RonStrauss/get_attendance_hours

separate rest client and core scraper library

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#47 opened on Mar 8, 2026

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Description

currently, both methods of running the project (standalone script, rest client that calls script) rely on each other, but this is not ideal. We want to be able to debug and test the scraper without relying on the backend calling it.

separate both of these modes, so that they can be ran independently of each other

( script should be called as child_process with it's own process.env, which would require less refactoring but more memory or script should be called as an exposed function, maybe wrap as external library that can be imported. this would require more refactoring, but will be more efficient. )

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Research direction
Examine the codebase to identify the current coupling between the standalone script and the REST client. Then choose one of the two proposed approaches (child process or exposed function) and implement the separation. Ensure that both modes can be run and tested independently.
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typescriptnodejs
Domain
backendapi
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3
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1-2 days
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Mostly clear
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60