fix: Keep track of synthetic apify-default-dataset-item events

src/apify/_actor.py

@@ -628,6 +628,9 @@ async def push_data(self, data: dict | list[dict], charged_event_name: str | Non
 
         data = data if isinstance(data, list) else [data]
 
+        if charged_event_name and charged_event_name.startswith('apify-'):
+            raise ValueError(f'Cannot charge for synthetic event "{charged_event_name}" manually')
+
         # No charging, just push the data without locking.
         if charged_event_name is None:
             dataset = await self.open_dataset()
@@ -637,20 +640,20 @@ async def push_data(self, data: dict | list[dict], charged_event_name: str | Non
         # If charging is requested, acquire the charge lock to prevent race conditions between concurrent
         # push_data calls. We need to hold the lock for the entire push_data + charge sequence.
         async with self._charge_lock:
-            max_charged_count = self.get_charging_manager().calculate_max_event_charge_count_within_limit(
-                charged_event_name
+            pushed_items_count = self.get_charging_manager().calculate_push_data_limit(
+                items_count=len(data),
+                event_name=charged_event_name,
+                is_default_dataset=True,
             )
 
-            # Push as many items as we can charge for.
-            pushed_items_count = min(max_charged_count, len(data)) if max_charged_count is not None else len(data)
-
             dataset = await self.open_dataset()
 
             if pushed_items_count < len(data):
                 await dataset.push_data(data[:pushed_items_count])
             elif pushed_items_count > 0:
                 await dataset.push_data(data)
 
+            # Only charge explicit events; synthetic events will be processed within the client.
             return await self.get_charging_manager().charge(
                 event_name=charged_event_name,
                 count=pushed_items_count,

src/apify/_charging.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import math
+from contextvars import ContextVar
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from decimal import Decimal
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@
 
 run_validator = TypeAdapter[ActorRun | None](ActorRun | None)
 
+DEFAULT_DATASET_ITEM_EVENT = 'apify-default-dataset-item'
+
+# Context variable to hold the current `ChargingManager` instance, if any. This allows PPE-aware dataset clients to
+# access the charging manager without needing to pass it explicitly.
+charging_manager_ctx: ContextVar[ChargingManagerImplementation | None] = ContextVar(
+    'charging_manager_ctx', default=None
+)
+
 
 @docs_group('Charging')
 class ChargingManager(Protocol):
@@ -81,6 +90,28 @@ def get_charged_event_count(self, event_name: str) -> int:
     def get_max_total_charge_usd(self) -> Decimal:
         """Get the configured maximum total charge for this Actor run."""
 
+    def calculate_push_data_limit(
+        self,
+        items_count: int,
+        event_name: str,
+        *,
+        is_default_dataset: bool,
+    ) -> int:
+        """Calculate how many items can be pushed and charged within the current budget.
+
+        Accounts for both the explicit event and the synthetic `DEFAULT_DATASET_ITEM_EVENT` event,
+        so that the combined cost per item does not exceed the remaining budget.
+
+        Args:
+            items_count: The number of items to be pushed.
+            event_name: The explicit event name to charge for each item.
+            is_default_dataset: Whether the data is pushed to the default dataset.
+                If True, the synthetic event cost is included in the combined price.
+
+        Returns:
+            Max number of items that can be pushed within the budget.
+        """
+
 
 @docs_group('Charging')
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -190,6 +221,11 @@ async def __aenter__(self) -> None:
 
             self._charging_log_dataset = await Dataset.open(name=self.LOCAL_CHARGING_LOG_DATASET_NAME)
 
+        # if the Actor runs with the pay-per-event pricing model, set the context variable so that PPE-aware dataset
+        # clients can access the charging manager and charge for synthetic events.
+        if self._pricing_model == 'PAY_PER_EVENT':
+            charging_manager_ctx.set(self)
+
     async def __aexit__(
         self,
         exc_type: type[BaseException] | None,
@@ -199,6 +235,7 @@ async def __aexit__(
         if not self.active:
             raise RuntimeError('Exiting an uninitialized ChargingManager')
 
+        charging_manager_ctx.set(None)
         self.active = False
 
     @ensure_context
@@ -258,7 +295,11 @@ def calculate_chargeable() -> dict[str, int | None]:
             if self._actor_run_id is None:
                 raise RuntimeError('Actor run ID not configured')
 
