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dynamic-singer, Python API, Dynamic source, Dynamic target, N targets, Prometheus exporter, realtime transformation for Singer ETL

This library is an extension for singer.io for easier deployment, metrics, auto-detect schema, realtime transformation and sinking to multiple targets. Read more about singer.io at https://www.singer.io/.

dynamic-singer also able to run in Jupyter Notebook.

Table of contents

• Installing from the PyPI
• How-to
  • Run using Python
  • Prometheus exporter
  • N targets
  • Tap Python object
    • Rules if we use an object
  • Target Python object
    • Rules if we use an object
  • Realtime Transformation
    • Add new keys
    • Filter rows based on conditions
• Example
• Usage
  • dynamic_singer.Source
    • dynamic_singer.Source.add
    • dynamic_singer.Source.get_targets
    • dynamic_singer.Source.delete_target
    • dynamic_singer.Source.start

Installing from the PyPI

pip install dynamic-singer

How-to

Run using Python

If you are familiar with singer, we know to start sourcing from Tap to Target required Bash | command, example,

tap-fixerio --config fixerio-config.json | target-gsheet --config gsheet-config.json

For dynamic-singer, you can run this using Python interface,

import dynamic_singer as dsinger
source = dsinger.Source('tap-fixerio --config fixerio-config.json')
source.add('target-gsheet --config gsheet-config.json')
source.start()

Check google spreadsheet here, link

Full example, check example/fixerio-gsheet.ipynb.

Prometheus exporter

Now we want to keep track metrics from Tap and Targets, by default we cannot do it using singer because singer using Bash pipe |, to solve that, we need to do something like,

tap | prometheus | target | prometheus

But prometheus need to understand the pipe. And nobody got time for that. Do not worry, by default dynamic-singer already enable prometheus exporter. dynamic-singer captures,

1. output rates from tap
2. data size from tap
3. output rates from target
4. data size from target

import dynamic_singer as dsinger
source = dsinger.Source('tap-fixerio --config fixerio-config.json')
source.add('target-gsheet --config gsheet-config.json')
source.start()

So if you go to http://localhost:8000,

# HELP total_tap_fixerio_total total rows tap_fixerio
# TYPE total_tap_fixerio_total counter
total_tap_fixerio_total 4.0
# TYPE total_tap_fixerio_created gauge
total_tap_fixerio_created 1.5887420455044758e+09
# HELP data_size_tap_fixerio summary of data size tap_fixerio (KB)
# TYPE data_size_tap_fixerio summary
data_size_tap_fixerio_count 4.0
data_size_tap_fixerio_sum 0.738
# TYPE data_size_tap_fixerio_created gauge
data_size_tap_fixerio_created 1.588742045504552e+09

total_target_gsheet_total 4.0
# TYPE total_target_gsheet_created gauge
total_target_gsheet_created 1.588742045529744e+09
# HELP data_size_target_gsheet summary of data size target_gsheet (KB)
# TYPE data_size_target_gsheet summary
data_size_target_gsheet_count 4.0
data_size_target_gsheet_sum 0.196
# TYPE data_size_target_gsheet_created gauge
data_size_target_gsheet_created 1.5887420455298738e+09

Name convention simply took from tap / target name.

N targets

Let say I want to target more than 1 targets, I want to save to 2 different spreadsheets at the same time. If singer, we need to initiate pipe twice.

tap-fixerio --config fixerio-config.json | target-gsheet --config gsheet-config1.json

tap-fixerio --config fixerio-config.json | target-gsheet --config gsheet-config2.json

If we do this, both sheets probably got different data! Oh no!

So to add more than one target using dynamic-singer,

import dynamic_singer as dsinger
source = dsinger.Source('tap-fixerio --config fixerio-config.json')
source.add('target-gsheet --config gsheet-config.json')
source.add('target-gsheet --config gsheet-config1.json')
source.start()

Check first google spreadsheet here, link

Check second google spreadsheet here, link

Full example, check example/fixerio-gsheet-twice.ipynb.

Tap Python object

Now let say I want to transfer data from python code as a Tap, I need to write it like,

python3 tap.py | target-gsheet --config gsheet-config.json

Good thing if using dynamic-singer, you can directly transfer data from python object into Targets.

import dynamic_singer as dsinger

class Example:
    def __init__(self, size):
        self.size = size
        self.count = 0
        
    def emit(self):
        if self.count < self.size:
            self.count += 1
            return {'data': self.count}


example = Example(20)
source = dsinger.Source(example, tap_name = 'example', tap_key = 'timestamp')
source.add('target-gsheet --config gsheet-config.json')
source.start()

Check google spreadsheet here, link

Full example, check example/iterator-gsheet.ipynb.

Rules if we use an object

1. Must has emit method.

If not, it will throw an error,

ValueError: tap must a string or an object with method `emit`

2. emit must returned a dict, if want to terminate, simply returned None.

If not, it will throw an error,

ValueError: tap.emit() must returned a dict

3. tap_schema must a dict or None. If None, it will auto generate schema based on tap.emit().
4. tap_name is necessary, this is name for the tap.
5. tap_key is necessary, it acted as primary key for the tap.

