get_column_schema_from_query macro

.changes/unreleased/Features-20230222-130632.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: get_column_schema_from_query_macro
+time: 2023-02-22T13:06:32.583743-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: jtcohen6 michelleark
+  Issue: "6751"

core/dbt/adapters/base/impl.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     Iterator,
     Set,
 )
+
 import agate
 import pytz
 
@@ -37,10 +38,7 @@
     UnexpectedNonTimestampError,
 )
 
-from dbt.adapters.protocol import (
-    AdapterConfig,
-    ConnectionManagerProtocol,
-)
+from dbt.adapters.protocol import AdapterConfig, ConnectionManagerProtocol
 from dbt.clients.agate_helper import empty_table, merge_tables, table_from_rows
 from dbt.clients.jinja import MacroGenerator
 from dbt.contracts.graph.manifest import Manifest, MacroManifest
@@ -176,6 +174,7 @@ class BaseAdapter(metaclass=AdapterMeta):
         - truncate_relation
         - rename_relation
         - get_columns_in_relation
+        - get_column_schema_from_query
         - expand_column_types
         - list_relations_without_caching
         - is_cancelable
@@ -268,6 +267,19 @@ def execute(
         """
         return self.connections.execute(sql=sql, auto_begin=auto_begin, fetch=fetch)
 
+    @available.parse(lambda *a, **k: [])
+    def get_column_schema_from_query(self, sql: str) -> List[BaseColumn]:
+        """Get a list of the Columns with names and data types from the given sql."""
+        _, cursor = self.connections.add_select_query(sql)
+        columns = [
+            self.Column.create(
+                column_name, self.connections.data_type_code_to_name(column_type_code)
+            )
+            # https://peps.python.org/pep-0249/#description
+            for column_name, column_type_code, *_ in cursor.description
+        ]
+        return columns
+
     @available.parse(lambda *a, **k: ("", empty_table()))
     def get_partitions_metadata(self, table: str) -> Tuple[agate.Table]:
         """Obtain partitions metadata for a BigQuery partitioned table.

core/dbt/adapters/sql/connections.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import abc
 import time
-from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, Any, Iterable, Dict
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, Any, Iterable, Dict, Union
 
 import agate
 
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def add_query(
         bindings: Optional[Any] = None,
         abridge_sql_log: bool = False,
     ) -> Tuple[Connection, Any]:
+
         connection = self.get_thread_connection()
         if auto_begin and connection.transaction_open is False:
             self.begin()
@@ -128,6 +129,14 @@ def get_result_from_cursor(cls, cursor: Any) -> agate.Table:
 
         return dbt.clients.agate_helper.table_from_data_flat(data, column_names)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def data_type_code_to_name(cls, type_code: Union[int, str]) -> str:
+        """Get the string representation of the data type from the type_code."""
+        # https://peps.python.org/pep-0249/#type-objects
+        raise dbt.exceptions.NotImplementedError(
+            "`data_type_code_to_name` is not implemented for this adapter!"
+        )
+
     def execute(
         self, sql: str, auto_begin: bool = False, fetch: bool = False
     ) -> Tuple[AdapterResponse, agate.Table]:
@@ -146,6 +155,10 @@ def add_begin_query(self):
     def add_commit_query(self):
         return self.add_query("COMMIT", auto_begin=False)
 
+    def add_select_query(self, sql: str) -> Tuple[Connection, Any]:
+        sql = self._add_query_comment(sql)
+        return self.add_query(sql, auto_begin=False)
+
     def begin(self):
         connection = self.get_thread_connection()
         if connection.transaction_open is True:

core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/adapters/columns.sql

@@ -17,23 +17,55 @@
 {% endmacro %}
 
 
+{% macro get_empty_subquery_sql(select_sql) -%}
+  {{ return(adapter.dispatch('get_empty_subquery_sql', 'dbt')(select_sql)) }}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{#
+  Builds a query that results in the same schema as the given select_sql statement, without necessitating a data scan.
+  Useful for running a query in a 'pre-flight' context, such as model contract enforcement (assert_columns_equivalent macro).
+#}
+{% macro default__get_empty_subquery_sql(select_sql) %}
+    select * from (
+        {{ select_sql }}
+    ) as __dbt_sbq
+    where false
+    limit 0
+{% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro get_empty_schema_sql(columns) -%}
+  {{ return(adapter.dispatch('get_empty_schema_sql', 'dbt')(columns)) }}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{% macro default__get_empty_schema_sql(columns) %}
+    select
+    {% for i in columns %}
+      {%- set col = columns[i] -%}
+      cast(null as {{ col['data_type'] }}) as {{ col['name'] }}{{ ", " if not loop.last }}
+    {%- endfor -%}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{% macro get_column_schema_from_query(select_sql) -%}
+    {% set columns = [] %}
+    {# -- Using an 'empty subquery' here to get the same schema as the given select_sql statement, without necessitating a data scan.#}
+    {% set sql = get_empty_subquery_sql(select_sql) %}
+    {% set column_schema = adapter.get_column_schema_from_query(sql) %}
+    {{ return(column_schema) }}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+-- here for back compat
 {% macro get_columns_in_query(select_sql) -%}
   {{ return(adapter.dispatch('get_columns_in_query', 'dbt')(select_sql)) }}
 {% endmacro %}
 
