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+import { Page } from "playwright-core";
+import { randomBytes } from "crypto";
+import { resolve, join } from "path";
+import { fireEvent } from "@testing-library/vue";
+
+const sampleFiles = ["smut.md", "smut-2.md", "somno.md"];
+
+export function rand(min: number, max: number) {
+	return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
+}
+
+async function fillCharacters(page: Page, fieldId: string, count: number) {
+	const el = page.getByTestId(fieldId);
+	const inp = el.locator("input");
+	await inp.focus();
+	let existingIndices: number[] = [];
+
+	while (existingIndices.length <= count) {
+		let downPresses = rand(1, 4);
+		if (existingIndices.includes(downPresses)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		existingIndices.push(downPresses);
+	}
+	for (let k = 0; k < existingIndices.length; k++) {
+		await inp.focus();
+		await inp.press("ArrowDown");
+		for (let l = 0; l < existingIndices[k]; l++) {
+			await inp.press("ArrowDown");
+		}
+		await inp.press("Escape");
+	}
+	await inp.press("Enter");
+}
+
+async function fillRelationships(page: Page, id: string) {
+	const add = page.getByTestId(`${id}.form.relationships.add`);
+	for (let i = 0; i < rand(1, 3); i++) {
+		await add.click();
+
+		const pairingMembers = rand(2, 3);
+
+		await fillCharacters(page, `${id}.form.relationships.${i}`, pairingMembers);
+	}
+}
+
+async function uploadOrPaste(page: Page, selector: string, index: number) {
+	const uop = rand(1, 2) == 1;
+	const innerSel = `${selector}.form.uploadOrPaste`;
+	if (uop) {
+		const fileChoosePromise = page.waitForEvent("filechooser");
+		const el = page.getByTestId(`${innerSel}.radio.upload`);
+		await el.click();
+		const ubtn = page.getByTestId(`${innerSel}.upload`);
+		await ubtn.click();
+		const fc = await fileChoosePromise;
+		await fc.setFiles(join(resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../../tests/inputFiles"), sampleFiles[rand(0, 2)]));
+	} else {
+		const el = page.getByTestId(`${innerSel}.radio.pasteOrType`);
+		await el.click();
+		const content = page.getByTestId(`${innerSel}.type`).frameLocator("iframe").locator("[contenteditable]");
+		await content.pressSequentially(
+			randomBytes(148)
+				.toString("base64")
+				.match(/.{1,2}/g)!
+				.join(" "),
+		);
+		await content.focus();
+		await content.press("Enter");
+		await content.press("Enter");
+		await content.pressSequentially(`--- end of chapter ${index + 1} ---`.toLocaleUpperCase());
+	}
+}
+
+export async function partialChapter(page: Page, i: number) {
+	const b = `storyform.chapters[${i}]`;
+	const collapse = page.getByTestId(`${b}.collapse`);
+	await collapse.click();
+	await page.waitForTimeout(3000);
+	const inp = page.getByTestId(`${b}.form.title`);
+	const summary = page.getByTestId(`${b}.form.summary`).frameLocator("iframe").locator("[contenteditable]");
+	const notes = page.getByTestId(`${b}.form.notes`).frameLocator("iframe").locator("[contenteditable]");
+
+	await inp.pressSequentially(`~ ${i + 1} ~`);
+	await summary.press("Control+A");
+	await summary.press("Backspace");
+	await summary.pressSequentially(
+		randomBytes(25)
+			.toString("hex")
+			.match(/.{1,2}/g)!
+			.join(" "),
+	);
+	await notes.pressSequentially("these are some notes. Brian Tatler fucked and abused Sean Harris!");
+	await notes.focus();
+	await notes.press("Enter");
+	await notes.press("Enter");
+	await notes.pressSequentially("0x" + i.toString(16));
+}
+
+export async function fillChapter(page: Page, i: number) {
+	const b = `storyform.chapters[${i}]`;
+	const nsfwBool = rand(1, 2) == 2;
+
+	const bands = page.getByTestId(`${b}.form.bands`);
+	const bandInput = bands.locator("input");
+	const genre = page.getByTestId(`${b}.form.genre`);
+	const genreInput = genre.locator("input");
+
+	await partialChapter(page, i);
+	await bandInput.pressSequentially("Diamond Head");
+	await bandInput.press("Enter");
+	await bandInput.press("Escape");
+	await fillCharacters(page, `${b}.form.characters`, rand(2, 4));
+	await fillRelationships(page, b);
+	const nsfw = page.getByTestId(`${b}.form.nsfw`);
+	nsfwBool && (await nsfw.click());
+	nsfwBool && (await page.getByTestId(`${b}.form.loggedInOnly`).click());
+	await genreInput.focus();
+	await genreInput.pressSequentially("S");
+	await genreInput.press("Enter");
+	await uploadOrPaste(page, b, i);
+}
+
+export async function collapseSidebar(page: Page) {
+	await page.locator(".ant-layout-sider-zero-width-trigger").click();
+}
+
+// vue stuff