If tap_key not inside the dictionary, it will throw an error,

ValueError: tap key not exist in elements from tap

Target Python object

Now if we look into target provided by singer.io, example like, https://github.com/singer-io/target-gsheet, or https://github.com/RealSelf/target-bigquery, to build target is complicated and must able to parse value from terminal pipe.

But with dynamic-singer, to create a target is very simple.

Let say I want to build a target that save every row from fixer-io to a text file,

import dynamic_singer as dsinger

class Target:
    def __init__(self, filename):
        self.f = open(filename, 'a')
        
    def parse(self, row):
        self.f.write(row)
        return row

target = Target('test.txt')
source = dsinger.Source('tap-fixerio --config fixer-config.json')
source.add(target)
source.start()

After that, check test.txt,

{"type": "SCHEMA", "stream": "exchange_rate", "schema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"date": {"type": "string", "format": "date-time"}}, "additionalProperties": true}, "key_properties": ["date"]}{"type": "RECORD", "stream": "exchange_rate", "record": {"GBP": "0.871002", "JPY": "115.375629", "EUR": "1.0", "date": "2020-05-05T00:00:00Z"}}{"type": "RECORD", "stream": "exchange_rate", "record": {"GBP": "0.872634", "JPY": "114.804452", "EUR": "1.0", "date": "2020-05-06T00:00:00Z"}}{"type": "STATE", "value": {"start_date": "2020-05-06"}}

Singer tap always send schema information, so remember to parse it properly.

Full example, check example/fixerio-writefile.ipynb.

Realtime Transformation

When talking about transformation,

1. We want to add new values in a row.
2. Edit existing values in a row.
3. Filter rows based on certain conditions.

Add new keys

dynamic-singer supported realtime transformation as simple,

import dynamic_singer as dsinger
from datetime import datetime

count = 0
def transformation(row):
    global count
    row['extra'] = count
    count += 1
    return row

example = Example(20)
source = dsinger.Source(example, tap_name = 'example-transformation', tap_key = 'timestamp')
source.add('target-gsheet --config gsheet-config.json')
source.start(transformation = transformation)

Even we added new values in the row, dynamic-singer will auto generate new schema.

Full example, check example/iterator-transformation-gsheet.ipynb.

Filter rows based on conditions

import dynamic_singer as dsinger
from datetime import datetime

def transformation(row):
    if row['data'] > 5:
        return row

example = Example(20)
source = dsinger.Source(example, tap_name = 'example-transformation', tap_key = 'timestamp')
source.add('target-gsheet --config gsheet-config.json')
source.start(transformation = transformation)

Full example, check example/iterator-filter-gsheet.ipynb.

Rules if we use an object

1. Must has parse method.

If not, it will throw an error,

ValueError: target must a string or an object with method `parse`

Example

1. fixerio-gsheet.ipynb.

Tap from fixerio and target to gsheet.

2. fixerio-gsheet-twice.ipynb.

Tap from fixerio and target to multiple gsheets.

3. iterator-gsheet.ipynb.

use Python object as a Tap and target to gsheet.

4. fixerio-writefile.ipynb.

Tap from fixerio and save to file using Python object as a Target.

5. fixerio-gsheet-writefile-bq.ipynb

Tap from fixerio and save to gsheet, save to file using Python object as a Target and save to bigquery.

6. iterator-transformation-gsheet.ipynb

use Python object as a Tap, transform realtime and target to gsheet.

7. iterator-filter-gsheet.ipynb

use Python object as a Tap, filter realtime and target to gsheet.

Usage

dynamic_singer.Source

class Source:
    def __init__(
        self,
        tap,
        tap_schema: Dict = None,
        tap_name: str = None,
        tap_key: str = None,
        port: int = 8000,
    ):
        """
        Parameters
        ----------
        tap: str / object
            tap source.
        tap_schema: Dict, (default=None)
            data schema if tap an object. If `tap_schema` is None, it will auto generate schema.
        tap_name: str, (default=None)
            name for tap, necessary if tap is an object. it will throw an error if not a string if tap is an object.
        tap_key: str, (default=None)
            important non-duplicate key from `tap.emit()`, usually a timestamp.
        port: int, (default=8000)
            prometheus exporter port.
        """

dynamic_singer.Source.add

def add(self, target):
    """
    Parameters
    ----------
    target: str / object
        target source.
    """

dynamic_singer.Source.get_targets

def get_targets(self):
    """
    Returns
    ----------
    result: list of targets
    """

dynamic_singer.Source.delete_target

def delete_target(self, index: int):
    """
    Parameters
    ----------
    index: int
        target index from `get_targets()`.
    """

dynamic_singer.Source.start

def start(
        self,
        transformation: Callable = None,
        asynchronous: bool = False,
        debug: bool = True,
    ):
    """
    Parameters
    ----------
    transformation: Callable, (default=None)
        a callable variable to transform tap data, this will auto generate new data schema.
    debug: bool, (default=True)
        If True, will print every rows emitted and parsed.
    asynchronous: bool, (default=False)
        If True, emit to targets in async manner, else, loop from first target until last target.
    """