fix(uipath-rpa): coded UIA — headless ObjectRepository.cs regeneration, editor using hints, CodedWorkflow.cs restart fix, selector-only targets - #3134
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…ile validate headless, Descriptors.* mandatory over string targets, ignore editor unnecessary-using hints, CodedWorkflow.cs needs host restart + validate
… Target.FromSelector with CLI-captured selectors) alongside OR descriptors
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PR Review: fix(uipath-rpa): coded UIA — headless ObjectRepository.cs regeneration, editor using hints, CodedWorkflow.cs restart fix, selector-only targets
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…file validate rule, independent of Studio flavor
…b before first uip command; .codedworkflows partials are a first-load snapshot (regen on later package/workflow change)
…bug start (build deletes WorkflowRunnerService.cs); use --skip-build or a bare run
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Summary
Fixes two failure modes observed in a coded UI-automation session and documents the selector-only coded targeting path.
ObjectRepository.csregeneration (headless): the skill said Studio Desktop was required and thatvalidate/buildnever trigger it. Verified on uip 1.200.1 / UIA 26.10: headless per-filevalidateregenerates the file when a[Workflow]/[TestCase].csis on disk; the OR write alone andbuilddo not. SKILL.md Step 0 + fast-path step 2a,coded/operations-guide.md§ Configure UI Targets, and the execution-maps UIA journey now state this.Descriptors.*is mandatory for OR targets; string target names / constants classes are called out as a non-fallback..csproj, so IDE diagnostics flag every using as unnecessary; acting on them produced 19 CS0246/CS0103 errors. § Using Statements Rules, the template note, and a troubleshooting row say to keep the usings and trust onlyvalidate/build. Added the namespace map forUiTargetApp,TargetAppOptions,N*enums, andIElementDescriptor(read from assembly metadata).CS0246 'CodedWorkflow'with a greenbuild: the old row saidbuildcreates the base partial. Verified: only the firstvalidate/runafter the headless host loads a coded project writesCodedWorkflow.cs;build/analyzenever do. Fix documented: restart the host, thenvalidate.TargetAppModel+Target.FromSelectorwith CLI-captured selectors is now an allowed path for projects with no Object Repository by design or runtime-computed selectors, replacing the blanket "never constructTargetAppModel" rules. Full guidance lives in the UIA package docs (UiPath/Activities PR onfix/coded-or-regeneration-headless); the skill carries category pointers only.Verification
npm run skills:check-links,npm run skills:validate,scripts/check-skill-status.py,scripts/check-skills-sh.pypass.CodedWorkflow.csbehavior reproduced deterministically in a scratch copy of a coded UIA project (delete file →validate/build/analyze→ inspect.local/.codedworkflows/).