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+# App Templates
+These are the language kernel templates for deployment and consumption of applications deployed into an on premise SQL Server Big Data Cluster.
+
+Each directory listed is a separate language kernel that is supported for app deployment:
+- Python
+- R
+- SSIS
+- Mleap
+
+Each template contains three primary files:
+- spec.yaml
+    - This is the deployment definition given to the cluster
+- run-spec.yaml
+    - This is the app consumption definition given to the VS Code Ext. client
+- app code
+    - Example code for deployment of that particular type of language kernel
+
+These templates are automatically pulled by the mssqlctl CLI and the App Deploy VS Code Extension.  Customers may also download these templates themselves outside of the clients, if desired.
+
+Future language kernels supported for app deployment will be contributed as templates here.
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diff --git a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/mleap/frame.airbnb.json b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/mleap/frame.airbnb.json
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+{
+  "schema": {
+    "fields": [{
+      "name": "state",
+      "type": "string"
+    }, {
+      "name": "bathrooms",
+      "type": "double"
+    }, {
+      "name": "square_feet",
+      "type": "double"
+    }, {
+      "name": "bedrooms",
+      "type": "double"
+    }, {
+      "name": "security_deposit",
+      "type": "double"
+    }, {
+      "name": "cleaning_fee",
+      "type": "double"
+    }, {
+      "name": "extra_people",
+      "type": "double"
+    }, {
+      "name": "number_of_reviews",
+      "type": "double"
+    }, {
+      "name": "review_scores_rating",
+      "type": "double"
+    }, {
+      "name": "room_type",
+      "type": "string"
+    }, {
+      "name": "host_is_superhost",
+      "type": "string"
+    }, {
+      "name": "cancellation_policy",
+      "type": "string"
+    }, {
+      "name": "instant_bookable",
+      "type": "string"
+    }]
+  },
+  "rows": [["NY", 2.0, 1250.0, 3.0, 50.0, 30.0, 2.0, 56.0, 90.0, "Entire home/apt", "1.0", "strict", "1.0"]]
+}
diff --git a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/mleap/run-spec.yaml b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/mleap/run-spec.yaml
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+name: hello-mleap
+version: v1
+inputs: ./frame.airbnb.json
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diff --git a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/mleap/spec.yaml b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/mleap/spec.yaml
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+name: hello-mleap
+version: v1
+runtime: Mleap
+bundleFileName: airbnb.model.lr.zip
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diff --git a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/python/hello.py b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/python/hello.py
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+def handler(msg):
+   """
+   Writes input argument back-out to the standard output returning input as 
+   output.
+   
+   Generated by: `SQL Server Big Data Cluster`
+   
+   :param msg: The message to echo.
+   :type msg: str
+   :return:  The input message `msg` as output `out`.
+   """
+   print(msg)
+   out = msg
+   return out
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    handler('Hello')
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diff --git a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/python/run-spec.yaml b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/python/run-spec.yaml
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+name: hello-python
+version: v1
+inputs:
+   msg: hello
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diff --git a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/python/spec.yaml b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/python/spec.yaml
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+name: hello-python
+version: v1
+runtime: Python
+src: ./hello.py
+entrypoint: handler
+replicas: 1
+poolsize: 1
+inputs:
+   msg: str
+output:
+   out: str
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diff --git a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/r/hello.R b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/r/hello.R
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+#' Writes input argument back-out to the 
+#' standard output returning input as output.
+#' 
+#' Generated by: `SQL Server Big Data Cluster`
+#'
+#' @param msg A character message to echo.
+#' @return The input \code{msg} as output \code{out}.
