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Version: 1.2.1

ValidationDefinition

class great_expectations.ValidationDefinition(*, name: str, data: great_expectations.core.batch_definition.BatchDefinition, suite: great_expectations.core.expectation_suite.ExpectationSuite, id: Optional[str] = None)#

Responsible for running a suite against data and returning a validation result.

Parameters
  • name – The name of the validation.

  • data – A batch definition to validate.

  • suite – A grouping of expectations to validate against the data.

  • id – A unique identifier for the validation; added when persisted with a store.

property asset: DataAsset#
property batch_definition: great_expectations.core.batch_definition.BatchDefinition#

run(*, checkpoint_id: Optional[str] = None, batch_parameters: Optional[BatchParameters] = None, expectation_parameters: Optional[SuiteParameterDict] = None, result_format: ResultFormatUnion = ResultFormat.SUMMARY, run_id: RunIdentifier | None = None) ExpectationSuiteValidationResult#

Runs a validation using the configured data and suite.

Parameters
  • batch_parameters

    The dictionary of parameters necessary for selecting the correct batch to run the validation on. The keys are strings that are determined by the BatchDefinition used to instantiate this ValidationDefinition. For example:

    • whole table -> None

    • yearly -> year

    • monthly -> year, month

    • daily -> year, month, day

  • expectation_parameters – A dictionary of parameters values for any expectations using parameterized values (the $PARAMETER syntax). The keys are the parameter names and the values are the values to be used for this validation run.

  • result_format – A parameter controlling how much diagnostic information the result contains.

  • checkpoint_id – This is used by the checkpoints code when it runs a validation definition. Otherwise, it should be None.

  • run_id – An identifier for this run. Typically, this should be set to None and it will be generated by this call.

save() None#