DataSource
DataSource represents a source of data. This could be a database, filesystem, stream of data etc.. It is an instance of a DataAdaptor. Where the DataAdapator allows for a class of data source. The DataSource takes the values of the DataAdaptor and makes them real for example, a filesystem adaptor needs a host and a root directory in order to know how to connect to it.

Attributes
- name:string - Name of the Data Source
- parameters:json - Parameters for the DataSource
Associations
| Name | Cardinality | Class | Composition | Owner | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| blueprints | n | DataBluePrintInstance | false | false | |
| adaptor | 1 | DataAdaptor | false | false | |
| data | n | Data | true | true |
Users of the Model
| Name | Cardinality | Class | Composition | Owner | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sources | n | DataAdaptor | false | true | The Data Sources of the Adapator |
| sources | n | DataBluePrintInstance | false | false | |
| sinks | n | DataBluePrintInstance | false | false | |
| sinks | n | DataFlowInstance | false | false | |
| sources | n | DataFlowInstance | false | false | |
| source | 1 | DataReservation | false | false | |
| source | 1 | Data | This is the DataSource that owns the data |
State Net
The DataSource has a state net corresponding to instances of the class. Each state transistion will emit an event that can be caught with a websocket client. The name of the event is the name of the state in all lower case. The following diagram is the state net for this class.

| Name | Description | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Init | Initial State | create->Ready, |
| Ready | Data Source Ready to be used | suspend->Suspended, shutdown->Shutdown, |
| Suspended | ||
| Shutdown |
Methods
Method Details
Action datasource create
- REST - datasource/create?name=string&adaptor=ref&file=YAML¶meters=string
- bin - datasource create –name string –adaptor ref –file YAML –parameters string
- js - datasource.create({ name:string,adaptor:ref,file:YAML,parameters:string })
Description
Create a Data Source
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | true | name of the data source |
| adaptor | ref | true | Adaptor for the data source |
| file | YAML | false | file with the definition |
| parameters | string | false | parameters comma separated name=value,vname2=value2 |