--- title: 'AI''s New Eyes: Forging Digital Perception with DOM Visualizers' permalink: /futureproof/ai-eyes-dom-visualizers-refactor/ description: This session was a masterclass in iterative development and problem-solving. My initial enthusiasm for the 'Rule of 7' quickly evolved into a focused effort on making the scraper's output truly useful for an AI. The pivot from a direct naming convention to evaluating different DOM visualizers was crucial. Getting the `nest_asyncio` setup for Jupyter was a common headache, but the solution was clean. The 'wowsers' moment seeing the two visualizer outputs confirmed the value of the effort, solidifying the idea that AI needs both a structural and a spatial understanding. The commitment to small, committable steps, combined with the `ai_edit.py` protocol, made a complex refactoring feel manageable and secure, leading to a truly satisfying and robust outcome. meta_description: Explores refactoring Python DOM visualizers into discoverable tools, enhancing AI's understanding of web page layout, and streamlining the developer workflow in Jupyter notebooks. meta_keywords: AI, DOM visualization, web scraping, Python tools, Pipulate, Jupyter, Selenium, refactoring, digital fossil record, SEO layout: post sort_order: 4 --- ## Setting the Stage: Context for the Curious Book Reader ### A Tale of Two DOM Visualizers This entry captures a pivotal moment in the ongoing development of 'Pipulate,' our AI-powered web scraping and content analysis framework. Here, we delve into the practical challenges and elegant solutions involved in giving our AI agents a more sophisticated understanding of web page structure. The focus is on transforming raw HTML into visually intuitive ASCII art representations of the Document Object Model (DOM), enabling AI to 'see' and interpret webpage layouts in a way previously reserved for human developers. This entry details the refactoring of these visualization tools into a callable, auto-discoverable system, and the crucial streamlining of the developer experience within a Jupyter Notebook environment. --- ## Technical Journal Entry Begins Okay, so this scraper is something that can be used pretty much *in every case* for SEO. It'd be ridiculous not to once you know about it, how easy it is, how much immediate capability it bestows upon you, and how it sets you up for being future-proofed in the age of AI. ### The 'Rule of 7' Expanded: More Lenses for AI Right. There's a solid elevator pitch right there. But now make it reality. First you've got this *Rule of 7* that coincidentally sprung back up. It's a serendipitous development so lean into it. 1. The response headers 2. The view-source HTML 3. The "rendered" DOM by a browser 4. A "simplified" version of the DOM with all noise stripped out 5. The saved *accessibility tree* as created by Chrome via DevTools protocol 6. A UML-like diagram of DOM with all its nesting as ASCII art 7. A "full height" (it did the scroll) screenshot of the page. Now we need to do the naming convention so that when an AI looks in such a folder it's immediately and 100% obvious what everything is, and on the last go-around I went for ultimate *brevity* like `dom.html` and I think that's a losing proposition. We want *just enough* explicitness, the firs thing that rolls off your tongue to qualify it, so that file becomes `rendered_dom.html`. ## Naming Conventions for Clarity: Beyond Brevity Underscores because it's Python and visually parses better. Hyphens are noise. 1. `response_headers.json` 2. `source_html.html` 3. `rendered_dom.html` 4. `simplfied_dom.html` 5. `accessibility_tree.json` 6. `dom_ascii_art.txt` 7. `screenshot.png` The only one here that's a bit up in the air is `dom_ascii_art.txt` and that's only because it takes 3 words to describe. I'm tempted to get the word hierarchy or something like that in there, but that's implicit in the DOM. If you're gonna show the DOM as ASCII art, there's gonna be hierarchy revealed. Right, right. Alphabetically, they become: - `accessibility_tree.json` - `dom_ascii_art.txt` - `rendered_dom.html` - `response_headers.json` - `screenshot.png` - `simplfied_dom.html` - `source_html.html` ...which isn't bad at all. One can frame an interesting discussion with an LLM about what they would like to look at first and why. Hmmm, okay. Since so much of this is already built all I have to do is the big Prompt Fu reveal of this latest stuff to the ol' Gemini and I'll have an implementation plan. This is not the implementation plan yet because I made quite a few different attempts at the DOM visualizer and I don't even know whihc is best yet. I want to look at the output of each, and that's probably my next step. And I want to do that without any of the proper integration work. I just want to hack it together so that I can look at each of their outputs. ## Pivoting to Implementation: Visualizer Selection So in other words before forging ahead with the renaming everything refactoring suggested at the top of this prompt, actually what I want to do is shake the directory trees of Pipulate and see what DOM visualizers fall out of it that I'm most happy with and we make that work correctly as probably callable from `tools/` and then we plug it in as one of the various rod and cones. ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ python prompt_foo.py -l [:10] --- Processing Files --- -> Converting notebook: /home/mike/repos/pipulate/Notebooks/Client_Work/faquilizer2/workflow_test.ipynb Warning: File not found and will be skipped: /imports/dom_processing/ai_dom_beautifier.py --- Generating Auto-Context --- Generating codebase tree diagram... (2,157 tokens) Adding narrative context from articles... (10 articles) Python file(s) detected. Generating UML diagrams... -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/820_selenium.py... (263 tokens) -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/440_browser_automation.py... (401 tokens) -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/Notebooks/Client_Work/faquilizer2/secretsauce.py... (skipped) -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/pipulate/__init__.py... (skipped) -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/pipulate/core.py... (2,124 tokens) -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/pipulate/pipulate.py... (skipped) -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/cli.py... (skipped) -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/__init__.py... (skipped) -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/system_tools.py... (skipped) -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/stream_orchestrator.py... (skipped) -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/scraper_tools.py... (skipped) -> Generating for browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py... (153 tokens) -> Generating for browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_box_visualizer.py... (208 tokens) -> Generating for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/001_dom_visualizer.py... (224 tokens) ...UML generation complete. --- Files Included --- • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/820_selenium.py (3,428 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/440_browser_automation.py (10,285 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/Notebooks/Client_Work/faquilizer2/secretsauce.py (2,324 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/Notebooks/Client_Work/faquilizer2/workflow_test.ipynb (789 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/pipulate/__init__.py (129 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/pipulate/core.py (18,906 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/pipulate/pipulate.py (511 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/cli.py (5,092 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/__init__.py (464 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/system_tools.py (707 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/imports/stream_orchestrator.py (1,163 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/scraper_tools.py (1,110 tokens) • browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py (1,838 tokens) • browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_box_visualizer.py (3,045 tokens) • /home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/001_dom_visualizer.py (3,762 tokens) --- Auto-Context Included --- • Codebase Structure (eza --tree) (2,157 tokens) • Recent Narrative Context (507 tokens) • UML Class Diagram (ASCII for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/820_selenium.py) (263 tokens) • UML Class Diagram (ASCII for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/440_browser_automation.py) (401 tokens) • UML Class Diagram (ASCII for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/pipulate/core.py) (2,124 tokens) • UML Class Diagram (ASCII for browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py) (153 tokens) • UML Class Diagram (ASCII for browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_box_visualizer.py) (208 tokens) • UML Class Diagram (ASCII for /home/mike/repos/pipulate/apps/001_dom_visualizer.py) (224 tokens) --- Prompt Summary --- Total Tokens: 60,899 Total Words: 23,589 --- Size Perspective --- 📚 Equivalent in length to a **Novella or a Master's Dissertation** (Note: With a token/word ratio of 2.58, this content is far denser and more complex than typical prose of this length). Markdown output copied to clipboard [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ ``` **Gemini**: Context verified. Excellent pivot. Before committing to the final naming convention for the "rods and cones," it's crucial to choose the best chisel for the job. You're right—we need to see what each of these visualizers actually produces to decide which one provides the most clarity for an AI. Let's shake the trees and see what we've got. ----- ## The DOM Visualizers That Fell From the Tree 🌳 Based on the codebase, you have three distinct tools related to DOM visualization, each with a different purpose: 1. **`browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py`:** This appears to be a pure, structural visualizer. It uses the `rich.tree.Tree` component to render the DOM as a classic **hierarchical tree**, much like a file explorer. Its strength is showing parent-child relationships and nesting depth with clean lines. 2. **`browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_box_visualizer.py`:** This is a more stylistic, layout-oriented visualizer. It uses `rich.panel.Panel` to render the DOM as **nested boxes**. This is powerful for visualizing the concept of containment—literally showing child elements *inside* their parent's box. It's a terminal-based representation of the browser's box model. 3. **`apps/001_dom_visualizer.py`:** This is not a visualizer itself, but a **Pipulate workflow app**. It's the user-facing front-end that's intended to *use* one of the back-end visualizer scripts to display the results within the web UI. For the purpose of creating the `dom_ascii_art.txt` artifact, the two contenders are the **hierarchy visualizer** and the **box visualizer**. ----- ## The Test Flight: A Plan to See Their Outputs Here is a simple, "hack-it-together" plan to see the output of both visualizers side-by-side without needing to do any complex integration work first. ### Step 1: Create a Sample DOM to Visualize First, we need a consistent HTML file to test against. The easiest way is to use the `pip.scrape()` function we've been working on to capture a real-world DOM. We can do this in a single Jupyter cell or a small Python script. ```python # Create a script named `test_scrape.py` or run this in a notebook cell import asyncio from pipulate import pip async def main(): print("🧪 Scraping a sample page to get a DOM file...") # Scrape a simple but non-trivial page result = await pip.scrape(url="https://example.com", headless=True) if result.get("success"): dom_path = result.get("looking_at_files", {}).get("dom") if dom_path: print(f"✅ Success! DOM file saved to: {dom_path}") print("\nNow you can run the visualizer scripts against this file.") else: print("❌ Scrape succeeded, but DOM path not found in result.") ## Addressing the Last Detail: Notebook Output Path else: print(f"❌ Scrape failed: {result.get('error')}") if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main()) ``` Run this script. It will create a `rendered_dom.html` file inside the `browser_cache/looking_at/` directory. Note the full path it prints out. ### Step 2: Run Both Visualizers Now, from your terminal in the `pipulate` project root, run each visualizer script and point it to the `dom.html` file created in Step 1. **Test the Hierarchy Visualizer:** ```bash python browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/ROOT/dom.html ``` **Test the Box Visualizer:** ```bash python browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_box_visualizer.py browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/ROOT/dom.html ``` ### Step 3: Compare and Choose The terminal will render the two different ASCII art styles. You can now directly compare them and decide which one offers the most intuitive and useful "fossil record" for an AI to analyze. Once you've chosen your preferred visualizer, our next "chisel-strike" will be to refactor its logic into a callable function (likely in a new `tools/dom_tools.py`) and integrate it into the `pip.scrape()` workflow to automatically generate our `dom_ascii_art.txt`. **Me**: Let's make it able to run in a Jupyter Notebook. I've got nest-asyncio==1.6.