Critical: Unresolvable dependency version locking issue in meta-package pyproject.toml

[mramansayyad]

Description

In pyproject.toml (lines 63-68), the package dependencies for the camouchat meta-package (version 0.7.0) are defined as follows:

[project]
name = "camouchat"
version = "0.7.0"
# ...
dependencies = [
    "camouchat-core>=0.7.0",
    "camouchat-browser>=0.7.0",
    "camouchat-whatsapp>=0.7.1",
    "camoufox[geoip]>=0.4.11",
]

The Bug

The meta-package itself is version 0.7.0 and aims to serve as the unified installation target for the newly decoupled ecosystem. However:

1. It specifies a strict dependency on camouchat-whatsapp>=0.7.1.
2. If the current release version of the entire plugin ecosystem is v0.7.0 (as described in the README v0.7.0 Update), camouchat-whatsapp version 0.7.1 does not yet exist or has not been published to PyPI.
3. This creates a circular/unresolvable version locking issue during installation. When a developer runs pip install camouchat or uv add camouchat, the package manager will search for version 0.7.1 (or higher) of camouchat-whatsapp. Since only 0.7.0 is available, the installation will abort with a resolution error:

   No matching distribution found for camouchat-whatsapp>=0.7.1
   

Impact

Any user attempting to install the camouchat meta-package directly will experience build/install-time crashes. This renders the primary entry-point package unusable for initial setup, forcing developers to manually install sub-packages instead.

Recommended Mitigation

Align the dependencies of the meta-package release with the actual released versions of the core ecosystem packages:

dependencies = [
    "camouchat-core>=0.7.0",
    "camouchat-browser>=0.7.0",
    "camouchat-whatsapp>=0.7.0",
    "camoufox[geoip]>=0.4.11",
]

Or, if camouchat-whatsapp requires a minor bump, release the meta-package with matching version numbering (e.g. 0.7.1).

[vyshali-arc]

Hi @mramansayyad, I would like to work on this issue under GSSoC 2026. I have reviewed the dependency version mismatch and would be happy to fix it. Could you please assign it to me? Thank you!