Add '--inline-direct' parameter to 'dbt show'.

.changes/unreleased/Features-20240924-152922.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Added the --inline-direct parameter to 'dbt show'
+time: 2024-09-24T15:29:22.874496-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: aranke peterallenwebb
+  Issue: "10770"

core/dbt/cli/main.py

@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@
 from click.exceptions import Exit as ClickExit
 from click.exceptions import NoSuchOption, UsageError
 
+from dbt.adapters.factory import register_adapter
 from dbt.artifacts.schemas.catalog import CatalogArtifact
 from dbt.artifacts.schemas.run import RunExecutionResult
 from dbt.cli import params as p
 from dbt.cli import requires
 from dbt.cli.exceptions import DbtInternalException, DbtUsageException
+from dbt.cli.requires import setup_manifest
 from dbt.contracts.graph.manifest import Manifest
+from dbt.mp_context import get_mp_context
 from dbt_common.events.base_types import EventMsg
 
 
@@ -354,6 +357,7 @@ def compile(ctx, **kwargs):
 @p.select
 @p.selector
 @p.inline
+@p.inline_direct
 @p.target_path
 @p.threads
 @p.vars
@@ -362,17 +366,26 @@ def compile(ctx, **kwargs):
 @requires.profile
 @requires.project
 @requires.runtime_config
-@requires.manifest
 def show(ctx, **kwargs):
     """Generates executable SQL for a named resource or inline query, runs that SQL, and returns a preview of the
     results. Does not materialize anything to the warehouse."""
-    from dbt.task.show import ShowTask
-
-    task = ShowTask(
-        ctx.obj["flags"],
-        ctx.obj["runtime_config"],
-        ctx.obj["manifest"],
-    )
+    from dbt.task.show import ShowTask, ShowTaskDirect
+
+    if ctx.obj["flags"].inline_direct:
+        # Issue the inline query directly, with no templating. Does not require
+        # loading the manifest.
+        register_adapter(ctx.obj["runtime_config"], get_mp_context())
+        task = ShowTaskDirect(
+            ctx.obj["flags"],
+            ctx.obj["runtime_config"],
+        )
+    else:
+        setup_manifest(ctx)
+        task = ShowTask(
+            ctx.obj["flags"],
+            ctx.obj["runtime_config"],
+            ctx.obj["manifest"],
+        )
 
     results = task.run()
     success = task.interpret_results(results)

core/dbt/cli/params.py

@@ -487,6 +487,12 @@
     help="Pass SQL inline to dbt compile and show",
 )
 
+inline_direct = click.option(
+    "--inline-direct",
+    envvar=None,
+    help="Pass SQL inline to dbt show. Do not load the entire project or apply templating.",
+)
+
 # `--select` and `--models` are analogous for most commands except `dbt list` for legacy reasons.
 # Most CLI arguments should use the combined `select` option that aliases `--models` to `--select`.
 # However, if you need to split out these separators (like `dbt ls`), use the `models` and `raw_select` options instead.

core/dbt/cli/requires.py

@@ -324,28 +324,7 @@
             ctx = args[0]
             assert isinstance(ctx, Context)
 
-            req_strs = ["profile", "project", "runtime_config"]
-            reqs = [ctx.obj.get(dep) for dep in req_strs]
-
-            if None in reqs:
-                raise DbtProjectError("profile, project, and runtime_config required for manifest")
-
-            runtime_config = ctx.obj["runtime_config"]
-
-            # if a manifest has already been set on the context, don't overwrite it
-            if ctx.obj.get("manifest") is None:
-                ctx.obj["manifest"] = parse_manifest(
-                    runtime_config, write_perf_info, write, ctx.obj["flags"].write_json
-                )
-            else:
-                register_adapter(runtime_config, get_mp_context())
-                adapter = get_adapter(runtime_config)
-                adapter.set_macro_context_generator(generate_runtime_macro_context)
-                adapter.set_macro_resolver(ctx.obj["manifest"])
-                query_header_context = generate_query_header_context(
-                    adapter.config, ctx.obj["manifest"]
-                )
-                adapter.connections.set_query_header(query_header_context)
+            setup_manifest(ctx, write=write, write_perf_info=write_perf_info)
             return func(*args, **kwargs)
 
