Make dataset factory resolve nested dict properly

RELEASE.md

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 ## Major features and improvements
 ## Bug fixes and other changes
+* Updated dataset factories to resolve nested catalog config properly.
+
 ## Documentation changes
 ## Breaking changes to the API
 ## Upcoming deprecations for Kedro 0.19.0

kedro/framework/cli/catalog.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """A collection of CLI commands for working with Kedro catalog."""
+import copy
 from collections import defaultdict
 from itertools import chain
 
@@ -84,7 +85,13 @@ def list_datasets(metadata: ProjectMetadata, pipeline, env):
                 data_catalog._dataset_patterns, ds_name
             )
             if matched_pattern:
-                ds_config = data_catalog._resolve_config(ds_name, matched_pattern)
+                ds_config_copy = copy.deepcopy(
+                    data_catalog._dataset_patterns[matched_pattern]
+                )
+
+                ds_config = data_catalog._resolve_config(
+                    ds_name, matched_pattern, ds_config_copy
+                )
                 factory_ds_by_type[ds_config["type"]].append(ds_name)
 
         default_ds = default_ds - set(chain.from_iterable(factory_ds_by_type.values()))
@@ -244,7 +251,14 @@ def resolve_patterns(metadata: ProjectMetadata, env):
             data_catalog._dataset_patterns, ds_name
         )
         if matched_pattern:
-            ds_config = data_catalog._resolve_config(ds_name, matched_pattern)
+            ds_config_copy = copy.deepcopy(
+                data_catalog._dataset_patterns[matched_pattern]
+            )
+
+            ds_config = data_catalog._resolve_config(
+                ds_name, matched_pattern, ds_config_copy
+            )
+
             ds_config["filepath"] = _trim_filepath(
                 str(context.project_path) + "/", ds_config["filepath"]
             )

kedro/io/data_catalog.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import logging
 import re
 from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable
+from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from parse import parse
 
@@ -388,7 +388,10 @@ def _get_dataset(
         if data_set_name not in self._data_sets and matched_pattern:
             # If the dataset is a patterned dataset, materialise it and add it to
             # the catalog
-            data_set_config = self._resolve_config(data_set_name, matched_pattern)
+            config_copy = copy.deepcopy(self._dataset_patterns[matched_pattern])
+            data_set_config = self._resolve_config(
+                data_set_name, matched_pattern, config_copy
+            )
             ds_layer = data_set_config.pop("layer", None)
             if ds_layer:
                 self.layers = self.layers or {}
@@ -436,27 +439,33 @@ def __contains__(self, data_set_name):
             return True
         return False
 
+    @classmethod
     def _resolve_config(
-        self,
+        cls,
         data_set_name: str,
         matched_pattern: str,
+        config: dict,
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Get resolved AbstractDataset from a factory config"""
         result = parse(matched_pattern, data_set_name)
-        config_copy = copy.deepcopy(self._dataset_patterns[matched_pattern])
         # Resolve the factory config for the dataset
-        for key, value in config_copy.items():
-            if isinstance(value, Iterable) and "}" in value:
-                # result.named: gives access to all dict items in the match result.
-                # format_map fills in dict values into a string with {...} placeholders
-                # of the same key name.
-                try:
-                    config_copy[key] = str(value).format_map(result.named)
-                except KeyError as exc:
-                    raise DatasetError(
-                        f"Unable to resolve '{key}' for the pattern '{matched_pattern}'"
-                    ) from exc
-        return config_copy
+        if isinstance(config, dict):
+            for key, value in config.items():
+                config[key] = cls._resolve_config(data_set_name, matched_pattern, value)
+        elif isinstance(config, (list, tuple)):
+            config = [
+                cls._resolve_config(data_set_name, matched_pattern, value)
+                for value in config
+            ]
+        elif isinstance(config, str) and "}" in config:
+            try:
+                config = str(config).format_map(result.named)
+            except KeyError as exc:
+                raise DatasetError(
+                    f"Unable to resolve '{config}' from the pattern '{matched_pattern}'. Keys used in the configuration "
+                    f"should be present in the dataset factory pattern."
+                ) from exc
+        return config
 
     def load(self, name: str, version: str = None) -> Any:
         """Loads a registered data set.

tests/io/test_data_catalog.py

@@ -107,6 +107,29 @@ def config_with_dataset_factories():
     }
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def config_with_dataset_factories_nested():
+    return {
+        "catalog": {
+            "{brand}_cars": {
+                "type": "PartitionedDataset",
+                "path": "data/01_raw",
+                "dataset": "pandas.CSVDataSet",
+                "metadata": {
+                    "my-plugin": {
+                        "brand": "{brand}",
+                        "list_config": [
+                            "NA",
+                            "{brand}",
+                        ],
+                        "nested_list_dict": [{}, {"brand": "{brand}"}],
+                    }
+                },
+            },
+        },
+    }
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def config_with_dataset_factories_with_default(config_with_dataset_factories):
     config_with_dataset_factories["catalog"]["{default_dataset}"] = {
@@ -840,7 +863,10 @@ def test_unmatched_key_error_when_parsing_config(
     ):
         """Check error raised when key mentioned in the config is not in pattern name"""
         catalog = DataCatalog.from_config(**config_with_dataset_factories_bad_pattern)
-        pattern = "Unable to resolve 'filepath' for the pattern '{type}@planes'"
+        pattern = (
+            "Unable to resolve 'data/01_raw/{brand}_plane.pq' from the pattern '{type}@planes'. "
+            "Keys used in the configuration should be present in the dataset factory pattern."
+        )
         with pytest.raises(DatasetError, match=re.escape(pattern)):
             catalog._get_dataset("jet@planes")
 
@@ -896,3 +922,13 @@ def test_factory_config_versioned(
             microsecond=current_ts.microsecond // 1000 * 1000, tzinfo=None
         )
         assert actual_timestamp == expected_timestamp
+
+    def test_factory_nested_config(self, config_with_dataset_factories_nested):
+        catalog = DataCatalog.from_config(**config_with_dataset_factories_nested)
+        dataset = catalog._get_dataset("tesla_cars")
+        assert dataset.metadata["my-plugin"]["brand"] == "tesla"
+        assert dataset.metadata["my-plugin"]["list_config"] == ["NA", "tesla"]
+        assert dataset.metadata["my-plugin"]["nested_list_dict"] == [
+            {},
+            {"brand": "tesla"},
+        ]