apify-cli 0.13.1-beta.4 → 0.13.1-beta.5

package/README.md

@@ -399,9 +399,12 @@ ARGUMENTS
   ACTORNAME  Name of the actor and its directory
 
 OPTIONS
-  -t, --template=template  Template for the actor. If not provided, the command will prompt for it.Visit
-                           https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apify/actor-templates/master/templates/manifest.json to
-                           find available template names.
+  -t, --template=template    Template for the actor. If not provided, the command will prompt for it.
+                             Visit
+                             https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apify/actor-templates/master/templates/manifest.json to
+                             find available template names.
+
+  --skip-dependency-install  Skip installing actor dependencies.
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/create.js](https://github.com/apify/apify-cli/blob/v0.13.1/src/commands/create.js)_

package/oclif.manifest.json

@@ -1 +1 @@
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+{"version":"0.13.1","commands":{"call":{"id":"call","description":"Runs a specific actor remotely on the Apify cloud platform.\nThe actor is run under your current Apify account. Therefore you need to be logged in by calling \"apify login\". It takes input for the actor from the default local key-value store by default.","pluginName":"apify-cli","pluginType":"core","aliases":[],"flags":{"build":{"name":"build","type":"option","char":"b","description":"Tag or number of the build to run (e.g. \"latest\" or \"1.2.34\").","required":false},"timeout":{"name":"timeout","type":"option","char":"t","description":"Timeout for the actor run in seconds. 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package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "apify-cli",
-  "version": "0.13.1-beta.4",
+  "version": "0.13.1-beta.5",
   "description": "Apify command-line interface helps you create, develop, build and run Apify actors, and manage the Apify cloud platform.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {

package/src/commands/call.js

@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ class CallCommand extends ApifyCommand {
         }
 
         run = await apifyClient.run(run.id).get();
-        console.dir(run);
 
         outputs.link('Actor run detail', `https://console.apify.com/actors/${run.actId}#/runs/${run.id}`);
 

package/src/commands/create.js

@@ -9,14 +9,25 @@ const { ApifyCommand } = require('../lib/apify_command');
 const execWithLog = require('../lib/exec');
 const outputs = require('../lib/outputs');
 const { updateLocalJson } = require('../lib/files');
-const { setLocalConfig, setLocalEnv, getNpmCmd, validateActorName, getJsonFileContent } = require('../lib/utils');
-const { EMPTY_LOCAL_CONFIG, LOCAL_CONFIG_PATH } = require('../lib/consts');
+const {
+    setLocalConfig,
+    setLocalEnv,
+    getNpmCmd,
+    validateActorName,
+    getJsonFileContent,
+    detectPythonVersion,
+    isPythonVersionSupported,
+    getPythonCommand,
+} = require('../lib/utils');
+const { EMPTY_LOCAL_CONFIG, LOCAL_CONFIG_PATH, PYTHON_VENV_PATH } = require('../lib/consts');
 
 class CreateCommand extends ApifyCommand {
     async run() {
         const { flags, args } = this.parse(CreateCommand);
         let { actorName } = args;
-        let templateName = flags.template;
+        let { templateArchiveUrl, template: templateName } = flags;
+        const { skipDependencyInstall } = flags;
+        let skipOptionalDeps = false;
 
         // Check proper format of actorName
         if (!actorName) {
@@ -38,24 +49,30 @@ class CreateCommand extends ApifyCommand {
             validateActorName(actorName);
         }
 
-        const manifest = await actorTemplates.fetchManifest();
-        const choices = manifest.templates.map((t) => ({
-            value: t.name,
-            name: t.description,
-        }));
-
-        if (!templateName) {
-            const answer = await inquirer.prompt([{
-                type: 'list',
-                name: 'template',
-                message: 'Please select the template for your new actor',
-                default: choices[0],
-                choices,
-                loop: false,
-                pageSize: 8, // Due to the answers wrapping, the prompt looks best if the `pageSize` is a multiple of 2
-            }]);
-            templateName = answer.template;
+        if (!templateArchiveUrl) {
+            const manifest = await actorTemplates.fetchManifest();
+            if (!templateName) {
+                const choices = manifest.templates.map((t) => ({
+                    value: t.name,
+                    name: t.description,
+                }));
+
+                const answer = await inquirer.prompt([{
+                    type: 'list',
+                    name: 'template',
+                    message: 'Please select the template for your new actor',
+                    default: choices[0],
+                    choices,
+                    loop: false,
+                    pageSize: 8, // Due to the answers wrapping, the prompt looks best if the `pageSize` is a multiple of 2
+                }]);
+                templateName = answer.template;
+            }
+
+            const templateObj = manifest.templates.find((t) => t.name === templateName);
+            ({ archiveUrl: templateArchiveUrl, skipOptionalDeps } = templateObj);
         }
+
         const cwd = process.cwd();
         const actFolderDir = path.join(cwd, actorName);
 
