apify-local-dev-loop

# Apify Local Dev Loop ## Overview Build and test Apify Actors on your local machine before deploying to the platform. Uses the Apify CLI (`apify run`) which emulates the platform environment locally, creating local storage directories for datasets, key-value stores, and request queues. ## Prerequisites - `npm install -g apify-cli` (global CLI) - `apify login` completed with valid token - Node.js 18+ ## Actor Project Structure ``` my-actor/ ├── .actor/ │ ├── actor.json # Actor metadata and config │ └── INPUT_SCHEMA.json # Input schema (auto-generates UI on platform) ├── src/ │ └── main.ts # Entry point ├── storage/ # Created by apify run (git-ignored) │ ├── datasets/default/ │ ├── key_value_stores/default/ │ └── request_queues/default/ ├── package.json └── tsconfig.json ``` ## Instructions ### Step 1: Create a New Actor Project ```bash # Create from template (interactive) apify create my-actor # Or create from specific template apify create my-actor --template project_cheerio_crawler_ts # Templates: project_empty, project_cheerio_crawler_ts, # project_playwright_crawler_ts, project_puppeteer_crawler_ts ``` ### Step 2: Configure .actor/actor.json ```json { "actorSpecification": 1, "name": "my-actor", "title": "My Actor", "description": "Scrapes data from example.com", "version": "0.1", "meta": { "templateId": "project_cheerio_crawler_ts" }, "input": "./INPUT_SCHEMA.json", "dockerfile": "./Doc...