[FEATURE] ValidationConfig.save()

great_expectations/core/validation_config.py

@@ -222,3 +222,13 @@ def run(
             result_format=result_format,
         )
         return validator.validate_expectation_suite(self.suite, evaluation_parameters)
+
+    @public_api
+    def save(self) -> None:
+        store = project_manager.get_validation_config_store()
+        key = store.get_key(name=self.name, id=self.id)
+
+        try:
+            store.update(key=key, value=self)
+        except gx_exceptions.StoreBackendError:
+            raise ValueError("ValidationConfig must be added to a store before saving.")

great_expectations/data_context/data_context/context_factory.py

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
         ExpectationsStore,
         ValidationsStore,
     )
+    from great_expectations.data_context.store.validation_config_store import (
+        ValidationConfigStore,
+    )
     from great_expectations.data_context.types.base import DataContextConfig
     from great_expectations.datasource.datasource_dict import DatasourceDict
     from great_expectations.datasource.fluent.batch_request import BatchRequest
@@ -105,6 +108,14 @@ def get_validations_store(self) -> ValidationsStore:
             )
         return self._project.validations_store
 
+    def get_validation_config_store(self) -> ValidationConfigStore:
+        if not self._project:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "This action requires an active DataContext. "
+                + "Please call `great_expectations.get_context()` first, then try your action again."
+            )
+        return self._project.validation_config_store
+
     def get_evaluation_parameters_store(self) -> EvaluationParameterStore:
         if not self._project:
             raise RuntimeError(

tests/core/test_validation_config.py

@@ -34,21 +34,27 @@
 )
 
 
-class TestValidationRun:
-    @pytest.fixture
-    def validation_config(self) -> ValidationConfig:
-        context = gx.get_context(mode="ephemeral")
-        batch_config = (
-            context.sources.add_pandas("my_datasource")
-            .add_csv_asset("csv_asset", "taxi.csv")  # type: ignore
-            .add_batch_config("my_batch_config")
-        )
-        return ValidationConfig(
-            name="my_validation",
-            data=batch_config,
-            suite=ExpectationSuite(name="my_suite"),
-        )
+@pytest.fixture
+def ephemeral_context():
+    return gx.get_context(mode="ephemeral")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def validation_config(ephemeral_context: EphemeralDataContext) -> ValidationConfig:
+    context = ephemeral_context
+    batch_config = (
+        context.sources.add_pandas("my_datasource")
+        .add_csv_asset("csv_asset", "taxi.csv")  # type: ignore
+        .add_batch_config("my_batch_config")
+    )
+    return ValidationConfig(
+        name="my_validation",
+        data=batch_config,
+        suite=ExpectationSuite(name="my_suite"),
+    )
 
+
+class TestValidationRun:
     @pytest.fixture
     def mock_validator(self):
         """Set up our ProjectManager to return a mock Validator"""
@@ -491,3 +497,28 @@ def test_validation_config_deserialization_non_existant_resource(
     ):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=f"{error_substring}*."):
             ValidationConfig.parse_obj(serialized_config)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_validation_config_save_success(
+    ephemeral_context: EphemeralDataContext, validation_config: ValidationConfig
+):
+    context = ephemeral_context
+    vc = validation_config
+
+    vc = context.validations.add(vc)
+
+    other_suite = ExpectationSuite(name="my_other_suite")
+    vc.suite = other_suite
+    vc.save()
+
+    assert vc.suite == other_suite
+    assert context.validations.get(vc.name).suite == other_suite
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_validation_config_save_failure(validation_config: ValidationConfig):
+    with pytest.raises(
+        ValueError, match="ValidationConfig must be added to a store before saving."
+    ):
+        validation_config.save()