(20251126) Now a separate Cron Script does the Selenium automation and caches the results in a JSON file.

.gitignore

@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ __pycache__/
 /downloads/
 /browser/user_data/
 /browser/
+/creds/

backend/api/blueprints/reports/in_out_report.py

@@ -162,68 +162,18 @@ async def in_out_report_generate(
     report_data = None
 
     # Figure out the paths:
-    base_dir = files.get_parent_directory(
+    proj_dir = files.get_parent_directory(
         files.get_file_directory(include_filename = False),
         depth = 4
     )
+    cache_file = os.path.join(proj_dir, "local", "cache", "in_out_summary_cache.json")
 
-    # Put together the directory for the drivers, the downloads, etc.:
+    # Read the report:
-    chrome_driver_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, r"drivers/chrome")
+    try: report_data = json.from_file(cache_file)
-    user_data_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, r"browser/user_data")
+    except Exception as e: pass
-    downloads_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, r"downloads")
 
-    # Show all the paths for debugging:
+    # Note down the status of success or failure:
-    current_app.printer("PATHS:", chrome_driver_dir, user_data_dir, downloads_dir)
+    success = True if report_data else False
-
-    # Wait for the semaphore so that only one instance is automating Chrome at a time:
-    async with current_app.chrome_semaphore:
-
-        # First kill the previous processes:
-        kill_count = CosecWeb.kill_chrome_processes()
-        current_app.printer("Killed Chrome Procs.", kill_count)
-        if kill_count > 0: time.sleep(2.5)
-
-        # Create an instance of the automation object:
-        cosec = CosecWeb(
-            cosec_url = inbound_headers.cosecUrl,
-            username = inbound_headers.cosecUsername,
-            password = inbound_headers.cosecPassword,
-            driver_dir = chrome_driver_dir,
-            user_data_dir = user_data_dir,
-            downloads_dir = downloads_dir,
-        )
-
-        # Perform the login:
-        cosec.login(initial_sleep = 2.5)
-
-        # Get the in/out report:
-        report_path = cosec.get_in_out_summary(
-            initial_sleep = 1.0,
-            from_date = inbound_data.fromDate,
-            to_date = inbound_data.toDate,
-            group_ids = inbound_data.groupIds,
-            download_timeout = 60.0
-        )
-
-        # Log out to end the cycle:
-        cosec.logout()
-
-        # Close the browser window:
-        cosec.quit()
-
-    # If we didn't get any path, the download failed:
-    if report_path is None:
-        success = False
-
-    # If the data was loaded successfully:
-    else:
-        success = True
-        report_df = cosec.read_in_out_summary_xls(report_path)
-        ##############
-        #Added by Yatmesh on 22 nov 17:40
-        report_df = report_df.where(report_df.notna(),None)
-        ###################################
-        report_data = report_df.to_dict(orient = "records")
 
     # ┳┓
     # ┣┫┏┓┏┏┓┏┓┏┓┏┏┓

backend/api/blueprints/reports/muster_roll.py

@@ -175,39 +175,19 @@ async def muster_roll_report_generate(
     success = False
     report_data = None
 
-    # Get the muster roll data:
+    # Figure out the paths:
-    async with current_app.chrome_semaphore:
+    proj_dir = files.get_parent_directory(
-        report_data = muster_roll.load(
+        files.get_file_directory(include_filename = False),
-            cosec_url = inbound_headers.cosecUrl,
+        depth = 4
-            username = inbound_headers.cosecUsername,
-            password = inbound_headers.cosecPassword,
-            group_ids = inbound_data.groupIds,
-            on_date = inbound_data.onDate,
     )
+    cache_file = os.path.join(proj_dir, "local", "cache", "muster_roll_cache.json")
 
-    # If data was loaded:
+    # Read the report:
-    if report_data is not None:
+    try: report_data = json.from_file(cache_file)
-        # report_data = report_data.copy()
+    except Exception as e: pass
-        # report_data = report_data[[
+
-        #     "User ID", "User Name", "Category Name",
+    # Note down the status of success or failure:
-        #     "Grade Name", "Branch Name", "Department Name",
+    success = True if report_data else False
-        #     "Direct Reporting", "Level-1"
-        # ]]
-        # unique_branches = report_data["Branch Name"].unique().tolist()
-        # unique_depts = report_data[["Branch Name", "Department Name"]].drop_duplicates().to_dict(orient = "records")
-        # unique_reportees = report_data[["Branch Name", "Department Name", "Direct Reporting"]].drop_duplicates().to_dict(orient = "records")
-        # unique_combos = {
-        #     "Branch Name": unique_branches,
-        #     "Department Name": unique_depts,
-        #     "Direct Reporting": unique_reportees
-        # }
-        # report_data = unique_combos
-        ##############
-        # Added by Yatmesh on 25 nov 15:08
-        report_data = report_data.where(report_data.notna(), None)
-        ###################################
-        report_data = report_data.to_dict(orient = "records")
-        success = True
 