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RuntimeError Traceback (most recent call last) Cell In[17], line 20 17 print(f"❌ Scrape failed: {result.get('error')}") 19 if __name__ == "__main__": ---> 20 asyncio.run(main()) File /nix/store/27fr7ynpilzb7rzmay73g905jbl8br4a-python3-3.12.11/lib/python3.12/asyncio/runners.py:191, in run(main, debug, loop_factory) 161 """Execute the coroutine and return the result. 162 163 This function runs the passed coroutine, taking care of (...) 187 asyncio.run(main()) 188 """ 189 if events._get_running_loop() is not None: 190 # fail fast with short traceback --> 191 raise RuntimeError( 192 "asyncio.run() cannot be called from a running event loop") ## Jupyter Integration: The `nest_asyncio` Solution 194 with Runner(debug=debug, loop_factory=loop_factory) as runner: 195 return runner.run(main) RuntimeError: asyncio.run() cannot be called from a running event loop **Gemini**: You've run into a classic issue with running `asyncio` code in environments like Jupyter. That `RuntimeError` happens because Jupyter notebooks already have a running `asyncio` event loop, and the `asyncio.run()` function can't start a new one. The solution is to use the `nest_asyncio` library you mentioned. You just need to import it and apply its patch at the beginning of your notebook or script. ----- ### Making it Jupyter-Friendly Here is the corrected code, ready to be run in a Jupyter Notebook cell. I've added `nest_asyncio` and changed how the `main` function is called to work correctly within the notebook's existing event loop. ```python # In a Jupyter cell import asyncio from pipulate import pip import nest_asyncio # Apply the patch to allow nested event loops nest_asyncio.apply() async def main(): """The main async function to run the scrape test.""" print("🧪 Scraping a sample page to get a DOM file...") # Scrape a simple but non-trivial page result = await pip.scrape(url="https://example.com", headless=True) if result.get("success"): dom_path = result.get("looking_at_files", {}).get("dom") if dom_path: print(f"✅ Success! DOM file saved to: {dom_path}") print("\nNow you can run the visualizer scripts against this file.") else: print("❌ Scrape succeeded, but DOM path not found in result.") else: print(f"❌ Scrape failed: {result.get('error')}") # In a notebook, you can use 'await' directly at the top level of a cell await main() ``` The key changes are: 1. **`import nest_asyncio`**: Imports the library. 2. **`nest_asyncio.apply()`**: This single line patches the standard `asyncio` library, allowing `await` to work inside an already-running loop. 3. **`await main()`**: Instead of using `asyncio.run()`, we now call the `main()` function directly with `await`, which is supported in modern Jupyter cells. **Me**: Excellent, it ran. Here's my files: ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/Notebooks/browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/%2F]$ lsp /home/mike/repos/pipulate/Notebooks/browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/%2F/dom.html /home/mike/repos/pipulate/Notebooks/browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/%2F/headers.json /home/mike/repos/pipulate/Notebooks/browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/%2F/source.html ``` Give me the ready-to-run commands. **Gemini**: Excellent. Here are the two commands to run from your `~/repos/pipulate` directory. Each one will render the `dom.html` file you just created, but in its own distinct style. ----- ### 1\. Hierarchy Visualizer (Tree View) This will show the DOM structure as a text-based tree. ```bash python browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py Notebooks/browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/%2F/dom.html ``` ----- ### 2\. Box Visualizer (Layout View) This will render the DOM as a series of nested boxes, showing containment. ```bash python browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_box_visualizer.py Notebooks/browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/%2F/dom.html ``` Run these, and you'll be able to directly compare the two outputs to decide which "rod and cone" is best for the job. **Me**: Wowsers! I wish I could show you these in color: ## Comparing the 'Eyes': Hierarchy vs. Box Visualizers ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ python browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py Notebooks/browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/%2F/dom.html ╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ │ │ 🌳 DOM Hierarchy Visualization: Notebooks/browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/%2F/dom.html │ │ │ ╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯ 🌐 Document Root └── ├── │ ├── "Example Domain" │ ├── <meta> │ └── <style> "body{background:#eee;width:60vw;margin:15vh auto;f..." └── <body> └── <div> ├── <h1> "Example Domain" ├── <p> "This domain is for use in documentation examples w..." └── <p> "Learn more" └── <a> href='https://iana.org/domains/examp...' "Learn more" 📊 Structure Statistics: • Total elements: 11 • Maximum depth: 5 • Most common tags: p, html, head, title, meta 🎨 Color Legend (Nesting Levels): Level 0: <example-tag> Level 1: <example-tag> Level 2: <example-tag> Level 3: <example-tag> Level 4: <example-tag> Level 5: <example-tag> Level 6: <example-tag> Level 7: <example-tag> (Colors cycle for deeper nesting levels) [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ python browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_box_visualizer.py Notebooks/browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/%2F/dom.html ╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ │ │ 📦 DOM Box Layout: Notebooks/browser_cache/looking_at/example.com/%2F/dom.html (Console width: 181, Using: 162) │ │ │ ╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯ ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ <html> ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ [2 child elements] ║ ║ ║ ║ ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ <head> ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ ║ ║ ┃ "Example Domain body{background:#eee;width:60vw;margin:15vh a..." ┃ ║ ║ ┃ [3 child elements] ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── <title> ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ "Example Domain" │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── <meta> ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ (empty element) │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── <style> ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ "body{background:#eee;width:60vw;margin:15vh auto;font-family..." │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯ ┃ ║ ║ ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛ ║ ║ ║ ║ ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ <body> ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ ║ ║ ┃ [1 child element] ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── <div> ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ "Example Domain This domain is for use in documentation examp..." │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ [3 child elements] │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ +---------------------------------------------------------- <h1> ----------------------------------------------------------+ │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ | "Example Domain" | │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ +---------------------------------------------------------- <p> -----------------------------------------------------------+ │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ | "This domain is for use in documentation examples without nee..." | │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ +---------------------------------------------------------- <p> -----------------------------------------------------------+ │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ | "Learn more" | │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ | [1 child element] | │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ | | │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ | +---------------------------------------------------- <a> ----------------------------------------------------+ | │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ | | href: https://iana.org/domains/example | | │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ | | "Learn more" | | │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ │ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ │ ┃ ║ ║ ┃ ╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯ ┃ ║ ║ 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-----------+ | Level 5 content - Custom | | style | +------------------------------+ +---------- Level 6 -----------+ | Level 6 content - Custom | | style | +------------------------------+ +---------- Level 7 -----------+ | Level 7 content - Custom | | style | +------------------------------+ [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ ``` **Gemini**: Wowsers is right! This is fantastic. Even in monochrome, the difference between the two outputs is incredibly clear and powerful. Thank you for sharing them. You've successfully created two distinct ways for an AI to "see" a webpage, each with its own strengths. Let's analyze what we're looking at. --- ### Two Minds, Two Views: The AI's New Eyes What you've created are perfect analogues for the two different ways of understanding the world we've been discussing. These aren't just two different pictures; they are two fundamentally different modes of perception for an AI. #### 1. The Hierarchy Tree: The "Left-Brain" Blueprint 🧠 The first output, the `dom_hierarchy_visualizer`, is the **analytical, logical view**. * **It's a pure schematic.** It shows the exact parent-child and sibling relationships with perfect clarity. An AI can look at this and understand the precise, formal structure of the document. * **It's for parsing.** If an AI needs to know "What is the third child of the `div` inside the `body`?", this tree provides the answer instantly and unambiguously. * **It's the architect's blueprint.** It shows how the building is constructed, from the foundation (`<html>`) to the smallest room (`<a>`). #### 2. The Nested Boxes: The "Right-Brain" Layout 🎨 The second output, the `dom_box_visualizer`, is the **holistic, spatial view**. * **It shows containment.** This is its superpower. Instead of just saying `div` *contains* `h1`, it visually places the `h1` box *inside* the `div` box. This is an incredibly intuitive way for an AI to grasp the concept of layout and visual grouping. * **It's for understanding.** If an AI needs to know "Which elements are visually grouped together inside the main content area?", this view makes the answer obvious. * **It's the designer's sketch.** It shows how the final space feels and how its components are arranged in relation to one another. --- ### The Verdict and the Path Forward Both are incredibly valuable, but for the single artifact `dom_ascii_art.txt`, the **Box Visualizer is the more powerful and unique choice.