dbfs_read: Read data from DBFS
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dbfs_read

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Read data from DBFS

Description

Return the contents of a file. If the file does not exist, this call throws an exception with RESOURCE_DOES_NOT_EXIST.

Usage

dbfs_read(path, workspace, token = NULL, verbose = T, ...)

Arguments

`path`	Absolute path to a file on DBFS
`workspace`	A string representing the web workspace of your Databricks instance. E.g., "https://eastus2.azuredatabricks.net" or "https://demo.cloud.databricks.com".
`token`	A valid authentication token generated via User Settings in Databricks or via the Databricks REST API 2.0. If none is provided, netrc will be used
`verbose`	If TRUE, will print the API response to the console. Defaults to FALSE.
`...`	Additional options to be passed

Details

The API endpoint for reading files from DBFS is '2.0/dbfs/read'. For all details on API calls please see the official documentation at https://docs.databricks.com/dev-tools/api/latest/.

Value

The API response and the base6-encoded contents of the file read.

Examples

# No need to include /dbfs/
file_path <- "/tmp/iris.json"

res <- dbfs_read(path = file_path, workspace = workspace)

data <- res$data

# Decode from base64
tidy_data <- jsonlite::fromJSON(rawToChar(jsonlite::base64_dec(data)))

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