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commit 413ed654645f0cdc7056d84db35ec43a5f475afe Author: Bas Harenslak <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Sat Apr 11 18:35:38 2020 +0200 Add documentation for CLI command airflow dags test (#8251) (cherry picked from commit 1688b5158e1d8018336ea8d8b52234163abfaab5) --- docs/tutorial.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/tutorial.rst b/docs/tutorial.rst index 22aa88e..873900d 100644 --- a/docs/tutorial.rst +++ b/docs/tutorial.rst @@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ their log to stdout (on screen), doesn't bother with dependencies, and doesn't communicate state (running, success, failed, ...) to the database. It simply allows testing a single task instance. +The same applies to ``airflow test [dag_id] [execution_date]``, but on a DAG level. It performs a single +DAG run of the given DAG id. While it does take task dependencies into account, no state is registered in the +database. It is convenient for locally testing a full run of your DAG, given that e.g. if one of your tasks +expects data at some location, it is available. + Backfill '''''''' Everything looks like it's running fine so let's run a backfill.