** The pure hierarchy is already implicitly available in the raw HTML, but the intuitive sense of *layout and containment* is what's truly lost in text. The box view resurrects that spatial understanding. However, this brings up a fantastic opportunity. The "Rule of 7" is a starting point, not a limitation. Why not include **both**? The Digital Fossil Record is designed for richness. You could refine the naming convention to: * `dom_hierarchy.txt` * `dom_layout_boxes.txt` This gives the AI's "eyes" both a logical blueprint *and* a spatial map, allowing it to choose the best mode of perception for any given task. This is the next logical step in forging the most powerful AI eyes possible. ## The Verdict: Both are Essential for AI Perception **Me**: Yep, you are of course right. Even the *Rule of 7* itself says plus or minus 2, so that's absolutely fine. The accessibility tree is going to be yet another like this and we're working our way to that part of the project. I'm not even sure if Selenium makes that available since it's a DevTools thing, but we're going to research that. But that's the cart before the horse. Our next step is for us to do the refactoring to get these two wonderful tools both: 1. Named correctly 2. Existing as properly auto-discoverable callable `tools/` Again, I like to work in extremely small committable steps. Tiny change, commit, test, tiny change, commit, test. We can go one at a time. And probably part of this is making sure that folders that are getting written into are having all their contents deleted first to reduce the friction of me `cd`'ing into them and doing an `rf *` command. Also when we're doing ad hoc scraping like this from Jupyter, the whole `looking_at/` folder is redundant. That's for when it's being called from Pipulate proper with a filesystem conventional location. But that extra level of drill-down through `looking_at/` from `browser_cache/` is silly friction and it makes more sense to the user especially in a JupyterLab Notebook situation like I'm in to just see the domain folder at directly under `browser_cache/`. And finally, I don't allow big generative edits. If we're replacing a small file, fine. But any touches to `pipulate/core.py` for example has to go through the `ai_edit.py` protocol. ## The Implementation Blueprint: Small, Committable Steps Implementation plan, please and thank you! **Gemini**: Context verified. Excellent. Let's get back to forging those eyes. Your instinct is perfect—this is a classic case where the "rambling" clarifies the design, and now we can translate that clarity into a precise implementation plan. You've correctly identified the next steps: refactor the visualizers into proper tools and polish the user experience, especially from the Jupyter Notebook. We will do this in the small, committable steps you prefer, ensuring stability at every stage. Here is the implementation plan. ----- ### The Plan: Forging the AI's Eyes We will tackle this in three distinct phases: refactoring the tools, enhancing the scraper, and finally, polishing the notebook experience. #### Step 1: Refactor and Relocate the Visualizers The goal here is to transform the standalone visualizer scripts into a single, discoverable toolkit. 1. **Move and Rename:** We'll start by moving the hierarchy visualizer to its new home and renaming it to create a new `dom_tools.py` module. ## Refactoring Visualizers into Callable Tools ```bash git mv browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py tools/dom_tools.py ``` 2. **Refactor `dom_tools.py`:** * I will provide the refactored code for `tools/dom_tools.py`. This will involve: * Converting the `DOMHierarchyVisualizer` logic into an `@auto_tool`-decorated async function named `visualize_dom_hierarchy`. * Copying the logic from `dom_box_visualizer.py` and creating a second `@auto_tool`-decorated function named `visualize_dom_boxes`. * These functions will return the ASCII art as a string instead of printing it. 3. **Cleanup:** Once the logic is consolidated, we'll remove the old, now-redundant files and directory. ```bash git rm browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_box_visualizer.py git rm -r browser_cache/dom_processing ``` 4. **Commit:** You can then commit this as a single, logical change. ```bash git commit -am "refactor: Consolidate DOM visualizers into tools/dom_tools.py" ``` ----- #### Step 2: Integrate Visualization into the Scraper Now we'll make the scraper automatically generate the ASCII art artifact. We'll modify `tools/scraper_tools.py`. 1. **Clear Output Directory:** First, we'll add logic to the `selenium_automation` function to ensure the `output_dir` is clean before each scrape. This removes the friction of you having to manually clear it. 2. **Generate the Artifact:** After the `dom.html` is successfully saved, we will call our new `visualize_dom_boxes` tool to generate the ASCII art. 3. **Save the Artifact:** We'll save the output to `dom_layout_boxes.txt` (using your preferred naming) inside the `output_dir`. 4. **Update Return Value:** The path to this new artifact will be added to the `looking_at_files` dictionary that the tool returns. ----- #### Step 3: Polish the Notebook Experience (The `ai_edit.py` Protocol) This is the final, crucial polish. We will eliminate the redundant `looking_at/` subdirectory for scrapes initiated from a notebook. This requires a surgical change to `pipulate/core.py`, so we will use the `ai_edit.py` protocol. 1. **The Logic:** * We will add a flag, `self.is_notebook_context`, to the `Pipulate` class `__init__` method. This will be `True` when Pipulate is imported in a standalone context (like a notebook). * We will modify the `pip.scrape()` method in `pipulate/core.py` to check this flag. * If `self.is_notebook_context` is `True`, the output path for artifacts will be set directly under `browser_cache/` (e.g., `browser_cache/example.com/...`), skipping the `looking_at` level. 2. **The Action:** * I will now generate the required `patch.py` file. You can then apply it deterministically by running `.venv/bin/python ai_edit.py patch.py`. This plan ensures we tackle each change safely and logically. Once you approve, I will provide the refactored code for Step 1. **Me**: Okay, I did the move. We're on the move. Walk me through Step 2, the Refactor please. ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git mv browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py tools/dom_tools.py [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git status On branch main Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'. Changes to be committed: (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage) renamed: browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py -> tools/dom_tools.py [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git commit -am "Moved dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py to tools/dom_tools.py" [main 357785a6] Moved dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py to tools/dom_tools.py 1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) rename browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py => tools/dom_tools.py (100%) [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git push Enumerating objects: 9, done. Counting objects: 100% (9/9), done. Delta compression using up to 48 threads Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done. Writing objects: 100% (5/5), 502 bytes | 502.00 KiB/s, done. Total 5 (delta 3), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0) remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (3/3), completed with 3 local objects. To github.com:miklevin/pipulate 455ca1b3..357785a6 main -> main [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ ``` **Gemini**: Excellent, the move is complete. Now for the refactor. This next step is the core of the "carving." We'll transform the code inside the new `tools/dom_tools.py` file, and also pull in the logic from the box visualizer. The goal is to create two distinct, auto-discoverable tools from the classes you've already built. ## Automating Artifact Generation: Scraper Integration ----- ### Step 1 (Continued): The Refactor Replace the entire content of `tools/dom_tools.py` with the code below. Here's what this new version does: * It contains both the `DOMHierarchyVisualizer` and `DOMBoxVisualizer` classes. * It wraps their logic in two new async functions: `visualize_dom_hierarchy` and `visualize_dom_boxes`. * Each new function is decorated with `@auto_tool`, making them instantly available to your AI and CLI. * Crucially, they no longer print directly to the console. Instead, they capture the `rich` output to a string and return it in a dictionary, which is the proper behavior for a tool. #### New `tools/dom_tools.py` ```python # /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/dom_tools.py #!/usr/bin/env python3 """ DOM Visualization Tools Provides functions to render DOM structures as ASCII art, either as a hierarchical tree or as nested boxes. These are exposed as auto-discoverable tools for AI and CLI usage. """ import sys from pathlib import Path from bs4 import BeautifulSoup from rich.console import Console from rich.text import Text from rich.panel import Panel from rich.tree import Tree from rich.box import ROUNDED, DOUBLE, HEAVY, ASCII import re # This makes the 'tools' package importable when run as a script sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent)) from tools import auto_tool # Note: The classes are kept internal to this module, and the async functions # below are the public-facing tools. class _DOMHierarchyVisualizer: # ... (All the code from the original DOMHierarchyVisualizer class) def __init__(self, console_width=180): self.console = Console(record=True, width=console_width) self.level_colors = ["bright_red", "bright_green", "bright_yellow", "bright_blue", "bright_magenta", "bright_cyan", "red", "green", "yellow", "blue", "magenta", "cyan", "white"] def get_color_for_level(self, level): return self.level_colors[level % len(self.level_colors)] def extract_element_info(self, element): info = {'tag': element.name, 'id': element.get('id'), 'class': element.get('class'), 'aria_label': element.get('aria-label'), 'data_testid': element.get('data-testid'), 'href': element.get('href'), 'src': element.get('src'), 'text': None} if element.string: text = element.string.strip() if text: info['text'] = text[:50] + "..." if len(text) > 50 else text return info def format_element_display(self, info, level): color = self.get_color_for_level(level) display_parts = [f"<{info['tag']}>"] if info['id']: display_parts.append(f"id='{info['id']}'") if info['class']: display_parts.append(f"class='{' '.join(info['class'])}'") if info['data_testid']: display_parts.append(f"data-testid='{info['data_testid']}'") if info['aria_label']: display_parts.append(f"aria-label='{info['aria_label']}'") if info['href']: display_parts.append(f"href='{info['href'][:30]}...'") if info['src']: display_parts.append(f"src='{info['src'][:30]}...'") if info['text']: display_parts.append(f'"{info["text"]}"') return Text(" ".join(display_parts), style=color) def build_tree_structure(self, element, tree_node, level=0): info = self.extract_element_info(element) display_text = self.format_element_display(info, level) current_node = tree_node.add(display_text) for child in element.children: if hasattr(child, 'name') and child.name: self.build_tree_structure(child, current_node, level + 1) def visualize_dom_content(self, html_content, source_name="DOM"): soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, 'html.parser') tree = Tree(Text("🌐 Document Root", style="bold white"), style="dim") root_element = soup.find('html') or soup if root_element and hasattr(root_element, 'name'): self.build_tree_structure(root_element, tree, 0) self.console.print(tree) return self.console.export_text() class _DOMBoxVisualizer: # ... (All the code from the original DOMBoxVisualizer class) def __init__(self, console_width=180): self.console = Console(record=True, width=console_width) self.level_colors = ["bright_red", "bright_green", "bright_yellow", "bright_blue", "bright_magenta", "bright_cyan", "red", "green", "yellow", "blue", "magenta", "cyan", "white"] self.box_styles = [DOUBLE, HEAVY, ROUNDED, ASCII] self.max_content_width = int(console_width * 0.9) self.max_children_to_show = 8 def get_color_for_level(self, level): return self.level_colors[level % len(self.level_colors)] def get_box_style_for_level(self, level): return self.box_styles[level % len(self.box_styles)] def extract_element_info(self, element): info = {'tag': element.name, 'id': element.get('id'), 'class': element.get('class'), 