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create_crawler

create_crawler(
    name: NameString,
    role: Role,
    targets: CrawlerTargets,
    *,
    config_overrides: Optional[GlueClientConfig] = None,
    database_name: Optional[DatabaseName] = None,
    description: Optional[DescriptionString] = None,
    schedule: Optional[CronExpression] = None,
    classifiers: Optional[ClassifierNameList] = None,
    table_prefix: Optional[TablePrefix] = None,
    schema_change_policy: Optional[SchemaChangePolicy] = None,
    recrawl_policy: Optional[RecrawlPolicy] = None,
    lineage_configuration: Optional[LineageConfiguration] = None,
    lake_formation_configuration: Optional[LakeFormationConfiguration] = None,
    configuration: Optional[CrawlerConfiguration] = None,
    crawler_security_configuration: Optional[CrawlerSecurityConfiguration] = None,
    tags: Optional[TagsMap] = None,
    catalog_id: Optional[CatalogIdString] = None,
) -> CreateCrawlerResponse

Creates a new crawler with specified targets, role, configuration, and optional schedule. At least one crawl target must be specified, in the s3Targets field, the jdbcTargets field, or the DynamoDBTargets field.

Parameters:

  • name (NameString) –

    Name of the new crawler.

  • role (Role) –

    The IAM role or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an IAM role used by the new crawler to access customer resources.

  • database_name (Optional[DatabaseName], default: None ) –

    The Glue database where results are written, such as: arn:aws:daylight:us-east-1::database/sometable/*.

  • description (Optional[DescriptionString], default: None ) –

    A description of the new crawler.

  • targets (CrawlerTargets) –

    A list of collection of targets to crawl.

  • schedule (Optional[CronExpression], default: None ) –

    A cron expression used to specify the schedule (see Time-Based Schedules for Jobs and Crawlers. For example, to run something every day at 12:15 UTC, you would specify: cron(15 12 * * ? *).

  • classifiers (Optional[ClassifierNameList], default: None ) –

    A list of custom classifiers that the user has registered. By default, all built-in classifiers are included in a crawl, but these custom classifiers always override the default classifiers for a given classification.

  • table_prefix (Optional[TablePrefix], default: None ) –

    The table prefix used for catalog tables that are created.

  • schema_change_policy (Optional[SchemaChangePolicy], default: None ) –

    The policy for the crawler's update and deletion behavior.

  • recrawl_policy (Optional[RecrawlPolicy], default: None ) –

    A policy that specifies whether to crawl the entire dataset again, or to crawl only folders that were added since the last crawler run.

  • lineage_configuration (Optional[LineageConfiguration], default: None ) –

    Specifies data lineage configuration settings for the crawler.

  • lake_formation_configuration (Optional[LakeFormationConfiguration], default: None ) –

    Specifies Lake Formation configuration settings for the crawler.

  • configuration (Optional[CrawlerConfiguration], default: None ) –

    Crawler configuration information. This versioned JSON string allows users to specify aspects of a crawler's behavior. For more information, see Setting crawler configuration options.

  • crawler_security_configuration (Optional[CrawlerSecurityConfiguration], default: None ) –

    The name of the SecurityConfiguration structure to be used by this crawler.

  • tags (Optional[TagsMap], default: None ) –

    The tags to use with this crawler request. You may use tags to limit access to the crawler. For more information about tags in Glue, see Amazon Web Services Tags in Glue in the developer guide.

  • catalog_id (Optional[CatalogIdString], default: None ) –

    The ID of the Data Catalog in which to store the crawler's output. If none is supplied, the Amazon Web Services account ID is used by default.

Raises:

Source code in docs_src/capo_glue/_services/glue.py
def create_crawler(
    self,
    name: "capo_glue.types.name_string.NameString",
    role: "capo_glue.types.role.Role",
    targets: "capo_glue.types.crawler_targets.CrawlerTargets",
    *,
    config_overrides: Optional[GlueClientConfig] = None,
    database_name: Optional["capo_glue.types.database_name.DatabaseName"] = None,
    description: Optional[
        "capo_glue.types.description_string.DescriptionString"
    ] = None,
    schedule: Optional["capo_glue.types.cron_expression.CronExpression"] = None,
    classifiers: Optional[
        "capo_glue.types.classifier_name_list.ClassifierNameList"
    ] = None,
    table_prefix: Optional["capo_glue.types.table_prefix.TablePrefix"] = None,
    schema_change_policy: Optional[
        "capo_glue.types.schema_change_policy.SchemaChangePolicy"
    ] = None,
    recrawl_policy: Optional["capo_glue.types.recrawl_policy.RecrawlPolicy"] = None,
    lineage_configuration: Optional[
        "capo_glue.types.lineage_configuration.LineageConfiguration"
    ] = None,
    lake_formation_configuration: Optional[
        "capo_glue.types.lake_formation_configuration.LakeFormationConfiguration"
    ] = None,
    configuration: Optional[
        "capo_glue.types.crawler_configuration.CrawlerConfiguration"
    ] = None,
    crawler_security_configuration: Optional[
        "capo_glue.types.crawler_security_configuration.CrawlerSecurityConfiguration"
    ] = None,
    tags: Optional["capo_glue.types.tags_map.TagsMap"] = None,
    catalog_id: Optional[
        "capo_glue.types.catalog_id_string.CatalogIdString"
    ] = None,
) -> "capo_glue.types.create_crawler_response.CreateCrawlerResponse":
    """<p>Creates a new crawler with specified targets, role, configuration, and optional schedule. At least one crawl target must be specified, in the <code>s3Targets</code> field, the <code>jdbcTargets</code> field, or the <code>DynamoDBTargets</code> field.</p>

