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Earth2studio Create Datasource

NVIDIAOfficialCreated by NVIDIA Earth-2 Team

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Create and validate Earth2Studio data source wrappers (DataSource, ForecastSource, DataFrameSource, ForecastFrameSource) from remote stores. Do NOT use for fetching data with existing sources, model inference, or installation tasks.
— the description by NVIDIA Earth-2 Team

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This skill provides a structured, 14-step procedure for developers to integrate new remote data sources into the Earth2Studio framework. It covers the entire lifecycle from initial analysis of the remote store, through implementation of the appropriate source wrapper (DataSource, ForecastSource, DataFrameSource, or ForecastFrameSource), to testing, documentation, and PR submission. The workflow emphasizes asynchronous data fetching patterns, proper lexicon mapping, and rigorous validation using sanity-check plots to ensure data integrity before final submission.

What it does

  • Determines the correct Earth2Studio source wrapper type based on data characteristics.
  • Guides the implementation of asynchronous data fetching logic using fsspec.
  • Facilitates the creation of lexicon mappings to standardize variable names.
  • Automates the generation of skeleton files for source code and unit tests.
  • Provides templates for variable validation and sanity-check visualization.
  • Assists with PR creation and automated code review triage.

When to use it

  • When you need to connect a new remote data store (S3, GCS, Azure, HTTP, HuggingFace) to Earth2Studio.
  • When implementing custom data ingestion logic for gridded or sparse climate data.
  • When you need to ensure your new data source meets project standards for testing, linting, and documentation.
  • When you require a systematic approach to validate variable coverage and data quality.

Advantages

  • Ensures consistency across all Earth2Studio data source implementations.
  • Promotes high code quality through mandatory linting, formatting, and 90% test coverage.
  • Reduces development time by providing standardized skeletons and async utility patterns.
  • Prevents common errors by enforcing a clear validation and sanity-check process.

Usage examples

“Add a new data source for the NOAA GFS analysis stored on S3.”
The agent will initiate the 14-step workflow, starting by analyzing the S3 bucket, determining the appropriate DataSource type, and guiding you through the implementation, testing, and PR submission process.

Install

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    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip earth2studio-create-datasource.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by NVIDIA Earth-2 Team

Create and Validate Data Source

Purpose

End-to-end workflow for implementing a new Earth2Studio data source wrapper that connects a remote data store (S3, GCS, Azure, HTTP, HuggingFace) to Earth2Studio's async data fetching infrastructure — from analysis through implementation, testing, validation, and PR submission.

Prerequisites

  • Earth2Studio dev environment with uv (uv run python must work)

  • Git configured with fork (origin) and upstream (upstream) remotes

  • Access to the target remote data store (credentials if private)

  • Python 3.10+

Workspace

Use the directory containing pyproject.toml. For Harbor evals, write to /workspace/output/ preserving paths. Never read evals/targets/.

Instructions

Python Environment: Always use uv run python or the local .venv. Never use the system Python directly.

Follow every step in order.

[CONFIRM] gates: Only Step 1 (Source Type) and Step 12 (Sanity-Check Plots) require explicit user approval. All other [CONFIRM] markers are advisory — present decisions inline and proceed without blocking.

Deliverables first: Write the source file and test file (Steps 6–7) before extended exploration, documentation, registration, CHANGELOG, or PR work. Skip Steps 8–14 when the user asks for implementation only.

Before you finish: Run verification commands in the repo root so results appear in the session log:

uv run pytest test/data/test_<source>.py -x
make format && make lint

Be concise: Avoid long architecture reports; summarize decisions in a few sentences and move on to file writes.

Hangs or User Feedback If agent becomes stuck or user provides a correction during this skills use, conservatively review relevant part of the skill and improve. Be concise.

One source type per invocation. Invoke again for companion types.

Reference Files

Load these on demand during the relevant steps:

FileContentLoad at
references/implementation-guide.pySkeleton source with FILL commentsSteps 3–10
references/testing-guide.pyTest skeleton with FILL commentsStep 11
references/validation-guide.mdPlot templates, PR body template, Greptile handlingSteps 12–14 (optional, for templates)

Workflow Overview
Step 0: Obtain reference → Step 1: Determine type → Step 2: Dependencies
→ Step 3: Add deps → Step 4: Create lexicon → Step 5: Update vocab/schema
→ Step 6: Create skeleton → Step 7: Implement source → Step 8: Register
→ Step 9: Documentation → Step 10: CHANGELOG → Step 11: Tests
→ Step 12: Validate & plots (user confirms) → Step 13: PR + sanity comment
→ Step 14: Greptile review

Step 0 — Obtain Remote Data Store Reference

If $ARGUMENTS is provided, use it (URL → WebFetch; file path → read).

