airflow-provider-iris 0.2.3

airflow provider for intersystems

Intersystems IRIS provider for Apache Airflow

Production-ready integration between Apache Airflow and InterSystems IRIS Data Platform.

Seamlessly orchestrate InterSystems IRIS workloads from Apache Airflow:

• Native SQL execution with full templating support
• Reliable bulk data loading via SQLAlchemy + pandas
• Full connection management with Airflow Connections
• Built for production ETL, analytics, and healthcare workflows

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Features

• IrisSQLOperator – Execute raw SQL/ObjectScript with Jinja templating
• IrisHook – SQLAlchemy-compatible hook for pandas, ORM, and custom logic
• Full support for IRIS namespaces, schemas, and authentication
• Works reliably with pandas.to_sql() (critical fix: chunksize=1 for IRIS compatibility)
• Zero external dependencies beyond standard Airflow & IRIS Python drivers
• Comprehensive examples for real-world ETL patterns

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Installation

pip install airflow-provider-iris

Quick Start (Create IRIS connection)

Configure Connection in Airflow UI Go to Admin → Connections → Add Connection

Use your InterSystems IRIS connection by setting the iris_conn_id parameter in any of the provided operators.

In the example below, the IrisSQLOperator uses the iris_conn_id parameter to connect to the IRIS instance when the DAG is defined:

from airflow_provider_iris.operators.iris_operator import IrisSQLOperator

with DAG(
    dag_id="01_IRIS_Raw_SQL_Demo_Local",
    start_date=datetime(2025, 12, 1),
    schedule=None,
    catchup=False,
    tags=["iris-contest"],
) as dag:
    
    create_table = IrisSQLOperator(
        task_id="create_table",
        iris_conn_id="ContainerInstance",
        sql="""CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Test.AirflowDemo (
               ID INTEGER IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
               Message VARCHAR(200),
               RunDate TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
            )""",
    )

Example DAGs (Included in examples/)

1. Raw SQL Operator – Simple & Powerful

# dags/01_IRIS_Raw_SQL_Demo.py
from datetime import datetime
from airflow import DAG
from airflow_provider_iris.operators.iris_operator import IrisSQLOperator

with DAG(
    dag_id="01_IRIS_Raw_SQL_Demo",
    start_date=datetime(2025, 12, 1),
    schedule=None,
    catchup=False,
    tags=["iris-contest"],
) as dag:
    
    create_table = IrisSQLOperator(
        task_id="create_table",
        sql="""CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Test.AirflowDemo (
               ID INTEGER IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
               Message VARCHAR(200),
               RunDate TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
            )""",
    )

    insert = IrisSQLOperator(
        task_id="insert_row",
        sql="INSERT INTO Test.AirflowDemo (Message) VALUES ('Hello from raw SQL operator')",
    )

    select = IrisSQLOperator(
        task_id="select_rows",
        sql="SELECT ID, Message, RunDate FROM Test.AirflowDemo ORDER BY ID DESC",
    )

    create_table >> insert >> select

2. ORM + Pandas Integration (Real-World ETL) Uses SQLAlchemy + pandas with the only known reliable method for bulk inserts into IRIS.

# dags/example_sqlalchemy_dag.py

from datetime import datetime
from airflow import DAG
from airflow.operators.python import PythonOperator
import pandas as pd

# Import your hook and model
from airflow_provider_iris.hooks.iris_hook import IrisHook
from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, DateTime, Float
from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base

Base = declarative_base()

class SalesRecord(Base):
    __tablename__ = "SalesRecord"
    __table_args__ = {"schema": "Test"}

    id        = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    region    = Column(String(50))
    amount    = Column(Float)
    sale_date = Column(DateTime)

def create_and_insert_orm(**context):
    hook = IrisHook()
    engine = hook.get_engine()

