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+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, buildGoModule
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, runCommand
+, cbtemulator
+, google-cloud-bigtable-tool
+}:
+
+buildGoModule rec {
+  pname = "cbtemulator";
+  version = "1.22.0";
+
+  # There's a go.{mod,sum} in the root and in the "bigtable" subdir.
+  # We only ever use things in that subdir.
+  src = (fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "googleapis";
+    repo = "google-cloud-go";
+    rev = "bigtable/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-eOi4QFthnmZb5ry/5L7wzr4Fy1pF/H07BzxOnXtmSu4=";
+  }) + "/bigtable";
+
+  vendorHash = "sha256-7M7YZfl0usjN9hLGozqJV2bGh+M1ec4PZRGYUhEckpY=";
+  subPackages = [ "cmd/emulator" ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/bin/emulator $out/bin/cbtemulator
+  '';
+
+  passthru = {
+    # Sets up a table and family, then inserts, and ensures it gets back the value.
+    tests.smoketest = runCommand "cbtemulator-smoketest"
+      {
+        nativeBuildInputs = [ google-cloud-bigtable-tool ];
+      } ''
+      # Start the emulator
+      ${lib.getExe cbtemulator} &
+      EMULATOR_PID=$!
+
+      cleanup() {
+        kill $EMULATOR_PID
+      }
+
+      trap cleanup EXIT
+
+      export BIGTABLE_EMULATOR_HOST=localhost:9000
+
+      cbt -instance instance-1 -project project-1 createtable table-1
+      cbt -instance instance-1 -project project-1 createfamily table-1 cf1
+      cbt -instance instance-1 -project project-1 ls table-1
+      cbt -instance instance-1 -project project-1 set table-1 key1 cf1:c1=value1
+
+      cbt -instance instance-1 -project project-1 read table-1 | grep -q value1
+
+      touch $out;
+    '';
+  };
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "In-memory Google Cloud Bigtable server";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/blob/bigtable/v1.22.0/bigtable/cmd/emulator/cbtemulator.go";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.flokli ];
+    mainProgram = "cbtemulator";
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}