perceval-topicbox 0.1.4rc1

Perceval backend for Topicbox

perceval-topicbox

Perceval backend for Topicbox.

Backends

The backend currently managed by this package support the next repository:

• Topicbox

Requirements

• Python >= 3.8

You will also need some other libraries for running the tool, you can find the whole list of dependencies in pyproject.toml file.

Installation

There are several ways to install perceval-topicbox on your system: packages or source code using Poetry or pip.

PyPI

perceval-topicbox can be installed using pip, a tool for installing Python packages. To do it, run the next command:

$ pip install perceval-topicbox

Source code

To install from the source code you will need to clone the repository first:

$ git clone https://github.com/bitergia-analytics/grimoirelab-perceval-topicbox
$ cd grimoirelab-perceval-topicbox

Then use pip or Poetry to install the package along with its dependencies.

Pip

To install the package from local directory run the following command:

$ pip install .

In case you are a developer, you should install perceval-topicbox in editable mode:

$ pip install -e .

Poetry

We use poetry for dependency management and packaging. You can install it following its documentation. Once you have installed it, you can install perceval-topicbox and the dependencies in a project isolated environment using:

$ poetry install

To spaw a new shell within the virtual environment use:

$ poetry shell

Example

Topicbox

You need an account_id and a group URL to fetch the messages.

• To obtain the account_id, open Network tab in the browser Devtool and identify the accountId in any /jmap request made by the browser.

Run perceval with the Topicbox group URL and the account id to fetch the messages. For example:

$ perceval topicbox "https://mytopicbox.topicbox.com/groups/example" --account-id <account_id>

It can be run from a specific date using the --from-date parameter.

License

Licensed under GNU General Public License (GPL), version 3 or later.