    // test suite, and one single Firefox instance.
+    maxInstances           : 7,
     //
     // If you have trouble getting all important capabilities together, check out the
     // Sauce Labs platform configurator - a great tool to configure your capabilities:
@@ -98,7 +111,14 @@ exports.config = {
             // maxInstances can get overwritten per capability. So if you have an in-house Selenium
             // grid with only 5 firefox instances available you can make sure that not more than
             // 5 instances get started at a time.
-            // maxInstances : 5,
+
+            // See this ticket:
+            //
+            // "Open Square search: Firefox browser tests failing in prod with connection failure errors"
+            // https://jira.nyu.edu/jira/browse/NYUP-682
+            //
+            // ...for reason why Firefox must be limited to a single instance.
+            maxInstances         : 1,
             //
             browserName          : 'firefox',
             'moz:firefoxOptions' : {