@@ -70,11 +87,9 @@ class CreateCommand extends ApifyCommand {
             }
             throw err;
         }
-        const templateObj = manifest.templates.find((t) => t.name === templateName);
-        const { archiveUrl } = templateObj;
 
         const zipStream = await gotScraping({
-            url: archiveUrl,
+            url: templateArchiveUrl,
             isStream: true,
         });
         const unzip = unzipper.Extract({ path: actFolderDir });
@@ -84,15 +99,61 @@ class CreateCommand extends ApifyCommand {
         const localConfig = await getJsonFileContent(path.join(actFolderDir, LOCAL_CONFIG_PATH));
         await setLocalConfig(Object.assign(localConfig || EMPTY_LOCAL_CONFIG, { name: actorName }), actFolderDir);
         await setLocalEnv(actFolderDir);
-        await updateLocalJson(path.join(actFolderDir, 'package.json'), { name: actorName });
 
-        // Run npm install in actor dir.
-        // For efficiency, don't install Puppeteer for templates that don't use it
-        const cmdArgs = ['install'];
-        if (templateObj.skipOptionalDeps) cmdArgs.push('--no-optional');
-        await execWithLog(getNpmCmd(), cmdArgs, { cwd: actFolderDir });
+        const packageJsonPath = path.join(actFolderDir, 'package.json');
+        const requirementsTxtPath = path.join(actFolderDir, 'requirements.txt');
 
-        outputs.success(`Actor '${actorName}' was created. To run it, run "cd ${actorName}" and "apify run".`);
+        let dependenciesInstalled = false;
+        if (!skipDependencyInstall) {
+            if (fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
+                // If the actor is a Node.js actor (has package.json), run `npm install`
+                await updateLocalJson(packageJsonPath, { name: actorName });
+                // Run npm install in actor dir.
+                // For efficiency, don't install Puppeteer for templates that don't use it
+                const cmdArgs = ['install'];
+                if (skipOptionalDeps) cmdArgs.push('--no-optional');
+                await execWithLog(getNpmCmd(), cmdArgs, { cwd: actFolderDir });
+                dependenciesInstalled = true;
+            } else if (fs.existsSync(requirementsTxtPath)) {
+                const pythonVersion = detectPythonVersion(actFolderDir);
+                if (pythonVersion) {
+                    if (isPythonVersionSupported(pythonVersion)) {
+                        const venvPath = path.join(actFolderDir, '.venv');
+                        outputs.info(`Python version ${pythonVersion} detected.`);
+                        outputs.info(`Creating a virtual environment in "${venvPath}" and installing dependencies from "requirements.txt"...`);
+                        let pythonCommand = getPythonCommand(actFolderDir);
+                        if (!process.env.VIRTUAL_ENV) {
+                            // If Python is not running in a virtual environment, create a new one
+                            await execWithLog(pythonCommand, ['-m', 'venv', '--prompt', '.', PYTHON_VENV_PATH], { cwd: actFolderDir });
+                            // regenerate the `pythonCommand` after we create the virtual environment
+                            pythonCommand = getPythonCommand(actFolderDir);
+                        }
+                        await execWithLog(
+                            pythonCommand,
+                            ['-m', 'pip', 'install', '--no-cache-dir', '--no-warn-script-location', '--upgrade', 'pip'],
+                            { cwd: actFolderDir },
+                        );
+                        await execWithLog(
+                            pythonCommand,
+                            ['-m', 'pip', 'install', '--no-cache-dir', '--no-warn-script-location', '-r', 'requirements.txt'],
+                            { cwd: actFolderDir },
+                        );
+                        dependenciesInstalled = true;
+                    } else {
+                        outputs.warning(`Python actors require Python 3.8 or higher, but you have Python ${pythonVersion}!`);
+                        outputs.warning('Please install Python 3.8 or higher to be able to run Python actors locally.');
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    outputs.warning('No Python detected! Please install Python 3.8 or higher to be able to run Python actors locally.');
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (dependenciesInstalled) {
+            outputs.success(`Actor '${actorName}' was created. To run it, run "cd ${actorName}" and "apify run".`);
+        } else {
+            outputs.success(`Actor '${actorName}' was created. Please install its dependencies to be able to run it using "apify run".`);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -101,10 +162,19 @@ CreateCommand.description = 'Creates a new actor project directory from a select
 CreateCommand.flags = {
     template: flagsHelper.string({
         char: 't',
-        description: 'Template for the actor. If not provided, the command will prompt for it.'
+        description: 'Template for the actor. If not provided, the command will prompt for it.\n'
             + `Visit ${actorTemplates.manifestUrl} to find available template names.`,
         required: false,
     }),
+    'skip-dependency-install': flagsHelper.boolean({
+        description: 'Skip installing actor dependencies.',
+        required: false,
+    }),
+    'template-archive-url': flagsHelper.string({
+        description: 'Actor template archive url. Useful for developing new templates.',
+        required: false,
+        hidden: true,
+    }),
 };
 
