expect_column_to_exist.sql

{%- test expect_column_to_exist(model, column_name, column_index=None, transform="upper") -%}
{%- if execute -%}

    {%- set column_name = column_name | map(transform) | join -%}
    {%- set relation_column_names = dbt_expectations._get_column_list(model, transform) -%}

    {%- set matching_column_index = relation_column_names.index(column_name) if column_name in relation_column_names else -1 %}

    {%- if column_index -%}

        {%- set column_index_0 = column_index - 1 if column_index > 0 else 0 -%}

        {%- set column_index_matches = true if matching_column_index == column_index_0 else false %}

    {%- else -%}

        {%- set column_index_matches = true -%}

    {%- endif %}

    with test_data as (

        select
            cast('{{ column_name }}' as {{ dbt_utils.type_string() }}) as column_name,
            {{ matching_column_index }} as matching_column_index,
            {{ column_index_matches }} as column_index_matches

    )
    select *
    from test_data
    where
        not(matching_column_index >= 0 and column_index_matches)

{%- endif -%}
{%- endtest -%}