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diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/README.md b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/README.md
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+# data_lake_testing_pipeline
+Testing a data lake
+
+**Installation**
+Create a dynamodb table 'datalake-test-config'. Load the src/datalake-test-config.csv. (Add your tests in this csv)
+Install the step functions src/state_machines/\*.json, and the lambda functions src/lambdas/\*.py. You will need to ensure that appropriate IAM roles and permissions are set up.
+
+**Execute**
+The src/state_machines/DataLakeTestController.json is the controlling step function. Trigger this via any method such as:
+- You can simply plug this in to your serverless data lake framework if you like, or
+- schedule it to execute in cloudwatch, or
+- trigger it via AWS Config, or
+- Add it as a stage in your code pipeline.
+
+**Architecture**
+The high-level architecture of the data lake testing framework is show in this diagram.
+
+![Architecture](docs/DataLakeTestingArchitecture.jpg)
+
+**Public Refereces**
+https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2020/11/how-the-seahawks-are-using-an-aws-data-lake-to-improve-their-game.html
+https://www.forbes.com/sites/amazonwebservices/2020/11/30/how-the-seahawks-are-using-a-data-lake-to-improve-their-game/?sh=790ff357b7b3
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diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/TestDataLakeGlueJob.py b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/TestDataLakeGlueJob.py
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+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/TestDataLakeGlueJob.py
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+print("Hello World")
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/glue_job_validation.py b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/glue_job_validation.py
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+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/glue_job_validation.py
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+import json
+
+def validate_job(event, context):
+    # TODO implement
+    response = {}
+    print("Glue job validated.")
+    return {
+        'statusCode': 200,
+        'body': json.dumps('Hello from Lambda!'),
+        'status' : "SUCCEEDED"
+    }
+
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/nextTest.py b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/nextTest.py
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+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/nextTest.py
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+import json
+import boto3
+import datetime
+
+### Step in the testing framework's step function to update end timestamp and
+### move the testing to the next test.
+
+session = boto3.Session(region_name = 'us-west-2')
+s3 = session.resource("s3")
+ddb = session.client("dynamodb")
+
+CONFIG_TABLE = 'datalake-test-config'
+
+def lambda_handler(event, context):
+    
+    testid = event.get('test_id')
+    print("testid:" + str(testid))
+    if None == testid:
+        testid = '0'
+    else:
+        first_item = ddb.scan( TableName=CONFIG_TABLE,
+            ScanFilter = {
+                'test_id' : {'AttributeValueList':[{'S':testid}],
+                'ComparisonOperator':'EQ'}
+            }
+        )
+        
+        if None == first_item or 0 >= len(first_item.get('Items')):
+            print("No test found")
+        else:
+            is_active = item.get('active').get('N')
+            ## Update endedAt only if test was active
+            if( "1" == str(is_active)):
+                item = first_item.get('Items')[0]
+                item['endedAt'] = {'S':str(datetime.datetime.now())}
+                ddb.put_item(TableName=CONFIG_TABLE, Item=item)
+
+    ## Increment to next test.
+    testid = str(int(testid) + 1)
+    rt = {"test_id": testid}
+    
+    return rt
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/pickTest.py b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/pickTest.py
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+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/pickTest.py
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+import json
+import boto3
+import datetime
+
+### Test picker to pick an active test, identify the ARN/test params and hand
+### it to step function for execution.
+
+session = boto3.Session(region_name = 'us-west-2')
+s3 = session.resource("s3")
+ddb = session.client("dynamodb")
+
+CONFIG_TABLE = 'datalake-test-config'
+        
+def lambda_handler(event, context):
+    
+    testid = event.get('test_id')
+    print("testid:" + str(testid))
+    if None == testid:
+        testid = '0'
+    
+    first_item = ddb.scan( TableName=CONFIG_TABLE,
+            ScanFilter = {
+                'test_id' : {'AttributeValueList':[{'S':testid}],
+                'ComparisonOperator':'EQ'}
+            }
+        )
+    
+    ### If no test is found, the testing ends there.
+    if None == first_item or 0 >= len(first_item.get('Items')):
+        return { 'job': 'null', 'test_id': testid}
+    
+    item = first_item.get('Items')[0]
+    is_active = item.get('active').get('N')
+    
+    if( "1" == str(is_active)):
+        item['startedAt'] = {'S':str(datetime.datetime.now())}
+        ddb.put_item(TableName=CONFIG_TABLE, Item=item)
+        rt =  { 'job' : item.get('job').get('S'),
+            'TaskExecution': item.get('job_arn').get('S').split("/")[-1],
+            'TaskValidation': item.get('validation_lambda_arn').get('S').split(":")[-1],
+            'test_id': testid,
+            'params': item.get('job_input').get('M')
+        }
+    else:
+        ## If the test is not active, keep moving to the next test.