If empty, ask:

Please provide a URL, API documentation link, or description of the remote data store. This will be used to understand storage format, access pattern, variable inventory, temporal/spatial resolution.


Step 1 — Determine Source Type
ProtocolReturnsHas lead_time?Use
DataSourcexr.DataArrayNoGridded analysis/reanalysis
ForecastSourcexr.DataArrayYesGridded forecast
DataFrameSourcepd.DataFrameNoSparse/station obs
ForecastFrameSourcepd.DataFrameYesSparse forecast obs

Key factors: gridded vs sparse → DataArray vs DataFrame; analysis vs forecast → Source vs ForecastSource.

[CONFIRM — Source Type]

Present recommended type with justification. Ask for confirmation.


Step 2 — Examine Remote Store & Propose Dependencies

Analyze: storage backend, file format, authentication, access pattern, temporal/spatial resolution, variable inventory.

Prefer fsspec:

BackendPreferredAvoid
AWS S3s3fs (core dep)boto3 directly
GCSgcsfs (core dep)google-cloud-storage
Azureadlfsazure-storage-blob
HTTPfsspec (core dep)requests
HuggingFacehuggingface_hub (core dep)custom scripts

Only fall back to dedicated libraries when fsspec cannot access the store.

Check pyproject.toml — only propose packages not already present. Core deps include: s3fs, gcsfs, fsspec, zarr, netCDF4, h5py, pygrib, huggingface-hub, pandas, pyarrow.

[CONFIRM — Dependencies & Access Pattern]

Present: backend, fsspec filesystem, new packages (with license), auth method.


Step 3 — Add Dependencies

Load references/implementation-guide.py from here through Step 10.

If new packages needed:

  1. uv add --extra data <package>

  2. uv lock

  3. Add optional dependency imports using OptionalDependencyFailure pattern


Step 4 — Create Lexicon Class

Create earth2studio/lexicon/<source_name>.py with:

  • metaclass=LexiconType

  • VOCAB: dict[str, str] mapping E2S names → remote keys

  • get_item(cls, val) returning tuple[str, Callable]

  • Use :: separator for structured keys

Map remote variables against E2STUDIO_VOCAB (282 entries in earth2studio/lexicon/base.py).

[CONFIRM — Lexicon & Variable Mapping]

Present: class name, key format, full mapping table, modifiers, reference URL.


Step 5 — Update E2STUDIO_VOCAB / SCHEMA (if needed)
  • New vocab: surface = descriptive abbrev; pressure = {name}{level}

  • New schema fields: DataFrame sources only, check E2STUDIO_SCHEMA

[CONFIRM — Vocabulary & Schema Updates]

Skip if no updates needed.


Step 6 — Create Skeleton Data Source File

Follow canonical method ordering:

  1. Class constants

  2. SCHEMA

  3. __init__

  4. _async_init

  5. __call__

  6. fetch

  7. _create_tasks

  8. fetch_wrapper

  9. fetch_array

  10. _validate_time

  11. Helpers

  12. cache property

  13. available classmethod

Use async task dataclass pattern for parallel execution.

[CONFIRM — Skeleton]

Present: class name, file path, skeleton code, task dataclass.


Step 7 — Implement the Data Source & Tests

The test file is a co-equal deliverable. Create test/data/test_<filename>.py alongside the source. Add test_<source>_call_mock for async sources.

Sync sources: Use prep_data_inputs/prep_forecast_inputs, direct __call__.

Async sources: See references/implementation-guide.py for required patterns: _sync_async, managed_session, gather_with_concurrency, async_retry, pure async I/O, try/finally cleanup. Constructor params: cache=True, verbose=True, async_timeout=600, async_workers=16, retries=3. DataFrame sources add time_tolerance.


