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# Reddit Post Sidecar
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A Playwright acceptance test that logs into Reddit with supplied credentials
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and creates a text post in a given subreddit.
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## One-time setup
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cd sidecars/reddit-post
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npm install
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npx playwright install chromium
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## Usage
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./run.sh --username=YOUR_USERNAME --password=YOUR_PASSWORD \
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--subreddit=test --title="Hello" --body="Post body text" [--headed]
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Prints a single JSON line to stdout and exits 0 on success, exits 1 on
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failure:
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{"success": true, "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/test/comments/.../"}
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{"success": false, "error": "Login did not complete — possible CAPTCHA or 2FA prompt"}
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## Notes
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- On a failed run, Playwright retains a screenshot and trace under
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`test-results/` for debugging (`npx playwright show-trace test-results/.../trace.zip`).
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These are gitignored and not committed, but they persist on disk and may
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contain the username you passed in (the password field is masked in the
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browser, so its value isn't captured). Clear `test-results/` if you want
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to remove them.
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- The post-composer selectors (text-post tab, title/body fields, submit
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button) are marked `UNVERIFIED` in `tests/reddit-post.spec.js` — they've
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only been confirmed as far as this sidecar's original development
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environment could reach live Reddit before being network-blocked. If a
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real run on your own network fails after a successful login, start by
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checking those selectors with:
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`npx playwright codegen https://www.reddit.com/r/test/submit`
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