Chaturbate Poller

Chaturbate Poller is a Python library for interacting with the Chaturbate API. It allows you to poll events asynchronously, handle various event types, and optionally store event data in InfluxDB for further analysis or monitoring.

Features

• Event Polling: Fetch events from the Chaturbate API using Python's asyncio.
• Error Handling: Includes retry logic for basic error handling during polling.
• Optional Logging: Configurable logging to keep track of polling activity.
• InfluxDB Support: Optionally store events in InfluxDB if data storage is required.

Installation

Make sure you have Python 3.11 or later installed, then install the package:

pip install chaturbate-poller

Configuration

To get started, create a .env file in the root of your project directory. This file will store your API credentials and (if applicable) InfluxDB connection details:

CB_USERNAME="your_chaturbate_username"
CB_TOKEN="your_chaturbate_token"
INFLUXDB_URL="http://influxdb:8086"
INFLUXDB_TOKEN="your_influxdb_token"
INFLUXDB_ORG="chaturbate-poller"
INFLUXDB_BUCKET="your_bucket"
USE_DATABASE="true"  # Enable if you plan to use InfluxDB

Note

To create an API token, click here: https://chaturbate.com/statsapi/authtoken/

Important

Ensure you have the "Events API" permission selected before generating

Usage

Command-Line Tool

You run Chaturbate Poller directly from the command line:

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

For more options:

python -m chaturbate_poller --help

Docker Usage

To run Chaturbate Poller in a Docker container:

docker pull ghcr.io/mountaingod2/chaturbate_poller:latest

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

Library Example

You can also import it into your programs. Here’s a simple example of how to fetch events in a loop using the library asynchronously:

import asyncio

from chaturbate_poller import ChaturbateClient

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

                # Do something with the received events
                print(event.dict())

            url = response.next_url

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

Development Setup

1. Clone the repository:

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

2. Install dependencies using uv:

   uv venv .venv
   uv pip install . -e

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new feature branch.
3. Submit a pull request.

Please ensure that any changes pass tests and follow coding guidelines.

License

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