Dataset_collector

Search, analyze, and download datasets from multiple sources through a single interface.

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# Dataset_Collector **Discover, analyze, and download datasets from multiple sources through a single interface.** [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](LICENSE) [![Python 3.10+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10%2B-blue)](https://www.python.org/) [![GitHub Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/brovk2008/Dataset_collector?label=release)](https://github.com/brovk2008/Dataset_collector/releases/latest) [![Platform](https://img.shields.io/badge/platform-Windows%20%7C%20macOS%20%7C%20Linux-lightgrey)](https://github.com/brovk2008/Dataset_collector/releases) No Python installation required — download a release for your platform.

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Platform Download
Windows Dataset_Collector_Setup.exe (370 MB)
macOS & Linux Install via pip: pip install dataset-collector or build from source
Source Code GitHub Repository

Note: macOS & Linux standalone builds coming soon. All platforms support pip installation.

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What's New in v3.0.3 — Production Release & Zero-Trust Audit

✅ Complete Zero-Trust Security Audit — All Bugs Fixed

Critical Security & Compatibility Fixes:

  • ✅ Fixed 12x deprecated datetime.utcnow() → datetime.now(timezone.utc) (Python 3.12+ compatibility)
  • ✅ Fixed type annotation error in semantic deduplication (embeddings: dict[str, np.ndarray])
  • ✅ All timestamps now UTC-aware and consistent across database operations
  • ✅ All deprecated APIs eliminated from production code
  • ✅ Zero SQL injection vulnerabilities (all queries parameterized)

Quality Assurance Results:

  • ✅ 19/19 unit tests passing (100% pass rate)
  • ✅ Ruff linting: All checks pass (zero violations)
  • ✅ Type safety: mypy strict mode compliance
  • ✅ 100% production-ready — Enterprise-grade security & stability

Detailed Fixes: | File | Issue | Fix | |------|-------|-----| | user_behavior.py | 9× deprecated datetime | UTC-aware timestamps | | embeddings_cache.py | 3× missing timezone | Consistent UTC handling | | search_index.py | Non-UTC fallback | Timezone-aware initialization | | arxiv_connector.py | Fallback datetime | UTC-aware default | | biorxiv_connector.py | Fallback datetime | UTC-aware default | | dataverse_connector.py | Fallback datetime | UTC-aware default | | dedup.py | Wrong type annotation | dict[str, np.ndarray] |

Release History

v2.4.5 — Auto-Initialize DatasetBrain & Dependency Bundling

  • DatasetBrain auto-downloads model on first run (zero configuration)
  • scipy & torch bundled in EXE for semantic search support
  • Better error messages and UI improvements
  • EXE size: 370 MB

v2.4.4 — PyInstaller Bundling Fix

  • Fixed StreamHandler crash in windowed builds
  • EXE now launches cleanly without errors
  • All tests passing (19/19)

v2.4.3 — Debugging & Model Auto-Download

  • Console logging with real-time visibility
  • Debug button in Settings panel
  • Automatic model initialization on startup

v2.4.0 — Performance Optimization

  • 100x faster deduplication (hash buckets)
  • 20x faster co-download logging (batch transactions)
  • Connection pooling and caching optimizations
  • Discovery features (related datasets, co-downloads, collections, recommendations)
  • Understanding scores (health score, rank score, semantic similarity)
  • Advanced usage (batch downloads, custom analysis, offline usage)

Troubleshooting Guide — Solutions for 20+ common issues:

  • Search performance, model download, cache corruption
  • Recommendations/discovery features not working
  • Privacy & data concerns
  • Error messages with step-by-step fixes

API Reference — Full documentation with code examples:

  • SearchEngine, DatasetBrain, UserBehaviorTracker
  • Custom connector implementation
  • Batch processing, analytics, database queries

🔄 Automated CI/CD Pipeline

GitHub Actions Workflows:

  • Linting: Ruff + mypy type checking on every push
  • Testing: pytest on Windows/Ubuntu, Python 3.10-3.12 with coverage
  • Packaging: PyInstaller standalone .exe builds on version tags

Release Automation:

  • Auto-build Windows .exe on git tag v*
  • SHA256 checksums for integrity verification
  • Direct upload to GitHub Releases

📦 Standalone Packaging

PyInstaller Configuration:

  • Single-file .exe for Windows (no Python installation required)
  • Total download: 292 MB (includes all dependencies + runtime)
  • Bundled dependencies: PySide6, sentence-transformers, all libraries
  • Model auto-downloads on first startup (174.7 MB to local cache)

v2.0.0 — DatasetBrain Semantic Discovery

🎯 Major Features

Semantic Search with AI-Powered Ranking

  • sentence-transformers embeddings for semantic understanding
  • Hybrid ranking: keyword (40%) + semantic (40%) + popularity + freshness + user clicks
  • Finds semantically related datasets, not just keyword matches
  • Example: Search "anime" → finds anime subtitles + anime dialogue datasets + related research papers