     # ┳┓
     # ┣┫┏┓┏┏┓┏┓┏┓┏┏┓

cron/reports.py

@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+"""
+
+    AUTHOR:
+
+        Khushal P Soonderji
+
+    DATE:
+
+        CREATED: Wed, 26th Nov, 2025
+        UPDATED: Wed, 26th Nov, 2025
+
+    OBJECTIVE:
+
+        To achieve so-and-so-objective...
+
+    REFERENCES:
+
+        N/A
+
+    DOWNLOADS:
+
+        N/A
+
+"""
+
+
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+# ***                                                     IMPORT                                                    ***
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+
+
+# To make sibling directories accessible for imports:
+import sys
+sys.path.append(".")
+sys.path.append("..")
+
+# For system-level activities:
+import os
+
+# To work with date and time:
+import time
+
+# Cosec-related:
+from cosec_web.cosec_web import CosecWeb
+
+# My utils:
+from utils_v2.system import files
+from utils_v2.string import json
+from utils_v2.date_time import date_time
+
+
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+# ***                                             MACROS / ONE-TIME INIT                                            ***
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+
+
+# File paths:
+file_dir = files.get_file_directory(include_filename = False)
+proj_dir = files.get_parent_directory(file_dir, depth = 1)
+cosec_creds_file = os.path.join(proj_dir, "creds", "cosec.json")
+muster_roll_cache_file = os.path.join(proj_dir, "local", "cache", "muster_roll_cache.json")
+in_out_summary_cache_file = os.path.join(proj_dir, "local", "cache", "in_out_summary_cache.json")
+chrome_driver_dir = os.path.join(proj_dir, r"drivers","chrome")
+user_data_dir = os.path.join(proj_dir, r"browser", "user_data")
+downloads_dir = os.path.join(proj_dir, r"downloads")
+
+
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+# ***                                                   VARIABLES                                                   ***
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+
+
+# --- Nothing Yet
+
+
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+# ***                                                    CLASSES                                                    ***
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+
+
+# --- Nothing Yet
+
+
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+# ***                                                   FUNCTIONS                                                   ***
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+
+
+def kill_chrome() -> None:
+
+    # First kill the previous processes,
+    # then wait if old processes were killed:
+    kill_count = CosecWeb.kill_chrome_processes()
+    if kill_count > 0: time.sleep(2.5)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def get_muster_roll(cosec_creds: dict):
+
+    # Force close other running Chrome processes:
+    kill_chrome()
+
+    # Create an instance of the automation object:
+    cosec = CosecWeb(
+        cosec_url = cosec_creds["creds"]["url"],
+        username = cosec_creds["creds"]["username"],
+        password = cosec_creds["creds"]["password"],
+        driver_dir = chrome_driver_dir,
+        user_data_dir = user_data_dir,
+        downloads_dir = downloads_dir,
+    )
+
+    # Perform the login:
+    cosec.login(initial_sleep = 2.5)
+
+    # Get the in/out report:
+    report_path = cosec.get_muster_roll(
+        initial_sleep = 1.0,
+        on_date = date_time.get_current_utc_date_time(),
+        group_ids = cosec_creds["musterRollConfig"]["groupIds"],
+        download_timeout = 60.0
+    )
+
+    # Log out to end the cycle:
+    cosec.logout()
+
+    # Close the browser window:
+    cosec.quit()
+
+    # Now process the report,
+    # and save it to the JSON file:
+    if report_path is not None:
+
+        # Read the data:
+        report_data = CosecWeb.read_muster_roll_xls(report_path)
+
+        # Do the remaining cleanup and formatting:
+        report_data = report_data[[
+            "User ID", "User Name", "Category Name",
+            "Grade Name", "Branch Name", "Department Name",
+            "Direct Reporting", "Level-1"
+        ]]
+        report_data.where(report_data.notna(), None)
+        report_data = report_data.to_dict(orient = "records")
+
+        # Save the data to a JSON file:
+        json.to_file(
+            file = muster_roll_cache_file,
+            python_data = {
+                "ts": date_time.get_current_utc_date_time(as_string = False).timestamp(),
