RESOLVED FIXED323694
REGRESSION(320518@main): C++ node resolution reports "no such element" for stale elements 
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=323694
Summary REGRESSION(320518@main): C++ node resolution reports "no such element" for st...
Lauro Moura
Reported 2026-09-08 14:37:27 PDT
320518@main added a new internal Automation error type, "StaleNode". This can be raised by AutomationSessionProxy.js::_nodeForIdentifier, but the wrapper nodeForIdentifier swallows all errors, returning only null. This in turn surfaces as a "no such element" instead of the expected "stale element reference". This is causing regressions in the following tests: imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/get_computed_label/get.py::test_stale_element_reference[top_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/get_computed_label/get.py::test_stale_element_reference[child_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/get_computed_role/get.py::test_stale_element_reference[top_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/get_computed_role/get.py::test_stale_element_reference[child_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/get_element_rect/get.py::test_stale_element_reference[top_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/get_element_rect/get.py::test_stale_element_reference[child_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/perform_actions/pointer_mouse.py::test_stale_element_reference[top_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/perform_actions/pointer_mouse.py::test_stale_element_reference[child_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/perform_actions/pointer_pen.py::test_stale_element_reference[top_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/perform_actions/pointer_pen.py::test_stale_element_reference[child_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/perform_actions/pointer_touch.py::test_stale_element_reference[top_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/perform_actions/pointer_touch.py::test_stale_element_reference[child_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/switch_to_frame/switch_webelement.py::test_frame_id_webelement_stale_element_reference[top_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/switch_to_frame/switch_webelement.py::test_frame_id_webelement_stale_element_reference[child_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/take_element_screenshot/screenshot.py::test_stale_element_reference[top_context] imported/w3c/webdriver/tests/classic/take_element_screenshot/screenshot.py::test_stale_element_reference[child_context]
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Radar WebKit Bug Importer
Comment 1 2026-09-15 14:38:13 PDT
<rdar://problem/187509909>
Brent Fulgham
Comment 2 2026-09-24 16:06:15 PDT
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 323692 ***
Brent Fulgham
Comment 3 2026-09-24 16:07:11 PDT
I'm reopening to land the corrected test cases, though.
Brent Fulgham
Comment 4 2026-09-24 16:10:36 PDT
Pull request: https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/74862
EWS
Comment 5 2026-09-24 17:54:16 PDT
Test gardening commit 321858@main (4b3249f2dd32): <https://commits.webkit.org/321858@main> Reviewed commits have been landed. Closing PR #74862 and removing active labels.
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