How to access chromedriver logs for Protractor test

Question

I have seen that chromedriver can output a logfile (https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/logging)

This page shows how to set this up when executing the e

Answer 1

According to the protractor's source code, chromedriver service is started without any arguments and there is no direct way to configure the arguments. Even though the chromedriver's Service Builder that protractor uses actually has an ability to specify the verbosity and the log path:

var service = new chrome.ServiceBuilder()
    .loggingTo('/my/log/file.txt')
    .enableVerboseLogging()
    .build();

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Old (incorrect) answer:

You need to set the chrome arguments:

capabilities: {
    browserName: "chrome",
    chromeOptions: {
        args: [
            "verbose", 
            "log-path=chromedriver.log"
        ]
    }
},

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