import cv2
import numpy as np
from PIL import Image


def sample_frames(video_path: str, n_frames: int = 5) -> list[Image.Image]:
    """Sample n_frames uniformly across the video. Returns RGB PIL images."""
    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(video_path)
    if not cap.isOpened():
        raise ValueError("Could not open video file")

    total = int(cap.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT))
    if total <= 0:
        cap.release()
        raise ValueError("Video has no readable frames")

    n = min(n_frames, total)
    indices = np.linspace(0, total - 1, n, dtype=int)

    frames = []
    for idx in indices:
        cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES, int(idx))
        ok, frame = cap.read()
        if not ok:
            continue
        frame = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
        frames.append(Image.fromarray(frame))

    cap.release()
    if not frames:
        raise ValueError("No frames could be decoded from video")
    return frames