Fix macro namespace search packages

.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20220909-164413.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Raise better error message when dispatching a package that is not installed
+time: 2022-09-09T16:44:13.382685-06:00
+custom:
+  Author: "dbeatty10"
+  Issue: "5801"
+  PR: "5804"

core/dbt/context/providers.py

@@ -133,6 +133,25 @@ def _get_adapter_macro_prefixes(self) -> List[str]:
         search_prefixes = get_adapter_type_names(self._adapter.type()) + ["default"]
         return search_prefixes
 
+    def _get_search_packages(self, namespace: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Optional[str]]:
+        search_packages: List[Optional[str]] = [None]
+
+        if namespace is None:
+            search_packages = [None]
+        elif isinstance(namespace, str):
+            macro_search_order = self._adapter.config.get_macro_search_order(namespace)
+            if macro_search_order:
+                search_packages = macro_search_order
+            elif not macro_search_order and namespace in self._adapter.config.dependencies:
+                search_packages = [self.config.project_name, namespace]
+        else:
+            raise CompilationError(
+                f"In adapter.dispatch, got a {type(namespace)} macro_namespace argument "
+                f'("{namespace}"), but macro_namespace should be None or a string.'
+            )
+
+        return search_packages
+
     def dispatch(
         self,
         macro_name: str,
@@ -154,20 +173,7 @@ def dispatch(
         if packages is not None:
             raise MacroDispatchArgError(macro_name)
 
-        namespace = macro_namespace
-
-        if namespace is None:
-            search_packages = [None]
-        elif isinstance(namespace, str):
-            search_packages = self._adapter.config.get_macro_search_order(namespace)
-            if not search_packages and namespace in self._adapter.config.dependencies:
-                search_packages = [self.config.project_name, namespace]
-        else:
-            # Not a string and not None so must be a list
-            raise CompilationError(
-                f"In adapter.dispatch, got a list macro_namespace argument "
-                f'("{macro_namespace}"), but macro_namespace should be None or a string.'
-            )
+        search_packages = self._get_search_packages(macro_namespace)
 
         attempts = []
 
@@ -191,7 +197,7 @@ def dispatch(
                     return macro
 
         searched = ", ".join(repr(a) for a in attempts)
-        msg = f"In dispatch: No macro named '{macro_name}' found\n    Searched for: {searched}"
+        msg = f"In dispatch: No macro named '{macro_name}' found within namespace: '{macro_namespace}'\n    Searched for: {searched}"
         raise CompilationError(msg)
 
 

tests/functional/macros/fixtures.py

@@ -129,3 +129,28 @@
     {{ adapter_macro('some_macro', arg1, arg2) }}
 {%- endmacro %}
 """
+
+macros__incorrect_dispatch = """
+{% macro cowsay() %}
+  {{ return(adapter.dispatch('cowsay', 'farm_utils')()) }}
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+{% macro default__cowsay() %}
+  'moo'
+{% endmacro %}
+"""
+
+# Note the difference between `test_utils` below and `farm_utils` above
+models__incorrect_dispatch = """
+select {{ test_utils.cowsay() }} as cowsay
+"""
+
+dbt_project__incorrect_dispatch = """
+name: 'test_utils'
+version: '1.0'
+config-version: 2
+
+profile: 'default'
+
+macro-paths: ["macros"]
+"""

tests/functional/macros/test_macros.py

@@ -10,18 +10,22 @@
     check_relations_equal,
 )
 
+from dbt.tests.fixtures.project import write_project_files
 from tests.functional.macros.fixtures import (
+    dbt_project__incorrect_dispatch,
     models__dep_macro,
     models__with_undefined_macro,
     models__local_macro,
     models__ref_macro,
     models__override_get_columns_macros,
     models__deprecated_adapter_macro_model,
+    models__incorrect_dispatch,
     macros__my_macros,
     macros__no_default_macros,
     macros__override_get_columns_macros,
     macros__package_override_get_columns_macros,
     macros__deprecated_adapter_macro,
+    macros__incorrect_dispatch,
 )
 
 
@@ -203,6 +207,43 @@ def test_overrides(self, project):
         run_dbt()
 
 
+class TestMisnamedMacroNamespace:
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class", autouse=True)
+    def setUp(self, project_root):
+        test_utils_files = {
+            "dbt_project.yml": dbt_project__incorrect_dispatch,
+            "macros": {
+                "cowsay.sql": macros__incorrect_dispatch,
+            },
+        }
+        write_project_files(project_root, "test_utils", test_utils_files)
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def models(self):
+        return {
+            "my_model.sql": models__incorrect_dispatch,
+        }
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def packages(self):
+        return {
+            "packages": [
+                {"local": "test_utils"},
+            ]
+        }
+
+    def test_misnamed_macro_namespace(
+        self,
+        project,
+    ):
+        run_dbt(["deps"])
+
+        with pytest.raises(dbt.exceptions.CompilationError) as exc:
+            run_dbt()
+
+        assert "In dispatch: No macro named 'cowsay' found" in str(exc.value)
+
+
 class TestAdapterMacroDeprecated:
     @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
     def models(self):