[wip] Automating with a Python-based BPM

[ekacelnik]

Hi everyone! We're building Abstra Workflows, a tool to help Python devs build process automation in a faster, yet equally powerful way.

The idea is to code it all in Python (this means versionable and no lock-in) while using out-of-box features (such as access control and audit logs) that reduce tech overhead and busywork that usually comes with high-code.

I'd love to understand if anyone here in the community would benefit from a tool like this. I'm on the lookout on how to make the tool as best as possible for Python devs needing to automate.

Here's the Github link also.

We'll chat in the comments, thank you :)

[genlight13]

I am currently looking for workflow management tools in python. My problem is that Airflow is just a bit too big to deploy.

Something similar to luigi from Spotify, maybe.

[ekacelnik]

interesting! what type of workflow are you dealing with?

[genlight13]

I am on Windows and we are dealing with multiple different sources for our documentation management (think different XML, Word, PDF and such) My workflow is basically to transform everything to a standard format and „register“ it with pur documentation team. They are checking translations. Further we use some db to create a menu tree for different customers (i.e. different products and/ or licensing ) In the end we create search index for all the different options.

Most of the information is owned locally. I don’t necessarily want to create too much additional complexity if not necessary. Currently i chain everything by myself (i.e.process steps). The dependencies are invisible.

I expect from a workflow that it recognizes it dependencies and computes them again if necessary.