timeback-caliper 0.2.2b20260422103535

Timeback Caliper client for learning analytics events

timeback-caliper

Python client for sending Caliper learning analytics events to Timeback.

Installation

# pip
pip install timeback-caliper

# uv (add to a project)
uv add timeback-caliper

# uv (install into current environment)
uv pip install timeback-caliper

Quick Start

from timeback_caliper import (
    CaliperClient,
    ActivityCompletedInput,
    TimebackUser,
    TimebackActivityContext,
    TimebackApp,
    TimebackActivityMetric,
)

# Initialize client
client = CaliperClient(
    env="staging",  # or "production"
    client_id="your-client-id",
    client_secret="your-client-secret",
)

# Send an activity completed event
result = await client.events.send_activity(
    sensor_id="https://myapp.example.com/sensors/main",
    input=ActivityCompletedInput(
        actor=TimebackUser(
            id="https://example.edu/users/123",
            email="[e-mail]",
        ),
        object=TimebackActivityContext(
            id="https://myapp.example.com/activities/456",
            subject="Math",
            app=TimebackApp(name="My Learning App"),
        ),
        metrics=[
            TimebackActivityMetric(type="totalQuestions", value=10),
            TimebackActivityMetric(type="correctQuestions", value=8),
            TimebackActivityMetric(type="xpEarned", value=150),
        ],
    ),
)

# Wait for processing
status = await client.jobs.wait_for_completion(result.job_id)
print(f"Processed {status.events_processed} events")

FastAPI Integration

from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
from timeback_caliper import (
    CaliperClient,
    ActivityCompletedInput,
    APIError,
)

app = FastAPI()

# Initialize client (reuse across requests)
caliper = CaliperClient(
    env="staging",
    client_id="...",
    client_secret="...",
)


@app.post("/api/activity")
async def submit_activity(input: ActivityCompletedInput):
    """Submit a learning activity event."""
    try:
        result = await caliper.events.send_activity(
            sensor_id="https://myapp.example.com/sensors/main",
            input=input,
        )
        return {"success": True, "job_id": result.job_id}
    except APIError as e:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=e.status_code or 500, detail=str(e))


@app.on_event("shutdown")
async def shutdown():
    await caliper.close()

Event Types

ActivityCompletedEvent

Records when a student completes an activity with performance metrics:

from timeback_caliper import (
    ActivityCompletedInput,
    TimebackUser,
    TimebackActivityContext,
    TimebackApp,
    TimebackCourse,
    TimebackActivityMetric,
)

input = ActivityCompletedInput(
    actor=TimebackUser(
        id="https://example.edu/users/123",
        email="[e-mail]",
        name="Jane Doe",
        role="student",
    ),
    object=TimebackActivityContext(
        id="https://myapp.example.com/activities/456",
        subject="Math",
        app=TimebackApp(name="My Learning App"),
        course=TimebackCourse(name="Algebra 101"),
    ),
    metrics=[
        TimebackActivityMetric(type="totalQuestions", value=10),
        TimebackActivityMetric(type="correctQuestions", value=8),
        TimebackActivityMetric(type="xpEarned", value=150),
        TimebackActivityMetric(type="masteredUnits", value=1),
    ],
)

result = await client.events.send_activity(sensor_id, input)

TimeSpentEvent

Records time spent on an activity:

from timeback_caliper import TimeSpentInput, TimeSpentMetric

input = TimeSpentInput(
    actor=TimebackUser(id="...", email="..."),
    object=TimebackActivityContext(id="...", subject="Reading", app=TimebackApp(name="...")),
    metrics=[
        TimeSpentMetric(type="active", value=1800),    # 30 minutes
        TimeSpentMetric(type="inactive", value=300),   # 5 minutes
    ],
)

result = await client.events.send_time_spent(sensor_id, input)

Job Tracking

Events are processed asynchronously. Track processing status:

# Get job status
status = await client.jobs.get_status(job_id)
print(f"Status: {status.status}")

# Wait for completion (with timeout)
status = await client.jobs.wait_for_completion(
    job_id,
    timeout=60.0,      # Max wait time
    poll_interval=1.0, # Check every second
)

if status.status == "completed":
    print(f"Processed {status.events_processed} events")
elif status.status == "failed":
    print(f"Failed: {status.error}")

Context Manager

Use the client as an async context manager for automatic cleanup:

async with CaliperClient(client_id="...", client_secret="...") as client:
    await client.events.send_activity(sensor_id, input)
# Client is automatically closed

Error Handling

from timeback_caliper import (
    CaliperClient,
    AuthenticationError,
    APIError,
)

try:
    result = await client.events.send_activity(sensor_id, input)
except AuthenticationError:
    print("Invalid credentials")
except APIError as e:
    print(f"API error ({e.status_code}): {e}")

Configuration

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
env	str	None	"staging" or "production"
base_url	str	auto	Override API URL
auth_url	str	auto	Override auth URL
client_id	str	env var	OAuth2 client ID
client_secret	str	env var	OAuth2 client secret
timeout	float	30.0	Request timeout in seconds

Environment Variables

CALIPER_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
CALIPER_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
CALIPER_BASE_URL=https://api.staging.timeback.com
CALIPER_TOKEN_URL=https://auth.staging.timeback.com/oauth2/token