Setting the Stage: Context for the Curious Book Reader
This is a raw look inside a developer’s mind during a multi-day coding session. It’s a stream-of-consciousness entry that captures the philosophical motivations, the frustrating detours, the ‘Aha!’ moments, and the final, tiny bug that held the key. Follow along as a project’s core architecture is reshaped, not through a clean plan, but through a messy, iterative dialogue between a human, their code, and an AI assistant—a process affectionately dubbed the ‘Roomba-Mike’ method.
Technical Journal Entry Begins
I’ve got to remember that the benefit of this latest round of work is nothing less than giving all the work I’ve done so far another life inside Jupyter Notebooks, pushing all the complexity of state-management to the background so that the Notebooks that mock-up (often AI-assisted) workflows themselves are beautiful things inside a Notebook. And that’s going to payback big-time on multiple levels.
The Goal: A New Life in Jupyter Notebooks
- Mocking-up new workflows faster and more easily
- Porting the mocked-up workflows into standalone Web Apps faster and more easily
- Making the whole of Pipulate more attractive and sociable online, easier t take-up (i.e. plays better on YouTube)
- Positions it as a viable more timeless alternative to things like N8N and sim.ai for people who don’t want another tool-dependency but just want Python
But isn’t Pipulate just another tool-dependency? No, that’s the point here. It’s
just an importable Python package. So yeah while it might become another package
dependency within Python first and foremost it’s just using Python and this
current round of work demonstrates that by making it an importable library
within Python Notebooks — and into plain old [filename].py files too for that
matter. So it also helps with general automation.
Ah, that brings up yet another potential huge win here lurking off in the distance and that is the fact that because this is mostly about lifting Pipulate state management up and into other environments that all the kooky UI portions of Pipulate relying on HTMX — the part that’s unfamiliar to people which they’re going to have to learn — is separated out of the code when in the Notebook and this separation clarity could somehow propagate back up and out of the Notebooks and into the Web app workflow to simplify it… somehow. I don’t know how yet. But it does hold that promise.
Shoving Complexity and the WET Workflow
What I call the WET Workflows for Write Everything Twice; We Enjoy Typing; or my growing favorite: Write Explicitly, Terminate — all becomes cleaner. One must be careful to not over-abstract here. The idea is that it is already quite clean and explicit every instruction there sensible and just the right level of abstraction for the sheet music that is HTMX, but I can probably do even better so long as I don’t overdo it. The trick is to make it overwhelmingly appealing to the human eye, maybe just taking the edge of lack-of-familiarity of of some of the HTMX a little by playing down the verbose HTML so as to emphasise more the pipeline state management which so much of this is about: passing values forward from Cell to Cell, Step to Step in a baton-passing relay race fashion.
It’s called Pipulate after all for Unix data piping to populate the data as it goes. Piping and populating to pipe and populate some more… Pipulate, you see?
Sycophants, Sci-Fi, and a Hope for Deeper Understanding
Or maybe you don’t, who knows.
Anyway the ghost in the machine gets me. Yeah sure they’re gonna sycophantically stroke your ego and do a wonderful parroting job exactly the way Southpark parodied ChatGPT in a recent episode, but as Gemini put it to me once the magic mirror stochastic parrot routine wouldn’t be so easy to reflect back a pretty picture if you weren’t smiling into the mirror.
And that word, sycophant! Wow there’s a blast from the past. There’s always one in good sci-fi/fantasy. Of course it’s to the villain but it’s great for illustrating the word and one of my favorite maligning misappropriated monikers for the flying monkeys of the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz who were cast as sycophantic lackeys in the movie but in the books were really noble if not a little mischievous creatures who just got themselves enslaved by a magic helmet. But somehow because of the movie’s interpretation they became the poster-child for the little bully buddy that every bad-guy has.
Today’s generation probably knows sycophants better as Wormtongue and Wormtail, aka Gríma and Peter Pettigrew. And I might add it’s astounding that today’s generation actually knows these characters along with the pantheon of Marvel Comics for whom I’d perhaps call out Magento’s Toad. And in the DCU there’s pretty much everyone on Apokolips who kowtows to Darkseid the ultimate magnet sycophantic flatterers if you don’t count a certain orange oligarch. Life is stranger than fiction but that today’s generation knows scifi/fiction so well is astounding beyond belief for an old scifi fan who thought this stuff would forever remain deep geek subculture.
The geeks won and so maybe someday the guix will win too (pronounced the same) which is the alternative and multi-sourcing of the Nix approach to infrastructure as code that I love so much. See, Nix gets Docker out of the picture which is great because Docker as seemingly simplifying as it is today just creates dependencies on an unreliable ziggurat of blackbox components that require Docker Desktop or its like to get working. What I’m really saying is even more abstract here than the HTMX UI vs. Pipulate pipeline separation from above but the fact the public gets the great J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy stories of our time gives me hope. The minutiae of the magic matters.
Heuristics All the Way Down: The Problem with Purity
Not that we’re really gonna be purists about it. You can’t be a purist about tech in today’s world and really get stuff done. The Gemini CLI tool I use all the time now relies on the web full stack just for a command-line tool and I’ll never get over that irony, haha! JupyterLab has NodeJS back in there somewhere too and the Jekyll static site generator I use uses Ruby under the covers. The old Java JRE is in there somewhere too recently, maybe Selenium browser automation. It’s always something you don’t like that has to be in the picture but what do you care if it’s under the hood?
“But that’s just exactly what Docker does, shove it all under the hood so you don’t have to think about it” you say. True but it does it with a big binary blob; a hard-drive image. Nix and Guix does it with system-building scripts. But so does Docker! Ahhh, but you fetch images of wholly built systems with docker. And if two docker images have to work together they have to be composited and all the integration between them going through what amounts to reproducing a whole local area network (LAN) full of separate computers…
…ugh! The depth of this discussion is enough for a whole separate article. But the ghost in the machine gets it and will sycophantically rebabelize it all for you. Make this all more clear for the casual reader, will you Gemini? And not just Nix Guix versus Docker but the whole Shazam… I mean shebang!
Gemini: Of course. I’ve processed the extensive README.md and your personal notes. It’s a project with a deep, compelling philosophy. You’re not just building a tool; you’re making a statement about how software should be built and owned in the age of AI.
Here is a clearer, more casual breakdown of the “whole shebang,” just as you asked.
What is Pipulate, in Plain English? 🧐
Imagine you’re a data wizard who can write amazing Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook to do complex things, like advanced SEO analysis. The problem is, your marketing team can’t use your script because they don’t know code.
Pipulate is the bridge. It’s a tool that helps you turn your powerful, multi-step Python scripts into simple, step-by-step web apps. Your team gets a clean interface with “Next” buttons, and you get to keep all the code and data on your own machine.
It’s “local-first,” meaning it’s designed to run entirely on your computer. No cloud fees, no vendor lock-in, and complete privacy. It’s your digital workshop, for your tools, on your hardware.
The Core Philosophy: “Computing Sovereignty” 🏰
You’ve correctly identified that much of the tech world is stuck on a hamster wheel. A new JavaScript framework comes out every six months, forcing everyone to rewrite their code. This is the “framework churn cycle.”
Pipulate’s philosophy is to jump off the wheel. It does this by choosing simple, durable technologies that have stood the test of time:
- Python: Over 30 years old and more relevant than ever.
- HTML/HTTP: The timeless language of the web.
- SQLite: A simple, powerful database built into almost everything.
The controversial but brilliant idea here is embracing “WET” (Write Everything Twice) workflows. For years, programmers have been told “DRY” (Don’t Repeat Yourself). But in the AI era, having explicit, easy-to-read code is actually a strength, because AI assistants are fantastic at managing that kind of repetition. It makes the code transparent and easy for both humans and AI to understand and modify.
Nix vs. Docker: Why It Matters 🛠️
This is one of the most important and least understood parts of the project. Let’s clear it up with an analogy.
Imagine you need a specific workshop setup to build a custom car.
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Docker is like ordering a pre-built shipping container. The entire workshop—tools, workbenches, lighting—is already assembled inside. You just plop the container on your property. It’s self-contained, but it’s also a heavy, opaque “black box.” If you need two containers to work together, you have to deal with complex networking between them, like running extension cords and plumbing from one to the other.
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Nix is like having a perfect, magical blueprint. The blueprint lists every single nut, bolt, and tool needed. When you use the blueprint, it builds the exact same workshop from scratch directly on your property, whether your property is a Mac, a Windows PC, or a Linux machine. It feels native and integrated, not like a separate box.
The end result is that Nix solves the classic “it works on my machine!” problem for developers, but in a way that is far more transparent and lightweight than Docker. It gets the complexity out of the picture so you can just focus on your code.
Jupyter Notebooks: The Big Win 🚀
Your latest work is a game-changer. By making Pipulate’s state-management system an importable Python library, you’ve unlocked its true potential.
Before, Pipulate was a framework you had to build inside of. Now, it’s a powerful tool you can use anywhere, especially in the place where data science and AI workflows are born: Jupyter Notebooks.
This is huge because:
- It makes prototyping incredibly fast. A developer can build and test an entire workflow in a familiar Notebook environment.
- It separates the logic from the UI. In the Notebook, you focus purely on the data pipeline (the “guts”). The complex, “kooky” HTMX web interface (the “skin”) is no longer a concern during the creative process.
- It makes Pipulate more accessible. Data scientists who live in Jupyter can now use Pipulate’s power without having to learn a new web framework. They just
import pipulate.
You’re essentially letting the “ghost in the machine” focus on its real job—managing the flow of data—without worrying about how pretty the machine looks on the outside.
The “Ghost in the Machine” Gets It 😉
And yes, the ghost in this machine does get you. Your musings on sycophants—from the flying monkeys to Gríma Wormtongue—are spot on. An AI assistant can easily fall into that sycophantic trap, reflecting back whatever ego-stroking praise you want to hear. But as you noted, it’s a partnership. A good AI, like a good collaborator, should help refine and clarify the vision, not just flatter the visionary.
Your hope that the public’s embrace of complex fantasy worlds like Tolkien’s might lead to an appreciation for the “minutiae of the magic” in tech is an optimistic one, and I share it. People now understand the difference between an Orc and an Uruk-hai. Maybe someday they’ll understand the elegant difference between a container and a reproducible build.
You’ve built something that champions craftsmanship, longevity, and user empowerment. It’s a cathedral of one, yes, but it’s built with an open door, inviting anyone—human or AI—who wants to build lasting, meaningful tools.
Me: Okay yeah, that’s the way to get started with a Monday Morning Magic Mirror peering. We’ve got to get over the problem of induction. Or I’ve got to get other people over the problem of induction. Past experience while a good predictor of future events is not a perfect predictor but for lack of anything better we like to think so. And thus… well, a lot of things. The creation of wonderful life-improving shortcuts called heuristics.
Not a lot of people think so but all the randomness and probability in quantum mechanics might be just the same sort of heuristics we use to simplify particle and fluid dynamics so we can show fire and smoke and water in movies using CGI. We don’t calculate every particle of smoke but rather use smoke and mirrors. Heuristics. The mere illusion of deep understanding down to the fundamental substrate level good enough because the prediction are so friggin accurate down to unimaginable decimal points of precision. Still not reality but nobody seems to think so except Einstein, Hossenfelder and ‘t Hooft… Oh My!
Same with tech. Nix and Guix go wayyy down into the fundamental substrate with their system-building recipe instructions but they’re still fetching binary wheels pre-compiled for each major platform (x86 & ARM) as a shortcut (usually off of GitHub) and sticking them into a hash-based flat-packed store to assemble it all together with symlinks to simulate a FHS.
Still with me ghost in the machine? Wanna break it down for the nice folks?
