AstraDB to BigQuery template

Beta

This feature is subject to the "Pre-GA Offerings Terms" in the General Service Terms section of the Service Specific Terms. Pre-GA features are available "as is" and might have limited support. For more information, see the launch stage descriptions.

The AstraDB to BigQuery template is a batch pipeline that reads records from AstraDB and writes them to BigQuery.

If the destination table doesn't exist in BigQuery, the pipeline creates a table with the following values:

• The Dataset ID, which is inherited from the Cassandra keyspace.
• The Table ID, which is inherited from the Cassandra table.

The schema of the destination table is inferred from the source Cassandra table.

• List and Set are mapped to BigQuery REPEATED fields.
• Map are mapped to BigQuery RECORD fields.
• All other types are mapped to BigQuery fields with the corresponding types.
• Cassandra user-defined types (UDTs) and tuple data types are not supported.

Pipeline requirements

• AstraDB account with a token

Template parameters

Parameter	Description
astraToken	Token value or secret resource ID. For example: AstraCS:abcdefghij.
astraDatabaseId	Database unique identifier (uuid). For example: cf7af129-d33a-498f-ad06-d97a6ee6eb7.
astraKeyspace	Name of the Cassandra keyspace inside Astra database.
astraTable	Name of the table inside the Cassandra database. For example: my_table.
astraQuery	Optional: Query to filter rows instead of reading the whole table.
astraDatabaseRegion	Optional: If not provided, a default is chosen, which is useful with multi-region databases.
minTokenRangesCount	Optional: The minimal number of splits to distribute the query.
outputTableSpec	Optional: The BigQuery table location to write the output to. The table should be in the format <project>:<dataset>.<table_name>. The table's schema must match the input objects.

Run the template

Console

1. Go to the Dataflow Create job from template page.
Go to Create job from template
2. In the Job name field, enter a unique job name.
3. Optional: For Regional endpoint, select a value from the drop-down menu. The default region is us-central1.

   For a list of regions where you can run a Dataflow job, see Dataflow locations.

4. From the Dataflow template drop-down menu, select the AstraDB to BigQuery template.
5. In the provided parameter fields, enter your parameter values.
6. Click Run job.

gcloud

Note: To use the Google Cloud CLI to run flex templates, you must have Google Cloud CLI version 284.0.0 or later.

In your shell or terminal, run the template:

gcloud dataflow flex-template run JOB_NAME \
    --template-file-gcs-location=gs://dataflow-templates-REGION_NAME/VERSION/flex/AstraDB_To_BigQuery \
    --project=PROJECT_ID \
    --region=REGION_NAME \
    --parameters \
       astraToken=ASTRA_TOKEN,\
       astraDatabaseId=ASTRA_DATABASE_ID,\
       astraKeyspace=ASTRA_KEYSPACE,\
       astraTable=ASTRA_TABLE,\

Replace the following:

• JOB_NAME: a unique job name of your choice
• VERSION: the version of the template that you want to use

  You can use the following values:

  • latest to use the latest version of the template, which is available in the non-dated parent folder in the bucket— gs://dataflow-templates-REGION_NAME/latest/
  • the version name, like 2023-09-12-00_RC00, to use a specific version of the template, which can be found nested in the respective dated parent folder in the bucket— gs://dataflow-templates-REGION_NAME/
  Caution: The latest version of templates might update with breaking changes. Your production environments should use templates kept in the most recent dated parent folder to prevent these breaking changes from affecting your production workflows.
• REGION_NAME: the region where you want to deploy your Dataflow job—for example, us-central1
• ASTRA_TOKEN: the Astra token
• ASTRA_DATABASE_ID: the database identifier
• ASTRA_KEYSPACE: the Cassandra keyspace
• ASTRA_TABLE: the Cassandra table

API

To run the template using the REST API, send an HTTP POST request. For more information on the API and its authorization scopes, see projects.templates.launch.

