Selenium chrome timeout workaround

Selenium_chrome_workaround.rb

  def connect(retry_count = 0)
    # Selenium sometimes loses commands. This can cause a situation when browser is ready and waiting
    # while at the same time test is waiting for response from the browser. Eventually the test times out
    # This issue is confirmed on Chrome
    Timeout::timeout(5) do
      # Start the browser on a safe page.
      visit_blank_page
      @session_start_time ||= Time.now
    end
  rescue Timeout::Error
    if retry_count == 5
      raise FailedToConnectWithBrowser.new("Driver #{@driver_name} with metadata #{fetch_driver_metadata} failed to start")
    else
      connect(retry_count + 1)
    end
  end
  
  def visit_blank_page
    session.driver.browser.navigate.to("https://#{@host}/blank")
  end

  def fetch_driver_metadata
    if config[:grid_url]
      grid_url = config[:grid_url].gsub("/wd/hub", "")
      uri = URI("#{grid_url}/grid/api/testsession?session=#{session.driver.browser.session_id}")
      response = Net::HTTP.get(uri)
      return JSON.parse(response)
    end
    {}
  rescue Exception
    {}
  end