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python-repositories
Unified repository interfaces and technology-specific adapters for Python projects.
Subclass an adapter in your own repository to add domain-specific methods while reusing connection management and CRUD operations.
Architecture
| Layer | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Interfaces | Abstract contracts for connection, context, and CRUD |
| Adapters | Technology-specific base classes (RedisAdapter, MinioAdapter) |
| Your project | Subclass an adapter and add domain methods |
Optional dependencies
Repository interfaces import with the base package. Adapters require the matching extra; importing an adapter without its extra raises ImportError with install instructions.
Install with the extras you need:
uv add python-repositories[redis]
uv add python-repositories[minio]
uv add python-repositories[redis,minio]
Redis (JsonRepositoryInterface)
Requires Redis with the RedisJSON module (e.g. redis-stack).
| Environment variable | Description |
|---|---|
REDIS_URI |
Redis connection URL (e.g. redis://localhost:6379) |
MinIO (ObjectRepositoryInterface)
| Environment variable | Description |
|---|---|
MINIO_ENDPOINT |
MinIO server endpoint |
MINIO_ACCESS_KEY |
Access key |
MINIO_SECRET_KEY |
Secret key |
MINIO_BUCKET |
Bucket name (created on connect if missing) |
Quick start
JSON documents with Redis
from python_repositories.examples.user_json_repository import UserJsonRepository
with UserJsonRepository() as repo:
repo.save_user("alice", {"name": "Alice", "email": "alice@example.com"})
user = repo.get_user("alice")
repo.delete_user("alice")
Binary objects with MinIO
from io import BytesIO
from python_repositories.examples.artifact_object_repository import (
ArtifactObjectRepository,
)
with ArtifactObjectRepository() as repo:
repo.store_artifact("report-1", BytesIO(b"pdf bytes here"))
data = repo.get_artifact("report-1")
Subclassing in your own project
from python_repositories import RedisAdapter
class UserRepository(RedisAdapter):
def _key(self, user_id: str) -> str:
return f"user:{user_id}"
def get_user(self, user_id: str) -> dict | None:
return self.get(self._key(user_id))
def save_user(self, user_id: str, user: dict) -> None:
self.set(self._key(user_id), user)
Public API
from python_repositories import (
ConnectionAwareInterface,
ContextAwareInterface,
JsonRepositoryInterface,
ObjectRepositoryInterface,
RedisAdapter,
MinioAdapter,
)
Development
uv sync --all-extras
uv run pre-commit install # once per clone — runs hooks on git commit
uv run pytest tests/integration/ -v
pre-commit is included in the dev dependency group. uv sync installs the CLI, but git does not run hooks until you install them with pre-commit install (one time per clone). After that, commits run the checks defined in .pre-commit-config.yaml (ruff, mypy, pyupgrade, prettier, and general file hygiene).
To run all hooks manually without committing:
uv run pre-commit run --all-files
Integration tests require Docker (testcontainers).
Releases
Releases are automated when a pull request is merged to main. CI reads the merged PR title to decide whether and how to bump the version.
How it works
- Open a PR targeting
main(see.gitea/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md). - If the PR changes files under
python_repositories/, the title must start with a version bump prefix (enforced by CI). - On merge,
release.ymlbumpspyproject.toml, commits, tagsvX.Y.Z, creates a Gitea release with auto-generated notes, and pushes the tag. publish.ymlbuilds and publishes the package to the Gitea Package Registry.
Docs-, CI-, and test-only PRs do not need a prefix and will not trigger a release.
PR title prefixes
| Prefix | Bump | Example |
|---|---|---|
[patch] or [fix] |
patch | 0.3.1 → 0.3.2 |
[minor] or [feat] |
minor | 0.3.1 → 0.4.0 |
[major] or [breaking] |
major | 0.3.1 → 1.0.0 |
| (none) | no release | docs / CI / deps only |
Example titles:
[minor] Add public repository interfaces and subclassable adapter CRUD API[patch] Fix mypy context manager typing for adapter subclasses
Release notes
Release notes are generated from commits since the previous tag (see scripts/ci/generate-release-notes.sh).
Manual release
You can still push a v*.*.* tag manually; publish.yml will build and publish. The current baseline version is 0.3.1.