Run a sample template

The WordCount template is a batch pipeline that reads text from Cloud Storage, tokenizes the text lines into individual words, and performs a frequency count on each of the words. For more information about WordCount, see WordCount Example Pipeline.

If the Cloud Storage bucket is outside of your service perimeter, create an egress rule that allows access to the bucket.

Template parameters

Parameter	Description
`inputFile`	The Cloud Storage input file's path.
`outputFile`	The Cloud Storage output file's path and prefix.

Run the WordCount template

Console

Go to the Dataflow Create job from template page.

Go to Create job from template

In the Job name field, enter a unique job name.
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.
From the Dataflow template drop-down menu, select the WordCount template.
In the provided parameter fields, enter your parameter values.
Click Run job.

gcloud

In your shell or terminal, run the template:

gcloud dataflow jobs run JOB_NAME \
    --gcs-location gs://dataflow-templates/latest/Word_Count \
    --region REGION_NAME \
    --parameters \
    inputFile=gs://dataflow-samples/shakespeare/kinglear.txt,output=gs://BUCKET_NAME/output/my_output

Replace the following:

JOB_NAME: a unique job name of your choice
REGION_NAME: the region where you want to deploy your Dataflow job—for example, us-central1
BUCKET_NAME: the name of your Cloud Storage bucket

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/templates:launch?gcsPath=gs://dataflow-templates/latest/Word_Count
{
    "jobName": "JOB_NAME",
    "parameters": {
       "inputFile" : "gs://dataflow-samples/shakespeare/kinglear.txt",
       "output": "gs://BUCKET_NAME/output/my_output"
    },
    "environment": { "zone": "us-central1-f" }
}

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
LOCATION: the region where you want to deploy your Dataflow job—for example, us-central1
BUCKET_NAME: the name of your Cloud Storage bucket

Template source code

Java

/*
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 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
 * the License at
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package com.google.cloud.teleport.templates;

import com.google.cloud.teleport.metadata.Template;
import com.google.cloud.teleport.metadata.TemplateCategory;
import com.google.cloud.teleport.metadata.TemplateParameter;
import com.google.cloud.teleport.templates.WordCount.WordCountOptions;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.Pipeline;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.io.TextIO;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.metrics.Counter;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.metrics.Metrics;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.options.PipelineOptions;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.options.PipelineOptionsFactory;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.options.ValueProvider;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.Count;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.DoFn;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.MapElements;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.PTransform;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.ParDo;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.SimpleFunction;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.KV;
import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.PCollection;

/**
 * A template that counts words in text files.
 *
 * <p>Check out <a
 * href="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/DataflowTemplates/blob/main/v1/README_Word_Count.md">README</a>
 * for instructions on how to use or modify this template.
 */
@Template(
    name = "Word_Count",
    category = TemplateCategory.GET_STARTED,
    displayName = "Word Count",
    description =
        "Batch pipeline. Reads text from Cloud Storage, tokenizes text lines into individual words,"
            + " and performs frequency count on each of the words.",
    optionsClass = WordCountOptions.class,
    contactInformation = "https://cloud.google.com/support")
public class WordCount {

  static class ExtractWordsFn extends DoFn<String, String> {
    private final Counter emptyLines = Metrics.counter(ExtractWordsFn.class, "emptyLines");

    @ProcessElement
    public void processElement(ProcessContext c) {
      // Check if the line is empty.
      if (c.element().trim().isEmpty()) {
        emptyLines.inc();
        return;
      }

      // Split the line into words.
      String[] words = c.element().split("[^a-zA-Z']+");

      // Output each word encountered into the output PCollection.
      for (String word : words) {
        if (!word.isEmpty()) {
          c.output(word);
        }
      }
    }
  }

  /** A SimpleFunction that converts a Word and Count into a printable string. */
  public static class FormatAsTextFn extends SimpleFunction<KV<String, Long>, String> {
    @Override
    public String apply(KV<String, Long> input) {
      return input.getKey() + ": " + input.getValue();
    }
  }

  /**
   * A PTransform that converts a PCollection containing lines of text into a PCollection of
   * formatted word counts.
   */
  public static class CountWords
      extends PTransform<PCollection<String>, PCollection<KV<String, Long>>> {
    @Override
    public PCollection<KV<String, Long>> expand(PCollection<String> lines) {

      // Convert lines of text into individual words.
      PCollection<String> words = lines.apply(ParDo.of(new ExtractWordsFn()));

      // Count the number of times each word occurs.
      PCollection<KV<String, Long>> wordCounts = words.apply(Count.<String>perElement());

      return wordCounts;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Options supported by {@link com.google.cloud.teleport.templates.WordCount}.
   *
   * <p>Inherits standard configuration options.
   */
  public interface WordCountOptions extends PipelineOptions {

    @TemplateParameter.GcsReadFile(
        order = 1,
        description = "Input file(s) in Cloud Storage",
        helpText =
            "The input file pattern Dataflow reads from. Use the example file "
                + "(gs://dataflow-samples/shakespeare/kinglear.txt) or enter the path to your own "
                + "using the same format: gs://your-bucket/your-file.txt")
    ValueProvider<String> getInputFile();

    void setInputFile(ValueProvider<String> value);

    @TemplateParameter.GcsWriteFolder(
        order = 2,
        description = "Output Cloud Storage file prefix",
        helpText = "Path and filename prefix for writing output files. Ex: gs://your-bucket/counts")
    ValueProvider<String> getOutput();

    void setOutput(ValueProvider<String> value);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    WordCountOptions options =
        PipelineOptionsFactory.fromArgs(args).withValidation().as(WordCountOptions.class);
    Pipeline p = Pipeline.create(options);
    p.apply("ReadLines", TextIO.read().from(options.getInputFile()))
        .apply(new CountWords())
        .apply(MapElements.via(new FormatAsTextFn()))
        .apply("WriteCounts", TextIO.write().to(options.getOutput()));

    p.run();
  }
}