# Reddit Post Sidecar

A Playwright acceptance test that logs into Reddit with supplied credentials
and creates a text post in a given subreddit.

## One-time setup

    cd sidecars/reddit-post
    npm install
    npx playwright install chromium

## Usage

    ./run.sh --username=YOUR_USERNAME --password=YOUR_PASSWORD \
      --subreddit=test --title="Hello" --body="Post body text" [--headed]

Prints a single JSON line to stdout and exits 0 on success, exits 1 on
failure:

    {"success": true, "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/test/comments/.../"}
    {"success": false, "error": "Login did not complete — possible CAPTCHA or 2FA prompt"}

## Notes

- On a failed run, Playwright retains a screenshot and trace under
  `test-results/` for debugging (`npx playwright show-trace test-results/.../trace.zip`).
  These are gitignored and not committed, but they persist on disk and may
  contain the username you passed in (the password field is masked in the
  browser, so its value isn't captured). Clear `test-results/` if you want
  to remove them.
- The post-composer selectors (text-post tab, title/body fields, submit
  button) are marked `UNVERIFIED` in `tests/reddit-post.spec.js` — they've
  only been confirmed as far as this sidecar's original development
  environment could reach live Reddit before being network-blocked. If a
  real run on your own network fails after a successful login, start by
  checking those selectors with:
  `npx playwright codegen https://www.reddit.com/r/test/submit`