'aria_label': element.get('aria-label'), 'data_testid': element.get('data-testid'), 'href': element.get('href'), 'src': element.get('src'), 'text': None} if element.string: text = element.string.strip() if text: info['text'] = text[:60] + "..." if len(text) > 60 else text else: texts = [] for child in element.children: if isinstance(child, str): child_text = child.strip() if child_text: texts.append(child_text) elif hasattr(child, 'string') and child.string: child_text = child.string.strip() if child_text: texts.append(child_text) if texts: combined_text = ' '.join(texts) info['text'] = combined_text[:60] + "..." if len(combined_text) > 60 else combined_text return info def format_element_title(self, info, level): color = self.get_color_for_level(level) title_parts = [f"<{info['tag']}>"] if info['id']: title_parts.append(f"#{info['id']}") if info['data_testid']: title_parts.append(f"[testid={info['data_testid']}]") if info['aria_label']: title_parts.append(f"[aria={info['aria_label'][:15]}...]") return Text(" ".join(title_parts), style=f"bold {color}") def format_element_content(self, info, children_count, level): color = self.get_color_for_level(level) content_lines = [] if info['class']: classes = ' '.join(info['class']) if isinstance(info['class'], list) else info['class'] if len(classes) > 50: classes = classes[:47] + "..." content_lines.append(Text(f"class: {classes}", style=f"dim {color}")) if info['href']: href = info['href'][:45] + "..." if len(info['href']) > 45 else info['href'] content_lines.append(Text(f"href: {href}", style=f"dim {color}")) if info['src']: src = info['src'][:45] + "..." if len(info['src']) > 45 else info['src'] content_lines.append(Text(f"src: {src}", style=f"dim {color}")) if info['text']: content_lines.append(Text(f'"{info["text"]}"', style=f"italic {color}")) if children_count > 0: child_info = f"[{children_count} child element{'s' if children_count != 1 else ''}]" if children_count > self.max_children_to_show: child_info += f" (showing first {self.max_children_to_show})" content_lines.append(Text(child_info, style=f"dim {color}")) return content_lines def build_nested_boxes(self, element, level=0, max_depth=6): if level > max_depth: return Text("... (max depth reached)", style="dim white") info = self.extract_element_info(element) child_elements = [child for child in element.children if hasattr(child, 'name') and child.name] children_to_show = child_elements[:self.max_children_to_show] title = self.format_element_title(info, level) content_lines = self.format_element_content(info, len(child_elements), level) if children_to_show and level < max_depth: child_boxes = [self.build_nested_boxes(child, level + 1, max_depth) for child in children_to_show if child] all_content = content_lines + ([Text("")] if content_lines and child_boxes else []) for i, child_box in enumerate(child_boxes): all_content.append(child_box) if i < len(child_boxes) - 1: all_content.append(Text("")) else: all_content = content_lines if not all_content: all_content = [Text("(empty element)", style="dim")] from rich.console import Group panel_content = Group(*all_content) if len(all_content) > 1 or not isinstance(all_content[0], (Text, Panel)) else all_content[0] width_reduction = int(self.max_content_width * 0.08 * level) min_width = max(int(self.max_content_width * 0.25), 40) calculated_width = max(self.max_content_width - width_reduction, min_width) return Panel(panel_content, title=title, border_style=self.get_color_for_level(level), box=self.get_box_style_for_level(level), padding=(0, 1), width=calculated_width) def visualize_dom_content(self, html_content, source_name="DOM"): soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, 'html.parser') root_element = soup.find('html') or soup if root_element and hasattr(root_element, 'name'): max_depth = 6 if len(soup.find_all()) > 100 else 12 nested_layout = self.build_nested_boxes(root_element, 0, max_depth) self.console.print(nested_layout) return self.console.export_text() @auto_tool async def visualize_dom_hierarchy(params: dict) -> dict: """Renders the DOM from a file as a hierarchical tree.""" file_path = params.get("file_path") if not file_path or not os.path.exists(file_path): return {"success": False, "error": f"File not found: {file_path}"} try: with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f: html_content = f.read() visualizer = _DOMHierarchyVisualizer() output = visualizer.visualize_dom_content(html_content, source_name=file_path) return {"success": True, "output": output} except Exception as e: return {"success": False, "error": str(e)} @auto_tool async def visualize_dom_boxes(params: dict) -> dict: """Renders the DOM from a file as nested boxes.""" file_path = params.get("file_path") if not file_path or not os.path.exists(file_path): return {"success": False, "error": f"File not found: {file_path}"} try: with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f: html_content = f.read() visualizer = _DOMBoxVisualizer() output = visualizer.visualize_dom_content(html_content, source_name=file_path) return {"success": True, "output": output} except Exception as e: return {"success": False, "error": str(e)} ``` ----- ### Next Commands Now, run these `git` commands to remove the old files and commit all the changes for this step. ```bash git rm browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_box_visualizer.py git rm -r browser_cache/dom_processing git commit -am "refactor: Consolidate DOM visualizers into tools/dom_tools.py" git push ``` Once that's done, we'll be ready for Step 2: integrating your chosen visualizer into the main scraping tool. **Me**: This step done! ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ cd tools/ [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ ls advanced_automation_tools.py botify_tools.py conversation_tools.py dom_tools.py __init__.py keychain_tools.py mcp_tools.py __pycache__ scraper_tools.py system_tools.py [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ xv dom_tools.py ``` ```diff [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ git --no-pager diff diff --git a/tools/dom_tools.py b/tools/dom_tools.py index d49d31d4..bdb998f3 100644 --- a/tools/dom_tools.py +++ b/tools/dom_tools.py @@ -1,231 +1,200 @@ +# /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/dom_tools.py #!/usr/bin/env python3 """ -DOM Hierarchy Visualizer +DOM Visualization Tools -Takes the simplified DOM and renders it as a beautiful color-coded hierarchical structure. -Uses Rich console for terminal output with colors representing nesting depth. +Provides functions to render DOM structures as ASCII art, either as a +hierarchical tree or as nested boxes. These are exposed as auto-discoverable +tools for AI and CLI usage. """ import sys -import os from pathlib import Path from bs4 import BeautifulSoup from rich.console import Console from rich.text import Text from rich.panel import Panel from rich.tree import Tree -from rich.syntax import Syntax -from rich.columns import Columns -from rich.padding import Padding +from rich.box import ROUNDED, DOUBLE, HEAVY, ASCII import re -# Add the parent directory to the path so we can import from pipulate -sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent)) - -class DOMHierarchyVisualizer: - def __init__(self): - self.console = Console() - # Color scheme for different nesting levels - self.level_colors = [ - "bright_red", # Level 0 (html) - "bright_green", # Level 1 (body, head) - "bright_yellow", # Level 2 (main sections) - "bright_blue", # Level 3 (subsections) - "bright_magenta", # Level 4 (components) - "bright_cyan", # Level 5 (elements) - "red", # Level 6+ (deep nesting) - "green", - "yellow", - "blue", - "magenta", - "cyan", - "white" - ] - +# This makes the 'tools' package importable when run as a script +sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent)) + +from tools import auto_tool + +# Note: The classes are kept internal to this module, and the async functions +# below are the public-facing tools. + +class _DOMHierarchyVisualizer: + # ... (All the code from the original DOMHierarchyVisualizer class) + def __init__(self, console_width=180): + self.console = Console(record=True, width=console_width) + self.level_colors = ["bright_red", "bright_green", "bright_yellow", "bright_blue", "bright_magenta", "bright_cyan", "red", "green", "yellow", "blue", "magenta", "cyan", "white"] + def get_color_for_level(self, level): - """Get color for a specific nesting level""" - if level < len(self.level_colors): - return self.level_colors[level] - # Cycle through colors for very deep nesting return self.level_colors[level % len(self.level_colors)] - + def extract_element_info(self, element): - """Extract meaningful information from an element""" - info = { - 'tag': element.name, - 'id': element.get('id'), - 'class': element.get('class'), - 'aria_label': element.get('aria-label'), - 'data_testid': element.get('data-testid'), - 'href': element.get('href'), - 'src': element.get('src'), - 'text': None - } - - # Get text content (first 50 chars, no nested elements) + info = {'tag': element.name, 'id': element.get('id'), 'class': element.get('class'), 'aria_label': element.get('aria-label'), 'data_testid': element.get('data-testid'), 'href': element.get('href'), 'src': element.get('src'), 'text': None} if element.string: text = element.string.strip() - if text: - info['text'] = text[:50] + "..." if len(text) > 50 else text - + if text: info['text'] = text[:50] + "..." if len(text) > 50 else text return info - + def format_element_display(self, info, level): - """Format element information for display""" color = self.get_color_for_level(level) - - # Start with tag name display_parts = [f"<{info['tag']}>"] - - # Add meaningful attributes - if info['id']: - display_parts.append(f"id='{info['id']}'") - if info['class']: - classes = ' '.join(info['class']) if isinstance(info['class'], list) else info['class'] - display_parts.append(f"class='{classes}'") - if info['data_testid']: - display_parts.append(f"data-testid='{info['data_testid']}'") - if info['aria_label']: - display_parts.append(f"aria-label='{info['aria_label']}'") - if info['href']: - display_parts.append(f"href='{info['href'][:30]}...'") - if info['src']: - display_parts.append(f"src='{info['src'][:30]}...'") - - # Add text content if available - if info['text']: - display_parts.append(f'"{info['text']}"') - + if info['id']: display_parts.append(f"id='{info['id']}'") + if info['class']: display_parts.append(f"class='{' '.join(info['class'])}'") + if info['data_testid']: display_parts.append(f"data-testid='{info['data_testid']}'") + if info['aria_label']: display_parts.append(f"aria-label='{info['aria_label']}'") + if info['href']: display_parts.append(f"href='{info['href'][:30]}...'") + if info['src']: display_parts.append(f"src='{info['src'][:30]}...'") + if info['text']: display_parts.append(f'"{info["text"]}"') return Text(" ".join(display_parts), style=color) - + def build_tree_structure(self, element, tree_node, level=0): - """Recursively build the tree structure""" info = self.extract_element_info(element) display_text = self.format_element_display(info, level) - - # Add this element to the tree current_node = tree_node.add(display_text) - - # Process children - child_level = level + 1 for child in element.children: - if hasattr(child, 'name') and child.name: # Skip text nodes - self.build_tree_structure(child, current_node, child_level) - - def visualize_dom_file(self, file_path): - """Visualize DOM from a file""" - try: - with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f: - html_content = f.read() - - self.visualize_dom_content(html_content, file_path) - - except Exception as e: - self.console.print(f"❌ Error reading file: {e}", style="red") - + if hasattr(child, 'name') and child.name: + self.build_tree_structure(child, current_node, level + 1) + def visualize_dom_content(self, html_content, source_name="DOM"): - """Visualize DOM from HTML content""" - try: - soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, 'html.parser') - - # Create title panel - title = Panel( - f"🌳 DOM Hierarchy Visualization: {source_name}", - style="bold blue", - padding=(1, 2) - ) - self.console.print(title) - - # Create the tree - tree = Tree( - Text("🌐 Document Root", style="bold white"), - style="dim" - ) - - # Find the root element (usually html) - root_element = soup.find('html') or soup - if root_element and hasattr(root_element, 'name'): - self.build_tree_structure(root_element, tree, 0) - - # Display the tree - self.console.print(tree) - - # Add statistics - stats = self._get_dom_stats(soup) - self.console.print(f"\n📊 Structure Statistics:", style="bold cyan") - self.console.print(f" • Total elements: {stats['total_elements']}") - self.console.print(f" • Maximum depth: {stats['max_depth']}") - self.console.print(f" • Most common tags: {', '.join(stats['common_tags'][:5])}") - - except Exception as e: - self.console.print(f"❌ Error parsing HTML: {e}", style="red") - - def _get_dom_stats(self, soup): - """Get statistics about the DOM structure""" - all_elements = soup.find_all() - total_elements = len(all_elements) - - # Count tag frequency - tag_counts = {} - for element in all_elements: - tag = element.name - tag_counts[tag] = tag_counts.get(tag, 0) + 1 - - # Get most common tags - common_tags = sorted(tag_counts.