dbt init profile_template.yml improvements #4118

NiallRees · 2021-10-22T13:46:09Z

Follow up to #3625

Rename target's target_options.yml to profile_template.yml
A profile_template.yml in the project's root now just overrides the target's profile_template.yml, they have the same format
Update the format of profile_template.yml from

_fixed_type: postgres
threads:
  hint: '1 or more'
  type: 'int'
  default: 1
host:
  hint: 'hostname for the instance'
port:
  default: 5432
  type: 'int'
user:
  hint: 'dev username'
pass:
  hint: 'dev password'
  hide_input: true
dbname:
  hint: 'default database that dbt will build objects in'
schema:
  hint: 'default schema that dbt will build objects in'

to

fixed:
  type: postgres
prompts:
  host:
    hint: 'hostname for the instance'
  port:
    default: 5432
    type: 'int'
  user:
    hint: 'dev username'
  pass:
    hint: 'dev password'
    hide_input: true
  dbname:
    hint: 'default database that dbt will build objects in'
  schema:
    hint: 'default schema that dbt will build objects in'
  threads:
    hint: '1 or more'
    type: 'int'
    default: 1

NiallRees · 2021-10-22T14:51:49Z

core/dbt/task/init.py

@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ def copy_starter_repo(self, project_name):
    def create_profiles_dir(self, profiles_dir: str) -> bool:
        """Create the user's profiles directory if it doesn't already exist."""
        profiles_path = Path(profiles_dir)
-        if profiles_path.exists():
+        if not profiles_path.exists():


jtcohen6

I love it, I'm all about it

Especially cool is that you can define profile_template.yml for your project, even if your adapter plugin has not yet defined the defaults. Of course, it's super easy if you can just copy-paste the plugin defaults, and change prompts into fixed

* Update profile_template.yml to use same syntax as target_options.yml * Rename target_options to profile_template * Update profile_template config spec automatic commit by git-black, original commits: 11436fe 3397bdc

* Update profile_template.yml to use same syntax as target_options.yml * Rename target_options to profile_template * Update profile_template config spec automatic commit by git-black, original commits: 3397bdc

Update profile_template.yml to use same syntax as target_options.yml

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Rename target_options to profile_template

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NiallRees changed the title ~~Update profile_template.yml to use same syntax as target_options.yml~~ dbt init profile_template.yml improvements Oct 22, 2021

Update profile_template config spec

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