WeAreDevelopers 2023 - Program CLI

In less then a month, the WeAreDevelopers 2023 conference is finally starting! Two days of being with like-minded people, talking about code and infrastructure! If you're like me, you're very excited about this, but a bit overwhelmed by the 236 session that are planned. It's difficult to pick the sessions that are right for me. The programpage on the website is not really to my liking, so I decided to create a small CLI script to browse through the sessions.

Installation

Installation can be done using pip:

pip install wad2023-program

Usage

After installing, the CLI script can be executed by executing the wad23 command in your browser. The CLI arguments contain two groups. The syntax is wad23 <group> [optional argument]

• wad23 sync: syncs the database with the sessions on the website of the conference. This should be done before using the command.
• wad23 sessions: lists the sessions in the database.
  • You can filter the sessions with the following optional arguments:
    • --title: filter on specific words in the title.
    • --description: filter on specific words in the description.
    • --find: filter on specific words in the description and the title.
    • --speaker: filter on specific words in the names of the speakers.
    • --speaker-tagline: filter on specific words in the tagline of the speakers.
    • --speakers-bio: filter on specific words in the bio of the speakers.
    • --only-favourite: display only sessions that you marked as favourite.
    • --no-only-favourite: display only sessions that you not marked as favourite.
  • You can also specify how to output the file:
    • --output=table: the default; displays a table with the sessions
    • --output=details: displays the sessions with extra details, like the speakers and the description.
    • --output=csv: displays the sessions in CSV format.
  • And you can mark sessions as favourite:
    • --set-as-favourite: set the selected sessions as favourite.
    • --no-set-as-favourite: set the selected sessions as not favourite.

Configuration

There is not much to configure for the application, but there are a few configuration options you have. These configuration options are set with environment variables:

• DB_CONNECTION_STR: set the connection string for the database. By default it uses a SQLite database in the local directory, but you can, for instance, use a PostgreSQL database by specifing postgresql+pg8000://<username:<password>@<server>/<database-name>.
• PROGRAM_ID and WORKSHOPS_ID: the ID for Sessionize for the program and the workshops. The defaults are good for WeAreDevelopers 2023.