feat: make the test table expiration time configurable - #1059
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Elementary test tables are created with a hardcoded 1 hour expiration on BigQuery. A dbt invocation that runs longer than that loses its test tables mid-run, which breaks the on-run-end hook. Introduce a test_table_expiration_hours var (default 1, so behavior is unchanged) and use it both for the non-temporary test tables and for the BigQuery temporary table path, which had its own hardcoded literal. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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In `@macros/edr/system/system_utils/get_config_var.sql`:
- Line 151: Update the configuration reference for test_table_expiration_hours
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| "mute_dbt_upgrade_recommendation": false, | ||
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Document test_table_expiration_hours.
Add a configuration reference entry for this variable. State that the default is 1, the value is in hours, and BigQuery uses it for Elementary test-table expiration. Document that an explicit expiration_hours value takes precedence.
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In `@macros/edr/system/system_utils/get_config_var.sql` at line 151, Update the
configuration reference for test_table_expiration_hours to document its default
of 1 hour, its use by BigQuery for Elementary test-table expiration, and that an
explicit expiration_hours value takes precedence.
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The var also governs every other BigQuery relation created through edr_create_table_as(temporary=true, ...), not just test tables. The on_run_end metrics and schema-snapshot temp relations are the notable case: BigQuery reports temp table support, so they are never dropped explicitly and rely entirely on the expiration. Rename it to temp_table_expiration_hours so the name matches the blast radius, while the var is still unreleased and renaming is free. Also document why a generic table utility reaches for a config var, and add a BigQuery-only test that renders edr_get_create_table_as_sql and asserts the expiration clause, including the case where an explicit expiration_hours used to be swallowed by the temporary branch. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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temp_table_expiration_hours to document its default of 1 hour, its use by
BigQuery for temporary relations, and that an explicit expiration_hours setting
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| "mute_dbt_upgrade_recommendation": false, | ||
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Document temp_table_expiration_hours.
Add a configuration reference entry for this renamed variable. State that the default is 1 hour, BigQuery uses it for temporary relations, and explicit expiration_hours takes precedence.
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In `@macros/edr/system/system_utils/get_config_var.sql` at line 151, Update the
configuration reference entry for temp_table_expiration_hours to document its
default of 1 hour, its use by BigQuery for temporary relations, and that an
explicit expiration_hours setting takes precedence.
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What
Elementary's test tables are created with a hardcoded 1 hour expiration, which BigQuery enforces via
expiration_timestamp. A dbt invocation that runs longer than an hour loses its test tables mid-run, so theon-run-endhook fails when it queries them.Reported by a user whose job takes ~3 hours after moving from dbt Cloud to Airflow; they patched the installed package locally to 6 hours.
Changes
temp_table_expiration_hoursvar, default1, so existing behavior is unchanged.create_elementary_test_tablereads the var instead of passing the literalexpiration_hours=1.bigquery__edr_get_create_table_as_sqlhad a second hardcoded 1 hour literal on thetemporarybranch that ignored theexpiration_hoursargument entirely; it now falls back to the same var, sotests_use_temp_tables: trueusers get the same knob. Explicit callers still take precedence.Usage:
The var only has an effect on BigQuery: it is the only adapter whose
edr_get_create_table_as_sqlemitsexpiration_timestamp. Other adapters accept and ignore it, as before.Scope of the var
The name is deliberately
temp_table_expiration_hoursrather thantest_table_expiration_hours, because the BigQuery fallback governs every relation created throughedr_create_table_as(temporary=true, ...), not only test tables. The case worth knowing about isinsert_metrics/insert_schema_columns_snapshotinhandle_tests_results.sql: those__dbt_tmprelations are dropped only whenhas_temp_table_support()is false, and BigQuery has no override so it gets the defaulttrue. They are never dropped explicitly and rely entirely on the expiration, and their names do not match thetest%__tmp_%pattern thatcleanup_stale_test_tablesuses. Raising the var therefore extends their lifetime too.Setting the var to
nulldisables the expiration entirely, on both the test table and temp table paths.Tests
integration_tests/tests/test_temp_table_expiration.pyrendersedr_get_create_table_as_sqlfor four combinations and asserts on the emitted SQL, gated to BigQuery since it is the only adapter that emits an expiration. It is render-only, so no tables are created:temporary=true, no explicit value, gets the var default (INTERVAL 1 hour)temporary=truewithexpiration_hours=6getsINTERVAL 6 hour, the case the oldtemporarybranch swallowedtemporary=false, no explicit value, gets noexpiration_timestampat alltemporary=falsewithexpiration_hours=6, the pathcreate_elementary_test_tabletakesFollow-up
The config var list on the docs site needs an entry for
temp_table_expiration_hours, including the note above about which tables it covers.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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