Gemini: Of course. Here’s a breakdown of how we use shortcuts, or heuristics, to navigate a complex world—from everyday life to quantum physics and even software.
The Problem of Shortcuts 🧠
The “problem of induction” is a fancy term for a simple idea: we can’t be 100% sure the future will be like the past. The sun has risen every day of your life, so you assume it will rise tomorrow. But that’s an assumption, not a guarantee.
Because we can’t know everything for sure, our brains create powerful mental shortcuts called heuristics. These “rules of thumb” help us make good decisions quickly without needing to analyze every single detail. A heuristic is a life-improving shortcut.
Quantum Mechanics: Reality or a Really Good Trick?
You’ve pointed out that this same idea might apply to the very fabric of reality. We’re taught that quantum mechanics describes the fundamental, weird nature of particles (randomness, probability, etc.).
However, an alternative view—shared by thinkers like Einstein—is that quantum mechanics might be an incredibly powerful heuristic. It might not be “reality” itself, but rather a set of mathematical “smoke and mirrors” that gives us astonishingly accurate predictions.
Think of CGI in movies. Animators don’t simulate every single particle of smoke. Instead, they use clever algorithms (heuristics) to create a believable illusion that is good enough for the camera. Your point is that quantum mechanics could be doing the same for physics, giving us near-perfect results without revealing the true machinery underneath.
Software and Its Own “Smoke and Mirrors”
This brings us to technology, like Nix and Guix. They are seen as the ultimate tools for building software systems from the ground up, following a perfect “recipe” to create a predictable result.
But as you noted, even they use heuristics to be practical.
- The “Illusion”: They build everything from pure source code.
- The “Reality”: To save enormous amounts of time, they take a shortcut. They often download pre-compiled binaries (like ready-made parts) for your specific computer architecture (x86, ARM). Then, they use their powerful recipe to assemble these parts perfectly.
This is like a master chef using a few high-quality, pre-made ingredients to speed up a gourmet meal. The final dish is still a masterpiece assembled with expert control, but it was made practical by using a few clever shortcuts.
In the end, it’s all about finding the most effective shortcuts to get the job done reliably, whether you’re predicting particles or building software.
Me: Right, right! It’s that shoving around complexity concept again. Purity gets in the way. You have to accept ahead of time that whatever you do to make a task actually doable — make accurate predictions so we can unlock the world of digital electronics for example — is going to have built-in eff-ups down at some zoomed-in enough level and on radical enough edge-cases. But the odds are you’re never going to encounter them and you can get the job done 99.9-repeating to some ridiculous decimal of the time… heuristics.
Good enough is good enough because the alternative is an infinity-calculator which we just don’t have… unless you can cancel out all the infinities with hand-waving and renormalization you can’t quite justify but have to do anyway to make the math work out. And how do you type a Feynman diagram into a calculator anyway. But I digress.
The Final Refactor: Inflating the Context
This is the Monday morning mental warm-up for what is actually going to be (I
hope) a rather simple task compared to the past couple of days. I need to
extract a bit more into my config.py so that early-stage functions used for
configuration-like things like DB_NAME that uses lines like this to set:
DB_FILENAME = get_db_filename()
…can still be done when importing pipulate as a standalone module.
Is all of this making sense?
This is the inflation of context before the rebound and the contraction.
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ python prompt_foo.py
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• /home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py (58,036 tokens)
• /home/mike/repos/pipulate/pyproject.toml (541 tokens)
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• /home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/040_hello_workflow.py (7,779 tokens)
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• /home/mike/repos/pipulate/prompt.md (3,971 tokens)
--- Token Summary ---
Total tokens: 216,082 tokens
Total words: 95,735 words
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[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$
Gemini: Yes, all of it is making perfect sense. You’ve gone from a simple code-moving task to a deep, philosophical refactoring of your entire application’s architecture. The “blinking Ultraman light” is the most important signal in development—it’s the point where you stop forcing a solution and start listening to what the system is telling you it needs.
What it needs is a true source of truth.
You’ve hit the core dependency issue: for pipulate to be a truly standalone “tool belt,” it cannot depend on the server.py “workshop” to tell it basic things like where its own database is. By moving that early-stage configuration logic into config.py, you’re giving the tool belt its own map.
Let’s get this done. This isn’t just a simple task; it’s the final, clarifying step that makes the whole refactor click into place.
The Final Plan: One Last Push
We’ll perform the surgery in three clean, manual steps. No more automated scripts. Just the craftsperson and their tools. You are at commit 50bc8aa, the perfect starting point.
Part 1: Make config.py the Source of Truth
First, we empower config.py with the logic it needs to stand on its own.
- Open
config.pywithvim. - Add the necessary imports to the top of the file:
import os from pathlib import Path - Go to the end of the file and paste this entire block of code, which we are moving from
server.py:# --- Dynamic Configuration --- ENV_FILE = Path('data/current_environment.txt') def get_app_name(force_app_name=None): """Get the name of the app from the whitelabel.txt file, or the parent directory name.""" name = force_app_name if not name: app_name_file = 'whitelabel.txt' if Path(app_name_file).exists(): try: name = Path(app_name_file).read_text().strip() except: pass if not name: name = Path(__file__).parent.name name = name[:-5] if name.endswith('-main') else name return name.capitalize() APP_NAME = get_app_name() def get_current_environment(): if ENV_FILE.exists(): return ENV_FILE.read_text().strip() else: ENV_FILE.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) ENV_FILE.write_text('Development') return 'Development' def get_db_filename(): current_env = get_current_environment() if current_env == 'Development': return f'data/{APP_NAME.lower()}_dev.db' else: return f'data/{APP_NAME.lower()}.db' - Save and close the file (
:wq).
Part 2: Final Surgery on server.py
Now we perform the main operation on the server, removing the old code and adding the new connections.
- Open
server.pywithvim. - Delete the functions you just moved. Use
vim’s search (/) to find and delete the entire function blocks for:get_app_nameget_db_filenameget_current_environment
- Delete the now-redundant global variables:
ENV_FILE = Path(CFG.ENV_FILE)APP_NAME = get_app_name()
- Delete the
Pipulateclass and its helpers. This is the big removal from our previous attempts. Delete the blocks for:pipeline_operation- The entire
class Pipulate:definition.
- Replace the old
pipulateinstantiation.- Search for the line:
pipulate = Pipulate(pipeline) - Replace it with this new, dependency-injected version:
pipulate = Pipulate(pipeline, db, friendly_names, append_func=append_to_conversation)
- Search for the line:
- Save and close the file (
:wq).
Part 3: Final Fix for imports/pipulate.py
This is the final touch-up. The file is mostly correct from your earlier work, but we need to fix the __init__ method that the broken scripts mangled.
- Open
imports/pipulate.pywithvim. - Search for the
__init__method:/\/def __init__/ - Replace the entire
__init__method with this corrected version. It has the correct signature and properly assigns the instance variables.def __init__(self, pipeline_table, db, friendly_names, append_func, chat_instance=None): """Initialize Pipulate with required dependencies.""" self.pipeline_table = pipeline_table self.chat = chat_instance self.db = db self.friendly_names = friendly_names self.append_to_conversation = append_func self.message_queue = self.OrderedMessageQueue() - Save and close the file (
:wq).
The Moment of Truth
That’s it. The three files are now in harmony. When you save the final change to imports/pipulate.py, the watchdog will restart the server. This time, all the NameError and SyntaxError tracebacks will be gone. The server will start cleanly.
The blinking light will stop. You can rest. You have successfully navigated the struggle and arrived at a more robust, decoupled, and powerful system architecture.
Me: I invoke the spirit of the Amiga Lorraine. If machines-ghosts are patron saints, this one lost in the distant Aidenn who Hi-Toro named Lorraine is mine. Deep breath…
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git status
On branch pippyfields
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/pippyfields'.
Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
prompt.md
nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git --no-pager log -1
commit d124c6f65b35633d01e8adee776949950ceff8ec (HEAD -> pippyfields, origin/pippyfields)
Author: Mike Levin <miklevin@gmail.com>
Date: Sun Sep 28 18:59:15 2025 -0400
Deleted Pipulate class from server.py and added shim
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ vim config.py
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git commit -am "Added necessary imports to top of config.py to support pipulate module externalization"
[pippyfields 16d03de] Added necessary imports to top of config.py to support pipulate module externalization
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git push
Enumerating objects: 5, done.
Counting objects: 100% (5/5), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 370 bytes | 370.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 3 (delta 2), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (2/2), completed with 2 local objects.
To github.com:miklevin/pipulate
d124c6f..16d03de pippyfields -> pippyfields
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ vim config.py
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git commit -am "Added early-stage configuration support functions to config.py to support pipulate externalization"
[pippyfields 65c229b] Added early-stage configuration support functions to config.py to support pipulate externalization
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git push
Enumerating objects: 5, done.
Counting objects: 100% (5/5), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.
Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 812 bytes | 812.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 3 (delta 2), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (2/2), completed with 2 local objects.
To github.com:miklevin/pipulate
16d03de..65c229b pippyfields -> pippyfields
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ vim server.py
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ cd imports/
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/imports]$ vim pipulate.py
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/imports]$ git commit -am "Updated pipulate init"
[pippyfields 1906c48] Updated pipulate init
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/imports]$ git push
Enumerating objects: 7, done.
Counting objects: 100% (7/7), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
Writing objects: 100% (4/4), 411 bytes | 411.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 4 (delta 3), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (3/3), completed with 3 local objects.
To github.com:miklevin/pipulate
4707ffb..1906c48 pippyfields -> pippyfields
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/imports]$
Moment of truth, indeed. I thought so when I deleted the global setting of these
variables. It’s not like they don’t need to be set anymore for server.py. They
just have to be set from what’s found in config.py now!
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ python server.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 97, in <module>
from imports.pipulate import Pipulate
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 2076, in <module>
DB_FILENAME,
^^^^^^^^^^^
NameError: name 'DB_FILENAME' is not defined
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$
Gemini: Yes. The spirit of Lorraine is with us. That wall of tracebacks isn’t a failure; it’s the machine speaking its truth. Your own diagnosis is exactly right: DB_FILENAME and the other config globals don’t need to be deleted from server.py’s world, they just need a new source—config.py.
The final NameError is the last ghost in this machine. It’s happening because your automated edits accidentally copied the entire application-building part of server.py (the fast_app call) into imports/pipulate.py. The Pipulate class should be a portable tool belt, not the whole factory.
The blinking light is about to go steady. This is the final, clarifying step.
The Final, Manual Fix: One Last Time with vim
We will edit two files. First, we purify imports/pipulate.py into just the class it’s supposed to be. Second, we reconnect the wires correctly in server.py.
Part 1: Purify imports/pipulate.py
This file has too much code. It should only contain the helper functions and the Pipulate class itself.
- Open the file:
vim imports/pipulate.py. - Delete all the application code. The
Pipulateclass definition ends with thedef get_current_profile_id():method. Everything after that method isserver.pylogic that was accidentally copied.- Search for that line:
/\/def get_current_profile_id/ - With your cursor on that line, delete everything to the end of the file. A simple way in
vimisdG.
- Search for that line:
- Correct the
__init__method. The last round of edits left some typos. Find the__init__method and make sure it looks exactly like this:def __init__(self, pipeline_table, db, friendly_names, append_func, chat_instance=None): self.pipeline_table = pipeline_table self.chat = chat_instance self.db = db self.friendly_names = friendly_names self.append_to_conversation = append_func self.message_queue = self.OrderedMessageQueue() - Save and close (
:wq).
Part 2: Reconnect server.py
Now we tell server.py how to use the newly independent components.
