From 4040f2de2a014b4efa403d7bbdf4e1c4b0ed4eb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SWE Destroyer Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:22:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] simplify README to focus on essential information Remove verbose advanced sections (logging, raw responses, streaming, custom HTTP config, null handling, versioning details) and keep only installation, basic usage, async usage, error handling, and requirements. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- README.md | 335 ++---------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 328 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5941deffa..95a4b169f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,153 +1,54 @@ # Agentex Python API library - [![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/agentex-sdk.svg?label=pypi%20(stable))](https://pypi.org/project/agentex-sdk/) -The Agentex Python library provides convenient access to the Agentex REST API from any Python 3.9+ -application. The library includes type definitions for all request params and response fields, -and offers both synchronous and asynchronous clients powered by [httpx](https://github.com/encode/httpx). - -It is generated with [Stainless](https://www.stainless.com/). +The Agentex Python library provides convenient access to the Agentex REST API from any Python 3.9+ application. ## Documentation -The REST API documentation can be found on [docs.gp.scale.com](https://docs.gp.scale.com). The full API of this library can be found in [api.md](api.md). +API documentation: [docs.gp.scale.com](https://docs.gp.scale.com). Full library API reference: [api.md](api.md). ## Installation ```sh -# install from PyPI pip install agentex-sdk ``` ## Usage -The full API of this library can be found in [api.md](api.md). - ```python import os from agentex import Agentex client = Agentex( - api_key=os.environ.get("AGENTEX_SDK_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted - # defaults to "production". - environment="development", + api_key=os.environ.get("AGENTEX_SDK_API_KEY"), ) tasks = client.tasks.list() ``` -While you can provide an `api_key` keyword argument, -we recommend using [python-dotenv](https://pypi.org/project/python-dotenv/) -to add `AGENTEX_SDK_API_KEY="My API Key"` to your `.env` file -so that your API Key is not stored in source control. +Store your API key in a `.env` file as `AGENTEX_SDK_API_KEY="My API Key"` and use [python-dotenv](https://pypi.org/project/python-dotenv/) to avoid storing it in source control. ## Async usage -Simply import `AsyncAgentex` instead of `Agentex` and use `await` with each API call: - ```python import os import asyncio from agentex import AsyncAgentex client = AsyncAgentex( - api_key=os.environ.get("AGENTEX_SDK_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted - # defaults to "production". - environment="development", + api_key=os.environ.get("AGENTEX_SDK_API_KEY"), ) - async def main() -> None: tasks = await client.tasks.list() - -asyncio.run(main()) -``` - -Functionality between the synchronous and asynchronous clients is otherwise identical. - -## Debugging - -AgentEx provides built-in debugging support for **temporal projects** during local development. - -```bash -# Basic debugging -uv run agentex agents run --manifest manifest.yaml --debug-worker - -# Wait for debugger to attach before starting -uv run agentex agents run --manifest manifest.yaml --debug-worker --wait-for-debugger - -# Custom debug port -uv run agentex agents run --manifest manifest.yaml --debug-worker --debug-port 5679 -``` - -For **VS Code**, add this configuration to `.vscode/launch.json`: - -```json -{ - "name": "Attach to AgentEx Worker", - "type": "debugpy", - "request": "attach", - "connect": { "host": "localhost", "port": 5678 }, - "pathMappings": [{ "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}", "remoteRoot": "." }], - "justMyCode": false, - "console": "integratedTerminal" -} -``` - -The debug server automatically finds an available port starting from 5678 and prints connection details when starting. - -### With aiohttp - -By default, the async client uses `httpx` for HTTP requests. However, for improved concurrency performance you may also use `aiohttp` as the HTTP backend. - -You can enable this by installing `aiohttp`: - -```sh -# install from PyPI -pip install agentex-sdk[aiohttp] -``` - -Then you can enable it by instantiating the client with `http_client=DefaultAioHttpClient()`: - -```python -import os -import asyncio -from agentex import DefaultAioHttpClient -from agentex import AsyncAgentex - - -async def main() -> None: - async with AsyncAgentex( - api_key=os.environ.get("AGENTEX_SDK_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted - http_client=DefaultAioHttpClient(), - ) as client: - tasks = await client.tasks.list() - - asyncio.run(main()) ``` -## Using types - -Nested request parameters are [TypedDicts](https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#typing.TypedDict). Responses are [Pydantic models](https://docs.pydantic.dev) which also provide helper methods for things like: - -- Serializing back into JSON, `model.to_json()` -- Converting to a dictionary, `model.to_dict()` - -Typed requests and responses provide autocomplete and documentation within your editor. If you would like to see type errors in VS Code to help catch bugs earlier, set `python.analysis.typeCheckingMode` to `basic`. - ## Handling errors -When the library is unable to connect to the API (for example, due to network connection problems or a timeout), a subclass of `agentex.APIConnectionError` is raised. - -When the API returns a non-success status code (that is, 4xx or 5xx -response), a subclass of `agentex.APIStatusError` is raised, containing `status_code` and `response` properties. - -All errors inherit from `agentex.APIError`. - ```python import agentex from agentex import Agentex @@ -158,235 +59,13 @@ try: client.tasks.list() except agentex.APIConnectionError as e: print("The server could not be reached") - print(e.__cause__) # an underlying Exception, likely raised within httpx. except agentex.RateLimitError as e: - print("A 429 status code was received; we should back off a bit.") + print("Rate limited (429)") except agentex.APIStatusError as e: - print("Another non-200-range status code was received") print(e.status_code) - print(e.response) -``` - -Error codes are as follows: - -| Status Code | Error Type | -| ----------- | -------------------------- | -| 400 | `BadRequestError` | -| 401 | `AuthenticationError` | -| 403 | `PermissionDeniedError` | -| 404 | `NotFoundError` | -| 422 | `UnprocessableEntityError` | -| 429 | `RateLimitError` | -| >=500 | `InternalServerError` | -| N/A | `APIConnectionError` | - -### Retries - -Certain errors are automatically retried 2 times by default, with a short exponential backoff. -Connection errors (for example, due to a network connectivity problem), 408 Request Timeout, 409 Conflict, -429 Rate Limit, and >=500 Internal errors are all retried by default. - -You can use the `max_retries` option to configure or disable retry settings: - -```python -from agentex import Agentex - -# Configure the default for all requests: -client = Agentex( - # default is 2 - max_retries=0, -) - -# Or, configure per-request: -client.with_options(max_retries=5).tasks.list() -``` - -### Timeouts - -By default requests time out after 1 minute. You can configure this with a `timeout` option, -which accepts a float or an [`httpx.Timeout`](https://www.python-httpx.org/advanced/timeouts/#fine-tuning-the-configuration) object: - -```python -from agentex import Agentex - -# Configure the default for all requests: -client = Agentex( - # 20 seconds (default is 1 minute) - timeout=20.0, -) - -# More granular control: -client = Agentex( - timeout=httpx.Timeout(60.0, read=5.0, write=10.0, connect=2.0), -) - -# Override per-request: -client.with_options(timeout=5.0).tasks.list() ``` -On timeout, an `APITimeoutError` is thrown. - -Note that requests that time out are [retried twice by default](#retries). - -## Advanced - -### Logging - -We use the standard library [`logging`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html) module. - -You can enable logging by setting the environment variable `AGENTEX_LOG` to `info`. - -```shell -$ export AGENTEX_LOG=info -``` - -Or to `debug` for more verbose logging. - -### How to tell whether `None` means `null` or missing - -In an API response, a field may be explicitly `null`, or missing entirely; in either case, its value is `None` in this library. You can differentiate the two cases with `.model_fields_set`: - -```py -if response.my_field is None: - if 'my_field' not in response.model_fields_set: - print('Got json like {}, without a "my_field" key present at all.') - else: - print('Got json like {"my_field": null}.') -``` - -### Accessing raw response data (e.g. headers) - -The "raw" Response object can be accessed by prefixing `.with_raw_response.