z4j-bare 1.7.0

z4j framework-free agent bootstrapper (Apache 2.0)

z4j-bare

The framework-free agent runtime for z4j.

Bootstraps a z4j agent inside any Python process, Celery worker, RQ worker, Dramatiq actor, plain script, custom service, and connects it to z4j over an authenticated WebSocket. Used directly when there's no framework adapter (z4j-django / z4j-flask / z4j-fastapi); used indirectly by those framework adapters too.

Compatibility

Python 3.11+. No framework or engine pinned; pair with whichever engine adapter your worker runs (z4j-celery, z4j-rq, z4j-dramatiq, z4j-huey, z4j-arq, z4j-taskiq) and that adapter carries the engine-version floor.

Full per-adapter matrix at https://z4j.dev/reference/compatibility/.

What it ships

• Agent runtime, connect, authenticate, supervise, reconnect with bounded backoff
• Outbound buffer, every event written to a local SQLite ring before going out on the wire; durable across short brain outages and agent restarts
• Engine signal hooks, wired up by whichever engine adapter you install (z4j-celery, z4j-rq, etc.); the runtime drains them into the buffer
• Schedule inventory, emits a full snapshot at boot, on a periodic timer (default 15 min), and on demand from the brain's Sync now command. Existing schedules show up automatically.
• Command dispatcher, receives operator actions from the brain (retry, cancel, restart, schedule.fire, schedule.resync, etc.) and routes them to the right adapter

Install

pip install z4j-bare

Most users install a framework adapter (z4j-django / z4j-flask / z4j-fastapi) which pulls z4j-bare automatically.

Quick start (framework-free worker)

from z4j_bare import install_agent
from z4j_celery import CeleryEngineAdapter

install_agent(
    engines=[CeleryEngineAdapter(celery_app=app)],
    brain_url="https://brain.example.com",
    token="z4j_agent_...",
    project_id="my-project",
)

Reliability

• No exception from the agent ever propagates back into your worker / signal handler / request path. Every brain interaction is wrapped in a top-level try/except.
• Events buffer locally when z4j is unreachable. Workers never block on network I/O.
• Supervisor reconnects on every transient failure (network, TLS, protocol mismatch) with bounded backoff.

Documentation

Full docs at z4j.dev/frameworks/bare/.

License

Apache-2.0, see LICENSE.

Links

• Homepage: https://z4j.com
• Documentation: https://z4j.dev
• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/z4j-bare/
• Issues: https://github.com/z4jdev/z4j-bare/issues
• Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
• Security: [e-mail] (see SECURITY.md)