POST https://dataflow.googleapis.com/v1b3/projects/PROJECT_ID/locations/LOCATION/flexTemplates:launch
{
   "launchParameter": {
     "jobName": "JOB_NAME",
     "parameters": {
       "astraToken": "ASTRA_TOKEN",
       "astraDatabaseId": "ASTRA_DATABASE_ID",
       "astraKeyspace": "ASTRA_KEYSPACE",
       "astraTable": "ASTRA_TABLE",
     },
     "containerSpecGcsPath": "gs://dataflow-templates-LOCATION/VERSION/flex/AstraDB_To_BigQuery",
     "environment": { "maxWorkers": "10" }
  }
}

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the Google Cloud project ID where you want to run the Dataflow job
• JOB_NAME: a unique job name of your choice
• VERSION: the version of the template that you want to use

  You can use the following values:

  • latest to use the latest version of the template, which is available in the non-dated parent folder in the bucket— gs://dataflow-templates-REGION_NAME/latest/
  • the version name, like 2023-09-12-00_RC00, to use a specific version of the template, which can be found nested in the respective dated parent folder in the bucket— gs://dataflow-templates-REGION_NAME/
  Caution: The latest version of templates might update with breaking changes. Your production environments should use templates kept in the most recent dated parent folder to prevent these breaking changes from affecting your production workflows.
• LOCATION: the region where you want to deploy your Dataflow job—for example, us-central1
• ASTRA_TOKEN: the Astra token
• ASTRA_DATABASE_ID: the database identifier
• ASTRA_KEYSPACE: the Cassandra keyspace
• ASTRA_TABLE: the Cassandra table

Template source code

Java

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package com.google.cloud.teleport.v2.astradb.templates;

import com.datastax.oss.driver.api.core.CqlSession;
import com.dtsx.astra.sdk.db.DatabaseClient;
import com.google.api.services.bigquery.model.TableReference;
import com.google.api.services.bigquery.model.TableSchema;
import com.google.cloud.bigquery.BigQuery;
import com.google.cloud.bigquery.BigQueryOptions;
import com.google.cloud.bigquery.DatasetId;
import com.google.cloud.bigquery.DatasetInfo;
import com.google.cloud.teleport.metadata.Template;
import com.google.cloud.teleport.metadata.TemplateCategory;
import com.google.cloud.teleport.v2.astradb.options.AstraDbToBigQueryOptions;
import com.google.cloud.teleport.v2.astradb.transforms.AstraDbToBigQueryMappingFn;
import com.google.cloud.teleport.v2.common.UncaughtExceptionLogger;
import com.google.cloud.teleport.v2.utils.SecretManagerUtils;
import java.util.AbstractMap;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.Pipeline;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.coders.SerializableCoder;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.io.astra.db.AstraDbIO;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.io.astra.db.CqlSessionHolder;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.io.astra.db.mapping.AstraDbMapper;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.io.astra.db.mapping.BeamRowDbMapperFactoryFn;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.io.gcp.bigquery.BigQueryIO;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.io.gcp.bigquery.BigQueryUtils;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.options.PipelineOptions;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.options.PipelineOptionsFactory;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.SerializableFunction;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.Row;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * The {@link AstraDbToBigQuery} pipeline is a batch pipeline which ingests data from AstraDB and
 * outputs the resulting records to BigQuery.
 *
 * <p>Check out <a
 * href="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/DataflowTemplates/blob/main/v2/astradb-to-bigquery/README_AstraDB_to_BigQuery.md">README</a>
 * for instructions on how to use or modify this template.
 */
@Template(
    name = "AstraDB_To_BigQuery",
    category = TemplateCategory.BATCH,
    displayName = "AstraDB to BigQuery",
    description = {
      "The AstraDB to BigQuery template is a batch pipeline that reads records from AstraDB and writes them to BigQuery.",
      "If the destination table doesn't exist in BigQuery, the pipeline creates a table with the following values:\n"
          + "- The `Dataset ID` is inherited from the Cassandra keyspace.\n"
          + "- The `Table ID` is inherited from the Cassandra table.\n",
      "The schema of the destination table is inferred from the source Cassandra table.\n"
          + "- `List` and `Set` are mapped to BigQuery `REPEATED` fields.\n"
          + "- `Map` are mapped to BigQuery `RECORD` fields.\n"
          + "- All other types are mapped to BigQuery fields with the corresponding types.\n"
          + "- Cassandra user-defined types (UDTs) and tuple data types are not supported."
    },
    optionsClass = AstraDbToBigQuery.Options.class,
    flexContainerName = "astradb-to-bigquery",
    documentation =
        "https://cloud.google.com/dataflow/docs/guides/templates/provided/astradb-to-bigquery",
    contactInformation = "https://cloud.google.com/support",
    preview = true,
    requirements = {"AstraDB account with a token"})
public class AstraDbToBigQuery {

