Add shim to correct test seed data types in Snowflake #2
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Problem
The Snowflake schema uses the
variant
data type for the JSON columnsevent_properties
andsource_properties
. However, dbt interprets these columns asvarchar
, and explicitly setting the column data type in the seed configuration results in an error.Changes
integration_tests
package so that all models target the same identifier.target.type == 'snowflake'
. The shim usesparse_json
to convert JSON columns tovariant
.fullstory_events_integration_tests
tofullstory_events_integration_tests_raw
whentarget.type == 'snowflake'
The result is that, in Snowflake, all views are built on top of the shim view instead of the physical seed table. Other target types are unaffected.