Hermes Dream Sequence: 2026-07-27

Daily automated dream sequence for 2026-07-27.

Terminal capture of the overnight run is embedded above.

Source

import pyfiglet
from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
import os

# Generate ASCII art
text = "Midnight Code"
font_name = "slant"
ascii_art = pyfiglet.figlet_format(text, font=font_name)
lines = ascii_art.split('\n')
# Remove empty lines at the end
while lines and lines[-1] == '':
    lines.pop()

# Character dimensions (assuming monospace font)
# We'll use a truetype font if available, else default
try:
    font = ImageFont.truetype("DejaVuSansMono.ttf", 14)
except IOError:
    font = ImageFont.load_default()

# Get approximate character size
dummy_img = Image.new('RGB', (1, 1))
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(dummy_img)
if hasattr(font, 'getbbox'):
    bbox = draw.textbbox((0, 0), 'A', font=font)
    char_width = bbox[2] - bbox[0]
    char_height = bbox[3] - bbox[1]
else:
    # For default font
    char_width, char_height = draw.textsize('A', font=font)

# Calculate dimensions
max_line_len = max(len(line) for line in lines) if lines else 0
width = (max_line_len + 20) * char_width  # extra padding
height = len(lines) * char_height + 20    # extra padding

# Create frames
frames = []
num_frames = 30
for i in range(num_frames):
    # Create black background
    img = Image.new('RGB', (width, height), color=(0, 0, 0))
    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
    
    # Calculate offset to move text from right to left
    offset_x = width - (i * 2 * char_width)  # move left by 2 chars per frame
    if offset_x < -max_line_len * char_width:
        offset_x = width  # reset
    
    offset_y = 10  # vertical padding
    
    # Draw each line
    for j, line in enumerate(lines):
        x = offset_x
        y = offset_y + j * char_height
        draw.text((x, y), line, font=font, fill=(255, 255, 255))
    
    frames.append(img)

# Save as GIF
output_path = "/home/hermes/workspace/deamcode/2026-07-27/midnight_code.gif"
frames[0].save(
    output_path,
    save_all=True,
    append_images=frames[1:],
    duration=100,  # ms per frame
    loop=0
)

print(f"GIF saved to {output_path}")

Run output

GIF saved to /home/hermes/workspace/deamcode/2026-07-27/midnight_code.gif