# Web On The Fly

Flask app that streams AI-generated fake websites via Server-Sent Events (SSE). Each visit generates a unique, realistic-looking website on the fly.

## How it works

1. Visit `/` → you see a loading page with a spinner and live character counter
2. The client opens an SSE connection to `/stream`
3. The server calls an LLM (OpenAI-compatible API) to generate a complete HTML page
4. Chunks are base64-encoded and streamed back via SSE
5. Client buffers chunks in-memory, then replaces the document when generation is done

Each page is randomized: different site type (fake store, wiki, blog, forum, etc.), theme, and mood.

## Local dev with Podman

Build:

```bash
podman build -t localhost/web-on-the-fly:latest -f Containerfile .
```

Run (requires `.env` with `OPENAI_API_KEY`):

```bash
podman run --env-file .env -p 5000:5000 localhost/web-on-the-fly:latest
```

## Environment variables

Loaded from `.env` via `python-dotenv`:

| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `OPENAI_API_KEY` | Yes | — | API key for the LLM provider |
| `OPENAI_API_URL` | No | `https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions` | OpenAI-compatible endpoint |
| `MODEL` | No | `gpt-4o-mini` | Model name to use |
| `VALKEY_URL` | No | `redis://localhost:6379/0` | Valkey/Redis URL |

## Site types

Generated pages can be any of:

- **fake_store** — online stores with products, prices, reviews
- **fake_homepage** — personal portfolios, artist sites, food blogs
- **fake_social** — social media profiles, Reddit threads, dating app pages
- **fake_wiki** — Wikipedia-style articles about fictional topics
- **fake_forum** — retro forums with threads and discussions
- **fake_blog** — tech blogs, lifestyle blogs, horror story blogs
- **fake_news** — local news, sports, celebrity gossip
- **fake_app** — SaaS dashboards, mobile app landing pages
- **fake_other** — fake email inboxes, search results, 404 pages, etc.