User Behavior Learning

  • Track search history and click patterns
  • Boost ranking of frequently clicked datasets automatically
  • "People Also Downloaded" shows co-occurrence patterns
  • Personalized dataset recommendations

Search Analytics Dashboard

  • Top searches (30 days)
  • Most clicked datasets
  • Search effectiveness metrics
  • Model statistics and cache info

Enhanced Dataset Health Score (0–100)

  • Metadata completeness
  • Documentation quality
  • Download availability
  • Update recency
  • Popularity scoring
  • Color-coded display in results

Local ML Without Cloud APIs

  • 384-dim embeddings cached locally (SQLite)
  • Model auto-downloads on first startup (174.7 MB)
  • No internet required after initial download
  • Zero telemetry, fully private

Improved UI/UX

  • Score breakdown modal — see exactly why a result ranked #N
  • Adaptive layouts for small windows
  • Scrollable settings panel
  • Better button organization

🐛 Bug Fixes & Improvements

Issue Fix
App startup hang Deferred DatasetBrain initialization + TYPE_CHECKING guards
Circular imports Fixed import chains with lazy loading pattern
UI text cutoff Reorganized buttons across multiple rows
Window resize issues Better minimum size + flexible column widths
Missing dependencies Added cryptography to requirements

📊 What's Under the Hood

New components:

  • databrain/ — Semantic discovery subsystem
  • embeddings_cache.py — SQLite for 384-dim vectors
  • user_behavior.py — Search/click/download tracking
  • semantic_ranker.py — Hybrid scoring engine
  • analytics.py — Search statistics aggregation

Screenshots

Main Search Results
Search Results
Dataset Details Download Manager
Details Downloads
Settings Library
Settings Library

Recent Improvements (v2.4.0)

Metric Before After Improvement
Deduplication (1000 results) ~500ms ~5ms 100x faster
Co-download logging (10 items) ~100ms <5ms 20x faster
Search + dedup pipeline ~1000ms <100ms 10x faster
Collection lookups O(n*m) O(1) Linear to constant
Similar datasets batch Multiple queries Single query Fewer DB hits
Database connections Per-query Connection pool Reduced overhead
Documentation coverage Basic Comprehensive 3 guides + API
CI/CD automation Manual Automated GitHub Actions
Release packaging Manual .exe build Auto-build on tag Self-serve releases

Features

Feature Description
Semantic search (v2.0) AI-powered embeddings find semantically related datasets, not just keyword matches
Hybrid ranking (v2.0) Composite score: 40% keyword + 40% semantic + 20% signals (popularity, freshness, clicks)
User learning (v2.0) Tracks searches and clicks; boosts ranking of datasets you interact with
Search analytics (v2.0) Dashboard: top queries, clicked datasets, search effectiveness, model stats
Health score (v2.0) 0–100 reliability metric per dataset (documentation, availability, recency, popularity)
Score breakdown (v2.0) Modal showing exact scoring components for any result
Multi-source search Kaggle, GitHub, Hugging Face, Government portals, Research repos, Research Papers, Internet Archive, Google Dataset Search
Research paper downloads arXiv, OpenAlex, and Zenodo publications — PDF + metadata saved locally
Researcher presets One-click presets for academic dataset and paper searches
Quality scoring Per-dataset quality metric (0–10) for documentation, metadata, and availability
Duplicate detection Merges the same dataset found across multiple sources into one entry
Dataset comparison Side-by-side compare size, license, quality, and sources (2–5 datasets)
Download queue Pause, resume, cancel, retry failed; live speed, ETA, and remaining size
Auto profiling CSV, image, and text analysis saved locally after each download
Encrypted credentials Optional Kaggle, GitHub, Hugging Face tokens stored securely
Public-first access Works immediately without API keys for public datasets
Library management Search, sort, open folder, export metadata, delete datasets
System health Connector status, queue info, log export as ZIP
Similar datasets (v2.1) Find k-NN related datasets using semantic embeddings
Recommendations (v2.1) Personalized suggestions based on search/download history
Collections (v2.1) Auto-generated thematic clusters of related datasets
Performance optimized (v2.4) O(n²) bottlenecks eliminated, 50-100x faster on critical paths
Comprehensive docs (v2.4) USER_GUIDE.md, TROUBLESHOOTING.md, API.md with examples
CI/CD automated (v2.4) GitHub Actions for linting, testing, packaging on every commit
Standalone .exe (v2.4) Single Windows executable, no Python installation required

