erlc-api.py 2.1.0

Lightweight sync and async Python wrapper for the ER:LC PRC API

erlc-api.py

Lightweight Python wrapper for the ER:LC PRC API. Version 2 is a breaking, v2-first release with flat sync and async clients, typed dataclass responses by default, raw=True escape hatches, flexible commands, and explicit utility modules that only load when you import them.

Install And Extras

pip install erlc-api.py

Development install:

pip install -e .[dev]

Optional extras:

Extra	Installs	Used by
webhooks	cryptography	Event webhook Ed25519 signature verification
export	openpyxl	Exporter(...).xlsx(...)
time	python-dateutil	TimeTools().parse(..., enhanced=True)
rich	rich	Formatter().rich_table(...)
scheduling	apscheduler	Advanced scheduling integrations around watchers
utils	all utility extras	Export, time, rich, and scheduling helpers
all	webhooks plus utility extras	Everything optional

Example:

pip install "erlc-api.py[webhooks,export]"

Quickstart

Async apps and bots:

import asyncio
from erlc_api import AsyncERLC, cmd


async def main() -> None:
    async with AsyncERLC("server-key") as api:
        bundle = await api.server(players=True, queue=True, staff=True)
        result = await api.command(cmd.h("Hello from the API"))

        print(bundle.name, len(bundle.players or []), result.message)


asyncio.run(main())

Sync scripts:

from erlc_api import ERLC

with ERLC("server-key") as api:
    players = api.players()
    result = api.command("h Hello")
    print(len(players), result.message)

Client Reference

AsyncERLC is for async frameworks, Discord bots, FastAPI apps, background workers, and anything already running an event loop.

AsyncERLC(
    server_key: str | None = None,
    *,
    global_key: str | None = None,
    base_url: str = "https://api.policeroleplay.community",
    timeout_s: float = 20.0,
    retry_429: bool = True,
    user_agent: str | None = None,
)

Use it as an async context manager, or call await api.start() and await api.close() yourself.

ERLC has the same constructor and method names for sync scripts:

ERLC(
    server_key: str | None = None,
    *,
    global_key: str | None = None,
    base_url: str = "https://api.policeroleplay.community",
    timeout_s: float = 20.0,
    retry_429: bool = True,
    user_agent: str | None = None,
)

Every request sends Server-Key. If global_key= is configured, requests also send Authorization.

Every endpoint method accepts server_key= so one client can work with multiple servers:

api = ERLC("primary-server-key")

primary = api.players()
secondary = api.players(server_key="secondary-server-key")

validate_key() and health_check() return ValidationResult instead of raising common API errors.

Endpoint Methods

Typed models are returned by default. Pass raw=True to receive the exact JSON payload returned by PRC.

Method	PRC endpoint	Default return type	Notes
server(...)	GET /v2/server	ServerBundle	Accepts include flags for v2 sections
players()	GET /v2/server?Players=true	list[Player]	Parses PlayerName:Id
staff()	GET /v2/server?Staff=true	StaffList	Staff object maps plus .members()
queue()	GET /v2/server?Queue=true	list[int]	Queue user IDs in API order
join_logs()	GET /v2/server?JoinLogs=true	list[JoinLogEntry]	Includes join/leave flag and timestamp
kill_logs()	GET /v2/server?KillLogs=true	list[KillLogEntry]	Includes killer/victim helpers
command_logs()	GET /v2/server?CommandLogs=true	list[CommandLogEntry]	Useful with Finder and Analyzer
mod_calls()	GET /v2/server?ModCalls=true	list[ModCallEntry]	Includes caller/moderator helpers
emergency_calls()	GET /v2/server?EmergencyCalls=true	list[EmergencyCall]	v2 emergency call payloads
vehicles()	GET /v2/server?Vehicles=true	list[Vehicle]	Vehicle model, owner, plate, color
bans()	GET /v1/server/bans	BanList	Uses v1 because v2 does not replace it
command(command, ...)	POST /v2/server/command	CommandResult	Accepts strings or cmd values
request(method, path, ...)	Any path	raw JSON/text	Low-level escape hatch

server() include options:

bundle = await api.server(players=True, queue=True, staff=True)
everything = await api.server(all=True)
custom = await api.server(include=["players", "vehicles"])
raw_payload = await api.server(all=True, raw=True)

Command API

Commands are intentionally flexible:

from erlc_api import cmd, normalize_command

await api.command(":h hi")
await api.command("h hi")
await api.command(cmd.h("hi"))
await api.command(cmd.pm("Player", "hello"))
await api.command(cmd("pm", "Player", "hello"))

assert normalize_command("h hi") == ":h hi"

Validation is minimal and predictable:

Rule	Behavior
Leading colon missing	Added automatically
Blank command	Raises ValueError
Newline in command	Raises ValueError
Missing command name	Raises ValueError
:log	Not blocked by the wrapper

Dry-run validates and returns a local CommandResult without sending HTTP:

preview = await api.command(cmd.pm("Player", "hello"), dry_run=True)
print(preview.raw["command"], preview.success)

Models

Models are frozen dataclasses. They preserve the original payload in .raw, unknown fields in .extra, and convert back to dictionaries with .to_dict().

Key models:

Model	Returned by	Useful fields
ServerInfo	server() without sections	name, owner_id, current_players, max_players
ServerBundle	server()	server fields plus optional players, staff, logs, queue, vehicles
Player	players()	player, name, user_id, permission, callsign, team, location
StaffList	staff()	co_owners, admins, mods, helpers, .members()
CommandLogEntry	command_logs()	player, name, user_id, timestamp, command
CommandResult	command()	message, success

players = await api.players()
first = players[0]

print(first.name, first.user_id)
print(first.extra)
print(first.to_dict())

Parse PRC PlayerName:Id strings directly:

from erlc_api import parse_player_identifier

name, user_id = parse_player_identifier("Avi:123")

Utility Modules

Utilities are explicit lazy modules. import erlc_api only imports clients, models, errors, and cmd.

