def _properties(source, size, require_staging, remote):
    """Args:
        source (str): source of the data
        size (int): number of rows of the dataset 
        require_staging (bool): whether the file requires staging
        remote (str): remote path 
    
    Returns:
        dict: set of importer properties
    """

    return {
        "source": source,
        "size": size,
        "require_staging": require_staging,
        "remote_path": remote
    }