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create\_datasource

create\_datasource(
name: string,
location: string,
user\_name: string,
password: string,
options?: Record\<string, string>,
callback?: GPUdbCallback,
): Promise\<CreateDatasourceResponse>
Creates a data source, which contains the location and connection information for a data store that is external to the database.
Parameters
- name: string
  
  Name of the data source to be created.
- location: string
  
  Location of the remote storage in 'storage\_provider\_type://\[storage\_path\[:storage\_port]]' format.
  
  Supported storage provider types are 'azure', 'gcs', 'hdfs', 'jdbc', 'kafka', 'confluent', and 's3'.
- user\_name: string
  
  Name of the remote system user; may be an empty string.
- password: string
  
  Password for the remote system user; may be an empty string.
- Optionaloptions: Record\<string, string>
  
  Optional parameters.
- Optionalcallback: GPUdbCallback
  
  Optional callback function
Returns Promise\<CreateDatasourceResponse>

Promise\ - Promise resolving to the response
- Defined in src/GPUdb.ts:5714

create\_datasource\_request

create\_datasource\_request(
request: CreateDatasourceRequest,
callback?: GPUdbCallback,
): Promise\<CreateDatasourceResponse>
Creates a data source, which contains the location and connection information for a data store that is external to the database.
Parameters
- request: CreateDatasourceRequest
  
  Request object containing the parameters for the operation
- Optionalcallback: GPUdbCallback
  
  Optional callback function
Returns Promise\<CreateDatasourceResponse>

Promise\ - Promise resolving to the response
- Defined in src/GPUdb.ts:5680

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