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  1. rpacore-0.1.0/LICENSE +201 -0
  2. rpacore-0.1.0/NOTICE +4 -0
  3. rpacore-0.1.0/PKG-INFO +427 -0
  4. rpacore-0.1.0/README.md +393 -0
  5. rpacore-0.1.0/pyproject.toml +53 -0
  6. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/__init__.py +93 -0
  7. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/_json_state.py +66 -0
  8. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/_validation.py +104 -0
  9. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/cli.py +547 -0
  10. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/config.py +129 -0
  11. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/config_validation.py +141 -0
  12. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/context.py +128 -0
  13. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/credentials.py +101 -0
  14. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/engine.py +378 -0
  15. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/exceptions.py +69 -0
  16. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/logger.py +128 -0
  17. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/manifest.py +194 -0
  18. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/notify.py +316 -0
  19. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/paths.py +88 -0
  20. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/persistence.py +692 -0
  21. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/queue.py +543 -0
  22. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/recovery.py +109 -0
  23. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/report.py +388 -0
  24. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/runner.py +1023 -0
  25. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/screenshot.py +45 -0
  26. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/serialization.py +115 -0
  27. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/skill.py +40 -0
  28. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/status.py +17 -0
  29. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore/transaction.py +156 -0
  30. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore.egg-info/PKG-INFO +427 -0
  31. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore.egg-info/SOURCES.txt +66 -0
  32. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore.egg-info/dependency_links.txt +1 -0
  33. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore.egg-info/entry_points.txt +2 -0
  34. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore.egg-info/requires.txt +12 -0
  35. rpacore-0.1.0/rpacore.egg-info/top_level.txt +1 -0
  36. rpacore-0.1.0/setup.cfg +4 -0
  37. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_cli.py +785 -0
  38. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_config.py +327 -0
  39. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_config_validation.py +159 -0
  40. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_context.py +228 -0
  41. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_credentials.py +155 -0
  42. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_docs_verification.py +317 -0
  43. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_e2e.py +218 -0
  44. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_engine.py +1024 -0
  45. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_examples_wheel_validation.py +1307 -0
  46. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_exceptions.py +106 -0
  47. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_installed_wheel_validation.py +438 -0
  48. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_json_state.py +39 -0
  49. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_logger.py +300 -0
  50. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_manifest.py +277 -0
  51. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_notify.py +727 -0
  52. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_package.py +215 -0
  53. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_paths.py +207 -0
  54. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_persistence.py +1152 -0
  55. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_queue.py +1000 -0
  56. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_recovery.py +418 -0
  57. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_release_candidate_validation.py +1621 -0
  58. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_release_manifest.py +1250 -0
  59. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_report.py +634 -0
  60. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_runner.py +1982 -0
  61. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_sample_main.py +60 -0
  62. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_sample_skill.py +164 -0
  63. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_screenshot.py +161 -0
  64. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_serialization.py +229 -0
  65. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_skill.py +113 -0
  66. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_status.py +52 -0
  67. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_transaction.py +304 -0
  68. rpacore-0.1.0/tests/test_validation_helpers.py +175 -0
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+ Metadata-Version: 2.4
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+ Name: rpacore
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+ Version: 0.1.0
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+ Summary: RPA Core — deterministic, stateful RPA in Python
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+ Author: Renato Moselli
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+ License: Apache-2.0
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+ Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
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+ Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Application Frameworks
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+ Requires-Dist: build>=1.0; extra == "dev"
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+ Requires-Dist: twine>=5.1.0; extra == "dev"
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+ Requires-Dist: wheel>=0.46.2; extra == "dev"
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+ Provides-Extra: screenshots
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+ Dynamic: license-file
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+
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+ # RPA Core
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+
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+ Deterministic, stateful RPA in Python for code-first enterprise automation.
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+
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+ Requires Python 3.11+.
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+
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+ ## Package Name
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+
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+ The public project name is **RPA Core**. The package, import path, and CLI
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+ command are `rpacore`.
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+
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+ ## What Is RPA Core?
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+ RPA Core is a pip-installable Python library for building reliable, auditable
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+ robotic process automations. Define your skills, wire them into a transaction,
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+ and the framework handles execution order, retry logic, persistence, logging,
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+ queues, reports, credentials, and notifications.
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+
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+ The long-term product direction is:
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+ > AI-assisted development, deterministic execution.
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+ That means RPA Core should be friendly to humans and AI coding agents, but the
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+ runtime remains deterministic. There are no runtime AI dependencies.
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+ Core traits:
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+ - **Deterministic execution**: predictable behavior, no hidden runtime magic.
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+ - **Stateful transactions**: every skill's status is tracked and persisted.
