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Differences from SikuliX
Differences from SikuliX
Complete list of changes between OculiX 3.0.1 and the original SikuliX1 (archived March 2026).
Feature Additions
| Feature | Description | Files |
|---|---|---|
| VNC Full Stack | Existing SikuliX VNC upgraded to production-grade. Vendored TigerVNC (100+ files). ZRLE/Tight corruption fixes. Raw encoding optimization. Thread-safe parallel sessions. | org.sikuli.vnc.*, com.sikulix.vnc.*, com.tigervnc.* |
| SSH Tunnel | Embedded JSch library (100+ files). Port forwarding, key-based auth, auto-reconnect. Compatible with legacy servers (SUSE 12). | com.sikulix.util.SSHTunnel, com.jcraft.jsch.* |
| Android/ADB | Full ADB stack with JADB vendored (30+ files). Screen capture, touch/swipe, keyboard. Android 12+ WiFi ADB pairing. | org.sikuli.android.*, se.vidstige.jadb.* |
| Pluggable OCR | PaddleOCR (HTTP, zero-dep client) + Tesseract fallback. Auto-detection. Amount variant generator for monetary formats. | com.sikulix.ocr.* |
| DPI-Aware Pipeline | 5-mode cascade matching for cross-resolution. PNG metadata injection. Multi-scale brute-force fallback. | Finder.java, FileManager.java, Image.java |
| Headless Mode Fixes | -r mode works reliably. JythonRunner/JythonSupport guards. OpenCV loading fixed for non-GUI. |
JythonRunner.java, JythonSupport.java, Sikulix.java |
Infrastructure Changes
| Area | SikuliX1 | OculiX |
|---|---|---|
| OpenCV | org.openpnp:opencv:4.5.4 |
io.github.julienmerconsulting.apertix:opencv:4.10.0-0 |
| Native loading | JNI via System.loadLibrary |
JNA via nu.pattern.OpenCV.loadLocally() with 3-stage fallback |
| Java version | Source/target 1.8 | Source/target 17 |
| CI platform | Travis CI | GitHub Actions |
| CI Java | AdoptOpenJDK 11 | Eclipse Temurin 17 |
| Actions | checkout@v2, setup-java@v2 | checkout@v4, setup-java@v4 |
| Fat JAR build | Single platform | 6 platform-specific JARs in parallel |
| Build var | TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER |
GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER |
Dependency Upgrades
| Dependency | SikuliX1 | OculiX | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
jna-platform |
5.6.0 | 5.14.0 | glibc + Apple Silicon compat |
jython-standalone |
2.7.2 | 2.7.4 | Bug fixes |
jackson-databind |
2.9.10 | 2.18.3 | Security CVEs |
undertow-core |
2.0.27.Final | 2.3.18.Final | Security CVEs |
commons-io |
2.8.0 | 2.18.0 | Bug fixes |
json |
older | 20251224 | Latest |
maven-compiler-plugin |
3.8.1 | 3.14.0 | Java 17 support |
maven-assembly-plugin |
3.1.1 | 3.7.1 | — |
maven-jar-plugin |
3.1.2 | 3.4.2 | — |
maven-gpg-plugin |
1.6 | 3.2.8 | — |
maven-javadoc-plugin |
3.1.1 | 3.12.0 | — |
Removed Modules
| Module | Reason |
|---|---|
| Jygments | Syntax highlighting, unused |
| Libslux | Linux screen utilities, obsolete |
| Tesseract (module) | Moved to external dependency via Tess4J |
Vendored Libraries
OculiX embeds these libraries directly in the JAR (no external dependencies needed):
| Library | Package | Files | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| TigerVNC | com.tigervnc.* |
100+ | RFB protocol, decoders, TLS |
| JSch | com.jcraft.jsch.* |
100+ | SSH protocol, tunneling |
| JADB | se.vidstige.jadb.* |
30+ | ADB protocol |
| OpenCV bindings | org.opencv.* |
50+ | Java bindings for Apertix |
IDE Refactoring
| Extracted Class | Responsibility | From |
|---|---|---|
IDEMenuManager |
File/Edit/Run/View/Tool/Help menus + actions | SikulixIDE.java |
IDEWindowManager |
Window lifecycle, positioning | SikulixIDE.java |
IDEFileManager |
File operations, recent files | SikulixIDE.java |
IDERunManager |
Script execution, abort | SikulixIDE.java |
PaneContext |
Editor tab state (was inner class) | SikulixIDE.java |
Artifact Naming
| Component | SikuliX1 | OculiX |
|---|---|---|
| API JAR | sikulixapi-*.jar |
oculixapi-*.jar |
| IDE JAR | sikulixide-*.jar |
oculixide-*.jar |
| Project display name | SikuliX | OculiX |
| Version | 2.1.0 | 3.0.1 |
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