fix: record sampling bug and add test

README.md

@@ -15,21 +15,22 @@ Built with the [Meltano Singer SDK](https://sdk.meltano.com).
 
 ## Settings
 
-| Setting              | Required | Default | Description |
-|:---------------------|:--------:|:-------:|:------------|
-| aws_access_key_id    | False    | None    | The access key for your AWS account. |
-| aws_secret_access_key| False    | None    | The secret key for your AWS account. |
-| aws_session_token    | False    | None    | The session key for your AWS account. This is only needed when you are using temporary credentials. |
-| aws_profile          | False    | None    | The AWS credentials profile name to use. The profile must be configured and accessible. |
-| aws_default_region   | False    | None    | The default AWS region name (e.g. us-east-1)  |
-| aws_endpoint_url     | False    | None    | The complete URL to use for the constructed client. |
-| aws_assume_role_arn  | False    | None    | The role ARN to assume. |
-| use_aws_env_vars     | False    |       0 | Whether to retrieve aws credentials from environment variables. |
-| tables               | False    | None    | An array of table names to extract from. |
-| stream_maps          | False    | None    | Config object for stream maps capability. For more information check out [Stream Maps](https://sdk.meltano.com/en/latest/stream_maps.html). |
-| stream_map_config    | False    | None    | User-defined config values to be used within map expressions. |
-| flattening_enabled   | False    | None    | 'True' to enable schema flattening and automatically expand nested properties. |
-| flattening_max_depth | False    | None    | The max depth to flatten schemas. |
+| Setting                 | Required | Default | Description |
+|:------------------------|:--------:|:-------:|:------------|
+| tables                  | False    | None    | An array of table names to extract from. |
+| infer_schema_sample_size| False    |     100 | The amount of records to sample when inferring the schema. |
+| aws_access_key_id       | False    | None    | The access key for your AWS account. |
+| aws_secret_access_key   | False    | None    | The secret key for your AWS account. |
+| aws_session_token       | False    | None    | The session key for your AWS account. This is only needed when you are using temporary credentials. |
+| aws_profile             | False    | None    | The AWS credentials profile name to use. The profile must be configured and accessible. |
+| aws_default_region      | False    | None    | The default AWS region name (e.g. us-east-1)  |
+| aws_endpoint_url        | False    | None    | The complete URL to use for the constructed client. |
+| aws_assume_role_arn     | False    | None    | The role ARN to assume. |
+| use_aws_env_vars        | False    |       0 | Whether to retrieve aws credentials from environment variables. |
+| stream_maps             | False    | None    | Config object for stream maps capability. For more information check out [Stream Maps](https://sdk.meltano.com/en/latest/stream_maps.html). |
+| stream_map_config       | False    | None    | User-defined config values to be used within map expressions. |
+| flattening_enabled      | False    | None    | 'True' to enable schema flattening and automatically expand nested properties. |
+| flattening_max_depth    | False    | None    | The max depth to flatten schemas. |
 
 A full list of supported settings and capabilities is available by running: `tap-dynamodb --about`
 

tap_dynamodb/dynamodb_connector.py

@@ -85,12 +85,21 @@ def get_items_iter(
             )
             raise
 
-    def get_table_json_schema(self, table_name: str, strategy: str = "infer") -> dict:
-        sample_records = list(
-            self.get_items_iter(
-                table_name, scan_kwargs={"Limit": 100, "ConsistentRead": True}
-            )
-        )[0]
+    def _get_sample_records(self, table_name: str, sample_size: int) -> list:
+        sample_records = []
+        for batch in self.get_items_iter(
+            table_name, scan_kwargs={"Limit": sample_size, "ConsistentRead": True}
+        ):
+            sample_records.extend(batch)
+            if len(sample_records) >= sample_size:
+                break
+        return sample_records
+
+    def get_table_json_schema(
+        self, table_name: str, sample_size, strategy: str = "infer"
+    ) -> dict:
+        sample_records = self._get_sample_records(table_name, sample_size)
+
         if not sample_records:
             raise EmptyTableException()
         if strategy == "infer":

tap_dynamodb/streams.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def __init__(
         tap: TapBaseClass,
         name: str,
         dynamodb_conn: DynamoDbConnector,
+        infer_schema_sample_size,
     ):
         """
         Initialize a new TableStream object.
@@ -26,10 +27,13 @@ def __init__(
             tap: The parent tap object.
             name: The name of the stream.
             dynamodb_conn: The DynamoDbConnector object.
+            infer_schema_sample_size: The amount of records to sample when
+                inferring the schema.
         """
         self._dynamodb_conn: DynamoDbConnector = dynamodb_conn
         self._table_name: str = name
         self._schema: dict = {}
+        self._infer_schema_sample_size = infer_schema_sample_size
         super().__init__(
             tap=tap,
             schema=self.schema,
@@ -51,7 +55,10 @@ def schema(self) -> dict:
         """
         # TODO: SDC columns
         if not self._schema:
-            self._schema = self._dynamodb_conn.get_table_json_schema(self._table_name)
+            self._schema = self._dynamodb_conn.get_table_json_schema(
+                self._table_name,
+                self._infer_schema_sample_size,
+            )
             self.primary_keys = self._dynamodb_conn.get_table_key_properties(
                 self._table_name
             )

tap_dynamodb/tap.py

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ class TapDynamoDB(Tap):
             th.ArrayType(th.StringType),
             description="An array of table names to extract from.",
         ),
+        th.Property(
+            "infer_schema_sample_size",
+            th.IntegerType,
+            description="The amount of records to sample when inferring the schema.",
+            default=100,
+        ),
     ).to_dict()
 
     def discover_streams(self) -> list[streams.TableStream]:
@@ -41,6 +47,9 @@ def discover_streams(self) -> list[streams.TableStream]:
                     tap=self,
                     name=table_name,
                     dynamodb_conn=dynamodb_conn,
+                    infer_schema_sample_size=self.config.get(
+                        "infer_schema_sample_size"
+                    ),
                 )
                 discovered_streams.append(stream)
             except EmptyTableException:

tests/test_dynamodb_connector.py

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def test_get_table_json_schema():
     # END PREP
 
     db_obj = DynamoDbConnector(SAMPLE_CONFIG)
-    schema = db_obj.get_table_json_schema("table")
+    schema = db_obj.get_table_json_schema("table", 5)
     assert schema == {
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
@@ -145,3 +145,19 @@ def test_coerce_types():
     db_obj = DynamoDbConnector(SAMPLE_CONFIG)
     coerced = db_obj._coerce_types({"foo": decimal.Decimal("1.23")})
     assert coerced == {"foo": "1.23"}
+
+
+@mock_dynamodb
+def test_get_sample_records():
+    # PREP
+    moto_conn = boto3.resource("dynamodb", region_name="us-west-2")
+    table = create_table(moto_conn, "table")
+    for num in range(5):
+        table.put_item(
+            Item={"year": 2023, "title": f"foo_{num}", "info": {"plot": "bar"}}
+        )
+    # END PREP
+
+    db_obj = DynamoDbConnector(SAMPLE_CONFIG)
+    records = db_obj._get_sample_records("table", 2)
+    assert len(records) == 2