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| 1 | +# Scrapper Startup Guide |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +This guide explains how to launch the technical watch scrapper system. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +## Prerequisites |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +- **Python 3.9+** |
| 8 | +- **PostgreSQL** with **pgvector** extension |
| 9 | +- **OpenAI API Key** (for embeddings and entity extraction) |
| 10 | +- **(Optional)** GitHub Token for higher rate limits |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +## Installation |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +### 1. Create a Python Virtual Environment |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +```bash |
| 17 | +cd scrapper |
| 18 | +python3 -m venv .venv |
| 19 | +source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate |
| 20 | +``` |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +### 2. Install Dependencies |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +```bash |
| 25 | +pip install -r requirements.txt |
| 26 | +``` |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +### 3. Setup PostgreSQL with pgvector |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +Install PostgreSQL and the pgvector extension: |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +```bash |
| 33 | +# On Ubuntu/Debian |
| 34 | +sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib |
| 35 | +sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE EXTENSION vector;" |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +# Or using Docker |
| 38 | +docker run -d \ |
| 39 | + --name postgres-pgvector \ |
| 40 | + -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres \ |
| 41 | + -e POSTGRES_DB=veille_technique \ |
| 42 | + -p 5432:5432 \ |
| 43 | + pgvector/pgvector:pg16 |
| 44 | +``` |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +### 4. Configure Environment Variables |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +Copy the example environment file and configure it: |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +```bash |
| 51 | +cp .env.example .env |
| 52 | +``` |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +Edit `.env` and set your credentials: |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +```env |
| 57 | +OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here |
| 58 | +DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/veille_technique |
| 59 | +EMBEDDING_MODEL=text-embedding-3-small |
| 60 | +GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here # Optional |
| 61 | +``` |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +### 5. Initialize the Database |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +The database schema will be created automatically on first run. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +## Running the Scrapper |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +The scrapper has **3 modes**: |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +### 1. Backfill Mode (Historical Data) |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +Scrape entire available history from all sources: |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +```bash |
| 76 | +python main.py backfill |
| 77 | +``` |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +Options: |
| 80 | +- `--limit N` - Maximum articles per source (default: 100) |
| 81 | +- `--db-url URL` - Override database URL |
| 82 | +- `--embedding-model MODEL` - Override embedding model |
| 83 | +- `--llm-model MODEL` - Override LLM model for entities |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +Example with custom limit: |
| 86 | +```bash |
| 87 | +python main.py backfill --limit 200 |
| 88 | +``` |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +### 2. Watch Mode (Continuous Monitoring) |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +Scrape new articles continuously at regular intervals: |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +```bash |
| 95 | +python main.py watch |
| 96 | +``` |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +Options: |
| 99 | +- `--interval SECONDS` - Scraping interval (default: 300s = 5 minutes) |
| 100 | +- `--db-url URL` - Override database URL |
| 101 | +- `--embedding-model MODEL` - Override embedding model |
| 102 | +- `--llm-model MODEL` - Override LLM model for entities |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +Example with 10-minute interval: |
| 105 | +```bash |
| 106 | +python main.py watch --interval 600 |
| 107 | +``` |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | +Press `Ctrl+C` to stop the watch mode. |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | +### 3. Stats Mode (View Statistics) |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +Display database statistics: |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +```bash |
| 116 | +python main.py stats |
| 117 | +``` |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +## Available Scrapers |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +The system includes scrapers for: |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | +- **ArXiv** - Scientific papers (cs.LG category by default) |
| 124 | +- **GitHub** - Trending repositories |
| 125 | +- **Medium** - Technical articles |
| 126 | +- **Le Monde** - News articles |
| 127 | +- **Hugging Face** - ML models and papers |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +## Features |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +Each scraped article is automatically: |
| 132 | +1. **Deduplicated** - By ID and content hash |
| 133 | +2. **Embedded** - Using OpenAI embeddings (for similarity search) |
| 134 | +3. **Analyzed** - Entities extracted via LLM (technologies, companies, people, etc.) |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | +## Configuration |
| 137 | + |
| 138 | +### Database Connection |
| 139 | + |
| 140 | +Set via environment variable or command-line: |
| 141 | +- Environment: `DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@host:port/dbname` |
| 142 | +- CLI: `--db-url postgresql://user:pass@host:port/dbname` |
| 143 | + |
| 144 | +### Embedding Model |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +Configure the OpenAI embedding model: |
| 147 | +- Environment: `EMBEDDING_MODEL=text-embedding-3-small` |
| 148 | +- CLI: `--embedding-model text-embedding-3-small` |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +Available models: |
| 151 | +- `text-embedding-3-small` (1536 dimensions, faster) |
| 152 | +- `text-embedding-3-large` (3072 dimensions, more accurate) |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +### LLM Model |
| 155 | + |
| 156 | +Configure the LLM for entity extraction: |
| 157 | +- Environment: `LLM_MODEL=gpt-4o-mini` |
| 158 | +- CLI: `--llm-model gpt-4o-mini` |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +## Troubleshooting |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +### Missing OpenAI API Key |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +``` |
| 165 | +Error: OpenAI API key not found |
| 166 | +``` |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | +**Solution**: Set `OPENAI_API_KEY` in your `.env` file. |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +### PostgreSQL Connection Error |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +``` |
| 173 | +Error: could not connect to server |
| 174 | +``` |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | +**Solution**: |
| 177 | +1. Check PostgreSQL is running: `sudo systemctl status postgresql` |
| 178 | +2. Verify DATABASE_URL in `.env` |
| 179 | +3. Ensure pgvector extension is installed |
| 180 | + |
| 181 | +### Scraper Initialization Failed |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | +If a scraper fails to initialize, it will be skipped automatically. Check the logs for details. |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +### Port Already in Use (PostgreSQL) |
| 186 | + |
| 187 | +If port 5432 is already used, either: |
| 188 | +1. Stop the conflicting service |
| 189 | +2. Use a different port in `DATABASE_URL` |
| 190 | + |
| 191 | +## Development Tips |
| 192 | + |
| 193 | +### Check Architecture |
| 194 | + |
| 195 | +See [ARCHITECTURE.md](ARCHITECTURE.md) for system design details. |
| 196 | + |
| 197 | +### Database Management |
| 198 | + |
| 199 | +View articles directly in PostgreSQL: |
| 200 | +```sql |
| 201 | +-- Connect to database |
| 202 | +psql $DATABASE_URL |
| 203 | + |
| 204 | +-- Count articles |
| 205 | +SELECT COUNT(*) FROM articles; |
| 206 | + |
| 207 | +-- View recent articles |
| 208 | +SELECT title, source, published_at FROM articles |
| 209 | +ORDER BY published_at DESC LIMIT 10; |
| 210 | + |
| 211 | +-- Check embeddings |
| 212 | +SELECT COUNT(*) FROM embeddings; |
| 213 | +``` |
| 214 | + |
| 215 | +## Recommended Workflow |
| 216 | + |
| 217 | +1. **Initial setup**: Run `backfill` mode once to populate historical data |
| 218 | +2. **Continuous monitoring**: Run `watch` mode to keep data up-to-date |
| 219 | +3. **Check progress**: Use `stats` mode to monitor collection |
| 220 | + |
| 221 | +Example: |
| 222 | +```bash |
| 223 | +# One-time: populate history |
| 224 | +python main.py backfill --limit 50 |
| 225 | + |
| 226 | +# Continuous: monitor new content |
| 227 | +python main.py watch --interval 600 |
| 228 | + |
| 229 | +# Anytime: check statistics |
| 230 | +python main.py stats |
| 231 | +``` |
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