Cannot start ChromeHeadless 128, 129, 130, 131

[sysmat]

Command

test

Is this a regression?

• Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version

The previous version in which this bug was not present was

No response

Description

• deps

"karma": "~6.4.4",
    "karma-chrome-launcher": "~3.2.0",
    "karma-firefox-launcher": "^2.1.3",
    "karma-coverage": "~2.2.1",
    "karma-jasmine": "~5.1.0",
    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^2.1.0",
    "karma-junit-reporter": "^2.0.1",
    "karma-spec-reporter": "0.0.36",

Minimal Reproduction

• npm script

"test": "ng test --no-watch --no-progress --browsers=ChromeHeadlessCI --code-coverage",

• karma conf

// Karma configuration file, see link for more information
// https://karma-runner.github.io/1.0/config/configuration-file.html

module.exports = function (config) {
  config.set({
    basePath: '',
    frameworks: ['jasmine', '@angular-devkit/build-angular'],
    plugins: [
      require('karma-jasmine'),
      require('karma-chrome-launcher'),
      require('karma-firefox-launcher'),
      require('karma-jasmine-html-reporter'),
      require('karma-coverage'),
      require('karma-spec-reporter'),
      require('@angular-devkit/build-angular/plugins/karma'),
      require('karma-junit-reporter')
    ],
    client: {
      clearContext: false // leave Jasmine Spec Runner output visible in browser
    },
    coverageReporter: {
      dir: './coverage',
      reporters: [
        { type: 'html', subdir: 'report-html' },
        { type: 'lcov', subdir: 'report-lcov' }
      ]
    },
    reporters: ['kjhtml', 'spec', 'junit'],
    junitReporter: {
      outputDir: './coverage'
    },
    port: 9876,
    colors: true,
    browserDisconnectTimeout: 50000,
    browserDisconnectTolerance: 3,
    browserNoActivityTimeout: 60000,
    logLevel: config.LOG_INFO,
    autoWatch: true,
    browsers: ['Chrome', 'Firefox'],
    customLaunchers: {
      ChromeHeadlessCI: {
        base: 'ChromeHeadless',
        flags: [          
          '--no-sandbox',
          '--disable-web-security',
          '--disable-gpu',
          '--js-flags=--max-old-space-size=8196'
        ]
      },
      FirefoxHeadless: {
        base: 'Firefox',
        flags: ['-headless']        
      },
    },
    singleRun: false
  });
};

• angular json

"test": {
          "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:karma",
          "options": {
            "main": "src/test.ts",
            "polyfills": [
              "zone.js",
              "zone.js/testing",
              "@angular/localize/init"
            ],
            "tsConfig": "tsconfig.spec.json",
            "karmaConfig": "karma.conf.js",
            "styles": [
              "src/styles.css"
            ],
            "scripts": [],
            "assets": [
              "src/favicon.ico",
              "src/assets",
              "src/manifest.webmanifest"
            ]
          }
        },

• running test npm run test

Exception or Error

> ng test --no-watch --no-progress --browsers=ChromeHeadlessCI --code-coverage

�[32m15 11 2024 13:53:09.600:INFO [karma-server]: �[39mKarma v6.4.4 server started at http://localhost:9876/
�[32m15 11 2024 13:53:09.603:INFO [launcher]: �[39mLaunching browsers ChromeHeadlessCI with concurrency unlimited
�[32m15 11 2024 13:53:09.628:INFO [launcher]: �[39mStarting browser ChromeHeadless
�[91m15 11 2024 13:53:09.792:ERROR [launcher]: �[39mCannot start ChromeHeadless
    
�[91m15 11 2024 13:53:09.792:ERROR [launcher]: �[39mChromeHeadless stdout: 
�[91m15 11 2024 13:53:09.792:ERROR [launcher]: �[39mChromeHeadless stderr: 
�[32m15 11 2024 13:53:09.794:INFO [launcher]: �[39mTrying to start ChromeHeadless again (1/2).
�[91m15 11 2024 13:53:09.920:ERROR [launcher]: �[39mCannot start ChromeHeadless
    
�[91m15 11 2024 13:53:09.920:ERROR [launcher]: �[39mChromeHeadless stdout: 
�[91m15 11 2024 13:53:09.921:ERROR [launcher]: �[39mChromeHeadless stderr: 
�[32m15 11 2024 13:53:09.922:INFO [launcher]: �[39mTrying to start ChromeHeadless again (2/2).
�[91m15 11 2024 13:53:10.052:ERROR [launcher]: �[39mCannot start ChromeHeadless
    
�[91m15 11 2024 13:53:10.052:ERROR [launcher]: �[39mChromeHeadless stdout: 
�[91m15 11 2024 13:53:10.052:ERROR [launcher]: �[39mChromeHeadless stderr: 
�[91m15 11 2024 13:53:10.053:ERROR [launcher]: �[39mChromeHeadless failed 2 times (cannot start). Giving up.

Your Environment

Angular CLI: 18.2.12
Node: 22.11.0
Package Manager: npm 10.9.0
OS: win32 x64

Angular: 18.2.12
... animations, cli, common, compiler, compiler-cli, core, forms
... language-service, localize, platform-browser
... platform-browser-dynamic, router, service-worker

Package                         Version
---------------------------------------------------------
@angular-devkit/architect       0.1802.12
@angular-devkit/build-angular   18.2.12
@angular-devkit/core            18.2.12
@angular-devkit/schematics      18.2.12
@schematics/angular             18.2.12

Anything else relevant?

npm run test it works on Chrome 127