merged recent changes in main

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
+    rev: 22.3.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: black
+        language_version: python3.9
   - repo: https://github.com/pycqa/isort
     rev: 5.12.0
     hooks:
       - id: isort
         name: isort (python)
-        args: ["--profile", "black"]
-  - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-    rev: 22.3.0
-    hooks:
-      - id: black
-        language_version: python3.9
+        args: ["--profile", "black"]

README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ The *cisticola* application enables users to easily collect, process, and analyz
 
 It scrapes raw data by coordinating with a set of platform-specific scrapers, archives media attachments, and stores the data in a SQL database.
 
-For more information about the structure of Cisticola, as well as installation and deployment instructions, see the documentation. 
+For more information about the structure of Cisticola, as well as installation and deployment instructions, see the [documentation](https://cisticola.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html). 
 
 ![Cisticola, the bird](docs/images/cisticola.jpeg)

cisticola/transformer/base.py

@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class Transformer:
         data: ScraperResult,
         insert: Callable,
         session: Session,
-        insert_post: Callable,
         flush_posts: Callable,
     ):
         """Transform a ScraperResult into objects with additional parameters for analysis. This function can
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ class ETLController:
 
     def insert_or_select(self, obj, session, hydrate: bool = True):
         """Insert an object into the database or return an existing object from the database.
-        Regardless, the resulting object has an `id` attribute that can be referenced later.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -257,6 +255,7 @@ class ETLController:
             )
 
         elif type(obj) == Post:
+            # attempt to add to current batch
             return self.insert_post(obj, session, hydrate)
             # instance = session.query(Post).filter_by(platform=obj.platform, platform_id=obj.platform_id).first()
 
@@ -355,9 +354,6 @@ class ETLController:
                             result,
                             lambda obj: self.insert_or_select(obj, session, hydrate),
                             session,
-                            lambda obj: self.insert_post(
-                                obj, session, hydrate, flush=False
-                            ),
                             lambda: self.flush_posts(session),
                         )
 

cisticola/transformer/bitchute.py

@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ class BitchuteTransformer(Transformer):
         data: ScraperResult,
         insert: Callable,
         session: Session,
-        insert_post: Callable,
         flush_posts: Callable,
     ):
         raw = json.loads(data.raw_data)
@@ -140,8 +139,7 @@ class BitchuteTransformer(Transformer):
             video_duration=_parse_duration_str(raw["length"]),
         )
 
-        # insert_post
-        transformed = insert_post(transformed)
+        transformed = insert(transformed)
 
 
 def parse_created(created: str, date_archived: datetime) -> datetime:

cisticola/transformer/gettr.py

@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ class GettrTransformer(Transformer):
         data: ScraperResult,
         insert: Callable,
         session: Session,
-        insert_post: Callable,
         flush_posts: Callable,
     ):
         raw = json.loads(data.raw_data)
@@ -143,8 +142,7 @@ class GettrTransformer(Transformer):
             views=raw.get("vfpst"),
         )
 
-        # insert_post
-        insert_post(transformed)
+        insert(transformed)
 
         # media = self.process_media(raw, transformed.id, data)
         # for m in media:

cisticola/transformer/rumble.py

@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ class RumbleTransformer(Transformer):
         data: ScraperResult,
         insert: Callable,
         session: Session,
-        insert_post: Callable,
         flush_posts: Callable,
     ):
         raw = json.loads(data.raw_data)
@@ -99,8 +98,7 @@ class RumbleTransformer(Transformer):
             video_duration=_parse_duration_str(raw["duration"]),
         )
 
-        # insert_post
-        insert_post(transformed)
+        insert(transformed)
 
 
 def _process_number(s: str) -> int:

cisticola/transformer/telegram_telethon.py

@@ -195,13 +195,11 @@ class TelegramTelethonTransformer(Transformer):
 
                 insert(new_chat)
 
-    # TODO this method API is chaotic and could be cleaned up
     def transform(
         self,
         data: ScraperResult,
         insert: Callable,
         session: Session,
-        insert_post: Callable,
         flush_posts: Callable,
     ):
         raw = json.loads(data.raw_data)
@@ -277,7 +275,8 @@ class TelegramTelethonTransformer(Transformer):
             # use cache to find post ID instead of a DB request, if possible
             if (data.channel, reply_to_id) not in self.posts_cache:
                 session.commit()
-                flush_posts()  # TODO this is necessary because the post we are looking for might have been added in the same session
+                # this is necessary because the post we are looking for could be batched but not yet committed to the DB
+                flush_posts()
                 post = (
                     session.query(Post)
                     .filter_by(channel=data.channel, platform_id=reply_to_id)
@@ -379,8 +378,7 @@ class TelegramTelethonTransformer(Transformer):
             views=raw.get("views"),
         )
 
-        # insert_post
-        insert_post(transformed)
+        insert(transformed)
 
 
 def stripped(s):