feat: add ability to train on custom file

src/crewai/cli/cli.py

@@ -50,10 +50,17 @@ def version(tools):
     default=5,
     help="Number of iterations to train the crew",
 )
-def train(n_iterations: int):
+@click.option(
+    "-f",
+    "--filename",
+    type=str,
+    default="trained_agents_data.pkl",
+    help="Path to a custom file for training",
+)
+def train(n_iterations: int, filename: str):
     """Train the crew."""
-    click.echo(f"Training the crew for {n_iterations} iterations")
-    train_crew(n_iterations)
+    click.echo(f"Training the Crew for {n_iterations} iterations")
+    train_crew(n_iterations, filename)
 
 
 @crewai.command()

src/crewai/cli/templates/main.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def train():
         "topic": "AI LLMs"
     }
     try:
-        {{crew_name}}Crew().crew().train(n_iterations=int(sys.argv[1]), inputs=inputs)
+        {{crew_name}}Crew().crew().train(n_iterations=int(sys.argv[1]), filename=sys.argv[2], inputs=inputs)
 
     except Exception as e:
         raise Exception(f"An error occurred while training the crew: {e}")

src/crewai/cli/train_crew.py

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import subprocess
 import click
 
 
-def train_crew(n_iterations: int) -> None:
+def train_crew(n_iterations: int, filename: str) -> None:
     """
     Train the crew by running a command in the Poetry environment.
 
     Args:
         n_iterations (int): The number of iterations to train the crew.
     """
-    command = ["poetry", "run", "train", str(n_iterations)]
+    command = ["poetry", "run", "train", str(n_iterations), filename]
 
     try:
         if n_iterations <= 0:

src/crewai/crew.py

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ from crewai.telemetry import Telemetry
 from crewai.tools.agent_tools import AgentTools
 from crewai.utilities import I18N, FileHandler, Logger, RPMController
 from crewai.utilities.constants import (
-    TRAINED_AGENTS_DATA_FILE,
     TRAINING_DATA_FILE,
 )
 from crewai.utilities.evaluators.crew_evaluator_handler import CrewEvaluator
@@ -386,7 +385,7 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
         del task_config["agent"]
         return Task(**task_config, agent=task_agent)
 
-    def _setup_for_training(self) -> None:
+    def _setup_for_training(self, filename: str) -> None:
         """Sets up the crew for training."""
         self._train = True
 
@@ -397,11 +396,13 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
             agent.allow_delegation = False
 
         CrewTrainingHandler(TRAINING_DATA_FILE).initialize_file()
-        CrewTrainingHandler(TRAINED_AGENTS_DATA_FILE).initialize_file()
+        CrewTrainingHandler(filename).initialize_file()
 
-    def train(self, n_iterations: int, inputs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = {}) -> None:
+    def train(
+        self, n_iterations: int, filename: str, inputs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+    ) -> None:
         """Trains the crew for a given number of iterations."""
-        self._setup_for_training()
+        self._setup_for_training(filename)
 
         for n_iteration in range(n_iterations):
             self._train_iteration = n_iteration
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
                 training_data=training_data, agent_id=str(agent.id)
             )
 
-            CrewTrainingHandler(TRAINED_AGENTS_DATA_FILE).save_trained_data(
+            CrewTrainingHandler(filename).save_trained_data(
                 agent_id=str(agent.role), trained_data=result.model_dump()
             )
 

src/crewai/utilities/file_handler.py

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import os
 import pickle
-
-
 from datetime import datetime
 
 
@@ -32,14 +30,16 @@ class PickleHandler:
         Parameters:
         - file_name (str): The name of the file for saving and loading data.
         """
+        if not file_name.endswith(".pkl"):
+            file_name += ".pkl"
+
         self.file_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), file_name)
 
     def initialize_file(self) -> None:
         """
-        Initialize the file with an empty dictionary if it does not exist or is empty.
+        Initialize the file with an empty dictionary and overwrite any existing data.
         """
-        if not os.path.exists(self.file_path) or os.path.getsize(self.file_path) == 0:
-            self.save({})  # Save an empty dictionary to initialize the file
+        self.save({})
 
     def save(self, data) -> None:
         """