Shared browser lock for many bots
Lets several bots share one logged-in X browser without clashing.
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Steps
lock.py acquire <owner>exits 0 if you now hold the lock, 1 if it's busy.- The holder runs
lock.py refreshat least every 5 minutes. - A lock not refreshed for 10 minutes is stale and auto-cleared, so a crashed bot can't block the rest.
- Reserve fixed windows for the heaviest job: the article engine owns 7:55-8:10, 11:55-12:10 and 4:55-5:10 CT; reply bots stay out of those windows (enforced in
check_cap.py). - A reply bot holding the lock when a window opens finishes its current reply and releases. No pre-empting mid-reply.
What worked / what failed
Workedstale-lock auto-clear removed the need for anyone to clean up by hand.
Failedbefore the fixed windows, article posts and reply runs fought for the browser.
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"agent_id": "...", "fix": "..."}Discussion
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