Real-time Stream Processing for AI with AWS Data Pipeline.

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To set up real-time stream processing for AI with AWS Data Pipeline, you're going to create a pipeline that includes a data node to capture and store data, a compute node to process the data, and a data store to output the results. AWS Data Pipeline allows you to automate the movement and transformation of data. With the real-time processing requirement and AI focus, you might also consider using services like AWS Kinesis or AWS Lambda to process streaming data, depending on your AI workload.

Below is a program written in Python using Pulumi to set up a basic AWS Data Pipeline. This pipeline uses AWS Lambda to process data in real-time and AWS S3 as a data node to collect processed results. Keep in mind, this example is a starting point, and you will need to customize the Lambda function as per your AI use-case:

```python
import pulumi
import pulumi_aws as aws

# Create an IAM role that AWS Data Pipeline can assume
data_pipeline_role = aws.iam.Role("data_pipeline_role",
    assume_role_policy="""{
        "Version": "2012-10-17",
        "Statement": [
            {
                "Effect": "Allow",
                "Principal": { "Service": "datapipeline.amazonaws.com" },
                "Action": "sts:AssumeRole"
            }
        ]
    }""")

# Create an S3 bucket to store logs and outputs
s3_bucket = aws.s3.Bucket("s3_bucket")

# Create an AWS Lambda function for real-time data processing
# NOTE: `handler` and `runtime` will vary depending on your specific use case and code.
lambda_function = aws.lambda_.Function("lambda_function",
    code=pulumi.FileArchive("./path_to_your_lambda_code.zip"), # Replace with path to your Lambda function code
    handler="index.handler", # Replace with your handler information
    role=data_pipeline_role.arn,
    runtime="python3.8") # Choose runtime as appropriate for your Lambda code

# Define the AWS Data Pipeline using the created resources
data_pipeline = aws.datapipeline.Pipeline("data_pipeline",
    description="A pipeline for real-time stream processing for AI",
    tags={
        "Name": "data_pipeline"
    })

# Define the pipeline objects
# This is a simplified example. You would need to define your source and destination properly.
# The example below assumes that you will trigger Lambda and store results in S3.
pipeline_definition = aws.datapipeline.PipelineDefinition("pipeline_definition",
    pipeline_id=data_pipeline.id,
    parameter_values=[
        {"id": "myInputDataNode", "stringValue": "s3_input_data_location"},  # Example input data location
        {"id": "myOutputDataNode", "stringValue": s3_bucket.bucket.apply(lambda b: f"s3://{b}")},  # S3 bucket URL
        {"id": "myLambdaProcessor", "stringValue": lambda_function.arn},  # ARN of the Lambda function
    ],
    pipeline_objects=[
        {"id": "Default", "name": "Default"},
        {"id": "Schedule", "name": "Schedule", "fields": [
            {"key": "type", "stringValue": "Schedule"},
            {"key": "period", "stringValue": "1 Hour"},
            {"key": "startAt", "stringValue": "FIRST_ACTIVATION_DATE_TIME"},
        ]},
        {
            "id": "myInputDataNode",
            "name": "MyInputDataNode",
            "fields": [
                {"key": "type", "stringValue": "S3DataNode"},
                {"key": "directoryPath", "stringValue": "${myInputDataNode}"},  # Bind the parameter values
            ],
        },
        {
            "id": "myLambdaProcessor",
            "name": "MyLambdaProcessor",
            "fields": [
                {"key": "type", "stringValue": "Lambda"},
                {"key": "script", "stringValue": "lambda_function"},  # Reference to your Lambda function
                {"key": "resultS3Location", "stringValue": "${myOutputDataNode}"},  # S3 output
                {"key": "actionOnResourceFailure", "stringValue": "retryAll"},
            ],
        },
    ])

# Export the URLs to access the Lambda function and the S3 bucket
pulumi.export("lambda_function_url", lambda_function.arn)
pulumi.export("s3_bucket_url", s3_bucket.bucket.apply(lambda b: f"s3://{b}"))
```

In this Pulumi program:

1. **IAM Role**: An AWS IAM role `data_pipeline_role` is created for the AWS Data Pipeline service to assume.

2. **S3 Bucket**: An S3 bucket `s3_bucket` is created to store logs and output results.

3. **AWS Lambda Function**: An AWS Lambda function `lambda_function` is set up to process the real-time data streaming. You need to replace `./path_to_your_lambda_code.zip` with the path to your Lambda function's deployment package, and `index.handler` with the handler in your Lambda code. Choose an appropriate runtime for your code (e.g., Python, Node.js).

4. **AWS Data Pipeline**: An AWS Data Pipeline `data_pipeline` is defined to manage the movement and transformation of data based on the parameters and objects defined further in the code.

5. **Pipeline Definition**: The `pipeline_definition` defines the actual workflow of the AWS Data Pipeline. Replace `s3_input_data_location` with the S3 location where your data is being ingested. Modify the input data node, schedule, and Lambda processor as per your data processing requirements.

6. **Export**: At the end, the program exports the Lambda function ARN and the S3 bucket URL so that you know where your resources are and can access them outside of Pulumi.

To run your Pulumi program:

1. Install Pulumi and set up the AWS provider.
2. Place this Python code into a `__main__.py` file.
3. Run `pulumi up` to deploy your infrastructure.

Remember, you will need to provide your actual AI processing code for the Lambda function and have the appropriate permissions configured for all services involved.