<@ULVA73B9P> What's the recommended way of structu...
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m
@Marvin What's the recommended way of structuring blocks for different environments? Eg, we have a
testing
env and a
production
env. Do we just create blocks with the env name as a prefix? Is there an easy way of injecting these in our flows, or should we dynamically construct the block name by concatting the env + the block name?
m
When structuring blocks for different environments like
testing
and
production
in Prefect 3.x, you have a couple of options: 1. Naming Convention: You can create blocks with the environment name as a prefix or suffix. This is a straightforward approach and makes it easy to identify which block belongs to which environment. 2. Dynamic Construction: Another approach is to dynamically construct the block name by concatenating the environment and the block name. This can be helpful if you want to programmatically switch environments. To inject these blocks into your flows, you can use Prefect's block management capabilities. Blocks are designed to manage configuration schemas, infrastructure, and secrets, and they can be shared across workflows and deployments. You can register and create block documents using the CLI or UI. For more information on how to work with blocks, you can refer to the Prefect documentation on blocks. If you prefer an imperative programming style, you can use Prefect's API to programmatically manage these blocks within your flow scripts. Here's a high-level overview of the relevant API components you might use: -
prefect.flow
for creating flows -
prefect.task
for defining tasks -
prefect.blocks.core.Block
for working with blocks These components can be found in Prefect's top-level API. You can explore more about them in the Prefect repository.
m
that's not really helpful