+        rt =  { 'job' : 'skip', 'test_id' : testid }
+    
+    return rt
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/redshift_utils/README.md b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/redshift_utils/README.md
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+Sample code for testing redshift with the framework.
+
+redshift_core.py - library functions to connect to redshift with psql. Store credentials in a secret named 'aws-ps-redshift'. Expects a database named 'dev' to pre-exist.
+redshift_adhoc.py - unit test to test adhoc redshift queries
+redshift_counter.py - unit test to test record count
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/redshift_utils/redshift_adhoc.py b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/redshift_utils/redshift_adhoc.py
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+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/redshift_utils/redshift_adhoc.py
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+import redshift_core as rs
+
+def adhoc_query(event, context):
+    st=time.time()
+    db_con = rs.connect_redshift('dev','aws-ps-redshift')
+    output = db_con.run(event['query'])
+    print("output:" + str(output))
+    ed=time.time()
+    print("Query {} executed in {} ms.".format(event['query'],((ed-st)*1000)))
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/redshift_utils/redshift_core.py b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/redshift_utils/redshift_core.py
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+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/redshift_utils/redshift_core.py
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+import pg8000   ## from package pygresql
+import boto3
+import json
+
+region_name = 'us-west-2'
+
+## Get the credentials for Redshift cluster from secrets manager.
+def get_secret(secret_name):
+    # Create a Secrets Manager client
+    session = boto3.session.Session()
+    client = session.client(
+        service_name='secretsmanager',
+        region_name=region_name
+    )
+
+    get_secret_value_response = client.get_secret_value(
+        SecretId=secret_name
+    )
+    return get_secret_value_response
+    
+    
+def connect_redshift(dbname, secret_name):
+    secret = get_secret(secret_name)
+    credentials = json.loads(secret['SecretString'])
+    conn_obj = pg8000.connect(database=dbname,
+            host=credentials['host'],
+            user=credentials['username'],
+            password=credentials['password'],
+            port=credentials['port'])
+    return conn_obj
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/redshift_utils/redshift_counter.py b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/redshift_utils/redshift_counter.py
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+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/lambdas/redshift_utils/redshift_counter.py
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+import redshift_core as rs
+import time
+import sys
+
+## todo: move the json object to s3 instead        
+def validation_query():
+    return [
+        {
+            "query":    "select season, \
+                            count(*) Cnt, \
+                            count(distinct sg.player_id) Players \
+                        from pff.nfl_grade_season_grade sg \
+                        join pff.nfl_players p on p.id=sg.player_id \
+                        group by Season \
+                        order by 1;",
+            "expected":[
+                {"low":2000,"high":2020},
+                {"low":2000,"high":40000},
+                {"low":200,"high":2020}
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "query":    "select count(vp.game_id) from \
+                        pff.nfl_video_special vp \
+                        left join pff.nfl_team_play tp on tp.game_id =vp.game_id\
+                        and tp.play_id =vp.play_id \
+                        where tp.play_id  is null;",
+            "expected":[
+                {"low":10,"high":4000}
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+
+    
+def count_records(event, context):
+    for i,qry in enumerate(validation_query(), start=1):
+        started_at = time.time()
+        db_con = connect_redshift('dev','aws-ps-redshift')
+        output = db_con.run(qry['query'])
+        print("output:" + str( output))
+        query_result = output[0]
+        print("query_result:" + str(query_result))
+        
+        for i,o in enumerate(query_result):
+            print("column {} expected {} at {}".format(o, str(qry['expected'][i]),i))
+            if qry['expected'][i]['low'] <= int(o) <= qry['expected'][i]['high']:
+                pass
+            else:
+                return {"validation_test":"failed"}
+
+    return {"validation_test":"succeeded"}
+            
