Checking Pope's election results with smoke test script for chimney
This Playwright test script uses AI to test if there's smoke coming out of the Sistine Chapel chimney and whether that smoke is white. The test only passes if the smoke is white. Currently, set to use Google Gemini Flash 2.0, but you can switch it to use other LLM providers/models by setting the environment variable in the Github actions workflow: https://github.com/donobu-inc/donobu-papal-election-tests/bl... I've set it to run every minute during the Papal Conclave election times -…
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This Playwright test script uses artificial intelligence to monitor the Sistine Chapel chimney during papal conclaves. It analyzes live video feed to detect whether smoke is present and determine if that smoke is white, passing the test only when white smoke appears. The script runs automatically every minute during conclave periods and uses Google Gemini Flash 2.0 by default, with options to switch to alternative language models via environment variables.
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This Playwright test script uses AI to test if there's smoke coming out of the Sistine Chapel chimney and whether that smoke is white. The test only passes if the smoke is white. Currently, set to use Google Gemini Flash 2.0, but you can switch it to use other LLM providers/models by setting the environment variable in the Github actions workflow: https://github.com/donobu-inc/donobu-papal-election-tests/bl... I've set it to run every minute during the Papal Conclave election times - https://github.com/donobu-inc/donobu-papal-election-tests/ac...
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