  /** Logger for the class. */
  private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AstraDbToBigQuery.class);

  /** If not provided, it is the default token range value. */
  public static final int DEFAULT_TOKEN_RANGE = 18;

  /**
   * Options for the sample
   *
   * <p>Inherits standard configuration options.
   */
  public interface Options
      extends PipelineOptions,
          AstraDbToBigQueryOptions.AstraDbSourceOptions,
          AstraDbToBigQueryOptions.BigQueryWriteOptions {}

  /** Main operations. */
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    UncaughtExceptionLogger.register();
    LOGGER.info("Starting pipeline");

    try {

      Options options = PipelineOptionsFactory.fromArgs(args).withValidation().as(Options.class);
      LOGGER.debug("Pipeline Arguments (options) validated");

      // --------------------------------
      // AstraDbIO.Read<Row>
      // --------------------------------

      // Credentials are read from secrets manager
      AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<String, byte[]> astraCredentials =
          parseAstraCredentials(options);
      LOGGER.debug("Astra Credentials parsed");

      // Map Cassandra Table Schema into BigQuery Table Schema
      SerializableFunction<AstraDbIO.Read<?>, TableSchema> bigQuerySchemaFactory =
          new AstraDbToBigQueryMappingFn(options.getAstraKeyspace(), options.getAstraTable());
      LOGGER.debug("Schema Mapper has been initialized");

      // Map Cassandra Rows into (Apache) Beam Rows (DATA)
      SerializableFunction<CqlSession, AstraDbMapper<Row>> beamRowMapperFactory =
          new BeamRowDbMapperFactoryFn(options.getAstraKeyspace(), options.getAstraTable());
      LOGGER.debug("Row Mapper has been initialized");

      // Distribute reads across all available Cassandra nodes
      int minimalTokenRangesCount =
          (options.getMinTokenRangesCount() == null)
              ? DEFAULT_TOKEN_RANGE
              : options.getMinTokenRangesCount();

      // Source: AstraDb
      AstraDbIO.Read<Row> astraSource =
          AstraDbIO.<Row>read()
              .withToken(astraCredentials.getKey())
              .withSecureConnectBundle(astraCredentials.getValue())
              .withKeyspace(options.getAstraKeyspace())
              .withTable(options.getAstraTable())
              .withMinNumberOfSplits(minimalTokenRangesCount)
              .withMapperFactoryFn(beamRowMapperFactory)
              .withCoder(SerializableCoder.of(Row.class))
              .withEntity(Row.class);
      LOGGER.debug("AstraDb Source initialization [OK]");

      // --------------------------------
      //  BigQueryIO.Write<Row>
      // --------------------------------

      TableReference bqTableRef = parseBigQueryDestinationTable(options);
      createBigQueryDestinationTableIfNotExist(options, bqTableRef);
      LOGGER.debug("BigQuery Sink Table has been initialized");

      // Sink: BigQuery
      BigQueryIO.Write<Row> bigQuerySink =
          BigQueryIO.<Row>write()
              .to(bqTableRef)
              // Specialized function reading cassandra source table and mapping to BigQuery Schema
              .withSchema(bigQuerySchemaFactory.apply(astraSource))
              // Provided by google, convert a Beam Row to a BigQuery TableRow
              .withFormatFunction(row -> row != null ? BigQueryUtils.toTableRow(row) : null)
              // Table Will be created if not exist
              .withCreateDisposition(BigQueryIO.Write.CreateDisposition.CREATE_IF_NEEDED)
              .withWriteDisposition(BigQueryIO.Write.WriteDisposition.WRITE_APPEND);
      LOGGER.debug("BigQuery Sink initialization [OK]");

