# LinkedIn Post Sidecar

A Playwright acceptance test that logs into LinkedIn with supplied credentials and creates a post.

## One-time setup

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

## Usage

    ./run.sh --email=YOUR_EMAIL --password=YOUR_PASSWORD \
      --post="Your post content here" [--headed]

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

    {"success": true, "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/..."}
    {"success": false, "error": "Login failed: Invalid credentials"}

## Notes

- On a failed run, Playwright retains a screenshot and trace under `test-results/` for debugging.
  These are gitignored and not committed, but they persist on disk.
- LinkedIn's UI changes periodically. If posting fails, check the selectors in `tests/linkedin-post.spec.js`
  and update them using: `npx playwright codegen https://www.linkedin.com/login`
- LinkedIn may show CAPTCHAs or 2FA prompts which will cause the automation to fail.
- For company pages, you may need to switch to the page after login before posting.