         return update_wrapper(wrapper, func)
@@ -355,3 +334,27 @@
     if len(args0) == 0:
         return outer_wrapper
     return outer_wrapper(args0[0])
+
+
+def setup_manifest(ctx: Context, write: bool = True, write_perf_info: bool = False):
+    """Load the manifest and add it to the context."""
+    req_strs = ["profile", "project", "runtime_config"]
+    reqs = [ctx.obj.get(dep) for dep in req_strs]
+
+    if None in reqs:
+        raise DbtProjectError("profile, project, and runtime_config required for manifest")
+
+    runtime_config = ctx.obj["runtime_config"]
+
+    # if a manifest has already been set on the context, don't overwrite it
+    if ctx.obj.get("manifest") is None:
+        ctx.obj["manifest"] = parse_manifest(
+            runtime_config, write_perf_info, write, ctx.obj["flags"].write_json
+        )
+    else:
+        register_adapter(runtime_config, get_mp_context())
+        adapter = get_adapter(runtime_config)
+        adapter.set_macro_context_generator(generate_runtime_macro_context)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        adapter.set_macro_resolver(ctx.obj["manifest"])
+        query_header_context = generate_query_header_context(adapter.config, ctx.obj["manifest"])  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        adapter.connections.set_query_header(query_header_context)

core/dbt/task/show.py

@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 import threading
 import time
 
+from dbt.adapters.factory import get_adapter
 from dbt.artifacts.schemas.run import RunResult, RunStatus
 from dbt.context.providers import generate_runtime_model_context
 from dbt.contracts.graph.nodes import SeedNode
 from dbt.events.types import ShowNode
+from dbt.task.base import ConfiguredTask
 from dbt.task.compile import CompileRunner, CompileTask
 from dbt.task.seed import SeedRunner
 from dbt_common.events.base_types import EventLevel
@@ -117,3 +119,28 @@
             and (self.args.select or getattr(self.args, "inline", None))
         ):
             self.node_results.append(result)
+
+
+class ShowTaskDirect(ConfiguredTask):
+    def run(self):
+        adapter = get_adapter(self.config)
+        with adapter.connection_named("show", should_release_connection=False):
+            response, table = adapter.execute(
+                self.args.inline_direct, fetch=True, limit=self.args.limit
+            )
+
+            output = io.StringIO()
+            if self.args.output == "json":
+                table.to_json(path=output)
+            else:
+                table.print_table(output=output, max_rows=None)
+
+            fire_event(
+                ShowNode(
+                    node_name="direct-query",
+                    preview=output.getvalue(),
+                    is_inline=True,
+                    output_format=self.args.output,
+                    unique_id="direct-query",
+                )
+            )

tests/functional/show/test_show.py

@@ -120,6 +120,23 @@ def test_inline_pass(self, project):
         assert "sample_bool" in log_output
 
 
+class TestShowInlineDirect(ShowBase):
+
+    def test_inline_direct_pass(self, project):
+        query = f"select * from {project.test_schema}.sample_seed"
+        (_, log_output) = run_dbt_and_capture(["show", "--inline-direct", query])
+        assert "Previewing inline node" in log_output
+        assert "sample_num" in log_output
+        assert "sample_bool" in log_output
+
+        # This is a bit of a hack. Unfortunately, the test teardown code
+        # expects that dbt loaded an adapter with a macro context the last
+        # time it was called. The '--inline-direct' parameter used on the
+        # previous run explicitly disables macros. So now we call 'dbt seed',
+        # which will load the adapter fully and satisfy the teardown code.
+        run_dbt(["seed"])
+
+
 class TestShowInlineFail(ShowBase):
     def test_inline_fail(self, project):
         with pytest.raises(DbtException, match="Error parsing inline query"):