FabricFlow

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FabricFlow is a code-first Python SDK for building, managing, and automating Microsoft Fabric data pipelines, workspaces, and core items. It provides a high-level, object-oriented interface for interacting with the Microsoft Fabric REST API, enabling you to create, execute, and monitor data pipelines programmatically.

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Features

• Pipeline Templates: Easily create data pipelines from reusable templates (e.g., SQL Server to Lakehouse).
• Pipeline Execution: Trigger, monitor, and extract results from pipeline runs.
• Copy & Lookup Activities: Build and execute copy and lookup activities with source/sink abstractions.
• Modular Architecture: Activities, sources, and sinks are organized in separate modules for better organization.
• Workspace & Item Management: CRUD operations for workspaces and core items.
• Connection & Capacity Utilities: Resolve and manage connections and capacities.
• Logging Utilities: Simple logging setup for consistent diagnostics.
• Service Principal Authentication: Authenticate securely with Microsoft Fabric REST API using Azure Service Principal credentials.

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Installation

pip install fabricflow

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Sample Usage

Below is a sample workflow that demonstrates how to use FabricFlow to automate workspace creation, pipeline deployment, and data copy operations in Microsoft Fabric.

1. Import Required Libraries

from sempy.fabric import FabricRestClient
from fabricflow import create_workspace, create_data_pipeline
from fabricflow.pipeline.activities import Copy, Lookup
from fabricflow.pipeline.sources import SQLServerSource, GoogleBigQuerySource, PostgreSQLSource, FileSystemSource
from fabricflow.pipeline.sinks import LakehouseTableSink, ParquetFileSink, LakehouseFilesSink
from fabricflow.pipeline.sinks.types import FileCopyBehavior
from fabricflow.pipeline.templates import (
    DataPipelineTemplates,
    COPY_SQL_SERVER_TO_LAKEHOUSE_TABLE,
    COPY_SQL_SERVER_TO_LAKEHOUSE_TABLE_FOR_EACH,
    COPY_FILES_TO_LAKEHOUSE,
    LOOKUP_SQL_SERVER,
    LOOKUP_SQL_SERVER_FOR_EACH
)

2. Initialize Fabric Client

fabric_client = FabricRestClient()

Note: If you are using ServicePrincipalTokenProvider, please make sure your Service Principal has access to the workspace and connections you are using.

3. Define Workspace and Capacity

capacity_name = "FabricFlow"
workspace_name = "FabricFlow"

4. Create Workspace (Optional)

You can create a new workspace, or use an existing one by specifying its name.

create_workspace(fabric_client, workspace_name, capacity_name)

5. Deploy Data Pipeline Templates

You can also create individual data pipeline templates by selecting specific templates from the list.

New Feature: You can now use custom pipeline templates by passing a dict (json payload), enum, or file path to create_data_pipeline.

for template in DataPipelineTemplates:
    create_data_pipeline(
        fabric_client,
        template,
        workspace_name
    )

6. Define Source and Sink Details

SOURCE_CONNECTION_ID = "your-source-connection-id"
SOURCE_DATABASE_NAME = "AdventureWorks2022"

SINK_WORKSPACE_ID = "your-sink-workspace-id"
SINK_LAKEHOUSE_ID = "your-sink-lakehouse-id"

ITEMS_TO_LOAD = [
    {
        "source_schema_name": "Sales",
        "source_table_name": "SalesOrderHeader",
        "source_query": "SELECT * FROM [Sales].[SalesOrderHeader]",
        "sink_table_name": "SalesOrderHeader",
        "sink_schema_name": "dbo",
        "sink_table_action": "Overwrite",
        "load_type": "Incremental",
        "primary_key_columns": ["SalesOrderID"],
        "skip": True,
        "load_from_timestamp": None,
        "load_to_timestamp": None,
    },
    # Add more items as needed...
]

7. Copy Data

You can copy data using either a single item per pipeline run (Option 1) or multiple items per pipeline run (Option 2). Choose the option that best fits your requirements.

Note: The examples below uses the new Copy class. You can also use CopyManager for backward compatibility, but Copy is recommended for new code.

Option 1: Single Item Per Pipeline Run

copy = Copy(
    fabric_client,
    workspace_name,
    COPY_SQL_SERVER_TO_LAKEHOUSE_TABLE
)

source = SQLServerSource(
    source_connection_id=SOURCE_CONNECTION_ID,
    source_database_name=SOURCE_DATABASE_NAME,
    source_query=ITEMS_TO_LOAD[0]["source_query"],
)

sink = LakehouseTableSink(
    sink_workspace=SINK_WORKSPACE_ID,
    sink_lakehouse=SINK_LAKEHOUSE_ID,
    sink_table_name=ITEMS_TO_LOAD[0]["sink_table_name"],
    sink_schema_name=ITEMS_TO_LOAD[0]["sink_schema_name"],
    sink_table_action=ITEMS_TO_LOAD[0]["sink_table_action"],
)

result = (
    copy
    .source(source)
    .sink(sink)
    .execute()
)

Option 2: Multiple Items Per Pipeline Run

copy = Copy(
    fabric_client,
    workspace_name,
    COPY_SQL_SERVER_TO_LAKEHOUSE_TABLE_FOR_EACH
)

source = SQLServerSource(
    source_connection_id=SOURCE_CONNECTION_ID,
    source_database_name=SOURCE_DATABASE_NAME,
)

sink = LakehouseTableSink(
    sink_workspace=SINK_WORKSPACE_ID,
    sink_lakehouse=SINK_LAKEHOUSE_ID,
)

result = (
    copy
    .source(source)
    .sink(sink)
    .items(ITEMS_TO_LOAD)
    .execute()
)

