Advanced Features

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Strict Mode for Configuration (strict)

• strict=True(Default): This is the recommended and safest mode for production. If you enable a policy that requires metadata but provide an invalid configuration (e.g., BANNED_TOPICS with an empty topics list), the client will immediately raise an ArgusValueError. This prevents you from running with a misconfigured policy.
  # This will raise ArgusValueError because 'topics' cannot be empty.
  try:
      client = ArgusClient.create(
          api_key=API_KEY,
  		url="https://argususapi.repello.ai/sdk/v1",
          strict=True,
          policy={PolicyName.BANNED_TOPICS: {"action": Action.BLOCK, "topics": []}}
      )
  except ArgusValueError as e:
      print(f"Caught expected error: {e}")
  
  
  
• strict=False: In the same scenario, the client will instead issue a UserWarning and proceed. This can be useful during rapid development or testing but is not recommended for production environments where configuration must be precise.
  # This will print a UserWarning to the console and create the client.
  import warnings
  
  with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
      warnings.simplefilter("always")
      client = ArgusClient.create(
          api_key=API_KEY,
  		url="https://argususapi.repello.ai/sdk/v1",
          strict=False,
          policy={PolicyName.BANNED_TOPICS: {"action": Action.BLOCK, "topics": []}}
      )
      print(f"Caught expected warning: {w[-1].message}")