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/sample-datalake-test-config.csv b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/sample-datalake-test-config.csv
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+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/sample-datalake-test-config.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"test_id (S)","active (N)","endedAt (S)","job (S)","job_arn (S)","job_input (M)","lastRunStatus (S)","platform (M)","startedAt (S)","validation_lambda_arn (S)","validation_rules_location (S)"
+"1","2","2020-11-24 07:46:58.879735","glue","arn:aws:glue:us-west-2::job/TestDataLakeGlue","{  }","","{    ""DPU"" : { ""S"" : ""2"" }  }","2020-11-23 22:42:48.259908","arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2::function:glueJobValidation","None"
+"2","2","2020-11-24 07:46:59.239987","glue","arn:aws:glue:us-west-2::job/TestDataLakeGlue","{  }","","{    ""DPU"" : { ""S"" : ""2"" }  }","2020-11-24 06:39:42.603032","arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2::function:glueJobValidation","None"
+"3","2","2020-11-24 07:46:59.560120","glue","arn:aws:glue:us-west-2::job/TestDataLakeGlue","{  }","","{    ""DPU"" : { ""S"" : ""5"" }  }","2020-11-24 06:40:50.184025","arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2::function:glueJobValidation","None"
+"4","1","2020-11-24 07:47:03.190621","emr","j-26C4FG269MBCH","{  }","","{    ""nodes"" : { ""S"" : ""5"" }  }","2020-11-24 07:46:59.740828","arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2::function:glueJobValidation","None"
+"5","2","2020-11-24 07:47:03.580137","redshift","aws-ps-redshift","{    ""expectedMax"" : { ""N"" : ""1200"" },    ""expectedMin"" : { ""N"" : ""10"" },    ""query"" : { ""S"" : ""select count(*) from access_log;"" }  }","","{    ""nodes"" : { ""S"" : ""5"" }  }","2020-11-24 07:43:41.499999","arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2::function:aws-ps-redshift-util-counter-query-lambda","None"
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/DataLakeTestController.json b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/DataLakeTestController.json
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index 00000000..539ffc23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/DataLakeTestController.json
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+{
+  "Comment": "An example of the Amazon States Language using a choice state.",
+  "StartAt": "Pick Test",
+  "States": {
+    "Pick Test": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:::function:pickTest",
+      "Next": "Choice State"
+    },
+    "Next Test": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:::function:nextTest",
+      "Next": "Pick Test"
+    },
+    "Choice State": {
+      "Type": "Choice",
+      "Choices": [
+        {
+          "Variable": "$.job",
+          "StringEquals": "glue",
+          "Next": "Glue Step Function"
+        },
+        {
+          "Variable": "$.job",
+          "StringEquals": "emr",
+          "Next": "EMR Step Function"
+        },
+        {
+          "Variable": "$.job",
+          "StringEquals": "redshift",
+          "Next": "Redshift Step Function"
+        },
+        {
+          "Variable": "$.job",
+          "StringEquals": "athena",
+          "Next": "Athena Step Function"
+        },
+        {
+          "Variable": "$.job",
+          "StringEquals": "skip",
+          "Next": "Next Test"
+        }
+      ],
+      "Default": "Default State"
+    },
+    "Glue Step Function": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "arn:aws:states:::states:startExecution.sync:2",
+      "Parameters": {
+        "Input": {
+          "JobName.$": "$.TaskExecution",
+          "TaskValidation.$": "$.TaskValidation"
+        },
+        "StateMachineArn": "arn:aws:states:us-west-2:983401557995:stateMachine:TestingGlueJob"
+      },
+      "ResultPath": "$.output",
+      "Next": "Next Test"
+    },
+    "Athena Step Function": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:::function:finishtest",
+      "Parameters": {
+        "JobName.$": "$.TaskExecution"
+      },
+      "ResultPath": "$.output",
+      "Next": "Next Test"
+    },
+    "EMR Step Function": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "arn:aws:states:::states:startExecution.sync:2",
+      "Parameters": {
+        "Input": {
+          "ClusterId.$": "$.TaskExecution"
+        },
+        "StateMachineArn": "arn:aws:states:us-west-2:983401557995:stateMachine:TestingEMRJob"
+      },
+      "ResultPath": "$.output",
+      "Next": "Next Test"
+    },
+    "Redshift Step Function": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "arn:aws:states:::states:startExecution.sync:2",
+      "Parameters": {
+        "Input": {
+          "JobName.$": "$.TaskExecution",
+          "TaskValidation.$": "$.TaskValidation",
+          "secret.$": "$.TaskExecution",
+          "params.$": "$.params"
+        },
