DiscordChatExporter/docs/recurring-scrape-operator-checklist.md

Recurring scrape operator checklist

Use this after cloning or opening the source repo (DiscordChatExporter, not the GUI zip alone).

One-time setup

0. ./scripts/operator-handoff.sh — recommended: disk summary, verify-operator-ready, and documents dry-run in one step. Or ./scripts/verify-operator-ready.sh alone for prerequisites only.
1. cp scrape.env.example scrape.env and set DISCORD_TOKEN, or ./scripts/sync-token-from-gui.sh --force (reads GUI Settings.dat).
2. ./scripts/bootstrap-recurring-scrape.sh --dry-run — confirm every enabled target has seeded JSON under output_dir.
3. ./scripts/bootstrap-recurring-scrape.sh — verify archives, build image, preflight Discord.
4. ./scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh — first incremental append-only scrape. Or ./scripts/run-operator-proof.sh --sync-gui --target <name> — handoff + scrape + grow-only proof in one step.
5. ./scripts/prove-incremental-append.sh --target <name> — optional if you did not use run-operator-proof.sh.
6. ./scripts/audit-archive-json.sh — optional; lists invalid JSON before cron runs.

Monthly automation

./scripts/setup-cron.sh --dry-run
./scripts/setup-cron.sh --skip-preflight   # after bootstrap preflight already succeeded

Defaults: first day of month at 04:00. Override with --interval weekly, --at HH:MM, or --cron '0 4 1 * *'.

Installed jobs are marked # BEGIN discord-scrape in crontab -l. Logs append to logs/discord-scrape.log.

Narrow a run

./scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh --target KotOR_discord_msgs
./scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh --target KotOR_discord_msgs --channel CHANNEL_ID
./scripts/setup-cron.sh --target KotOR_discord_msgs --channel CHANNEL_ID
# After OOM partials: add --salvage-before-scrape so cron merges stale .dce-temp before scrape

Scrape lock and salvage

Only one scrape should run per archive_root. Lock file: {archive_root}/.dce-scrape.lock.

./scripts/scrape-lock-status.sh
./scripts/scrape-lock-status.sh --reclaim-stale   # after crashed run; only when stale/free

Salvage partial exports under output_dir/.dce-temp/ without calling Discord:

./scripts/operator-handoff.sh --salvage-only --target NAME [--channel ID]
./scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh --salvage-only --target NAME [--channel ID]
./scripts/run-operator-validation.sh --salvage-only --target NAME [--channel ID] --log-file logs/salvage.log

Salvage then incremental scrape:

./scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh --salvage-before-scrape --target NAME [--channel ID] [--log-file logs/scrape.log]
./scripts/run-operator-validation.sh --salvage-before-scrape --target NAME [--channel ID] --log-file logs/scrape.log
./scripts/run-operator-proof.sh --salvage-before-scrape --sync-gui --target NAME
# Live documents scrape auto-tees to logs/documents-scrape-<UTC>.log (or --log-file); summary at <log-basename>.summary.json

KotOR yes_general (221726893064454144): first catch-up after a 2021 archive cursor can take hours and may OOM; salvage preserved partials before retrying. One-command path:

./scripts/run-kotor-yes-general-catchup.sh
# Or: --dry-run | --salvage-only | --validation | --prove

Manual equivalent:

./scripts/run-operator-validation.sh --salvage-before-scrape \
  --target KotOR_discord_msgs --channel 221726893064454144 \
  --log-file logs/kotor-yes-general.log
# Also writes logs/kotor-yes-general.summary.json (machine-readable scrape totals)
# Inspect: ./scripts/print-scrape-summary.sh logs/kotor-yes-general.summary.json

./scripts/prove-incremental-append.sh \
  --target KotOR_discord_msgs --channel 221726893064454144

GUI zip only

See gui-zip-recurring-scrape-bridge.md, run ./scripts/sync-gui-bridge-doc.sh, or use ../DiscordChatExporter.linux-x64/bootstrap-recurring-scrape.sh.

Validate scripts after changes:

./scripts/run-all-smokes.sh

Merge / review summary: recurring-scrape-merge-readiness.md

Full detail: .docs/Recurring-Scrape-Setup.md