      // --------------------------------
      //  Pipeline
      // --------------------------------

      Pipeline astraDbToBigQueryPipeline = Pipeline.create(options);
      astraDbToBigQueryPipeline
          .apply("Read From Astra", astraSource)
          .apply("Write To BigQuery", bigQuerySink);
      astraDbToBigQueryPipeline.run();

    } finally {
      // Cassandra Connection is stateful and needs to be closed
      CqlSessionHolder.cleanup();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Parse Astra Credentials from secrets in secret Manager. - SecretManagerUtils is not used as
   * only applied to String secrets
   *
   * @param options pipeline options
   * @return a pair with the token and the secure bundle
   */
  private static AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<String, byte[]> parseAstraCredentials(
      Options options) {

    String astraToken = options.getAstraToken();
    if (!astraToken.startsWith("AstraCS")) {
      astraToken = SecretManagerUtils.getSecret(options.getAstraToken());
    }
    LOGGER.info("Astra Token is parsed, value={}", astraToken.substring(0, 10) + "...");
    /*
     * Accessing the devops Api to retrieve the secure bundle.
     */
    DatabaseClient astraDbClient = new DatabaseClient(astraToken, options.getAstraDatabaseId());
    if (!astraDbClient.exist()) {
      throw new RuntimeException(
          "Astra Database does not exist, please check your Astra Token and Database ID");
    }
    byte[] astraSecureBundle = astraDbClient.downloadDefaultSecureConnectBundle();
    if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(options.getAstraDatabaseRegion())) {
      astraSecureBundle =
          astraDbClient.downloadSecureConnectBundle(options.getAstraDatabaseRegion());
    }
    LOGGER.info("Astra Bundle is parsed, length={}", astraSecureBundle.length);
    return new AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<>(astraToken, astraSecureBundle);
  }

  /**
   * Create the Bog Query table Reference (provided or based on Cassandra table name).
   *
   * @param options pipeline options
   * @return the big query table reference
   */
  private static TableReference parseBigQueryDestinationTable(Options options) {
    /*
     * bigQueryOutputTableSpec argument is the Big Query table specification. This is parameter
     * is optional. If not set, the table specification is built from the cassandra source table
     * attributes: keyspace=dataset name, table=table name.
     */
    String bigQueryOutputTableSpec = options.getOutputTableSpec();
    if (StringUtils.isEmpty(bigQueryOutputTableSpec)) {
      bigQueryOutputTableSpec =
          options.getProject() + ":" + options.getAstraKeyspace() + "." + options.getAstraTable();
    }
    TableReference bigQueryTableReference = BigQueryUtils.toTableReference(bigQueryOutputTableSpec);
    LOGGER.info("Big Query table spec has been set to {}", bigQueryOutputTableSpec);
    return bigQueryTableReference;
  }

  /**
   * Create destination dataset and tables if needed (schema mapped from Cassandra).
   *
   * @param options pipeline options
   * @param bqTableRef big query table reference
   */
  private static void createBigQueryDestinationTableIfNotExist(
      Options options, TableReference bqTableRef) {
    BigQuery bigquery =
        BigQueryOptions.newBuilder().setProjectId(options.getProject()).build().getService();
    if (null
        == bigquery.getDataset(
            DatasetId.of(bqTableRef.getProjectId(), bqTableRef.getDatasetId()))) {
      LOGGER.info(
          "Dataset was not found: creating DataSet {} in region {}",
          bqTableRef.getDatasetId(),
          options.getWorkerRegion());
      bigquery.create(
          DatasetInfo.newBuilder(bqTableRef.getDatasetId())
              .setLocation(options.getWorkerRegion())
              .build());
      LOGGER.debug("Dataset has been created [OK]");
    } else {
      LOGGER.info("Dataset {} already exist", bqTableRef.getDatasetId());
    }
  }
}

What's next

• Learn about Dataflow templates.
• See the list of Google-provided templates.