planetary-computer-tasks
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Monorepo of 12 Python namespace packages under pctasks/, each independently installable via hatchling. Dependency order: core → cli → task → client → ingest → ingesttask → dataset → run → notify → router → server → dev. Additional code in pctasksfuncs/ (Azure Functions), datasets/ (~60 dataset definitions), and deployment/ (Terraform/Helm). Core data flow: blob storage assets → splits (by prefix) → chunks (file listing CSVs) → Collection.create_item() produces pystac Items → ingest into PgSTAC via pypgstac. Key abstractions: -…
# Project Guidelines — Planetary Computer Tasks (pctasks)
## Architecture
Monorepo of 12 Python namespace packages under `pctasks/`, each independently installable via `hatchling`. Dependency order: `core → cli → task → client → ingest → ingest_task → dataset → run → notify → router → server → dev`. Additional code in `pctasks_funcs/` (Azure Functions), `datasets/` (~60 dataset definitions), and `deployment/` (Terraform/Helm).
**Core data flow**: blob storage assets → splits (by prefix) → chunks (file listing CSVs) → `Collection.create_item()` produces pystac Items → ingest into PgSTAC via pypgstac.
Key abstractions:
- **`PCBaseModel`** (`pctasks/core/pctasks/core/models/base.py`): Pydantic v2 base with YAML serde, `by_alias=True`, `exclude_none=True`.
- **`Task[T, U]`** (`pctasks/task/pctasks/task/task.py`): Generic abstract task, define `_input_model`/`_output_model` and `run(input, context)`.
- **`Collection`** (`pctasks/dataset/pctasks/dataset/collection.py`): Abstract base for datasets; implement `create_item(cls, asset_uri, storage_factory) -> List[pystac.Item] | WaitTaskResult` as a classmethod.
- **`StorageFactory`**: Creates `Storage` objects from `blob://<account>/<container>/<path>` URIs.
- **Settings**: `pydantic-settings` with double-underscore env vars (`PCTASKS__COSMOSDB__URL`, `PCTASKS_RUN__TASK_RUNNER_TYPE`).
## Code Style
- **Formatter**: black (default settings) + isort. Run `scripts/format`.
- **Linter**: flake8 with `max-line-length = 120`, ignores `E203, W503, E731, E722` (see `.flake8`).
- **Type checking**: mypy with `disallow_untyped_defs = True` — all functions must have type annotations (see `mypy.ini`).
- **No docstrings** unless explicitly requested.
- All models extend `PCBaseModel` (Pydantic v2). Use `model_validate`, `model_dump`, `field_validator`, `model_validator`.
## Build and Test
```bash
scripts/install # Create venv with uv, install all packages in editable mode
scripts/server # Start local dev stack (Azurite, PgSTAC, server, STAC API)
scripts/test # Full lint + test suite (runs in Docker via docker-compose.console.yml)
scripts/test --subpackage core # Test one package
scripts/test --test-only # Skip lint
scripts/test --lint-only # Skip tests
scripts/format # Auto-format all packages (black + isort)
```
Per-package test commands (from within `pctasks/<pkg>/`):
```bash
pytest tests/ # Run package tests
mypy --config-file ../../mypy.ini pctasks # Type-check
```
## Project Conventions
### Dataset directory pattern (`datasets/<name>/`)
```
dataset.yaml # Required: dataset definition (id, image, collections, asset_storage, chunks)
<name>.py # Required: Collection subclass with create_item classmethod
collection/template.json # STAC collection Jinja2 template
test_<name>.py # Tests: import collection class, call create_item with blob URIs
requirements.txt # Optional: extra pip deps
Dockerfile # Optional: custom image (otherwise uses pctasks-task-base)
```
Dataset YAML references code via `${{ local.path(./<file>.py) }}` and class via `<module>:<ClassName>` (no `.py`).
### Templating syntax in YAML
- `${{ args.<name> }}` — CLI arguments
- `${{ secrets.<key> }}` — KeyVault/dev-secrets.yaml
- `${{ local.path(<relative>) }}` — Path relative to YAML file
- `${{ local.file(<relative>) }}` — Inline file contents
### CLI
Click-based with plugin discovery via `pctasks.commands` entry point group. Each package registers subcommands in its `pyproject.toml`.
### Testing patterns
- pytest with `asyncio_mode = auto` (see `pytest.ini`)
- Dataset tests are co-located: `datasets/<name>/test_<name>.py`
- Package tests: `pctasks/<pkg>/tests/`
- Integration tests: `tests/`
- Use `StorageFactory()` in tests for blob access; `SimpleWorkflowExecutor` for local workflow execution.
### Dataset image publish + workflow republish
- For dataset-specific Docker image changes, update the dataset image tag everywhere the workflow reads it. Dynamic update workflows often use a separate `datasets/<name>/update.yaml`, not just `dataset.yaml`.
- Use a fresh date tag (for example `YYYY.MM.DD`) rather than reusing an existing ACR tag, so Batch nodes do not pull a stale cached image.
- If using `scripts/publish-ingestion-images`, first check the current script contents. It may be temporarily narrowed to one dataset image. Set `TAG` to the same tag used in the dataset YAML and ensure the desired image entry is enabled.
- Authenticate before pushing: `az acr login -n pccomponents`.
- Publish to ACR with `scripts/publish-ingestion-images` (or an equivalent `docker build`/`docker push` command) from the repo root. Make sure only the image you want pushed is in the `images` array in the script so that no other images are inadvertently built and pushed.
- Ensure `pctasks` is on `PATH` before workflow operations. If absent, create/use `.venv` with `uv venv` and install the editable packages from `scripts/install` logic, then use `PATH="$PWD/.venv/bin:$PATH"`.
- Republish dynamic update workflows with the command in the dataset README, commonly:
`pctasks dataset process-items '${{ args.since }}' -d datasets/<name>/update.yaml -c <collection-id> --workflow-id=<workflow-id> --is-update-workflow --upsert`
- Verify before/after upsert by generating the workflow without `--upsert` and grepping for the expected image tag.
- Submit an update/backfill by adding `--submit --confirm -a registry pccomponents.azurecr.io -a since <ISO datetime>` to the same `process-items` command. Example since value: `2026-04-01T00:00:00`.
- Production workflow pods run in Kubernetes namespace `pc`; recent workflows can be found with `kubectl -n pc get workflows.argoproj.io --sort-by=.metadata.creationTimestamp`.
- Workflow/task logs are uploaded to Azure Storage account `pctaskscommon`, container `tasklogs`, under `logs/<run-id>/`. The main workflow log is `logs/<run-id>/workflow-run-log.txt`; task logs are nested by job/partition/task, e.g. `logs/<run-id>/process-chunk/0/create-items/task-log.txt`.
- Argo may show `Succeeded` when the wrapper pod completed even if PCTasks logged `Workflow failed!`; always inspect the `pctaskscommon/tasklogs` workflow log and failed task logs for the true PCTasks status.
## Integration Points
- **Azure Blob Storage**: All asset URIs use `blob://<account>/<container>/<path>` scheme.
- **Cosmos DB**: Workflow/run state persistence; emulated locally via docker-compose.
- **PgSTAC**: STAC item storage (PostgreSQL + PostGIS), port 5499 locally.
- **Azurite**: Local Azure Storage emulator, ports 10000-10002.
- **Argo Workflows**: Production workflow orchestration on Kubernetes.
- **Azure Batch**: Production task execution.
- **Kind cluster**: Local Kubernetes for Argo testing (`scripts/cluster setup`).
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