WindowsDriver find returns RemoteWebElement instead of WindowsElement

[adrianhara]

Description

I'm new to Appium and I have the problem described in this issue #1194 (which was closed without any explanation). Basically I'm creating a WindowsDriver<WindowsElement> to automate a WPF app, when finding elements (by accesibility id) it says foundBy io.appium.java_client.windows.WindowsDriver however the returned element type is RemoteWebElement. I would expect the type to be WindowsElement. What's more, calling find by accessibility id on the returned element sometimes fails with a not supported exception.

Environment

• java client build version or git revision if you use some shapshot: 7.2.0
• Appium server version or git revision if you use some shapshot: 1.13.0
• Desktop OS/version used to run Appium if necessary: Windows 10
• Node.js version (unless using Appium.app|exe) or Appium CLI or Appium.app|exe:
• Mobile platform/version under test: Windows/WPF
• Real device or emulator/simulator: -

Details

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[guilim]

Hey! I have the exact same issue: WindowsDriver returning RemoteWebElement, thus leading to cast errors if trying to store them in WindowsElement variables.
Looks like the same issue as #774.