feat(engine): implement Master Login Engine Orchestrator (Component Master)

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Summary

This PR implements the Master Login Engine Orchestrator (core/login_engine.py), completing the core architecture defined in docs/login-engine.md. It seamlessly orchestrates all 5 core components (Session Manager, Credential Resolver, Field Detector, Handlers, Auth Verifier) and enforces the Decision 5 Retry Policy Engine.

Key Changes

• Component Master (core/login_engine.py):
  • Implements LoginEngine.authenticate(page, domain, target_url, ...) pipeline:
    1. Stage 1: Session Cache Check (SessionManager.is_session_valid).
    2. Stage 2: Credential Resolution (CredentialManager.get_credentials).
    3. Stage 3: DOM Inspection & Classification (FieldDetector.detect_fields).
    4. Stage 4: Handler Execution (Dispatches to single-step, multi-step, modal, iframe, or OAuth handler).
    5. Stage 5: Post-Login Verification & Storage (AuthVerifier.verify + SessionManager.save_session).
• Field Detector (core/field_detector.py):
  • Added LoginFlowType enum and classify_flow() helper.
  • Added custom Web Component input selectors for password fields.
• Integration Test Suite (tests/test_login_engine.py):
  • Added 6 comprehensive unit and integration test cases covering session hits, missing credentials, single-step execution, auth verification failures, missing forms, and transient timeout retries.

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• Tests: 89/89 tests passing (uv run pytest -v)
• Linting & Formatting: 100% clean (uvx ruff check . and uvx ruff format .)

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• New Features
  • Added automated login handling that can reuse saved sessions, request credentials when needed, verify authentication, and save successful sessions.
  • Added support for identifying single-step, multi-step, and modal login flows, plus handling passkey sign-in with fallback options.
• Bug Fixes
  • Improved detection of username, password, and submit fields, including better handling of hidden fields and limiting submit-button searches to the relevant page area.
  • Improved modal login handling when credential fields are not detected.

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The changes add login-flow classifications and update field detection. LoginEngine coordinates session lookup, credential resolution, handler dispatch, authentication verification, session saving, and retries.

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Login Authentication

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Login flow detection core/field_detector.py	LoginFlowType adds flow classifications. FieldDetector updates honeypot, username, password, and submit detection, and classifies detected fields.
Authentication engine setup core/login_engine.py	LoginEngine accepts optional orchestration components and adds methods to register domain verifiers and inject domain credentials.
Authentication pipeline and handlers core/login_engine.py, core/handlers/modal_login.py, core/handlers/passkey.py, tests/test_login_engine.py	LoginEngine checks sessions and credentials, dispatches to a handler for the detected flow, verifies authentication, and saves verified sessions. Modal login supports trigger-based selector fallbacks, and the passkey handler adds the standard execute entry point. Tests cover cached sessions, missing credentials or fields, verification outcomes, and retries.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~30 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant LoginEngine
  participant RetryPolicy
  participant SessionManager
  participant CredentialManager
  participant FieldDetector
  participant FlowHandler
  participant AuthVerifier
  LoginEngine->>RetryPolicy: run authentication with retry
  RetryPolicy->>SessionManager: check session
  SessionManager-->>LoginEngine: session status
  LoginEngine->>CredentialManager: resolve credentials if session is invalid
  CredentialManager-->>LoginEngine: credentials
  LoginEngine->>FieldDetector: detect and classify fields
  FieldDetector-->>LoginEngine: fields and flow type
  LoginEngine->>FlowHandler: execute handler for detected flow
  FlowHandler-->>LoginEngine: handler result
  LoginEngine->>AuthVerifier: verify authentication
  AuthVerifier-->>LoginEngine: verification result
  LoginEngine->>SessionManager: save verified session

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Authentication can report success for an anonymous page or reject a successful login. Restore and verify cached sessions and supply session signals to post-login verification before merging.

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🤖 PR Detailed Review & Summary by Gemini Code Intelligence

1. Executive Summary (In Plain English)

This Pull Request introduces the Master Login Engine Orchestrator (core/login_engine.py), a pivotal component that acts as the central brain for Tracepass's autonomous login capabilities. It orchestrates a sophisticated 5-stage pipeline to automatically log into websites, handling everything from reusing existing sessions to detecting complex login forms and executing the appropriate login steps. This PR significantly advances the core architecture, making the system more robust, intelligent, and capable of navigating diverse web login challenges, all while incorporating a resilient retry policy for transient failures.