+                "report": report_data
+            },
+            no_space = True
+        )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def get_in_out_summary(cosec_creds: dict):
+
+    # Force close other running Chrome processes:
+    kill_chrome()
+
+    # Create an instance of the automation object:
+    cosec = CosecWeb(
+        cosec_url = cosec_creds["creds"]["url"],
+        username = cosec_creds["creds"]["username"],
+        password = cosec_creds["creds"]["password"],
+        driver_dir = chrome_driver_dir,
+        user_data_dir = user_data_dir,
+        downloads_dir = downloads_dir,
+    )
+
+    # Perform the login:
+    cosec.login(initial_sleep = 2.5)
+
+    # Get the in/out report:
+    now_utc = date_time.get_current_utc_date_time()
+    report_path = cosec.get_in_out_summary(
+        initial_sleep = 1.0,
+        from_date = now_utc,
+        to_date = now_utc,
+        group_ids = cosec_creds["inOutConfig"]["groupIds"],
+        download_timeout = 60.0
+    )
+
+    # Log out to end the cycle:
+    cosec.logout()
+
+    # Close the browser window:
+    cosec.quit()
+
+    # Now process the report,
+    # and save it to the JSON file:
+    if report_path is not None:
+
+        # Read the data:
+        report_data = CosecWeb.read_in_out_summary_xls(report_path)
+
+        # Assume that the punch time in the data is IST data,
+        # then normalize it to UTC:
+        report_data["Punch Time"] = report_data["Punch Time"].apply(
+            lambda x: date_time.to_timezone(
+                datetime_object = date_time.as_if_timezone(
+                    datetime_object = x,
+                    timezone = date_time.TIMEZONE_IST
+                ),
+                timezone = date_time.TIMEZONE_UTC
+            ).timestamp()
+        )
+
+        # Do the remaining cleanup and formatting:
+        report_data = report_data.where(report_data.notna(), None)
+        report_data = report_data.to_dict(orient = "records")
+        report_data = {
+            "ts": date_time.get_current_utc_date_time(as_string = False).timestamp(),
+            "report": report_data
+        }
+
+        # Save the data to a JSON file:
+        json.to_file(
+            file = in_out_summary_cache_file,
+            python_data = report_data,
+            no_space = True
+        )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def get_reports(cosec_creds: dict) -> None:
+
+    # Get the Muster Roll and then wait
+    # for the driver's resources to get freed:
+    try:
+        get_muster_roll(cosec_creds = cosec_creds)
+        time.sleep(2.5)
+    except:
+        print("MUSTER ROLL FETCH FAILED!")
+        pass
+
+    # Get the In-Out Summary and then wait
+    # for the driver's resources to get freed:
+    try:
+        get_in_out_summary(cosec_creds = cosec_creds)
+        time.sleep(2.5)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("IN-OUT SUMMARY FETCH FAILED!")
+        raise e
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def loop(
+        cosec_creds: dict,
+        interval_seconds: int | float = 900
+) -> None:
+
+    # Just keep fetching the reports in an infinite loop:
+    while True:
+        get_reports(cosec_creds = cosec_creds)
+        time.sleep(interval_seconds)
+
+
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+# ***                                                  MAIN PROGRAM                                                 ***
+#  *****                                                                                                          ****
+#   *****************************************************************************************************************
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    # Explicitly mention the expected file paths for other devs to maintain:
+    print("PROJ. DIR.  :", proj_dir)
+    print("CREDS FILE  :", cosec_creds_file)
+    print("M-ROLL CACHE:", muster_roll_cache_file)
+    print("IN-OUT CACHE:", in_out_summary_cache_file)
+
+    # Read the credentials.
+    # It should be in the format:
+    """
+    {
+        "creds": {
+            "url": "http://x.x.x.x/COSEC/",
+            "username": "<usr>",
+            "password": "<pwd>"
+        },
+        "musterRollConfig": {
+            "groupIds": "2,3,4"
+        },
+        "inOutConfig": {
+            "groupIds": "2,3,4"
+        }
+    }
+    """
+
+    loop(
+        cosec_creds = json.from_file(cosec_creds_file),
+        interval_seconds = 900   # ... Run every 15 mins.
+    )