feat: Add download personas command to the CLI

src/data_designer/cli/commands/download.py

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import typer
+
+from data_designer.cli.controllers.download_controller import DownloadController
+from data_designer.config.utils.constants import DATA_DESIGNER_HOME
+
+
+def personas_command(
+    locales: list[str] = typer.Option(
+        None,
+        "--locale",
+        "-l",
+        help="Locales to download (en_US, en_IN, hi_Deva_IN, hi_Latn_IN, ja_JP). Can be specified multiple times.",
+    ),
+    all_locales: bool = typer.Option(
+        False,
+        "--all",
+        help="Download all available locales",
+    ),
+    dry_run: bool = typer.Option(
+        False,
+        "--dry-run",
+        help="Show what would be downloaded without actually downloading",
+    ),
+    list_available: bool = typer.Option(
+        False,
+        "--list",
+        help="List available persona datasets and their sizes",
+    ),
+) -> None:
+    """Download Nemotron-Personas datasets for synthetic data generation.
+
+    Examples:
+        # List available datasets
+        data-designer download personas --list
+
+        # Interactive selection
+        data-designer download personas
+
+        # Download specific locales
+        data-designer download personas --locale en_US --locale ja_JP
+
+        # Download all available locales
+        data-designer download personas --all
+
+        # Preview what would be downloaded
+        data-designer download personas --all --dry-run
+    """
+    controller = DownloadController(DATA_DESIGNER_HOME)
+
+    if list_available:
+        controller.list_personas()
+    else:
+        controller.run_personas(locales=locales, all_locales=all_locales, dry_run=dry_run)

src/data_designer/cli/controllers/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+from data_designer.cli.controllers.download_controller import DownloadController
 from data_designer.cli.controllers.model_controller import ModelController
 from data_designer.cli.controllers.provider_controller import ProviderController
 
-__all__ = ["ModelController", "ProviderController"]
+__all__ = ["DownloadController", "ModelController", "ProviderController"]