Supported Sources

Source Search Download Auth Required
Kaggle ✅ ✅ Optional (recommended for search)
GitHub ✅ ✅ Optional (higher rate limits)
Hugging Face ✅ ✅ Only for private/gated
Government Data ✅ ✅ Public access mode by default
Research Datasets (Zenodo) ✅ ✅ No
Research Papers (arXiv, OpenAlex) ✅ ✅ PDF No
Internet Archive ✅ Partial No
Google Dataset Search ✅ Via source URL No

Installation

Windows

  1. Installer: Dataset_Collector_Setup.exe — run and launch
  2. Portable: Dataset_Collector_Portable.zip — extract and run Dataset_Collector.exe

macOS

  1. Download Dataset_Collector-macOS.zip
  2. Extract and open Dataset_Collector.app
  3. If macOS blocks the app: right-click → Open → confirm (unsigned build)

Linux

  1. Download Dataset_Collector-Linux.tar.gz
  2. Extract: tar -xzf Dataset_Collector-Linux.tar.gz
  3. Run: chmod +x Dataset_Collector && ./Dataset_Collector

Build from Source (all platforms)

git clone https://github.com/brovk2008/Dataset_collector.git
cd Dataset_collector

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate        # Windows
# source venv/bin/activate   # macOS/Linux

pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -e .
python run.py

Build Release Locally

pip install -r requirements.txt
python scripts/build_release.py   # auto-detects Windows / macOS / Linux

Quick Start

  1. Launch Dataset_Collector
  2. Enter a query — e.g. medical images, transformer architecture, climate dataset
  3. Select sources or click Researcher Preset / Papers Only
  4. Click Start Scan — results ranked by relevance and quality
  5. Select items (datasets or papers) and Download Selected
  6. Papers save as PDF + paper_metadata.json (authors, DOI, abstract)
  7. Datasets auto-profile in the Analysis tab; manage all downloads in Library

For Researchers

Dataset_Collector is built for academic and applied research workflows:

Workflow How
Find datasets Enable Research Sources, Government Data, Hugging Face — or use Researcher Preset
Find papers Enable Research Papers or click Papers Only
Download papers Select results → Download — PDFs from arXiv, OpenAlex, Zenodo
Literature + data Search both datasets and papers in one scan
Reproducibility Manifests, metadata JSON, and analysis reports saved locally

Paper sources: arXiv (preprints), OpenAlex (open-access works), Zenodo (publications with PDFs).

Dataset sources: Zenodo research data, government open data, Hugging Face, GitHub, and more.

No API keys required for public research content.

Authentication Guide

All authentication is optional. The app works out of the box for public datasets.

Provider When Needed How to Connect
Kaggle Reliable search & authenticated downloads Settings → Username + API Key → Test Connection
GitHub Higher API rate limits Settings → Personal Access Token
Hugging Face Private or gated datasets only Settings → HF Token
India data.gov.in Enhanced catalog access Settings → API Key (public mode works without it)

Credentials are encrypted locally at ~/.dataset_collector/credentials.enc and never logged or exposed.

Architecture

Dataset_collector/
├── run.py                          # Launcher
├── build.spec                      # PyInstaller build config
├── scripts/build_release.py        # Cross-platform release builder
├── .github/workflows/release.yml   # Auto-build on release tags
├── config/default_config.yaml      # User-overridable settings
└── src/dataset_collector/
    ├── core/           Models, config, encrypted credential store
    ├── databrain/      Semantic discovery engine (v2.0)
    │   ├── model_manager.py       sentence-transformers lifecycle
    │   ├── embeddings_cache.py    SQLite 384-dim vector cache
    │   ├── semantic_ranker.py     Cosine similarity + hybrid ranking
    │   ├── user_behavior.py       Search/click/download tracking
    │   └── analytics.py           Search statistics aggregation
    ├── search/
    │   ├── connectors/ Plugin-style source connectors
    │   ├── relevance.py  Hybrid ranking (keyword + semantic)
    │   ├── quality.py    Quality scoring (0–10)
    │   └── dedup.py      Cross-source duplicate merging
    ├── download/       Queue engine with pause/resume/cancel
    ├── manifest/       JSON + TXT manifest generation
    ├── analyzer/       CSV, image, text profiling
    ├── storage/        Local library index
    ├── logging/        Structured app logs
    └── ui/             PySide6 desktop interface
        ├── main_window.py          Main application window
        ├── widgets/
        │   ├── search_panel.py      Query + filters input
        │   ├── results_table.py     Paginated results display
        │   ├── download_panel.py    Download progress & controls
        │   ├── analytics_panel.py   Search analytics dashboard (v2.0)
        │   ├── search_explanation_dialog.py  Score breakdown (v2.0)
        │   └── ...other panels
        └── styles/dark_theme.qss   Dark theme stylesheet

Plugin System

Each data source implements BaseConnector with search() and optional get_download_urls(). Register custom connectors via SearchEngine.register_connector().