Step 8 — Register the Source
  • earth2studio/data/__init__.py — alphabetical import

  • earth2studio/lexicon/__init__.py — alphabetical import

  • Verify pyproject.toml deps


Step 9 — Update Documentation
  • Add to correct RST file (datasources_analysis.rst / _forecast.rst / _dataframe.rst)

  • Class docstring: Parameters, Warning (download size), Note (reference URLs), Badges (last)

  • All public methods: NumPy-style docstrings


Step 10 — Update CHANGELOG.md

Add entry under the current unreleased version. See references/implementation-guide.py REGISTRATION CHECKLIST for the format.

One line per source. Do NOT add separate lexicon entries.


Step 11 — Verify Style & Expand Tests

Run make format && make lint && make license. Load references/testing-guide.py for test skeletons. Required tests: test_<source>_fetch (slow), _cache (slow), _call_mock, _exceptions, _available. Target 90%+ coverage with --slow.

[CONFIRM — Tests]

Present test file, functions, coverage.


Step 12 — Validate Variables & Sanity-Check
  1. Validate all lexicon vars against real data (run script, do NOT commit)

  2. Remove variables with < 10% valid data

  3. Create sanity-check plot (gridded or sparse template)

  4. Tell user the plot path and ask for visual confirmation

[CONFIRM — Sanity-Check Plots]

User MUST visually inspect plots. Do not proceed without confirmation.


Step 13 — Branch, Commit & Open PR
  1. Create branch feat/data-source-<name>

  2. Commit (do NOT add sanity-check script/images)

  3. Push to fork

  4. gh pr create --repo NVIDIA/earth2studio

  5. Immediately post sanity-check validation as PR comment with:

    • Variable coverage table (name, count, range, unit)

    • Data validation summary (regions, storms/stations, time range)

    • Key findings (physically reasonable values, conversions verified)

    • Full validation script in <details> block

    • Image placeholder: <!-- Drag and drop sanity-check image here -->

[CONFIRM — Ready to Submit]

Verify all steps complete before creating PR.


Step 14 — Automated Code Review
  1. Poll for Greptile review (5 min timeout)

  2. Categorize feedback (bug/style/perf/docs/suggestion/false-positive)

  3. Present triage table to user

  4. Implement accepted fixes

  5. Respond to PR comments

  6. Push

[CONFIRM — Review Triage]

User approves which comments to address.


Examples

User: Add a data source for the NOAA GFS analysis on S3
Agent: [loads skill, proceeds through Steps 0–14]

Limitations

  • One source type per invocation

  • Requires network access for validation (Step 12)

  • SPDX license headers required in all files


Reminders

DO: uv run python, loguru.logger, alphabetical order in __init__.py/RST/CHANGELOG, canonical method ordering, async utilities (managed_session, gather_with_concurrency, async_retry), pure async I/O, reference URLs in docstrings, try/finally cleanup.

AVOID: asyncio.to_thread, bare tqdm.gather, xarray for loading, full file downloads.

NEVER: loop.set_default_executor(), commit secrets, commit sanity-check scripts/images.

Files

evals/targets/eval_4_target.py

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import hashlib
import os
import pathlib
import shutil
import uuid
from collections.abc import Callable
from dataclasses import dataclass
from datetime import datetime

import numpy as np
import s3fs
import xarray as xr
from loguru import logger

from earth2studio.data.utils import (
    _sync_async,
    async_retry,
    datasource_cache_root,
    gather_with_concurrency,
    managed_session,
    prep_data_inputs,
)
from earth2studio.lexicon import PhooLexicon
from earth2studio.utils.type import TimeArray, VariableArray


@dataclass
class PhooAsyncTask:
    """Async task for a single variable/time NetCDF file fetch."""

    time_index: int
    variable_index: int
    s3_uri: str
    modifier: Callable


class PhooAnalysis:
    """Phoo global analysis data source on a 1-degree lat/lon grid.

    Fetches analysis data from the ``s3://phoo-weather-data`` S3 bucket. Data
    is stored as individual NetCDF files per variable and time step on a
    181x360 global grid at 6-hour intervals from 2020-01-01 to present.

