t-sql hacks that shouldn't break mainline behavior

integration_tests/dbt_project.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ clean-targets:         # directories to be removed by `dbt clean`
     - "target"
     - "dbt_modules"
 
+vars:
+  dbt_utils_dispatch_list: ['dbt_utils_integration_tests']
+
 seeds:
 
   +quote_columns: false

integration_tests/macros/limit_zero.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{% macro limit_zero() %}
+    {{ return(adapter.dispatch('limit_zero', dbt_utils._get_utils_namespaces())()) }}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{% macro default__limit_zero() %}
+    {{ return('limit 0') }}
+{% endmacro %}

integration_tests/tests/assert_get_query_results_as_dict_objects_equal.sql

@@ -77,5 +77,5 @@ Instead, we'll manually check that the values of these dictionaries are equivale
 {% endif %}
 
 {{ log(ns.err_msg, info=True) }}
-select 1 {% if ns.pass %} limit 0 {% endif %}
+select 1 as col_name {% if ns.pass %} {{ limit_zero() }} {% endif %}
 {% endif %}

integration_tests/tests/logger/assert_pretty_output_msg_is_string.sql

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% if dbt_utils.pretty_log_format() is string %}
     {# Return 0 rows for the test to pass #}
-    select 1 limit 0
+    select 1 as col_name {{ limit_zero() }}
 {% else %}
     {# Return >0 rows for the test to fail #}
     select 1

integration_tests/tests/logger/assert_pretty_time_is_string.sql

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% if dbt_utils.pretty_time() is string %}
     {# Return 0 rows for the test to pass #}
-    select 1 limit 0
+    select 1 as col_name {{ limit_zero() }}
 {% else %}
     {# Return >0 rows for the test to fail #}
     select 1

macros/schema_tests/at_least_one.sql

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 select count(*)
 from (
     select
-
-      count({{ column_name }})
+        {# In TSQL, subquery aggregate columns need aliases #}
+        {# thus: a filler col name, 'filler_column' #}
+      count({{ column_name }}) as filler_column
 
     from {{ model }}
 

macros/schema_tests/cardinality_equality.sql

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {% macro test_cardinality_equality(model, to, field) %}
-
+{# T-SQL doesn't let you use numbers as aliases for columns #}
+{# Thus, no "GROUP BY 1" #}
 {% set column_name = kwargs.get('column_name', kwargs.get('from')) %}
 
 
@@ -8,15 +9,15 @@ select
   {{ column_name }},
   count(*) as num_rows
 from {{ model }}
-group by 1
+group by {{ column_name }}
 ),
 
 table_b as (
 select
   {{ field }},
   count(*) as num_rows
 from {{ to }}
-group by 1
+group by {{ column_name }}
 ),
 
 except_a as (

macros/schema_tests/expression_is_true.sql

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-{% macro test_expression_is_true(model, condition='true') %}
-
+{% macro test_expression_is_true(model, condition='1=1') %}
+{# T-SQL has no boolean data type so we use 1=1 which returns TRUE #}
+{# ref https://stackoverflow.com/a/7170753/3842610 #}
 {% set expression = kwargs.get('expression', kwargs.get('arg')) %}
 
 with meet_condition as (

macros/schema_tests/not_constant.sql

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ select count(*)
 from (
 
     select
-          count(distinct {{ column_name }})
+          {# In TSQL, subquery aggregate columns need aliases #}
+          {# thus: a filler col name, 'filler_column' #}
+          count(distinct {{ column_name }}) as filler_column
 
     from {{ model }}
 

macros/schema_tests/relationships_where.sql

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 {% macro test_relationships_where(model, to, field) %}
 
 {% set column_name = kwargs.get('column_name', kwargs.get('from')) %}
-{% set from_condition = kwargs.get('from_condition', "true") %}
-{% set to_condition = kwargs.get('to_condition', "true") %}
+{# T-SQL has no boolean data type so we use 1=1 which returns TRUE #}
+{# ref https://stackoverflow.com/a/7170753/3842610 #}
+{% set from_condition = kwargs.get('from_condition', "1=1") %}
+{% set to_condition = kwargs.get('to_condition', "1=1") %}
 
 with left_table as (