xcomargs

Example DAG demonstrating the usage of the XComArgs.

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Last Updated: Apr. 13, 2022

Run this DAG

1. Install the Astronomer CLI:Skip if you already have the CLI

2. Initate the project in a local directory:

3. Copy and paste the code below into a file in the

dags
directory.

4. Run the DAG from the local directory where the project was initiated:

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"""Example DAG demonstrating the usage of the XComArgs."""
from __future__ import annotations
import logging
import pendulum
from airflow.decorators import task
from airflow.models.dag import DAG
from airflow.operators.bash import BashOperator
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@task
def generate_value():
"""Empty function"""
return "Bring me a shrubbery!"
@task
def print_value(value, ts=None):
"""Empty function"""
log.info("The knights of Ni say: %s (at %s)", value, ts)
with DAG(
dag_id="example_xcom_args",
start_date=pendulum.datetime(2021, 1, 1, tz="UTC"),
catchup=False,
schedule=None,
tags=["example"],
) as dag:
print_value(generate_value())
with DAG(
"example_xcom_args_with_operators",
start_date=pendulum.datetime(2021, 1, 1, tz="UTC"),
catchup=False,
schedule=None,
tags=["example"],
) as dag2:
bash_op1 = BashOperator(task_id="c", bash_command="echo c")
bash_op2 = BashOperator(task_id="d", bash_command="echo c")
xcom_args_a = print_value("first!")
xcom_args_b = print_value("second!")
bash_op1 >> xcom_args_a >> xcom_args_b >> bash_op2