    Parameters
    ----------
    cache : bool, optional
        Cache data source on local memory, by default True
    verbose : bool, optional
        Print download progress, by default True
    async_timeout : int, optional
        Time in seconds after which download will be cancelled, by default 600
    async_workers : int, optional
        Maximum number of concurrent download tasks, by default 16
    retries : int, optional
        Number of retry attempts for failed downloads, by default 3

    Warning
    -------
    This is a remote data source and can potentially download a large amount of data
    to your local machine for large requests.

    Note
    ----
    Additional information on the data repository can be referenced here:

    - https://phoo-weather-data.example.com/docs

    Badges
    ------
    region:global dataclass:analysis product:temp product:atmos
    """

    PHOO_BUCKET = "phoo-weather-data"
    PHOO_LAT = np.linspace(-90.0, 90.0, 181)
    PHOO_LON = np.linspace(0.0, 360.0, 360, endpoint=False)
    MIN_DATE = datetime(2020, 1, 1)

    def __init__(
        self,
        cache: bool = True,
        verbose: bool = True,
        async_timeout: int = 600,
        async_workers: int = 16,
        retries: int = 3,
    ) -> None:
        self._cache = cache
        self._verbose = verbose
        self._async_workers = async_workers
        self._retries = retries
        self.async_timeout = async_timeout
        self._tmp_cache_hash: str | None = None
        self.fs: s3fs.S3FileSystem | None = None

    async def _async_init(self) -> None:
        """Async initialization of S3 filesystem.

        Note
        ----
        Async fsspec expects initialization inside of the execution loop.
        """
        self.fs = s3fs.S3FileSystem(
            anon=True, client_kwargs={}, asynchronous=True, skip_instance_cache=True
        )

    def __call__(
        self,
        time: datetime | list[datetime] | TimeArray,
        variable: str | list[str] | VariableArray,
    ) -> xr.DataArray:
        """Retrieve Phoo analysis data.

        Parameters
        ----------
        time : datetime | list[datetime] | TimeArray
            Timestamps to return data for (UTC).
        variable : str | list[str] | VariableArray
            Strings or list of strings that refer to variables to return.
            Must be in the Phoo lexicon.

        Returns
        -------
        xr.DataArray
            Phoo weather data array with dims [time, variable, lat, lon]
        """
        try:
            xr_array = _sync_async(
                self.fetch, time, variable, timeout=self.async_timeout
            )
        finally:
            if not self._cache:
                shutil.rmtree(self.cache, ignore_errors=True)

        return xr_array

    async def fetch(
        self,
        time: datetime | list[datetime] | TimeArray,
        variable: str | list[str] | VariableArray,
    ) -> xr.DataArray:
        """Async function to get data.

        Parameters
        ----------
        time : datetime | list[datetime] | TimeArray
            Timestamps to return data for (UTC).
        variable : str | list[str] | VariableArray
            Strings or list of strings that refer to variables to return.
            Must be in the Phoo lexicon.

        Returns
        -------
        xr.DataArray
            Phoo weather data array with dims [time, variable, lat, lon]
        """
        if self.fs is None:
            await self._async_init()

        time, variable = prep_data_inputs(time, variable)
        self._validate_time(time)
        pathlib.Path(self.cache).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

        # Pre-allocate output array
        xr_array = xr.DataArray(
            data=np.empty(
                (len(time), len(variable), len(self.PHOO_LAT), len(self.PHOO_LON))
            ),
            dims=["time", "variable", "lat", "lon"],
            coords={
                "time": time,
                "variable": variable,
                "lat": self.PHOO_LAT,
                "lon": self.PHOO_LON,
            },
        )

        async_tasks = self._create_tasks(time, variable)

        async with managed_session(self.fs):
            coros = [self.fetch_wrapper(task, xr_array) for task in async_tasks]
            await gather_with_concurrency(
                coros,
                max_workers=self._async_workers,
                task_timeout=60.0,
                desc="Fetching Phoo data",
                verbose=(not self._verbose),
            )

        return xr_array

    def _create_tasks(
        self, time: list[datetime], variable: list[str]
    ) -> list[PhooAsyncTask]:
        """Create download tasks for each time/variable combination.

        Parameters
        ----------
        time : list[datetime]
            Timestamps to be downloaded (UTC).
        variable : list[str]
            List of variables to be downloaded.

