observable-code 0.1.1

Instant observability for developers shipping fast

observable-code

Instant observability for developers shipping fast. Add one decorator, scan a QR code, and watch your background jobs appear on your phone in real time.

Install

pip install observable-code

Quick start

1. Pair your phone

observable setup

This creates a session, shows a QR code in your terminal, and saves your session ID to ~/.observable-code/config.json once you scan it with the Observable Code app.

2. Add the decorator

import observable

@observable.track("daily_backup")
def run_backup():
    # your code here
    pass

Run your function — the event appears on your phone instantly.

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API

@observable.track(name) — decorator

Wraps a sync or async function. Automatically captures:

• Status: completed or failed
• Duration in milliseconds
• On exception: error type and message (exception is re-raised)

# Sync
@observable.track("send_report")
def send_report():
    ...

# Async
@observable.track("fetch_prices")
async def fetch_prices():
    ...

# Context manager
with observable.track("batch_import"):
    process_records()

observable.trace(key, value)

Attach structured data to the next track() call in the current thread. Values are cleared after each tracked call.

observable.trace("records_processed", 500)
observable.trace("source", "s3://my-bucket")

@observable.track("nightly_sync")
def sync():
    ...
# event metadata → {"records_processed": 500, "source": "s3://my-bucket"}

observable.event(name, status="completed", **kwargs)

Post a manual event without wrapping a function. Keyword arguments become event metadata.

observable.event("payment_received", amount=99.99, currency="USD")
observable.event("webhook_failed", status="failed", endpoint="/stripe")

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CLI

observable setup      First-time pairing wizard
observable pair       Re-pair with a new phone
observable show-key   Print current session ID
observable status     Check if the current session is paired

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Configuration

Credentials are resolved in this order:

Source	How to set
OBSERVABLE_CODE_SESSION_ID env var	export OBSERVABLE_CODE_SESSION_ID=<uuid>
Config file	observable setup writes ~/.observable-code/config.json

The API URL defaults to http://localhost:3000 and can be overridden:

export OBSERVABLE_CODE_API_URL=https://your-deployment.vercel.app

If no credentials are found, events are silently skipped and a one-time hint is printed to stderr — your code always continues running.

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Behaviour

• Fire-and-forget: events are posted in a background daemon thread — your function's return is never delayed
• Timeout: 2 seconds per HTTP request
• Failures: silently swallowed (a warning is printed to stderr)
• Process exit: never blocked by a pending post