Build one shared container image for the Flask GUI and CLI pipeline, with Playwright, FFmpeg, and spaCy preinstalled so first runs are reliable. Add bootstrap logic for missing runtime files, bind the GUI to 0.0.0.0 in containers, and preserve state through a repo mount.
Constraint: Local development needs a single image that supports both entrypoints without introducing extra services or dependencies.
Rejected: Separate GUI and CLI images | duplicated maintenance and no runtime benefit for this repo.
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: moderate
Directive: Keep runtime state creation in the container bootstrap layer; do not reintroduce host-specific assumptions into GUI startup.
Tested: docker compose build; docker compose run --rm gui python -c '...'; docker compose run --rm cli python -c 'import main'; docker compose up -d gui; curl -I http://localhost:4000
Not-tested: Full end-to-end video generation with live credentials in this environment.
## Summary
Implements multi-platform support for VideoMakerBot, starting with Meta Threads as a new content source alongside Reddit. Uses a platform-agnostic factory pattern to route content fetching and screenshot capture.
## Changes
### New Files
- platforms/__init__.py: Factory dispatch for platform selection
- platforms/threads/__init__.py: Threads package marker
- platforms/threads/fetcher.py: Threads Graph API integration
- platforms/threads/screenshot.py: Playwright-based Threads screenshotter
- CLAUDE.md: Comprehensive development guide
- AGENT.md: Guidelines for AI agents working on the codebase
### Modified Files
- main.py: Updated to use platform factory instead of direct Reddit imports
- utils/.config.template.toml: Added [settings].platform, [settings].post_lang, [threads.*] sections
- utils/videos.py: Added check_done_by_id() function, guarded praw import with TYPE_CHECKING
- reddit/subreddit.py: Added thread_category field to content dict
- TTS/engine_wrapper.py: Fixed post_lang to use fallback chain
- video_creation/final_video.py: Fixed post_lang fallback + thread_category-based output naming
- requirements.txt: Fixed yt-dlp version to 2025.10.14
## Architecture
- Platform-agnostic data contract: content_object dict with standard keys
- Factory pattern in platforms/__init__.py routes to correct fetcher/screenshotter
- All platforms return same dict shape for seamless pipeline integration
- Minimal changes to existing Reddit code; purely additive design
## Testing
- Reddit mode tested and verified to maintain backward compatibility
- Threads mode functional with Graph API and Playwright screenshot capture
- Both platforms route output to platform-specific folders (results/{subreddit}/ vs results/threads/)
## Future
Adding X/Twitter or other platforms requires only:
1. New platform module (fetcher + screenshot)
2. Config section in .config.template.toml
3. Two elif branches in platforms/__init__.py
Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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