New RunLLM response generated: >>>*# Question* I am wondering how to merge the content of two FlyteDirectories. If I have two tasks that return a FlyteDirectory, how can I merge them into a single FlyteDirectory? # Answer To merge the content of two

FlyteDirectory

objects, you can create a task that takes both directories as inputs, copies their contents into a new directory, and returns the new directory as a

FlyteDirectory

. Here's an example:

import os
import shutil
from pathlib import Path
from flytekit import task, workflow
from flytekit.types.directory import FlyteDirectory

@task
def merge_directories(dir1: FlyteDirectory, dir2: FlyteDirectory) -> FlyteDirectory:
    merged_dir = Path("/tmp/merged_directory")
    merged_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

    # Copy contents of dir1
    for item in os.listdir(dir1.path):
        s = os.path.join(dir1.path, item)
        d = os.path.join(merged_dir, item)
        if os.path.isdir(s):
            shutil.copytree(s, d, dirs_exist_ok=True)
        else:
            shutil.copy2(s, d)

    # Copy contents of dir2
    for item in os.listdir(dir2.path):
        s = os.path.join(dir2.path, item)
        d = os.path.join(merged_dir, item)
        if os.path.isdir(s):
            shutil.copytree(s, d, dirs_exist_ok=True)
        else:
            shutil.copy2(s, d)

    return FlyteDirectory(path=str(merged_dir))

@workflow
def merge_directories_workflow(dir1: FlyteDirectory, dir2: FlyteDirectory) -> FlyteDirectory:
    return merge_directories(dir1=dir1, dir2=dir2)

This code defines a

merge_directories

task that merges the contents of two

FlyteDirectory

objects and a

merge_directories_workflow

workflow that uses this task. Would you like more details on any specific part of this process? Sources: - https://discuss.flyte.org/t/10062332/i-am-trying-something-a-bit-unconventional-given-that-severa/ - https://discuss.flyte.org/t/16753623/what-is-the-best-way-for-a-task-to-pass-a-bunch-of-images-to/ Note: I wasn’t able to find highly relevant data sources, but above are a few potentially relevant links. Slack Link https://flyte-org.slack.com/archives/CP2HDHKE1/p1721986262.795649 👍 0 button 👎 0 button 💡 Hint: Mention @runllm in the thread for followups.