dbtpal.nvim

A Neovim plugin for dbt model editing. The little helper I wish I always had.

✨Features

• Run / test open model, the entire project, or arbitrary selectors
• Async jobs with pop-up command outputs
• Custom dbt filetype with better syntax highlighting
• Disables accidentally modifying sql files in the target folders
• Jump to any ref or source model using gf (go-to-file)
• Telescope Extension to fuzzy-find models
• Automatically detect dbt project folder

I do welcome requests and use-cases, so feel free to reach out on Twitter (@pdrmnvd) or by creating an issue.

⚡️ Requirements

• Neovim >=0.5.0
• dbt >=1.0.0
• plenary.nvim

⚙ Installation

Install using your favorite plugin manager:

Using Packer

use {
    "PedramNavid/dbtpal",
    config = function()
        local dbt = require("dbtpal")
        dbt.setup({
            -- Path to the dbt executable
            path_to_dbt = "dbt",

            -- Path to the dbt project, if blank, will auto-detect
            -- using currently open buffer for all sql,yml, and md files
            path_to_dbt_project = "",

            -- Path to dbt profiles directory
            path_to_dbt_profiles_dir = vim.fn.expand("~/.dbt"),

            -- Search for ref/source files in macros and models folders
            extended_path_search = true,

            -- Prevent modifying sql files in target/(compiled|run) folders
            protect_compiled_files = true,
        })

        -- Setup key mappings

        vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>drf", dbt.run)
        vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>drp", dbt.run_all)
        vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>dtf", dbt.test)
        vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>dm", require("dbtpal.telescope").dbt_picker)

        -- Enable Telescope Extension
        require("telescope").load_extension("dbtpal")
    end,
    requires = { { "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim" }, { "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim" } },
}

Using lazy.nvim

Show configuration...

{
    "PedramNavid/dbtpal",
    dependencies = {
        "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
        "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
    },
    ft = {
        "sql",
        "md",
        "yaml",
    },
    keys = {
        { "<leader>drf", "<cmd>DbtRun<cr>" },
        { "<leader>drp", "<cmd>DbtRunAll<cr>" },
        { "<leader>dtf", "<cmd>DbtTest<cr>" },
        { "<leader>dm", "<cmd>lua require('dbtpal.telescope').dbt_picker()<cr>" },
    },
    config = function()
        require("dbtpal").setup({
            path_to_dbt = "dbt",
            path_to_dbt_project = "",
            path_to_dbt_profiles_dir = vim.fn.expand("~/.dbt"),
            extended_path_search = true,
            protect_compiled_files = true,
        })
        require("telescope").load_extension("dbtpal")
    end,
}

🙈 Commands

dbtpal has sensible defaults and can auto-detect project directories based on the currently open buffer when first run.

Your typical dbt commands are supported in three modes: current model, all models, and user-specified models. See the sample setup above for some common mappings.

Commands can be either invoked as vim user-commands or through lua. Lua calls provide more flexibility if additional arguments are required, but user-commands work well if all you need is the default behavior, with a single model selector argument.

DbtRun

In Lua: require('dbtpal').run()

Run the current model

DbtRunAll

In Lua: require('dbtpal').run_all()

Run all models in the project

DbtRunModel

In Lua: require('dbtpal').run_model('+my_second_dbt_model')

Run a specific model or selector. Requires a model selector argument.

Example: DbtRunModel +my_second_dbt_model

DbtTest

In Lua: require('dbtpal').test()

Test the current model

DbtTestAll

In Lua: require('dbtpal').test_all()

Test all models in the project

DbtTestModel

In Lua: require('dbtpal').test_model('+my_second_dbt_model')

Test a specific model or selector. Requires a model selector argument.

Example: DbtTestModel +my_second_dbt_model

DbtCompile

In Lua: require('dbtpal').compile()

Compile the current model

DbtBuild

In Lua: require('dbtpal').build()

Build the current model

Additional Lua Only Functions

These commands are only available as Lua-only commands. You can map them to specific key-bindings if you wish.

require('dbtpal').run_children(): equivalent to dbt run -s model+

require('dbtpal').run_parents(): equivalent to dbt run -s +model

require('dbtpal').run_family(): equivalent to dbt run -s +model+

 Configuration

You can override default configuration options by passing a table to setup({}). See the Installation section for an example

require("dbtpal").setup({ ... })

The following options are available:

Option	Description	Default
path_to_dbt	Path to the dbt executable	dbt (i.e. dbt in the local path)
path_to_dbt_project	Path to the dbt project	"" (auto-detect)
path_to_dbt_profiles_dir	Path to dbt profiles directory	"~/.dbt"
extended_path_search	Search for ref/source files in macros and models folders	true
protect_compiled_files	Prevent modifying sql files in target/(compiled|run) folders	true

Misc

Log level can be set with vim.g.dbtpal_log_level (must be before setup()) or on the command line: DBTPAL_LOG_LEVEL=info nvim myfile.sql