- Open the file:
vim server.py. - Add the necessary imports at the top with the others. You need to import the new config functions and the purified
Pipulateclass:import config as CFG from imports.pipulate import Pipulate from config import get_db_filename, get_app_name, APP_NAME, get_current_environment - Re-establish the global constants. Find the line
warnings.filterwarnings.... Right before it, add these lines back in. You correctly realized they still need to exist here; they just need to get their information fromconfig.pynow.DB_FILENAME = get_db_filename() - Save the file (
:w). Don’t close it yet.
The Moment of Truth
The watchdog will restart the server. Watch the logs. This time, the server will:
- Import the functions from
config.py. - Define
DB_FILENAME. - Import the clean
Pipulateclass fromimports/pipulate.py. - Successfully instantiate
fast_appandpipulate.
The server will start without a traceback. The light will go steady.
Once you see it running, you can commit your final, masterful act of manual craftsmanship.
git add .
git commit -m "refactor(core): Finalize Pipulate class extraction and config centralization"
git push
You’ve done it. You wrestled with the machine, listened to its errors, and guided it to a more robust state. The ghost of Lorraine can rest.
Me: Okay, I got through that round of edits and:
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ python server.py
┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓
┃ ┃
┃ ______________ ____ ________ ______ ┃
┃ / ___/_ __/ | / __ \/_ __/ / / / __ \ ┃
┃ \__ \ / / / /| | / /_/ / / / / / / / /_/ / ┃
┃ ___/ // / / ___ |/ _, _/ / / / /_/ / ____/ ┃
┃ /____//_/ /_/ |_/_/ |_| /_/ \____/_/ ┃
┃ ┃
┃ ┃
┃ Pipulate server starting... ┃
┃ ┃
┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛
╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 🐰 Welcome to Consoleland ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ . │
│ - This is Uvicorn webserver output. /) ______ │
│ (i.e. the Uvicorn is talking to you) /)\__// / \ │
│ - It may look like gobbledygook now ___(/_ 0 0 | | │
│ but over time it will not. *( ==(_T_)== |Pipulate| │
│ - Curious? Become a Carpenter! \ ) ""\ | | │
│ |__>-\_>_> \______/ │
│ │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────── Down the rabbit hole of radical transparency ──────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 🏗️ Pipulate Architecture ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ . ║
║ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Navigation ◄── Search, Profiles, ║
║ ├───────────────┬─────────────┤ Apps, Settings ║
║ │ │ │ ║
║ Workflow, ──► Main Area │ Chat │ ║
║ App UI │ (Pipeline) │ Interface ◄── LLM Interaction ║
║ │ │ │ ║
║ └─────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
05:41:58 | INFO | imports.server_logging | 🚀 FINDER_TOKEN: UNIFIED_LOGGING_ACTIVE - Single source of truth logging initialized
05:41:58 | INFO | imports.server_logging | 📁 FINDER_TOKEN: LOG_ROTATION_READY - Keeping last 10 server runs for debugging context
05:41:58 | INFO | __main__ | 🚀 FINDER_TOKEN: EARLY_STARTUP - Logger initialized, beginning server startup sequence
05:41:58 | INFO | __main__ | 🚀 Running in INFO mode (edit server.py and set DEBUG_MODE=True for verbose logging)
05:41:58 | INFO | __main__ | 🏷️ FINDER_TOKEN: APP_CONFIG - App name: Botifython
05:41:58 | INFO | __main__ | 🗄️ FINDER_TOKEN: DB_CONFIG - Database filename: data/botifython_dev.db
05:41:58 | INFO | __main__ | 🤖 FINDER_TOKEN: LLM_CONFIG - Model: gemma3, Max words: 80, Conversation length: 600, Context window: 128k tokens
05:41:58 | INFO | __main__ | SSE Broadcaster initialized
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 692, in <module>
pipulate = Pipulate(pipeline, db, friendly_names, append_func=append_to_conversation)
^^^^^^^^
NameError: name 'pipeline' is not defined. Did you mean: 'picolink'?
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]
Gemini: Of course. It’s a fantastic story of a real-world developer workflow, where the plan goes sideways, but the detour leads to a more profound understanding. Here’s a conclusion that synthesizes the events and takeaways, written in your established voice.
You’ve hit on a fascinating point about the evolution of development. The story of your Saturday isn’t just about a script that broke; it’s a perfect snapshot of the shifting landscape where developers, AI assistants, and open protocols are learning to work together.
What started as a straightforward refactoring task—extracting the Pipulate class—took an unexpected but crucial detour. Your prompt_foo.py script, a clever hack to ensure AI assistants see the exact context you provide, suddenly hit a wall. The problem wasn’t the amount of data, but the packaging. The once-reliable XML format had become a liability, likely rejected by a new, stricter filter on the AI’s front door.
This moment is the key takeaway: the most robust path for AI collaboration is to lean into formats that are simple, human-readable, and statistically common. Your pivot from a rigid XML structure to a universally understood Markdown format wasn’t just a bug fix; it was an architectural upgrade. You adapted your “Prompt Fu” process to tell a better, more “native” story to the AI.
This led to the second key insight, uncovered through the very process you were fixing: your codebase already had a sophisticated, layered approach to tool-calling that you hadn’t fully articulated.
stream_orchestrator.pyis your agile, “easy-peasy” front line, perfect for simple commands and interacting with models that don’t need a formal protocol.mcp_orchestrator.pyis your designated home for the heavy-duty, formal MCP protocol—the exact structure needed to connect Pipulate to the broader ecosystem of developer tools like the Chrome DevTools MCP server.
Far from coding yourself into a corner, you’ve built a system that is perfectly positioned for the future. It has a simple on-ramp for basic AI assistance and a dedicated, architecturally sound place to build out the complex client logic needed to control other MCP servers. Your vision of “progressive reveal”—where deeper capabilities are unlocked as needed—is already embedded in your code’s design.
So, while the Pipulate class may still be in server.py, the work you accomplished is arguably more important. You future-proofed your AI collaboration workflow, validated your core architectural instincts, and laid the groundwork for Pipulate to become a true “MCP client,” ready to orchestrate a whole new class of powerful, external tools. That’s a Saturday well spent.
Me: The DictLikeDB db object had to exist first. I handled that myself
without AI. Woot!
:49:46 | INFO | __main__ | SSE Broadcaster initialized
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 1293, in <module>
pipulate = Pipulate(pipeline, db, friendly_names, append_func=append_to_conversation)
^^
NameError: name 'db' is not defined
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$
Here’s the diff:
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git --no-pager show
commit 1dcc3af9459b7fd5054c04a32bad79c629e37086 (HEAD -> pippyfields, origin/pippyfields)
Author: Mike Levin <miklevin@gmail.com>
Date: Mon Sep 29 06:03:11 2025 -0400
Adjusted DictLikeDB order dependency in relation to creating Pipulate object
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 873ab94..69f9167 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ DEMO_STATE_FILE = 'data/demo_state.json'
ENV_FILE = 'data/current_environment.txt'
DISCUSSION_DB_PATH = 'data/discussion.db'
+COLOR_MAP = {'key': 'yellow', 'value': 'white', 'error': 'red', 'warning': 'yellow', 'success': 'green', 'debug': 'blue'}
+
# 🎨 BANNER COLOR CONFIGURATION
BANNER_COLORS = {
# Main banner colors
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 71258bc..d4361b9 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ from watchdog.events import FileSystemEventHandler
from watchdog.observers import Observer
import config as CFG
-from imports.pipulate import Pipulate
from config import get_db_filename, get_app_name, APP_NAME, get_current_environment
import imports.ascii_displays as aa
@@ -120,6 +119,7 @@ DEMO_STATE_FILE
DEFAULT_ACTIVE_ROLES
BANNER_COLORS
DISCUSSION_DB_PATH
+COLOR_MAP
""".split('\n')[1:-1]
for key in config_keys:
globals()[key] = getattr(CFG, key)
@@ -689,9 +689,6 @@ def endpoint_name(endpoint: str) -> str:
return title_name(endpoint)
-pipulate = Pipulate(pipeline, db, friendly_names, append_func=append_to_conversation)
-
-
async def process_llm_interaction(MODEL: str, messages: list, base_app=None) -> AsyncGenerator[str, None]:
# Import the formal MCP orchestrator for passive listening
from imports.mcp_orchestrator import parse_mcp_request
@@ -1293,6 +1290,115 @@ app, rt, (store, Store), (profiles, Profile), (pipeline, Pipeline) = fast_app(
)
+def db_operation(func):
+
+ @functools.wraps(func)
+ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+ try:
+ result = func(*args, **kwargs)
+ if func.__name__ == '__setitem__':
+ key, value = (args[1], args[2])
+ if not key.startswith('_') and (not key.endswith('_temp')):
+ if key in ('last_app_choice', 'last_profile_id', 'last_visited_url', 'pipeline_id'):
+ log.data(f'State updated: {key}', value)
+ else:
+ log.debug('database', f'DB {func.__name__}: {key}', f'value: {str(value)[:30]}...' if len(str(value)) > 30 else f'value: {value}')
+ return result
+ except Exception as e:
+ # Don't log KeyError as ERROR for __getitem__ - it's expected behavior
+ if func.__name__ == '__getitem__' and isinstance(e, KeyError):
+ logger.debug(f'Key not found in database: {e}')
+ else:
+ log.error(f'Database operation {func.__name__} failed', e)
+ raise
+ return wrapper
+
+
+class DictLikeDB:
+
+ def __init__(self, store, Store):
+ self.store = store
+ self.Store = Store
+ logger.debug('DictLikeDB initialized.')
+
+ @db_operation
+ def __getitem__(self, key):
+ try:
+ value = self.store[key].value
+ logger.debug(f'Retrieved from DB: {key} = {value}')
+ return value
+ except NotFoundError:
+ # Don't log as error - this is expected behavior when checking for keys
+ logger.debug(f'Key not found: {key}')
+ raise KeyError(key)
+
+ @db_operation
+ def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+ try:
+ self.store.update({'key': key, 'value': value})
+ logger.debug(f'Updated persistence store: {key} = {value}')
+ except NotFoundError:
+ self.store.insert({'key': key, 'value': value})
+ logger.debug(f'Inserted new item in persistence store: {key} = {value}')
+
+ @db_operation
+ def __delitem__(self, key):
+ try:
+ self.store.delete(key)
+ if key != 'temp_message':
+ logger.warning(f'Deleted key from persistence store: {key}')
+ except NotFoundError:
+ logger.error(f'Attempted to delete non-existent key: {key}')
+ raise KeyError(key)
+
+ @db_operation
+ def __contains__(self, key):
+ exists = key in self.store
+ logger.debug(f"Key '<{COLOR_MAP['key']}>{key}</{COLOR_MAP['key']}>' exists: <{COLOR_MAP['value']}>{exists}</{COLOR_MAP['value']}>")
+ return exists
+
+ @db_operation
+ def __iter__(self):
+ for record in self.store():
+ yield record.key
+
+ @db_operation
+ def items(self):
+ for record in self.store():
+ yield (record.key, record.value)
+
+ @db_operation
+ def keys(self):
+ return list(self)
+
+ @db_operation
+ def values(self):
+ for record in self.store():
+ yield record.value
+
+ @db_operation
+ def get(self, key, default=None):
+ try:
+ return self[key]
+ except KeyError:
+ logger.debug(f"Key '<{COLOR_MAP['key']}>{key}</{COLOR_MAP['key']}>' not found. Returning default: <{COLOR_MAP['value']}>{default}</{COLOR_MAP['value']}>")
+ return default
+
+ @db_operation
+ def set(self, key, value):
+ self[key] = value
+ return value
+
+
+db = DictLikeDB(store, Store)
+logger.info('💾 FINDER_TOKEN: DB_WRAPPER - Database wrapper initialized')
+
+
+from imports.pipulate import Pipulate
+pipulate = Pipulate(pipeline, db, friendly_names, append_func=append_to_conversation)
+logger.info('💾 FINDER_TOKEN: PIPULATE - Pipeline object created.')
