microsoft · pavelfeldman · May 7, 2021 · May 7, 2021
diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_browser_type.py b/playwright/_impl/_browser_type.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import asyncio
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union, cast
 
@@ -180,24 +179,11 @@ async def connect(
             self._connection._object_factory,
             transport,
         )
-        await connection._transport.start()
         connection._is_sync = self._connection._is_sync
         connection._loop = self._connection._loop
         connection._loop.create_task(connection.run())
-        obj = asyncio.create_task(
-            connection.wait_for_object_with_known_name("Playwright")
-        )
-        done, pending = await asyncio.wait(
-            {
-                obj,
-                connection._transport.on_error_future,  # type: ignore
-            },
-            return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED,
-        )
-        if not obj.done():
-            obj.cancel()
-        playwright = next(iter(done)).result()
         self._connection._child_ws_connections.append(connection)
+        playwright = await connection.wait_for_object_with_known_name("Playwright")
         pre_launched_browser = playwright._initializer.get("preLaunchedBrowser")
         assert pre_launched_browser
         browser = cast(Browser, from_channel(pre_launched_browser))

diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_transport.py b/playwright/_impl/_transport.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ def _get_stderr_fileno() -> Optional[int]:
 
 class Transport(ABC):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.on_error_future: asyncio.Future
         self.on_message = lambda _: None
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -56,14 +55,9 @@ def dispose(self) -> None:
     async def wait_until_stopped(self) -> None:
         pass
 
-    async def start(self) -> None:
-        if not hasattr(self, "on_error_future"):
-            self.on_error_future = asyncio.Future()
-        self._loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-
-    @abstractmethod
     async def run(self) -> None:
-        pass
+        self._loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        self.on_error_future: asyncio.Future = asyncio.Future()
 
     @abstractmethod
     def send(self, message: Dict) -> None:
@@ -99,28 +93,17 @@ async def wait_until_stopped(self) -> None:
         await self._proc.wait()
 
     async def run(self) -> None:
-        await self.start()
+        await super().run()
         self._stopped_future: asyncio.Future = asyncio.Future()
 
-        try:
-            self._proc = proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
-                str(self._driver_executable),
-                "run-driver",
-                stdin=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
-                stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
-                stderr=_get_stderr_fileno(),
-                limit=32768,
-            )
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            self.on_error_future.set_exception(
-                Error(
-                    "playwright's driver is not found, You can read the contributing guide "
-                    "for some guidance on how to get everything setup for working on the code "
-                    "https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-python/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md"
-                )
-            )
-            return
-
+        self._proc = proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+            str(self._driver_executable),
+            "run-driver",
+            stdin=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=_get_stderr_fileno(),
+            limit=32768,
+        )
         assert proc.stdout
         assert proc.stdin
         self._output = proc.stdin
@@ -177,22 +160,15 @@ async def wait_until_stopped(self) -> None:
         await self._connection.wait_closed()
 
     async def run(self) -> None:
-        await self.start()
+        await super().run()
 
         options: Dict[str, Any] = {}
         if self.timeout is not None:
             options["close_timeout"] = self.timeout / 1000
             options["ping_timeout"] = self.timeout / 1000
-
         if self.headers is not None:
             options["extra_headers"] = self.headers
-        try:
-            self._connection = await websockets.connect(self.ws_endpoint, **options)
-        except Exception as err:
-            self.on_error_future.set_exception(
-                Error(f"playwright's websocket endpoint connection error: {err}")
-            )
-            return
+        self._connection = await websockets.connect(self.ws_endpoint, **options)
 
         while not self._stopped:
             try:

diff --git a/playwright/async_api/_context_manager.py b/playwright/async_api/_context_manager.py
@@ -32,22 +32,10 @@ async def __aenter__(self) -> AsyncPlaywright:
         )
         loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         self._connection._loop = loop
-        obj = asyncio.create_task(
-            self._connection.wait_for_object_with_known_name("Playwright")
-        )
-        await self._connection._transport.start()
         loop.create_task(self._connection.run())
-        done, pending = await asyncio.wait(
-            {
-                obj,
-                self._connection._transport.on_error_future,  # type: ignore
-            },
-            return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED,
+        playwright = AsyncPlaywright(
+            await self._connection.wait_for_object_with_known_name("Playwright")
         )
-        if not obj.done():
-            obj.cancel()
-        obj = next(iter(done)).result()
-        playwright = AsyncPlaywright(obj)  # type: ignore
         playwright.stop = self.__aexit__  # type: ignore
         return playwright
 

diff --git a/tests/async/test_browsertype_connect.py b/tests/async/test_browsertype_connect.py
@@ -182,13 +182,3 @@ async def test_prevent_getting_video_path(
         == "Path is not available when using browserType.connect(). Use save_as() to save a local copy."
     )
     remote_server.kill()
-
-
-async def test_connect_to_closed_server_without_hangs(
-    browser_type: BrowserType, launch_server
-):
-    remote_server = launch_server()
-    remote_server.kill()
-    with pytest.raises(Error) as exc:
-        await browser_type.connect(remote_server.ws_endpoint)
-    assert "playwright's websocket endpoint connection error" in exc.value.message
diff --git a/tests/sync/test_browsertype_connect.py b/tests/sync/test_browsertype_connect.py
@@ -145,13 +145,3 @@ def test_browser_type_connect_should_forward_close_events_to_pages(
     assert events == ["page::close", "context::close", "browser::disconnected"]
     remote.kill()
     assert events == ["page::close", "context::close", "browser::disconnected"]
-
-
-def test_connect_to_closed_server_without_hangs(
-    browser_type: BrowserType, launch_server
-):
-    remote_server = launch_server()
-    remote_server.kill()
-    with pytest.raises(Error) as exc:
-        browser_type.connect(remote_server.ws_endpoint)
-    assert "playwright's websocket endpoint connection error" in exc.value.message