AutoCare Python Client

A Python client library for interacting with AutoCare Association databases and services.

Features

• OAuth2 authentication with automatic token refresh
• Database and table listing
• Record fetching with pagination support
• Comprehensive error handling and logging
• Type safety with dataclasses
• Context manager support

Installation

From PyPI (Recommended)

pip install autocare

From Source

git clone https://github.com/TranstarIndustries/autocare-python.git
cd autocare-python
uv sync --all-extras

Quick Start

from autocare.client import AutoCareAPI

# Initialize client
with AutoCareAPI(
    client_id="your_client_id",
    client_secret="your_client_secret",
    username="your_username",
    password="your_password"
) as client:
    # List databases
    databases = client.list_databases()

    # List tables
    tables = client.list_tables("VCdb")

    # Fetch records
    records = client.fetch_all_records("VCdb", "Make")

    # Or iterate with pagination
    for record in client.fetch_records("VCdb", "BaseVehicle", limit=1000):
        print(record)

API Reference

Main Methods

• list_databases() - List available databases
• list_tables(db_name) - List tables in a database
• fetch_records(db_name, table_name, limit=None, page_size=None) - Fetch records with pagination
• fetch_all_records(db_name, table_name) - Fetch all records as a list
• validate_credentials() - Validate API credentials

Data Classes

• DatabaseInfo - Database metadata
• TableInfo - Table metadata
• APIResponse - API response wrapper

Exceptions

• AuthenticationError - Authentication failures
• APIConnectionError - Connection issues
• APIResponseError - API error responses
• DataValidationError - Data validation failures

Development

Setup

# Install dev dependencies
just dev-sync

# Install pre-commit hooks
just install-hooks

Commands

just validate    # Run all checks (format, lint, test)
just format      # Format code
just lint        # Run linting
just test        # Run tests

Configuration

Set environment variables or use parameters:

AUTOCARE_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
AUTOCARE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret
AUTOCARE_USERNAME=your_username
AUTOCARE_PASSWORD=your_password

Requirements

• Python 3.13+
• Valid AutoCare API credentials

License

MIT License