catching and rethrowing type errors in sandbox

.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231017-155210.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: re-categorize `TypeErrors` that arise from `create_from_where_filter` into `InvalidQueryException`
+time: 2023-10-17T15:52:10.948956-05:00
+custom:
+  Author: DevonFulcher
+  Issue: None

metricflow/query/query_parser.py

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple
 
-from dbt_semantic_interfaces.call_parameter_sets import ParseWhereFilterException
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.implementations.filters.where_filter import PydanticWhereFilter
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.pretty_print import pformat_big_objects
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.dimension import DimensionType
@@ -389,14 +388,9 @@ def _parse_and_validate_query(
         )
         where_filter_spec: Optional[WhereFilterSpec] = None
         if where_filter is not None:
-            try:
-                where_filter_spec = WhereSpecFactory(
-                    column_association_resolver=self._column_association_resolver,
-                ).create_from_where_filter(where_filter)
-            except ParseWhereFilterException as e:
-                raise InvalidQueryException(
-                    f"Error parsing the where filter: {where_filter.where_sql_template}. {e}"
-                ) from e
+            where_filter_spec = WhereSpecFactory(
+                column_association_resolver=self._column_association_resolver,
+            ).create_from_where_filter(where_filter)
 
             where_spec_set = QueryTimeLinkableSpecSet.create_from_linkable_spec_set(where_filter_spec.linkable_spec_set)
             requested_linkable_specs_with_requested_filter_specs = QueryTimeLinkableSpecSet.combine(

metricflow/specs/where_filter_transform.py

@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 import jinja2
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols import WhereFilterIntersection
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.protocols.where_filter import WhereFilter
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.call_parameter_sets import ParseWhereFilterException
 
 from metricflow.filters.merge_where import merge_to_single_where_filter
+from metricflow.query.query_exceptions import InvalidQueryException
 from metricflow.specs.column_assoc import ColumnAssociationResolver
 from metricflow.specs.specs import LinkableSpecSet, WhereFilterSpec
 from metricflow.specs.where_filter_dimension import WhereFilterDimensionFactory
@@ -45,17 +47,15 @@ def create_from_where_filter_intersection(  # noqa: D
 
         return self.create_from_where_filter(where_filter)
 
-    def create_from_where_filter(self, where_filter: WhereFilter) -> WhereFilterSpec:  # noqa: D
-        # Used to check that call parameter sets generated by DSI match those generated below.
-        call_parameter_sets = where_filter.call_parameter_sets
-
-        dimension_factory = WhereFilterDimensionFactory(call_parameter_sets, self._column_association_resolver)
-        time_dimension_factory = WhereFilterTimeDimensionFactory(call_parameter_sets, self._column_association_resolver)
-        entity_factory = WhereFilterEntityFactory(call_parameter_sets, self._column_association_resolver)
+    def _render_sql_template(
+        self,
+        where_filter: WhereFilter,
+        dimension_factory: WhereFilterDimensionFactory,
+        time_dimension_factory: WhereFilterTimeDimensionFactory,
+        entity_factory: WhereFilterEntityFactory,
+    ):
         try:
-            rendered_sql_template = jinja2.Template(
-                where_filter.where_sql_template, undefined=jinja2.StrictUndefined
-            ).render(
+            return jinja2.Template(where_filter.where_sql_template, undefined=jinja2.StrictUndefined).render(
                 {
                     "Dimension": dimension_factory.create,
                     "TimeDimension": time_dimension_factory.create,
@@ -67,23 +67,41 @@ def create_from_where_filter(self, where_filter: WhereFilter) -> WhereFilterSpec
                 f"Error while rendering Jinja template:\n{where_filter.where_sql_template}"
             ) from e
 
-        """
-        Dimensions that are created with a grain parameter, Dimension(...).grain(...), are
-        added to dimension_specs otherwise they are add to time_dimension_factory.time_dimension_specs
-        """
-        dimension_specs = []
-        for dimension in dimension_factory.created:
-            if dimension.time_dimension_spec:
-                time_dimension_factory.time_dimension_specs.append(dimension.time_dimension_spec)
-            else:
-                dimension_specs.append(dimension.dimension_spec)
-
-        return WhereFilterSpec(
-            where_sql=rendered_sql_template,
-            bind_parameters=self._bind_parameters,
-            linkable_spec_set=LinkableSpecSet(
-                dimension_specs=tuple(dimension_specs),
-                time_dimension_specs=tuple(time_dimension_factory.time_dimension_specs),
-                entity_specs=tuple(entity_factory.entity_specs),
-            ),
-        )
+    def create_from_where_filter(self, where_filter: WhereFilter) -> WhereFilterSpec:  # noqa: D
+        # Used to check that call parameter sets generated by DSI match those generated below.
+        try:
+            call_parameter_sets = where_filter.call_parameter_sets
+
+            dimension_factory = WhereFilterDimensionFactory(call_parameter_sets, self._column_association_resolver)
+            time_dimension_factory = WhereFilterTimeDimensionFactory(
+                call_parameter_sets, self._column_association_resolver
+            )
+            entity_factory = WhereFilterEntityFactory(call_parameter_sets, self._column_association_resolver)
+            rendered_sql_template = self._render_sql_template(
+                where_filter, dimension_factory, time_dimension_factory, entity_factory
+            )
+
+            """
+            Dimensions that are created with a grain parameter, Dimension(...).grain(...), are
+            added to dimension_specs otherwise they are add to time_dimension_factory.time_dimension_specs
+            """
+            dimension_specs = []
+            for dimension in dimension_factory.created:
+                if dimension.time_dimension_spec:
+                    time_dimension_factory.time_dimension_specs.append(dimension.time_dimension_spec)
+                else:
+                    dimension_specs.append(dimension.dimension_spec)
+
+            return WhereFilterSpec(
+                where_sql=rendered_sql_template,
+                bind_parameters=self._bind_parameters,
+                linkable_spec_set=LinkableSpecSet(
+                    dimension_specs=tuple(dimension_specs),
+                    time_dimension_specs=tuple(time_dimension_factory.time_dimension_specs),
+                    entity_specs=tuple(entity_factory.entity_specs),
+                ),
+            )
+        except (ParseWhereFilterException, TypeError) as e:
+            raise InvalidQueryException(
+                f"Error parsing the where filter: {where_filter.where_sql_template}. {e}"
+            ) from e

metricflow/test/model/test_where_filter_spec.py

@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 import logging
 
+import pytest
+
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.implementations.filters.where_filter import PydanticWhereFilter
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.references import EntityReference
 from dbt_semantic_interfaces.type_enums.time_granularity import TimeGranularity
+from metricflow.query.query_exceptions import InvalidQueryException
 
 from metricflow.specs.column_assoc import ColumnAssociationResolver
 from metricflow.specs.specs import (
@@ -62,6 +65,15 @@ def test_dimension_in_filter_with_grain(  # noqa: D
     )
 
 
+def test_time_dimension_without_grain(column_association_resolver: ColumnAssociationResolver) -> None:  # noqa
+    where_filter = PydanticWhereFilter(where_sql_template="{{ TimeDimension('metric_time') }} > '2023-10-17'")
+
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidQueryException):
+        WhereSpecFactory(
+            column_association_resolver=column_association_resolver,
+        ).create_from_where_filter(where_filter)
+
+
 def test_time_dimension_in_filter(  # noqa: D
     column_association_resolver: ColumnAssociationResolver,
 ) -> None: