From 1789eae0b5bcc4275d50547ec7e20000e599c87c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adam Moussa <166072409+amoussa1229@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:10:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix bundled app failing to find Chromium browser

Set PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH to ~/Library/Caches/ms-playwright/ so the
PyInstaller .app uses the system-wide browser cache instead of looking
inside its own bundle.
---
 stampli_core.py | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/stampli_core.py b/stampli_core.py
index df738f1..76d39a0 100644
--- a/stampli_core.py
+++ b/stampli_core.py
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 """Shared logic for Stampli bulk editor — used by both CLI scripts and the GUI."""
 
 import json
+import os
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
+
+# Use system-wide Playwright browser cache so the bundled app doesn't
+# look for browsers inside its own .app bundle.
+_pw_cache = Path.home() / "Library" / "Caches" / "ms-playwright"
+if _pw_cache.is_dir():
+    os.environ.setdefault("PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH", str(_pw_cache))
+
 from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
 
 PROJECT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent