Add deprecation warnings for log-path, target-path in dbt_project.yml

.changes/unreleased/Breaking Changes-20230317-110033.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+kind: Breaking Changes
+body: Specifying "log-path" and "target-path" in "dbt_project.yml" is deprecated.
+  This functionality will be removed in a future version of dbt-core. If you need
+  to specify a custom path for logs or artifacts, please set via CLI flag or env var
+  instead.
+time: 2023-03-17T11:00:33.448472+01:00
+custom:
+  Author: jtcohen6
+  Issue: "6882"

core/dbt/cli/flags.py

@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ def assign_params(ctx, params_assigned_from_default, deprecated_env_vars):
         self._override_if_set("LOG_FORMAT", "LOG_FORMAT_FILE", params_assigned_from_default)
 
         # Default LOG_PATH from PROJECT_DIR, if available.
+        # Starting in v1.5, if `log-path` is set in `dbt_project.yml`, it will raise a deprecation warning,
+        # with the possibility of removing it in a future release.
         if getattr(self, "LOG_PATH", None) is None:
             project_dir = getattr(self, "PROJECT_DIR", default_project_dir())
             version_check = getattr(self, "VERSION_CHECK", True)

core/dbt/config/project.py

@@ -298,23 +298,27 @@ def render_package_metadata(self, renderer: PackageRenderer) -> ProjectPackageMe
             raise DbtProjectError("Package dbt_project.yml must have a name!")
         return ProjectPackageMetadata(self.project_name, packages_config.packages)
 
-    def check_config_path(self, project_dict, deprecated_path, exp_path):
+    def check_config_path(
+        self, project_dict, deprecated_path, expected_path=None, default_value=None
+    ):
         if deprecated_path in project_dict:
-            if exp_path in project_dict:
+            if expected_path in project_dict:
                 msg = (
-                    "{deprecated_path} and {exp_path} cannot both be defined. The "
-                    "`{deprecated_path}` config has been deprecated in favor of `{exp_path}`. "
+                    "{deprecated_path} and {expected_path} cannot both be defined. The "
+                    "`{deprecated_path}` config has been deprecated in favor of `{expected_path}`. "
                     "Please update your `dbt_project.yml` configuration to reflect this "
                     "change."
                 )
                 raise DbtProjectError(
-                    msg.format(deprecated_path=deprecated_path, exp_path=exp_path)
+                    msg.format(deprecated_path=deprecated_path, expected_path=expected_path)
+                )
+            # this field is no longer supported, but many projects may specify it with the default value
+            # if so, let's only raise this deprecation warning if they set a custom value
+            if not default_value or project_dict[deprecated_path] != default_value:
+                deprecations.warn(
+                    f"project-config-{deprecated_path}",
+                    deprecated_path=deprecated_path,
                 )
-            deprecations.warn(
-                f"project-config-{deprecated_path}",
-                deprecated_path=deprecated_path,
-                exp_path=exp_path,
-            )
 
     def create_project(self, rendered: RenderComponents) -> "Project":
         unrendered = RenderComponents(
@@ -329,6 +333,8 @@ def create_project(self, rendered: RenderComponents) -> "Project":
 
         self.check_config_path(rendered.project_dict, "source-paths", "model-paths")
         self.check_config_path(rendered.project_dict, "data-paths", "seed-paths")
+        self.check_config_path(rendered.project_dict, "log-path", default_value="logs")
+        self.check_config_path(rendered.project_dict, "target-path", default_value="target")
 
         try:
             ProjectContract.validate(rendered.project_dict)

core/dbt/deprecations.py

@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ class ExposureNameDeprecation(DBTDeprecation):
     _event = "ExposureNameDeprecation"
 
 
+class ConfigLogPathDeprecation(DBTDeprecation):
+    _name = "project-config-log-path"
+    _event = "ConfigLogPathDeprecation"
+
+
+class ConfigTargetPathDeprecation(DBTDeprecation):
+    _name = "project-config-target-path"
+    _event = "ConfigTargetPathDeprecation"
+
+
 def renamed_env_var(old_name: str, new_name: str):
     class EnvironmentVariableRenamed(DBTDeprecation):
         _name = f"environment-variable-renamed:{old_name}"
@@ -116,6 +126,8 @@ def warn(name, *args, **kwargs):
     ConfigDataPathDeprecation(),
     MetricAttributesRenamed(),
     ExposureNameDeprecation(),
+    ConfigLogPathDeprecation(),
+    ConfigTargetPathDeprecation(),
 ]
 
 deprecations: Dict[str, DBTDeprecation] = {d.name: d for d in deprecations_list}

core/dbt/events/README.md

@@ -50,4 +50,8 @@ logger = AdapterLogger("<database name>")
 
 ## Compiling types.proto
 
-After adding a new message in types.proto, in the core/dbt/events directory: ```protoc --python_betterproto_out . types.proto```
+After adding a new message in types.proto:
+```
+cd core/dbt/events
+protoc --python_betterproto_out . types.proto
+```

core/dbt/events/types.proto

@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ message ConfigDataPathDeprecationMsg {
     ConfigDataPathDeprecation data = 2;
 }
 
-//D005
+// D005
 message AdapterDeprecationWarning {
     string old_name = 1;
     string new_name = 2;
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ message AdapterDeprecationWarningMsg {
     AdapterDeprecationWarning data = 2;
 }
 
-//D006
+// D006
 message MetricAttributesRenamed {
     string metric_name = 1;
 }
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ message MetricAttributesRenamedMsg {
     MetricAttributesRenamed data = 2;
 }
 
-//D007
+// D007
 message ExposureNameDeprecation {
     string exposure = 1;
 }
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ message ExposureNameDeprecationMsg {
     ExposureNameDeprecation data = 2;
 }
 
-//D008
+// D008
 message InternalDeprecation {
     string name = 1;
     string reason = 2;
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ message InternalDeprecationMsg {
     InternalDeprecation data = 2;
 }
 
-//D009
+// D009
 message EnvironmentVariableRenamed {
     string old_name = 1;
     string new_name = 2;
@@ -360,6 +360,26 @@ message EnvironmentVariableRenamedMsg {
     EnvironmentVariableRenamed data = 2;
 }
 
+// D010
+message ConfigLogPathDeprecation {
+    string deprecated_path = 1;
+}
+
+message ConfigLogPathDeprecationMsg {
+    EventInfo info = 1;
+    ConfigLogPathDeprecation data = 2;
+}
+
+// D011
+message ConfigTargetPathDeprecation {
+    string deprecated_path = 1;
+}
+
+message ConfigTargetPathDeprecationMsg {
+    EventInfo info = 1;
+    ConfigTargetPathDeprecation data = 2;
+}
+
 // E - DB Adapter
 
 // E001

core/dbt/events/types.py

@@ -408,6 +408,42 @@ def message(self):
         return line_wrap_message(warning_tag(f"Deprecated functionality\n\n{description}"))
 
 
+@dataclass
+class ConfigLogPathDeprecation(WarnLevel, pt.ConfigSourcePathDeprecation):  # noqa
+    def code(self):
+        return "D010"
+
+    def message(self):
+        output = "logs"
+        cli_flag = "--log-path"
+        env_var = "DBT_LOG_PATH"
+        description = (
+            f"The `{self.deprecated_path}` config in `dbt_project.yml` has been deprecated, "
+            f"and will no longer be supported in a future version of dbt-core. "
+            f"If you wish to write dbt {output} to a custom directory, please use "
+            f"the {cli_flag} CLI flag or {env_var} env var instead."
+        )
+        return line_wrap_message(warning_tag(f"Deprecated functionality\n\n{description}"))
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ConfigTargetPathDeprecation(WarnLevel, pt.ConfigSourcePathDeprecation):  # noqa
+    def code(self):
+        return "D011"
+
+    def message(self):
+        output = "artifacts"
+        cli_flag = "--target-path"
+        env_var = "DBT_TARGET_PATH"
+        description = (
+            f"The `{self.deprecated_path}` config in `dbt_project.yml` has been deprecated, "
+            f"and will no longer be supported in a future version of dbt-core. "
+            f"If you wish to write dbt {output} to a custom directory, please use "
+            f"the {cli_flag} CLI flag or {env_var} env var instead."
+        )
+        return line_wrap_message(warning_tag(f"Deprecated functionality\n\n{description}"))
+
+
 # =======================================================
 # E - DB Adapter
 # =======================================================

core/dbt/include/starter_project/dbt_project.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ seed-paths: ["seeds"]
 macro-paths: ["macros"]
 snapshot-paths: ["snapshots"]
 
-target-path: "target"  # directory which will store compiled SQL files
 clean-targets:         # directories to be removed by `dbt clean`
   - "target"
   - "dbt_packages"

core/dbt/tests/fixtures/project.py

@@ -177,11 +177,10 @@ def project_config_update():
 # Combines the project_config_update dictionary with project_config defaults to
 # produce a project_yml config and write it out as dbt_project.yml
 @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
-def dbt_project_yml(project_root, project_config_update, logs_dir):
+def dbt_project_yml(project_root, project_config_update):
     project_config = {
         "name": "test",
         "profile": "test",
-        "log-path": logs_dir,
     }
     if project_config_update:
         if isinstance(project_config_update, dict):
@@ -355,7 +354,10 @@ def project_files(project_root, models, macros, snapshots, properties, seeds, te
 # We have a separate logs dir for every test
 @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
 def logs_dir(request, prefix):
-    return os.path.join(request.config.rootdir, "logs", prefix)
+    dbt_log_dir = os.path.join(request.config.rootdir, "logs", prefix)
+    os.environ["DBT_LOG_PATH"] = str(dbt_log_dir)
+    yield dbt_log_dir
+    del os.environ["DBT_LOG_PATH"]
 
 
 # This fixture is for customizing tests that need overrides in adapter
@@ -379,7 +381,6 @@ def __init__(
         test_data_dir,
         test_schema,
         database,
-        logs_dir,
         test_config,
     ):
         self.project_root = project_root
@@ -390,7 +391,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.test_data_dir = test_data_dir
         self.test_schema = test_schema
         self.database = database
-        self.logs_dir = logs_dir
         self.test_config = test_config
         self.created_schemas = []
 
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ def project(
         test_data_dir=test_data_dir,
         test_schema=unique_schema,
         database=adapter.config.credentials.database,
-        logs_dir=logs_dir,
         test_config=test_config,
     )
     project.drop_test_schema()

tests/functional/deprecations/test_deprecations.py

@@ -51,13 +51,22 @@ def models(self):
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
     def project_config_update(self):
-        return {"config-version": 2, "data-paths": ["data"]}
+        return {
+            "config-version": 2,
+            "data-paths": ["data"],
+            "log-path": "customlogs",
+            "target-path": "customtarget",
+        }
 
     def test_data_path(self, project):
         deprecations.reset_deprecations()
         assert deprecations.active_deprecations == set()
         run_dbt(["debug"])
-        expected = {"project-config-data-paths"}
+        expected = {
+            "project-config-data-paths",
+            "project-config-log-path",
+            "project-config-target-path",
+        }
         assert expected == deprecations.active_deprecations
 
     def test_data_path_fail(self, project):

tests/functional/init/test_init.py

@@ -547,7 +547,6 @@ def test_init_task_outside_of_project(
 macro-paths: ["macros"]
 snapshot-paths: ["snapshots"]
 
-target-path: "target"  # directory which will store compiled SQL files
 clean-targets:         # directories to be removed by `dbt clean`
   - "target"
   - "dbt_packages"
@@ -667,7 +666,6 @@ def test_init_provided_project_name_and_skip_profile_setup(
 macro-paths: ["macros"]
 snapshot-paths: ["snapshots"]
 
-target-path: "target"  # directory which will store compiled SQL files
 clean-targets:         # directories to be removed by `dbt clean`
   - "target"
   - "dbt_packages"

tests/functional/partial_parsing/test_pp_vars.py

@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def dbt_profile_target(self):
             "dbname": "dbt",
         }
 
-    def test_profile_env_vars(self, project):
+    def test_profile_env_vars(self, project, logs_dir):
 
         # Initial run
         os.environ["ENV_VAR_USER"] = "root"
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def test_profile_env_vars(self, project):
         with pytest.raises(FailedToConnectError):
             run_dbt(["run"], expect_pass=False)
 
-        log_output = Path(project.logs_dir, "dbt.log").read_text()
+        log_output = Path(logs_dir, "dbt.log").read_text()
         assert "env vars used in profiles.yml have changed" in log_output
 
         manifest = get_manifest(project.project_root)

tests/unit/test_events.py

@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ def test_event_codes(self):
     types.ExposureNameDeprecation(exposure=""),
     types.InternalDeprecation(name="", reason="", suggested_action="", version=""),
     types.EnvironmentVariableRenamed(old_name="", new_name=""),
+    types.ConfigLogPathDeprecation(deprecated_path=""),
+    types.ConfigTargetPathDeprecation(deprecated_path=""),
     # E - DB Adapter ======================
     types.AdapterEventDebug(),
     types.AdapterEventInfo(),