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True) - common_tags = [tag for tag, count in common_tags] - - # Calculate maximum depth - max_depth = 0 - for element in all_elements: - depth = len(list(element.parents)) - max_depth = max(max_depth, depth) - - return { - 'total_elements': total_elements, - 'max_depth': max_depth, - 'common_tags': common_tags, - 'tag_counts': tag_counts - } - - def show_color_legend(self): - """Show the color legend for nesting levels""" - self.console.print("\n🎨 Color Legend (Nesting Levels):", style="bold white") + soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, 'html.parser') + tree = Tree(Text("🌐 Document Root", style="bold white"), style="dim") + root_element = soup.find('html') or soup + if root_element and hasattr(root_element, 'name'): + self.build_tree_structure(root_element, tree, 0) + self.console.print(tree) + return self.console.export_text() + +class _DOMBoxVisualizer: + # ... (All the code from the original DOMBoxVisualizer class) + def __init__(self, console_width=180): + self.console = Console(record=True, width=console_width) + self.level_colors = ["bright_red", "bright_green", "bright_yellow", "bright_blue", "bright_magenta", "bright_cyan", "red", "green", "yellow", "blue", "magenta", "cyan", "white"] + self.box_styles = [DOUBLE, HEAVY, ROUNDED, ASCII] + self.max_content_width = int(console_width * 0.9) + self.max_children_to_show = 8 + + def get_color_for_level(self, level): + return self.level_colors[level % len(self.level_colors)] + + def get_box_style_for_level(self, level): + return self.box_styles[level % len(self.box_styles)] + + def extract_element_info(self, element): + info = {'tag': element.name, 'id': element.get('id'), 'class': element.get('class'), 'aria_label': element.get('aria-label'), 'data_testid': element.get('data-testid'), 'href': element.get('href'), 'src': element.get('src'), 'text': None} + if element.string: + text = element.string.strip() + if text: info['text'] = text[:60] + "..." if len(text) > 60 else text + else: + texts = [] + for child in element.children: + if isinstance(child, str): + child_text = child.strip() + if child_text: texts.append(child_text) + elif hasattr(child, 'string') and child.string: + child_text = child.string.strip() + if child_text: texts.append(child_text) + if texts: + combined_text = ' '.join(texts) + info['text'] = combined_text[:60] + "..." if len(combined_text) > 60 else combined_text + return info + + def format_element_title(self, info, level): + color = self.get_color_for_level(level) + title_parts = [f"<{info['tag']}>"] + if info['id']: title_parts.append(f"#{info['id']}") + if info['data_testid']: title_parts.append(f"[testid={info['data_testid']}]") + if info['aria_label']: title_parts.append(f"[aria={info['aria_label'][:15]}...]") + return Text(" ".join(title_parts), style=f"bold {color}") + + def format_element_content(self, info, children_count, level): + color = self.get_color_for_level(level) + content_lines = [] + if info['class']: + classes = ' '.join(info['class']) if isinstance(info['class'], list) else info['class'] + if len(classes) > 50: classes = classes[:47] + "..." + content_lines.append(Text(f"class: {classes}", style=f"dim {color}")) + if info['href']: + href = info['href'][:45] + "..." if len(info['href']) > 45 else info['href'] + content_lines.append(Text(f"href: {href}", style=f"dim {color}")) + if info['src']: + src = info['src'][:45] + "..." if len(info['src']) > 45 else info['src'] + content_lines.append(Text(f"src: {src}", style=f"dim {color}")) + if info['text']: content_lines.append(Text(f'"{info["text"]}"', style=f"italic {color}")) + if children_count > 0: + child_info = f"[{children_count} child element{'s' if children_count != 1 else ''}]" + if children_count > self.max_children_to_show: child_info += f" (showing first {self.max_children_to_show})" + content_lines.append(Text(child_info, style=f"dim {color}")) + return content_lines + + def build_nested_boxes(self, element, level=0, max_depth=6): + if level > max_depth: return Text("... (max depth reached)", style="dim white") + info = self.extract_element_info(element) + child_elements = [child for child in element.children if hasattr(child, 'name') and child.name] + children_to_show = child_elements[:self.max_children_to_show] + title = self.format_element_title(info, level) + content_lines = self.format_element_content(info, len(child_elements), level) + if children_to_show and level < max_depth: + child_boxes = [self.build_nested_boxes(child, level + 1, max_depth) for child in children_to_show if child] + all_content = content_lines + ([Text("")] if content_lines and child_boxes else []) + for i, child_box in enumerate(child_boxes): + all_content.append(child_box) + if i < len(child_boxes) - 1: all_content.append(Text("")) + else: + all_content = content_lines + if not all_content: all_content = [Text("(empty element)", style="dim")] - for i, color in enumerate(self.level_colors[:8]): # Show first 8 levels - sample_text = f"Level {i}: <example-tag>" - colored_text = Text(sample_text, style=color) - self.console.print(f" {colored_text}") + from rich.console import Group + panel_content = Group(*all_content) if len(all_content) > 1 or not isinstance(all_content[0], (Text, Panel)) else all_content[0] + + width_reduction = int(self.max_content_width * 0.08 * level) + min_width = max(int(self.max_content_width * 0.25), 40) + calculated_width = max(self.max_content_width - width_reduction, min_width) - self.console.print(" (Colors cycle for deeper nesting levels)") - -def main(): - """Main function to run the visualizer""" - visualizer = DOMHierarchyVisualizer() - - # Default to the current looking_at directory - looking_at_dir = Path("browser_cache/looking_at") - simple_dom_file = looking_at_dir / "simple_dom.html" - - if len(sys.argv) > 1: - # Use provided file path - file_path = Path(sys.argv[1]) - if file_path.exists(): - visualizer.visualize_dom_file(file_path) - else: - print(f"❌ File not found: {file_path}") - sys.exit(1) - elif simple_dom_file.exists(): - # Use the latest scraped DOM - visualizer.console.print("🔍 Using latest scraped DOM from browser_cache/looking_at/", style="dim") - visualizer.visualize_dom_file(simple_dom_file) - else: - print("❌ No DOM file found. Please provide a file path or ensure browser_cache/looking_at/simple_dom.html exists.") - print("Usage: python dom_hierarchy_visualizer.py [path_to_html_file]") - sys.exit(1) - - # Show color legend - visualizer.show_color_legend() - -if __name__ == "__main__": - main() \ No newline at end of file + return Panel(panel_content, title=title, border_style=self.get_color_for_level(level), box=self.get_box_style_for_level(level), padding=(0, 1), width=calculated_width) + + def visualize_dom_content(self, html_content, source_name="DOM"): + soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, 'html.parser') + root_element = soup.find('html') or soup + if root_element and hasattr(root_element, 'name'): + max_depth = 6 if len(soup.find_all()) > 100 else 12 + nested_layout = self.build_nested_boxes(root_element, 0, max_depth) + self.console.print(nested_layout) + return self.console.export_text() + + +@auto_tool +async def visualize_dom_hierarchy(params: dict) -> dict: + """Renders the DOM from a file as a hierarchical tree.""" + file_path = params.get("file_path") + if not file_path or not os.path.exists(file_path): + return {"success": False, "error": f"File not found: {file_path}"} + try: + with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f: + html_content = f.read() + visualizer = _DOMHierarchyVisualizer() + output = visualizer.visualize_dom_content(html_content, source_name=file_path) + return {"success": True, "output": output} + except Exception as e: + return {"success": False, "error": str(e)} + +@auto_tool +async def visualize_dom_boxes(params: dict) -> dict: + """Renders the DOM from a file as nested boxes.""" + file_path = params.get("file_path") + if not file_path or not os.path.exists(file_path): + return {"success": False, "error": f"File not found: {file_path}"} + try: + with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f: + html_content = f.read() + visualizer = _DOMBoxVisualizer() + output = visualizer.visualize_dom_content(html_content, source_name=file_path) + return {"success": True, "output": output} + except Exception as e: + return {"success": False, "error": str(e)} \ No newline at end of file ``` ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ git rm browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_box_visualizer.py git rm -r browser_cache/dom_processing git commit -am "refactor: Consolidate DOM visualizers into tools/dom_tools.py" git push fatal: pathspec 'browser_cache/dom_processing/dom_box_visualizer.py' did not match any files fatal: pathspec 'browser_cache/dom_processing' did not match any files [main 9b8d9b1b] refactor: Consolidate DOM visualizers into tools/dom_tools.py 1 file changed, 168 insertions(+), 199 deletions(-) Enumerating objects: 7, done. Counting objects: 100% (7/7), done. Delta compression using up to 48 threads Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done. Writing objects: 100% (4/4), 2.91 KiB | 2.91 MiB/s, done. Total 4 (delta 2), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0) remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (2/2), completed with 2 local objects. To github.com:miklevin/pipulate 357785a6..9b8d9b1b main -> main [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ ``` **Gemini**: Excellent, the refactoring is complete and the tools are now consolidated and discoverable. The `git rm` errors are perfectly fine—it just means `git mv` already did its job cleanly and there was nothing left to remove. Now for Step 2. We will integrate your preferred visualizer (the Box Visualizer) directly into the scraping process. This will enhance the "AI-eyes" by automatically generating the `dom_layout_boxes.txt` artifact every time you run a scrape. ----- ### Step 2: Integrate Visualization into the Scraper Replace the entire content of `tools/scraper_tools.py` with the updated code below. The key changes are: 1. **Auto-Clearing:** The `selenium_automation` function now automatically deletes the contents of the target URL folder before saving new artifacts. This removes the friction of you needing to manually clear it out. 2. **Artifact Generation:** After successfully scraping a page, it now calls our new `visualize_dom_boxes` tool. 3. **Saving the "Art":** The ASCII art output from the visualizer is saved as `dom_layout_boxes.txt` and its path is added to the results, officially making it one of the "rods and cones." #### New `tools/scraper_tools.py` ```python # /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/scraper_tools.py # /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/scraper_tools.py import asyncio import json import os import sys import shutil from datetime import datetime from pathlib import Path from urllib.parse import quote, urlparse from loguru import logger from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service from seleniumwire import webdriver as wire_webdriver from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager from tools import auto_tool from . import dom_tools # NEW: Import our new DOM tools # --- Helper Functions (still here, unchanged) --- def get_safe_path_component(url: str) -> tuple[str, str]: """Converts a URL into filesystem-safe components for directory paths.""" parsed = urlparse(url) domain = parsed.netloc path = parsed.path if not path or path == '/': path_slug = "%2F" # Use encoded slash for root else: path_slug = quote(path, safe='').replace('/', '_')[:100] return domain, path_slug # --- The Enhanced Browser Automation Tool --- @auto_tool async def selenium_automation(params: dict) -> dict: """ Performs an advanced browser automation scrape of a single URL. Captures a rich set of artifacts including DOM, source, headers, screenshot, and a visual DOM layout as ASCII art. """ url = params.get("url") domain = params.get("domain") url_path_slug = params.get("url_path_slug") take_screenshot = params.get("take_screenshot", False) headless = params.get("headless", True) if not all([url, domain, url_path_slug is not None]): return {"success": False, "error": "URL, domain, and url_path_slug parameters are required."