docs: document automatic celery tasks

estela-api/config/celery.py

@@ -3,30 +3,47 @@
 from celery import Celery
 from django.conf import settings
 
+# Set the default Django settings module for the 'celery' program.
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "config.settings.base")
 
+# Initialize a new Celery application instance named "estela".
 app = Celery("estela")
+
+# Configure the Celery app to use Django settings with a specific namespace "CELERY".
+# All Celery-related configurations are expected to be prefixed with "CELERY_" in Django settings.
 app.config_from_object("django.conf:settings", namespace="CELERY")
 
+# Autodiscover and load tasks from all installed Django apps.
+# Celery will search for a `tasks.py` module in each Django app and register tasks found in them.
 app.autodiscover_tasks()
 
+# These tasks will be executed at regular intervals as specified by the "schedule" argument.
 app.conf.beat_schedule = {
+    # Task to run spider that are IN_QUEUE jobs every 2 minutes.
     "run-spider-jobs": {
         "task": "core.tasks.run_spider_jobs",
         "schedule": 120,
     },
+    # Task to check and update job status errors every minute.
     "check-and-update-job-status-errors": {
         "task": "core.tasks.check_and_update_job_status_errors",
         "schedule": 60,
     },
+    # Task to delete expired job data every hour.
     "delete-expired-jobs-data": {
         "task": "core.tasks.delete_expired_jobs_data",
         "schedule": 3600,
     },
 }
 
-
+# Dynamically import and update the beat schedule with periodic tasks from external applications.
+# External apps are specified in the Django settings under CELERY_EXTERNAL_IMPORTS.
+# Each external app must define its own Celery configuration and beat schedule.
 for import_name in settings.CELERY_EXTERNAL_IMPORTS:
+    # Import the Celery app configuration from the external application.
     module = __import__(f"{import_name}.celery", fromlist=["celery"])
     external_app = module.app
+
+    # Merge the external app's beat schedule with the current Celery app's beat schedule.
+    # This allows tasks from external apps to be included in the periodic task schedule.
     app.conf.beat_schedule.update(external_app.conf.beat_schedule)

estela-api/core/tasks.py

@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@
 
 
 def get_default_token(job):
+    """
+    Retrieves or creates an authentication token for the first user
+    associated with the given job's spider project.
+
+    Args:
+        job (SpiderJob): The job for which to get the user's token.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The token key for the first user, or None if no user is found.
+    """
     user = job.spider.project.users.first()
     if not user:
         return None
@@ -37,6 +47,11 @@ def get_default_token(job):
 
 @celery_app.task
 def run_spider_jobs():
+    """
+    Task to run spider jobs that are in the IN_QUEUE_STATUS.
+    Selects jobs from the queue and updates their status to WAITING_STATUS.
+    Initializes job execution using the job manager.
+    """
     jobs = SpiderJob.objects.filter(status=SpiderJob.IN_QUEUE_STATUS)[
         : settings.RUN_JOBS_PER_LOT
     ]
@@ -59,6 +74,18 @@ def run_spider_jobs():
 
 
 def delete_data(pid, sid, jid, data_type):
+    """
+    Deletes specific data (items, requests, logs) associated with a job.
+
+    Args:
+        pid (str): Project ID.
+        sid (str): Spider ID.
+        jid (str): Job ID.
+        data_type (str): The type of data to delete ('items', 'requests', 'logs').
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: False if connection to spiderdata_db_client cannot be established.
+    """
     if not spiderdata_db_client.get_connection():
         return False
     job = SpiderJob.objects.get(jid=jid)
@@ -76,6 +103,16 @@ def delete_data(pid, sid, jid, data_type):
 
 @celery_app.task(name="core.tasks.launch_job")
 def launch_job(sid_, data_, data_expiry_days=None, token=None):
+    """
+    Task to launch a spider job with the provided data and optional token.
+    Creates a job using SpiderJobCreateSerializer and passes the job to the job manager.
+
+    Args:
+        sid_ (int): Spider ID.
+        data_ (dict): Job data to be serialized and saved.
+        data_expiry_days (int, optional): Number of days before data expiry.
+        token (str, optional): Authentication token. If not provided, a default token is used.
+    """
     spider = Spider.objects.get(sid=sid_)
 
     if data_expiry_days is None:
@@ -122,6 +159,11 @@ def launch_job(sid_, data_, data_expiry_days=None, token=None):
 
 @celery_app.task(name="core.tasks.check_and_update_job_status_errors")
 def check_and_update_job_status_errors():
+    """
+    Task to check jobs with WAITING_STATUS and update their status to ERROR_STATUS
+    if no active or succeeded status is detected. Also updates job stats from Redis
+    and deletes Redis stats if applicable.
+    """
     jobs = SpiderJob.objects.filter(status=SpiderJob.WAITING_STATUS)[
         : settings.CHECK_JOB_ERRORS_BATCH_SIZE
     ]
@@ -146,6 +188,20 @@ def check_and_update_job_status_errors():
     retry_kwargs={"max_retries": None, "countdown": 600},
 )
 def record_project_usage_after_data_delete(project_id, job_id):
+    """
+    Task to record the project usage statistics after deleting job data.
+    Calculates the new usage records based on database size after data deletion.
+
+    Args:
+        project_id (int): The project ID.
+        job_id (int): The job ID.
+
+    Raises:
+        TaskError: If the connection to spiderdata_db_client cannot be established.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: JSON string with job data size and usage details.
+    """
     if not spiderdata_db_client.get_connection():
         raise TaskError("Could not get a connection to the database.")
 