+handler <- function(msg) {
+   print(msg)
+   out = msg   
+   out
+}
diff --git a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/r/run-spec.yaml b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/r/run-spec.yaml
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+name: hello-r
+version: v1
+inputs:
+   msg: hello
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diff --git a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/r/spec.yaml b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/r/spec.yaml
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+name: hello-r
+version: v1
+runtime: R
+src: ./hello.R
+entrypoint: handler
+replicas: 1
+poolsize: 1
+inputs:
+   msg: character
+output:
+   out: character
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diff --git a/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/ssis/hello.dtsx b/samples/features/sql-big-data-cluster/app-templates/ssis/hello.dtsx
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<DTS:Executable xmlns:DTS="www.microsoft.com/SqlServer/Dts"
+  DTS:refId="Package"
+  DTS:CreationDate="11/20/2018 3:58:23 PM"
+  DTS:CreationName="Microsoft.Package"
+  DTS:CreatorComputerName="BLIANG-DESKTOP"
+  DTS:CreatorName="REDMOND\bilia"
+  DTS:DTSID="{7C0751EA-999B-41E0-8CC8-05BE487E024E}"
+  DTS:ExecutableType="Microsoft.Package"
+  DTS:LastModifiedProductVersion="15.0.0900.40"
+  DTS:LocaleID="1033"
+  DTS:ObjectName="hello"
+  DTS:PackageType="5"
+  DTS:ProtectionLevel="0"
+  DTS:VersionBuild="21"
+  DTS:VersionGUID="{02130BCE-DADA-4DE8-9482-8091BE951AC8}">
+  <DTS:Property
+    DTS:Name="PackageFormatVersion">8</DTS:Property>
+  <DTS:Variables>
+    <DTS:Variable
+      DTS:CreationName=""
+      DTS:DTSID="{E7375C68-7DBC-4901-9697-78F9A53E6BD6}"
+      DTS:IncludeInDebugDump="2345"
+      DTS:Namespace="User"
+      DTS:ObjectName="Message">
+      <DTS:VariableValue
+        DTS:DataType="8"
+        xml:space="preserve"></DTS:VariableValue>
+    </DTS:Variable>
+  </DTS:Variables>
+  <DTS:Executables>
+    <DTS:Executable
+      DTS:refId="Package\Expression Task"
+      DTS:CreationName="Microsoft.ExpressionTask"
+      DTS:Description="Expression Task"
+      DTS:DTSID="{86B3286B-A73A-4CF8-927B-832952DED85A}"
+      DTS:ExecutableType="Microsoft.ExpressionTask"
+      DTS:LocaleID="-1"
+      DTS:ObjectName="Expression Task"
+      DTS:ThreadHint="0">
+      <DTS:Variables />
+      <DTS:ObjectData>
+        <ExpressionTask
+          Expression="@[User::Message] = &quot;hello&quot;" />
+      </DTS:ObjectData>
+    </DTS:Executable>
+  </DTS:Executables>
+  <DTS:DesignTimeProperties><![CDATA[<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--This CDATA section contains the layout information of the package. The section includes information such as (x,y) coordinates, width, and height.-->
+<!--If you manually edit this section and make a mistake, you can delete it. -->
+<!--The package will still be able to load normally but the previous layout information will be lost and the designer will automatically re-arrange the elements on the design surface.-->
+<Objects
+  Version="8">
+  <!--Each node below will contain properties that do not affect runtime behavior.-->
+  <Package
+    design-time-name="Package">
+    <LayoutInfo>
+      <GraphLayout
+        Capacity="4" xmlns="clr-namespace:Microsoft.SqlServer.IntegrationServices.Designer.Model.Serialization;assembly=Microsoft.SqlServer.IntegrationServices.Graph">
+        <NodeLayout
+          Size="160,42"
+          Id="Package\Expression Task"
+          TopLeft="344,190" />
+      </GraphLayout>
+    </LayoutInfo>
+  </Package>
+</Objects>]]></DTS:DesignTimeProperties>
+</DTS:Executable>
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+name: hello-ssis
+version: v1
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+name: hello-ssis
+version: v1
+runtime: SSIS
+entrypoint: ./hello.dtsx
+options: /REP V
+schedule: "*/2 * * * *"