-            if event_name in self._pricing_info:
+            if event_name.startswith('apify-'):
+                # Synthetic events (e.g. apify-default-dataset-item) are tracked internally only,
+                # the platform handles them automatically based on dataset writes.
+                pass
+            elif event_name in self._pricing_info:
                 await self._client.run(self._actor_run_id).charge(event_name, charged_count)
             else:
                 logger.warning(f"Attempting to charge for an unknown event '{event_name}'")
@@ -300,14 +341,7 @@ def calculate_total_charged_amount(self) -> Decimal:
 
     @ensure_context
     def calculate_max_event_charge_count_within_limit(self, event_name: str) -> int | None:
-        pricing_info = self._pricing_info.get(event_name)
-
-        if pricing_info is not None:
-            price = pricing_info.price
-        elif not self._is_at_home:
-            price = Decimal(1)  # Use a nonzero price for local development so that the maximum budget can be reached
-        else:
-            price = Decimal()
+        price = self._get_event_price(event_name)
 
         if not price:
             return None
@@ -337,6 +371,25 @@ def get_charged_event_count(self, event_name: str) -> int:
     def get_max_total_charge_usd(self) -> Decimal:
         return self._max_total_charge_usd
 
+    @ensure_context
+    def calculate_push_data_limit(
+        self,
+        items_count: int,
+        event_name: str,
+        *,
+        is_default_dataset: bool,
+    ) -> int:
+        explicit_price = self._get_event_price(event_name)
+        synthetic_price = self._get_event_price(DEFAULT_DATASET_ITEM_EVENT) if is_default_dataset else Decimal(0)
+        combined_price = explicit_price + synthetic_price
+
+        if not combined_price:
+            return items_count
+
+        result = (self._max_total_charge_usd - self.calculate_total_charged_amount()) / combined_price
+        max_count = max(0, math.floor(result)) if result.is_finite() else items_count
+        return min(items_count, max_count)
+
     async def _fetch_pricing_info(self) -> _FetchedPricingInfoDict:
         """Fetch pricing information from environment variables or API."""
         # Check if pricing info is available via environment variables
@@ -370,6 +423,12 @@ async def _fetch_pricing_info(self) -> _FetchedPricingInfoDict:
             max_total_charge_usd=self._configuration.max_total_charge_usd or Decimal('inf'),
         )
 
+    def _get_event_price(self, event_name: str) -> Decimal:
+        pricing_info = self._pricing_info.get(event_name)
+        if pricing_info is not None:
+            return pricing_info.price
+        return Decimal(0) if self._is_at_home else Decimal(1)
+
 
 @dataclass
 class ChargingStateItem:

src/apify/storage_clients/_apify/_dataset_client.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from crawlee.storage_clients.models import DatasetItemsListPage, DatasetMetadata
 
 from ._api_client_creation import create_storage_api_client
+from apify.storage_clients._ppe_dataset_mixin import _DatasetClientPPEMixin
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class ApifyDatasetClient(DatasetClient):
+class ApifyDatasetClient(DatasetClient, _DatasetClientPPEMixin):
     """An Apify platform implementation of the dataset client."""
 
     _MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE = ByteSize.from_mb(9)
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ def __init__(
 
         Preferably use the `ApifyDatasetClient.open` class method to create a new instance.
         """
+        super().__init__()
+
         self._api_client = api_client
         """The Apify dataset client for API operations."""
 
@@ -108,12 +111,16 @@ async def open(
             id=id,
         )
 
-        return cls(
+        dataset_client = cls(
             api_client=api_client,
             api_public_base_url='',  # Remove in version 4.0, https://github.com/apify/apify-sdk-python/issues/635
             lock=asyncio.Lock(),
         )
 
+        dataset_client.is_default_dataset = (await dataset_client.get_metadata()).id == configuration.default_dataset_id
+
+        return dataset_client
+
     @override
     async def purge(self) -> None:
         raise NotImplementedError(
@@ -128,21 +135,19 @@ async def drop(self) -> None:
 