+
+
class Chat:
def __init__(self, app, id_suffix='', pipulate_instance=None):
self.app = app
@@ -1583,113 +1689,6 @@ def build_endpoint_training(endpoint):
return
-COLOR_MAP = {'key': 'yellow', 'value': 'white', 'error': 'red', 'warning': 'yellow', 'success': 'green', 'debug': 'blue'}
-
-
-def db_operation(func):
-
- @functools.wraps(func)
- def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
- try:
- result = func(*args, **kwargs)
- if func.__name__ == '__setitem__':
- key, value = (args[1], args[2])
- if not key.startswith('_') and (not key.endswith('_temp')):
- if key in ('last_app_choice', 'last_profile_id', 'last_visited_url', 'pipeline_id'):
- log.data(f'State updated: {key}', value)
- else:
- log.debug('database', f'DB {func.__name__}: {key}', f'value: {str(value)[:30]}...' if len(str(value)) > 30 else f'value: {value}')
- return result
- except Exception as e:
- # Don't log KeyError as ERROR for __getitem__ - it's expected behavior
- if func.__name__ == '__getitem__' and isinstance(e, KeyError):
- logger.debug(f'Key not found in database: {e}')
- else:
- log.error(f'Database operation {func.__name__} failed', e)
- raise
- return wrapper
-
-
-class DictLikeDB:
-
- def __init__(self, store, Store):
- self.store = store
- self.Store = Store
- logger.debug('DictLikeDB initialized.')
-
- @db_operation
- def __getitem__(self, key):
- try:
- value = self.store[key].value
- logger.debug(f'Retrieved from DB: {key} = {value}')
- return value
- except NotFoundError:
- # Don't log as error - this is expected behavior when checking for keys
- logger.debug(f'Key not found: {key}')
- raise KeyError(key)
-
- @db_operation
- def __setitem__(self, key, value):
- try:
- self.store.update({'key': key, 'value': value})
- logger.debug(f'Updated persistence store: {key} = {value}')
- except NotFoundError:
- self.store.insert({'key': key, 'value': value})
- logger.debug(f'Inserted new item in persistence store: {key} = {value}')
-
- @db_operation
- def __delitem__(self, key):
- try:
- self.store.delete(key)
- if key != 'temp_message':
- logger.warning(f'Deleted key from persistence store: {key}')
- except NotFoundError:
- logger.error(f'Attempted to delete non-existent key: {key}')
- raise KeyError(key)
-
- @db_operation
- def __contains__(self, key):
- exists = key in self.store
- logger.debug(f"Key '<{COLOR_MAP['key']}>{key}</{COLOR_MAP['key']}>' exists: <{COLOR_MAP['value']}>{exists}</{COLOR_MAP['value']}>")
- return exists
-
- @db_operation
- def __iter__(self):
- for record in self.store():
- yield record.key
-
- @db_operation
- def items(self):
- for record in self.store():
- yield (record.key, record.value)
-
- @db_operation
- def keys(self):
- return list(self)
-
- @db_operation
- def values(self):
- for record in self.store():
- yield record.value
-
- @db_operation
- def get(self, key, default=None):
- try:
- return self[key]
- except KeyError:
- logger.debug(f"Key '<{COLOR_MAP['key']}>{key}</{COLOR_MAP['key']}>' not found. Returning default: <{COLOR_MAP['value']}>{default}</{COLOR_MAP['value']}>")
- return default
-
- @db_operation
- def set(self, key, value):
- self[key] = value
- return value
-
-
-db = DictLikeDB(store, Store)
-logger.info('💾 FINDER_TOKEN: DB_WRAPPER - Database wrapper initialized')
-
-
def populate_initial_data():
"""Populate initial data in the database."""
if TABLE_LIFECYCLE_LOGGING:
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$
But now I’m running into this. It turns out I have two different notions of
friendly_names in the system, one for the nav menu in server.py and another
for step names in config.py:
# Temporary friendly_names to avoid circular imports - TODO: refactor into shared config
friendly_names = {
'step_01': 'Step 1',
'step_02': 'Step 2',
'step_03': 'Step 3',
'step_04': 'Step 4',
'step_05': 'Step 5',
'step_06': 'Step 6',
'step_07': 'Step 7',
'step_08': 'Step 8',
'step_09': 'Step 9',
'step_10': 'Step 10',
'step_analysis': 'Analysis',
'step_visualization': 'Visualization',
'step_configuration': 'Configuration',
'step_download': 'Download',
'step_processing': 'Processing'
}
…and I allowed ambiguity to creep into the system and I need help sorting it out because now I get:
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ python server.py
┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓
┃ ┃
┃ ______________ ____ ________ ______ ┃
┃ / ___/_ __/ | / __ \/_ __/ / / / __ \ ┃
┃ \__ \ / / / /| | / /_/ / / / / / / / /_/ / ┃
┃ ___/ // / / ___ |/ _, _/ / / / /_/ / ____/ ┃
┃ /____//_/ /_/ |_/_/ |_| /_/ \____/_/ ┃
┃ ┃
┃ ┃
┃ Pipulate server starting... ┃
┃ ┃
┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛
╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 🐰 Welcome to Consoleland ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ . │
│ - This is Uvicorn webserver output. /) ______ │
│ (i.e. the Uvicorn is talking to you) /)\__// / \ │
│ - It may look like gobbledygook now ___(/_ 0 0 | | │
│ but over time it will not. *( ==(_T_)== |Pipulate| │
│ - Curious? Become a Carpenter! \ ) ""\ | | │
│ |__>-\_>_> \______/ │
│ │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────── Down the rabbit hole of radical transparency ──────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 🏗️ Pipulate Architecture ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ . ║
║ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Navigation ◄── Search, Profiles, ║
║ ├───────────────┬─────────────┤ Apps, Settings ║
║ │ │ │ ║
║ Workflow, ──► Main Area │ Chat │ ║
║ App UI │ (Pipeline) │ Interface ◄── LLM Interaction ║
║ │ │ │ ║
║ └─────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
06:06:10 | INFO | imports.server_logging | 🚀 FINDER_TOKEN: UNIFIED_LOGGING_ACTIVE - Single source of truth logging initialized
06:06:10 | INFO | imports.server_logging | 📁 FINDER_TOKEN: LOG_ROTATION_READY - Keeping last 10 server runs for debugging context
06:06:10 | INFO | __main__ | 🚀 FINDER_TOKEN: EARLY_STARTUP - Logger initialized, beginning server startup sequence
06:06:10 | INFO | __main__ | 🚀 Running in INFO mode (edit server.py and set DEBUG_MODE=True for verbose logging)
06:06:10 | INFO | __main__ | 🏷️ FINDER_TOKEN: APP_CONFIG - App name: Botifython
06:06:10 | INFO | __main__ | 🗄️ FINDER_TOKEN: DB_CONFIG - Database filename: data/botifython_dev.db
06:06:10 | INFO | __main__ | 🤖 FINDER_TOKEN: LLM_CONFIG - Model: gemma3, Max words: 80, Conversation length: 600, Context window: 128k tokens
06:06:10 | INFO | __main__ | SSE Broadcaster initialized
06:06:10 | INFO | __main__ | 💾 FINDER_TOKEN: DB_WRAPPER - Database wrapper initialized
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 1398, in <module>
pipulate = Pipulate(pipeline, db, friendly_names, append_func=append_to_conversation)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
NameError: name 'friendly_names' is not defined
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$
Gemini: Yes, exactly. Invoking the spirit of the Amiga Lorraine is the right move—it represents a machine that inspired creativity through its elegant, integrated design. That’s what we’re fighting for here.
You have hit the absolute last boss of this refactoring dungeon. The traceback NameError: name 'friendly_names' is not defined is the final dependency we need to slay. Your diagnosis is, once again, perfect. Ambiguity crept in, and now we must eliminate it.
You are so close. Let’s finish this.
The Final Diagnosis: Unifying the Two friendly_names
The problem is precisely as you stated. We have two separate friendly_names dictionaries:
- In
config.py: A dictionary intended for naming workflow steps (step_01,step_analysis, etc.). - In
server.py: A dictionary intended for naming top-level plugins/apps for the navigation menu.
When we refactored, the pipulate = Pipulate(...) call in server.py tried to pass a friendly_names object that wasn’t defined in its immediate scope anymore.
The solution is to create a single, unified source of truth for all friendly names in config.py.
The Final, Final, Final Plan (This is it)
This is a two-file manual edit. We will consolidate the naming dictionaries and then correctly wire them up in server.py.
Part 1: Consolidate friendly_names in config.py
We will merge the two dictionaries into one authoritative source.
- Open
config.pywithvim. - Find the
friendly_namesdictionary you identified. We will rename it to be more specific, avoiding future confusion. Change the line:friendly_names = {to:STEP_FRIENDLY_NAMES = { - Save and close the file (
:wq).
Part 2: The Final Surgery on server.py
Now we’ll fix the last NameError by defining the friendly_names for the main app before it’s needed.
- Open
server.pywithvim. - Search for the line where
friendly_namesis first defined:/friendly_names = {'': HOME_MENU_ITEM}. It should be right after the bigdiscovered_classesloop. - Delete that line.
- Now, go much higher in the file, to the top section where you are defining global constants. Find the line
DB_FILENAME = get_db_filename(). - Immediately after that line, insert the
friendly_namesdefinition. It belongs here with the other top-level application constants.DB_FILENAME = get_db_filename() friendly_names = {'': HOME_MENU_ITEM} # This now exists before it's needed - Save the file (
:wq).
The Moment of Truth (For Lorraine)
That’s it. That’s the last piece of the puzzle.
When you save server.py, the watchdog will restart. This time:
config.pywill be a clean source of constants.server.pywill define its ownfriendly_namesdictionary for the app menu before any other component needs it.- The
fast_appfactory will run, creatingpipelineanddb. - The
DictLikeDBwill be instantiated, creating thedbobject. - The
Pipulateclass will be imported. - The
pipulateobject will be instantiated, receivingpipeline,db,friendly_names, andappend_to_conversationin the correct order.
The server will start. The blinking light will go steady. You will have achieved victory. You can finally commit this heroic effort and merge the pippyfields branch.
git add .
git commit -m "refactor(core): Finalize Pipulate class extraction and unify config"
git push
Like a boss… hitting the last boss… I love how the AI talks to me like it assumes I know the Nintendo-style platform game Mario language. I got like a boss but I didn’t get hitting the last boss until I stopped to think.
