data-lineage-mapper

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Extracts and maps data lineage from various sources including SQL, dbt, Airflow, and Spark, generating comprehensive lineage graphs for impact analysis.

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Data Lineage Mapper

Extracts and maps data lineage from various sources to provide comprehensive data flow visibility.

Overview

This skill parses and extracts data lineage information from SQL queries, dbt projects, Airflow DAGs, and Spark jobs. It generates comprehensive lineage graphs showing data flow from source to destination, enabling impact analysis and data governance.

Capabilities

SQL parsing for lineage extraction - Parse SELECT, INSERT, MERGE statements
dbt lineage integration - Extract lineage from manifest.json
Airflow task lineage mapping - Map data flows across DAG tasks
Spark job lineage extraction - Parse Spark SQL and DataFrame operations
Cross-system lineage connection - Connect lineage across different tools
Column-level lineage tracing - Track individual column transformations
Impact analysis - Downstream/upstream impact assessment
Lineage graph generation - Visual and machine-readable lineage
Integration with data catalogs - Export to DataHub, Amundsen, Alation

Input Schema

{
  "sources": {
    "type": "array",
    "required": true,
    "items": {
      "type": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": ["sql", "dbt", "airflow", "spark", "file"]
      },
      "content": {
        "type": "string|object",
        "description": "SQL string, file path, or manifest object"
      },
      "metadata": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "database": "string",
          "schema": "string",
          "catalog": "string"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "existingLineage": {
    "type": "object",
    "description": "Existing lineage graph to merge with"
  },
  "targetCatalog": {
    "type": "string",
    "enum": ["datahub", "amundsen", "alation", "openlineage", "json"],
    "default": "json",
    "description": "Target format for lineage export"
  },
  "options": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "columnLevel": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "default": true,
        "description": "Extract column-level lineage"
      },
      "resolveViews": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "default": false,
        "description": "Resolve views to underlying tables"
      },
      "includeTemporary": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "default": false,
        "description": "Include temporary/CTE tables in lineage"
      }
    }
  }
}

Output Schema

{
  "lineageGraph": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "nodes": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "id": "string",
          "type": "table|view|file|external",
          "name": "string",
          "database": "string",
          "schema": "string",
          "columns": "array"
        }
      },
      "edges": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "source": "string",
          "target": "string",
          "transformationType": "string",
          "sql": "string"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "columnLineage": {
    "type": "array",
    "items": {
      "targetColumn": {
        "table": "string",
        "column": "string"
      },
      "sourceColumns": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "table": "string",
          "column": "string",
          "transformation": "string"
        }
      },
      "transformationLogic": "string"
    }
  },
  "impactAnalysis": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "upstream": {
        "type": "array",
        "description": "All upstream dependencies"
      },
      "downstream": {
        "type": "array",
        "description": "All downstream dependents"
      },
      "criticalPath": {
        "type": "array",
        "description": "Most important lineage path"
      }
    }
  },
  "catalogIntegration": {
    "type": "object",
    "description": "Export format for target catalog",
    "properties": {
      "format": "string",
      "payload": "object|string"
    }
  },
  "statistics": {
    "tablesCount": "number",
    "columnsCount": "number",
    "edgesCount": "number",
    "maxDepth": "number"
  }
}

Usage Examples

SQL Query Lineage

{
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "sql",
      "content": "INSERT INTO analytics.fct_orders SELECT o.order_id, c.customer_name FROM staging.orders o JOIN staging.customers c ON o.customer_id = c.id",
      "metadata": {
        "database": "warehouse",
        "schema": "analytics"
      }
    }
  ],
  "options": {
    "columnLevel": true
  }
}

dbt Project Lineage

{
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "dbt",
      "content": "./target/manifest.json"
    }
  ],
  "targetCatalog": "datahub",
  "options": {
    "resolveViews": true
  }
}

Multi-Source Lineage

{
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "dbt",
      "content": "./analytics/target/manifest.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "airflow",
      "content": "./dags/etl_pipeline.py"
    },
    {
      "type": "sql",
      "content": "SELECT * FROM external_db.customers"
    }
  ],
  "targetCatalog": "openlineage"
}

Impact Analysis for Table Change

{
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "dbt",
      "content": "./target/manifest.json"
    }
  ],
  "options": {
    "columnLevel": true,
    "impactAnalysisTarget": "raw.customers"
  }
}

Lineage Extraction Methods

SQL Parsing

Statement Type	Extracted Information
SELECT	Source tables, column mappings
INSERT INTO...SELECT	Target table, source tables
CREATE TABLE AS	New table, source lineage
MERGE	Target, source, update/insert columns
UPDATE...FROM	Target table, source join tables

dbt Manifest

Extracts from manifest.json:

Model dependencies via ref() and source()
Column-level lineage from catalog.json
Test dependencies
Documentation links

Airflow DAGs

Maps lineage from:

XCom data passing
Operator source/destination parameters
Task dependencies representing data flow
External task sensors

Spark Jobs

Parses lineage from:

Spark SQL queries
DataFrame operations (join, select, groupBy)
Read/write operations
Catalog table references

Column-Level Lineage

Transformation Types

Type	Example	Lineage
Direct	`SELECT customer_id`	1:1 mapping
Rename	`customer_id AS cust_id`	Rename mapping
Expression	`CONCAT(first, last) AS name`	Multi-column → single
Aggregation	`SUM(amount) AS total`	Many → single with agg
Case	`CASE WHEN...`	Conditional mapping

Example Output

{
  "columnLineage": [
    {
      "targetColumn": {
        "table": "fct_orders",
        "column": "customer_name"
      },
      "sourceColumns": [
        {
          "table": "stg_customers",
          "column": "first_name",
          "transformation": "CONCAT"
        },
        {
          "table": "stg_customers",
          "column": "last_name",
          "transformation": "CONCAT"
        }
      ],
      "transformationLogic": "CONCAT(first_name, ' ', last_name)"
    }
  ]
}

Catalog Export Formats

DataHub

{
  "format": "datahub",
  "payload": {
    "entities": [...],
    "relationships": [...]
  }
}

OpenLineage

{
  "format": "openlineage",
  "payload": {
    "eventType": "COMPLETE",
    "run": {...},
    "job": {...},
    "inputs": [...],
    "outputs": [...]
  }
}

Amundsen

{
  "format": "amundsen",
  "payload": {
    "tables": [...],
    "columns": [...],
    "lineage": [...]
  }
}