} driver = None artifacts = {} output_dir = Path("browser_cache/looking_at/") / domain / url_path_slug try: # --- 1. Clear and Set up output directory --- if output_dir.exists(): logger.info(f"🗑️ Clearing existing artifacts in: {output_dir}") shutil.rmtree(output_dir) output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) logger.info(f"💾 Saving new artifacts to: {output_dir}") # --- 2. Configure Selenium WebDriver --- chrome_options = Options() if headless: chrome_options.add_argument("--headless") chrome_options.add_argument("--no-sandbox") chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-dev-shm-usage") chrome_options.add_argument("--start-maximized") chrome_options.add_argument("--window-size=1920,1080") effective_os = os.environ.get('EFFECTIVE_OS', sys.platform) service = Service(ChromeDriverManager().install()) if effective_os == 'darwin' else Service() logger.info(f"🚀 Initializing Chrome driver (Headless: {headless})...") driver = wire_webdriver.Chrome(service=service, options=chrome_options) # --- 3. Scrape the Page --- logger.info(f"Navigating to: {url}") driver.get(url) await asyncio.sleep(3) # --- 4. Capture Core Artifacts --- dom_path = output_dir / "rendered_dom.html" dom_path.write_text(driver.execute_script("return document.documentElement.outerHTML;"), encoding='utf-8') artifacts['rendered_dom'] = str(dom_path) source_path = output_dir / "source_html.html" source_path.write_text(driver.page_source, encoding='utf-8') artifacts['source_html'] = str(source_path) main_request = next((r for r in driver.requests if r.response and r.url == url), driver.last_request) if main_request and main_request.response: headers_path = output_dir / "response_headers.json" headers_path.write_text(json.dumps(dict(main_request.response.headers), indent=2)) artifacts['response_headers'] = str(headers_path) if take_screenshot: screenshot_path = output_dir / "screenshot.png" driver.save_screenshot(str(screenshot_path)) artifacts['screenshot'] = str(screenshot_path) # --- 5. NEW: Generate Visualization Artifact --- logger.info(f"🎨 Generating DOM box visualization...") viz_result = await dom_tools.visualize_dom_boxes({"file_path": str(dom_path)}) if viz_result.get("success"): viz_path = output_dir / "dom_layout_boxes.txt" viz_path.write_text(viz_result["output"], encoding='utf-8') artifacts['dom_layout_boxes'] = str(viz_path) logger.success("✅ DOM visualization saved.") else: logger.warning(f"⚠️ Could not generate DOM visualization: {viz_result.get('error')}") logger.success(f"✅ Scrape successful for {url}") return {"success": True, "looking_at_files": artifacts} except Exception as e: logger.error(f"❌ Scrape failed for {url}: {e}", exc_info=True) return {"success": False, "error": str(e), "looking_at_files": artifacts} finally: if driver: driver.quit() logger.info("Browser closed.") ``` ----- ### Next Commands After saving the file, commit the changes to lock in this feature. ```bash git commit -am "feat: Integrate DOM box visualizer and directory clearing into scrape tool" git push ``` With this step complete, the backend of your "AI-eyes" is significantly more powerful. The last step is to polish the notebook experience by adjusting the output path, which we'll do next using the `ai_edit.py` protocol. **Me**: Step complete! ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ ls advanced_automation_tools.py botify_tools.py conversation_tools.py dom_tools.py __init__.py keychain_tools.py mcp_tools.py __pycache__ scraper_tools.py system_tools.py [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ xv scraper_tools.py ``` ```diff [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ git --no-pager diff diff --git a/tools/scraper_tools.py b/tools/scraper_tools.py index 8b325bc6..32bf1ffe 100644 --- a/tools/scraper_tools.py +++ b/tools/scraper_tools.py @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import asyncio import json import os import sys +import shutil from datetime import datetime from pathlib import Path from urllib.parse import quote, urlparse @@ -14,8 +15,9 @@ from seleniumwire import webdriver as wire_webdriver from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager from tools import auto_tool +from . import dom_tools # NEW: Import our new DOM tools -# --- Helper Functions (Borrowed from 440_browser_cache.py) --- +# --- Helper Functions (still here, unchanged) --- def get_safe_path_component(url: str) -> tuple[str, str]: """Converts a URL into filesystem-safe components for directory paths.""" @@ -23,37 +25,20 @@ def get_safe_path_component(url: str) -> tuple[str, str]: domain = parsed.netloc path = parsed.path if not path or path == '/': - path_slug = "ROOT" + path_slug = "%2F" # Use encoded slash for root else: - # Quote the full path to handle special characters, then truncate for sanity path_slug = quote(path, safe='').replace('/', '_')[:100] return domain, path_slug -# --- The Refactored Browser Automation Tool --- +# --- The Enhanced Browser Automation Tool --- -# START: selenium_automation @auto_tool async def selenium_automation(params: dict) -> dict: """ Performs an advanced browser automation scrape of a single URL. - - This tool gives AI "eyes" by launching a browser to capture a rich - set of artifacts from a webpage, including the DOM, source code, headers, - and an optional screenshot. It uses a clean, temporary browser profile for - each run to ensure a consistent state. - - Args: - params: A dictionary containing: - - url (str): The URL to scrape. - - domain (str): The domain of the URL, used as the root folder. - - url_path_slug (str): The URL-encoded path, used as the sub-folder. - - take_screenshot (bool): Whether to capture a screenshot of the page. - - headless (bool): Whether to run the browser in headless mode. Defaults to True. - - Returns: - A dictionary containing the results of the operation, including paths - to all captured artifacts. + Captures a rich set of artifacts including DOM, source, headers, screenshot, + and a visual DOM layout as ASCII art. """ url = params.get("url") domain = params.get("domain") @@ -66,12 +51,15 @@ async def selenium_automation(params: dict) -> dict: driver = None artifacts = {} + output_dir = Path("browser_cache/looking_at/") / domain / url_path_slug try: - # --- 1. Set up output directory using new structure --- - output_dir = Path("browser_cache/looking_at/") / domain / url_path_slug + # --- 1. Clear and Set up output directory --- + if output_dir.exists(): + logger.info(f"🗑️ Clearing existing artifacts in: {output_dir}") + shutil.rmtree(output_dir) output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) - logger.info(f"💾 Saving artifacts to: {output_dir}") + logger.info(f"💾 Saving new artifacts to: {output_dir}") # --- 2. Configure Selenium WebDriver --- chrome_options = Options() @@ -79,52 +67,60 @@ async def selenium_automation(params: dict) -> dict: chrome_options.add_argument("--headless") chrome_options.add_argument("--no-sandbox") chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-dev-shm-usage") - chrome_options.add_argument("--start-maximized") # Better for non-headless + chrome_options.add_argument("--start-maximized") chrome_options.add_argument("--window-size=1920,1080") effective_os = os.environ.get('EFFECTIVE_OS', sys.platform) - if effective_os == 'darwin': - service = Service(ChromeDriverManager().install()) - else: - service = Service() + service = Service(ChromeDriverManager().install()) if effective_os == 'darwin' else Service() logger.info(f"🚀 Initializing Chrome driver (Headless: {headless})...") driver = wire_webdriver.Chrome(service=service, options=chrome_options) # --- 3. Scrape the Page --- - logger.info(f" navigating to: {url}") + logger.info(f"Navigating to: {url}") driver.get(url) await asyncio.sleep(3) - # --- 4. Capture Artifacts --- - dom_path = output_dir / "dom.html" + # --- 4. Capture Core Artifacts --- + dom_path = output_dir / "rendered_dom.html" dom_path.write_text(driver.execute_script("return document.documentElement.outerHTML;"), encoding='utf-8') - artifacts['dom'] = str(dom_path) + artifacts['rendered_dom'] = str(dom_path) - source_path = output_dir / "source.html" + source_path = output_dir / "source_html.html" source_path.write_text(driver.page_source, encoding='utf-8') - artifacts['source'] = str(source_path) + artifacts['source_html'] = str(source_path) main_request = next((r for r in driver.requests if r.response and r.url == url), driver.last_request) if main_request and main_request.response: - headers_path = output_dir / "headers.json" + headers_path = output_dir / "response_headers.json" headers_path.write_text(json.dumps(dict(main_request.response.headers), indent=2)) - artifacts['headers'] = str(headers_path) + artifacts['response_headers'] = str(headers_path) if take_screenshot: screenshot_path = output_dir / "screenshot.png" driver.save_screenshot(str(screenshot_path)) artifacts['screenshot'] = str(screenshot_path) + # --- 5. NEW: Generate Visualization Artifact --- + logger.info(f"🎨 Generating DOM box visualization...") + viz_result = await dom_tools.visualize_dom_boxes({"file_path": str(dom_path)}) + if viz_result.get("success"): + viz_path = output_dir / "dom_layout_boxes.txt" + viz_path.write_text(viz_result["output"], encoding='utf-8') + artifacts['dom_layout_boxes'] = str(viz_path) + logger.success("✅ DOM visualization saved.") + else: + logger.warning(f"⚠️ Could not generate DOM visualization: {viz_result.get('error')}") + + logger.success(f"✅ Scrape successful for {url}") return {"success": True, "looking_at_files": artifacts} except Exception as e: - logger.error(f"❌ Scrape failed for {url}: {e}") + logger.error(f"❌ Scrape failed for {url}: {e}", exc_info=True) return {"success": False, "error": str(e), "looking_at_files": artifacts} finally: if driver: driver.quit() - logger.info("Browser closed.") -# END: selenium_automation + logger.info("Browser closed.") \ No newline at end of file ``` ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ git commit -am "feat: Integrate DOM box visualizer and directory clearing into scrape tool" git push [main 2cfbdf2a] feat: Integrate DOM box visualizer and directory clearing into scrape tool 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-) Enumerating objects: 7, done. Counting objects: 100% (7/7), done. Delta compression using up to 48 threads Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done. Writing objects: 100% (4/4), 1.10 KiB | 1.10 MiB/s, done. Total 4 (delta 3), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0) remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (3/3), completed with 3 local objects. To github.com:miklevin/pipulate 9b8d9b1b..2cfbdf2a main -> main [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ ``` **Gemini**: Step 2 is committed. Excellent. The backend of the scraper is now significantly more powerful. Now for the final polish: Step 3. As you said, this is about making the interaction "polished and tight," especially from a Jupyter Notebook. Our goal is to make scrapes initiated from a notebook cleaner by removing the extra `looking_at/` subdirectory, so the domain folder appears directly inside `browser_cache/`. Since this involves a surgical change to the critical `pipulate/core.py` file, we will use the `ai_edit.py` protocol you've established. This ensures the change is applied safely and with full AST validation. ----- ### Step 3: Polish the Notebook Scraping Path This process involves two files: `pipulate/core.py` will be modified via `patch.py`, and `tools/scraper_tools.py` will be updated directly. #### 1\. The Patch for `pipulate/core.py` Save the following code as `patch.py` in your project root. This patch does two things: 1. It teaches `Pipulate.__init__` to recognize when it's in a notebook context. 