Any way to use bots as Python library?

[shepilov-vladislav]

Any way to use bots as Python library?

[djfurman]

Can you help me understand what part are you looking to use as a library? We’ve had some brief discussions about extracting messages into a library but depending on how your use case is set it might be a different conversation.

[shepilov-vladislav]

I need to convert EDI document to python object based on grammar. Is this possible?

[djfurman]

Sure, you're looking for message extraction. Right now, Bots is built around the EDI concept of in and out channels which are tied together by routes. The m-path object used by bots is a python object based on accessor methods; just make sure to grab the grammar you need as well.

For now feel free to extract the library manually and I'll label this as a priority for working on the project.

Let me know if you run into any issues!

[shepilov-vladislav]

So can I use bots without starting django server? I found parse_edi_file function(inmessage.py), seems like what I searching. Can I run it outside?

[ca0abinary]

@shepilov-vladislav Did you make any progress on your project? I'm researching a similar need.

[shepilov-vladislav]

@shepilov-vladislav Did you make any progress on your project? I'm researching a similar need.

@ca0abinary, no :(