feat(accessibility): implement Artemis Accessibility Helper for robust UI hierarchy capture

- Introduce ArtemisAccessibilityHelper APK (API 24 to 37+) as a conflict-free, high-performance replacement for UiAutomator:
  * Eliminates native UiAutomator waitForIdle() timeouts, reducing DOM dump latency from ~3s to ~15ms and maintaining resilience against infinite animations.
  * Implements a multi-tier fallback hierarchy discovery strategy (multi-window layer enumeration -> active window fallback -> input/accessibility focus backtracking) with adaptive progressive backoff for seamless page transition capture.
  * Resolves node drop defect caused by 32-bit hash collisions on recurring virtual view IDs in long lists and WebViews by utilizing bounded recursion (MAX_DEPTH=75, MAX_NODES=8000).
  * Strict W3C XML 1.0 character sanitization filtering invalid ASCII control codes and escaping attribute whitespace (
, 
, 	) to preserve multiline text formatting.
  * Enriches semantic parsing with stateDescription (API 30+ Jetpack Compose), screenReaderFocusable, paneTitle, heading, error, and tooltip attributes.
  * Multi-window metadata propagation tagging each node with window-id, window-type, and window-layer.
  * Adds dual-path standalone build script (build_apk.sh) producing a clean 29KB APK without Gradle daemon overhead alongside standard Gradle Kotlin DSL.
- Integrate AccessibilityClient into Artemis Python runtime with automatic bundled APK detection, self-healing installation, and port forwarding.
- Add unit test suite covering AccessibilityClient endpoints and atomic snapshot parsing.