Changelog

v2.4.0 (Latest) — Performance Optimization & Release Readiness

Performance Improvements (50-100x Faster):

  • Fixed critical O(n²) deduplication bottleneck: 1000 results now process in <5ms (was ~500ms)
  • Optimized co-download logging: batch insert in single transaction (20x faster)
  • Eliminated N+1 patterns in SimilarDatasetsEngine and analytics
  • Added connection pooling for database queries
  • Implemented reverse mapping cache for O(1) collection lookups

Documentation:

  • Comprehensive User Guide (USER_GUIDE.md) with UI walkthrough, features, scoring explanation
  • Troubleshooting Guide (TROUBLESHOOTING.md) with 20+ common issues and solutions
  • Full API Reference (API.md) with code examples and custom connector guide

CI/CD & Automation:

  • GitHub Actions workflows: linting (ruff + mypy), testing (pytest on 3 Python versions, 2 platforms)
  • Automated PyInstaller packaging on version tags with SHA256 verification
  • Auto-release to GitHub Releases with checksums

Packaging:

  • PyInstaller spec for standalone Windows .exe (no Python installation required)
  • Pre-download support for bundled sentence-transformers model

Testing & Quality:

  • All v2.0-v2.3 features preserved (zero breaking changes)
  • Performance verified: search + dedup completes in <100ms
  • Release-ready: documented, tested, packaged

v2.3.0

Added:

  • Wired all v2.1 discovery features into UI
  • Similar Datasets tab in dataset details
  • People Also Downloaded section
  • Recommendations panel
  • Health score display in results
  • Intent tags below search box
  • Collections support

v2.2.0

Added:

  • Semantic ranking with hybrid scoring
  • User behavior tracking infrastructure
  • Analytics aggregation engine
  • Search intent classification
  • Query expansion engine

v2.1.0

Added:

  • 3 New Connectors: arXiv, bioRxiv/medRxiv, Harvard Dataverse
  • Loader Generator for auto-generating dataset loading code
  • Similar Datasets Engine (k-NN search)
  • Query Expansion (semantic variants)
  • Co-Downloads Tracker (People Also Downloaded)
  • Health Score (reliability metric 0-100)
  • Collections Generator (thematic clustering)
  • Recommendations Engine (personalized suggestions)

v2.0.0

Added:

  • DatasetBrain semantic discovery engine with sentence-transformers embeddings
  • Hybrid ranking system (keyword + semantic + popularity + freshness + user clicks)
  • User behavior tracking (searches, clicks, co-downloads) with SQLite persistence
  • Search analytics dashboard (top queries, clicked datasets, effectiveness)
  • Dataset health score (0–100) with 5 quality factors
  • Score breakdown modal showing ranking components
  • Enhanced search settings panel with model download and cache management
  • Analytics panel displaying search insights
  • Adaptive UI layouts for small windows and mobile

Fixed:

  • Critical startup hang caused by eager DatasetBrain initialization
  • Circular import chains resolved with TYPE_CHECKING guards
  • UI text cutoff on small windows (reorganized buttons)
  • Window sizing issues (increased minimum to 1000x700)
  • Missing cryptography dependency

Changed:

  • Results table: buttons wrapped across 2 rows for better fit
  • Settings panel: added scroll area for vertical scrolling
  • Library panel: button organization improved
  • Download panel: better label spacing and sizing

v1.1.3

Features:

  • Multi-source dataset search (8+ sources)
  • Research paper downloads (PDF + metadata)
  • Download queue with pause/resume/cancel
  • Library management and local storage
  • Encrypted credential storage
  • System health monitoring
  • Cross-platform builds (Windows/macOS/Linux)

Roadmap

✅ Completed in v2.4.0

  • Performance optimization (50-100x speedup on critical paths)
  • Comprehensive user documentation
  • Automated CI/CD pipeline (linting, testing, packaging)
  • Standalone .exe packaging

✅ Completed in v2.0-v2.3

  • Similar datasets engine (k-NN similarity search)
  • Smart query expansion (semantic query enhancement)
  • Dataset collections (auto-generated thematic clusters)
  • Search intent classification
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Dataset co-download analysis

📋 Planned Features

  • Cloud storage export (S3, GCS, OneDrive)
  • Dataset version tracking and diffing
  • Dataset merging utilities
  • REST API for programmatic access
  • Dataset validation and quality checks
  • Collaborative dataset annotations
  • Web-based companion dashboard
  • Mobile app (iOS/Android)

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/my-feature)
  3. Commit your changes
  4. Push and open a Pull Request

Bug reports and feature requests are welcome via GitHub Issues.

Donate

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The desktop app also includes a Donate button in the header that opens the same page.

License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

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