Distributed and easy to use
A tremendous work was done:
distributed-fronteraandfronterawere merged together into the single project: to make it easier to use and understand,- Backend was completely redesigned. Now it's consisting of
Queue,MetadataandStatesobjects for low-level code and higher-levelBackendimplementations for crawling policies, - Added definition of run modes: single process, distributed spiders, distributed spider and backend.
- Overall distributed concept is now integrated into Frontera, making difference between usage of components in single process and distributed spiders/backend run modes clearer.
- Significantly restructured and augmented documentation, addressing user needs in a more accessible way.
- Much less configuration footprint.
Enjoy this new year release and let us know what you think!