Enhancement and Debugging of Data and Media Pipelines

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📅 2025-06-21 — Session: Enhancement and Debugging of Data and Media Pipelines

🕒 21:35–22:25
🏷️ Labels: Automation, Pipeline, Debugging, Python, Scripting
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to enhance the robustness, efficiency, and debugging capabilities of various data and media pipelines through refactoring, issue resolution, and strategic planning.

Key Activities

  • Daemon Management: Implemented command-line patterns and manual tests for validating an upgraded daemon, focusing on data backfilling and debugging.
  • Pipeline Fixes: Addressed critical issues in data processing pipelines, including timestamp normalization and bug fixes.
  • Python Scripting: Updated the STAGES list in 00_daemon.py for improved execution order and robustness.
  • Pipeline Execution: Reviewed media pipeline execution, suggesting improvements for future robustness.
  • Execution Strategy: Developed a robust execution design strategy, including Gantt timeline visualization for enhanced monitoring.
  • Backfill Processing: Resolved backfill processing issues, improving handling of missing digest windows.
  • Manual Execution: Added manual execution features to Python scripts for better control over digest hours.
  • Refactoring: Improved code quality by refactoring functions to reduce errors and enhance cleanliness.
  • PromptFlow Enhancements: Modified PromptFlow scripts for dynamic input paths and resolved file reuse issues.
  • Error Handling: Implemented solutions for missing file errors in data pipelines to prevent crashes.
  • Debugging and Testing: Diagnosed and fixed issues in scripts, enhancing file handling and output generation.

Achievements

  • Successfully enhanced pipeline robustness and modularity.
  • Improved logging, sanity checks, and early exits in pipeline scripts.
  • Resolved multiple critical issues and implemented strategic improvements.

Pending Tasks

  • Further testing of implemented fixes and enhancements to ensure stability and performance.
  • Continuous monitoring and refinement of execution strategies and error handling mechanisms.

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