Importing a text file into a table

This example shows how to use Spark to import a local or DSEFS based text file into an existing table.

1. Create a keyspace and a table in the database. For example, use cqlsh.

   CREATE KEYSPACE int_ks WITH replication = 
     {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'Analytics':1};
   USE int_ks;
   CREATE TABLE int_compound ( pkey int, ckey1 int, data1 int , PRIMARY KEY (pkey,ckey1));

2. Insert data into the table

   INSERT INTO int_compound ( pkey, ckey1, data1 ) VALUES ( 1, 2, 3 );
   INSERT INTO int_compound ( pkey, ckey1, data1 ) VALUES ( 2, 3, 4 );
   INSERT INTO int_compound ( pkey, ckey1, data1 ) VALUES ( 3, 4, 5 );
   INSERT INTO int_compound ( pkey, ckey1, data1 ) VALUES ( 4, 5, 1 );
   INSERT INTO int_compound ( pkey, ckey1, data1 ) VALUES ( 5, 1, 2 );

3. Create a text file named normalfill.csv that contains this data.

   6,7,8
   7,8,6
   8,6,7

4. Put the CSV file into DSEFS. For example:

   dse fs "put file://mypath/normalfill.csv dsefs:/"

5. Start the Spark shell.
6. Verify that Spark can access the int_ks keyspace:

   :showSchema int_ks
   

   ========================================
    Keyspace: int_ks
   ========================================
    Table: int_compound
   ----------------------------------------
    - pkey  : Int (partition key column)
    - ckey1 : Int (clustering column)
    - data1 : Int

   int_ks appears in the list of keyspaces.
7. Read in the file, splitting it on the comma delimiter. Transform each element into an Integer.

   val normalfill = sc.textFile("/normalfill.csv").map(line => line.split(",").map(_.toInt));

   normalfill: org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD[Array[Int]] = MappedRDD[2] at map at console:22

   Alternatively, read in the file from the local file system.

   val file = sc.textFile("file:///local-path/normalfill.csv")
   

   file: org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD[String] = MappedRDD[4] at textFile at console:22

8. Check that Spark can find and read the CSV file.

   normalfill.take(1);
   

   res2: Array[Array[Int]] = Array(Array(6, 7, 8))

9. Save the new data to the database.

   normalfill.map(line => (line(0), line(1), line(2))).saveToCassandra(
    "int_ks", "int_compound", Seq("pkey", "ckey1", "data1"))
   

   The step produces no output.
10. Check that the data was saved using cqlsh.

    SELECT * FROM int_ks.int_compound;

         
     pkey | ckey1 | data1
    ------+-------+-------
        5 |     1 |     2
        1 |     2 |     3
        8 |     6 |     7
        2 |     3 |     4
        4 |     5 |     1
        7 |     8 |     6
        6 |     7 |     8
        3 |     4 |     5
    
      (8 rows)