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+ - **Idempotent retries**: resume from failure and re-run only failed work.
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+ - **Explicit exceptions**: business rule failures and system failures are
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+ classified separately.
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+ - **Structured logging**: text or JSON output through stdlib logging.
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+ - **TOML configuration**: externalized settings with simple defaults.
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+ - **SQLite persistence**: local transaction history without a service.
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+ - **Queue processing**: SQLite-backed queue with atomic item claiming.
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+ - **Reports and notifications**: text/HTML reports, SMTP email, and webhooks.
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ pip install rpacore
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+ ```
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+
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+ For complete documentation, start at [docs/README.md](docs/README.md). See
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+ [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for the v0.1.0 compatibility baseline. For
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+ maintainer validation and release scripts, see [scripts/](scripts/); these
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+ scripts are intentionally separate from the runtime package.
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+
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+ Community and release-readiness routes:
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+
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+ - [Security Policy](SECURITY.md)
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+ - [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)
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+ - [Support](SUPPORT.md)
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+ - [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
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+ - [Maintainers](MAINTAINERS.md)
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+ - [Governance and Release Process](docs/governance.md)
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+
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+ ## Quick Start
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from rpacore import (
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+ Engine,
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+ ProcessContext,
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+ Transaction,
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+ configure_logger,
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+ load_config,
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+ save_transaction,
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+ )
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+ from my_skills import FetchRecord, ProcessRecord, WriteOutput
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+ config = load_config("config.toml")
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+ configure_logger(level=config["log_level"], fmt=config["log_format"])
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+ tx = Transaction(reference="my-automation")
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+ tx.skills = [
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+ FetchRecord(
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+ name="fetch_record",
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+ execution_order=1,
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+ arguments={"record_id": "ABC-001"},
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+ ),
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+ ProcessRecord(name="process_record", execution_order=2),
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+ WriteOutput(name="write_output", execution_order=3),
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+ ]
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+
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+ ctx = ProcessContext(transaction=tx, config=config)
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+ Engine(
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+ max_retries=config["max_retries"],
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+ retry_delay=config["retry_delay"],
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+ retry_backoff=config["retry_backoff"],
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+ ).run(
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+ ctx,
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+ checkpoint=lambda transaction: save_transaction(
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+ transaction,
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+ db_path=config["transaction_db_path"],
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+ ),
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+ )
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## CLI
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+ Create a new project scaffold:
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+ ```bash
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+ cd my_project
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+ rpacore run
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+ ```
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+ `rpacore init <project_name>` creates a normal Python project with
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+ `pyproject.toml`, `rpacore.toml`, `config.toml`, `main.py`, a `skills/` package,
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+ a pytest skill test, and `.gitignore`. Skill tests use normal pytest with
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+ plain skill instances and `ProcessContext`; see [Testing RPA Core Skills](docs/testing.md).
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+
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+ `rpacore run` discovers `rpacore.toml` from the current directory, resolves the
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+ declared `module:callable` entrypoint, and invokes it. The CLI does not build
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+ skills, transactions, config, or persistence automatically; that wiring remains
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+ in project Python code.
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+ Inspect persisted local transactions:
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+ ```bash
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+ rpacore transaction list
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+ rpacore transaction list --json
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+ rpacore transaction show <transaction_id>
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+ rpacore transaction show <transaction_id> --json
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+ rpacore transaction export --format json
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+ rpacore transaction export --format ndjson
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+ ```
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+
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+ Transaction inspection uses `[storage].transaction_db_path` from `rpacore.toml`
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+ by default. Pass `--db path/to/rpacore.db` to inspect a specific database.
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+ `--db` paths are resolved relative to the current working directory; manifest
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+ storage paths are resolved relative to `rpacore.toml`. `transaction list`
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+ returns the latest 100 transactions by default; pass `--limit N` to choose a
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+ different cap. Human output is intended for operators; `--json` writes parseable
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+ JSON to stdout with diagnostics only on stderr. Transaction inspection JSON uses
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+ `schema_version = 1` and embeds the canonical transaction record with
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+ `transaction_format_version = 1`.
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+
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+ Transaction export writes portable machine-readable records for all persisted
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+ transactions. JSON export uses an envelope with `export_format_version = 1`,
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+ `framework_version`, `exported_at`, and `transactions`. NDJSON export writes one
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+ record per line with `export_format_version = 1` on each record.
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+
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+ Machine-readable transaction records include user-supplied state, metadata,
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+ skill arguments, exception messages, and artifact metadata. These fields can
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+ contain sensitive business data. They never include resources, config,
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+ credentials, or artifact file contents. Webhook notifications preserve their
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+ compact payload shape by default while including report metadata and artifact
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+ records. Set
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+ `[notification.webhook].include_transaction = true` to include the canonical
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+ transaction record in the webhook JSON payload.
