Cannot read properties of null (reading 'split')

[elgui1886]

Hi guys,
when running jest tests with browserstack, i got this error:

 error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'split')
    at exports.<computed> [as compareVersions] (C:\Users\guidiel\projects\ui.application.video.admin\node_modules\browserstack-node-sdk\src\helpers\helper.js:1:153412)
    at new BrowserStackSetup (C:\Users\guidiel\projects\ui.application.video.admin\node_modules\browserstack-node-sdk\src\helpers\BrowserStackSetup.js:1:12751)  
    at run (C:\Users\guidiel\projects\ui.application.video.admin\node_modules\browserstack-node-sdk\src\bin\jest\command.js:2:6023)
    at Object.KKFpx (C:\Users\guidiel\projects\ui.application.video.admin\node_modules\browserstack-node-sdk\src\bin\runner.js:2:3480)
    at captureError (C:\Users\guidiel\projects\ui.application.video.admin\node_modules\browserstack-node-sdk\src\bin\runner.js:2:3645)
    at Object.IkCFq (C:\Users\guidiel\projects\ui.application.video.admin\node_modules\browserstack-node-sdk\src\bin\runner.js:2:6127)
    at C:\Users\guidiel\projects\ui.application.video.admin\node_modules\browserstack-node-sdk\src\bin\runner.js:2:6448
    at _.applyBuilderUpdateUsageAndParse (C:\Users\guidiel\projects\ui.application.video.admin\node_modules\yargs\build\index.cjs:1:7435)
    at _.runCommand (C:\Users\guidiel\projects\ui.application.video.admin\node_modules\yargs\build\index.cjs:1:7078)
    at [runYargsParserAndExecuteCommands] (C:\Users\guidiel\projects\ui.application.video.admin\node_modules\yargs\build\index.cjs:1:58539)

This is my browserstack file:

# =============================
# Set BrowserStack Credentials
# =============================
# Add your BrowserStack userName and accessKey here or set BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME and
# BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY as env variables
userName: userName
accessKey: accessKey

# ======================
# BrowserStack Reporting
# ======================
# The following capabilities are used to set up reporting on BrowserStack:
# Set 'projectName' to the name of your project. Example, Marketing Website
projectName: BrowserStack Samples
# Set `buildName` as the name of the job / testsuite being run
buildName: browserstack build
# `buildIdentifier` is a unique id to differentiate every execution that gets appended to
# buildName. Choose your buildIdentifier format from the available expressions:
# ${BUILD_NUMBER} (Default): Generates an incremental counter with every execution
# ${DATE_TIME}: Generates a Timestamp with every execution. Eg. 05-Nov-19:30
# Read more about buildIdentifiers here -> https://www.browserstack.com/docs/automate/selenium/organize-tests
buildIdentifier: '#${BUILD_NUMBER}' # Supports strings along with either/both ${expression}

# =======================================
# Platforms (Browsers / Devices to test)
# =======================================
# Platforms object contains all the browser / device combinations you want to test on.
# Entire list available here -> (https://www.browserstack.com/list-of-browsers-and-platforms/automate)
platforms:
  - os: OS X
    osVersion: Big Sur
    browserName: Chrome
    browserVersion: latest
  - os: Windows
    osVersion: 10
    browserName: Edge
    browserVersion: latest
  - deviceName: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
    browserName: chrome # Try 'samsung' for Samsung browser
    osVersion: 12.0

# =======================
# Parallels per Platform
# =======================
# The number of parallel threads to be used for each platform set.
# BrowserStack's SDK runner will select the best strategy based on the configured value
#
# Example 1 - If you have configured 3 platforms and set `parallelsPerPlatform` as 2, a total of 6 (2 * 3) parallel threads will be used on BrowserStack
#
# Example 2 - If you have configured 1 platform and set `parallelsPerPlatform` as 5, a total of 5 (1 * 5) parallel threads will be used on BrowserStack
parallelsPerPlatform: 1

# ==========================================
# BrowserStack Local
# (For localhost, staging/private websites)
# ==========================================
# Set browserStackLocal to true if your website under test is not accessible publicly over the internet
# Learn more about how BrowserStack Local works here -> https://www.browserstack.com/docs/automate/selenium/local-testing-introduction
browserstackLocal: true # <boolean> (Default false)
# browserStackLocalOptions:
# Options to be passed to BrowserStack local in-case of advanced configurations
# localIdentifier: # <string> (Default: null) Needed if you need to run multiple instances of local.
# forceLocal: true  # <boolean> (Default: false) Set to true if you need to resolve all your traffic via BrowserStack Local tunnel.
# Entire list of arguments available here -> https://www.browserstack.com/docs/automate/selenium/manage-incoming-connections

# ===================
# Debugging features
# ===================
debug: true # <boolean> # Set to true if you need screenshots for every selenium command ran
networkLogs: false # <boolean> Set to true to enable HAR logs capturing
consoleLogs: verbose # <string> Remote browser's console debug levels to be printed (Default: errors)
# Available options are `disable`, `errors`, `warnings`, `info`, `verbose` (Default: errors)
# CUSTOM_TAG_<INT>: # <string> (Default: parent folder name of the test file) Custom tag for your test suite

# Test Observability is an intelligent test reporting & debugging product. It collects data using the SDK. Read more about what data is collected at https://www.browserstack.com/docs/test-observability/references/terms-and-conditions
# Visit observability.browserstack.com to see your test reports and insights. To disable test observability, specify `testObservability: false` in the key below.
testObservability: true

Basically, is the one in the docs with my credentials.

The command i m trying to run is:

npx browserstack-node-sdk jest

Am i missing something?
Thanks for help,

Elia

[ganesh-gsk]

Hi @elgui1886,

Thank you for reaching out.

Requesting you to immediately edit the issue that you have raised and remove the username and access key, as you have exposed it over the internet, and anyone can use it.

For debugging the issue that you have raised, can you try updating the SDK by running the below command in your project's root directory and see if it helps to resolve the issue?
npm i -D browserstack-node-sdk@latest

If the issue persists, please reach out to BrowserStack Support via https://www.browserstack.com/contact with all the details.

[agenonceau]

Hello @elgui1886 @feedmypixel,

I had the same problem and managed to fix this bug by installing selenium-webdriver (version 4.1.2).

I don't understand why this is not a dependency of the BrowserStack SDK; I had to read their obfuscated code to realize they check the version of this package...

Hope it will work for you!