 CreateCommand.args = [

package/src/commands/push.js

@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class PushCommand extends ApifyCommand {
                 actor = await apifyClient.actors().create(newActor);
                 actorId = actor.id;
                 outputs.info(`Created actor with name ${localConfig.name} on Apify.`);
-                console.dir(actor);
             }
         }
 

package/src/commands/run.js

@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ const { ApifyCommand } = require('../lib/apify_command');
 const {
     getLocalUserInfo, purgeDefaultQueue, purgeDefaultKeyValueStore,
     purgeDefaultDataset, getLocalConfigOrThrow, getNpmCmd, checkIfStorageIsEmpty,
+    detectPythonVersion, isPythonVersionSupported, getPythonCommand,
 } = require('../lib/utils');
-const { info, warning } = require('../lib/outputs');
+const { error, info, warning } = require('../lib/outputs');
 const { replaceSecretsValue } = require('../lib/secrets');
 
 class RunCommand extends ApifyCommand {
@@ -22,14 +23,16 @@ class RunCommand extends ApifyCommand {
         const cwd = process.cwd();
 
         const packageJsonPath = path.join(cwd, 'package.json');
-        if (!fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath)) {
-            throw new Error('The "package.json" file not found in the current directory. Call "npm init" to create it.');
-        }
-        const serverJsFile = path.join(cwd, 'server.js');
-        const packageJson = await loadJson(packageJsonPath);
-        if ((!packageJson.scripts || !packageJson.scripts.start) && !fs.existsSync(serverJsFile)) {
-            throw new Error('The "npm start" script was not found in package.json. Please set it up for your project. '
-                + 'For more information about that call "apify help run".');
+        const mainPyPath = path.join(cwd, 'src/__main__.py');
+
+        const packageJsonExists = fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath);
+        const mainPyExists = fs.existsSync(mainPyPath);
+
+        if (!packageJsonExists && !mainPyExists) {
+            throw new Error(
+                'Actor is of an uknown format.'
+                + ` Make sure either the 'package.json' file or 'src/__main__.py' file exists.`,
+            );
         }
 
         if (fs.existsSync(LEGACY_LOCAL_STORAGE_DIR) && !fs.existsSync(DEFAULT_LOCAL_STORAGE_DIR)) {
@@ -82,19 +85,41 @@ class RunCommand extends ApifyCommand {
             warning('You are not logged in with your Apify Account. Some features like Apify Proxy will not work. Call "apify login" to fix that.');
         }
 