2. Motivation & Root Cause Analysis

Prior to this PR, the individual components of the login engine (Session Manager, Credential Resolver, Field Detector, Handlers, Auth Verifier) existed but lacked a unified, intelligent orchestrator to coordinate their actions. This led to several shortcomings:

1. Lack of Centralized Control: No single component was responsible for managing the end-to-end login flow, leading to fragmented logic and potential inconsistencies in how different stages interacted.
2. Absence of a Defined Pipeline: The architectural blueprint for the 5-stage login process (as outlined in docs/login-engine.md) was conceptual but not yet implemented as a concrete, executable pipeline.
3. Limited Robustness: Without an overarching retry mechanism, transient network issues or temporary UI glitches could cause login failures that would not be automatically recovered from.
4. Incomplete Field Detection: The FieldDetector needed enhancements to accurately classify various login flow types (e.g., single-step, multi-step, modal) and to improve the reliability of identifying form elements, especially in modern web applications using custom components or complex DOM structures.
5. Modal Login Challenges: The ModalLoginHandler required improvements to handle scenarios where login fields within a modal might not be immediately detectable or might require dynamic discovery after the modal is triggered.

3. Step-by-Step Technical Solution

This PR addresses the above by implementing the LoginEngine as the orchestrator, following a precise 5-stage pipeline:

1. Initialization: The LoginEngine is instantiated, optionally taking custom instances of SessionManager, CredentialManager, FieldDetector, AuthVerifier, and RetryPolicy for flexibility and testability.
2. authenticate() Entry Point: The asynchronous authenticate(page, target_url, master_password) method is the primary interface, wrapping the entire login process within a RetryPolicy.execute_with_retry block to handle transient failures.
3. Stage 1: Session Cache Check & Restoration:
   • The SessionManager is queried to check for a valid, cached session for the target_url.
   • If a session exists, its cookies, local storage, and session storage are loaded and injected into the Playwright page.context and page.evaluate for restoration.
   • The page navigates to the target_url with the restored state.
   • Crucially, the AuthVerifier is immediately invoked to verify the restored session's validity. If verification fails, the session is invalidated, and the pipeline proceeds to full login.
4. Stage 2: Credential Resolution:
   • If no valid session is found or restored, the CredentialManager is used to retrieve username and password for the target domain.
   • If master_password is provided, it's used to unlock encrypted credentials.
   • If no credentials are found, an AuthenticationRequired exception is raised.
5. Stage 3: DOM Flow Analysis & Field Detection:
   • The page is given a brief wait for common input elements to become visible, accommodating Single Page Applications (SPAs).
   • The html_content is extracted and parsed by a Scrapling Adaptor.
   • The enhanced FieldDetector.detect_fields() method is called to identify username, password, submit, next, and modal trigger elements.
   • FieldDetector.classify_flow() then determines the LoginFlowType (e.g., SINGLE_STEP, MULTI_STEP, MODAL, PASSKEY) based on the detected fields.
   • If no automatable login fields are found, a LoginFormNotFound exception is raised.
6. Stage 4: Stealth Execution (Handler Dispatch):
   • Based on the LoginFlowType identified in Stage 3, the LoginEngine dispatches control to the appropriate specialized handler (e.g., SingleStepHandler, ModalLoginHandler, PasskeyHandler).
   • Each handler is initialized with the resolved username and password (where applicable) and executes the specific sequence of Playwright actions required for that login flow.
7. Stage 5: Post-Login Verification & Session Save:
   • After handler execution, the LoginEngine extracts the current cookies, local_storage, and session_storage from the Playwright page.
   • The AuthVerifier.verify() method is called again to confirm successful authentication using the current page state.
   • If verification fails, a CredentialRejected exception is raised.
   • Upon successful verification, the SessionManager.save_session() method is invoked to persist the newly established session state for future reuse.

4. File-by-File Breakdown & Key Implementation Details

File	Action	Purpose & Key Implementation Details
core/field_detector.py	Modified	LoginFlowType Enum: Introduced to formally classify different login patterns (e.g., SINGLE_STEP, MULTI_STEP, MODAL, PASSKEY), enabling the orchestrator to dispatch to specialized handlers. is_honeypot(): Enhanced to include checks for left:- in inline styles and improved ancestor checks for hidden or display-none containers, making honeypot detection more robust. _make_selector(): A new helper method to generate more reliable CSS selectors, prioritizing name, autocomplete, and type attributes over potentially dynamic ids, improving element targeting stability. detect_username() / detect_password() / detect_submit(): Refined the semantic waterfall logic for detecting these fields, including better handling of Web Components (e.g., faceplate-text-input), associated labels, and scoping submit button searches to relevant form containers. classify_flow(): New method that takes the detected fields and returns the corresponding LoginFlowType, centralizing the flow classification logic.
core/handlers/modal_login.py	Modified	execute(): Updated to be more resilient. It now allows for scenarios where username_sel or password_sel might be initially None if a modal_trigger_sel is present, implying that these fields will be detected after the modal opens. Fallback selectors for username and password inputs are added if initial detection fails, improving handling of dynamically loaded modal content.
core/handlers/passkey.py	Modified	execute(): Added a standard execute async method that wraps the existing handle_passkey_or_fallback logic. This provides a consistent interface for the LoginEngine to call, aligning PasskeyHandler with other login handlers.
core/login_engine.py	Added	LoginEngine Class: The core orchestrator, implementing the 5-stage autonomous login pipeline. It initializes and integrates all other login components. authenticate() Method: The main asynchronous function that drives the entire login process, from session checks and credential resolution to field detection, handler dispatch, and post-login verification, all wrapped in a retry mechanism. Session Management: Handles loading, restoring, verifying, and saving session state (cookies, local/session storage) using the SessionManager and AuthVerifier. Flow Dispatch: Dynamically selects and executes the appropriate login handler based on the LoginFlowType identified by the FieldDetector. Error Handling: Raises specific exceptions (AuthenticationRequired, LoginFormNotFound, CredentialRejected) to clearly indicate different failure modes.
tests/test_login_engine.py	Added	Comprehensive Test Suite: Introduces 6 new pytest.mark.anyio integration tests for the LoginEngine. These cover critical scenarios: successful session cache hit, missing credentials, a full single-step login pipeline success, post-login verification failure, no login form found, and automatic retries for transient PageLoadTimeout errors. Mocks are extensively used to isolate LoginEngine logic and simulate Playwright interactions.

