allow sync all columns

dbt/include/spark/macros/adapters.sql

@@ -398,35 +398,130 @@
   {% endcall %}
 {% endmacro %}
 
+{% macro check_table_properties(relation, expected_properties) %}
+  {# Fetching current properties and populate a dict to easily compare #}
+  {% set properties_table = fetch_tbl_properties(relation) %}
+
+  {% set current_properties = {} %}
+
+  {% for row in properties_table.rows %}
+    {% set current_properties = current_properties.update({ row['key']: row['value'] }) %}
+  {% endfor %}
+
+  {# Control variable for monitoring validation status #}
+  {% set missing_properties = {} %}
+
+  {# Iterated through expected properties #}
+
+  {% for key, expected_value in expected_properties.items() %}
+    {% set current_value = current_properties.get(key) %}
+
+    {# Check for known numeric values to be >= #}
+    {% if key in ['delta.minReaderVersion', 'delta.minWriterVersion'] %}
+      {% if current_value is not none and current_value | int >= expected_value %}
+        {{ log("Property '" ~ key ~ "' is valid : " ~ current_value ~ " >= " ~ expected_value) }}
+      {% else %}
+        {{ log("Property '" ~ key ~ "' is not valid. Found : " ~ current_value ~ ", expected : " ~ expected_value) }}
+        {% do missing_properties.update({key : expected_value}) %}
+      {% endif %}
+    {% else %}
+      {# Check for other properties to be = #}
+      {% if current_value == expected_value %}
+        {{ log("Property '" ~ key ~ "' valid : " ~ current_value) }}
+      {% else %}
+        {{ log("Property '" ~ key ~ "' is not valid. Found : " ~ current_value ~ ", expected : " ~ expected_value) }}
+        {% do missing_properties.update({key : expected_value}) %}
+      {% endif %}
+    {% endif %}
+  {% endfor %}
+
+  {{ return(missing_properties) }}
+{% endmacro %}
+
 
 {% macro spark__alter_relation_add_remove_columns(relation, add_columns, remove_columns) %}
 
-  {% if remove_columns %}
-    {% if relation.is_delta %}
-      {% set platform_name = 'Delta Lake' %}
-    {% elif relation.is_iceberg %}
+  {% if remove_columns and not relation.is_delta %}
+    {% if relation.is_iceberg %}
       {% set platform_name = 'Iceberg' %}
     {% else %}
       {% set platform_name = 'Apache Spark' %}
     {% endif %}
     {{ exceptions.raise_compiler_error(platform_name + ' does not support dropping columns from tables') }}
+  {% elif remove_columns and relation.is_delta %}
+    {# Checking Delta table properties to see if we can drop columns #}
+    {# It must have the following properties #}
+
+    {% set expected_properties = {
+        'delta.minReaderVersion': 2,
+        'delta.minWriterVersion': 5,
+        'delta.columnMapping.mode': 'name'
+    } %}
+
+    {% set missing_properties = check_table_properties(relation, expected_properties) %}
+    {% if missing_properties %}
+      {% set msg %}
+        Delta table properties do not allow dropping columns. Dropping is available with the following properties:
+          {{ expected_properties }}
+        Either run the following command : 
+
+        ALTER TABLE {{ relation }} 
+        SET TBLPROPERTIES (
+          {% for key, value in missing_properties.items() %}
+            '{{ key }}' = '{{ value }}'{{ ',' if not loop.last }}
+          {% endfor %}
+        )
+
+        Or add the following to your model condfig and rebuild it : 
+        table_properties={
+            'delta.minReaderVersion': '2',
+            'delta.minWriterVersion': '5',
+            'delta.columnMapping.mode': 'name'
+        }
+      {% endset %}
+
+      {{ exceptions.raise_compiler_error(msg) }}
+    {% endif %}
   {% endif %}
 
   {% if add_columns is none %}
     {% set add_columns = [] %}
   {% endif %}
 
-  {% set sql -%}
+  {% if remove_columns is none %}
+    {% set remove_columns = [] %}
+  {% endif %}
 
-     alter {{ relation.type }} {{ relation }}
+  {% if add_columns %}
+    {% set sql -%}
+      alter {{ relation.type }} {{ relation }}
+      add columns
+      {% for column in add_columns %}
+        {{ column.name }} {{ column.data_type }}{{ ',' if not loop.last }}
+      {% endfor %}
+    {%- endset -%}
+
+    {% call statement("run_query_statement", fetch_result=false, auto_begin=false) %}
+      {{ sql }}
+    {% endcall %}
+  {% endif %}
 
-       {% if add_columns %} add columns {% endif %}
-            {% for column in add_columns %}
-               {{ column.name }} {{ column.data_type }}{{ ',' if not loop.last }}
-            {% endfor %}
+  {# Will run only if using Delta format with appropriated table properties #}
+  {% if remove_columns %}
+    {% set sql -%}
+      alter {{ relation.type }} {{ relation }}
+      drop columns
+      {% for column in remove_columns %}
+        {{ column.name }}{{ ',' if not loop.last }}
+      {% endfor %}
+    {%- endset -%}
+
+    {% call statement("run_query_statement", fetch_result=false, auto_begin=false) %}
+      {{ sql }}
+    {% endcall %}
+  {% endif %}
 
-  {%- endset -%}
 
-  {% do run_query(sql) %}
+
 
 {% endmacro %}