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+{% macro spark__snapshot_hash_arguments(args) -%}
+    md5({%- for arg in args -%}
+        coalesce(cast({{ arg }} as string ), '')
+        {% if not loop.last %} || '|' || {% endif %}
+    {%- endfor -%})
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro spark__snapshot_string_as_time(timestamp) -%}
+    {%- set result = "to_timestamp('" ~ timestamp ~ "')" -%}
+    {{ return(result) }}
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro spark__snapshot_merge_sql(target, source, insert_cols) -%}
+
+    merge into {{ target }} as DBT_INTERNAL_DEST
+    using {{ source }} as DBT_INTERNAL_SOURCE
+    on DBT_INTERNAL_SOURCE.dbt_scd_id = DBT_INTERNAL_DEST.dbt_scd_id
+    when matched
+     and DBT_INTERNAL_DEST.dbt_valid_to is null
+     and DBT_INTERNAL_SOURCE.dbt_change_type = 'update'
+        then update
+        set dbt_valid_to = DBT_INTERNAL_SOURCE.dbt_valid_to
+
+    when not matched
+     and DBT_INTERNAL_SOURCE.dbt_change_type = 'insert'
+        then insert *
+    ;
+{% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro spark_build_snapshot_staging_table(strategy, sql, target_relation) %}
+    {% set tmp_identifier = target_relation.identifier ~ '__dbt_tmp' %}
+                                
+    {%- set tmp_relation = api.Relation.create(identifier=tmp_identifier,
+                                                  schema=target_relation.schema,
+                                                  database=target_relation.database,
+                                                  type='view') -%}
+
+    {% set select = snapshot_staging_table(strategy, sql, target_relation) %}
+
+    {# needs to be a non-temp view so that its columns can be ascertained via `describe` #}
+    {% call statement('build_snapshot_staging_relation') %}
+        {{ create_view_as(tmp_relation, select) }}
+    {% endcall %}
+
+    {% do return(tmp_relation) %}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro spark__post_snapshot(staging_relation) %}
+    {% do adapter.drop_relation(staging_relation) %}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro spark__create_columns(relation, columns) %}
+    {% if columns|length > 0 %}
+    {% call statement() %}
+      alter table {{ relation }} add columns (
+        {% for column in columns %}
+          `{{ column.name }}` {{ column.data_type }} {{- ',' if not loop.last -}}
+        {% endfor %}
+      );
+    {% endcall %}
+    {% endif %}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% materialization snapshot, adapter='spark' %}
+  {%- set config = model['config'] -%}
+
+  {%- set target_table = model.get('alias', model.get('name')) -%}
+
+  {%- set strategy_name = config.get('strategy') -%}
+  {%- set unique_key = config.get('unique_key') %}
+  {%- set file_format = config.get('file_format', 'parquet') -%}
+  
+  {% set invalid_format_msg -%}
+    Invalid file format: {{ file_format }}
+    Snapshot functionality requires file_format be set to 'delta'
+  {%- endset %}
+  
+  {%- if file_format != 'delta' -%}
+    {% do exceptions.raise_compiler_error(invalid_format_msg) %}
+  {% endif %}
+
+  {% if not adapter.check_schema_exists(model.database, model.schema) %}
+    {% do create_schema(model.database, model.schema) %}
+  {% endif %}
+
+  {% set target_relation_exists, target_relation = get_or_create_relation(
+          database=model.database,
+          schema=model.schema,
+          identifier=target_table,
+          type='table') -%}
+
+  {%- if not target_relation.is_table -%}
+    {% do exceptions.relation_wrong_type(target_relation, 'table') %}
+  {%- endif -%}
+
+  {{ run_hooks(pre_hooks, inside_transaction=False) }}
+
+  {{ run_hooks(pre_hooks, inside_transaction=True) }}
+
+  {% set strategy_macro = strategy_dispatch(strategy_name) %}
+  {% set strategy = strategy_macro(model, "snapshotted_data", "source_data", config, target_relation_exists) %}
+
+  {% if not target_relation_exists %}
+
+      {% set build_sql = build_snapshot_table(strategy, model['injected_sql']) %}
+      {% set final_sql = create_table_as(False, target_relation, build_sql) %}
+
+  {% else %}
+
+      {{ adapter.valid_snapshot_target(target_relation) }}
+
+      {% set staging_table = spark_build_snapshot_staging_table(strategy, sql, target_relation) %}
+
+      -- this may no-op if the database does not require column expansion
+      {% do adapter.expand_target_column_types(from_relation=staging_table,
+                                               to_relation=target_relation) %}
+
+      {% set missing_columns = adapter.get_missing_columns(staging_table, target_relation)
+                                   | rejectattr('name', 'equalto', 'dbt_change_type')
+                                   | rejectattr('name', 'equalto', 'DBT_CHANGE_TYPE')
+                                   | rejectattr('name', 'equalto', 'dbt_unique_key')
+                                   | rejectattr('name', 'equalto', 'DBT_UNIQUE_KEY')
+                                   | list %}
+
+      {% do create_columns(target_relation, missing_columns) %}
+
+      {% set source_columns = adapter.get_columns_in_relation(staging_table)
+                                   | rejectattr('name', 'equalto', 'dbt_change_type')
+                                   | rejectattr('name', 'equalto', 'DBT_CHANGE_TYPE')
+                                   | rejectattr('name', 'equalto', 'dbt_unique_key')
+                                   | rejectattr('name', 'equalto', 'DBT_UNIQUE_KEY')
+                                   | list %}
+
+      {% set quoted_source_columns = [] %}
+      {% for column in source_columns %}
+        {% do quoted_source_columns.append(adapter.quote(column.name)) %}
+      {% endfor %}
+
+      {% set final_sql = snapshot_merge_sql(
+            target = target_relation,
+            source = staging_table,
+            insert_cols = quoted_source_columns
+         )
+      %}
+
+  {% endif %}
+
+  {% call statement('main') %}
+      {{ final_sql }}
+  {% endcall %}
+
+  {% do persist_docs(target_relation, model) %}
+
+  {{ run_hooks(post_hooks, inside_transaction=True) }}
+
+  {{ adapter.commit() }}
+
+  {% if staging_table is defined %}
+      {% do post_snapshot(staging_table) %}
+  {% endif %}
+
+  {{ run_hooks(post_hooks, inside_transaction=False) }}
+
+  {{ return({'relations': [target_relation]}) }}
+
+{% endmaterialization %}