 {% macro default__get_columns_in_query(select_sql) %}
     {% call statement('get_columns_in_query', fetch_result=True, auto_begin=False) -%}
-        select * from (
-            {{ select_sql }}
-        ) as __dbt_sbq
-        where false
-        limit 0
+        {{ get_empty_subquery_sql(select_sql) }}
     {% endcall %}
-
     {{ return(load_result('get_columns_in_query').table.columns | map(attribute='name') | list) }}
 {% endmacro %}
 
-
 {% macro alter_column_type(relation, column_name, new_column_type) -%}
   {{ return(adapter.dispatch('alter_column_type', 'dbt')(relation, column_name, new_column_type)) }}
 {% endmacro %}

core/dbt/include/global_project/macros/materializations/models/table/columns_spec_ddl.sql

@@ -27,25 +27,34 @@
   {{ return(assert_columns_equivalent(sql)) }}
 {%- endmacro %}
 
+{#
+  Compares the column schema provided by a model's sql file to the column schema provided by a model's schema file.
+  If any differences in name, data_type or order of columns exist between the two schemas, raises a compiler error
+#}
 {% macro assert_columns_equivalent(sql) %}
-  {#- loop through user_provided_columns to get column names -#}
-    {%- set user_provided_columns = model['columns'] -%}
-    {%- set column_names_config_only = [] -%}
-    {%- for i in user_provided_columns -%}
-      {%- set col = user_provided_columns[i] -%}
-      {%- set col_name = col['name'] -%}
-      {%- set column_names_config_only = column_names_config_only.append(col_name) -%}
-    {%- endfor -%}
-    {%- set sql_file_provided_columns = get_columns_in_query(sql) -%}
-
-    {#- uppercase both schema and sql file columns -#}
-    {%- set column_names_config_upper= column_names_config_only|map('upper')|join(',')  -%}
-    {%- set column_names_config_formatted = column_names_config_upper.split(',')  -%}
-    {%- set sql_file_provided_columns_upper = sql_file_provided_columns|map('upper')|join(',') -%}
-    {%- set sql_file_provided_columns_formatted = sql_file_provided_columns_upper.split(',') -%}
-
-    {%- if column_names_config_formatted != sql_file_provided_columns_formatted -%}
-      {%- do exceptions.raise_compiler_error('Please ensure the name, order, and number of columns in your `yml` file match the columns in your SQL file.\nSchema File Columns: ' ~ column_names_config_formatted ~ '\nSQL File Columns: ' ~ sql_file_provided_columns_formatted ~ ' ' ) %}
-    {%- endif -%}
+  {#-- Obtain the column schema provided by sql file. #}
+  {%- set sql_file_provided_columns = get_column_schema_from_query(sql) -%}
+  {#--Obtain the column schema provided by the schema file by generating an 'empty schema' query from the model's columns. #}
+  {%- set schema_file_provided_columns = get_column_schema_from_query(get_empty_schema_sql(model['columns'])) -%}
+
+  {%- set sql_file_provided_columns_formatted = format_columns(sql_file_provided_columns)  -%}
+  {%- set schema_file_provided_columns_formatted = format_columns(schema_file_provided_columns)  -%}
+
+  {%- if sql_file_provided_columns_formatted != schema_file_provided_columns_formatted -%}
+    {%- do exceptions.raise_compiler_error('Please ensure the name, data_type, order, and number of columns in your `yml` file match the columns in your SQL file.\nSchema File Columns: ' ~ (schema_file_provided_columns_formatted|trim) ~ '\n\nSQL File Columns: ' ~ (sql_file_provided_columns_formatted|trim) ~ ' ' ) %}
+  {%- endif -%}
 
 {% endmacro %}
+
+{% macro format_columns(columns) %}
+  {% set formatted_columns = [] %}
+  {% for column in columns %}
+    {%- set formatted_column = adapter.dispatch('format_column', 'dbt')(column) -%}
+    {%- do formatted_columns.append(formatted_column) -%}
+  {% endfor %}
+  {{ return(formatted_columns|join(', ')) }}
+{%- endmacro -%}
+
+{% macro default__format_column(column) -%}
+  {{ return(column.column.lower() ~ " " ~ column.dtype) }}
+{%- endmacro -%}

plugins/postgres/dbt/adapters/postgres/connections.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 import psycopg2
+from psycopg2.extensions import string_types
 
 import dbt.exceptions
 from dbt.adapters.base import Credentials
@@ -190,3 +191,7 @@ def get_response(cls, cursor) -> AdapterResponse:
         status_messsage_strings = [part for part in status_message_parts if not part.isdigit()]
         code = " ".join(status_messsage_strings)
         return AdapterResponse(_message=message, code=code, rows_affected=rows)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def data_type_code_to_name(cls, type_code: int) -> str:
+        return string_types[type_code].name

tests/adapter/dbt/tests/adapter/constraints/fixtures.py

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 }}
 
 select
-  1 as color,
-  'blue' as id,
+  'blue' as color,
+  1 as id,
   cast('2019-01-01' as date) as date_day
 """
 
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@
   cast('2019-01-01' as date) as date_day
 """
 
+my_model_data_type_sql = """
+{{{{
+  config(
+    materialized = "table"
+  )
+}}}}
+
+select
+  {sql_value} as wrong_data_type_column_name
+"""
+
 my_model_with_nulls_sql = """
 {{
   config(
@@ -117,3 +128,14 @@
       - name: date_day
         data_type: date
 """
+
+model_data_type_schema_yml = """
+version: 2
+models:
+  - name: my_model_data_type
+    config:
+      contract: true
+    columns:
+      - name: wrong_data_type_column_name
+        data_type: {data_type}
+"""