Developed Python Wrapper for Motion API

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📅 2025-01-02 — Session: Developed Python Wrapper for Motion API

🕒 19:55–20:20
🏷️ Labels: Python, API, Motion, Task Management, Automation
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The primary goal of this session was to develop a Python wrapper for the Motion API to facilitate project and task management through automation.

Key Activities

  • Implemented a Python wrapper for the Motion API, including class definitions and utility functions for managing tasks and projects.
  • Enhanced the MotionHandler class with methods to create projects and tasks, associate tasks with projects, and update tasks using Motion’s REST API.
  • Refined the create_project function with a testing block for creating projects in Motion, ensuring correct functionality.
  • Integrated loading of API keys from a YAML configuration file into the Python script, with considerations for error handling and testing.
  • Resolved YAML parsing errors by addressing the ‘string indices must be integers’ issue, focusing on YAML file formatting and debugging.
  • Fixed the 400 Bad Request error in the create_project function by ensuring all required fields were included, leading to a successful implementation.

Achievements

  • Successfully developed and tested a Python wrapper for the Motion API, enhancing the automation of project and task management.
  • Improved error handling and debugging processes for YAML configuration and API integration.

Pending Tasks

  • Further testing and optimization of the API wrapper to ensure robustness in various use cases.

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