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-# thorchain_models
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+Welcome to your new dbt project!
+
+### Using the starter project
+
+Try running the following commands:
+- dbt run
+- dbt test
+
+
+### Resources:
+- Learn more about dbt [in the docs](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/introduction)
+- Check out [Discourse](https://discourse.getdbt.com/) for commonly asked questions and answers
+- Join the [chat](https://community.getdbt.com/) on Slack for live discussions and support
+- Find [dbt events](https://events.getdbt.com) near you
+- Check out [the blog](https://blog.getdbt.com/) for the latest news on dbt's development and best practices
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+
+# Name your project! Project names should contain only lowercase characters
+# and underscores. A good package name should reflect your organization's
+# name or the intended use of these models
+name: 'thorchain_models'
+version: '1.0.0'
+config-version: 2
+
+# This setting configures which "profile" dbt uses for this project.
+profile: 'thorchain_models'
+
+# These configurations specify where dbt should look for different types of files.
+# The `model-paths` config, for example, states that models in this project can be
+# found in the "models/" directory. You probably won't need to change these!
+model-paths: ["models"]
+analysis-paths: ["analyses"]
+test-paths: ["tests"]
+seed-paths: ["seeds"]
+macro-paths: ["macros"]
+snapshot-paths: ["snapshots"]
+
+target-path: "target"  # directory which will store compiled SQL files
+clean-targets:         # directories to be removed by `dbt clean`
+  - "target"
+  - "dbt_packages"
+
+
+# Configuring models
+# Full documentation: https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/configuring-models
+
+# In this example config, we tell dbt to build all models in the example/ directory
+# as tables. These settings can be overridden in the individual model files
+# using the `{{ config(...) }}` macro.
+models:
+  thorchain_models:
+    # Config indicated by + and applies to all files under models/example/
+    example:
+      +materialized: view
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+
+/*
+    Welcome to your first dbt model!
+    Did you know that you can also configure models directly within SQL files?
+    This will override configurations stated in dbt_project.yml
+
+    Try changing "table" to "view" below
+*/
+
+{{ config(materialized='table') }}
+
+with source_data as (
+
+    select 1 as id
+    union all
+    select null as id
+
+)
+
+select *
+from source_data
+
+/*
+    Uncomment the line below to remove records with null `id` values
+*/
+
+-- where id is not null
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+
+-- Use the `ref` function to select from other models
+
+select *
+from {{ ref('my_first_dbt_model') }}
+where id = 1
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+
+version: 2
+
+models:
+  - name: my_first_dbt_model
+    description: "A starter dbt model"
+    columns:
+      - name: id
+        description: "The primary key for this table"
+        tests:
+          - unique
+          - not_null
+
+  - name: my_second_dbt_model
+    description: "A starter dbt model"
+    columns:
+      - name: id
+        description: "The primary key for this table"
+        tests:
+          - unique
+          - not_null
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