Using the SAP HANA data lake File Store REST API

First, in the top of a python script append the following and fill in the variables with the appropriate data for your SAP HANA data lake file container. This will load the appropriate Python library for making HTTP requests and will set some commonly re-used variables for the API calls.

import http.client
import ssl

FILES_REST_API='<File Container REST API>'
CONTAINER = '<File Container ID>'
CRT_PATH = '<Path to Client Certificate>'
KEY_PATH= '<Path to Client Key>'

context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
context.check_hostname = False
context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
context.load_cert_chain(certfile=CRT_PATH, keyfile=KEY_PATH)

Fill in the code below with your information. The following code sets up the API call to the CREATE endpoint and will upload a file to the folder specified in your SAP HANA data lake File Store.

file_path = '/pythontut/'  #Define the path where the new file will be created within the data lake.
file_name = 'First' #Specify the name for the new file you want to create.NOTE:-an existing file with the given name will be overriden.
file_content = 'Hello World!'  # Set the content that will be written to the new file.

request_url = '/webhdfs/v1/' + file_path + file_name + '?op=CREATE&data=true'
request_headers = {
    'x-sap-filecontainer': CONTAINER,
    'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream'
}
connection = http.client.HTTPSConnection(FILES_REST_API, port=443, context=context)
connection.request(method="PUT", url=request_url, body=file_content, headers=request_headers)
response = connection.getresponse()

print('Response status:', response.status)
print(response.headers)
print("File "+file_name+" created")
response.close()

We can verify the file and its contents using the HDLFSCLI.

hdlfscli -cert <PATH>\client.crt -key <PATH>\client.key -cacert <PATH>\ca.crt -k -s https://<REST API Endpoint> -filecontainer <Instance ID> cat <file_path>/<file_name>

Or Using DBX:-

Fill in the code below with your information. Ensure that you have a file in your SAP HANA data lake File Store that you want to read. The following code sets up the API call to the OPEN endpoint and will print your file contents.

file_path = '/pythontut/First' #Contains the entire path of the file to be read (including the file name)


request_url=f'/webhdfs/v1/'+file_path+'?op=OPEN'
request_headers = {
    'x-sap-filecontainer': CONTAINER,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
connection = http.client.HTTPSConnection(FILES_REST_API, port=443, context=context)
connection.request(method="GET", url=request_url, body=None, headers=request_headers)
response = connection.getresponse()
print('Response status:', response.status)
print(response.headers)
print("File Content:-")
print(response.read().decode())
response.close()

Run the code.

Example Output:-

Fill in the code below with your information. Ensure that you have a files in your SAP HANA data lake File Store that you can list. The following code sets up the API call to the LISTSTATUS endpoint and will print the list of files in your SAP data lake File Store.

file_path = '/pythontut' #Path to the directory containing the files to be listed


request_url=f'/webhdfs/v1/{file_path}?op=LISTSTATUS'
request_headers = {
    'x-sap-filecontainer': CONTAINER,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
connection = http.client.HTTPSConnection(FILES_REST_API, port=443, context=context)
connection.request(method="GET", url=request_url, body=None, headers=request_headers)
response = connection.getresponse()

print(response.read().decode())
response.close()

Run the code.

Example Output:-

Fill in the code below with your information. Ensure that you have a files in your SAP data lake File Store that you can list recursively (i.e. some folder hierarchy exists). The following code sets up the API call to the LISTSTATUS_RECURSIVE endpoint and will print the list of files and their hierarchy in your SAP data lake File Store.

file_path = '/pythontut' #Path to the directory containing the files to be listed recursively.

request_url=f'/webhdfs/v1/{file_path}?op=LISTSTATUS'
request_headers = {
    'x-sap-filecontainer': CONTAINER,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
connection = http.client.HTTPSConnection(FILES_REST_API, port=443, context=context)
connection.request(method="GET", url=request_url, body=None, headers=request_headers)
response = connection.getresponse()

print(response.read().decode())
response.close()

Run the code.

Example Output:-

The DELETE Endpoint is used to delete a file.

Fill in the code below with your information.The following code sets up the API call to the DELETE endpoint and will delete the given file in your SAP data lake File Store.

file_path = '/pythontut/' # Define the path where the file to be deleted is located within the data lake.
file_name = 'First' #//name of the file that needs to be deleted.


if file_name:
    request_url = '/webhdfs/v1/' + file_path + file_name + '?op=DELETE'
    request_headers = {
        'x-sap-filecontainer': CONTAINER,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    }
    connection = http.client.HTTPSConnection(FILES_REST_API, port=443, context=context)
    connection.request(method="DELETE", url=request_url, headers=request_headers)
    response = connection.getresponse()
    obj = response.read().decode()
    jsonobj=json.loads(obj)
    if jsonobj['boolean']==False:
        print("Status:",response.status)
        print("File or directory does not exist, make sure the file/directory exists and try again!")
    else:
        print("Status:",response.status)
        print("File Deleted")

    response.close()
else:
    print("enter valid file name")

Run the code.

Example Output:-

The file deleted no longer exists in DBX.

Or

Upon attempting to access the file via the command line, an error message indicates that the file no longer exists, confirming its deletion.

hdlfscli -cert <PATH>\client.crt -key <PATH>\client.key -cacert <PATH>\ca.crt -k -s https://<REST API Endpoint> -filecontainer <Instance ID> cat <file_path>/<file_name>

The DELETE_BATCH Endpoint is used to delete multiple files in a single go.

Fill in the code below with your information.The following code sets up the API call to the DELETE_BATCH endpoint and will delete the given files in your SAP data lake File Store.

file_paths = ["/pythontut/2", "/pythontut/3"] #this variable contains a list of all the file paths of the files that need to be deleted.

files_json = json.dumps({"files":[{ "path": path } for path in file_paths]})

request_url = '/webhdfs/v1/?op=DELETE_BATCH'

request_headers = {
    'x-sap-filecontainer': CONTAINER,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
connection = http.client.HTTPSConnection(FILES_REST_API, port=443, context=context)
connection.request(method="POST", url=request_url,body=files_json, headers=request_headers)

response = connection.getresponse()
print("Status:",response.status)
print(response.read().decode())
print("Files Deleted")
response.close()

Run the code.

Example Output:-

The files that were to be deleted no longer exists in DBX.

Or

Upon attempting to access the files via the command line, an error message indicates that the files no longer exists, confirming thier deletion.

hdlfscli -cert <PATH>\client.crt -key <PATH>\client.key -cacert <PATH>\ca.crt -k -s https://<REST API Endpoint> -filecontainer <Instance ID> cat <file_path>/<file_name>

These endpoints along with the others documented in the REST API reference can be used by any application to manipulate or manage the files in the HANA Data Lake File Container. Other endpoints not demonstrated here include DELETE, APPEND, GETRESTORSNAPSHOT, WHOAMI, RENAME, and RESTORESNAPSHOT.

To replicate these requests in other languages or HTTP tools, copy the request headers, FILES REST API + request URL, and body contents.