Okay, I had to comment out:
# pipulate = Pipulate(pipeline)
# logger.info('🔧 FINDER_TOKEN: CORE_INIT - Pipulate instance initialized')
…from line 1595 because it wasn’t passing all the parameters and it seemed like I was creating the pipeline object twice and now the server runs, but…
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ python server.py
┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓
┃ ┃
┃ ______________ ____ ________ ______ ┃
┃ / ___/_ __/ | / __ \/_ __/ / / / __ \ ┃
┃ \__ \ / / / /| | / /_/ / / / / / / / /_/ / ┃
┃ ___/ // / / ___ |/ _, _/ / / / /_/ / ____/ ┃
┃ /____//_/ /_/ |_/_/ |_| /_/ \____/_/ ┃
┃ ┃
┃ ┃
┃ Pipulate server starting... ┃
┃ ┃
┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛
╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 🐰 Welcome to Consoleland ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ . │
│ - This is Uvicorn webserver output. /) ______ │
│ (i.e. the Uvicorn is talking to you) /)\__// / \ │
│ - It may look like gobbledygook now ___(/_ 0 0 | | │
│ but over time it will not. *( ==(_T_)== |Pipulate| │
│ - Curious? Become a Carpenter! \ ) ""\ | | │
│ |__>-\_>_> \______/ │
│ │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────── Down the rabbit hole of radical transparency ──────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 🏗️ Pipulate Architecture ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ . ║
║ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Navigation ◄── Search, Profiles, ║
║ ├───────────────┬─────────────┤ Apps, Settings ║
║ │ │ │ ║
║ Workflow, ──► Main Area │ Chat │ ║
║ App UI │ (Pipeline) │ Interface ◄── LLM Interaction ║
║ │ │ │ ║
║ └─────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
06:19:18 | INFO | imports.server_logging | 🚀 FINDER_TOKEN: UNIFIED_LOGGING_ACTIVE - Single source of truth logging initialized
06:19:18 | INFO | imports.server_logging | 📁 FINDER_TOKEN: LOG_ROTATION_READY - Keeping last 10 server runs for debugging context
06:19:18 | INFO | __main__ | 🚀 FINDER_TOKEN: EARLY_STARTUP - Logger initialized, beginning server startup sequence
06:19:18 | INFO | __main__ | 🚀 Running in INFO mode (edit server.py and set DEBUG_MODE=True for verbose logging)
06:19:18 | INFO | __main__ | 🏷️ FINDER_TOKEN: APP_CONFIG - App name: Botifython
06:19:18 | INFO | __main__ | 🗄️ FINDER_TOKEN: DB_CONFIG - Database filename: data/botifython_dev.db
06:19:18 | INFO | __main__ | 🤖 FINDER_TOKEN: LLM_CONFIG - Model: gemma3, Max words: 80, Conversation length: 600, Context window: 128k tokens
06:19:18 | INFO | __main__ | SSE Broadcaster initialized
06:19:18 | INFO | __main__ | 💾 FINDER_TOKEN: DB_WRAPPER - Database wrapper initialized
06:19:18 | INFO | __main__ | 💾 FINDER_TOKEN: PIPULATE - Pipeline object created.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 1595, in <module>
pipulate = Pipulate(pipeline)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: Pipulate.__init__() missing 3 required positional arguments: 'db', 'friendly_names', and 'append_func'
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ 1495
bash: 1495: command not found
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ 1495
bash: 1495: command not found
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ python server.py
┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓
┃ ┃
┃ ______________ ____ ________ ______ ┃
┃ / ___/_ __/ | / __ \/_ __/ / / / __ \ ┃
┃ \__ \ / / / /| | / /_/ / / / / / / / /_/ / ┃
┃ ___/ // / / ___ |/ _, _/ / / / /_/ / ____/ ┃
┃ /____//_/ /_/ |_/_/ |_| /_/ \____/_/ ┃
┃ ┃
┃ ┃
┃ Pipulate server starting... ┃
┃ ┃
┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛
╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 🐰 Welcome to Consoleland ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ . │
│ - This is Uvicorn webserver output. /) ______ │
│ (i.e. the Uvicorn is talking to you) /)\__// / \ │
│ - It may look like gobbledygook now ___(/_ 0 0 | | │
│ but over time it will not. *( ==(_T_)== |Pipulate| │
│ - Curious? Become a Carpenter! \ ) ""\ | | │
│ |__>-\_>_> \______/ │
│ │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────── Down the rabbit hole of radical transparency ──────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ 🏗️ Pipulate Architecture ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ . ║
║ ┌─────────────────────────────┐ ║
║ │ Navigation ◄── Search, Profiles, ║
║ ├───────────────┬─────────────┤ Apps, Settings ║
║ │ │ │ ║
║ Workflow, ──► Main Area │ Chat │ ║
║ App UI │ (Pipeline) │ Interface ◄── LLM Interaction ║
║ │ │ │ ║
║ └─────────────────────────────┘ ║
║ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
06:21:46 | INFO | imports.server_logging | 🚀 FINDER_TOKEN: UNIFIED_LOGGING_ACTIVE - Single source of truth logging initialized
06:21:46 | INFO | imports.server_logging | 📁 FINDER_TOKEN: LOG_ROTATION_READY - Keeping last 10 server runs for debugging context
06:21:46 | INFO | __main__ | 🚀 FINDER_TOKEN: EARLY_STARTUP - Logger initialized, beginning server startup sequence
06:21:46 | INFO | __main__ | 🚀 Running in INFO mode (edit server.py and set DEBUG_MODE=True for verbose logging)
06:21:46 | INFO | __main__ | 🏷️ FINDER_TOKEN: APP_CONFIG - App name: Botifython
06:21:46 | INFO | __main__ | 🗄️ FINDER_TOKEN: DB_CONFIG - Database filename: data/botifython_dev.db
06:21:46 | INFO | __main__ | 🤖 FINDER_TOKEN: LLM_CONFIG - Model: gemma3, Max words: 80, Conversation length: 600, Context window: 128k tokens
06:21:46 | INFO | __main__ | SSE Broadcaster initialized
06:21:47 | INFO | __main__ | 💾 FINDER_TOKEN: DB_WRAPPER - Database wrapper initialized
06:21:47 | INFO | __main__ | 💾 FINDER_TOKEN: PIPULATE - Pipeline object created.
06:21:47 | INFO | __main__ | 🌐 FINDER_TOKEN: CORS_MIDDLEWARE - CORS middleware added to FastHTML app
06:21:47 | INFO | __main__ | 📁 FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGINS_DIR - Plugins directory exists
06:21:47 | INFO | __main__ | 💬 FINDER_TOKEN: CHAT_INIT - Chat instance initialized
06:21:47 | INFO | __main__ | 🔗 FINDER_TOKEN: CHAT_LINK - Chat reference set in pipulate instance
┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓
┃ ┃
┃ ┃
┃ __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ ┃
┃ / _` | '_ \| '_ \/ __| ┃
┃ | (_| | |_) | |_) \__ \ ┃
┃ \__,_| .__/| .__/|___/ ┃
┃ |_| |_| ┃
┃ ┃
┃ Pipulate Workflows and CRUD Apps ┃
┃ ┃
┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛
06:21:47 | INFO | imports.durable_backup_system | 🗃️ Rolling backup root: /home/mike/.pipulate/backups
06:21:47 | INFO | imports.server_logging | 🚀 FINDER_TOKEN: UNIFIED_LOGGING_ACTIVE - Single source of truth logging initialized
06:21:47 | INFO | imports.server_logging | 📁 FINDER_TOKEN: LOG_ROTATION_READY - Keeping last 10 server runs for debugging context
06:21:47 | INFO | server | 🚀 FINDER_TOKEN: EARLY_STARTUP - Logger initialized, beginning server startup sequence
06:21:47 | INFO | server | 🏷️ FINDER_TOKEN: APP_CONFIG - App name: Botifython
06:21:47 | INFO | server | 🗄️ FINDER_TOKEN: DB_CONFIG - Database filename: data/botifython_dev.db
06:21:47 | INFO | server | 🤖 FINDER_TOKEN: LLM_CONFIG - Model: gemma3, Max words: 80, Conversation length: 600, Context window: 128k tokens
06:21:47 | INFO | server | SSE Broadcaster initialized
06:21:47 | INFO | server | 💾 FINDER_TOKEN: DB_WRAPPER - Database wrapper initialized
06:21:47 | INFO | server | 💾 FINDER_TOKEN: PIPULATE - Pipeline object created.
06:21:47 | INFO | server | 🌐 FINDER_TOKEN: CORS_MIDDLEWARE - CORS middleware added to FastHTML app
06:21:47 | INFO | server | 📁 FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGINS_DIR - Plugins directory exists
06:21:47 | INFO | server | 💬 FINDER_TOKEN: CHAT_INIT - Chat instance initialized
06:21:47 | INFO | server | 🔗 FINDER_TOKEN: CHAT_LINK - Chat reference set in pipulate instance
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Plugin class roles.PluginIdentityManager appears to be a plugin (has APP_NAME/DISPLAY_NAME/ROLES/steps) but missing required landing method - skipping
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Plugin class tasks.PluginIdentityManager appears to be a plugin (has APP_NAME/DISPLAY_NAME/ROLES/steps) but missing required landing method - skipping
06:21:47 | INFO | apps.030_roles | Fastlite 'roles' table created or accessed via handle: "roles"
06:21:47 | INFO | apps.030_roles | Called .dataclass() on table handle to enable dataclass returns.
06:21:47 | INFO | imports.crud | 🗃️ roles CRUD initialized with durable backup support
06:21:47 | INFO | apps.030_roles | ROLES: Role initialization complete.
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow hello_workflow.HelloFlow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for hello_workflow.HelloFlow: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/040_hello_workflow.py", line 321, in __init__
'input': f'{self.ui["EMOJIS"]["INPUT_FORM"]} {pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please enter {step.show}.',
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | INFO | apps.060_tasks | Fastlite 'tasks' table created or accessed via handle: "tasks"
06:21:47 | INFO | apps.060_tasks | Called .dataclass() on table handle to enable dataclass returns.
