This is a prototype for running protractor tests with directConnect and connecting to a running chromedriver instead of protractor starting it
In StartChromeDriver folder open and build StartChromeDriver.sln solution. (Modify code if needed to customize prosess startup)
Start it and keep it running.
(You can check that it is running by sending GET to http://127.0.0.1:9515/sessions)
In test folder run npm install
Clone and build https://github.com/Orekhov/protractor/tree/directConnect_to_running_chromedriver in a separate folder. (npm install and npm run prepublish)
Link to the built version of protractor (npm link in protractor folder, npm link protractor in test folder)
run webdriver-manager update (Even though these drivers wouldn't be used, there are various checks in the protractor/selenium code that check their existence. Removing them would require a lot of code changes in the prototype)
run Run.ps1 (it should connect to a running instance of chromedriver)