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Bots From Extension: file

Read & Write From Files

This extension provides 14 bots.





Bot @files:appendfile

Bot Position In Pipeline: Sink

Save dataframe to file using filename, if file exists, append the data. Supports only CSV format.

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
filename* Text Filename or URL for the output data. Only CSV files are supported for append.







Bot @files:archivefile

Bot Position In Pipeline: Sink

Archive dataframe to file using filename and folder format specified. File is saved as compressed (gzipped) json.

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
archive_folder* Text Root folder for creating archive sub-directories and files. For e.g. - /Archive
file_format Text /%Y/%m/%d/data.json Defines the folder structure and filename to use. Supports Jinja style variables in file format.
E.g. - /syslog/%Y/%m/%d/%H/%M/{{CATEQUIP}}.json
bucket_minutes Text 5 Frequency of rolling over to a new bucket/folder
timestamp_column Text Timestamop column name in the source data. This field is used to extract the timestamp value
and create folder sctructure based on that value. If not specified, current time is used
compress Text no Should the archieved file be compressed? If you want files to be compressed, set it to 'yes'.
append Text no If set to 'yes', data is appended to existing file
fix_path_elements Text yes Fix the path
overwrite Text no Set it to 'yes' to overwrite the archieve file if it exists







Bot @files:datasets-to-xlsx

Bot Position In Pipeline: Source

Export specified datasets to an Excel file, each dataset as a different sheet. Returns summary of export.

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
filename* Text Excel filename for the exported data
datasets* Text Regular expression listing of datasets to be included in export







Bot @files:ec-entity-analysis

Bot Position In Pipeline: Source

Processes EC zip file and Builds relationships between the entities

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
input_zipfile_path* Text Path to EdgeCollector ZIP file
output_path* Text Path to store output files
device_ops_view Text False Enable to create device-ops-view json
device_view Text False Enable to create device-view json
poe_summary Text False Enable to create poe_summary json







Bot @files:ec-get-collected-data

Bot Position In Pipeline: Source

Parse collected JSON data from a CloudFabrix EdgeCollector ZIP Filepath

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
filename* Text Path to EdgeCollector ZIP filename
ip_pattern Text .* IP Address pattern for which data should be loaded
ip_list Text Comma searated IP Addresses for which data should be loaded
json_path Text JSON path to a specific object in each input JSON file (seperated by .), example: 'base.data'







Bot @files:ec-get-discovery-results

Bot Position In Pipeline: Sink

Parse collected JSON data from a CloudFabrix EdgeCollector Agent results

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
input_column Text DISCOVERY_ZIP_FILE Column Name in input dataframe which is usually output of EdgeCollector Agent discovery results
ip_pattern Text .* IP Address pattern for which data should be loaded
ip_list Text Comma searated IP Addresses for which data should be loaded
json_path Text JSON path to a specific object in each input JSON file (seperated by .), example: 'base.data'
minio_file_location Text Location of stored Edgecollector Agent discovery file in minio
read_failed_devices Text no Specify 'yes' to include failed devices or 'no' to load only successful devices. By default
loads successfull devices only







Bot @files:ec-get-raw-data

Bot Position In Pipeline: Source

Get collected raw text from a CloudFabrix EdgeCollector ZIP File

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
filename* Text Path to EdgeCollector ZIP filename
ip_pattern Text .* IP Address pattern for which data should be loaded
raw_filename_pattern Text .* Regular expression pattern to filter for specific filenames







Bot @files:export-content-to-zip-file

Bot Position In Pipeline: Sink

Export each row as a file into a ZIP file

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
output_zipfile* Text Output ZIP filename
filename_column Text filename Column with filename to be added to ZIP, one per each row
content_column Text content File content column
encoding_column Text encoding Column name with encoding type. Encoding type can be 'text' or 'binary'. If column not found,
uses 'text' encoding







Bot @files:get-zip-fileinfo

Bot Position In Pipeline: Sink

List information about each file within the provided ZIP File

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
filename* Text Path to ZIP file
is_minio_file Text yes 'yes' if the zip file is located in minio. Valid values are 'yes' or 'no'







Bot @files:load-content-from-file

Bot Position In Pipeline: Sink

Load content from file specified by 'filename' column into 'content' column

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
filename_column Text filename Column with filename to be loaded per each row
content_column Text content File content column where loaded data will be placed
encoding_column Text encoding Column name with encoding type. Encoding type can be 'text' or 'binary'. If column found, uses
'text' encoding







Bot @files:loadfile

Bot Position In Pipeline: Source

Load dataframe from file using filename, filetype, sheet and line_read parameters

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
filename* Text Filename or URL for the input data
filetype Text File type is either csv/json/xlsx. If not specified, it will be derived from extension.
sheet Text Specify sheet name if file type is xlsx. If not specified, first sheet will be returned.
line_read Text no Only applicable for JSON. By default, the whole file is loaded as JSON. If you want to load
as a json object per line, set it to 'yes'.







Bot @files:rda-get-discovery-results

Bot Position In Pipeline: Sink

Parse collected data from a CloudFabrix RDA ZIP Filepath

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
filename* Text Path to ZIP file
type Text RDA collection type included within the meta.json
descriptors Text Comma separated RDA collection descriptors included within the meta.json. Eg: cucm-servers,cucm-servers
is_minio_file Text yes 'yes' if the zip file is located in minio. Valid values are 'yes' or 'no'







Bot @files:save-content-to-file

Bot Position In Pipeline: Sink

Save content from 'content' column into file specified by 'filename' column

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
filename_column Text filename Column with filename to be saved per each row
content_column Text content File content column
encoding_column Text encoding Column name with encoding type. Encoding type can be 'text' or 'binary'. If column not found,
uses 'text' encoding
minio_location Text Location to save the file in minio







Bot @files:savefile

Bot Position In Pipeline: Sink

Save dataframe to file using filename, filetype and sheet parameters

This bot expects a Restricted CFXQL.

Each parameter may be specified using '=' operator and AND logical operation
Following are the parameters expected for this Bot

Parameter Name Type Default Value Description
filename* Text Filename for the output data
filetype Text auto File type is either csv/json/xlsx. If not specified, it will be derived from extension.
sheet Text Sheet 1 Specify sheet name if file type is xlsx. If not specified, sheet name will be 'Sheet 1'

Example Pipelines Using this Bot