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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Reusable UI-proof capture — runs ON the RUN host (apricot).
+#
+# Drives flatpak Godot under a weston headless Wayland compositor pointed at a
+# proof scene `.tscn`. The proof scene writes one or more PNGs to
+# `user://screenshots/` (Godot flatpak userdata) and prints `SCREENSHOT_PATH:<abs>`
+# per shot. This script wipes the matching prior PNGs, runs the scene, then lists
+# the produced files so the caller can rsync them back.
+#
+# A real display is required because `--headless` returns a null viewport image
+# (the proof scenes call get_viewport().get_texture().get_image()). weston
+# --backend=headless provides a virtual Wayland host with no live session.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   SCRATCH_DIR=<repo-root-on-apricot> \
+#   PROOF_SCENE=res://engine/scenes/tests/<name>.tscn \
+#   SHOT_GLOB='<name>_*.png' \
+#     bash scripts/ui-proof-capture.sh
+#
+# Env:
+#   SCRATCH_DIR   repo root on apricot containing src/game (required)
+#   PROOF_SCENE   res:// path to the proof tscn (required)
+#   SHOT_GLOB     glob (within the screenshots dir) of PNGs this run emits (required)
+#   LOG_FILE      Godot log destination (default /tmp/ui-proof.log)
+#   TIMEOUT_SEC   Godot timeout in seconds (default 120)
+#   WIDTH/HEIGHT  weston virtual output size (default 1280/720)
+
+set -uo pipefail
+
+SCRATCH_DIR="${SCRATCH_DIR:?SCRATCH_DIR is required}"
+PROOF_SCENE="${PROOF_SCENE:?PROOF_SCENE is required}"
+SHOT_GLOB="${SHOT_GLOB:?SHOT_GLOB is required}"
+LOG_FILE="${LOG_FILE:-/tmp/ui-proof.log}"
+TIMEOUT_SEC="${TIMEOUT_SEC:-120}"
+WIDTH="${WIDTH:-1280}"
+HEIGHT="${HEIGHT:-720}"
+
+GODOT_USERDATA="$HOME/.var/app/org.godotengine.Godot/data/godot/app_userdata/Magic Civilization"
+SHOT_DIR="$GODOT_USERDATA/screenshots"
+
+echo "=== UI proof capture ==="
+echo "SCRATCH_DIR:  $SCRATCH_DIR"
+echo "PROOF_SCENE:  $PROOF_SCENE"
+echo "SHOT_GLOB:    $SHOT_GLOB"
+echo "Sandbox shots dir: $SHOT_DIR"
+
+mkdir -p "$SHOT_DIR"
+rm -f "$SHOT_DIR"/$SHOT_GLOB 2>/dev/null || true
+
+if ! command -v weston >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ERROR: weston not installed" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+WESTON_SOCKET="ui-proof-$$"
+WESTON_LOG="/tmp/ui-proof-weston.log"
+echo "Starting weston (headless, socket=$WESTON_SOCKET, ${WIDTH}x${HEIGHT})..."
+weston --backend=headless --no-config --socket="$WESTON_SOCKET" \
+    --width="$WIDTH" --height="$HEIGHT" \
+    >"$WESTON_LOG" 2>&1 &
+WESTON_PID=$!
+sleep 1.5
+if ! kill -0 "$WESTON_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: weston failed to launch — see $WESTON_LOG" >&2
+    tail -20 "$WESTON_LOG" >&2
+    exit 3
+fi
+trap 'kill $WESTON_PID 2>/dev/null; wait $WESTON_PID 2>/dev/null' EXIT
+
+XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}" \
+timeout "$TIMEOUT_SEC" flatpak run --user \
+    --filesystem=home \
+    --socket=wayland \
+    --unset-env=DISPLAY \
+    --env=WAYLAND_DISPLAY="$WESTON_SOCKET" \
+    --filesystem=xdg-run/${WESTON_SOCKET} \
+    org.godotengine.Godot \
+    --path "$SCRATCH_DIR/src/game" \
+    --display-driver wayland \
+    --rendering-driver opengl3 \
+    --rendering-method gl_compatibility \
+    "$PROOF_SCENE" \
+    >"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
+RC=$?
+
+echo "--- Godot exit rc=$RC ---"
+echo "--- Tail of log ---"
+tail -40 "$LOG_FILE"
+echo "-------------------"
+echo "--- SCREENSHOT_PATH lines ---"
+grep "SCREENSHOT_PATH:" "$LOG_FILE" || echo "(none)"
+echo "-----------------------------"
+
+shopt -s nullglob
+SHOTS=( "$SHOT_DIR"/$SHOT_GLOB )
+shopt -u nullglob
+if [ "${#SHOTS[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: no $SHOT_GLOB produced under $SHOT_DIR" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Captured ${#SHOTS[@]} shots:"
+ls -la "$SHOT_DIR"/$SHOT_GLOB
+echo "=== Done ==="
+exit 0