leaplive 2.0.2

Live Experiments for Active Pedagogy

LEAP2

Live Experiments for Active Pedagogy — An interactive platform that turns Python functions into live, multi-student experiments. Drop functions in a folder, and students call them from Python, JavaScript, Julia, C, or C++ while every call is logged for analysis and visualization.

Quick Start

Prerequisites: Python 3.10+

# Install (pick one)
pip install git+https://github.com/leaplive/LEAP2.git    # from GitHub
pip install -e .                                           # from local clone

# Set up and run
leap init                    # create lab structure, set admin password
leap run                     # start server at http://localhost:9000

Open http://localhost:9000 — the landing page lists available experiments.

How It Works

1. Write a function:

# experiments/my-lab/funcs/functions.py
def square(x: float) -> float:
    """Return x squared."""
    return x * x

2. Students call it remotely:

from leap.client import Client
c = Client("http://localhost:9000", student_id="s001", experiment="my-lab")
c.square(7)  # 49

Every call is automatically logged with args, result, timestamp, student ID, and trial name. Logs are queryable via API, CLI, or the built-in web UI.

Clients are available in Python, JavaScript, Julia, C, and C++ — students use whichever language their course requires.

Key Features

Feature	Description
RPC Server	Python functions auto-exposed as HTTP endpoints
Per-Experiment Isolation	Each experiment has its own functions, UI, and DuckDB database
Automatic Logging	Every call logged with args, result, timestamp, student ID, trial
Student Registration	Per-experiment registration with admin management and bulk CSV import
Rate Limiting	Per-function, per-student; default 120/min; configurable via @ratelimit
Decorators	@nolog, @noregcheck, @ratelimit, @adminonly, @withctx
Multi-Language Clients	Python, JavaScript, Julia, C, C++
Decoupled Visualizations	Log Client abstraction for building dashboards
CLI + Web	leap CLI and FastAPI web API share the same logic
Sharing	Git-based distribution; optional community registry
Polished UI	Dark/light themes, sparklines, inline counts, academic fonts

Concepts

LEAP organizes work into labs and experiments:

• Experiment — A self-contained unit: Python functions in funcs/, optional UI in ui/, its own DuckDB database, and a README.md with frontmatter. Can be hosted independently on GitHub for sharing, but always runs inside a lab.
• Lab — A project root containing one or more experiments. Clone a lab, run leap init, and everything is ready.

my-lab/                      ← lab
├── README.md                # type: lab
├── config/
└── experiments/
    ├── sorting-viz/         ← experiment
    │   ├── README.md        # type: experiment
    │   ├── funcs/
    │   └── ui/
    └── graph-search/        ← experiment

Creating & Sharing Experiments

You must be inside an initialized lab (leap init) to add experiments.

leap add my-experiment                          # scaffold a new local experiment
leap add https://github.com/user/cool-lab.git   # install from Git
leap remove my-experiment                        # remove an experiment

leap add <url> clones the experiment, installs requirements.txt, tracks it in your lab's README, and adds it to .gitignore. Running it again on an already-installed experiment pulls updates.

Sharing your work: Push to GitHub and share the URL. Others install with leap add <url>.

Decorators

from leap import adminonly, nolog, noregcheck, ratelimit, withctx, ctx

@nolog                          # skip logging (high-frequency calls)
def step(dx): return dx * 2

@noregcheck                     # open to all, no registration required
def echo(x): return x

@adminonly                      # admin sessions only
def reset_data(): clear_all()

@ratelimit("10/minute")         # custom rate limit
def expensive(x): return run_sim(x)

@withctx                        # access caller context via ctx
def start():
    return {"student": ctx.student_id, "trial": ctx.trial}

Functions are hot-reloadable at runtime via the admin UI or POST /exp/<name>/admin/reload.

CLI Reference

Command	Purpose
leap run	Start the server
leap init	Set up a lab (idempotent)
leap add <name|url|path>	Add experiment (scaffold, clone, or copy)
leap remove <name>	Remove an experiment
leap list	List experiments
leap validate <name>	Validate experiment setup
leap discover [--tag]	Browse the community registry
leap publish <name>	Publish to the registry
leap export <exp> [--format]	Export logs (jsonlines or csv)
leap set-password	Set admin password
leap add-student <exp> <id>	Add a student
leap import-students <exp> <csv>	Bulk-import students from CSV
leap list-students <exp>	List students
leap config	Show resolved configuration
leap doctor	Validate setup, resolve mismatches
leap version	Show version

Documentation

Full documentation is available at github.com/leaplive/LEAP2.

Citation

If you use LEAP in your work, please cite our poster presented at ACM SIGCSE TS 2026:

Sumedh Karajagi, Sampad Bhusan Mohanty, and Bhaskar Krishnamachari. 2026. LEAP -- Live Experiments for Active Pedagogy. In Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE TS 2026). ACM. DOI: 10.1145/3770761.3777313

@inproceedings{karajagi2026leap,
      title={LEAP -- Live Experiments for Active Pedagogy},
      author={Sumedh Karajagi and Sampad Bhusan Mohanty and Bhaskar Krishnamachari},
      booktitle={Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE TS 2026)},
      year={2026},
      publisher={ACM},
      doi={10.1145/3770761.3777313},
      eprint={2601.22534},
      archivePrefix={arXiv},
      url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22534},
}

License

MIT