docges-api-py 0.1.5

Async, typed Python client for DocGes REST API

docges-api-py

Async, typed Python client for the DocGes REST API bridge (docges-ctg-api).

Production-ready — bootstrapped via SDD (Spec-Driven Development). All core endpoints implemented with full test coverage (pytest + respx).

Installation

pip install docges-api-py

For development with testing tools:

pip install -e ".[dev]"

Features

• ✅ Async HTTP client using httpx
• ✅ Typed request/response models with Pydantic v2
• ✅ Configurable retries (exponential backoff) and timeouts
• ✅ Session-based auth: stores loginResponse from /Auth/Login and auto-injects it for all Content endpoints
• ✅ Full test coverage (pytest + respx)
• ✅ Complete DocGes API client: categories, documents, search, CRUD operations

Implemented endpoints

Auth

Method	Endpoint	Description
auth()	POST /Auth/Login	Authenticate and store session

Content Tree

Method	Endpoint	Description
get_initial_cats()	POST /Content/LoadIniCats	Load root categories for user's warehouse
get_cat_info(sid)	POST /Content/LoadChilds	Load subcategories and documents for a given category SID

Document Operations

Method	Endpoint	Description
upload_file(category_sid, file_path)	POST /Content/UploadExtended	Upload a file to a category
download_content(sid)	POST /Content/Download	Download a document (returns base64 data)
get_document(sid)	—	Deprecated wrapper for download_content()

Search

Method	Endpoint	Description
search_content(field_values, date_values)	POST /Content/SearchContent	Search documents by field or date criteria

Category Management

Method	Endpoint	Description
create_category(parent_sid, name)	POST /Content/CreateCategory	Create a subcategory
rename_category(sid, new_name)	POST /Content/RenameCategory	Rename a category
delete_category(sid)	POST /Content/DeleteCategory	Delete a category

Document Management

Method	Endpoint	Description
remove_document(sid)	POST /Content/RemoveDocument	Remove a single document
move_content(content_sid, destination_sid)	POST /Content/Move	Move a document to another category
update_content(sid, erp_relation, erp_property)	POST /Content/Update	Update document ERP metadata

Quick start

pip install -e ".[dev]"

import asyncio
import os
from docges_api_py import AsyncDocGes

async def main():
    base_url = os.getenv("DOCGES_API_BASE_URL")
    user     = os.getenv("DOCGES_USER")
    pwd      = os.getenv("DOCGES_PASSWORD")
    appid    = os.getenv("DOCGES_APP_ID")

    async with AsyncDocGes(base_url, user, pwd, appid) as client:
        auth_resp = await client.auth()
        print(f"User: {auth_resp.user_info['Nombre']}")

        # Browse root categories
        cats = await client.get_initial_cats()
        for cat in cats.CategoriasHijas or []:
            print(f"  {cat.Nombre}  [SID: {cat.SID}]")

        # Search documents
        results = await client.search_content(
            field_values=[{"field": "name", "mode": "contains", "text": "factura"}]
        )
        print(f"Search results: {len(results.results)}")

asyncio.run(main())

Environment variables

Variable	Description	Example
DOCGES_API_BASE_URL	Bridge base URL	http://192.168.0.90:49375
DOCGES_USER	Username	administrador
DOCGES_PASSWORD	Password	12345
DOCGES_APP_ID	App ID (maps to server config in clients.xml)	local-dev

Known appIDs and their servers:

• local-dev — 192.168.0.90:49375/Almacen1
• pre-dev — apps.ctgalega.com:54433/devbg

Examples

All examples read credentials from environment variables. Run them with:

export DOCGES_API_BASE_URL=http://192.168.0.90:49375
export DOCGES_USER=administrador
export DOCGES_PASSWORD=12345
export DOCGES_APP_ID=local-dev
python examples/<number>_<name>.py

#	File	What it does
01	examples/01_auth.py	Login and inspect session context
02	examples/02_initial_cats.py	Load and list root categories
03	examples/03_browse_category.py	Browse a category by SID (subcats + docs)
04	examples/04_search.py	Search documents by name
05	examples/05_upload.py	Upload a file to a category
06	examples/06_download.py	Download a document by SID
07	examples/07_category_crud.py	Create, rename, and delete a category
08	examples/08_document_operations.py	Update ERP metadata, move, and remove a document

Development

pip install -e ".[dev]"
ruff check src/ tests/
mypy src/
pytest --cov=docges_api_py

Architecture notes

• The DocGes REST API is a thin bridge in front of DocGes WCF services. It uses session-based auth: /Auth/Login returns a loginResponse (containing userInfo and wareHouseInfo) that must be passed back on every Content request via requestModel.loginResponse.
• Content endpoints expect contenidoModel, fileModel, etc. as top-level fields alongside requestModel, not nested inside it. The client builds the correct payload shape automatically.
• For DocGes Web (bridge) compatibility, the client also includes loginDocGesData (username/password/appID) in requestModel — this is needed by some bridge deployments that reconstruct the DocGes login model server-side.
• All file content is base64-encoded in transit (handled automatically by the client).

Project structure

docges-api-py/
├── src/docges_api_py/
│   ├── __init__.py            # Exports AsyncDocGes, models
│   ├── client.py              # AsyncDocGes client (all endpoints)
│   └── models/
│       ├── __init__.py        # Re-exports all models
│       ├── auth.py            # AuthRequest, AuthResponse
│       ├── document.py        # Document
│       ├── requests.py        # Request models (Pydantic v2)
│       └── responses.py       # Response models (ResCat, ResFileDownload, etc.)
├── tests/
│   ├── conftest.py
│   ├── test_client_auth.py
│   ├── test_initial_cats.py
│   ├── test_content_methods.py
│   ├── test_remaining_methods.py
│   ├── test_models_requests.py
│   ├── test_models_responses.py
│   ├── test_models_init.py
│   ├── test_endpoints.py
│   ├── test_retry.py
│   ├── test_token_refresh.py
│   └── test_examples.py
├── examples/
│   ├── 01_auth.py
│   ├── 02_initial_cats.py
│   ├── 03_browse_category.py
│   ├── 04_search.py
│   ├── 05_upload.py
│   ├── 06_download.py
│   ├── 07_category_crud.py
│   └── 08_document_operations.py
├── docs/
│   └── MIGRATION.md
├── scripts/
│   └── docges_debug/          # Debug helpers for payload investigation
├── pyproject.toml
├── ruff.toml
├── mypy.ini
└── README.md

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.