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Pairs with #81. Both PRs add the same simutil_core commits (DeviceLaunchException and its docs), so they merge cleanly in either order. #81 covers Android (EmulatorLaunchException); the shared launchDevice contract holds for both platforms once both are merged.
Description
IOSDeviceService.launchDevice ignored the bool from bootSimulator and the result of open, and it never threw. When simctl boot failed (unknown UDID, missing runtime, a refused boot), the launch still counted as a success:
simutil launch printed Launched … and exited with 0;
the TUI showed "launched!";
the desktop app reported no error.
This is the iOS counterpart of the Android fix in #81. The two PRs are independent of each other.
Fix
launchDevice checks both commands. If either fails, it throws the new SimulatorLaunchException with the last error line from simctl or open. For example, Invalid device or device pair: <udid> (exit 148); simctl puts its error domain on the line before, so only the last line is kept.
An already booted simulator still counts as started. simctl boot on a booted device exits with 149 and Unable to boot device in current state: Booted (checked on Xcode here). IOSDeviceService.isAlreadyBooted detects that case.
If xcrun or open cannot run at all, launchDevice also throws SimulatorLaunchException.
simutil launch logs the error and exits with 1. The TUI and the app already show launch errors.
bootSimulator and openSimulatorApp stay unchanged as public API. simutil_apple goes to 1.5.0 (new exception type), and simutil and the app now require simutil_apple: ^1.5.0. Changelogs are updated, and codegen has been run.
Verified
dart analyze --fatal-infos reports no issues, and melos run test passes (simutil_apple: 62). In app, flutter analyze is clean and flutter test passes 117 tests.
New tests cover: boot + open, headless boots only, the real "already booted" output, the real "Invalid device" output, open failing, xcrun failing to run, and the launchError fallbacks.
Manual: simutil launch <udid> --headless twice on the same simulator → both exit 0 (the second hits the "already booted" path).
Not verified: a real failed boot (for example a missing runtime) end to end; only the unit tests cover it.
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🧹 Code refactor
📝 Documentation
🗑️ Chore
📦 Build configuration change
✅ Test
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Bug Fixes
iOS simulator startup failures now report the underlying error instead of appearing successful. Already-running simulators continue to be treated as started.
The launch command now reports failed device starts and returns a failure status.
Documentation
Updated release notes with details about simulator launch errors and failure reporting.
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Walkthrough
The core package adds a shared launch exception. The Apple package reports iOS simulator boot and app-opening errors through that exception type. The CLI logs launch failures and returns a nonzero status.
The core package adds and exports DeviceLaunchException, documents it for DeviceService.launchDevice, and tests its fields, string representation, and subclass handling.
IOSDeviceService reports boot and app-opening failures through SimulatorLaunchException. It handles already-booted and headless launch cases. Tests cover launch outcomes and error selection.
sequenceDiagram
participant LaunchCommand
participant IOSDeviceService
participant simctl
participant SimulatorApp
LaunchCommand->>IOSDeviceService: launchDevice
IOSDeviceService->>simctl: boot simulator
simctl-->>IOSDeviceService: boot result and error output
IOSDeviceService->>SimulatorApp: open app when not headless
IOSDeviceService-->>LaunchCommand: success or DeviceLaunchException
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Possibly related PRs
dungngminh/simutil#83: Adds the shared launch exception contract and CLI failure handling through Android launch work.
dungngminh/simutil#89: Adds timeout handling to the Simulator app-opening path that this PR replaces with a direct open call.
dungngminh/simutil#81: Defines the shared launch exception contract and CLI failure handling used by this PR.
Suggested labels:macos, app
Suggested reviewers:dungngminh
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to f11bc
iOS simulator launch failures are now reported with an error and a nonzero exit status instead of appearing to succeed. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains. Android alignment depends on the paired PR #81 and should be verified once both PRs have merged.
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A rabbit watched the boot lights glow Then caught the error in the flow The simulator spoke its case The CLI gave it a place Now launch reports what it can show
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Reviewed incremental changes (4ef471b → c61147d): documentation update in simutil_core clarifying that DeviceLaunchException is thrown when launch itself fails (not when a device later crashes during boot). No issues found in the changed lines.
Reviewed incremental changes (cf37e708 → 4ef471b): doc updates in simutil_core clarifying that DeviceLaunchException is the base launch-failure contract and that platform packages extend it. No issues found in the changed lines.
Reviewed the incremental changes (2dc394b → cf37e708): added DeviceLaunchException in simutil_core and refactored SimulatorLaunchException to extend it; simutil launch now catches the common core type. The previous review feedback (shared base exception in core) is addressed.
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Hi there, I think Simulator or Emulator should be implemented by a
Exception created in core, it is represented as a device, rather than from Dart's Exception. It should be put in core then Simulator or Emulator implemented it
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Thanks, good call. Done:
simutil_core gets DeviceLaunchException (deviceId, message), exported from the core library, and DeviceService.launchDevice documents throwing it (ed1dceb, core 1.4.0).
SimulatorLaunchException now extends it (cf37e70); its UDID is deviceId.
simutil launch catches DeviceLaunchException once, for every platform.
I applied the same change to the Android side in #81: EmulatorLaunchException extends DeviceLaunchException. The core commit is identical in both PRs, so they merge without a conflict on it, and launch_command.dart now catches the same type in both.
melos run test, dart analyze --fatal-infos, flutter analyze / flutter test (app) are green on both branches.
