Data Lakes
==========

Data Lakes provide a cloud storage solution integrated into Gen AI
Builder. Comprised of Bucket and Asset resources, Data Lakes can be
accessed using Gen AI Builder with the `GriptapeCloudFileManagerDriver <https://github.com/griptape-ai/griptape/blob/main/griptape/drivers/file_manager/griptape_cloud_file_manager_driver.py>`_  . In Gen AI
Builder, Data Lakes can be used as a :ref:`Data Source Types <Data Source Types>`  .

Buckets
-------

You can create a Bucket in the Gen AI Builder console by specifying the
required configuration for your chosen Data Source in the cloud console.

Assets
------

You can create Assets in the Gen AI Builder console inside of a specific
Bucket. File assets are uploaded via the ‘Upload’ button. Folder assets
are created via the ‘Create Folder’ button.

Asset Aliases
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

A combination of an Asset’s Bucket ID and Name, this field is a unique
identifier for an Asset. Formatted as ``<bucket_id>/<asset_name>`` .

Asset Paths
^^^^^^^^^^^

A Data Lake path that can be used as a prefix filter for Assets inside
of a Bucket. Ex: Asset Path ``foo/`` encompasses both ``foo/bar.txt``
and ``foo/baz.txt`` .