requirements.txt

# ============================================================
# Minimum requirements for automated tests using
# Robot Framework + Appium (compatible with Appium 2.11.3)
# ============================================================

# --- Core Robot Framework ---
robotframework>=7.0                     # Main automation framework
robotframework-appiumlibrary>=2.0.0,<4.0.0  # AppiumLibrary supporting Appium 2.x (stable range)

# --- Appium Python Client ---
Appium-Python-Client>=3.1.0,<6.0.0      # Python client fully compatible with Appium 2.11.x

# --- Web & Mobile Automation ---
selenium>=4.14.0,<5.0.0                 # WebDriver backend required by Appium 2.x

# --- Auxiliary Libraries ---
kitchen>=1.2.6                          # Text/encoding utilities used by AppiumLibrary
geopy>=2.4.1                            # Geolocation utilities (used by AppiumLibrary)

# --- Networking & SSL Dependencies ---
urllib3>=2.0.7                          # HTTP request management for Appium/Selenium
certifi>=2024.2.2                       # Updated CA certificates
idna>=3.7                               # Internationalized domain support
six>=1.16.0                             # Python 2/3 compatibility layer

# --- Async Dependencies (required by Selenium/Appium) ---
trio>=0.26.2                            # Asynchronous concurrency used by Selenium/Appium
trio-websocket>=0.11.1                  # WebSocket communication for WebDriver
sniffio>=1.3.0                          # Async context detection
sortedcontainers>=2.4.0                 # Sorted data structures (dependency of trio)
attrs>=23.2.0                           # Structural typing and validation
websocket-client>=1.8.0                 # WebSocket communication (used by Appium)
wsproto>=1.2.0                          # Base WebSocket protocol
PySocks>=1.7.1                          # SOCKS proxy support
outcome>=1.3.0                          # Result handling for async operations

# --- Utilities ---
decorator>=5.1.1                        # Function decorators used by AppiumLibrary
docutils>=0.20.1                        # Generates Robot Framework documentation

# --- Image processing dependencies (required for CompareScreenshots) ---
opencv-python-headless>=4.8.0
numpy>=1.26.0