name: hex-sdk-patterns description: 'Apply production-ready Hex SDK patterns for TypeScript and Python.
Use when implementing Hex integrations, refactoring SDK usage,
or establishing team coding standards for Hex.
Trigger with phrases like "hex SDK patterns", "hex best practices",
"hex code patterns", "idiomatic hex".
' allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io tags:
- saas
- hex
- data
- analytics compatibility: Designed for Claude Code
Hex SDK Patterns
Overview
Production patterns for Hex API: typed client, pipeline orchestration, retry logic, and Python integration.
Instructions
Step 1: Run with Retry
async function runWithRetry(client: HexClient, projectId: string, params: Record<string, any>, maxRetries = 2) {
for (let i = 0; i <= maxRetries; i++) {
try {
const { runId } = await client.runProject(projectId, params);
const result = await pollUntilComplete(client, projectId, runId);
return result;
} catch (err: any) {
if (i === maxRetries || !err.message.includes('429')) throw err;
await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 30000)); // Wait 30s on rate limit
}
}
}
Step 2: Python Client (hextoolkit)
# pip install hextoolkit
from hextoolkit import HexAPI
hex_api = HexAPI(token=os.environ['HEX_API_TOKEN'])
# List projects
projects = hex_api.list_projects()
# Run project
run = hex_api.run_project('project-id', input_params={'date': '2025-01-01'})
# Poll for completion
status = hex_api.get_run_status('project-id', run['runId'])
Step 3: Airflow Integration
# Using the hex-inc/airflow-provider-hex package
from airflow_provider_hex.operators.hex import HexRunProjectOperator
run_task = HexRunProjectOperator(
task_id='run_hex_project',
project_id='your-project-id',
input_params={'date': '{{ ds }}'},
hex_conn_id='hex_default',
wait_for_completion=True,
timeout=600,
)
Resources
Next Steps
Apply patterns in hex-core-workflow-a.