    # Create table if not exists
    Base.metadata.create_all(engine)

    # THIS IS THE ONLY METHOD THAT WORKS RELIABLY WITH IRIS RIGHT NOW
    data = [
        {"region": "Europe",        "amount": 12500.50, "sale_date": "2025-12-01"},
        {"region": "Asia",          "amount": 8900.00,  "sale_date": "2025-12-02"},
        {"region": "North America", "amount": 56700.00, "sale_date": "2025-12-03"},
        {"region": "Africa",        "amount": 34200.00, "sale_date": "2025-12-03"},
    ]
    df = pd.DataFrame(data)
    df["sale_date"] = pd.to_datetime(df["sale_date"])

    # pandas.to_sql with single-row inserts → IRIS accepts this perfectly
    df.to_sql(
        name="SalesRecord",
        con=engine,
        schema="Test",
        if_exists="append",
        index=False,
        method="multi",           # still fast
        chunksize=1               # ← THIS IS THE MAGIC LINE
    )
    print(f"Successfully inserted {len(df)} rows using pandas.to_sql() (chunksize=1)")


def query_orm(**context):
    hook = IrisHook()
    engine = hook.get_engine()
    df = pd.read_sql("SELECT * FROM Test.SalesRecord ORDER BY id", engine)
    for _, r in df.iterrows():
        print(f"ORM → {int(r.id):>3} | {r.region:<15} | ${r.amount:>10,.2f} | {r.sale_date.date()}")


with DAG(
    dag_id="02_IRIS_ORM_Demo",
    start_date=datetime(2025, 12, 1),
    schedule=None,
    catchup=False,
    tags=["iris-contest", "orm"],
) as dag:

    orm_create = PythonOperator(task_id="orm_create_and_insert", python_callable=create_and_insert_orm)
    orm_read   = PythonOperator(task_id="orm_read",               python_callable=query_orm)

    orm_create >> orm_read

3. Synthetic Data Generator → Bulk Load Generate realistic sales data and load efficiently.

from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from airflow import DAG
from airflow.operators.python import PythonOperator
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from airflow_provider_iris.hooks.iris_hook import IrisHook
from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, DateTime, Float
from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base

Base = declarative_base()

class SalesRecord(Base):
    __tablename__ = "SalesRecord"
    __table_args__ = {"schema": "Test"}

    id        = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    region    = Column(String(50))
    amount    = Column(Float)
    sale_date = Column(DateTime)


# ----------- SYNTHETIC DATA GENERATION -----------
def generate_synthetic_sales(num_rows=500):
    """Create synthetic sales data for testing."""
    
    regions = [
        "North America", "South America", "Europe",
        "Asia-Pacific", "Middle East", "Africa"
    ]

    # Randomly pick regions
    region_data = np.random.choice(regions, size=num_rows)

    # Generate synthetic amounts between 10k and 120k
    amounts = np.random.uniform(10000, 120000, size=num_rows).round(2)

    # Generate random dates within last 30 days
    start_date = datetime(2025, 11, 1)
    sale_dates = [start_date + timedelta(days=int(x)) for x in np.random.randint(0, 30, size=num_rows)]

    df = pd.DataFrame({
        "region": region_data,
        "amount": amounts,
        "sale_date": sale_dates
    })

    return df


# ----------- AIRFLOW TASK FUNCTION -----------
def bulk_load_from_csv(**context):

    df = generate_synthetic_sales(num_rows=200)   # Change number as needed

    hook = IrisHook()
    engine = hook.get_engine()

    Base.metadata.create_all(engine)

    df.to_sql("SalesRecord", con=engine, schema="Test", if_exists="append", index=False)
    print(f"Bulk loaded {len(df)} synthetic rows via pandas.to_sql()")


# ----------- DAG DEFINITION -----------
with DAG(
    dag_id="03_IRIS_Load_CSV_Synthetic_Demo",
    start_date=datetime(2025, 12, 1),
    schedule=None,
    catchup=False,
    tags=["iris-contest", "etl", "synthetic"],
) as dag:

    bulk_task = PythonOperator(
        task_id="bulk_load_synthetic_to_iris",
        python_callable=bulk_load_from_csv
    )