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The already-booted check depends on localized simctl stderr text.
isAlreadyBooted matches the substring current state: Booted in stderr. The code does not check exit code 149. If the wording changes between Xcode versions, a launch of a booted simulator now throws instead of succeeding. The tests only cover the current English text. The risk is low, but a check for exit code 149 together with the text would be more robust.
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Review comments at @packages/simutil_core/lib/src/device_service.dart:
- Around line 26-28: Align the launch exception contract documented near
DeviceLaunchException with AndroidDeviceService.launchDevice: either convert
emulator process-start failures to DeviceLaunchException so the CLI handler can
catch them, or narrow the documented contract to providers that implement it.
Remove references to exception types that do not exist.
- Around line 27-28: Update AndroidDeviceService.launchDevice to detect
confirmed emulator failures before the device starts and throw
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If the emulator process cannot start, AndroidDeviceService.launchDevice does not convert the error to DeviceLaunchException. The CLI’s launch-error handler cannot catch it. The exception documentation also names an EmulatorLaunchException that does not exist.
Convert Android process-start failures to the common exception, or limit the contract and exception documentation to the providers that implement it.
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Align the launch exception contract documented near DeviceLaunchException with
AndroidDeviceService.launchDevice: either convert emulator process-start
failures to DeviceLaunchException so the CLI handler can catch them, or narrow
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This PR only covers Apple. The Android side is #81: AndroidDeviceService.launchDevice throws EmulatorLaunchException extends DeviceLaunchException when the emulator exits within the launch grace period (which covers a missing or locked AVD) or cannot be started at all (ProcessException), with tests. Both PRs carry the identical core commit, so the contract holds once both are merged. In 3774001 (also on #85 as 4ef471b) the core docs no longer name platform subtypes: DeviceLaunchException says platform packages extend it, and DeviceService.launchDevice says implementations throw it.
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@KrohnMi Thanks for the clarification. The core documentation no longer names EmulatorLaunchException.
I confirmed that #81 handles ProcessException and exits within the launch grace period. It is still open, so #85 alone would not align Android with the shared contract. Please merge #81 first, or verify the combined changes before release.
Would you like a separate issue to track the merge dependency, or is #81 sufficient?
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If a selected AVD is removed before the emulator starts, emulator 35.3 exits nonzero without starting it. AndroidDeviceService.launchDevice discards that result, so the CLI can report success and return 0. Detect confirmed pre-start failures and throw DeviceLaunchException; do not treat every later nonzero emulator exit as a launch failure.
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This PR only covers Apple. The Android side is #81: AndroidDeviceService.launchDevice throws EmulatorLaunchException extends DeviceLaunchException when the emulator exits within the launch grace period (which covers a missing or locked AVD) or cannot be started at all (ProcessException), with tests. Both PRs carry the identical core commit, so the contract holds once both are merged. A removed AVD makes the emulator exit right away, which #81 reports as EmulatorLaunchException with the emulator's FATAL line; a later non-zero exit after the grace period is not treated as a launch failure.
@KrohnMi Thanks for the clarification. I checked #81: it adds the Android launch error handling and tests, and it is still open.
I agree that the Android change does not need to be duplicated in this PR. Until #81 merges, the Android implementation in this branch still discards the launch result. Please verify the combined behavior after both PRs merge.
Would you like a separate issue to track the merge dependency, or is #81 sufficient?
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Make isAlreadyBooted more robust.
The check matches only the English text current state: Booted in stderr. If simctl changes or localizes this message, an already booted simulator will throw. The comment names exit code 149, but the code does not check it. This is acceptable for now. Consider also matching the SimError, code=405 marker if false failures appear.
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IOSDeviceService.launchDevice ignored the result of `simctl boot` and of
opening the Simulator app, so an unknown UDID or a missing runtime was
reported as a successful launch by the CLI, the TUI and the app.
Throw SimulatorLaunchException with simctl's / open's last error line;
an already booted simulator (exit 149, "current state: Booted") still
counts as started. `simutil launch` logs the error and exits with 1.
simutil_apple 1.5.0.
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IOSDeviceService.launchDeviceignored theboolfrombootSimulatorand the result ofopen, and it never threw. Whensimctl bootfailed (unknown UDID, missing runtime, a refused boot), the launch still counted as a success:simutil launchprintedLaunched …and exited with 0;This is the iOS counterpart of the Android fix in #81. The two PRs are independent of each other.
Fix
launchDevicechecks both commands. If either fails, it throws the newSimulatorLaunchExceptionwith the last error line fromsimctloropen. For example,Invalid device or device pair: <udid>(exit 148);simctlputs its error domain on the line before, so only the last line is kept.simctl booton a booted device exits with 149 andUnable to boot device in current state: Booted(checked on Xcode here).IOSDeviceService.isAlreadyBooteddetects that case.xcrunoropencannot run at all,launchDevicealso throwsSimulatorLaunchException.simutil launchlogs the error and exits with 1. The TUI and the app already show launch errors.bootSimulatorandopenSimulatorAppstay unchanged as public API.simutil_applegoes to 1.5.0 (new exception type), andsimutiland the app now requiresimutil_apple: ^1.5.0. Changelogs are updated, andcodegenhas been run.Verified
dart analyze --fatal-infosreports no issues, andmelos run testpasses (simutil_apple: 62). Inapp,flutter analyzeis clean andflutter testpasses 117 tests.openfailing,xcrunfailing to run, and thelaunchErrorfallbacks.simutil launch <udid> --headlesstwice on the same simulator → both exit 0 (the second hits the "already booted" path).Suggested labels:
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