Chaturbate Poller

Python library and CLI tool for polling events from the Chaturbate API featuring asynchronous event handling, structured logging, and optional InfluxDB integration for analytics and monitoring.

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Features

• Event Polling: Retrieve real-time events from the Chaturbate API.
• Error Handling: Built-in retries, exponential backoff, and error classification.
• Logging: Supports structured JSON logs and console outputs for better debugging.
• Optional InfluxDB Integration: Store and analyze events using InfluxDB.

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Installation

Ensure Python 3.11 or later is installed, then install the package via pip:

pip install chaturbate-poller

Environment Configuration (Optional)

Create a .env file in your project's root directory with the following:

CB_USERNAME="your_chaturbate_username"
CB_TOKEN="your_chaturbate_token"
INFLUXDB_URL="http://influxdb:8086"
INFLUXDB_TOKEN="your_influxdb_token"
INFLUXDB_ORG="chaturbate-poller"
INFLUXDB_BUCKET="my-bucket"
USE_DATABASE="false"  # Set to `true` if InfluxDB is used

💡 Tip: Generate an API token here with "Events API" permission enabled.

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Usage

CLI Usage

Start the poller with the following command:

python -m chaturbate_poller start --username <your_username> --token <your_token>

Common CLI Options

• --username: Your Chaturbate username. Defaults to .env file value.
• --token: Your API token. Defaults to .env file value.
• --timeout: Timeout for API requests (default: 10 seconds).
• --database: Enable InfluxDB integration. Defaults to disabled.
• --testbed: Enable the testbed environment for testing.
• --verbose: Enable detailed logging for debugging.

Run python -m chaturbate_poller --help for a complete list of options.

Docker

To run the poller in Docker, pull the image and start the container:

docker pull ghcr.io/mountaingod2/chaturbate_poller:latest
docker run \
  -e CB_USERNAME="your_chaturbate_username" \
  -e CB_TOKEN="your_chaturbate_token" \
  ghcr.io/mountaingod2/chaturbate_poller:latest --verbose --database

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Programmatic Usage

The library can also be used directly in your Python code:

import asyncio
from chaturbate_poller import ChaturbateClient

async def main():
    async with ChaturbateClient("your_username", "your_token", testbed=False) as client:
        url = None
        while True:
            response = await client.fetch_events(url)
            for event in response.events:

                # Do something with the event
                print(event.model_dump())

            url = response.next_url

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

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Development

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/MountainGod2/chaturbate_poller.git
   cd chaturbate_poller

2. Install dependencies using uv:

   uv sync --all-extras

Running Tests

Run tests with pytest:

uv run pytest

Documentation

Build and preview the documentation locally:

uv sync --extra=docs
uv run make clean html -C ./docs

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Here's how to get started:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch.
3. Submit a pull request, ensuring it includes tests and adheres to the coding standards.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.