We really want to use /ExecuteScript/ because our end users are
Pythonistas. They tend to punctuate their flows with the equivalent of
/PutFile/ and /GetFile/ with Python scripts doing stuff on flowfiles
that pass out of NiFi before returning into NiFi.
However, we find it nearly impossible to replace even the tamest of
undertakings. If there were a good set of NiFi/Python shims that, from
PyCharm, etc., gave us the ability to prototype, test and debug before
copying and pasting into /ExecuteScript/, that would be wonderful. It
hasn't worked out that way. Most of our experience is copying, pasting
into the processor property, only to find something wrong, sometimes
syntax, sometimes something runtime.
On their behalf, I played with this processor a few hours a while back.
Another colleague too. Googling this underused tool hasn't been helpful,
so the overall experience is negative so far. I can get most of the
examples out there to work, but as soon as I try to do "real" work from
my point of view, my plans sort of cave in.
Likely the Groovy and/or Ruby options are better? But, we're not Groovy
or Ruby guys here. I understand the problems with this tool and so I
understand what the obstacles are to it growing stronger. The problems
won't yield to a few hours one Saturday afternoon. Better
problem-logging underneath and better- and more lenient Python support
on top. The second one is tough, though.
My approach is to minimize those black holes these guys put into their
flows by creating custom processors for what I can't solve using
standard processors.
Trying not to be too negative here...
On 05/05/2017 04:09 PM, Andre wrote:
Mike,
I believe it is possible to use requests under jython, however the
process isn't very intuitive.
I know one folk that if I recall correctly has used it. Happy to try
to find out how it is done.
Cheers
On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 4:57 AM, Mike Harding <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi All, I'm now looking at using ExecuteScript and python engine
to execute HTTP requests using the requests module. I've tried
referencing requests the module but when I try to import requests
I get a module reference error.
I downloaded the module from here >
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/requests
<https://pypi.python.org/pypi/requests>
Not sure why it isnt picking it up. Ive tried referencing the
directory and the .py directly with no success.
Any ideas where im going wrong?
Cheers,
Mike