2. It modifies the `scrape` method to pass this context down to the automation tool. <!-- end list --> ```python # patch.py patches = [ { "file": "pipulate/core.py", "block_name": "pipulate_init", "new_code": """ def __init__(self, pipeline_table=None, db=None, friendly_names=None, append_func=None, get_profile_id_func=None, get_profile_name_func=None, model=None, chat_instance=None, db_path=None): self.chat = chat_instance self.friendly_names = friendly_names self.append_to_conversation = append_func self.get_current_profile_id = get_profile_id_func self.get_profile_name = get_profile_name_func self.model = model self.message_queue = self.OrderedMessageQueue() self.is_notebook_context = bool(db_path) # Flag for notebook context if db_path: # Standalone/Notebook Context: Create our "Parallel Universe" DB using fastlite directly from fastlite import Database from loguru import logger logger.info(f"Pipulate initializing in standalone mode with db: {db_path}") # 1. Create a database connection using fastlite.Database db_conn = Database(db_path) # 2. Access the table handles via the .t property l_store = db_conn.t.store l_pipeline = db_conn.t.pipeline # Note: We don't need to explicitly create tables; fastlite handles it. self.pipeline_table = l_pipeline # The second argument `Store` from fast_app isn't needed by DictLikeDB. self.db = DictLikeDB(l_store, None) # In standalone mode, some features that rely on the server are stubbed out if self.append_to_conversation is None: self.append_to_conversation = lambda msg, role: print(f"[{role}] {msg}") if self.get_current_profile_id is None: self.get_current_profile_id = lambda: 'standalone' if self.get_profile_name is None: self.get_profile_name = lambda: 'standalone' else: # Server Context: Use the objects passed in from server.py from loguru import logger logger.info("Pipulate initializing in server mode.") self.pipeline_table = pipeline_table self.db = db """ }, { "file": "pipulate/core.py", "block_name": "scrape_method", "new_code": """ async def scrape(self, url: str, take_screenshot: bool = False, mode: str = 'selenium', headless: bool = True, **kwargs): \"\"\" Gives AI "eyes" by performing browser automation or HTTP requests to scrape a URL. This method is the primary entrypoint for scraping and supports multiple modes. The default mode is 'selenium' which uses a full browser. Args: url (str): The URL to scrape. take_screenshot (bool): Whether to capture a screenshot (selenium mode only). Defaults to False. mode (str): The scraping mode to use ('selenium', 'requests', etc.). Defaults to 'selenium'. headless (bool): Whether to run the browser in headless mode (selenium mode only). Defaults to True. **kwargs: Additional parameters to pass to the underlying automation tool. Returns: dict: The result from the scraper tool, including paths to captured artifacts. \"\"\" from tools.scraper_tools import selenium_automation from urllib.parse import urlparse, quote from datetime import datetime logger.info(f"👁️‍🗨️ Initiating scrape for: {url} (Mode: {mode}, Headless: {headless})") # --- New Directory Logic --- parsed_url = urlparse(url) domain = parsed_url.netloc path = parsed_url.path or '/' # Use quote with an empty safe string to encode everything, including slashes url_path_slug = quote(path, safe='') params = { "url": url, "domain": domain, "url_path_slug": url_path_slug, "take_screenshot": take_screenshot, "headless": headless, "is_notebook_context": self.is_notebook_context, # Pass the context flag **kwargs # Pass through any other params } if mode == 'selenium': try: result = await selenium_automation(params) return result except Exception as e: logger.error(f"❌ Advanced scrape failed for {url}: {e}") return {"success": False, "error": str(e)} else: logger.warning(f"Scrape mode '{mode}' is not yet implemented.") return {"success": False, "error": f"Mode '{mode}' not implemented."} """ } ] ``` #### 2\. The Update for `tools/scraper_tools.py` Now, replace the entire content of `tools/scraper_tools.py` with this updated version. It reads the new `is_notebook_context` flag and adjusts the `base_dir` accordingly. ```python # /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/scraper_tools.py # /home/mike/repos/pipulate/tools/scraper_tools.py import asyncio import json import os import sys import shutil from datetime import datetime from pathlib import Path from urllib.parse import quote, urlparse from loguru import logger from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service from seleniumwire import webdriver as wire_webdriver from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager from tools import auto_tool from . import dom_tools def get_safe_path_component(url: str) -> tuple[str, str]: """Converts a URL into filesystem-safe components for directory paths.""" parsed = urlparse(url) domain = parsed.netloc path = parsed.path if not path or path == '/': path_slug = "%2F" else: path_slug = quote(path, safe='').replace('/', '_')[:100] return domain, path_slug @auto_tool async def selenium_automation(params: dict) -> dict: """ Performs an advanced browser automation scrape of a single URL. Captures a rich set of artifacts including DOM, source, headers, screenshot, and a visual DOM layout as ASCII art. """ url = params.get("url") domain = params.get("domain") url_path_slug = params.get("url_path_slug") take_screenshot = params.get("take_screenshot", False) headless = params.get("headless", True) is_notebook_context = params.get("is_notebook_context", False) # NEW: Get context flag if not all([url, domain, url_path_slug is not None]): return {"success": False, "error": "URL, domain, and url_path_slug parameters are required."} driver = None artifacts = {} # NEW: Conditionally set the base directory base_dir = Path("browser_cache/") if not is_notebook_context: base_dir = base_dir / "looking_at" output_dir = base_dir / domain / url_path_slug try: if output_dir.exists(): logger.info(f"🗑️ Clearing existing artifacts in: {output_dir}") shutil.rmtree(output_dir) output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) logger.info(f"💾 Saving new artifacts to: {output_dir}") chrome_options = Options() if headless: chrome_options.add_argument("--headless") chrome_options.add_argument("--no-sandbox") chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-dev-shm-usage") chrome_options.add_argument("--start-maximized") chrome_options.add_argument("--window-size=1920,1080") effective_os = os.environ.get('EFFECTIVE_OS', sys.platform) service = Service(ChromeDriverManager().install()) if effective_os == 'darwin' else Service() logger.info(f"🚀 Initializing Chrome driver (Headless: {headless})...") driver = wire_webdriver.Chrome(service=service, options=chrome_options) logger.info(f"Navigating to: {url}") driver.get(url) await asyncio.sleep(3) dom_path = output_dir / "rendered_dom.html" dom_path.write_text(driver.execute_script("return document.documentElement.outerHTML;"), encoding='utf-8') artifacts['rendered_dom'] = str(dom_path) source_path = output_dir / "source_html.html" source_path.write_text(driver.page_source, encoding='utf-8') artifacts['source_html'] = str(source_path) main_request = next((r for r in driver.requests if r.response and r.url == url), driver.last_request) if main_request and main_request.response: headers_path = output_dir / "response_headers.json" headers_path.write_text(json.dumps(dict(main_request.response.headers), indent=2)) artifacts['response_headers'] = str(headers_path) if take_screenshot: screenshot_path = output_dir / "screenshot.png" driver.save_screenshot(str(screenshot_path)) artifacts['screenshot'] = str(screenshot_path) logger.info(f"🎨 Generating DOM box visualization...") viz_result = await dom_tools.visualize_dom_boxes({"file_path": str(dom_path)}) if viz_result.get("success"): viz_path = output_dir / "dom_layout_boxes.txt" viz_path.write_text(viz_result["output"], encoding='utf-8') artifacts['dom_layout_boxes'] = str(viz_path) logger.success("✅ DOM visualization saved.") else: logger.warning(f"⚠️ Could not generate DOM visualization: {viz_result.get('error')}") logger.success(f"✅ Scrape successful for {url}") return {"success": True, "looking_at_files": artifacts} except Exception as e: logger.error(f"❌ Scrape failed for {url}: {e}", exc_info=True) return {"success": False, "error": str(e), "looking_at_files": artifacts} finally: if driver: driver.quit() logger.info("Browser closed.") ``` #### 3\. Instructions 1. Save the first code block above as `patch.py`. 2. Run the patch command: `.venv/bin/python ai_edit.py patch.py` 3. Replace the contents of `tools/scraper_tools.py` with the second code block. 4. Verify the changes with `git diff`. 5. Commit your work: `git commit -am "refactor: Adjust scrape output path for notebook context"` After this, the final polish will be complete. The gargoyles are carved. ## Polishing the Notebook Workflow: The Final Touch **Me**: Okay first the patch: ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ xv patch.py [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git diff [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git commit -am "Eye Opener patch.py prepared" [main 71856028] Eye Opener patch.py prepared 1 file changed, 94 insertions(+), 182 deletions(-) [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git push Enumerating objects: 5, done. Counting objects: 100% (5/5), done. Delta compression using up to 48 threads Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done. Writing objects: 100% (3/3), 1.95 KiB | 1.95 MiB/s, done. Total 3 (delta 1), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0) remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (1/1), completed with 1 local object. To github.com:miklevin/pipulate 2cfbdf2a..71856028 main -> main [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ python ai_edit.py patch.py /home/mike/repos/pipulate/ai_edit.py:27: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\_' * **Patch File Format:** Each dictionary must have "file", "block\_name", and "new\_code" keys. Use triple-quoted f-strings for the `new_code` value for maximum readability and flexibility. Applying patches from: patch.py ------------------------------ Processing file: pipulate/core.py ✅ AST validation successful for block 'pipulate_init'. ✅ Block 'pipulate_init' in core.py is ready to be replaced. ✅ AST validation successful for block 'scrape_method'. ✅ Block 'scrape_method' in core.py is ready to be replaced. Writing changes to pipulate/core.py... 💾 File saved successfully. ------------------------------ Refactoring process complete. Please review the changes with 'git diff'. ``` ```diff [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ git --no-pager diff diff --git a/pipulate/core.py b/pipulate/core.py index 95a7e72e..2a727834 100644 --- a/pipulate/core.py +++ b/pipulate/core.py @@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class Pipulate: self.get_profile_name = get_profile_name_func self.model = model self.message_queue = self.OrderedMessageQueue() + self.is_notebook_context = bool(db_path) # Flag for notebook context if db_path: # Standalone/Notebook Context: Create our "Parallel Universe" DB using fastlite directly @@ -1910,6 +1911,7 @@ class Pipulate: "url_path_slug": url_path_slug, "take_screenshot": take_screenshot, "headless": headless, + "is_notebook_context": self.is_notebook_context, # Pass the context flag **kwargs # Pass through any other params } [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate]$ ``` And now the new tool: ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ ls advanced_automation_tools.py botify_tools.py conversation_tools.py dom_tools.py __init__.py keychain_tools.py mcp_tools.py __pycache__ scraper_tools.py system_tools.py [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ xv scraper_tools.py ``` ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ git --no-pager diff diff --git a/pipulate/core.py b/pipulate/core.py index 95a7e72e..2a727834 100644 --- a/pipulate/core.py +++ b/pipulate/core.py @@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class Pipulate: self.get_profile_name = get_profile_name_func self.model = model self.message_queue = self.OrderedMessageQueue() + self.is_notebook_context = bool(db_path) # Flag for notebook context if db_path: # Standalone/Notebook Context: Create our "Parallel Universe" DB using fastlite directly @@ -1910,6 +1911,7 @@ class Pipulate: "url_path_slug": url_path_slug, "take_screenshot": take_screenshot, "headless": headless, + "is_notebook_context": self.is_notebook_context, # Pass the context flag **kwargs # Pass through any other params } diff --git a/tools/scraper_tools.py b/tools/scraper_tools.py index 32bf1ffe..b36f05e9 100644 --- a/tools/scraper_tools.py +++ b/tools/scraper_tools.py @@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ from seleniumwire import webdriver as wire_webdriver from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager from tools import auto_tool -from . import dom_tools # NEW: Import our new DOM tools - -# --- Helper Functions (still here, unchanged) --- +from . import dom_tools def get_safe_path_component(url: str) -> tuple[str, str]: """Converts a URL into filesystem-safe components for directory paths.""" @@ -25,14 +23,11 @@ def get_safe_path_component(url: str) -> tuple[str, str]: domain = parsed.netloc path = parsed.path if not path or path == '/': - path_slug = "%2F" # Use encoded slash for root + path_slug = "%2F" else: path_slug = quote(path, safe='').replace('/', '_')[:100] - return domain, path_slug -# --- The Enhanced Browser Automation Tool --- - @auto_tool async def selenium_automation(params: dict) -> dict: """ @@ -45,23 +40,28 @@ async def selenium_automation(params: dict) -> dict: url_path_slug = params.get("url_path_slug") take_screenshot = params.get("take_screenshot", False) headless = params.get("headless", True) + is_notebook_context = params.get("is_notebook_context", False) # NEW: Get context flag if not all([url, domain, url_path_slug is not None]): return {"success": False, "error": "URL, domain, and url_path_slug parameters are required."