src/data_designer/cli/controllers/download_controller.py

@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from data_designer.cli.repositories.persona_repository import PersonaRepository
+from data_designer.cli.services.download_service import DownloadService
+from data_designer.cli.ui import (
+    confirm_action,
+    console,
+    print_error,
+    print_header,
+    print_info,
+    print_success,
+    print_text,
+    select_multiple_with_arrows,
+)
+from data_designer.cli.utils import check_ngc_cli_available, get_ngc_version
+
+NGC_URL = "https://catalog.ngc.nvidia.com/"
+NGC_CLI_INSTALL_URL = "https://org.ngc.nvidia.com/setup/installers/cli"
+
+
+class DownloadController:
+    """Controller for asset download workflows."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config_dir: Path):
+        self.config_dir = config_dir
+        self.persona_repository = PersonaRepository()
+        self.service = DownloadService(config_dir, self.persona_repository)
+
+    def list_personas(self) -> None:
+        """List available persona datasets and their sizes."""
+        print_header("Available Nemotron-Persona Datasets")
+        console.print()
+
+        available_locales = self.persona_repository.list_all()
+
+        print_text("📦 Available locales:")
+        console.print()
+
+        for locale in available_locales:
+            already_downloaded = self.service.is_locale_downloaded(locale.code)
+            status = " (downloaded)" if already_downloaded else ""
+            print_text(f"  • {locale.code}: {locale.size}{status}")
+
+        console.print()
+        print_info(f"Total: {len(available_locales)} datasets available")
+
+    def run_personas(self, locales: list[str] | None, all_locales: bool, dry_run: bool = False) -> None:
+        """Main entry point for persona dataset downloads.
+
+        Args:
+            locales: List of locale codes to download (if provided via CLI flags)
+            all_locales: If True, download all available locales
+            dry_run: If True, only show what would be downloaded without actually downloading
+        """
+        header = "Download Nemotron-Persona Datasets (Dry Run)" if dry_run else "Download Nemotron-Persona Datasets"
+        print_header(header)
+        print_info(f"Datasets will be saved to: {self.service.get_managed_assets_directory()}")
+        console.print()
+
+        # Check NGC CLI availability (skip checking in dry run mode)
+        if not dry_run and not check_ngc_cli_with_instructions():
+            return
+
+        # Determine which locales to download
+        selected_locales = self._determine_locales(locales, all_locales)
+
+        if not selected_locales:
+            print_info("No locales selected")
+            return
+
+        # Show what will be downloaded
+        console.print()
+        action = "Would download" if dry_run else "Will download"
+        print_text(f"📦 {action} {len(selected_locales)} Nemotron-Persona dataset(s):")
+        for locale_code in selected_locales:
+            locale = self.persona_repository.get_by_code(locale_code)
+            already_downloaded = self.service.is_locale_downloaded(locale_code)
+            status = " - already exists, will update" if already_downloaded else ""
+            size = locale.size if locale else "unknown"
+            print_text(f"  • {locale_code} ({size}){status}")
+
+        console.print()
+
+        # In dry run mode, exit here
+        if dry_run:
+            print_info("Dry run complete - no files were downloaded")
+            return
+
+        # Confirm download
+        if not confirm_action("Proceed with download?", default=True):
+            print_info("Download cancelled")
+            return
+
+        # Download each locale
+        console.print()
+        successful = []
+        failed = []
+
+        for locale in selected_locales:
+            if self._download_locale(locale):
+                successful.append(locale)
+            else:
+                failed.append(locale)
+
+        # Summary
+        console.print()
+        if successful:
+            print_success(f"Successfully downloaded {len(successful)} dataset(s): {', '.join(successful)}")
+            print_info(f"Saved datasets to: {self.service.get_managed_assets_directory()}")
+
+        if failed:
+            print_error(f"Failed to download {len(failed)} dataset(s): {', '.join(failed)}")
+
+    def _determine_locales(self, locales: list[str] | None, all_locales: bool) -> list[str]:
+        """Determine which locales to download based on user input.
+
+        Args:
+            locales: List of locales from CLI flags (may be None)
+            all_locales: Whether to download all locales
+
+        Returns:
+            List of locale codes to download
+        """
+        available_locales = self.service.get_available_locales()
+
+        # If --all flag is set, return all locales
+        if all_locales:
+            return list(available_locales.keys())
+
+        # If locales specified via flags, validate and return them
+        if locales:
+            invalid_locales = [loc for loc in locales if loc not in available_locales]
+            if invalid_locales:
+                print_error(f"Invalid locale(s): {', '.join(invalid_locales)}")
+                print_info(f"Available locales: {', '.join(available_locales.keys())}")
+                return []
+            return locales
+
+        # Interactive multi-select
+        return self._select_locales_interactive(available_locales)
+
+    def _select_locales_interactive(self, available_locales: dict[str, str]) -> list[str]:
+        """Interactive multi-select for locales.
+
+        Args:
+            available_locales: Dictionary of {locale_code: description}
+
+        Returns:
+            List of selected locale codes
+        """
+        console.print()
+        print_text("Select locales you want to download:")
+        console.print()
+
+        selected = select_multiple_with_arrows(
+            options=available_locales,
+            prompt_text="Use ↑/↓ to navigate, Space to toggle ✓, Enter to confirm:",
+            default_keys=None,
+            allow_empty=False,
+        )
+
+        return selected if selected else []
+
+    def _download_locale(self, locale: str) -> bool:
+        """Download a single locale using NGC CLI.
+
+        Args:
+            locale: Locale code to download
+
+        Returns:
+            True if download succeeded, False otherwise
+        """
+        # Print header before download (NGC CLI will show its own progress)
+        print_text(f"📦 Downloading Nemotron-Persona dataset for {locale}...")
+        console.print()
+
+        try:
+            self.service.download_persona_dataset(locale)
+            console.print()
+            print_success(f"✓ Downloaded Nemotron-Persona dataset for {locale}")
+            return True
+
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            console.print()
+            print_error(f"✗ Failed to download Nemotron-Persona dataset for {locale}")
+            print_error(f"NGC CLI error: {e}")
+            return False
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            console.print()
+            print_error(f"✗ Failed to download Nemotron-Persona dataset for {locale}")
+            print_error(f"Unexpected error: {e}")
+            return False
+
+
+def check_ngc_cli_with_instructions() -> bool:
+    """Check if NGC CLI is installed and guide user if not."""
+    if check_ngc_cli_available():
+        version = get_ngc_version()
+        if version:
+            print_info(version)
+        return True
+
+    print_error("NGC CLI not found!")
+    console.print()
+    print_text("The NGC CLI is required to download the Nemotron-Personas datasets.")
+    console.print()
+    print_text("To download the Nemotron-Personas datasets, follow these steps:")
+    print_text(f"    1. Create an NVIDIA NGC account: {NGC_URL}")
+    print_text(f"    2. Install the NGC CLI: {NGC_CLI_INSTALL_URL}")
+    print_text("    3. Following the install instructions to set up the NGC CLI")
+    print_text("    4. Run 'data-designer download personas'")
+    return False

src/data_designer/cli/main.py

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 import typer
 
+from data_designer.cli.commands import download, models, providers, reset
 from data_designer.cli.commands import list as list_cmd
-from data_designer.cli.commands import models, providers, reset
 from data_designer.config.default_model_settings import resolve_seed_default_model_settings
 from data_designer.config.utils.misc import can_run_data_designer_locally
 
@@ -32,7 +32,17 @@
 config_app.command(name="list", help="List current configurations")(list_cmd.list_command)
 config_app.command(name="reset", help="Reset configuration files")(reset.reset_command)
 
+# Create download command group
+download_app = typer.Typer(
+    name="download",
+    help="Download assets for Data Designer",
+    no_args_is_help=True,
+)
+download_app.command(name="personas", help="Download Nemotron-Persona datasets")(download.personas_command)
+
+# Add command groups to main app
 app.add_typer(config_app, name="config")
+app.add_typer(download_app, name="download")
 
 
 def main() -> None: