A utility to generate a dataset from a collection of image folders. It detects the folder structure and generate the classes in the dataset based on the folder hierarchy. The final result is a bunch of images uploaded to the GCP storage and a csv file. This csv file is also uploaded and can be accessed from Auto ML to import the dataset.

How to use this?

1. First, you need to install the following packages:

pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client google-cloud-storage fire
pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Then, go to GCP credentials:

   

   Then, select the service account in the menu:

   

   Then, create the key and download the key:

   

   Create a folder in the root directory called 'keys' and store the key there with the name 'api-key.json':

   

3. Create a bucket in GCP to store all the files.

4. Build your dataset folder: Take into account that to train a class in Auto ML you need at least 10 images of a this class. The minimum recommended is 100 images. But you know the more the better.

   

5. Run the generator:

   python generator.py --bucket_name="automl-testing-231805-vcm" --dataset_loc
   al_path="/Users/williamgomez/dogs_cats_dataset" --dataset_gcp_name="dogs_cats_dataset" --min_samples=10
   

   

6. Go to your bucket: You will find two folders, one with all the images uploaded (uploads) and the second one with the csv of the dataset.

   You can also see csv generate in a temp folder in the root directory:

   

7. Import the dataset in Auto ML: Go to Auto ML UI and click in "NEW DATASET".

   Set a dataset name.

   Select a CSV file on Cloud Storage.

   Add the path of the csv in the storage.

   

   Select Enable multi-label classification when you have more hierarchy in the folders, e.g.

   • Dogs
     • Schnauzer (Minimum 10 images inside)
     • Golden Retriver (Minimum 10 images inside)
   • Cats
     • American Curl (Minimum 10 images inside)
     • American Shorthair (Minimum 10 images inside)

   You will end with a dataset with the following classes: Dogs, Cats, Schnauzer, Golden_Retriver, American_Curl, American_Shorthair

Once your dataset is imported, you will see your images labelled.

Now, you can train your models!