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# Transform Specs
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Transform specs allow Druid to filter and transform input data during ingestion.
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## Syntax
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The syntax for the transformSpec is shown below:
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```
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"transformSpec": {
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"transforms: <List of transforms>,
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"filter": <filter>
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}
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```
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|property|description|required?|
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|--------|-----------|---------|
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|transforms|A list of [transforms](#transforms) to be applied to input rows. |no|
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|filter|A [filter](../querying/filters.html) that will be applied to input rows; only rows that pass the filter will be ingested.|no|
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## Transforms
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The `transforms` list allows the user to specify a set of column transformations to be performed on input data.
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Transforms allow adding new fields to input rows. Each transform has a "name" (the name of the new field) which can be referred to by DimensionSpecs, AggregatorFactories, etc.
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A transform behaves as a "row function", taking an entire row as input and outputting a column value.
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If a transform has the same name as a field in an input row, then it will shadow the original field. Transforms that shadow fields may still refer to the fields they shadow. This can be used to transform a field "in-place".
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Transforms do have some limitations. They can only refer to fields present in the actual input rows; in particular, they cannot refer to other transforms. And they cannot remove fields, only add them. However, they can shadow a field with another field containing all nulls, which will act similarly to removing the field.
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Note that the transforms are applied before the filter.
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### Expression Transform
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Druid currently supports one kind of transform, the expression transform.
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An expression transform has the following syntax:
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```
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{
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"type": "expression",
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"name": <output field name>,
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"expression": <expr>
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}
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```
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|property|description|required?|
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|--------|-----------|---------|
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|name|The output field name of the expression transform.|yes|
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|expression|An [expression](../misc/math-expr.html) that will be applied to input rows to produce a value for the transform's output field.|no|
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For example, the following expression transform prepends "foo" to the values of a `page` column in the input data, and creates a `fooPage` column.
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```
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{
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"type": "expression",
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"name": "fooPage",
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"expression": "concat('foo' + page)"
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}
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```
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## Filtering
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The transformSpec allows Druid to filter out input rows during ingestion. A row that fails to pass the filter will not be ingested.
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Any of Druid's standard [filters](../querying/filters.html) can be used.
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Note that the filtering takes place after the transforms, so filters will operate on transformed rows and not the raw input data if transforms are present.
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For example, the following filter would ingest only input rows where a `country` column has the value "United States":
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```
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"filter": {
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"type": "selector",
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"dimension": "country",
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"value": "United States"
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}
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``` |