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How to mock JSON column #222

@HansBambel

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@HansBambel

Hey, really cool project!
I was wondering how would I mock a JSON in a column. I've tried different things already, but none seem to work. I mostly get a Syntax error when I run the test and the (mocked) JSON is fed in.

This is my latest version:

{{ config(tags=["unit-test"]) }}

-- Tests that output produced by the plugins are correctly aggregated
{% call dbt_unit_testing.test("session_plugin_output", "data aggregations correct") %}
    {%- set session_all_valid = "'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001'" -%}
    {%- set session_mixed = "'00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000mixed'" -%}
    {%- set session_no_output = "'00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000missing'" -%}
    {%- set session_no_json = "'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000nojson'" -%}
    {%- set valid_output = {"plugin": {"name": "expectedPlugin", "version": "1.0"}, "outputContentIds": ["Unit 1"]} -%}
    {%- set empty_output = {"plugin": {"name": "expectedPlugin", "version": "1.0"}, "outputContentIds": []} -%}
    {%- set null_output = {"plugin": {"name": "expectedPlugin", "version": "1.0"}, "outputContentIds": null} -%}
    {%- set missing_output = {"plugin": {"name": "expectedPlugin", "version": "1.0"}} -%}
    {% set column_transformations = {
      "value": "to_json_string(value)"
      }
    %}

    {% call dbt_unit_testing.mock_source(
        "event_log", "personalizationpluginrun_events", options={"column_transformations": column_transformations}
    ) %}
    {{ session_all_valid }} as log_id, {{ valid_output }} as value::jsonb
    UNION ALL
    {{ session_all_valid }} as log_id, {{ valid_output }} as value::jsonb
    UNION ALL
    {{ session_mixed }} as log_id, {{ valid_output }} as value::jsonb
    UNION ALL
    {{ session_mixed }} as log_id, {{ empty_output }} as value::jsonb
    UNION ALL
    {{ session_mixed }} as log_id, {{ empty_output }} as value::jsonb
    UNION ALL
    {{ session_mixed }} as log_id, {{ valid_output }} as value::jsonb
    UNION ALL
    {{ session_no_output }} as log_id, {{ empty_output }} as value::jsonb
    UNION ALL
    {{ session_no_output }} as log_id, {{ null_output }} as value::jsonb
    UNION ALL
    {{ session_no_output }} as log_id, {{ missing_output }} as value::jsonb
    UNION ALL
    {{ session_no_json }} as log_id, null as value::jsonb
    {% endcall %}

    {% call dbt_unit_testing.expect({"input_format": "csv"}) %}
          session_id::varchar(36), plugin_output_produced::int, plugin_runs::int
            {{ session_all_valid }}, 2, 2
            {{ session_mixed }}, 2, 4
            {{ session_no_output }}, 0, 3
            {{ session_no_json }}, 0, 1
    {% endcall %}
{% endcall %}

This results in the following error:

Database Error in test session_plugin_output (tests/legacy/personalization/session_plugin_output.sql)
  syntax error at or near "'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001'" in context "( 
        with
        "personalizationpluginrun_events" as (
      '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001'", at line 18, column 5

Before that I also tried it with CSV input, with or without the column_transformation which would make the test way easier to read:

{{ config(tags=["unit-test"]) }}

-- Tests that output produced by the plugins are correctly aggregated
{% call dbt_unit_testing.test("session_plugin_output", "data aggregations correct") %}
    {%- set session_all_valid = "'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001'" -%}
    {%- set session_mixed = "'00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000mixed'" -%}
    {%- set session_no_output = "'00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000missing'" -%}
    {%- set session_no_json = "'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000nojson'" -%}
    {%- set valid_output = {"plugin": {"name": "expectedPlugin", "version": "1.0"}, "outputContentIds": ["Unit 1"]} -%}
    {%- set empty_output = {"plugin": {"name": "expectedPlugin", "version": "1.0"}, "outputContentIds": []} -%}
    {%- set null_output = {"plugin": {"name": "expectedPlugin", "version": "1.0"}, "outputContentIds": null} -%}
    {%- set missing_output = {"plugin": {"name": "expectedPlugin", "version": "1.0"}} -%}
    

    {% call dbt_unit_testing.mock_source(
        "event_log", "personalizationpluginrun_events", options={"input_format": "csv"}
    ) %}
    log_id::varchar(36), value::jsonb
    {{ session_all_valid }}, {{ valid_output }}
    {{ session_all_valid }}, {{ valid_output }}
    {{ session_mixed }}, {{ valid_output }}
    {{ session_mixed }}, {{ empty_output }}
    {{ session_mixed }}, {{ empty_output }}
    {{ session_mixed }}, {{ valid_output }}
    {{ session_no_output }}, {{ empty_output }}
    {{ session_no_output }}, {{ null_output }}
    {{ session_no_output }}, {{ missing_output }}
    {{ session_no_json }}, null
    {% endcall %}

    {% call dbt_unit_testing.expect({"input_format": "csv"}) %}
          session_id::varchar(36), plugin_output_produced::int, plugin_runs::int
            {{ session_all_valid }}, 2, 2
            {{ session_mixed }}, 2, 4
            {{ session_no_output }}, 0, 3
            {{ session_no_json }}, 0, 1
    {% endcall %}
{% endcall %}

This is results in the following error:

Database Error in test session_plugin_output (tests/legacy/personalization/session_plugin_output.sql)
  syntax error at or near "'plugin'" in context ",CAST({'plugin'", at line 17, column 128

Is mocking such a JSON column supported in the first place? If so, how would I mock it?

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