8. Lookup Data (New Feature)

FabricFlow now supports lookup operations for data validation and enrichment:

# Single lookup operation
lookup = Lookup(
    fabric_client,
    workspace_name,
    LOOKUP_SQL_SERVER
)

source = SQLServerSource(
    source_connection_id=SOURCE_CONNECTION_ID,
    source_database_name=SOURCE_DATABASE_NAME,
    source_query="SELECT COUNT(*) as record_count FROM [Sales].[SalesOrderHeader]",
)

result = (
    lookup
    .source(source)
    .execute()
)

# Multiple lookup operations
lookup_items = [
    {
        "source_query": "SELECT COUNT(*) as order_count FROM [Sales].[SalesOrderHeader]",
        "first_row_only": True,
    },
    {
        "source_query": "SELECT MAX(OrderDate) as latest_order FROM [Sales].[SalesOrderHeader]",
        "first_row_only": True,
    }
]

lookup = Lookup(
    fabric_client,
    workspace_name,
    LOOKUP_SQL_SERVER_FOR_EACH
)

result = (
    lookup
    .source(source)
    .items(lookup_items)
    .execute()
)

File System to Lakehouse Copy (New Feature)

FabricFlow now supports copying files from file servers directly to Lakehouse Files area:

copy = Copy(
    fabric_client,
    workspace_name,
    COPY_FILES_TO_LAKEHOUSE
)

# Define file system source with pattern matching and filtering
source = FileSystemSource(
    source_connection_id="your-file-server-connection-id",
    source_folder_pattern="incoming/data/*",  # Wildcard folder pattern
    source_file_pattern="*.csv",              # File pattern
    source_modified_after="2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",  # Optional date filter
    recursive_search=True,                    # Recursive directory search
    delete_source_after_copy=False,          # Keep source files
    max_concurrent_connections=10             # Connection limit
)

# Define lakehouse files sink
sink = LakehouseFilesSink(
    sink_lakehouse="data-lakehouse",
    sink_workspace="analytics-workspace",
    sink_directory="processed/files",         # Target directory in lakehouse
    copy_behavior=FileCopyBehavior.PRESERVE_HIERARCHY,  # Maintain folder structure
    enable_staging=False,                     # Direct copy without staging
    parallel_copies=4,                       # Parallel operations
    max_concurrent_connections=10            # Connection limit
)

result = (
    copy
    .source(source)
    .sink(sink)
    .execute()
)

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API Overview

Below are the main classes and functions available in FabricFlow:

Core Pipeline Components

• DataPipelineExecutor – Execute data pipelines and monitor their status.
• DataPipelineError – Exception class for pipeline errors.
• PipelineStatus – Enum for pipeline run statuses.
• DataPipelineTemplates – Enum for pipeline templates.
• get_template – Retrieve a pipeline template definition.
• get_base64_str – Utility for base64 encoding of template files.
• create_data_pipeline – Create a new data pipeline from template.

Pipeline Activities

• Copy – Build and execute copy activities (replaces CopyManager).
• Lookup – Build and execute lookup activities for data validation.

Sources and Sinks

• SQLServerSource – Define SQL Server as a data source.
• GoogleBigQuerySource – Define Google BigQuery as a data source.
• PostgreSQLSource – Define PostgreSQL as a data source.
• FileSystemSource – Define file server as a data source for file-based operations.
• BaseSource – Base class for all data sources.
• LakehouseTableSink – Define a Lakehouse table as a data sink.
• ParquetFileSink – Define a Parquet file as a data sink.
• LakehouseFilesSink – Define Lakehouse Files area as a data sink for file operations.
• BaseSink – Base class for all data sinks.
• SinkType / SourceType – Enums for sink and source types.
• FileCopyBehavior – Enum for file copy behavior options.

Workspace and Item Management

• FabricCoreItemsManager – Manage core Fabric items via APIs.
• FabricWorkspacesManager – Manage Fabric workspaces via APIs.
• get_workspace_id – Get a workspace ID or return the current one.
• create_workspace – Create a new workspace and assign to a capacity.
• FabricItemType – Enum for Fabric item types.

Utilities

• setup_logging – Configure logging for diagnostics.
• resolve_connection_id – Resolve a connection by name or ID.
• resolve_capacity_id – Resolve a capacity by name or ID.
• ServicePrincipalTokenProvider – Handles Azure Service Principal authentication.

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Activities, Sources, and Sinks

FabricFlow provides a modular architecture with separate packages for activities, sources, sinks, and templates:

• Activities: Copy, Lookup - Build and execute pipeline activities
• Sources: SQLServerSource, GoogleBigQuerySource, PostgreSQLSource, FileSystemSource, BaseSource, SourceType - Define data sources
• Sinks: LakehouseTableSink, ParquetFileSink, LakehouseFilesSink, BaseSink, SinkType, FileCopyBehavior - Define data destinations
• Templates: Pre-built pipeline definitions for common patterns

Backward Compatibility

• CopyManager → Copy: The CopyManager class is now renamed to Copy for consistency. Existing code using CopyManager will continue to work (backward compatible alias), but new code should use Copy.

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Development

Read the Contributing file.

License

MIT License

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Author

Parth Lad

LinkedIn | Website

Acknowledgements

• Microsoft Fabric REST API
• Sempy