How to add Python dependencies to 3rd party integrations

[Decker_BD]

Hi! I'm wondering if it's possible to add a python wheel to a third party integration? With GitSync I'm able to push new or updated wheels to custom integrations but when I do this with a third party one, pull then push, the file get's deleted.

I see a need of having a standardized library for sending metrics to an internal monitoring system on customized SOAR connectors.

[ylandovskyy]

Hey @Decker_BD ,

Can you elaborate on the how are you using GitSync? Also, what is meant by 3rd party integration in this case? Thanks

[Decker_BD]

Thanks for the response!

I'm using GitSync to sync custom code to the Devo integration--maybe that's called marketplace integration. If I want to add a custom whl that we build for all integrations to use, can this be done for the marketplace integrations? If so how would I do that? 

[mokatsu]

You could create a new manager (python class). In there create a new class (sub class). You could then inherit the stock manager class into this subclass. https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_inheritance.asp

Then in your actions you could just import that subclass and it would also have all the method from the parent class.

 Example:

# market manager
class Manager:
    def __init__(self, something):
        self.something = something
    def method(args):
        """Does soemthing cool""""

# new manager
from manager import Manager
class SubManager(Manager)
    def custom_method(arg):
        """Does something even cooler"""
# IN your action you would import the submanager and have access to most of the parents variables by calling self.something

[mokatsu]

I just wanted to add something else after re-reading the question. For installation of custom dependencies into a marketplace integration. The only current way to do this is by copying the integration. This allows you to edit the setting of the integration to install new dependencies. 

A risk with this is that copy is no longer updated.