Add insert-by-period materialization

README.md

@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ This macro implements an "outer union." The list of tables provided to this macr
 Usage:
 ```
 {{ dbt_utils.union_tables(
-    tables=[ref('table_1'), ref('table_2')], 
-    column_override={"some_field": "varchar(100)"}, 
+    tables=[ref('table_1'), ref('table_2')],
+    column_override={"some_field": "varchar(100)"},
     exclude=["some_other_field"]
 ) }}
 ```
@@ -266,6 +266,59 @@ Usage:
 ```
 {{ dbt_utils.get_url_parameter(field='page_url', url_parameter='utm_source') }}
 ```
+---
+### Materializations
+#### insert_by_period ([source](macros/materializations/insert_by_period_materialization.sql))
+`insert_by_period` allows dbt to insert records into a table one period (i.e. day, week) at a time.
+
+This materialization is appropriate for event data that can be processed in discrete periods. It is similar in concept to the built-in incremental materialization, but has the added benefit of building the model in chunks even during a full-refresh so is particularly useful for models where the initial run can be problematic.
+
+Should a run of a model using this materialization be interrupted, a subsequent run will continue building the target table from where it was interrupted (granted the `--full-refresh` flag is omitted).
+
+Progress is logged in the command line for easy monitoring.
+
+Usage:
+```sql
+{{
+  config(
+    materialized = "insert_by_period",
+    period = "day",
+    timestamp_field = "created_at",
+    start_date = "2018-01-01",
+    stop_date = "2018-06-01"
+}}
+
+with events as (
+
+  select *
+  from {{ ref('events') }}
+  where __PERIOD_FILTER__ -- This will be replaced with a filter in the materialization code
+
+)
+
+....complex aggregates here....
+
+```
+Configuration values:
+* `period`: period to break the model into, must be a valid [datepart](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/r_Dateparts_for_datetime_functions.html) (default='Week')
+* `timestamp_field`: the column name of the timestamp field that will be used to break the model into smaller queries
+* `start_date`: literal date or timestamp - generally choose a date that is earlier than the start of your data
+* `stop_date`: literal date or timestamp (default=current_timestamp)
+
+Caveats:
+* This materialization is compatible with dbt 0.10.1.
+* This materialization has been written for Redshift.
+* This materialization can only be used for a model where records are not expected to change after they are created.
+* Any model post-hooks that use `{{ this }}` will fail using this materialization. For example:
+```yaml
+models:
+    project-name:
+        post-hook: "grant select on {{ this }} to db_reader"
+```
+A useful workaround is to change the above post-hook to:
+```yaml
+        post-hook: "grant select on {{ this.schema }}.{{ this.name }} to db_reader"
+```
 
