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Acumos Python Model Runner User Guide
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The ``acumos_model_runner`` package installs a command line tool ``acumos_model_runner`` for running models created by the `Acumos Python client library <https://pypi.org/project/acumos/>`__.

The model runner provides an HTTP API for invoking model methods, as well as a `Swagger UI <https://swagger.io/tools/swagger-ui/>`__ for documentation. See the tutorial for more information on usage.

Installation
============

You will need a Python 3.4+ environment in order to install ``acumos_model_runner``.
You can use `Anaconda <https://www.anaconda.com/download/>`__
(preferred) or `pyenv <https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv>`__ to install and
manage Python environments.

The ``acumos_model_runner`` package can be installed with pip:

.. code:: bash

    $ pip install acumos_model_runner

Command Line Usage
==================

.. code:: bash

    usage: acumos_model_runner [-h] [--host HOST] [--port PORT]
                               [--workers WORKERS] [--timeout TIMEOUT]
                               [--cors CORS]
                               model_dir

    positional arguments:
      model_dir          Directory containing a dumped Acumos Python model

    optional arguments:
      -h, --help         show this help message and exit
      --host HOST        The interface to bind to
      --port PORT        The port to bind to
      --workers WORKERS  The number of gunicorn workers to spawn
      --timeout TIMEOUT  Time to wait (seconds) before a frozen worker is
                         restarted
      --cors CORS        Enables CORS if provided. Can be a domain, comma-
                         separated list of domains, or *