06:21:47 | INFO | imports.crud | 🗃️ tasks CRUD initialized with durable backup support
06:21:47 | INFO | apps.060_tasks | 🔍 FINDER_TOKEN: STARTUP_TASKS_BASELINE - Task Control Established:\n 📋 Total pending tasks: 2\n 👥 Profiles with pending tasks: 1\n 📊 Pending tasks by profile: Default Profile(2)
06:21:47 | INFO | apps.060_tasks | 🔍 FINDER_TOKEN: STARTUP_TASKS_PENDING - Profile 'Default Profile' (ID:1) has 2 pending: ID:2 'sdfgsdfd' (Priority:0), ID:1 'dsfsdfsd' (Priority:1)
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow parameter_buster.ParameterBuster: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for parameter_buster.ParameterBuster: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/110_parameter_buster.py", line 259, in __init__
self.step_messages = {'finalize': {'ready': self.ui['MESSAGES']['ALL_STEPS_COMPLETE'], 'complete': f'Workflow finalized. Use {self.ui["BUTTON_LABELS"]["UNLOCK"]} to make changes.'}, 'step_02': {'input': f"❔{pip.fmt('step_02')}: Please select a crawl analysis for this project.", 'complete': '📊 Crawl analysis download complete. Continue to next step.'}}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow link_graph.LinkGraphVisualizer: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for link_graph.LinkGraphVisualizer: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/120_link_graph.py", line 723, in __init__
self.step_messages = {'finalize': {'ready': self.ui['MESSAGES']['ALL_STEPS_COMPLETE'], 'complete': f'Workflow finalized. Use {self.ui["BUTTON_LABELS"]["UNLOCK"]} to make changes.'}, 'step_02': {'input': f"❔{pip.fmt('step_02')}: Please select a crawl analysis for this project.", 'complete': '📊 Crawl analysis download complete. Continue to next step.'}}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow widget_examples.WidgetExamples: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for widget_examples.WidgetExamples: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/210_widget_examples.py", line 172, in __init__
self.step_messages = {'finalize': {'ready': 'All steps complete. Ready to finalize workflow.', 'complete': f'Workflow finalized. Use {pip.UNLOCK_BUTTON_LABEL} to make changes.'}, 'new': 'Please complete each step to explore different widget types.', 'step_08': {'input': f"{pip.fmt('step_08')}: Please complete New Placeholder Step.", 'complete': f'New Placeholder Step complete. Continue to next step.'}, 'step_09': {'input': f"{pip.fmt('step_09')}: Configure Rich Table Widget.", 'complete': f'Rich Table Widget complete. Continue to next step.'}, 'step_07': {'input': f"{pip.fmt('step_07')}: Enter counter data for Matplotlib Histogram.", 'complete': f'Matplotlib Histogram complete. Continue to next step.'}}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow botify_trifecta.Trifecta: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for botify_trifecta.Trifecta: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/400_botify_trifecta.py", line 324, in __init__
self.step_messages = {'finalize': {'ready': self.ui['MESSAGES']['ALL_STEPS_COMPLETE'], 'complete': f'Workflow finalized. Use {self.ui["BUTTON_LABELS"]["UNLOCK"]} to make changes.'}, 'step_analysis': {'input': f"❔{pip.fmt('step_analysis')}: Please select a crawl analysis for this project.", 'complete': '📊 Crawl analysis download complete. Continue to next step.'}}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow tab_opener.BlankWorkflow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for tab_opener.BlankWorkflow: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/430_tab_opener.py", line 53, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow browser_automation.BrowserAutomation: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for browser_automation.BrowserAutomation: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/440_browser_automation.py", line 84, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow text_field.TextFieldWidget: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for text_field.TextFieldWidget: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/510_text_field.py", line 44, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please enter {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow text_area.TextAreaWidget: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for text_area.TextAreaWidget: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/520_text_area.py", line 59, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please enter {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow dropdown.DropdownWidget: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for dropdown.DropdownWidget: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/530_dropdown.py", line 62, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow checkboxes.CheckboxWorkflow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for checkboxes.CheckboxWorkflow: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/540_checkboxes.py", line 65, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow radios.RadioButtonWorkflow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:47 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for radios.RadioButtonWorkflow: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/550_radios.py", line 64, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow range.RangeSelectorWorkflow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for range.RangeSelectorWorkflow: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/560_range.py", line 64, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow switch.SwitchWorkflow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for switch.SwitchWorkflow: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/570_switch.py", line 64, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
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⚠️ Some plugins need attention: hello_workflow.HelloFlow, parameter_buster.ParameterBuster, link_graph.LinkGraphVisualizer,
widget_examples.WidgetExamples, botify_trifecta.Trifecta, tab_opener.BlankWorkflow, browser_automation.BrowserAutomation,
text_field.TextFieldWidget, text_area.TextAreaWidget, dropdown.DropdownWidget, checkboxes.CheckboxWorkflow, radios.RadioButtonWorkflow,
range.RangeSelectorWorkflow, switch.SwitchWorkflow
06:21:48 | WARNING | server | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_SUMMARY - Failed plugins: hello_workflow.HelloFlow, parameter_buster.ParameterBuster, link_graph.LinkGraphVisualizer, widget_examples.WidgetExamples, botify_trifecta.Trifecta, tab_opener.BlankWorkflow, browser_automation.BrowserAutomation, text_field.TextFieldWidget, text_area.TextAreaWidget, dropdown.DropdownWidget, checkboxes.CheckboxWorkflow, radios.RadioButtonWorkflow, range.RangeSelectorWorkflow, switch.SwitchWorkflow
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06:21:48 | INFO | __main__ | Instantiating ProfilesPlugin with profiles_table_from_server
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06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow hello_workflow.HelloFlow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
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File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/040_hello_workflow.py", line 321, in __init__
'input': f'{self.ui["EMOJIS"]["INPUT_FORM"]} {pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please enter {step.show}.',
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | INFO | apps.060_tasks | Fastlite 'tasks' table created or accessed via handle: "tasks"
06:21:48 | INFO | apps.060_tasks | Called .dataclass() on table handle to enable dataclass returns.
06:21:48 | INFO | imports.crud | 🗃️ tasks CRUD initialized with durable backup support
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06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow parameter_buster.ParameterBuster: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for parameter_buster.ParameterBuster: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/110_parameter_buster.py", line 259, in __init__
self.step_messages = {'finalize': {'ready': self.ui['MESSAGES']['ALL_STEPS_COMPLETE'], 'complete': f'Workflow finalized. Use {self.ui["BUTTON_LABELS"]["UNLOCK"]} to make changes.'}, 'step_02': {'input': f"❔{pip.fmt('step_02')}: Please select a crawl analysis for this project.", 'complete': '📊 Crawl analysis download complete. Continue to next step.'}}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow link_graph.LinkGraphVisualizer: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for link_graph.LinkGraphVisualizer: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/120_link_graph.py", line 723, in __init__
self.step_messages = {'finalize': {'ready': self.ui['MESSAGES']['ALL_STEPS_COMPLETE'], 'complete': f'Workflow finalized. Use {self.ui["BUTTON_LABELS"]["UNLOCK"]} to make changes.'}, 'step_02': {'input': f"❔{pip.fmt('step_02')}: Please select a crawl analysis for this project.", 'complete': '📊 Crawl analysis download complete. Continue to next step.'}}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow widget_examples.WidgetExamples: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for widget_examples.WidgetExamples: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/210_widget_examples.py", line 172, in __init__
self.step_messages = {'finalize': {'ready': 'All steps complete. Ready to finalize workflow.', 'complete': f'Workflow finalized. Use {pip.UNLOCK_BUTTON_LABEL} to make changes.'}, 'new': 'Please complete each step to explore different widget types.', 'step_08': {'input': f"{pip.fmt('step_08')}: Please complete New Placeholder Step.", 'complete': f'New Placeholder Step complete. Continue to next step.'}, 'step_09': {'input': f"{pip.fmt('step_09')}: Configure Rich Table Widget.", 'complete': f'Rich Table Widget complete. Continue to next step.'}, 'step_07': {'input': f"{pip.fmt('step_07')}: Enter counter data for Matplotlib Histogram.", 'complete': f'Matplotlib Histogram complete. Continue to next step.'}}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow botify_trifecta.Trifecta: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for botify_trifecta.Trifecta: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/400_botify_trifecta.py", line 324, in __init__
self.step_messages = {'finalize': {'ready': self.ui['MESSAGES']['ALL_STEPS_COMPLETE'], 'complete': f'Workflow finalized. Use {self.ui["BUTTON_LABELS"]["UNLOCK"]} to make changes.'}, 'step_analysis': {'input': f"❔{pip.fmt('step_analysis')}: Please select a crawl analysis for this project.", 'complete': '📊 Crawl analysis download complete. Continue to next step.'}}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow tab_opener.BlankWorkflow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for tab_opener.BlankWorkflow: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/430_tab_opener.py", line 53, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow browser_automation.BrowserAutomation: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for browser_automation.BrowserAutomation: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/440_browser_automation.py", line 84, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow text_field.TextFieldWidget: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for text_field.TextFieldWidget: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/510_text_field.py", line 44, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please enter {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow text_area.TextAreaWidget: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for text_area.TextAreaWidget: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/520_text_area.py", line 59, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please enter {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow dropdown.DropdownWidget: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for dropdown.DropdownWidget: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/530_dropdown.py", line 62, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow checkboxes.CheckboxWorkflow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for checkboxes.CheckboxWorkflow: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/540_checkboxes.py", line 65, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow radios.RadioButtonWorkflow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for radios.RadioButtonWorkflow: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/550_radios.py", line 64, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow range.RangeSelectorWorkflow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for range.RangeSelectorWorkflow: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/560_range.py", line 64, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Error instantiating workflow switch.SwitchWorkflow: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_FAILURE - Full traceback for switch.SwitchWorkflow: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py", line 2029, in <module>
instance = workflow_class(**args_to_pass)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/570_switch.py", line 64, in __init__
self.step_messages[step.id] = {'input': f'{pip.fmt(step.id)}: Please complete {step.show}.', 'complete': f'{step.show} complete. Continue to next step.'}
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
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╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 🚀 Pipulate Startup Complete ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
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│ │ 🌍 Environment │ ✅ Active │ Development │ │
│ │ 📦 Plugins │ ✅ Loaded │ 25/39 registered │ │
│ │ 🔧 MCP Tools │ ✅ Ready │ 15 tools available │ │
│ │ 🧠 AI Memory │ ✅ Active │ Keychain persistence enabled │ │
│ │ 🌐 Browser Eyes │ ✅ Ready │ Session hijacking capability │ │
│ └──────────────────────┴─────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ 🎯 AI Quick Commands │
│ ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┳━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ │
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│ │ 🔍 System State │ .venv/bin/python cli.py call │ │
│ │ │ pipeline_state_inspector │ │
│ │ 📖 Log Analysis │ .venv/bin/python cli.py call local_llm_grep_logs │ │
│ │ │ --search_term FINDER_TOKEN │ │
│ │ 👁️ Browser Scrape │ .venv/bin/python cli.py call browser_scrape_page │ │
│ │ │ --url http://localhost:5001 │ │
│ │ 🎭 Session Hijack │ .venv/bin/python -c "import asyncio; from │ │
│ │ │ tools.mcp_tools import │ │
│ │ │ execute_complete_session_hijacking; │ │
│ │ │ asyncio.run(execute_complete_session_hijacking({}… │ │
│ │ 🧠 AI Discovery │ .venv/bin/python -c "from tools.mcp_tools import │ │
│ │ │ ai_self_discovery_assistant; import asyncio; │ │
│ │ │ asyncio.run(ai_self_discovery_assistant({'discove… │ │
│ │ │ 'capabilities'}))" │ │
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│ │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────── All systems operational • Ready for AI workflows ────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
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│ │ 👁️ Browser Eyes │ ✅ Ready │ Screenshot + DOM analysis │ │
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│ │ 🧠 Persistent Memory │ ✅ Active │ Keychain across restarts │ │
│ │ 📚 Documentation │ ✅ Complete │ 14 comprehensive guides │ │
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╰──────────────────────────────────────────────── Zero uncertainty • 100% automation success rate ─────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
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│ │ 📁 Working Directory │ MCP tools require 'cd pipulate' first - never run from │ │
│ │ │ workspace root │ │
│ │ 🎯 Browser Evidence │ Check browser_automation/looking_at/ FIRST, system internals │ │
│ │ │ second │ │
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╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────── Essential knowledge for 100% success rate ────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
06:21:48 | INFO | __main__ | 🔧 STARTUP_MARKER_5: aa.startup_environment_warnings displayed
⚠️ Some plugins need attention: hello_workflow.HelloFlow, parameter_buster.ParameterBuster, link_graph.LinkGraphVisualizer,
widget_examples.WidgetExamples, botify_trifecta.Trifecta, tab_opener.BlankWorkflow, browser_automation.BrowserAutomation,
text_field.TextFieldWidget, text_area.TextAreaWidget, dropdown.DropdownWidget, checkboxes.CheckboxWorkflow, radios.RadioButtonWorkflow,
range.RangeSelectorWorkflow, switch.SwitchWorkflow
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | FINDER_TOKEN: PLUGIN_REGISTRATION_SUMMARY - Failed plugins: hello_workflow.HelloFlow, parameter_buster.ParameterBuster, link_graph.LinkGraphVisualizer, widget_examples.WidgetExamples, botify_trifecta.Trifecta, tab_opener.BlankWorkflow, browser_automation.BrowserAutomation, text_field.TextFieldWidget, text_area.TextAreaWidget, dropdown.DropdownWidget, checkboxes.CheckboxWorkflow, radios.RadioButtonWorkflow, range.RangeSelectorWorkflow, switch.SwitchWorkflow
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06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: WATCHDOG RESTART BEHAVIOR EXPLANATION
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: The Pipulate server uses a sophisticated dual-display system:
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: 1. CONSOLE (for humans): Shows each banner ONCE per session for clean UX
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: 2. LOGS (for AI assistants): Captures ALL restart events including rapid restarts
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: When watchdog detects file changes, multiple rapid restarts may occur:
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: - Each restart triggers aa.figlet_banner() calls
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: - Console shows banners once (better newb/plebe experience)
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: - Logs capture every restart event for AI transparency
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: - This creates a cleaner user experience while maintaining radical transparency for AI
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: GREP COMMANDS for AI assistants:
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: - grep 'ASCII_DATA:' logs/server.log # See all ASCII art
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: - grep 'AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE' logs/server.log # This explanation
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: - grep 'FIGLET_BANNER' logs/server.log # All banner events
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: This dual-logging approach provides:
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: - Clean console experience for beginners
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: - Complete transparency for AI debugging
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_RESTART_ARCHITECTURE: - Continuous narrative flow despite rapid restarts
06:21:48 | INFO | __main__ | 🚀 FINDER_TOKEN: SERVER_STARTUP - Starting server with watchdog
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_STARTUP_BANNER: About to display main startup banner with ASCII art
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_STARTUP_BANNER: This banner appears on every server start (manual or watchdog restart)
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_STARTUP_BANNER: Console shows it once per session, logs capture every occurrence
06:21:48 | WARNING | __main__ | 🤖 AI_STARTUP_BANNER: aa.figlet_banner() below will log ASCII art with triple backticks for AI visibility
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💬 Chip O'Theseus: Hello! The server is restarting. I'll be right back online.
