Lab Activity 3: Building a Bulk Processing Script

Section 3: Vibe Coding Your Automation Tool

🎯 Objective

Use Google Antigravity to "vibe code" a Python script that monitors a local directory for new media files, renames them using a date format, and moves them to a compile directory.

⏱️ Time Allocation

Workspace Setup: 10 minutes
Vibe Coding Prompting & Implementation: 50 minutes

🛠️ Materials Required

Google Antigravity command center.
Local folder structure containing a raw_assets and a processed_assets folder.

📋 Step-by-Step Instructions

Initialize Your Workspace:

Open Antigravity and point it to a clean workspace directory.
Create two local folders: raw_assets/ and processed_assets/.

Draft the Vibe Code Prompt:

In the Antigravity prompt input, type:

"Write a Python script called file_monitor.py. The script should monitor the 'raw_assets' folder. When a new file is added, it should rename the file to include the current timestamp (YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS) and move it to the 'processed_assets' folder. The script should log its activity to console."

Review and Approve:

Inspect the code generated by the agent.
Click Approve to write and test the file.

Test the Automation:

Run the script in the terminal.
Drag and drop a sample image or video into raw_assets/.
Verify that the file is renamed and appears in processed_assets/.

🗣️ Debrief Questions

How did it feel to build a running Python script without writing a line of code?
What happens if the folder monitor script encounters duplicate file names?