@@ -186,6 +242,14 @@ def record_project_usage_after_data_delete(project_id, job_id):
 
 @celery_app.task()
 def delete_job_data(job_key):
+    """
+    Task to delete all job-related data including items, requests, and logs.
+    Updates job data status to DELETED_STATUS after deletion.
+    Calculates a new usage record after data deletion.
+
+    Args:
+        job_key (str): Unique identifier for the job, typically in the format "jid.sid.pid".
+    """
     jid, sid, pid = job_key.split(".")
     for data_type in ["items", "requests", "logs"]:
         delete_data(pid, sid, jid, data_type)
@@ -195,6 +259,10 @@ def delete_job_data(job_key):
 
 @celery_app.task(name="core.tasks.delete_expired_jobs_data")
 def delete_expired_jobs_data():
+    """
+    Task to delete job data for jobs that have passed their data expiry date.
+    This checks jobs with a PENDING_STATUS and triggers deletion if expiry is met.
+    """
     pending_data_delete_jobs = SpiderJob.objects.filter(
         data_status=DataStatus.PENDING_STATUS,
         status__in=[SpiderJob.COMPLETED_STATUS, SpiderJob.STOPPED_STATUS],
@@ -211,6 +279,19 @@ def delete_expired_jobs_data():
     retry_kwargs={"max_retries": None, "countdown": 600},
 )
 def record_project_usage_after_job_event(job_id):
+    """
+    Task to record the project usage statistics after a job event (e.g., job completion).
+    Calculates new usage records based on the job data and updates the project usage records.
+
+    Args:
+        job_id (int): The job ID.
+
+    Raises:
+        TaskError: If the connection to spiderdata_db_client cannot be established.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: JSON string with job data size and usage details.
+    """
     if not spiderdata_db_client.get_connection():
         raise TaskError("Could not get a connection to the database.")
 
@@ -230,14 +311,17 @@ def record_project_usage_after_job_event(job_id):
             str(project.pid), items_collection_name
         )
         unique_collection = False
+
     requests_collection_name = "{}-{}-job_requests".format(job.spider.sid, job.jid)
     requests_data_size = spiderdata_db_client.get_dataset_size(
         str(project.pid), requests_collection_name
     )
+
     logs_collection_name = "{}-{}-job_logs".format(job.spider.sid, job.jid)
     logs_data_size = spiderdata_db_client.get_dataset_size(
         str(project.pid), logs_collection_name
     )
+
     # Tracking Proxy Usage
     proxy_details = {}
     for proxy_name, proxy_usage_name in settings.PROXY_PROVIDERS_TO_TRACK:
@@ -303,6 +387,16 @@ def record_project_usage_after_job_event(job_id):
     retry_kwargs={"max_retries": None, "countdown": 60},
 )
 def record_job_coverage_event(job_id):
+    """
+    Task to record job field coverage statistics after a job event.
+    Collects data on field coverage and updates the job's statistics document in the database.
+
+    Args:
+        job_id (int): The job ID.
+
+    Raises:
+        TaskError: If the connection to spiderdata_db_client cannot be established.
+    """
     if not spiderdata_db_client.get_connection():
         raise TaskError("Could not get a connection to the database.")
     job = SpiderJob.objects.get(jid=job_id)
@@ -339,6 +433,19 @@ def record_job_coverage_event(job_id):
 
 
 def get_chain_to_process_usage_data(after_delete=False, project_id=None, job_id=None):
+    """
+    Generates a Celery chain to process usage data after a job event or data deletion.
+    This function dynamically imports tasks from external apps specified in settings and chains
+    them together with either record_project_usage_after_data_delete or record_project_usage_after_job_event.
+
+    Args:
+        after_delete (bool): If True, processes usage data after a data deletion event.
+        project_id (int, optional): Project ID for the data deletion event.
+        job_id (int, optional): Job ID for the job event or data deletion.
+
+    Returns:
+        Celery chain: A chain of tasks to be executed sequentially.
+    """
     list_of_process_functions = []
     for external_app in settings.DJANGO_EXTERNAL_APPS:
         module = __import__(f"{external_app}.tasks", fromlist=["tasks"])