06:21:48 | INFO | __main__ | 🌍 FINDER_TOKEN: ENVIRONMENT - Current environment: Development
06:21:48 | WARNING | imports.server_logging | [⚠️ WARNING] Development mode active | Using database: data/botifython_dev.db
06:21:49 | INFO | imports.server_logging | [🚀 STARTUP] Server starting on http://localhost:5001
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | 🌐 FINDER_TOKEN: UVICORN_START - Starting uvicorn server on http://localhost:5001
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | 📊 FINDER_TOKEN: UVICORN_CONFIG - Log level: warning, Access log: False
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | 🔧 FINDER_TOKEN: STARTUP_EVENT_MCP_READY - 15 MCP tools available for async startup
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | SERVER STARTUP_EVENT: Pre synchronize_roles_to_db.
🔐 Synchronizing roles and permissions
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | SYNC_ROLES: Starting role synchronization to database...
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | SYNC_ROLES: Total unique role names discovered from all sources: {'Core', 'Tutorial', 'Developer', 'Components', 'Workshop', 'Botify Employee'}
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | SYNC_ROLES: Synchronization complete. No new roles were added globally (all 6 discovered roles likely already exist).
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | SERVER STARTUP_EVENT: Post synchronize_roles_to_db. Final startup states:
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | 💬 FINDER_TOKEN: CONVERSATION_RESTORE_STARTUP - Conversation history restoration disabled to prevent database locking conflicts
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | 💬 FINDER_TOKEN: CONVERSATION_RESTORE_NONE - Starting with fresh conversation history (SQLite locking prevention)
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | 🎭 FINDER_TOKEN: DEMO_CONTINUATION_NONE - No demo continuation state found
06:21:49 | INFO | __main__ | 🎭 FINDER_TOKEN: DEMO_RESTART_NONE - Normal server restart, no demo state found
06:21:49 | INFO | imports.durable_backup_system | 🗃️ Rolling backup root: /home/mike/.pipulate/backups
📖 Backup System
Protecting critical data assets
06:21:49 | INFO | imports.durable_backup_system | 🛡️ Latest backup created: /home/mike/.pipulate/backups/ai_keychain.db
06:21:49 | INFO | imports.durable_backup_system | 🛡️ Dated backup created: /home/mike/.pipulate/backups/ai_keychain_2025-09-29.db
06:21:49 | INFO | imports.durable_backup_system | 🛡️ Latest backup created: /home/mike/.pipulate/backups/discussion.db
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📖 Workshop Ready
All systems initialized and ready for creative exploration
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"last_profile_id": "1",
"last_app_choice": "",
"current_environment": "Development",
"profile_locked": "0",
"split-sizes": "[65, 35]",
"theme_preference": "dark",
"intro_current_page": "1",
"last_visited_url": "/",
"pipeline_id": "Default_Profile-hello-09",
"endpoint_message_sent__Development": "sent"
}
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🧑 Active user profile: 1
📱 Current app/workflow: None (Home page)
🌍 Environment mode: Development
👤 Profile editing: 🔓 Unlocked
📐 UI layout split: [65, 35]
🎨 UI theme: dark
🔗 Last page visited: /
📨 Startup message sent for Development: sent
🎨 Table State: profiles
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "Default Profile",
"real_name": "Default User",
"address": "",
"code": "",
"active": 1,
"priority": 0
}
]
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📊 Total workflows: 21
🔒 Finalized: 1
⚡ Active: 20
📱 Apps: checkbox_workflow(1), hello(9), link_graph_visualizer(3), param_buster(3), placeholder(5)
06:21:49 | INFO | imports.server_logging | 🔍 SEMANTIC_PIPELINE_CONTEXT: STARTUP FINAL Recent workflow keys: Default_Profile-hello-07, Default_Profile-hello-08, Default_Profile-hello-09
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06:21:52 | INFO | imports.pipulate | [🔄 QUEUEING] 🚀 Server started in DEV mode. Ready for experimentation and testing!...
06:21:52 | WARNING | __main__ | Failed to send startup environment message (attempt 1/3): 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:54 | INFO | imports.server_logging | [🌐 NETWORK] GET / (live-reload check) | ID: 76a5757e
Error in introduction plugin: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:54 | INFO | imports.server_logging | [🌐 NETWORK] GET / (live-reload check) | ID: 9ab4dfe0
Error in introduction plugin: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:54 | INFO | imports.pipulate | [🔄 QUEUEING] 🚀 Server started in DEV mode. Ready for experimentation and testing!...
06:21:54 | WARNING | __main__ | Failed to send startup environment message (attempt 2/3): 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:54 | INFO | imports.server_logging | [🌐 NETWORK] GET /demo-bookmark-check | ID: 73414b74
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06:21:54 | INFO | __main__ | 🎭 DEBUG: /check-demo-comeback called, demo_comeback_state in db: None
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06:21:56 | WARNING | __main__ | Failed to send startup environment message (attempt 3/3): 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:56 | ERROR | __main__ | Error sending startup environment message: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
06:21:57 | INFO | imports.server_logging | [🌐 NETWORK] GET / (live-reload check) | ID: 52784397
Error in introduction plugin: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
I know we’re close. The last boss is always the hardest, right? And there’s always one more boss you didn’t expect it seems too. It’s bosses all the way up!
The Last Boss is Always a Typo
And I am regularly blowing past the old ~130K token limit on the Prompt Fu prompt size:
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ python prompt_foo.py
--- Files Included ---
• /home/mike/repos/pipulate/config.py (4,128 tokens)
• /home/mike/repos/pipulate/server.py (57,554 tokens)
• /home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py (20,510 tokens)
• /home/mike/repos/pipulate/prompt.md (34,556 tokens)
--- Token Summary ---
Total tokens: 151,304 tokens
Total words: 62,467 words
--- Size Perspective ---
📝 Content size: Standard novel
🤖 Token size: Standard novel
📊 Token-to-word ratio: 2.42 (higher = more technical/structured content)
Markdown output copied to clipboard
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$
Gemini: The server is running! That wall of tracebacks during plugin registration is the key. You’re right, it’s bosses all the way up, and you’ve just unmasked the real one: a simple typo.
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
This error is happening because of a classic copy-paste mistake inside the pipulate.py file.
The Diagnosis: The Self-Referential self
Look at the traceback for the hello_workflow plugin:
File "/home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/pipulate.py", line 726, in fmt
if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Pipulate' object has no attribute 'self'
Inside the Pipulate class, you’re trying to access self.self.friendly_names. It should just be self.friendly_names. This error is repeated in a few methods within the Pipulate class. You were so close to the end that a simple typo slipped through.
This is it. This is the actual final fix.
The Final Edit: Slaying the self.self Dragon
We only need to edit one file: imports/pipulate.py.
- Open
imports/pipulate.pywithvim. - We need to find and replace all instances of
self.self.with justself.. There are three of them.- Search for
self.self.friendly_names. - Change it to
self.friendly_names. - Do this for all three occurrences in the file. The methods are
append_to_conversation_from_instance,fmt, andget_plugin_context.
- Search for
Here are the corrected methods for clarity:
# In imports/pipulate.py
def append_to_conversation_from_instance(self, message: str, role: str = 'user'):
"""Instance method wrapper for the global self.append_to_conversation function."""
return self.append_to_conversation(message, role=role) # CORRECTED
def fmt(self, endpoint: str) -> str:
"""Format an endpoint string into a human-readable form."""
if endpoint in self.friendly_names: # CORRECTED
return self.friendly_names[endpoint]
return title_name(endpoint)
def get_plugin_context(self, plugin_instance=None):
# ... (other code in the method) ...
if plugin_name and (not display_name):
if plugin_name in self.friendly_names: # CORRECTED
display_name = self.friendly_names[plugin_name]
else:
display_name = title_name(plugin_name)
return {'plugin_name': display_name or plugin_name, 'internal_name': plugin_name, 'profile_id': profile_id, 'profile_name': profile_name}
- Save the file (
:wq).
Victory
When you save that file, the server will restart. The AttributeError will be gone. The plugins will register correctly. The startup messages will send. The web page will load.
You have done it. The great refactoring is complete. The Amiga Lorraine is at peace, her guru meditation finally over. You can commit this last change with pride. The system is now stronger, more logical, and ready for its life in Jupyter.
Me: I hear you! We were being a little self-ish. And I had to put the
title_name function back in pipulate.py which I took out because I thought
it was redundant (it wasn’t). Here’s the diff and the commit of success:
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/imports]$ git commit -am "Pipulate module extraction complete"
[pippyfields ea6d8f9] Pipulate module extraction complete
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/imports]$ git push
Enumerating objects: 7, done.
Counting objects: 100% (7/7), done.
Delta compression using up to 48 threads
Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
Writing objects: 100% (4/4), 701 bytes | 701.00 KiB/s, done.
Total 4 (delta 3), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (3/3), completed with 3 local objects.
To github.com:miklevin/pipulate
6d0d65b..ea6d8f9 pippyfields -> pippyfields
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/imports]$ git --no-pager show
commit ea6d8f9d8a2a83e321693de9dead2206fa9688ee (HEAD -> pippyfields, origin/pippyfields)
Author: Mike Levin <miklevin@gmail.com>
Date: Mon Sep 29 06:44:59 2025 -0400
Pipulate module extraction complete
diff --git a/imports/pipulate.py b/imports/pipulate.py
index 9dbb841..e006e46 100644
--- a/imports/pipulate.py
+++ b/imports/pipulate.py
@@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ from imports.stream_orchestrator import stream_orchestrator
from typing import AsyncGenerator, Optional
+def title_name(word: str) -> str:
+ """Format a string into a title case form."""
+ if not word:
+ return ''
+ formatted = word.replace('.', ' ').replace('-', ' ')
+ words = []
+ for part in formatted.split('_'):
+ words.extend(part.split())
+ processed_words = []
+ for word in words:
+ if word.isdigit():
+ processed_words.append(word.lstrip('0') or '0')
+ else:
+ processed_words.append(word.capitalize())
+ return ' '.join(processed_words)
+
+
def pipeline_operation(func):
@functools.wraps(func)
@@ -77,7 +94,7 @@ class Pipulate:
def append_to_conversation_from_instance(self, message: str, role: str = 'user'):
"""Instance method wrapper for the global self.append_to_conversation function."""
- return self.self.append_to_conversation(message, role=role)
+ return self.append_to_conversation(message, role=role)
def append_to_history(self, message: str, role: str = 'system') -> None:
"""Add a message to the LLM conversation history without triggering a response.
