axe-cli fails with Chrome 98

[acdha]

Product: cli

Expectation: CLI runs

Actual:

With a fresh install of Chrome, ChromeDriver, and npm install @axe-core/cli -g today:

cadams@Galatea ~> axe --show-errors http://localhost:8000
Running axe-core 4.4.1 in chrome-headless
Error: "session not created: This version of ChromeDriver only supports Chrome version 96\nCurrent browser version is 98.0.4758.80 with binary path /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome" 
 $s SessionNotCreatedError: session not created: This version of ChromeDriver only supports Chrome version 96
Current browser version is 98.0.4758.80 with binary path /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome
    at Object.throwDecodedError (/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@axe-core/cli/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/error.js:522:15)
    at parseHttpResponse (/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@axe-core/cli/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/http.js:548:13)
    at Executor.execute (/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@axe-core/cli/node_modules/selenium-webdriver/lib/http.js:474:28)
    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
Please report the problem to: https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core-npm/issues/

Motivation: << Describe why you want the behavior to be changed >>

axe-core version: 4.3.2
@axe-core/[integration]: X.Y.Z

- Node version: v17.4.0
- Platform:  macOS 12.2.1

[acdha]

It's not clear whether #448 will fix this

[Zidious]

Hey @acdha,

Thank you for submitting this issue.

If you could locate the ChromeDriver executable, open it and you may need to enable the prompt that will appear under "Allow apps downloaded from"

Check the version:

chromedriver --version
ChromeDriver 98.0.4758.80

Edit: if the the above does not succeed, please try to pass the path of the ChromeDriver to the CLI tool:

axe www.google.com --chromedriver-path /usr/local/bin/chromedriver

I have raised an issue: #452 a PR will follow shortly.

[acdha]

Here's the chromedriver version:

cadams@Galatea ~> chromedriver --version
ChromeDriver 98.0.4758.80 (7f0488e8ba0d8e019187c6325a16c29d9b7f4989-refs/branch-heads/4758@{#972})
cadams@Galatea ~> axe www.google.com --chromedriver-path (which chromedriver) --show-errors
Running axe-core 4.4.1 in chrome-headless
Error: "session not created: This version of ChromeDriver only supports Chrome version 96\nCurrent browser version is 98.0.4758.80 with binary path /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome" 
 $s SessionNotCreatedError: session not created: This version of ChromeDriver only supports Chrome version 96

[padmavemulapati]

@acdha try install cli with @axe-core/cli@next and do this chromedriver executable in terminal. It will resolve the problem

[Zidious]

Hey @acdha,

Apologies for the delay, we recently merged a PR to fix the ChromeDriver issue (to use latest for reference see #454). We will be doing a patch release shortly. However we have a canary release available, could you please try installing: npm i @axe-core/cli@4.4.1-alpha.247 -g. This build includes the fix:

[padmavemulapati]

Validated during latest patch release testing for (4.4.1-alpha.252)
It was always installed as a dependency, but now it's using latest instead of us pinning a chromedriver version. Example:
Prior to change:
if a user has Chrome V98, our package was pinned to V95 chromedriver, this would break CLI
New change:
If a user install CLI it will install latest chromedriver (say V99) their browser needs to be fully up to date