        Returns
        -------
        list[PhooAsyncTask]
            List of async download tasks.
        """
        tasks: list[PhooAsyncTask] = []
        for i, t in enumerate(time):
            for k, v in enumerate(variable):
                try:
                    phoo_name, modifier = PhooLexicon[v]
                except KeyError as e:
                    raise KeyError(f"Variable '{v}' not found in PhooLexicon") from e

                s3_uri = self._netcdf_uri(t, phoo_name)
                tasks.append(
                    PhooAsyncTask(
                        time_index=i,
                        variable_index=k,
                        s3_uri=s3_uri,
                        modifier=modifier,
                    )
                )
        return tasks

    async def fetch_wrapper(self, task: PhooAsyncTask, xr_array: xr.DataArray) -> None:
        """Wrapper to download and insert array data into the output."""
        out = await async_retry(
            self.fetch_array,
            task,
            retries=self._retries,
            backoff=1.0,
            task_timeout=120.0,
            exceptions=(OSError, IOError, TimeoutError, ConnectionError),
        )
        xr_array[task.time_index, task.variable_index] = task.modifier(out)

    async def fetch_array(self, task: PhooAsyncTask) -> np.ndarray:
        """Fetch a single NetCDF variable array from S3.

        Parameters
        ----------
        task : PhooAsyncTask
            Async task containing S3 URI and modifier.

        Returns
        -------
        np.ndarray
            2D array of shape (181, 360).
        """
        logger.debug(f"Fetching Phoo file: {task.s3_uri}")
        cache_path = await self._fetch_remote_file(task.s3_uri)
        with xr.open_dataset(cache_path) as ds:
            # Assume single variable in file, extract first data variable
            var_name = list(ds.data_vars)[0]
            values = ds[var_name].values
        return values

    @classmethod
    def _validate_time(cls, times: list[datetime]) -> None:
        """Verify if date time is valid for Phoo data source.

        Parameters
        ----------
        times : list[datetime]
            List of date times to validate.
        """
        for time in times:
            if time.hour % 6 != 0 or time.minute != 0 or time.second != 0:
                raise ValueError(
                    f"Requested datetime {time} must align to a 6-hour cycle "
                    f"(00, 06, 12, 18z)."
                )
            if time < cls.MIN_DATE:
                raise ValueError(
                    f"Requested datetime {time} is earlier than "
                    f"PhooAnalysis.MIN_DATE ({cls.MIN_DATE.isoformat()})."
                )

    async def _fetch_remote_file(self, path: str) -> str:
        """Download a remote file to local cache using async S3.

        Parameters
        ----------
        path : str
            S3 URI to download.

        Returns
        -------
        str
            Local cache path of the downloaded file.
        """
        if self.fs is None:
            raise ValueError("File system is not initialized")

        sha = hashlib.sha256(path.encode())
        filename = sha.hexdigest()
        cache_path = os.path.join(self.cache, filename)

        if not pathlib.Path(cache_path).is_file():
            data = await self.fs._cat_file(path)
            with open(cache_path, "wb") as fh:
                fh.write(data)

        return cache_path

    def _netcdf_uri(self, time: datetime, variable: str) -> str:
        """Generate the S3 URI for a given time and variable.

        Parameters
        ----------
        time : datetime
            Timestamp.
        variable : str
            Remote variable name.

        Returns
        -------
        str
            S3 URI path.
        """
        return (
            f"s3://{self.PHOO_BUCKET}/analysis/"
            f"{time.year:04d}/{time.month:02d}/{time.day:02d}/"
            f"{time.hour:02d}z/{variable}.nc"
        )

    @property
    def cache(self) -> str:
        """Return appropriate cache location."""
        cache_location = os.path.join(datasource_cache_root(), "phoo")
        if not self._cache:
            if self._tmp_cache_hash is None:
                self._tmp_cache_hash = uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]
            cache_location = os.path.join(
                cache_location, f"tmp_phoo_{self._tmp_cache_hash}"
            )
        return cache_location

    @classmethod
    def available(cls, time: datetime | np.datetime64) -> bool:
        """Check if given date time is available.

        Parameters
        ----------
        time : datetime | np.datetime64
            Date time to check.

        Returns
        -------
        bool
            If date time is available based on offline validation.
        """
        if isinstance(time, np.datetime64):
            time = time.astype("datetime64[ns]").astype("datetime64[us]").item()
        try:
            cls._validate_time([time])
        except ValueError:
            return False
        return True

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