     @override
     async def push_data(self, data: list[Any] | dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-        async def payloads_generator() -> AsyncIterator[str]:
-            for index, item in enumerate(data):
+        async def payloads_generator(items: list[Any]) -> AsyncIterator[str]:
+            for index, item in enumerate(items):
                 yield await self._check_and_serialize(item, index)
 
         async with self._lock:
-            # Handle lists
-            if isinstance(data, list):
-                # Invoke client in series to preserve the order of data
-                async for items in self._chunk_by_size(payloads_generator()):
-                    await self._api_client.push_items(items=items)
+            items = data if isinstance(data, list) else [data]
+            limit = await self._calculate_limit_for_push(len(items))
+            items = items[:limit]
 
-            # Handle singular items
-            else:
-                items = await self._check_and_serialize(data)
-                await self._api_client.push_items(items=items)
+            async for chunk in self._chunk_by_size(payloads_generator(items)):
+                await self._api_client.push_items(items=chunk)
+
+            await self._charge_for_items(count_items=limit)
 
     @override
     async def get_data(

src/apify/storage_clients/_file_system/_dataset_client.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+from typing_extensions import Self, override
+
+from crawlee.storage_clients._file_system import FileSystemDatasetClient
+
+from apify._configuration import Configuration as ApifyConfiguration
+from apify.storage_clients._ppe_dataset_mixin import _DatasetClientPPEMixin
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from crawlee.configuration import Configuration
+
+
+class ApifyFileSystemDatasetClient(FileSystemDatasetClient, _DatasetClientPPEMixin):
+    def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        FileSystemDatasetClient.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        _DatasetClientPPEMixin.__init__(self)
+
+    @override
+    @classmethod
+    async def open(
+        cls,
+        *,
+        id: str | None,
+        name: str | None,
+        alias: str | None,
+        configuration: Configuration | ApifyConfiguration,
+    ) -> Self:
+
+        dataset_client = await super().open(
+            id=id,
+            name=name,
+            alias=alias,
+            configuration=configuration,
+        )
+
+        if isinstance(configuration, ApifyConfiguration) and all(v is None for v in (id, name, alias)):
+            dataset_client.is_default_dataset = True
+
+        return dataset_client
+
+    @override
+    async def push_data(self, data: list[dict[str, Any]] | dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        items = data if isinstance(data, list) else [data]
+        limit = await self._calculate_limit_for_push(len(items))
+        await super().push_data(items[:limit])
+        await self._charge_for_items(limit)

src/apify/storage_clients/_file_system/_storage_client.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from crawlee.configuration import Configuration
 from crawlee.storage_clients import FileSystemStorageClient
 
+from ._dataset_client import ApifyFileSystemDatasetClient
 from ._key_value_store_client import ApifyFileSystemKeyValueStoreClient
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -48,3 +49,20 @@ async def create_kvs_client(
         )
         await self._purge_if_needed(client, configuration)
         return client
+
+    @override
+    async def create_dataset_client(
+        self,
+        *,
+        id: str | None = None,
+        name: str | None = None,
+        alias: str | None = None,
+        configuration: Configuration | None = None,
+    ) -> ApifyFileSystemDatasetClient:
+        configuration = configuration or Configuration.get_global_configuration()
+        return await ApifyFileSystemDatasetClient.open(
+            id=id,
+            name=name,
+            alias=alias,
+            configuration=configuration,
+        )

src/apify/storage_clients/_ppe_dataset_mixin.py

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from apify._charging import DEFAULT_DATASET_ITEM_EVENT, charging_manager_ctx
+
+
+class _DatasetClientPPEMixin:
+    """A mixin for dataset clients to add support for PPE pricing model and tracking synthetic events."""
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._is_default_dataset: bool = False
+
+    @property
+    def is_default_dataset(self) -> bool:
+        return self._is_default_dataset
+
+    @is_default_dataset.setter
+    def is_default_dataset(self, value: bool) -> None:
+        self._is_default_dataset = value
+
+    async def _calculate_limit_for_push(self, items_count: int) -> int:
+        if self.is_default_dataset and (charging_manager := charging_manager_ctx.get()):
+            max_charged_count = charging_manager.calculate_max_event_charge_count_within_limit(
+                event_name=DEFAULT_DATASET_ITEM_EVENT
+            )
+            return min(max_charged_count, items_count) if max_charged_count is not None else items_count
+        return items_count
+
+    async def _charge_for_items(self, count_items: int) -> None:
+        if self.is_default_dataset and (charging_manager := charging_manager_ctx.get()):
+            await charging_manager.charge(
+                event_name=DEFAULT_DATASET_ITEM_EVENT,
+                count=count_items,
+            )