-        // --max-http-header-size=80000
-        // Increases default size of headers. The original limit was 80kb, but from node 10+ they decided to lower it to 8kb.
-        // However they did not think about all the sites there with large headers,
-        // so we put back the old limit of 80kb, which seems to work just fine.
-        const currentNodeVersion = process.versions.node;
-        const lastSupportedVersion = semver.minVersion(SUPPORTED_NODEJS_VERSION);
-        if (semver.gte(currentNodeVersion, lastSupportedVersion)) {
-            env.NODE_OPTIONS = env.NODE_OPTIONS ? `${env.NODE_OPTIONS} --max-http-header-size=80000` : '--max-http-header-size=80000';
-        } else {
-            warning(`You are running Node.js version ${currentNodeVersion}, which is no longer supported. `
-                + `Please upgrade to Node.js version ${lastSupportedVersion} or later.`);
+        if (packageJsonExists) { // Actor is written in Node.js
+            const serverJsFile = path.join(cwd, 'server.js');
+            const packageJson = await loadJson(packageJsonPath);
+            if ((!packageJson.scripts || !packageJson.scripts.start) && !fs.existsSync(serverJsFile)) {
+                throw new Error('The "npm start" script was not found in package.json. Please set it up for your project. '
+                    + 'For more information about that call "apify help run".');
+            }
+
+            // --max-http-header-size=80000
+            // Increases default size of headers. The original limit was 80kb, but from node 10+ they decided to lower it to 8kb.
+            // However they did not think about all the sites there with large headers,
+            // so we put back the old limit of 80kb, which seems to work just fine.
+            const currentNodeVersion = process.versions.node;
+            const lastSupportedVersion = semver.minVersion(SUPPORTED_NODEJS_VERSION);
+            if (semver.gte(currentNodeVersion, lastSupportedVersion)) {
+                env.NODE_OPTIONS = env.NODE_OPTIONS ? `${env.NODE_OPTIONS} --max-http-header-size=80000` : '--max-http-header-size=80000';
+            } else {
+                warning(`You are running Node.js version ${currentNodeVersion}, which is no longer supported. `
+                    + `Please upgrade to Node.js version ${lastSupportedVersion} or later.`);
+            }
+            await execWithLog(getNpmCmd(), ['start'], { env });
+        } else if (mainPyExists) {
+            const pythonVersion = detectPythonVersion(cwd);
+            if (pythonVersion) {
+                if (isPythonVersionSupported(pythonVersion)) {
+                    const pythonCommand = getPythonCommand(cwd);
+                    await execWithLog(pythonCommand, ['-m', 'src'], { env });
+                } else {
+                    error(`Python actors require Python 3.8 or higher, but you have Python ${pythonVersion}!`);
+                    error('Please install Python 3.8 or higher to be able to run Python actors locally.');
+                }
+            } else {
+                error('No Python detected! Please install Python 3.8 or higher to be able to run Python actors locally.');
+            }
         }
-        await execWithLog(getNpmCmd(), ['start'], { env });
     }
 }
 

package/src/lib/consts.js

@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@ exports.UPLOADS_STORE_NAME = 'apify-cli-deployments';
 exports.SUPPORTED_NODEJS_VERSION = require('../../package.json').engines.node; //  eslint-disable-line;
 
 exports.APIFY_CLIENT_DEFAULT_HEADERS = { 'X-Apify-Request-Origin': META_ORIGINS.CLI };
+
+exports.MINIMUM_SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSION = '3.8.0';
+
+exports.PYTHON_VENV_PATH = '.venv';

package/src/lib/utils.js

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const { ApifyClient } = require('apify-client');
 const {
     execSync,
 } = require('child_process');
+const semver = require('semver');
 const {
     GLOBAL_CONFIGS_FOLDER,
     AUTH_FILE_PATH,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ const {
     DEPRECATED_LOCAL_CONFIG_NAME,
     ACTOR_SPECIFICATION_VERSION,
     APIFY_CLIENT_DEFAULT_HEADERS,
+    MINIMUM_SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSION,
 } = require('./consts');
 const {
     ensureFolderExistsSync,
@@ -488,6 +490,40 @@ const validateActorName = (actorName) => {
     }
 };
 
+const getPythonCommand = (directory) => {
+    const pythonVenvPath = /^win/.test(process.platform)
+        ? 'Scripts/python.exe'
+        : 'bin/python3';
+
+    let fullPythonVenvPath;
+    if (process.env.VIRTUAL_ENV) {
+        fullPythonVenvPath = path.join(process.env.VIRTUAL_ENV, pythonVenvPath);
+    } else {
+        fullPythonVenvPath = path.join(directory, '.venv', pythonVenvPath);
+    }
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(fullPythonVenvPath)) {
+        return fullPythonVenvPath;
+    }
+
+    return /^win/.test(process.platform)
+        ? 'python'
+        : 'python3';
+};
+
+const detectPythonVersion = (directory) => {
+    const pythonCommand = getPythonCommand(directory);
+    try {
+        return execSync(`${pythonCommand} -c "import platform; print(platform.python_version(), end='')"`, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
+    } catch {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+};
+
+const isPythonVersionSupported = (installedPythonVersion) => {
+    return semver.satisfies(installedPythonVersion, `^${MINIMUM_SUPPORTED_PYTHON_VERSION}`);
+};
+
 module.exports = {
     getLoggedClientOrThrow,
     getLocalConfig,
@@ -515,4 +551,7 @@ module.exports = {
     validateActorName,
     getJsonFileContent,
     getApifyClientOptions,
+    detectPythonVersion,
+    isPythonVersionSupported,
+    getPythonCommand,
 };