Enable --resource-type and --exclude-resource-type CLI flags and environment variables for dbt test

.changes/unreleased/Features-20240903-132428.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Features
+body: Enable `--resource-type` and `--exclude-resource-type` CLI flags and environment variables for `dbt test`
+time: 2024-09-03T13:24:28.592837+01:00
+custom:
+    Author: TowardOliver dbeatty10
+    Issue: "10656"

core/dbt/cli/main.py

@@ -785,6 +785,8 @@ def freshness(ctx, **kwargs):
 @click.pass_context
 @global_flags
 @p.exclude
+@p.resource_type
+@p.exclude_resource_type
 @p.profiles_dir
 @p.project_dir
 @p.select

core/dbt/node_types.py

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
     NodeType.Snapshot,
 ]
 
+TEST_NODE_TYPES: List["NodeType"] = [
+    NodeType.Test,
+    NodeType.Unit,
+]
+
 VERSIONED_NODE_TYPES: List["NodeType"] = [
     NodeType.Model,
 ]

core/dbt/task/test.py

@@ -3,7 +3,17 @@
 import re
 import threading
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Any,
+    Collection,
+    Dict,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Tuple,
+    Type,
+    Union,
+)
 
 import daff
 
@@ -25,9 +35,9 @@
 from dbt.exceptions import BooleanError, DbtInternalError
 from dbt.flags import get_flags
 from dbt.graph import ResourceTypeSelector
-from dbt.node_types import NodeType
+from dbt.node_types import TEST_NODE_TYPES, NodeType
 from dbt.parser.unit_tests import UnitTestManifestLoader
-from dbt.task.base import BaseRunner
+from dbt.task.base import BaseRunner, resource_types_from_args
 from dbt.utils import _coerce_decimal, strtobool
 from dbt_common.dataclass_schema import dbtClassMixin
 from dbt_common.events.format import pluralize
@@ -387,14 +397,24 @@
     def raise_on_first_error(self) -> bool:
         return False
 
+    @property
+    def resource_types(self) -> List[NodeType]:
+        resource_types: Collection[NodeType] = resource_types_from_args(
+            self.args, set(TEST_NODE_TYPES), set(TEST_NODE_TYPES)
+        )
+
+        # filter out any non-test node types
+        resource_types = [rt for rt in resource_types if rt in TEST_NODE_TYPES]
+        return list(resource_types)
+
     def get_node_selector(self) -> ResourceTypeSelector:
         if self.manifest is None or self.graph is None:
             raise DbtInternalError("manifest and graph must be set to get perform node selection")
         return ResourceTypeSelector(
             graph=self.graph,
             manifest=self.manifest,
             previous_state=self.previous_state,
-            resource_types=[NodeType.Test, NodeType.Unit],
+            resource_types=self.resource_types,
         )
 
     def get_runner_type(self, _) -> Optional[Type[BaseRunner]]:

tests/functional/unit_testing/test_unit_testing.py

@@ -76,11 +76,19 @@ def test_basic(self, project):
         )
         assert len(results) == 1
 
-        # Exclude unit tests with environment variable
+        # Exclude unit tests with environment variable for build command
         os.environ["DBT_EXCLUDE_RESOURCE_TYPES"] = "unit_test"
         results = run_dbt(["build", "--select", "my_model"], expect_pass=True)
         assert len(results) == 1
 
+        # Exclude unit tests with environment variable for test command
+        results = run_dbt(["test", "--select", "my_model"], expect_pass=True)
+        assert len(results) == 0
+
+        # Exclude unit tests with environment variable for list command
+        results = run_dbt(["list", "--select", "my_model"], expect_pass=True)
+        assert len(results) == 1
+
         del os.environ["DBT_EXCLUDE_RESOURCE_TYPES"]
 
         # Test select by test name

tests/functional/unit_testing/test_ut_resource_types.py

@@ -46,13 +46,25 @@ def test_unit_test_list(self, project):
         results = run_dbt(["list", "--exclude-resource-types", "model", "test"])
         assert sorted(results) == EXPECTED_UNIT_TESTS
 
+        results = run_dbt(["test", "--resource-type", "unit_test"])
+        assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_UNIT_TESTS)
+
+        results = run_dbt(["test", "--exclude-resource-types", "model", "test"])
+        assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_UNIT_TESTS)
+
         # data tests
         results = run_dbt(["list", "--resource-type", "test"])
         assert sorted(results) == EXPECTED_DATA_TESTS
 
         results = run_dbt(["list", "--exclude-resource-types", "unit_test", "model"])
         assert sorted(results) == EXPECTED_DATA_TESTS
 
+        results = run_dbt(["test", "--resource-type", "test"])
+        assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_DATA_TESTS)
+
+        results = run_dbt(["test", "--exclude-resource-types", "unit_test", "model"])
+        assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_DATA_TESTS)
+
         results = run_dbt(["build", "--resource-type", "test"])
         assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_DATA_TESTS)
 
@@ -61,11 +73,17 @@ def test_unit_test_list(self, project):
 
         # models
         results = run_dbt(["list", "--resource-type", "model"])
-        assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_MODELS)
+        assert sorted(results) == EXPECTED_MODELS
 
         results = run_dbt(["list", "--exclude-resource-type", "unit_test", "test"])
         assert sorted(results) == EXPECTED_MODELS
 
+        results = run_dbt(["test", "--resource-type", "model"])
+        assert len(results) == 0
+
+        results = run_dbt(["test", "--exclude-resource-types", "unit_test", "test"])
+        assert len(results) == 0
+
         results = run_dbt(["build", "--resource-type", "model"])
         assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_MODELS)