CLI-based Actor starter
Actorize a CLI utility with the Apify Actor CLI
javascript
main.sh
1#!/bin/bash
2set -ex
3
4# Parse input values
5input="$(apify actor get-input)"
6name="$(jq -r .name <<< "$input")"
7
8# Construct an output object and push it to the dataset (Actor results)
9echo '{}' |
10 jq ".name = \"$name\"" |
11 jq ".greeting = \"Hello $name!\"" |
12 apify actor push-dataActor CLI starter template
Start a new Actorization project quickly and easily with this project template. It provides a basic structure for building an Actor with the Apify CLI and allows you to easily add your own functionality.
Included features
- Apify CLI - toolkit for building Actors that interact with the Apify platform.
- jq - a command line filter for working with JSON
How it works
This template is useful when you're already familiar with the Apify Platform and want to use the Apify CLI to turn almost any project into an Actor.
Resources
- Actor development in Apify documentation - see especially the actor.json part
- Actor whitepaper for a deep dive into the Actor computing model
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