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WebdriverIO Version

8.29.3

Node.js Version

latest

Mode

WDIO Testrunner

Which capabilities are you using?

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What happened?

Hello,

After updating WebDriverIO from version 8.29.1 to 8.29.3, I've encountered a logging issue with the wdio-appium-service. There is an excessive amount of repeated log messages displaying the Appium connection status. Specifically, the log is flooded with countless instances of the message:

"INFO @wdio/appium-service: Appium started with ID: 496446"

This issue was not present in version 8.29.1 and seems to have started immediately after the update to 8.29.3. Attached is a screenshot that illustrates the extent of the repeated logging.

It’s important to note that while I am reporting this issue, it was initially discovered and commented on by a user named @picakia. His observations can be found in the comments section of a related GitHub pull request: #12095 (Issue: Bug #12094).

What is your expected behavior?

Only one log per connection.

How to reproduce the bug.

Execute a test case that use appium service in webdriverio

Relevant log output

To many logs indicating that the server is started.

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