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+
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+ Webhook URLs must use `http` or `https`. Local, private, loopback, and
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+ link-local hosts are allowed because webhook endpoints are trusted operator
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+ configuration in local automation deployments. Treat webhook config as
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+ sensitive: outbound requests can still reach internal services. The stdlib URL
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+ open timeout bounds socket operations after resolution starts, but it does not
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+ fully control operating-system DNS resolution latency.
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+
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+ Email notifications attach screenshots referenced by exception reports only
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+ when `[notification.email].attach_screenshots` is true, which is the default.
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+ Missing or unreadable screenshot files are skipped; report and notification
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+ payloads include artifact records and paths, not artifact file contents.
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+ Set `log_format = "json"` and pass it to `configure_logger(..., fmt=...)` for
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+ line-delimited JSON logs. Each JSON log line contains `log_format_version`,
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+ UTC `timestamp`, `event`, `level`, and `message`, plus sanitized event fields.
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+
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+ Exit behavior is stable across platforms:
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+
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+ - entrypoint returns `None`: exit `0`
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+ - entrypoint returns an integer from `0` through `255`: propagate it
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+ - entrypoint or framework execution raises: exit `1` with diagnostics on stderr
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+ - CLI usage errors, invalid manifests, entrypoint-resolution errors, or invalid
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+ return values: exit `2`
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+
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+ `rpacore version` prints the installed framework version.
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+
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+ ## Writing a Skill
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+
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+ ```python
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+ from rpacore import BusinessException, ProcessContext, Skill
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+
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+
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+ class FetchRecord(Skill):
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+ def execute(self, ctx: ProcessContext) -> None:
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+ record_id = self.arguments.get("record_id")
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+ if not record_id:
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+ raise BusinessException(
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+ message="record_id is required",
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+ action="FetchRecord",
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+ )
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+
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+ # Fetch and store durable state for later skills.
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+ ctx.state["record"] = {"id": record_id}
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Project Structure
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+
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+ ```text
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+ rpacore/ # Framework core
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+ __init__.py # Public API re-exports
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+ exceptions.py # BusinessException, SystemException
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+ status.py # Status enum
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+ skill.py # Skill base class
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+ transaction.py # Transaction model
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+ engine.py # Execution engine
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+ persistence.py # SQLite persistence
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+ logger.py # Logging helpers
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+ config.py # Configuration loader
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+ context.py # ProcessContext
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+ credentials.py # Credential providers
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+ queue.py # SqliteQueue, QueueProvider
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+ runner.py # run_queue_loop
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+ report.py # Report generation and rendering
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+ notify.py # Email and webhook notifications
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+ ```
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+
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+ User automations should live outside `rpacore/`, usually in their own repository
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+ with a `skills/` package and a small `main.py` wiring layer.
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+
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+ ## Execution Model
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+
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+ ```text
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+ main.py
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+ load_config()
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+ configure_logger()
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+ create Transaction
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+ attach ordered Skills
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+ create ProcessContext
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+ Engine.run(ctx, checkpoint=save_transaction)
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+ generate report / dispatch notifications
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+ ```
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+
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+ Transaction lifecycle:
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+
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+ ```text
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+ PENDING -> IN_PROGRESS -> SUCCESSFUL
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+ -> FAILED
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+ ```
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+
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+ `Engine.run()` validates transaction wiring before any skill runs. Transaction
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+ references and skill names must be non-empty, skill names must be unique within
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+ the transaction, and skill execution orders must be unique positive integers.
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+ Malformed wiring raises `ExecutionValidationError`, marks the transaction
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+ `FAILED`, and should be treated as a permanent configuration or code issue, not
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+ as a retryable runtime failure. The same validation applies to loaded
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+ transactions before resume, so persisted malformed skill wiring must be fixed
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+ rather than silently re-run.
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+
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+ Persistence is written by user wiring through `save_transaction()`. For strict
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+ crash boundaries, pass that persistence call as `Engine.run(checkpoint=...)`;
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+ the engine checkpoints after each transaction or skill state transition. Without
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+ a checkpoint callback, user code may still save only after `Engine.run()`
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+ returns. Loading a persisted transaction resets any `IN_PROGRESS` transaction or
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+ skill to `FAILED`.
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+
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+ ## Configuration
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+
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+ Create a `rpacore.toml` in your project to declare the Python entrypoint and
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+ transaction storage:
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+ ```toml
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+ [project]
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+ entrypoint = "main:main"
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+
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+ [storage]
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+ transaction_db_path = "rpacore.db"
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+ ```
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+
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+ `rpacore.toml` is intentionally small. Skill construction and transaction wiring
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+ stay in Python; the manifest does not define pipelines or automatic skill
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+ discovery. See `docs/project-manifest.md` for the full schema.