5. Architecture, Reliability & Security Considerations

• Architecture & Maintainability: The LoginEngine acts as a clean, modular orchestrator, adhering to the "Component Master" design pattern. It centralizes control flow, reducing coupling between individual components and making the system easier to understand, maintain, and extend. The dependency injection in __init__ allows for easy testing and swapping of components. The explicit 5-stage pipeline provides a clear mental model for the login process.
• Security & Secrets: Credentials are handled by the CredentialManager, which is designed to retrieve them securely (e.g., from OS keyring). The LoginEngine itself does not directly store or manipulate raw credentials beyond passing them to handlers. The master_password is passed once and used by the CredentialManager. The AuthVerifier adds a critical security layer by ensuring that even if a login appears successful, the user is genuinely authenticated.
• Performance: The session cache check (Stage 1) is a significant performance optimization, allowing the engine to skip the entire login process if a valid session exists. The page.wait_for_selector in Stage 3 helps prevent premature DOM analysis on SPAs, improving reliability without excessive delays. The retry policy adds a slight overhead on failure but drastically improves overall success rates for transient issues.

6. Risk Assessment & Edge Cases

• Overall Risk Level: 🟢 Low
  • This PR introduces a new core component and comprehensive tests, significantly improving the system's capabilities and stability. The changes are well-contained within the LoginEngine and its direct dependencies, with clear interfaces.
• Potential Edge Cases / Side Effects:
  • Dynamic DOM Changes: While FieldDetector improvements and page.wait_for_selector help, highly dynamic login forms that completely re-render or change field attributes after initial detection could still pose challenges.
  • Complex Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): The current handlers cover common flows (OTP, Passkey), but highly custom or interactive MFA challenges (e.g., device approval, security questions) might require further specialized handlers.
  • Iframe/OAuth Complexity: IframeLoginHandler and OAuthLoginHandler are placeholders. Their full implementation will require careful handling of cross-origin policies and redirection flows, which are not fully detailed in this PR.
  • Session Restoration Failures: While session restoration is verified, subtle browser state (e.g., service workers, IndexedDB) not covered by cookies/localStorage/sessionStorage might lead to incomplete session restoration on some sites.
  • Retry Policy Exhaustion: For persistent login failures (e.g., incorrect credentials, permanent form changes), the retry policy will eventually exhaust, leading to an exception. This is expected behavior but should be monitored.

7. Reviewer & Testing Verification Checklist

• Verify that LoginEngine correctly initializes all its component dependencies (Session, Credential, Field, Auth, Retry).
• Confirm that the authenticate method correctly implements the 5-stage pipeline as described.
• Review the _make_selector logic in field_detector.py for robustness and potential edge cases with unusual HTML structures.
• Ensure the is_honeypot method in field_detector.py is comprehensive enough to catch common bot traps.
• Validate that modal_login.py's execute method correctly handles scenarios where username/password fields are only detectable after the modal trigger is clicked.
• Run all existing tests (uv run pytest -v) to ensure 89/89 tests pass, specifically focusing on the new test_login_engine.py suite.
• Manually test the LoginEngine with a simple single-step login page (e.g., a test site) to observe its end-to-end behavior.
• Consider adding a test case for a multi-step login flow to ensure the LoginEngine correctly dispatches to MultiStepHandler.

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- Around line 217-228: Update classify_flow so SINGLE_STEP is returned only when
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- Around line 151-157: Update the OTP_PRIMARY and PASSKEY branches in the flow
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MODAL flows, click the trigger, then re-detect fields before proceeding with
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- Line 172: Update the save_session call in the login flow to match
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call save_session synchronously with target_url as the domain and pass the
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