ViQi API
Low level interface to ViQi services
Install
pip install viqi-api
Configuration
For command line tools create ~/.config/viqi/profiles or `~/config/viqi/profiles`` (windows) with the following
[default]
host=https://science.viqiai.cloud
user=myuser
password=mysecret
[science-user2]
host=https://science.viqiai.cloud
user=myuser2
password=mysecret2
# Admin can switch to another user
[science-secret-user]
host=https://science.viqiai.cloud
user=admin@viqi.org
password=admin_secret
alias=secret-user@viqi.org
Documentation
Usage & Initialization
The viqi_session helper provides a flexible way to initialize a session, whether from command line arguments, configuration files, or direct parameters in Python.
1. From Command Line Arguments (Scripts)
When used in a script without arguments, viqi_session() automatically parses sys.argv. This is the standard way to write scripts that can be configured via flags or config files.
myscript.py:
from vqapi import viqi_session
session = viqi_session()
if session:
# Session is ready and connected
print(f"Connected to {session.bqServer} as {session.user}")
# Access services
meta = session.service("meta")
# ...
Run it:
# Using explicit credentials
python myscript.py --host https://science.viqiai.cloud --user myuser --password mysecret
# Using a profile defined in ~/.config/viqi/profiles
python myscript.py --profile default
2. From Python Parameters (Interactive/Library)
You can pass arguments directly as keyword arguments. This is useful for interactive sessions (like IPython/Jupyter) or when embedding the library.
from vqapi import viqi_session
# Using a profile defined in ~/.config/viqi/profiles
session = viqi_session(profile="science-user2")
# Using explicit credentials
session = viqi_session(
host="https://science.viqiai.cloud",
user="myuser",
password="mysecret"
)
# Using an auth token
session = viqi_session(
host="https://science.viqiai.cloud",
authtoken="YOUR_AUTH_TOKEN"
)
3. Simulating Command Line Arguments
You can pass a list of strings to args to simulate command line input.
session = viqi_session(args=["--host", "https://science.viqiai.cloud", "--user", "admin", "--password", "secret"])
4. Custom Argument Parser
If your script requires its own custom arguments, you can extend the standard ViQi parser.
import argparse
from vqapi import viqi_session, viqi_argument_parser
# 1. Start with the standard ViQi parser
parser = viqi_argument_parser()
# 2. Add your custom arguments
parser.add_argument("--dataset-id", required=True, help="ID of dataset to process")
# 3. Parse args (handles both ViQi args and custom args)
args = parser.parse_args()
# 4. Initialize session using the parsed arguments
session = viqi_session(args=args)
# 5. Use your custom argument
print(f"Processing dataset: {args.dataset_id}")
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