 ----
 

macros/materializations/insert_by_period_materialization.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+{% macro get_period_boundaries(target_schema, target_table, timestamp_field, start_date, stop_date, period) -%}
+
+  {% call statement('period_boundaries', fetch_result=True) -%}
+    with data as (
+      select
+          coalesce(max("{{timestamp_field}}"), '{{start_date}}')::timestamp as start_timestamp,
+          coalesce(
+            {{dbt_utils.dateadd('millisecond',
+                                -1,
+                                "nullif('" ~ stop_date ~ "','')::timestamp")}},
+            {{dbt_utils.current_timestamp()}}
+          ) as stop_timestamp
+      from "{{target_schema}}"."{{target_table}}"
+    )
+
+    select
+      start_timestamp,
+      stop_timestamp,
+      {{dbt_utils.datediff('start_timestamp',
+                           'stop_timestamp',
+                           period)}}  + 1 as num_periods
+    from data
+  {%- endcall %}
+
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{% macro get_period_sql(target_cols_csv, sql, timestamp_field, period, start_timestamp, stop_timestamp, offset) -%}
+
+  {%- set period_filter -%}
+    ("{{timestamp_field}}" >  '{{start_timestamp}}'::timestamp + interval '{{offset}} {{period}}' and
+     "{{timestamp_field}}" <= '{{start_timestamp}}'::timestamp + interval '{{offset}} {{period}}' + interval '1 {{period}}' and
+     "{{timestamp_field}}" <  '{{stop_timestamp}}'::timestamp)
+  {%- endset -%}
+
+  {%- set filtered_sql = sql | replace("__PERIOD_FILTER__", period_filter) -%}
+
+  select
+    {{target_cols_csv}}
+  from (
+    {{filtered_sql}}
+  )
+
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{% materialization insert_by_period, default -%}
+  {%- set timestamp_field = config.require('timestamp_field') -%}
+  {%- set start_date = config.require('start_date') -%}
+  {%- set stop_date = config.get('stop_date') or '' -%}}
+  {%- set period = config.get('period') or 'week' -%}
+
+  {%- if not '__PERIOD_FILTER__' is in sql -%}
+    {%- set error_message -%}
+      Model '{{ model.unique_id }}' does not include the required string '__PERIOD_FILTER__' in its sql
+    {%- endset -%}
+    {{ exceptions.raise_compiler_error(error_message) }}
+  {%- endif -%}
+
+  {%- set identifier = model['name'] -%}
+
+  {%- set existing_relations = adapter.list_relations(schema=schema) -%}
+  {%- set old_relation = adapter.get_relation(relations_list=existing_relations,
+                                              schema=schema, identifier=identifier) -%}
+  {%- set target_relation = api.Relation.create(identifier=identifier, schema=schema, type='table') -%}
+
+  {%- set non_destructive_mode = (flags.NON_DESTRUCTIVE == True) -%}
+  {%- set full_refresh_mode = (flags.FULL_REFRESH == True) -%}
+
+  {%- set exists_as_table = (old_relation is not none and old_relation.is_table) -%}
+  {%- set exists_not_as_table = (old_relation is not none and not old_relation.is_table) -%}
+
+  {%- set should_truncate = (non_destructive_mode and full_refresh_mode and exists_as_table) -%}
+  {%- set should_drop = (not should_truncate and (full_refresh_mode or exists_not_as_table)) -%}
+  {%- set force_create = (flags.FULL_REFRESH and not flags.NON_DESTRUCTIVE) -%}
+
+  -- setup
+  {% if old_relation is none -%}
+    -- noop
+  {%- elif should_truncate -%}
+    {{adapter.truncate_relation(old_relation)}}
+  {%- elif should_drop -%}
+    {{adapter.drop_relation(old_relation)}}
+    {%- set old_relation = none -%}
+  {%- endif %}
+
+  {{run_hooks(pre_hooks, inside_transaction=False)}}
+
+  -- `begin` happens here, so `commit` after it to finish the transaction
+  {{run_hooks(pre_hooks, inside_transaction=True)}}
+  {% call statement() -%}
+    begin; -- make extra sure we've closed out the transaction
+    commit;
+  {%- endcall %}
+
+  -- build model
+  {% if force_create or old_relation is none -%}
+    {# Create an empty target table -#}
+    {% call statement('main') -%}
+      {%- set empty_sql = sql | replace("__PERIOD_FILTER__", 'false') -%}
+      {{create_table_as(False, target_relation, empty_sql)}};
+    {%- endcall %}
+  {%- endif %}
+
+  {% set _ = dbt_utils.get_period_boundaries(schema,
+                                              identifier,
+                                              timestamp_field,
+                                              start_date,
+                                              stop_date,
+                                              period) %}
+  {%- set start_timestamp = load_result('period_boundaries')['data'][0][0] | string -%}
+  {%- set stop_timestamp = load_result('period_boundaries')['data'][0][1] | string -%}
+  {%- set num_periods = load_result('period_boundaries')['data'][0][2] | int -%}
+
+  {% set target_columns = adapter.get_columns_in_table(schema, identifier) %}
+  {%- set target_cols_csv = target_columns | map(attribute='quoted') | join(', ') -%}
+  {%- set loop_vars = {'sum_rows_inserted': 0} -%}
+
+  -- commit each period as a separate transaction
+  {% for i in range(num_periods) -%}
+    {%- set msg = "Running for " ~ period ~ " " ~ (i + 1) ~ " of " ~ (num_periods) -%}
+    {{log("         + " ~ modules.datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S') ~ " " ~ msg, info=True)}}
+
+    {%- set tmp_identifier = model['name'] ~ '__dbt_incremental_period' ~ i ~ '_tmp' -%}
+    {%- set tmp_relation = api.Relation.create(identifier=tmp_identifier,
+                                             schema=schema, type='table') -%}
+    {% call statement() -%}
+      {% set tmp_table_sql = dbt_utils.get_period_sql(target_cols_csv,
+                                                       sql,
+                                                       timestamp_field,
+                                                       period,
+                                                       start_timestamp,
+                                                       stop_timestamp,
+                                                       i) %}
+      {{dbt.create_table_as(True, tmp_relation, tmp_table_sql)}}
+    {%- endcall %}
+
+    {{adapter.expand_target_column_types(temp_table=tmp_identifier,
+                                         to_schema=schema,
+                                         to_table=identifier)}}
+    {%- set name = 'main-' ~ i -%}
+    {% call statement(name, fetch_result=True) -%}
+      insert into {{target_relation}} ({{target_cols_csv}})
+      (
+          select
+              {{target_cols_csv}}
+          from {{tmp_relation.include(schema=False)}}
+      );
+    {%- endcall %}
+    {%- set rows_inserted = (load_result('main-' ~ i)['status'].split(" "))[2] | int -%}
+    {%- set sum_rows_inserted = loop_vars['sum_rows_inserted'] + rows_inserted -%}
+    {%- if loop_vars.update({'sum_rows_inserted': sum_rows_inserted}) %} {% endif -%}
+
+    {%- set msg = "Ran for " ~ period ~ " " ~ (i + 1) ~ " of " ~ (num_periods) ~ "; " ~ rows_inserted ~ " records inserted" -%}
+    {{log("         + " ~ modules.datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S') ~ " " ~ msg, info=True)}}
+
+  {%- endfor %}
+
+  {% call statement() -%}
+    begin;
+  {%- endcall %}
+
+  {{run_hooks(post_hooks, inside_transaction=True)}}
+
+  {% call statement() -%}
+    commit;
+  {%- endcall %}
+
+  {{run_hooks(post_hooks, inside_transaction=False)}}
+
+  {%- set status_string = "INSERT " ~ loop_vars['sum_rows_inserted'] -%}
+
+  {% call noop_statement(name='main', status=status_string) -%}
+    -- no-op
+  {%- endcall %}
+
+{%- endmaterialization %}