{
  "context": "Evaluates whether the solution uses airflow.providers.apache.sqoop's SqoopHook.import_table to move relational table data into HDFS. Checks correct parameter mapping for column filtering, append handling, parallelism, and driver/direct controls as specified.",
  "type": "weighted_checklist",
  "checklist": [
    {
      "name": "Hook usage",
      "description": "Initializes airflow.providers.apache.sqoop.hooks.sqoop.SqoopHook with the provided conn_id and forwards num_mappers at construction rather than shelling out manually.",
      "max_score": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Import call",
      "description": "Invokes SqoopHook.import_table with table and target_dir, mapping file_format to file_type (defaulting to 'parquet') and returning the HDFS path.",
      "max_score": 25
    },
    {
      "name": "Columns and where",
      "description": "Passes selected columns as a comma-separated string to import_table's columns argument and forwards the WHERE fragment to the where parameter when supplied.",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Append flag",
      "description": "Sets import_table's append argument based on the append toggle, using the package flag to choose between replacing or extending existing HDFS data.",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Parallel controls",
      "description": "Propagates split_by for shard balancing, direct for fast-path imports, and driver overrides into SqoopHook.import_table so Sqoop runs with the requested parallel/transport settings.",
      "max_score": 20
    }
  ]
}