The addition to #522

src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/service/local/AppiumServiceBuilder.java

@@ -237,7 +237,16 @@ public AppiumServiceBuilder withArgument(ServerArgument argument) {
      * @return the self-reference.
      */
     public AppiumServiceBuilder withArgument(ServerArgument argument, String value) {
-        serverArguments.put(argument.getArgument(), value);
+        String argName = argument.getArgument().trim().toLowerCase();
+        if ("--port".equalsIgnoreCase(argName) || "-p".equalsIgnoreCase(argName)) {
+            usingPort(Integer.valueOf(value));
+        } else if ("--address".equalsIgnoreCase(argName) || "-a".equalsIgnoreCase(argName)) {
+            withIPAddress(value);
+        } else if ("--log".equalsIgnoreCase(argName) || "-g".equalsIgnoreCase(argName)) {
+            withLogFile(new File(value));
+        } else {
+            serverArguments.put(argName, value);
+        }
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -434,6 +443,7 @@ private String parseCapabilities() {
      * @param nodeJSExecutable The executable Node.js to use.
      * @return A self reference.
      */
+    @Override
     public AppiumServiceBuilder usingDriverExecutable(File nodeJSExecutable) {
         return super.usingDriverExecutable(nodeJSExecutable);
     }
@@ -445,6 +455,7 @@ public AppiumServiceBuilder usingDriverExecutable(File nodeJSExecutable) {
      * @param port The port to use; must be non-negative.
      * @return A self reference.
      */
+    @Override
     public AppiumServiceBuilder usingPort(int port) {
         return super.usingPort(port);
     }
@@ -454,6 +465,7 @@ public AppiumServiceBuilder usingPort(int port) {
      *
      * @return A self reference.
      */
+    @Override
     public AppiumServiceBuilder usingAnyFreePort() {
         return super.usingAnyFreePort();
     }
@@ -475,6 +487,7 @@ public AppiumServiceBuilder usingAnyFreePort() {
      * @param logFile A file to write log to.
      * @return A self reference.
      */
+    @Override
     public AppiumServiceBuilder withLogFile(File logFile) {
         return super.withLogFile(logFile);
     }

src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/android/UIAutomator2Test.java

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package io.appium.java_client.android;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
 import io.appium.java_client.remote.AutomationName;
 import io.appium.java_client.remote.MobileCapabilityType;
 import io.appium.java_client.service.local.AppiumDriverLocalService;
@@ -13,8 +15,6 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-
 public class UIAutomator2Test {
     private static AppiumDriverLocalService service;
     protected static AndroidDriver<AndroidElement> driver;

src/test/java/io/appium/java_client/localserver/ServerBuilderTest.java

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ private static File findCustomNode() {
     }
 
     @Test public void checkAbilityToChangeOutputStream() throws Exception {
-        File file = new File("target/test");
+        File file = new File("test");
         file.createNewFile();
         OutputStream stream = new FileOutputStream(file);
         AppiumDriverLocalService service = AppiumDriverLocalService.buildDefaultService();
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ private static File findCustomNode() {
     }
 
     @Test public void checkAbilityToChangeOutputStreamAfterTheServiceIsStarted() throws Exception {
-        File file = new File("target/test");
+        File file = new File("test");
         file.createNewFile();
         OutputStream stream = new FileOutputStream(file);
         AppiumDriverLocalService service = AppiumDriverLocalService.buildDefaultService();
@@ -295,8 +295,7 @@ private static File findCustomNode() {
 
     @Test public void checkAbilityToStartServiceWithLogFile() throws Exception {
         AppiumDriverLocalService service = null;
-        File rootLogDir = new File("target/");
-        File log = new File(rootLogDir, "Log.txt");
+        File log = new File("Log.txt");
         log.createNewFile();
         try {
             service = new AppiumServiceBuilder().withLogFile(log).build();
@@ -312,4 +311,124 @@ private static File findCustomNode() {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Test public void checkAbilityToBuildServiceWithPortUsingFlag() throws Exception {
+        String port = "8996";
+        String expectedUrl = String.format("http://0.0.0.0:%s/wd/hub", port);
+
+        AppiumDriverLocalService service = null;
+
+        try {
+            service = new AppiumServiceBuilder()
+                    .withArgument(() -> "--port", port)
+                    .build();
+            service.start();
+            String actualUrl = service.getUrl().toString();
+            assertEquals(expectedUrl, actualUrl);
+        } finally {
+            if (service != null) {
+                service.stop();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test public void checkAbilityToBuildServiceWithPortUsingShortFlag() throws Exception {
+        String port = "8996";
+        String expectedUrl = String.format("http://0.0.0.0:%s/wd/hub", port);
+
+        AppiumDriverLocalService service = null;
+
+        try {
+            service = new AppiumServiceBuilder()
+                    .withArgument(() -> "-p", port)
+                    .build();
+            service.start();
+            String actualUrl = service.getUrl().toString();
+            assertEquals(expectedUrl, actualUrl);
+        } finally {
+            if (service != null) {
+                service.stop();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test public void checkAbilityToBuildServiceWithIpUsingFlag() throws Exception {
+        String expectedUrl = String.format("http://%s:%s/wd/hub", testIP, 4723);
+
+        AppiumDriverLocalService service = null;
+
+        try {
+            service = new AppiumServiceBuilder()
+                    .withArgument(() -> "--address", testIP)
+                    .build();
+            service.start();
+            String actualUrl = service.getUrl().toString();
+            assertEquals(expectedUrl, actualUrl);
+        } finally {
+            if (service != null) {
+                service.stop();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test public void checkAbilityToBuildServiceWithIpUsingShortFlag() throws Exception {
+        String expectedUrl = String.format("http://%s:%s/wd/hub", testIP, 4723);
+
+        AppiumDriverLocalService service = null;
+
+        try {
+            service = new AppiumServiceBuilder()
+                    .withArgument(() -> "-a", testIP)
+                    .build();
+            service.start();
+            String actualUrl = service.getUrl().toString();
+            assertEquals(expectedUrl, actualUrl);
+        } finally {
+            if (service != null) {
+                service.stop();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test public void checkAbilityToBuildServiceWithLogFileUsingFlag() throws Exception {
+        AppiumDriverLocalService service = null;
+
+        File log = new File("Log2.txt");
+
+        try {
+            service = new AppiumServiceBuilder()
+                    .withArgument(() -> "--log", log.getAbsolutePath())
+                    .build();
+            service.start();
+            assertTrue(log.exists());
+        } finally {
+            if (service != null) {
+                service.stop();
+            }
+            if (log.exists()) {
+                log.delete();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test public void checkAbilityToBuildServiceWithLogFileUsingShortFlag() throws Exception {
+        AppiumDriverLocalService service = null;
+
+        File log = new File("Log3.txt");
+
+        try {
+            service = new AppiumServiceBuilder()
+                    .withArgument(() -> "-g", log.getAbsolutePath())
+                    .build();
+            service.start();
+            assertTrue(log.exists());
+        } finally {
+            if (service != null) {
+                service.stop();
+            }
+            if (log.exists()) {
+                log.delete();
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }