Common Skills for LlamaFarm
Best practices and code review checklists for the common/ package - shared Python utilities used across all LlamaFarm services.
Component Overview
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Path | common/ |
| Package | llamafarm-common |
| Python | 3.10+ |
| Key Dependencies | huggingface_hub, hf-transfer |
Purpose
The common/ package provides shared functionality that needs to be consistent across multiple Python services:
- Model file utilities (GGUF selection, quantization parsing)
- HuggingFace Hub integration (listing, downloading)
- Process management (PID files)
Shared Python Skills
This skill inherits all patterns from the shared Python skills:
| Topic | File | Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Patterns | ../python-skills/patterns.md | Dataclasses, type hints, comprehensions |
| Typing | ../python-skills/typing.md | Type annotations, modern syntax |
| Testing | ../python-skills/testing.md | Pytest fixtures, mocking HuggingFace APIs |
| Errors | ../python-skills/error-handling.md | Custom exceptions, logging |
| Security | ../python-skills/security.md | Path validation, safe file handling |
Framework-Specific Checklists
| Topic | File | Key Points |
|---|---|---|
| HuggingFace | huggingface.md | Hub API, model download, caching, authentication |
Module Structure
common/
├── pyproject.toml # UV-managed dependencies
├── llamafarm_common/
│ ├── __init__.py # Public API exports
│ ├── model_utils.py # GGUF file utilities
│ └── pidfile.py # PID file management
└── tests/
└── test_model_utils.py # Unit tests with mockingPublic API
Model Utilities
from llamafarm_common import (
# Parse model:quantization syntax
parse_model_with_quantization,
# Extract quantization from filename
parse_quantization_from_filename,
# Select best GGUF file from list
select_gguf_file,
select_gguf_file_with_logging,
# List GGUF files in HF repo
list_gguf_files,
# Download and get path to GGUF file
get_gguf_file_path,
# Default quantization preference order
GGUF_QUANTIZATION_PREFERENCE_ORDER,
)PID File Management
from llamafarm_common.pidfile import write_pid, get_pid_fileReview Checklist Summary
When reviewing code in common/:
- HuggingFace Integration (High priority)
- Proper error handling for network failures - Authentication token passed correctly - High-speed transfer enabled appropriately
- Model Selection (Medium priority)
- Quantization preference order maintained - Case-insensitive matching - Graceful fallback when preferred not available
- Testing (High priority)
- HuggingFace API calls mocked - Network isolation in tests - Edge cases covered (empty lists, missing files)
- Security (Medium priority)
- No token exposure in logs - Safe file path handling - Environment variable protection
See huggingface.md for detailed HuggingFace-specific checklists.