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AWS Glue Classifier

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aws_glue_classifier (Terraform)

The Classifier in AWS Glue can be configured in Terraform with the resource name aws_glue_classifier. The following sections describe 2 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

glue.tf#L10
resource "aws_glue_classifier" "example" {
  name = "example"

  csv_classifier {
    allow_single_column    = false
    contains_header        = "PRESENT"
main.tf#L7
resource "aws_glue_classifier" "this" {
  name = var.name

  dynamic "csv_classifier" {
    for_each = var.csv_classifier
    content {

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Parameters

>> from Terraform Registry

Explanation in Terraform Registry

Provides a Glue Classifier resource.

NOTE: It is only valid to create one type of classifier (csv, grok, JSON, or XML). Changing classifier types will recreate the classifier.

>> from Terraform Registry

AWS::Glue::Classifier (CloudFormation)

The Classifier in Glue can be configured in CloudFormation with the resource name AWS::Glue::Classifier. The following sections describe 10 examples of how to use the resource and its parameters.

Example Usage from GitHub

template.yml#L9
    Type: AWS::Glue::Classifier
    Properties:
      CsvClassifier:
        CsvClassifier
      GrokClassifier:
        GrokClassifier
glue-crawler.yml#L41
    Type: AWS::Glue::Classifier
    Properties:
      GrokClassifier:
        Name: "CrawlerClassifier"
        Classification: "wikiData"
        GrokPattern: "%{NOTSPACE:language} %{NOTSPACE:page_title} %{NUMBER:hits:long} %{NUMBER:retrieved_size:long}"
gas.yml#L102
  #   Type: AWS::Glue::Classifier
  #   Properties:
  #     GrokClassifier:
  #       Name: "CrawlerClassifier"
  #       Classification: "wikiData"
  #       GrokPattern: "%{NOTSPACE:language} %{NOTSPACE:page_title} %{NUMBER:hits:long} %{NUMBER:retrieved_size:long}"
aws-glue-classifier.yaml#L5
    Type: AWS::Glue::Classifier
glue.yaml#L32
    Type: AWS::Glue::Classifier
    Properties:
      CsvClassifier:
        AllowSingleColumn: false
        ContainsHeader: ABSENT
        Delimiter: ' '
twitter_analytics.json#L93
      "Type": "AWS::Glue::Classifier",
      "Properties": {
        "JsonClassifier": {
          "Name": "json_classifier",
          "JsonPath" : "$[*]"
        }
GlueClassifierSpecification.json#L3
    "AWS::Glue::Classifier.XMLClassifier": {
      "Documentation": "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-glue-classifier-xmlclassifier.html",
      "Properties": {
        "RowTag": {
          "Required": true,
          "Documentation": "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-glue-classifier-xmlclassifier.html#cfn-glue-classifier-xmlclassifier-rowtag",
GlueClassifierSpecification.json#L3
    "AWS::Glue::Classifier.XMLClassifier": {
      "Documentation": "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-glue-classifier-xmlclassifier.html",
      "Properties": {
        "RowTag": {
          "Required": true,
          "Documentation": "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-glue-classifier-xmlclassifier.html#cfn-glue-classifier-xmlclassifier-rowtag",
GlueClassifierSpecification.json#L3
    "AWS::Glue::Classifier.XMLClassifier": {
      "Documentation": "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-glue-classifier-xmlclassifier.html",
      "Properties": {
        "RowTag": {
          "Required": true,
          "Documentation": "http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-properties-glue-classifier-xmlclassifier.html#cfn-glue-classifier-xmlclassifier-rowtag",
glue_crawler_gdelt.json#L10
            "Type": "AWS::Glue::Classifier",
            "Properties": {
                "CsvClassifier": {
                    "Name": "classifier-gdelt-csv",
                    "Delimiter": "\t",
                    "QuoteSymbol": "\"",

Parameters

>> from AWS CloudFormation Documentation

Explanation in CloudFormation Registry

The AWS::Glue::Classifier resource creates an AWS Glue classifier that categorizes data sources and specifies schemas. For more information, see Adding Classifiers to a Crawler and Classifier Structure in the AWS Glue Developer Guide.

>> from AWS CloudFormation Documentation

The Other Related AWS Glue Resources

Frequently asked questions

What is AWS Glue Classifier?

AWS Glue Classifier is a resource for Glue of Amazon Web Service. Settings can be wrote in Terraform and CloudFormation.

Where can I find the example code for the AWS Glue Classifier?

For Terraform, the akemyy/beer and niveklabs/aws source code examples are useful. See the Terraform Example section for further details.

For CloudFormation, the MohamedMesrah/SAM-Resources, ozzyince/notes-api and d-smith/glue-athena-s3 source code examples are useful. See the CloudFormation Example section for further details.

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