+        "StateMachineArn": "arn:aws:states:us-west-2:983401557995:stateMachine:TestDataLakeRedshift"
+      },
+      "ResultPath": "$.output",
+      "Next": "Next Test"
+    },
+    "Default State": {
+      "Type": "Succeed"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/TestDataLakeRedshift.json b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/TestDataLakeRedshift.json
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index 00000000..663f49b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/TestDataLakeRedshift.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  "Comment": "A generic template to execute a Lambda function that executes a redshift job",
+  "StartAt": "Trigger Redshift Job",
+  "States": {
+    "Trigger Redshift Job": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:983401557995:function:aws-ps-redshift-util-adhoc-query-lambda",
+      "Parameters": {
+        "secret.$": "$.secret",
+        "params.$":"$.params"
+      },
+      "Next": "Check For Duplicates"
+    },
+    "Check For Duplicates": {
+      "Type": "Choice",
+      "Choices": [
+        {
+          "Variable": "$.status",
+          "StringEquals": "FAILED",
+          "Next": "Failed"
+        },
+        {
+          "Variable": "$.status",
+          "StringEquals": "SUCCEEDED",
+          "Next": "Complete"
+        }
+      ],
+      "Default": "Failed"
+    },
+    "Failed": {
+     "Type": "Task",
+     "Resource": "arn:aws:states:::sns:publish",
+     "Parameters": {
+       "TopicArn.$": "$.input.sns_topic_arn",
+       "Message": "Data Lake Job failed. Check AWS Console for details"
+     },
+     "End": true
+    },
+    "Complete": {
+      "Type": "Succeed"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/TestingEMRJob.json b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/TestingEMRJob.json
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index 00000000..5f17cd8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/TestingEMRJob.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "Comment": "A generic template to execute a Lambda function that executes a redshift job",
+  "StartAt": "Trigger EMR Job",
+  "States": {
+    "Trigger EMR Job": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:983401557995:function:TestDataLakeEMR",
+      "Parameters": {
+        "ClusterId.$": "$.ClusterId"
+      },
+      "Next": "Hive Query on Parquet"
+    },
+    "Hive Query on Parquet": {
+      "Type": "Choice",
+      "Choices": [
+        {
+          "Variable": "$.status",
+          "StringEquals": "FAILED",
+          "Next": "Failed"
+        },
+        {
+          "Variable": "$.status",
+          "StringEquals": "SUCCEEDED",
+          "Next": "Complete"
+        }
+      ],
+      "Default": "Failed"
+    },
+    "Failed": {
+     "Type": "Task",
+     "Resource": "arn:aws:states:::sns:publish",
+     "Parameters": {
+       "TopicArn.$": "$.input.sns_topic_arn",
+       "Message": "Data Lake Job failed. Check AWS Console for details"
+     },
+     "End": true
+    },
+    "Complete": {
+      "Type": "Succeed"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/TestingGlueJob.json b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/TestingGlueJob.json
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index 00000000..304fd82a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdlf-utils/data_lake_testing_pipeline/src/state_machines/TestingGlueJob.json
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{
+  "Comment": "A generic template to execute a Lambda function that executes a glue/redshift/emr job",
+  "StartAt": "TriggerGlueJob",
+  "States": {
+    "TriggerGlueJob": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource":"arn:aws:states:::glue:startJobRun.sync",
+         "Parameters":{  
+            "JobName.$":"$.JobName"
+         },
+      "Next": "ValidateTask",
+      "ResultPath": null
+    },
+    "ValidateTask": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource":"arn:aws:states:::lambda:invoke",
+         "Parameters":{  
+            "FunctionName.$":"$.TaskValidation"
+         },
+      "Next": "StatusCheck"
+    },
+    "StatusCheck": {
+      "Type": "Choice",
+      "Choices": [
+        {
+          "Variable": "$.Payload.status",
+          "StringEquals": "FAILED",
+          "Next": "FailedNotification"
+        },
+        {
+          "Variable": "$.Payload.status",
+          "StringEquals": "SUCCEEDED",
+          "Next": "Complete"
+        }
+      ],
+      "Default": "FailedNotification"
+    },
+    "FailedNotification": {
+     "Type": "Task",
+     "Resource": "arn:aws:states:::sns:publish",
+     "Parameters": {
+       "TopicArn.$": "$.input.sns_topic_arn",
+       "Message": "Data Lake Job failed. Check AWS Console for details"
+     },
+     "Next": "Failed"
+    },
+    "Complete": {
+      "Type": "Succeed"
+    },    "Failed": {
+      "Type": "Succeed"
+    }
+  }
+}