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+
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+ When both `rpacore.toml` and `config.toml` are present, the value passed to the
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+ runner or storage layer by user wiring still decides which transaction database
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+ is used. Queue settings, retry settings, credentials, screenshots, and
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+ notifications remain `config.toml` settings; they are not part of the project
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+ manifest schema.
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+
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+ Create a `config.toml` in your project:
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+
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+ ```toml
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+ max_retries = 2
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+ retry_delay = 0.0
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+ retry_backoff = 1.0
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+ log_level = "INFO"
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+ log_format = "text" # "text" or "json"
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+ transaction_db_path = "rpacore.db"
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+ screenshot_dir = ""
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+ credential_provider = "env"
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+
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+ [queue]
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+ db_path = "queue.db"
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+ lease_timeout = 30
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+ max_retries = 3
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+
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+ # [notification.email]
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+ # host = "smtp.example.com"
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+ # port = 587
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+ # from_addr = "rpacore@example.com"
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+ # to_addrs = ["admin@example.com"]
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+ # attach_screenshots = true
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+
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+ # [notification.webhook]
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+ # url = "https://hooks.example.com/rpacore"
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+ # include_transaction = false
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Exception Model
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+
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+ | Exception | Meaning | Engine behavior |
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+ |---|---|---|
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+ | `BusinessException` | Expected rule violation, such as invalid input data. | Skill fails, execution continues. |
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+ | `SystemException` | Technical failure, such as network or file errors. | Skill fails, execution stops, retryable. |
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+ | Any other exception | Unhandled Python exception. | Wrapped as `SystemException`. |
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+
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+ Use `stop=True` for a business failure that should stop downstream work:
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+
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+ ```python
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+ raise BusinessException("bad row", action=self.name, stop=True)
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Timeouts and Deadlines
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+
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+ RPA Core does not provide a generic per-skill timeout. Python threads cannot be
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+ safely stopped, so an in-process timeout can mark a skill failed while the timed
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+ out code keeps running and mutating external systems.
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+
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+ Configure I/O timeouts in the library that performs the work, such as the HTTP,
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+ SMTP, browser, database, or desktop automation client used by a skill. If an
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+ automation needs a hard deadline with termination, run it behind an external
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+ worker-process or orchestrator boundary and record the outcome back into RPA
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+ Core. RPA Core v0.1.0 intentionally rejects Pebble or similar process-timeout
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+ dependencies because process termination cannot make arbitrary external side
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+ effects reversible. See [Runtime Dependency Decisions](docs/runtime-dependencies.md)
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+ for the v0.1.0 decisions on process-timeout libraries, Pydantic, Tenacity, and
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+ AnyIO.
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+
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+ ## Optional Dependencies
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ pip install "rpacore[screenshots]" # mss: auto-capture screenshots on exception
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+ pip install "rpacore[keyring]" # keyring: OS credential store integration
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Examples
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+
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+ This repo keeps a minimal in-repo automation under `examples/` to support
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+ integration-style tests for the framework itself:
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+
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+ - `examples/sample_skill.py`
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+ - `examples/sample_main.py`
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+
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+ For a step-by-step beginner guide, see [docs/tutorial.md](docs/tutorial.md).
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+
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+ For persistence, migrations, and crash-behavior details, see
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+ [docs/durability.md](docs/durability.md). For CLI, API, config, export, and
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+ import-boundary references, see [docs/README.md](docs/README.md).
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+ For vulnerability reporting and local security posture, see
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+ [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) and [docs/security.md](docs/security.md).
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+
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+ For fuller showcase automations, see the examples repository:
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+
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+ - examples repository: `rpacore-examples`
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+
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+ ## Local-First Direction
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+
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+ RPA Core Cloud is a future optional orchestrator/control plane. The framework
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+ itself must stay useful without it:
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+
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+ - projects remain normal Python repos
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+ - runs persist locally
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+ - logs, reports, queues, transactions, and artifacts stay readable
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+ - future worker/orchestrator contracts should be documented and exportable
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+
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+ Cloud and remote orchestration are not part of v0.1.0; see
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+ [docs/non-goals.md](docs/non-goals.md).
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+
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+ ## Compatibility Baseline
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+
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+ `v0.1.0` is the first supported public compatibility baseline. Breaking changes
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+ made before that release are tracked for maintainers in
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+ [docs/pre-v0.1.0-api-migration.md](docs/pre-v0.1.0-api-migration.md), not hidden
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+ behind compatibility aliases.
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+
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+ ## License
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+
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+ Apache 2.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).