Configure tests from dbt_project.yml

core/dbt/config/project.py

@@ -353,12 +353,14 @@ def create_project(self, rendered: RenderComponents) -> 'Project':
         seeds: Dict[str, Any]
         snapshots: Dict[str, Any]
         sources: Dict[str, Any]
+        tests: Dict[str, Any]
         vars_value: VarProvider
 
         models = cfg.models
         seeds = cfg.seeds
         snapshots = cfg.snapshots
         sources = cfg.sources
+        tests = cfg.tests
         if cfg.vars is None:
             vars_dict: Dict[str, Any] = {}
         else:
@@ -408,6 +410,7 @@ def create_project(self, rendered: RenderComponents) -> 'Project':
             selectors=selectors,
             query_comment=query_comment,
             sources=sources,
+            tests=tests,
             vars=vars_value,
             config_version=cfg.config_version,
             unrendered=unrendered,
@@ -513,6 +516,7 @@ class Project:
     seeds: Dict[str, Any]
     snapshots: Dict[str, Any]
     sources: Dict[str, Any]
+    tests: Dict[str, Any]
     vars: VarProvider
     dbt_version: List[VersionSpecifier]
     packages: Dict[str, Any]
@@ -571,6 +575,7 @@ def to_project_config(self, with_packages=False):
             'seeds': self.seeds,
             'snapshots': self.snapshots,
             'sources': self.sources,
+            'tests': self.tests,
             'vars': self.vars.to_dict(),
             'require-dbt-version': [
                 v.to_version_string() for v in self.dbt_version

core/dbt/config/renderer.py

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def should_render_keypath(self, keypath: Keypath) -> bool:
         if first == 'vars':
             return False
 
-        if first in {'seeds', 'models', 'snapshots', 'seeds'}:
+        if first in {'seeds', 'models', 'snapshots', 'tests'}:
             keypath_parts = {
                 (k.lstrip('+') if isinstance(k, str) else k)
                 for k in keypath

core/dbt/config/runtime.py

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ def from_parts(
             selectors=project.selectors,
             query_comment=project.query_comment,
             sources=project.sources,
+            tests=project.tests,
             vars=project.vars,
             config_version=project.config_version,
             unrendered=project.unrendered,
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ def _get_config_paths(
         return frozenset(paths)
 
     def get_resource_config_paths(self) -> Dict[str, PathSet]:
-        """Return a dictionary with 'seeds' and 'models' keys whose values are
+        """Return a dictionary with resource type keys whose values are
         lists of lists of strings, where each inner list of strings represents
         a configured path in the resource.
         """
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ def get_resource_config_paths(self) -> Dict[str, PathSet]:
             'seeds': self._get_config_paths(self.seeds),
             'snapshots': self._get_config_paths(self.snapshots),
             'sources': self._get_config_paths(self.sources),
+            'tests': self._get_config_paths(self.tests),
         }
 
     def get_unused_resource_config_paths(
@@ -488,6 +490,7 @@ def from_parts(
             selectors=project.selectors,
             query_comment=project.query_comment,
             sources=project.sources,
+            tests=project.tests,
             vars=project.vars,
             config_version=project.config_version,
             unrendered=project.unrendered,

core/dbt/context/context_config.py

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ def get_config_dict(self, resource_type: NodeType) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             model_configs = unrendered.get('snapshots')
         elif resource_type == NodeType.Source:
             model_configs = unrendered.get('sources')
+        elif resource_type == NodeType.Test:
+            model_configs = unrendered.get('tests')
         else:
             model_configs = unrendered.get('models')
 
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ def get_config_dict(self, resource_type: NodeType) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             model_configs = self.project.snapshots
         elif resource_type == NodeType.Source:
             model_configs = self.project.sources
+        elif resource_type == NodeType.Test:
+            model_configs = self.project.tests
         else:
             model_configs = self.project.models
         return model_configs

core/dbt/contracts/project.py

@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ class Project(HyphenatedDbtClassMixin, Replaceable):
     snapshots: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
     analyses: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
     sources: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    tests: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
     vars: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = field(
         default=None,
         metadata=dict(