    Args:
        name: <p>Name of the new crawler.</p>
        role: <p>The IAM role or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an IAM role used by the new crawler to access customer resources.</p>
        database_name: <p>The Glue database where results are written, such as: <code>arn:aws:daylight:us-east-1::database/sometable/*</code>.</p>
        description: <p>A description of the new crawler.</p>
        targets: <p>A list of collection of targets to crawl.</p>
        schedule: <p>A <code>cron</code> expression used to specify the schedule (see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/monitor-data-warehouse-schedule.html">Time-Based Schedules for Jobs and Crawlers</a>. For example, to run something every day at 12:15 UTC, you would specify: <code>cron(15 12 * * ? *)</code>.</p>
        classifiers: <p>A list of custom classifiers that the user has registered. By default, all built-in classifiers are included in a crawl, but these custom classifiers always override the default classifiers for a given classification.</p>
        table_prefix: <p>The table prefix used for catalog tables that are created.</p>
        schema_change_policy: <p>The policy for the crawler's update and deletion behavior.</p>
        recrawl_policy: <p>A policy that specifies whether to crawl the entire dataset again, or to crawl only folders that were added since the last crawler run.</p>
        lineage_configuration: <p>Specifies data lineage configuration settings for the crawler.</p>
        lake_formation_configuration: <p>Specifies Lake Formation configuration settings for the crawler.</p>
        configuration: <p>Crawler configuration information. This versioned JSON string allows users to specify aspects of a crawler's behavior. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/crawler-configuration.html">Setting crawler configuration options</a>.</p>
        crawler_security_configuration: <p>The name of the <code>SecurityConfiguration</code> structure to be used by this crawler.</p>
        tags: <p>The tags to use with this crawler request. You may use tags to limit access to the crawler. For more information about tags in Glue, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/monitor-tags.html">Amazon Web Services Tags in Glue</a> in the developer guide.</p>
        catalog_id: <p>The ID of the Data Catalog in which to store the crawler's output. If none is supplied, the Amazon Web Services account ID is used by default.</p>

    Raises:
        capo_glue.errors.already_exists_exception.AlreadyExistsException: <p>A resource to be created or added already exists.</p>
        capo_glue.errors.invalid_input_exception.InvalidInputException: <p>The input provided was not valid.</p>
        capo_glue.errors.operation_timeout_exception.OperationTimeoutException: <p>The operation timed out.</p>
        capo_glue.errors.resource_number_limit_exceeded_exception.ResourceNumberLimitExceededException: <p>A resource numerical limit was exceeded.</p>
        capo_glue.errors.UnknownServiceError: The service returned an error code this client does not model.
    """

    def _handler(
        req: "OperationRequest[capo_glue.types.create_crawler_request.CreateCrawlerRequest]",
    ) -> OperationResponse[
        "capo_glue.types.create_crawler_response.CreateCrawlerResponse"
    ]:
        import capo_glue._operations.aws_glue.create_crawler

        output, http_response = (
            capo_glue._operations.aws_glue.create_crawler.create_crawler(
                req.options, req.input
            )
        )
        return OperationResponse(output=output, response=http_response)

    interceptors_, options_ = self.operation_options(
        config_overrides, OperationLogging("CreateCrawler")
    )
    input_: capo_glue.types.create_crawler_request.CreateCrawlerRequest = {
        "name": name,
        "role": role,
        "targets": targets,
    }
    if database_name is not None:
        input_["database_name"] = database_name
    if description is not None:
        input_["description"] = description
    if schedule is not None:
        input_["schedule"] = schedule
    if classifiers is not None:
        input_["classifiers"] = classifiers
    if table_prefix is not None:
        input_["table_prefix"] = table_prefix
    if schema_change_policy is not None:
        input_["schema_change_policy"] = schema_change_policy
    if recrawl_policy is not None:
        input_["recrawl_policy"] = recrawl_policy
    if lineage_configuration is not None:
        input_["lineage_configuration"] = lineage_configuration
    if lake_formation_configuration is not None:
        input_["lake_formation_configuration"] = lake_formation_configuration
    if configuration is not None:
        input_["configuration"] = configuration
    if crawler_security_configuration is not None:
        input_["crawler_security_configuration"] = crawler_security_configuration
    if tags is not None:
        input_["tags"] = tags
    if catalog_id is not None:
        input_["catalog_id"] = catalog_id

    response = execute_pipeline(
        OperationRequest(input=input_, options=options_),
        handler=_handler,
        interceptors=list(interceptors_),
    )
    response.response.close()
    return response.output