Feature/add secret type

atest/acceptance/keywords/textfields.robot

@@ -77,6 +77,42 @@ Press Key
 Attempt Clear Element Text On Non-Editable Field
     Run Keyword And Expect Error    *    Clear Element Text    can_send_email
 
+Input Password Accepts Secret Type
+    [Tags]    require-rf-7.4
+    [Setup]    Go To Page "forms/login.html"
+    Set Environment Variable    TEST_PASSWORD    s3cret-pass
+    VAR    ${pw: Secret}    %{TEST_PASSWORD}
+    Input Text        username_field    my_username
+    Input Password    password_field    ${pw}
+    ${value}=    Get Value    password_field
+    Should Be Equal    ${value}    s3cret-pass
+
+Input Text Accepts Secret Type
+    [Tags]    require-rf-7.4
+    [Setup]    Go To Page "forms/login.html"
+    Set Environment Variable    TEST_USERNAME    my_username
+    VAR    ${user: Secret}    %{TEST_USERNAME}
+    Input Text    username_field    ${user}
+    ${value}=    Get Value    username_field
+    Should Be Equal    ${value}    my_username
+
+Input Password With Plain String Still Works
+    [Setup]    Go To Page "forms/login.html"
+    [Documentation]    Backwards compatibility — plain str must still be accepted.
+    Input Text        username_field    my_username
+    Input Password    password_field    plain-pass
+    ${value}=    Get Value    password_field
+    Should Be Equal    ${value}    plain-pass
+
+Input Password Does Not Log Secret Value
+    [Tags]    require-rf-7.4    NoGrid
+    [Setup]    Go To Page "forms/login.html"
+    [Documentation]
+    ...    LOG 3:1  INFO    Typing password into text field 'password_field'.
+    Set Environment Variable    TEST_PASSWORD    must-not-leak
+    VAR    ${pw: Secret}    %{TEST_PASSWORD}
+    Input Password    password_field    ${pw}
+
 *** Keywords ***
 
 Open Browser To Start Page Disabling Chrome Leaked Password Detection
@@ -87,4 +123,4 @@ Open Browser To Start Page Disabling Chrome Leaked Password Detection
         ...    options=add_experimental_option("prefs", {"profile.password_manager_leak_detection": False})    alias=${alias}
     ELSE
         Open Browser    ${FRONT PAGE}    ${BROWSER}    remote_url=${REMOTE_URL}    alias=${alias}
-    END
+    END

atest/run.py

@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ def execute_tests(interpreter, browser, rf_options, grid, event_firing, port):
         "--exclude",
         "triage",
     ]
+    if tuple(int(x) for x in robot_version.split(".")[:2]) < (7, 4):
+        options.extend(["--exclude", "require-rf-7.4"])
     command = runner
     if grid:
         command += [

src/SeleniumLibrary/keywords/formelement.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 from SeleniumLibrary.base import LibraryComponent, keyword
 from SeleniumLibrary.errors import ElementNotFound
-from SeleniumLibrary.utils.types import Locator
+from SeleniumLibrary.utils.types import Locator, Secret
 
 
 class FormElementKeywords(LibraryComponent):
@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ def choose_file(self, locator: Locator, file_path: str):
             self.ctx._running_keyword = None
 
     @keyword
-    def input_password(self, locator: Locator, password: str, clear: bool = True):
+    def input_password(
+        self, locator: Locator, password: str | Secret, clear: bool = True
+    ):
         """Types the given password into the text field identified by ``locator``.
 
         See the `Locating elements` section for details about the locator
@@ -256,8 +258,15 @@ def input_password(self, locator: Locator, password: str, clear: bool = True):
         | Input Password | password_field | ${PASSWORD} |
 
         Please notice that Robot Framework logs all arguments using
-        the TRACE level and tests must not be executed using level below
-        DEBUG if the password should not be logged in any format.
+        the TRACE level. When not using the ``Secret`` type, tests must
+        not be executed using level below DEBUG if the password should
+        not be logged in any format.
+
+        This keyword supports Robot Framework 7.4
+        [https://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/RobotFrameworkUserGuide.html#secret-variables|Secret]
+        variable type. When a ``Secret`` is passed, the value is protected
+        from Robot Framework logs and Selenium internal logging is also
+        suppressed during typing.
 
         The `clear` argument is new in SeleniumLibrary 4.0. Hiding password
         logging from Selenium logs is new in SeleniumLibrary 4.2.
@@ -266,14 +275,21 @@ def input_password(self, locator: Locator, password: str, clear: bool = True):
         self._input_text_into_text_field(locator, password, clear, disable_log=True)
 
     @keyword
-    def input_text(self, locator: Locator, text: str, clear: bool = True):
+    def input_text(self, locator: Locator, text: str | Secret, clear: bool = True):
         """Types the given ``text`` into the text field identified by ``locator``.
 
         When ``clear`` is true, the input element is cleared before
         the text is typed into the element. When false, the previous text
         is not cleared from the element. Use `Input Password` if you
         do not want the given ``text`` to be logged.
 
+        This keyword supports Robot Framework 7.4
+        [https://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/RobotFrameworkUserGuide.html#secret-variables|Secret]
+        variable type. When a ``Secret`` is passed, the value is masked in
+        Robot Framework logs and Selenium's internal logs are suppressed during
+        typing. When a plain string is passed, Selenium's internal logs are not
+        suppressed.
+
         If [https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/wiki/Grid2|Selenium Grid]
         is used and the ``text`` argument points to a file in the file system,
         then this keyword prevents the Selenium to transfer the file to the
@@ -289,7 +305,9 @@ def input_text(self, locator: Locator, text: str, clear: bool = True):
         argument are new in SeleniumLibrary 4.0
         """
         self.info(f"Typing text '{text}' into text field '{locator}'.")
-        self._input_text_into_text_field(locator, text, clear)
+        self._input_text_into_text_field(
+            locator, text, clear, disable_log=isinstance(text, Secret)
+        )
 
     @keyword
     def page_should_contain_textfield(
@@ -502,7 +520,7 @@ def _input_text_into_text_field(self, locator, text, clear=True, disable_log=Fal
             self.info("Temporally setting log level to: NONE")
             previous_level = BuiltIn().set_log_level("NONE")
         try:
-            element.send_keys(text)
+            element.send_keys(text.value if isinstance(text, Secret) else text)
         finally:
             if disable_log:
                 BuiltIn().set_log_level(previous_level)

src/SeleniumLibrary/utils/types.py

@@ -19,6 +19,29 @@
 from robot.utils import is_falsy, is_truthy, timestr_to_secs  # noqa
 from selenium.webdriver.remote.webelement import WebElement
 
+try:
+    from robot.api.types import Secret
+except ImportError:
+    # Secret was introduced in Robot Framework 7.4. On older versions we
+    # provide a minimal stand-in so that the type hint ``str | Secret`` and
+    # ``isinstance`` checks work without requiring an upgrade.
+    class Secret:  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+        """Stand-in for ``robot.api.types.Secret`` on Robot Framework < 7.4.
+
+        Exposes the same ``.value`` attribute and masked string representation
+        as the real class, so keyword code can treat both identically.
+        """
+
+        def __init__(self, value: str):
+            self.value = value
+
+        def __str__(self) -> str:
+            return "<secret>"
+
+        def __repr__(self) -> str:
+            return f"{type(self).__name__}(value=<secret>)"
+
+
 Locator: TypeAlias = WebElement | str | list["Locator"]