} driver = None artifacts = {} - output_dir = Path("browser_cache/looking_at/") / domain / url_path_slug + + # NEW: Conditionally set the base directory + base_dir = Path("browser_cache/") + if not is_notebook_context: + base_dir = base_dir / "looking_at" + + output_dir = base_dir / domain / url_path_slug try: - # --- 1. Clear and Set up output directory --- if output_dir.exists(): logger.info(f"🗑️ Clearing existing artifacts in: {output_dir}") shutil.rmtree(output_dir) output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) logger.info(f"💾 Saving new artifacts to: {output_dir}") - # --- 2. Configure Selenium WebDriver --- chrome_options = Options() if headless: chrome_options.add_argument("--headless") @@ -76,12 +76,10 @@ async def selenium_automation(params: dict) -> dict: logger.info(f"🚀 Initializing Chrome driver (Headless: {headless})...") driver = wire_webdriver.Chrome(service=service, options=chrome_options) - # --- 3. Scrape the Page --- logger.info(f"Navigating to: {url}") driver.get(url) await asyncio.sleep(3) - # --- 4. Capture Core Artifacts --- dom_path = output_dir / "rendered_dom.html" dom_path.write_text(driver.execute_script("return document.documentElement.outerHTML;"), encoding='utf-8') artifacts['rendered_dom'] = str(dom_path) @@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ async def selenium_automation(params: dict) -> dict: driver.save_screenshot(str(screenshot_path)) artifacts['screenshot'] = str(screenshot_path) - # --- 5. NEW: Generate Visualization Artifact --- logger.info(f"🎨 Generating DOM box visualization...") viz_result = await dom_tools.visualize_dom_boxes({"file_path": str(dom_path)}) if viz_result.get("success"): @@ -112,7 +109,6 @@ async def selenium_automation(params: dict) -> dict: else: logger.warning(f"⚠️ Could not generate DOM visualization: {viz_result.get('error')}") - logger.success(f"✅ Scrape successful for {url}") return {"success": True, "looking_at_files": artifacts} [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ ``` ```bash [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ git commit -am "refactor: Adjust scrape output path for notebook context" [main 9b3fe8c1] refactor: Adjust scrape output path for notebook context 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ git push Enumerating objects: 11, done. Counting objects: 100% (11/11), done. Delta compression using up to 48 threads Compressing objects: 100% (6/6), done. Writing objects: 100% (6/6), 915 bytes | 915.00 KiB/s, done. Total 6 (delta 4), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 (from 0) remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (4/4), completed with 4 local objects. To github.com:miklevin/pipulate 71856028..9b3fe8c1 main -> main [mike@nixos:~/repos/pipulate/tools]$ ``` OMG, it worked! It's the color output in the Notebook and the b&w ascii text in the saved files which I `prompt_foo.py`'d you. There is just this one bit of output in the Notebook under the diagram output: ❌ Scrape succeeded, but DOM path not found in result. **Gemini**: Excellent\! The final refactoring step is complete, the `patch.py` worked perfectly, and the core functionality is now in place. The gargoyles are carved. You've spotted the very last bit of stone dust that needs to be wiped away. That incorrect message (`DOM path not found`) is exactly what you think it is: a remnant of the old naming convention in our test notebook. The scraper itself is working perfectly, but the `open_eyes.ipynb` script that calls it is still looking for an artifact named `"dom"` in the results, while our newly refactored tool now correctly returns it as `"rendered_dom"`. Here is the corrected version of the `open_eyes.ipynb` notebook cell. It's a one-line fix to look for the correct key. ----- ### Corrected `open_eyes.ipynb` Cell Simply replace the content of your notebook cell with this updated version. ```python # In a Jupyter cell import asyncio from pipulate import pip import nest_asyncio # Apply the patch to allow nested event loops nest_asyncio.apply() async def main(): """The main async function to run the scrape test.""" print("🧪 Scraping a sample page to get a DOM file...") # Scrape a simple but non-trivial page result = await pip.scrape(url="https://example.com", headless=True) if result.get("success"): # --- FIX: Look for "rendered_dom" instead of "dom" --- dom_path = result.get("looking_at_files", {}).get("rendered_dom") if dom_path: print(f"✅ Success! DOM file saved to: {dom_path}") print("\nNow you can run the visualizer scripts against this file.") else: print("❌ Scrape succeeded, but DOM path not found in result.") else: print(f"❌ Scrape failed: {result.get('error')}") # In a notebook, you can use 'await' directly at the top level of a cell await main() ``` With that final touch, the entire "AI-eyes" chisel-strike is complete. The system is now more robust, more ergonomic for AI, and cleaner for you to use in your notebooks. Fantastic work. **Me**: This is done. I still want to be able to do the `dom_hierarchy.txt` as well, but for now this is banking a really big win. Maybe just do the parting shot for the article Gemini celebrating the victory, summing up whatever you think is necessary and setting the stage for the next round which will be including the other DOM visualizer output. I agree with you we should do both. **Gemini**: Of course. This has been a remarkably productive session. It's the perfect example of how a "ramble" becomes a blueprint, and a blueprint becomes running, validated code. Here is a parting shot for the article to celebrate the victory and frame what comes next. --- ### Parting Shot: The Chisel is Down, The Eyes are Open And with that, the chisel-strike is complete. What began as a rambling morning exploration has been forged into a tangible, powerful reality. This is more than just a series of refactors; it's the successful installation of a critical new sensory organ for our AI. We've consolidated scattered scripts into a coherent, auto-discoverable toolkit. We've enhanced our scraper to automatically create a richer "Digital Fossil Record," now complete with a visual, intuitive layout diagram—the "right-brain" view of a webpage's structure. And, crucially, we've polished the ergonomics, ensuring the entire process is seamless and logical, especially within the creative crucible of a Jupyter Notebook. This is a major milestone. The AI's eyes are open. It can now perceive the spatial reality of a webpage, not just its textual content. But true vision requires more than one type of photoreceptor. Our next step is already clear: to add the other "cone" to its retina. We will integrate the analytical "left-brain" hierarchy tree alongside the box layout, giving the AI both the architect's blueprint *and* the designer's sketch. With both views available, its perception will be truly formidable, ready to tackle any automation challenge with unparalleled context and understanding. The cathedral has its first stained-glass window; now we prepare to install the second. --- ## Book Analysis ### Ai Editorial Take This journal entry brilliantly illustrates the iterative and thoughtful process of building sophisticated AI tooling. The strategic decision to provide AI with both a hierarchical and a layout-based view of the DOM is profound, directly enhancing its 'perception' of web content beyond mere text. The diligent refactoring into discoverable tools and the streamlining of the development workflow are crucial for scalability and maintainability. This is a significant leap towards creating more capable and context-aware AI agents for web interaction and data extraction. ### Title Brainstorm * **Title Option:** AI's New Eyes: Forging Digital Perception with DOM Visualizers * **Filename:** `ai-eyes-dom-visualizers-refactor.md` * **Rationale:** Emphasizes the core theme of enhancing AI capabilities and the technical achievement of creating visual parsing tools. * **Title Option:** From 'Rule of 7' to Rich Perception: DOM Visualizers in Pipulate * **Filename:** `dom-visualizers-pipulate-enhancement.md` * **Rationale:** Highlights the evolution from an initial concept (Rule of 7) to a refined implementation, specifically within the Pipulate project. * **Title Option:** Crafting AI Scraper Artifacts: The Art of DOM Layout and Hierarchy * **Filename:** `ai-scraper-dom-artifacts.md` * **Rationale:** Focuses on the 'digital fossil record' aspect and the dual nature of the visualizers (layout/hierarchy) as valuable artifacts. * **Title Option:** Jupyter-Friendly DOM Visuals: A Developer's Journey in AI Tooling * **Filename:** `jupyter-dom-visuals-ai-tooling.md` * **Rationale:** Underscores the practical, developer-centric approach and the successful integration into a common data science environment. ### Content Potential And Polish - **Core Strengths:** - Clearly demonstrates an iterative, problem-solving approach to complex technical challenges. - Introduces and thoroughly explains the 'Rule of 7' concept for comprehensive web data capture. - Effectively contrasts and evaluates two distinct DOM visualization methods (hierarchy vs. box layout), highlighting their unique value for AI interpretation. - Showcases practical Python refactoring and the creation of auto-discoverable `tools/` modules. - Addresses and solves common developer friction points, such as `nest_asyncio` in Jupyter and directory management. - Emphasizes a 'small, committable steps' development philosophy, which is valuable for real-world projects. - **Suggestions For Polish:** - Include small code snippets (e.g., how the `@auto_tool` decorator works, a simplified `selenium_automation` call) in the article body for readers to quickly grasp implementation details without full code diffs. - Briefly discuss the trade-offs or specific use cases where one DOM visualizer might be preferred over the other for a human or AI. - Expand on the 'accessibility tree' concept, even if it's future work, to set the stage more explicitly for that next 'rod and cone.' - Consider adding a very brief (1-2 sentence) summary of what 'Pipulate' is at the beginning for new readers, as the context is deeply embedded in the project. - Illustrate with an example of what an AI might 'see' or infer from each visualizer (e.g., 'From the box view, an AI might infer X; from the hierarchy, Y'). ### Next Step Prompts - Integrate the `visualize_dom_hierarchy` tool into the `selenium_automation` function in `tools/scraper_tools.py`, saving its output as `dom_hierarchy.txt` to complete the dual-vision 'AI-eyes' for the digital fossil record. - Begin research and experimentation on how to extract or generate an 'accessibility tree' artifact using Selenium (or other browser automation protocols), outlining potential methods and challenges for its integration into Pipulate's scraping capabilities.