CLI¶
TimeNet ships two console scripts, one for each side of the workflow:
| Command | Ships with | Role | Mirrors |
|---|---|---|---|
timenet |
timenet |
Consumer: browse a registry and download datasets. | The client SDK. |
timenet-build |
timenet-connectors |
Producer: run a connector through the pipeline into a registry. | Build & publish. |
Both tools use Typer. They keep their heavier dependencies behind an
extra, so the core package stays small. timenet needs the cli extra (pip install 'timenet[cli]').
If you run it without the extra, it prints a one-line install hint instead of a traceback.
Both tools split their output the same way: status lines go to stderr, the machine-readable result (a
path) goes to stdout. --quiet/-q silences the status. The flag belongs to the tool, not the
subcommand, so it comes first: timenet --quiet list, timenet-build --quiet build <id>.
Every command reads the same configuration as the SDK. TimeNet resolves the registry to use in this
order: the --registry flag (or --out for timenet-build build), then $TIMENET_REGISTRY, then the
local default at <home>/registry. See Configuration for the full set of
TIMENET_* variables.
If you want to use datasets, start with timenet. If you build a dataset, start with
timenet-build.