` to any HTTP method call, e.g., - -```py -from agentex import Agentex - -client = Agentex() -response = client.tasks.with_raw_response.list() -print(response.headers.get('X-My-Header')) - -task = response.parse() # get the object that `tasks.list()` would have returned -print(task) -``` - -These methods return an [`APIResponse`](https://github.com/scaleapi/scale-agentex-python/tree/main/src/agentex/_response.py) object. - -The async client returns an [`AsyncAPIResponse`](https://github.com/scaleapi/scale-agentex-python/tree/main/src/agentex/_response.py) with the same structure, the only difference being `await`able methods for reading the response content. - -#### `.with_streaming_response` - -The above interface eagerly reads the full response body when you make the request, which may not always be what you want. - -To stream the response body, use `.with_streaming_response` instead, which requires a context manager and only reads the response body once you call `.read()`, `.text()`, `.json()`, `.iter_bytes()`, `.iter_text()`, `.iter_lines()` or `.parse()`. In the async client, these are async methods. - -```python -with client.tasks.with_streaming_response.list() as response: - print(response.headers.get("X-My-Header")) - - for line in response.iter_lines(): - print(line) -``` - -The context manager is required so that the response will reliably be closed. - -### Making custom/undocumented requests - -This library is typed for convenient access to the documented API. - -If you need to access undocumented endpoints, params, or response properties, the library can still be used. - -#### Undocumented endpoints - -To make requests to undocumented endpoints, you can make requests using `client.get`, `client.post`, and other -http verbs. Options on the client will be respected (such as retries) when making this request. - -```py -import httpx - -response = client.post( - "/foo", - cast_to=httpx.Response, - body={"my_param": True}, -) - -print(response.headers.get("x-foo")) -``` - -#### Undocumented request params - -If you want to explicitly send an extra param, you can do so with the `extra_query`, `extra_body`, and `extra_headers` request -options. - -#### Undocumented response properties - -To access undocumented response properties, you can access the extra fields like `response.unknown_prop`. You -can also get all the extra fields on the Pydantic model as a dict with -[`response.model_extra`](https://docs.pydantic.dev/latest/api/base_model/#pydantic.BaseModel.model_extra). - -### Configuring the HTTP client - -You can directly override the [httpx client](https://www.python-httpx.org/api/#client) to customize it for your use case, including: - -- Support for [proxies](https://www.python-httpx.org/advanced/proxies/) -- Custom [transports](https://www.python-httpx.org/advanced/transports/) -- Additional [advanced](https://www.python-httpx.org/advanced/clients/) functionality - -```python -import httpx -from agentex import Agentex, DefaultHttpxClient - -client = Agentex( - # Or use the `AGENTEX_BASE_URL` env var - base_url="http://my.test.server.example.com:8083", - http_client=DefaultHttpxClient( - proxy="http://my.test.proxy.example.com", - transport=httpx.HTTPTransport(local_address="0.0.0.0"), - ), -) -``` - -You can also customize the client on a per-request basis by using `with_options()`: - -```python -client.with_options(http_client=DefaultHttpxClient(...)) -``` - -### Managing HTTP resources - -By default the library closes underlying HTTP connections whenever the client is [garbage collected](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html#object.__del__). You can manually close the client using the `.close()` method if desired, or with a context manager that closes when exiting. - -```py -from agentex import Agentex - -with Agentex() as client: - # make requests here - ... - -# HTTP client is now closed -``` - -## Versioning - -This package generally follows [SemVer](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) conventions, though certain backwards-incompatible changes may be released as minor versions: - -1. Changes that only affect static types, without breaking runtime behavior. -2. Changes to library internals which are technically public but not intended or documented for external use. _(Please open a GitHub issue to let us know if you are relying on such internals.)_ -3. Changes that we do not expect to impact the vast majority of users in practice. - -We take backwards-compatibility seriously and work hard to ensure you can rely on a smooth upgrade experience. - -We are keen for your feedback; please open an [issue](https://www.github.com/scaleapi/scale-agentex-python/issues) with questions, bugs, or suggestions. - -### Determining the installed version - -If you've upgraded to the latest version but aren't seeing any new features you were expecting then your python environment is likely still using an older version. - -You can determine the version that is being used at runtime with: - -```py -import agentex -print(agentex.__version__) -``` +Errors automatically retry 2 times by default for connection errors, timeouts, 429, and 5xx responses. ## Requirements