[CT-10785] Microbatch models should respect full_refresh model config

.changes/unreleased/Features-20240926-153210.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Ensure microbatch models respect `full_refresh` model config
+time: 2024-09-26T15:32:10.202789-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: QMalcolm
+  Issue: "10785"

core/dbt/task/run.py

@@ -550,12 +550,17 @@ def _is_incremental(self, model) -> bool:
         relation = self.adapter.get_relation(
             relation_info.database, relation_info.schema, relation_info.name
         )
-        return (
+        if (
             relation is not None
             and relation.type == "table"
             and model.config.materialized == "incremental"
-            and not (getattr(self.config.args, "FULL_REFRESH", False) or model.config.full_refresh)
-        )
+        ):
+            if model.config.full_refresh is not None:
+                return not model.config.full_refresh
+            else:
+                return not getattr(self.config.args, "FULL_REFRESH", False)
+        else:
+            return False
 
 
 class RunTask(CompileTask):

tests/functional/microbatch/test_microbatch.py

@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
 SELECT * FROM {{ ref('microbatch_model') }}
 """
 
+microbatch_model_full_refresh_false_sql = """
+{{ config(materialized='incremental', incremental_strategy='microbatch', unique_key='id', event_time='event_time', batch_size='day', begin=modules.datetime.datetime(2020, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0), full_refresh=False) }}
+select * from {{ ref('input_model') }}
+"""
+
 
 class BaseMicrobatchCustomUserStrategy:
     @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
@@ -578,3 +583,39 @@ def test_run_with_event_time(self, project):
             "microbatch_model",
             "microbatch_model_2020-01-03.sql",
         )
+
+
+class TestMicrobatchFullRefreshConfigFalse(BaseMicrobatchTest):
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def models(self):
+        return {
+            "input_model.sql": input_model_sql,
+            "microbatch_model.sql": microbatch_model_full_refresh_false_sql,
+            "downstream_model.sql": downstream_model_of_microbatch_sql,
+        }
+
+    @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"DBT_EXPERIMENTAL_MICROBATCH": "True"})
+    def test_run_with_event_time(self, project):
+        # run all partitions from 2020-01-02 to spoofed "now" - 2 expected rows in output
+        with patch_microbatch_end_time("2020-01-03 13:57:00"):
+            run_dbt(["run", "--event-time-start", "2020-01-02"])
+        self.assert_row_count(project, "microbatch_model", 2)
+
+        # re-running shouldn't change what it's in the data set because there is nothing new
+        with patch_microbatch_end_time("2020-01-03 13:57:00"):
+            run_dbt(["run"])
+        self.assert_row_count(project, "microbatch_model", 2)
+
+        # running with --full-refresh shouldn't pick up 2020-01-01 BECAUSE the model has
+        # full_refresh = false
+        with patch_microbatch_end_time("2020-01-03 13:57:00"):
+            run_dbt(["run", "--full-refresh"])
+        self.assert_row_count(project, "microbatch_model", 2)
+
+        # update the microbatch model to no longer have full_refresh=False config
+        write_file(microbatch_model_sql, project.project_root, "models", "microbatch_model.sql")
+
+        # running with full refresh should now pick up the 2020-01-01 data
+        with patch_microbatch_end_time("2020-01-03 13:57:00"):
+            run_dbt(["run", "--full-refresh"])
+        self.assert_row_count(project, "microbatch_model", 3)

tests/unit/task/test_run.py

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import threading
 from argparse import Namespace
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from typing import Optional
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
+from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
 from dbt.adapters.postgres import PostgresAdapter
+from dbt.artifacts.resources.v1.model import ModelConfig
 from dbt.artifacts.schemas.batch_results import BatchResults
 from dbt.artifacts.schemas.results import RunStatus
 from dbt.artifacts.schemas.run import RunResult
@@ -174,3 +178,64 @@ def test__build_run_microbatch_model_result(
         assert expect_success.status == RunStatus.Success
         assert expect_error.status == RunStatus.Error
         assert expect_partial_success.status == RunStatus.PartialSuccess
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "has_relation,relation_type,materialized,full_refresh_config,full_refresh_flag,expectation",
+        [
+            (False, "table", "incremental", None, False, False),
+            (True, "other", "incremental", None, False, False),
+            (True, "table", "other", None, False, False),
+            # model config takes precendence
+            (True, "table", "incremental", True, False, False),
+            # model config takes precendence
+            (True, "table", "incremental", True, True, False),
+            # model config takes precendence
+            (True, "table", "incremental", False, False, True),
+            # model config takes precendence
+            (True, "table", "incremental", False, True, True),
+            # model config is none, so opposite flag value
+            (True, "table", "incremental", None, True, False),
+            # model config is none, so opposite flag value
+            (True, "table", "incremental", None, False, True),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test__is_incremental(
+        self,
+        mocker: MockerFixture,
+        model_runner: ModelRunner,
+        has_relation: bool,
+        relation_type: str,
+        materialized: str,
+        full_refresh_config: Optional[bool],
+        full_refresh_flag: bool,
+        expectation: bool,
+    ) -> None:
+
+        # Setup adapter relation getting
+        @dataclass
+        class RelationInfo:
+            database: str = "database"
+            schema: str = "schema"
+            name: str = "name"
+
+        @dataclass
+        class Relation:
+            type: str
+
+        model_runner.adapter = mocker.Mock()
+        model_runner.adapter.Relation.create_from.return_value = RelationInfo()
+
+        if has_relation:
+            model_runner.adapter.get_relation.return_value = Relation(type=relation_type)
+        else:
+            model_runner.adapter.get_relation.return_value = None
+
+        # Set ModelRunner configs
+        model_runner.config.args = Namespace(FULL_REFRESH=full_refresh_flag)
+
+        # Create model with configs
+        model = model_runner.node
+        model.config = ModelConfig(materialized=materialized, full_refresh=full_refresh_config)
+
+        # Assert result of _is_incremental
+        assert model_runner._is_incremental(model) == expectation