Module	Import	Purpose
Find	from erlc_api.find import Finder	Look up players, staff, vehicles, logs, bans, and calls
Filter	from erlc_api.filter import Filter	Chain filters and return .all(), .first(), .count()
Sort	from erlc_api.sort import Sorter	Sort by name, timestamp, team, permission, queue position, vehicle fields
Group	from erlc_api.group import Grouper	Group by team, permission, role, owner, command, day, hour
Diff	from erlc_api.diff import Differ	Compare lists or full server bundles
Wait	from erlc_api.wait import AsyncWaiter, Waiter	Poll until joins, leaves, queue changes, logs, or counts occur
Watch	from erlc_api.watch import AsyncWatcher, Watcher	Stream snapshot diffs as events and callbacks
Format	from erlc_api.format import Formatter	Compact Discord-safe, console-safe, and rich text formatting
Analytics	from erlc_api.analytics import Analyzer	Dashboard summaries, distributions, command usage, moderation trends
Export	from erlc_api.export import Exporter	JSON, CSV, Markdown, HTML, optional XLSX
Moderation	from erlc_api.moderation import AsyncModerator, Moderator	Safe command composition, previews, audit messages
Time	from erlc_api.time import TimeTools	Timestamp parsing, age strings, windows, timezone formatting
Schema	from erlc_api.schema import SchemaInspector	Field discovery, raw/extra inspection, payload diagnostics
Snapshot	from erlc_api.snapshot import SnapshotStore	JSONL snapshot persistence and latest-state comparisons
Audit	from erlc_api.audit import AuditLog	JSON-safe audit events for commands, webhooks, watchers, and moderation
Idempotency	from erlc_api.idempotency import MemoryDeduper, FileDeduper	TTL dedupe for webhook deliveries and watcher restarts
Limits	from erlc_api.limits import poll_plan, safe_interval	Conservative polling guidance without fake PRC limit claims
Custom Commands	from erlc_api.custom_commands import CustomCommandRouter	Framework-neutral router for PRC webhook messages starting with ;

Example:

from erlc_api.find import Finder
from erlc_api.filter import Filter
from erlc_api.export import Exporter
from erlc_api.snapshot import SnapshotStore

bundle = await api.server(all=True)
player = Finder(bundle).player("Avi")
police = Filter(bundle.players or []).team("Police").all()
csv_text = Exporter(police).csv()
SnapshotStore("snapshots.jsonl").save(bundle)

Custom in-game commands are received through PRC Event Webhooks. Use erlc_api.webhooks for signature verification and erlc_api.custom_commands for flexible routing:

from erlc_api.custom_commands import CustomCommandRouter

router = CustomCommandRouter(prefix=";")


@router.command("ping", "p")
async def ping(ctx):
    return ctx.reply("pong")


result = await router.dispatch({"Message": ";p"})

Errors

All wrapper exceptions inherit from ERLCError.

Exception	Raised when
APIError	Non-success response without a more specific mapping
BadRequestError	Request payload, path, or params are invalid
AuthError	Server key or global key is missing, invalid, banned, or unauthorized
PermissionDeniedError	A valid key cannot access the resource
NotFoundError	The requested API path/resource was not found
NetworkError	Timeout, DNS, connection, or transport failure
RateLimitError	PRC returns 429 or a rate-limit error code
InvalidCommandError	Command syntax/payload is rejected by PRC
RestrictedCommandError	PRC restricts the command from API execution
ProhibitedMessageError	Command text is prohibited by PRC
ServerOfflineError	Server is offline or unavailable for the request
RobloxCommunicationError	PRC cannot communicate with Roblox or the module
ModuleOutdatedError	In-game module must be updated
ModelDecodeError	Typed decoding received an unexpected payload shape

from erlc_api import ERLCError, RateLimitError

try:
    players = await api.players()
except RateLimitError as exc:
    print(exc.retry_after, exc.reset_epoch_s, exc.bucket)
except ERLCError as exc:
    print(exc.status_code, exc.error_code, exc.body_excerpt)

Rate Limits

On 429, RateLimitError exposes:

Attribute	Meaning
retry_after / retry_after_s	Seconds to wait when PRC provides Retry-After or body retry data
reset_epoch_s	Epoch reset time parsed from X-RateLimit-Reset
bucket	Bucket name from X-RateLimit-Bucket
error_code	PRC error code when present

By default retry_429=True, so the transport sleeps once and retries once when it has retry timing. Set retry_429=False to handle rate limits yourself.

Documentation Deep Dives

The README is the compact API reference. The full documentation source lives in docs/wiki:

• Home
• Installation and Extras
• Getting Started
• Quickstart: Web Backend
• Quickstart: Discord.py
• FAQ
• Clients and Authentication
• Endpoint Reference
• Endpoint Usage Cookbook
• Models Reference
• Typed vs Raw Responses
• Commands Reference
• Function List
• Utilities Reference
• Ops Utilities Reference
• Formatting, Analytics, and Export
• Moderation Helpers
• Waiters and Watchers
• Webhooks Reference
• Event Webhooks and Custom Commands
• Custom Commands Reference
• Security and Secrets
• Rate Limits, Retries, and Reliability
• Errors and Rate Limits
• Error Handling and Troubleshooting
• Testing and Mocking
• Migration to v2
• Comparison and Why erlc-api

Development

$env:PYTHONPATH = "src"
python -m pytest -q
python -m ruff check src tests scripts