artemis/clients/accessibility_client.py

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+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
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+#
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+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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+
+"""Artemis Accessibility Helper client for Android device automation.
+
+Provides a lightweight, conflict-free alternative to UIAutomator2.
+Runs concurrently with Mobly, Appium, and Espresso without monopolizing
+the singleton UiAutomationConnection.
+"""
+
+from io import BytesIO
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import time
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.request
+
+from PIL import Image
+
+from artemis.clients.ui_automator_client import UIAutomatorScreenData, _pil_to_base64
+from artemis.runtime.adb_endpoint import adb_command
+from artemis.utils.logger import get_logger
+
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+PACKAGE_NAME = "com.artemis.helper"
+SERVICE_NAME = f"{PACKAGE_NAME}/.ArtemisAccessibilityService"
+DEFAULT_PORT = 18888
+
+
+class AccessibilityClient:
+    """Non-exclusive accessibility client for Artemis UI automation."""
+
+    def __init__(self, device_id: str, local_port: int = DEFAULT_PORT):
+        self._device_id = device_id
+        self._local_port = local_port
+        self._base_url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{local_port}"
+
+    def ensure_service_ready(self, apk_path: str | None = None) -> bool:
+        """Ensure ArtemisAccessibilityHelper is installed, enabled, and port-forwarded."""
+        # 1. Check if package is installed
+        if not self._is_installed():
+            if apk_path is None:
+                default_apk = os.path.abspath(
+                    os.path.join(
+                        os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                        "../../packages/artemis-accessibility-helper/ArtemisAccessibilityHelper.apk",
+                    )
+                )
+                if os.path.exists(default_apk):
+                    apk_path = default_apk
+
+            if apk_path and os.path.exists(apk_path):
+                logger.info(f"Installing ArtemisAccessibilityHelper on {self._device_id}...")
+                self._run_adb(["install", "-r", "-g", apk_path])
+            else:
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"ArtemisAccessibilityHelper not installed on {self._device_id} and no APK provided."
+                )
+
+        # 2. Ensure accessibility service is enabled via secure settings
+        self._enable_accessibility_service()
+
+        # 3. Setup port forward
+        self._setup_port_forward()
+
+        # 4. Verify connection
+        for attempt in range(5):
+            if self.ping():
+                logger.info(f"ArtemisAccessibilityHelper connected successfully on {self._device_id}")
+                return True
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+
+        logger.warning(f"Failed to connect to ArtemisAccessibilityHelper on port {self._local_port}")
+        return False
+
+    def ping(self) -> bool:
+        """Health check probe."""
+        try:
+            req = urllib.request.Request(f"{self._base_url}/ping")
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=2.0) as resp:
+                data = json.loads(resp.read().decode())
+                return data.get("success", False)
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+    def get_screenshot(self) -> Image.Image | None:
+        """Capture screenshot via high-speed ADB exec-out."""
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                adb_command(["-s", self._device_id, "exec-out", "screencap", "-p"]),
+                stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                capture_output=True,
+                timeout=10,
+                check=True,
+            )
+            return Image.open(BytesIO(result.stdout))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to capture screenshot via adb: {e}")
+            return None
+
+    def get_hierarchy(self) -> dict:
+        """Fetch hierarchy JSON directly from ArtemisAccessibilityHelper."""
+        req = urllib.request.Request(f"{self._base_url}/dump")
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=5.0) as resp:
+            return json.loads(resp.read().decode())
+
+    def get_hierarchy_xml(self) -> str:
+        """Fetch raw standard UIAutomator XML string directly from helper."""
+        req = urllib.request.Request(f"{self._base_url}/dump_xml")
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=5.0) as resp:
+            return resp.read().decode("utf-8")
+
+    def get_atomic_snapshot(self) -> dict | None:
+        """Fetch atomic snapshot (screenshot Base64 + hierarchy) directly in one call."""
+        try:
+            req = urllib.request.Request(f"{self._base_url}/snapshot")
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=6.0) as resp:
+                data = json.loads(resp.read().decode())
+                if data.get("success") and data.get("has_screenshot") and data.get("screenshot_base64"):
+                    return data
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Atomic snapshot request failed (falling back to dual path): {e}")
+        return None
+
+    def get_screen_data(self) -> UIAutomatorScreenData:
+        """Retrieve complete screen data (screenshot + parsed elements + standard XML).
+
+        Prioritizes the atomic hardware snapshot API (Android 11+) to eliminate
+        any temporal phase mismatch between visual frame and layout DOM tree.
+        Falls back to separate ADB screencap + HTTP dump on older platforms.
+        """
+        # 1. Try atomic snapshot
+        atomic = self.get_atomic_snapshot()
+        if atomic is not None:
+            return UIAutomatorScreenData(
+                base64=atomic.get("screenshot_base64", ""),
+                hierarchy_xml=atomic.get("xml", ""),
+                elements=atomic.get("elements", []),
+                width=atomic.get("width", 1080),
+                height=atomic.get("height", 2400),
+            )
+
+        # 2. Fallback: separate screenshot and hierarchy dump
+        screenshot = self.get_screenshot()
+        if screenshot is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to capture screenshot")
+
+        hierarchy_data = self.get_hierarchy()
+        elements = hierarchy_data.get("elements", [])
+        hierarchy_xml = hierarchy_data.get("xml", "")
+
+        return UIAutomatorScreenData(
+            base64=_pil_to_base64(screenshot, format="JPEG"),
+            hierarchy_xml=hierarchy_xml,
+            elements=elements,
+            width=screenshot.width,
+            height=screenshot.height,
+        )
+
+    def tap(self, x: float, y: float) -> bool:
+        """Perform tap gesture via AccessibilityService."""
+        return self._send_rpc("tap", {"x": x, "y": y})
+
+    def swipe(self, x1: float, y1: float, x2: float, y2: float, duration_ms: int = 300) -> bool:
+        """Perform swipe gesture via AccessibilityService."""
+        return self._send_rpc(
+            "swipe",
+            {"x1": x1, "y1": y1, "x2": x2, "y2": y2, "duration": duration_ms},
+        )
+
+    def send_text(self, text: str) -> bool:
+        """Send text input via AccessibilityNodeInfo.ACTION_SET_TEXT."""
+        success = self._send_rpc("type", {"text": text})
+        if not success:
+            # Fallback to adb shell input text
+            safe_text = text.replace(" ", "%s")
+            self._run_adb(["shell", "input", "text", safe_text])
+            return True
+        return success
+
+    def clear_text(self) -> bool:
+        """Clear text of focused input."""
+        return self._send_rpc("clear", {})
+
+    def press_key(self, key: str) -> bool:
+        """Perform global navigation action (back, home, recents)."""
+        key_lower = key.lower()
+        if key_lower in ("back", "home", "recents", "notifications", "quick_settings"):
+            return self._send_rpc("global", {"action": key_lower})
+        # Fallback to adb keyevent
+        self._run_adb(["shell", "input", "keyevent", f"KEYCODE_{key.upper()}"])
+        return True
+
+    def _send_rpc(self, cmd: str, params: dict) -> bool:
+        """Send JSON-RPC payload to helper server."""
+        payload = {"cmd": cmd, **params}
+        try:
+            req = urllib.request.Request(
+                f"{self._base_url}/action",
+                data=json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8"),
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+            )
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=5.0) as resp:
+                data = json.loads(resp.read().decode())
+                return data.get("success", False)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"RPC command '{cmd}' failed: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    def _is_installed(self) -> bool:
+        res = self._run_adb(["shell", "pm", "list", "packages", PACKAGE_NAME])
+        return f"package:{PACKAGE_NAME}" in res.stdout
+
+    def _enable_accessibility_service(self) -> None:
+        """Silently enable the accessibility service via adb settings without UI prompts."""
+        res = self._run_adb(["shell", "settings", "get", "secure", "enabled_accessibility_services"])
+        current_services = res.stdout.strip()
+        if SERVICE_NAME not in current_services:
+            new_services = f"{current_services}:{SERVICE_NAME}" if current_services and current_services != "null" else SERVICE_NAME
+            self._run_adb(["shell", "settings", "put", "secure", "enabled_accessibility_services", new_services])
+        self._run_adb(["shell", "settings", "put", "secure", "accessibility_enabled", "1"])
+
+    def _setup_port_forward(self) -> None:
+        self._run_adb(["forward", f"tcp:{self._local_port}", f"tcp:{DEFAULT_PORT}"])
+
+    def _run_adb(self, args: list[str]) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
+        return subprocess.run(
+            adb_command(["-s", self._device_id] + args),
+            stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=15,
+            check=False,
+        )