[Bug]: use manifest V3 .When the file（manifest.json） carries ”content_scripts“，puppeteer.launch timeout

[Disliketalking]

Minimal, reproducible example

const args = [
      `--whitelisted-extension-id=${extensionId}`,
      `--disable-extensions-except=${pathToExtension}`,
      `--load-extension=${pathToExtension}`,
      '--no-sandbox',
    ];
    this.browser = await puppeteer.launch({
      headless: false,
      defaultViewport: null,
      args: args,
      executablePath: '/opt/google/chrome/chrome',
      // executablePath: '/usr/local/google/chrome/chrome',
    });

// manifest.json
{
    "name": "Record",
    "description": "Record Extension",
    "version": "1.0",
    "icons": {
        "128": "icon.png"
    },
    "manifest_version": 3,
    "content_scripts": [
        {
          "matches": ["https://*/*"],
          "js": "capture.js"
        }
      ],
    "background": {
        "service_worker": "background.js"
    },
    "permissions": [
        "activeTab",
        "tabs",
        "tabCapture",
        "storage",
        "downloads"
    ]
}

Error string

Timed out after 30000 ms while waiting for the WS endpoint URL to appear in stdout!

Bug behavior

• Flaky
• PDF

Background

chrome version is
Google Chrome 124.0.6367.78

Expectation

.

Reality

puppeteer.launch timeout

Puppeteer configuration file (if used)

No response

Puppeteer version

22.7.0

Node version

20.12.2

Package manager

npm

Package manager version

10.5.0

Operating system

Linux

[github-actions]

This issue has an outdated Puppeteer version: 22.7.0. Please verify your issue on the latest 22.7.1 version. Then update the form accordingly.

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Analyzer run

[OrKoN]

I am not able to reproduce (not enough information), please provide a minimal example that includes all files that are required to run the script (feel free to publish a repository with the reproduction).

[inspectxyz]

Seeing the same thing

[Disliketalking]

Collaborator

The directory structure is as follows：

puppeteer.js
extension
     ｜----- background.js    （just console.log）
                  capture.js      （just console.log）
                  icon.png
                  manifest.json

The specific content is as follows：

// puppeteer.js
const puppeteer = require('puppeteer');
const path = require('path');
const Xvfb = require('xvfb');

const pathToExtension = path.join(__dirname, 'extension');
async function launch() {
    const displayNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000);
    let width = 1280;

    let height = 720;

    const whd = width + 'x' + height + 'x24';
    const xvfb = new Xvfb({
      silent: false,
      displayNum: displayNum,
      reuse: false,
      xvfb_args: ['-screen', '0', whd],
    });
    xvfb.start();
    const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
        headless: false,
        args: [
            `--disable-extensions-except=${pathToExtension}`,
            `--load-extension=${pathToExtension}`,
            '--no-sandbox',
        ],
        executablePath: '/opt/google/chrome/chrome',
    });
    console.log("hello, world");
    await browser.close();
    xvfb.stopSync();
}
launch();
console.log("puppeteer.js");

// manifest.json
{
    "name": "Record",
    "description": "Record Extension",
    "version": "1.0",
    "icons": {
        "128": "icon.png"
    },
    "manifest_version": 3,
    //"content_scripts": [
    //    {
    //      "matches": ["https://*/*"],
    //      "js": "./capture.js"
    //    }
    //  ],
    "background": {
        "service_worker": "background.js"
    },
    "permissions": [
        "activeTab",
        "tabs",
        "tabCapture",
        "storage",
        "downloads"
    ]
}

Uncomment “content_scripts”，will see

TimeoutError: Timed out after 30000 ms while waiting for the WS endpoint URL to appear in stdout!

[OrKoN]

@Lightning00Blade could you please try to repro with the steps above?

[dylanClimaTech]

+1 seeing this as well

[cmcode003]

+1 I am seeing this as well brother.

[inspectxyz]

Greetings,

We at inspect.xyz believe it is caused by chrome as one of our tech leads was able to resolve this issue by switching to a different version.

Thank you kindly,
Inspect.xyz

• The Layer 2 Built for X

[dylanClimaTech]

Wow very insightful, will be trying this immediately! appretiate your hard work and dedication

[inspectxyz]

Thank you.
Inspect.xyz

• The Layer 2 Built for X

[dylanClimaTech]

HMMMMMM had some issues using your advice, and was unable to fix this issue. it still evades me how we will get this working.

Dylan

• ClimaTech Innovations

[inspectxyz]

Greetings,

Our inspect.xyz tech lead was unable to resolve this issue In Production only locally by pointing to their local version.

const exePath = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe";
const puppeteerOption = {...options, executablePath: process.env.CHROMIUM_PATH}; // TECH LEAD VERSION @ INSPECT.XYZ

Thank you kindly,
Inspect.xyz

• The Layer 2 Built for X

[dylanClimaTech]

you have lead me astray - but will use this to help guide me to a resolution, thank you

Dylan (they/them)

• Climatech innovations

[hydah]

+1 seeing this as well

[dylanClimaTech]

Willing to paypal $40 for anyone that can fix this or help us fix this

[inspectxyz]

@Lightning00Blade or @OrKoN I am also willing to send $100 usd to have this issue fixed

[OrKoN]

Not able to reproduce:

1. content scripts has to be an array

The following works:

{
  "name": "Record",
  "description": "Record Extension",
  "version": "1.0",
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "icons": {
      "128": "icon.png"
  },
  "content_scripts": [
    {
      "matches": ["https://*/*"],
      "js": ["capture.js"]
    }
  ],
  "background": {
      "service_worker": "background.js"
  },
  "permissions": [
      "tabs",
      "tabCapture",
      "storage",
      "downloads"
  ]
}

import puppeteer from "puppeteer";

const args = [
  `--disable-extensions-except=/Users/alexrudenko/src/pptr-test/extensions-repro`,
  `--load-extension=/Users/alexrudenko/src/pptr-test/extensions-repro`,
];

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  headless: false,
  defaultViewport: null,
  args: args,
});

P.S. background permission is not required