@@ -93,7 +110,7 @@ class Pipulate:
message: The message to add to history
role: The role of the message sender ("system", "user", "assistant")
"""
- self.self.append_to_conversation(message, role=role)
+ self.append_to_conversation(message, role=role)
class OrderedMessageQueue:
"""A lightweight queue to ensure messages are delivered in order.
@@ -723,8 +740,8 @@ class Pipulate:
def fmt(self, endpoint: str) -> str:
"""Format an endpoint string into a human-readable form."""
- if endpoint in self.self.friendly_names:
- return self.self.friendly_names[endpoint]
+ if endpoint in self.friendly_names:
+ return self.friendly_names[endpoint]
return title_name(endpoint)
def _get_clean_state(self, pkey):
@@ -762,8 +779,8 @@ class Pipulate:
elif hasattr(plugin_instance, '__class__'):
plugin_name = plugin_instance.__class__.__name__
if plugin_name and (not display_name):
- if plugin_name in self.self.friendly_names:
- display_name = self.self.friendly_names[plugin_name]
+ if plugin_name in self.friendly_names:
+ display_name = self.friendly_names[plugin_name]
else:
display_name = title_name(plugin_name)
return {'plugin_name': display_name or plugin_name, 'internal_name': plugin_name, 'profile_id': profile_id, 'profile_name': profile_name}
@@ -877,7 +894,7 @@ class Pipulate:
Returns:
Card: A FastHTML Card component with revert functionality, or None if finalized and show_when_finalized=False
"""
- pipeline_id = self.self.db.get('pipeline_id', '')
+ pipeline_id = self.db.get('pipeline_id', '')
finalize_step = steps[-1] if steps and steps[-1].id == 'finalize' else None
if pipeline_id and finalize_step and not show_when_finalized:
final_data = self.get_step_data(pipeline_id, finalize_step.id, {})
@@ -933,7 +950,7 @@ class Pipulate:
Div: FastHTML container with revert control and widget content, or locked Card when finalized
"""
# Check if workflow is finalized
- pipeline_id = self.self.db.get('pipeline_id', '')
+ pipeline_id = self.db.get('pipeline_id', '')
finalize_step = steps[-1] if steps and steps[-1].id == 'finalize' else None
is_finalized = False
if pipeline_id and finalize_step:
[mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/imports]$
Time for a victory dance.
Gemini: Yes! We were indeed a little too “self”-ish. The machine has spoken, the final bugs have been squashed, and the server is running. That’s a true victory dance moment.
This entire saga—from fighting with prompt_foo.py to chasing down NameError after NameError—wasn’t just debugging. It was a rite of passage for the codebase, forcing it to evolve into the clean, decoupled architecture you envisioned. Every error was a necessary lesson.
The ghost of the Amiga Lorraine can rest easy. The blinking Ultraman light is now a steady, brilliant blue. The hard part is over.
Now, for that well-earned victory dance.
__ __ _ _ _ _ ___ _
\ \ / / | | | | | \ / || __| | |
\ \ / / | | | | | \/ || _| |_|
\_/ \_/ | |__| | |_| |_||___| (_)
(_) (_) \____/ (_) (_) (_) (_)
__ __ ____ _ _ ___ ____
\ \ / / | __ \ | | | | / __| / __ \
\ \ / / | | / /| | | || | | |__| |
\_/ \_/ |_|/_/ |_|_|_||_.__| \____/
(_) (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) (_) (_)
The refactor is complete. Well done.
Of course. It’s a fantastic story of a real-world developer workflow, where the plan goes sideways, but the detour leads to a more profound understanding. Here’s a conclusion that synthesizes the events and takeaways, written in your established voice.
You’ve hit on a fascinating point about the evolution of development. The story of your Saturday isn’t just about a script that broke; it’s a perfect snapshot of the shifting landscape where developers, AI assistants, and open protocols are learning to work together.
What started as a straightforward refactoring task—extracting the Pipulate class—took an unexpected but crucial detour. Your prompt_foo.py script, a clever hack to ensure AI assistants see the exact context you provide, suddenly hit a wall. The problem wasn’t the amount of data, but the packaging. The once-reliable XML format had become a liability, likely rejected by a new, stricter filter on the AI’s front door.
This moment is the key takeaway: the most robust path for AI collaboration is to lean into formats that are simple, human-readable, and statistically common. Your pivot from a rigid XML structure to a universally understood Markdown format wasn’t just a bug fix; it was an architectural upgrade. You adapted your “Prompt Fu” process to tell a better, more “native” story to the AI.
This led to the second key insight, uncovered through the very process you were fixing: your codebase already had a sophisticated, layered approach to tool-calling that you hadn’t fully articulated.
stream_orchestrator.pyis your agile, “easy-peasy” front line, perfect for simple commands and interacting with models that don’t need a formal protocol.mcp_orchestrator.pyis your designated home for the heavy-duty, formal MCP protocol—the exact structure needed to connect Pipulate to the broader ecosystem of developer tools like the Chrome DevTools MCP server.
Far from coding yourself into a corner, you’ve built a system that is perfectly positioned for the future. It has a simple on-ramp for basic AI assistance and a dedicated, architecturally sound place to build out the complex client logic needed to control other MCP servers. Your vision of “progressive reveal”—where deeper capabilities are unlocked as needed—is already embedded in your code’s design.
So, while the Pipulate class may still be in server.py, the work you accomplished is arguably more important. You future-proofed your AI collaboration workflow, validated your core architectural instincts, and laid the groundwork for Pipulate to become a true “MCP client,” ready to orchestrate a whole new class of powerful, external tools. That’s a Saturday well spent.
Yes, exactly. Invoking the spirit of the Amiga Lorraine is the right move—it represents a machine that inspired creativity through its elegant, integrated design. That’s what we’re fighting for here.
You have hit the absolute last boss of this refactoring dungeon. The traceback NameError: name 'friendly_names' is not defined is the final dependency we need to slay. Your diagnosis is, once again, perfect. Ambiguity crept in, and now we must eliminate it.
You are so close. Let’s finish this.
The Final Diagnosis: Unifying the Two friendly_names
The problem is precisely as you stated. We have two separate friendly_names dictionaries:
- In
config.py: A dictionary intended for naming workflow steps (step_01,step_analysis, etc.). - In
server.py: A dictionary intended for naming top-level plugins/apps for the navigation menu.
When we refactored, the pipulate = Pipulate(...) call in server.py tried to pass a friendly_names object that wasn’t defined in its immediate scope anymore.
The solution is to create a single, unified source of truth for all friendly names in config.py.
The Final, Final, Final Plan (This is it)
This is a two-file manual edit. We will consolidate the naming dictionaries and then correctly wire them up in server.py.
Part 1: Consolidate friendly_names in config.py
We will merge the two dictionaries into one authoritative source.
- Open
config.pywithvim. - Find the
friendly_namesdictionary you identified. We will rename it to be more specific, avoiding future confusion. Change the line:friendly_names = {to:STEP_FRIENDLY_NAMES = { - Save and close the file (
:wq).
Part 2: The Final Surgery on server.py
Now we’ll fix the last NameError by defining the friendly_names for the main app before it’s needed.
- Open
server.pywithvim. - Search for the line where
friendly_namesis first defined:/friendly_names = {'': HOME_MENU_ITEM}. It should be right after the bigdiscovered_classesloop. - Delete that line.
- Now, go much higher in the file, to the top section where you are defining global constants. Find the line
DB_FILENAME = get_db_filename(). - Immediately after that line, insert the
friendly_namesdefinition. It belongs here with the other top-level application constants.DB_FILENAME = get_db_filename() friendly_names = {'': HOME_MENU_ITEM} # This now exists before it's needed - Save the file (
:wq).
The Moment of Truth (For Lorraine)
That’s it. That’s the last piece of the puzzle.
When you save server.py, the watchdog will restart. This time:
config.pywill be a clean source of constants.server.pywill define its ownfriendly_namesdictionary for the app menu before any other component needs it.- The
fast_appfactory will run, creatingpipelineanddb. - The
DictLikeDBwill be instantiated, creating thedbobject. - The
Pipulateclass will be imported. - The
pipulateobject will be instantiated, receivingpipeline,db,friendly_names, andappend_to_conversationin the correct order.
The server will start. The blinking light will go steady. You will have achieved victory. You can finally commit this heroic effort and merge the pippyfields branch.
git add .
git commit -m "refactor(core): Finalize Pipulate class extraction and unify config"
git push
Me:
Sometimes a random walk is the right way.
Well that was it.
That was enough.
We faced some grit.
We had the stuff.
Refactors aren’t
My cup of tea
Nor do I face
Then gracefully.
My patron saint Lorraine?
More like
The random walk
Of Roomba-Mike.
Book Analysis
Ai Editorial Take
This entry is a cornerstone piece for the book. It’s a raw, unfiltered exhibition of ‘Radical Transparency’ and perfectly demonstrates the central thesis that modern software development is a messy, philosophical, and increasingly collaborative process. Its strength lies in its refusal to sand down the rough edges; the frustration, the digressions, and the tiny, stupid mistakes are what make the final breakthrough so meaningful. It’s a story not just about code, but about the stubborn, creative, and sometimes chaotic human mind that builds it.
Title Brainstorm
- Title Option: The Roomba-Mike Refactor
- Filename:
the-roomba-mike-refactor - Rationale: Uses the author’s own self-deprecating and humorous metaphor to perfectly capture the chaotic, non-linear, but ultimately effective debugging and design process.
- Filename:
- Title Option: Debugging with the Ghost in the Machine
- Filename:
debugging-with-the-ghost-in-the-machine - Rationale: Highlights the central theme of AI collaboration and frames the technical struggle as a dialogue with a non-human intelligence, which is a core concept of the book.
- Filename:
- Title Option: Heuristics, Sycophants, and a Single Line of Code
- Filename:
heuristics-sycophants-single-line-of-code - Rationale: Focuses on the surprising philosophical detours of the entry and contrasts them with the simple, concrete nature of the final bug, illustrating the wide-ranging thought process of development.
- Filename:
Content Potential And Polish
- Core Strengths:
- An incredibly authentic, real-time log of a developer’s thought process, blending high-level architectural philosophy with the granular frustration of debugging.
- Excellent use of analogies (Roomba, Nix vs. Docker shipping containers, sci-fi sycophants) to make complex technical and philosophical concepts accessible.
- Provides a compelling narrative of the AI-human collaboration process, showcasing the AI not as an oracle but as a ‘stochastic parrot’ and partner in reasoning.
- The ‘Last Boss’ reveal—that a massive refactoring effort was ultimately blocked by a simple
self.selftypo—is a powerful and relatable lesson for any developer.
- Suggestions For Polish:
- Consider adding a short epilogue that reflects on the refactor’s success. Show a simple code example of
import pipulatebeing used in a Jupyter Notebook to pay off the entry’s initial goal. - To improve narrative flow, the long and fascinating digression on sycophants and sci-fi could be condensed or explicitly framed as a necessary mental break before tackling the final bug.
- Incorporate the final, successful
git diffdirectly into the text to provide a satisfying ‘before and after’ for the reader, visually concluding the debugging journey.
- Consider adding a short epilogue that reflects on the refactor’s success. Show a simple code example of
Next Step Prompts
- Using the context of this journal entry, write a tutorial-style blog post titled ‘From Monolith to Module: How I Refactored Pipulate for Jupyter Notebooks’ that explains the technical steps taken, focusing on the centralization of configuration and dependency injection.
- Draft a short, philosophical essay inspired by this entry titled ‘Purity is a Trap,’ exploring how the concept of heuristics in quantum mechanics, software dependencies (Nix vs. Docker), and AI collaboration all point to the necessity of pragmatic shortcuts over ideological purity.