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+-- ported from https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-utils/blob/main/macros/generic_tests/recency.sql
+-- The change is that we compare against current_date() instead of current_timestamp
+{% test recency(model, field, datepart, interval, ignore_time_component=False, group_by_columns = []) %}
+  {{ return(adapter.dispatch('test_recency', 'dbt_utils')(model, field, datepart, interval, ignore_time_component, group_by_columns)) }}
+{% endtest %}
+
+{% macro default__test_recency(model, field, datepart, interval, ignore_time_component, group_by_columns) %}
+
+{% set threshold = 'cast(' ~ dbt.dateadd(datepart, interval * -1, dbt.current_date()) ~ ' as ' ~ ('date' if ignore_time_component else dbt.type_timestamp()) ~ ')'  %}
+
+{% if group_by_columns|length() > 0 %}
+  {% set select_gb_cols = group_by_columns|join(' ,') + ', ' %}
+  {% set groupby_gb_cols = 'group by ' + group_by_columns|join(',') %}
+{% endif %}
+
+
+with recency as (
+
+    select 
+
+      {{ select_gb_cols }}
+      {% if ignore_time_component %}
+        cast(max({{ field }}) as date) as most_recent
+      {%- else %}
+        max({{ field }}) as most_recent
+      {%- endif %}
+
+    from {{ model }}
+
+    {{ groupby_gb_cols }}
+
+)
+
+select
+
+    {{ select_gb_cols }}
+    most_recent,
+    {{ threshold }} as threshold
+
+from recency
+where most_recent < {{ threshold }}
+
+{% endmacro %}
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