Allow specifying of "project-dir"

[ybressler]

Want:

--project-dir cli argument.

Explanation:

Similar to dbt run --project-dir my-project/, I want to be able to parse and lint my project in a single command.

My current workaround is to run dbt parse ... then point to the manifest. But I'd rather have a single command.

[matthieucan]

Thanks for reporting and sharing your use-case!
Out of curiosity, does dbt-score run in the same virtual environment as dbt? (alternatively, does dbt run in a virtual environment, or is it installed system-wide?)

dbt-score makes use of the environment variable DBT_PROJECT_DIR to look for the dbt project. However I'm afraid it only works if that variable is a relative path appended to the current working directory, but making it work with absolute paths should be very easy
Ref: https://github.com/PicnicSupermarket/dbt-score/blob/master/src/dbt_score/dbt_utils.py#L59-L66

[jochemvandooren]

Also, just to check:

Have you tried running dbt-score lint --run-dbt-parse? It will actually try to run dbt parse, you will have to make sure your environment is setup correctly so it can find the dbt project though!

[ybressler]

• dbt-score indeed executes in the same virtual environment as dbt. (Using poetry as version manager)
• Relatedly, I don't rely on the DBT_PROJECT_DIR env var, instead, pass it to the command line on each execution. This has a bit to do with project layout
• dbt-score lint --run-dbt-parse fails, it cannot find the project yml file

[matthieucan]

Understood, thanks for the additional info. I think this feature definitely makes sense. Would you like to contribute it?