The AI turned my 10 line radio script into a real utility I use

He had a rough script that launched internet radio stations on his Linux desktop. The AI made it safe and finished: it checks the saved player, searches the Radio Browser database, adds tests, a manual and a README, and pushed it to GitHub.

How it works

Shows the AI his shell script
The AI fixes the process handling and adds tests
Adds Radio Browser search and a station picker
Writes a README and a man page
Commits and pushes to GitHub

Why it’s worth knowing

The AI caught a rare bug in its own fix, where a reused process ID could have killed the wrong player.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on hackaday.com. See the original ↗

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