feat: add cron_tz to model_defaults

Author: lafirm

docs/reference/model_configuration.md

@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ The SQLMesh project-level `model_defaults` key supports the following options, d
 - kind
 - dialect
 - cron
+- cron_tz
 - owner
 - start
 - table_format

sqlmesh/core/config/model.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     OnAdditiveChange,
 )
 from sqlmesh.core.model.meta import FunctionCall
-from sqlmesh.core.node import IntervalUnit
+from sqlmesh.core.node import IntervalUnit, cron_tz_validator
 from sqlmesh.utils.date import TimeLike
 from sqlmesh.utils.pydantic import field_validator
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class ModelDefaultsConfig(BaseConfig):
         dialect: The SQL dialect that the model's query is written in.
         cron: A cron string specifying how often the model should be refreshed, leveraging the
             [croniter](https://github.com/kiorky/croniter) library.
+        cron_tz: The timezone for the cron expression, defaults to UTC. [IANA time zones](https://docs.python.org/3/library/zoneinfo.html).
         owner: The owner of the model.
         start: The earliest date that the model will be backfilled for. If this is None,
             then the date is inferred by taking the most recent start date of its ancestors.
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ class ModelDefaultsConfig(BaseConfig):
     kind: t.Optional[ModelKind] = None
     dialect: t.Optional[str] = None
     cron: t.Optional[str] = None
+    cron_tz: t.Any = None
     owner: t.Optional[str] = None
     start: t.Optional[TimeLike] = None
     table_format: t.Optional[str] = None
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ class ModelDefaultsConfig(BaseConfig):
     _model_kind_validator = model_kind_validator
     _on_destructive_change_validator = on_destructive_change_validator
     _on_additive_change_validator = on_additive_change_validator
+    _cron_tz_validator = cron_tz_validator
 
     @field_validator("audits", mode="before")
     def _audits_validator(cls, v: t.Any) -> t.Any:

sqlmesh/core/node.py

@@ -259,6 +259,28 @@ def dbt_fqn(self) -> t.Optional[str]:
     IntervalUnit.FIVE_MINUTE: 60 * 5,
 }
 
+def _cron_tz_validator(cls, v: t.Any) -> t.Optional[zoneinfo.ZoneInfo]:
+    if not v or v == "UTC":
+        return None
+
+    v = str_or_exp_to_str(v)
+
+    try:
+        return zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(v)
+    except Exception as e:
+        available_timezones = zoneinfo.available_timezones()
+
+        if available_timezones:
+            raise ConfigError(f"{e}. {v} must be in {available_timezones}.")
+        else:
+            raise ConfigError(
+                f"{e}. IANA time zone data is not available on your system. `pip install tzdata` to leverage cron time zones or remove this field which will default to UTC."
+            )
+
+    return None
+
+cron_tz_validator = field_validator("cron_tz", mode="before")(_cron_tz_validator)
+
 
 class _Node(DbtInfoMixin, PydanticModel):
     """
@@ -302,6 +324,8 @@ class _Node(DbtInfoMixin, PydanticModel):
     _croniter: t.Optional[CroniterCache] = None
     __inferred_interval_unit: t.Optional[IntervalUnit] = None
 
+    _cron_tz_validator = cron_tz_validator
+
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         path = f": {self._path.name}" if self._path else ""
         return f"{self.__class__.__name__}<{self.name}{path}>"
@@ -328,27 +352,6 @@ def _name_validator(cls, v: t.Any) -> t.Optional[str]:
             return v.meta["sql"]
         return str(v)
 
-    @field_validator("cron_tz", mode="before")
-    def _cron_tz_validator(cls, v: t.Any) -> t.Optional[zoneinfo.ZoneInfo]:
-        if not v or v == "UTC":
-            return None
-
-        v = str_or_exp_to_str(v)
-
-        try:
-            return zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(v)
-        except Exception as e:
-            available_timezones = zoneinfo.available_timezones()
-
-            if available_timezones:
-                raise ConfigError(f"{e}. {v} must be in {available_timezones}.")
-            else:
-                raise ConfigError(
-                    f"{e}. IANA time zone data is not available on your system. `pip install tzdata` to leverage cron time zones or remove this field which will default to UTC."
-                )
-
-        return None
-
     @field_validator("start", "end", mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def _date_validator(cls, v: t.Any) -> t.Optional[TimeLike]:

tests/core/test_config.py

@@ -930,6 +930,65 @@ def test_gateway_model_defaults(tmp_path):
     assert ctx.config.model_defaults == expected
 
 
+def test_model_defaults_cron_tz(tmp_path):
+    """Test that cron_tz can be set in model_defaults."""
+    import zoneinfo
+    
+    config_path = tmp_path / "config_model_defaults_cron_tz.yaml"
+    with open(config_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fd:
+        fd.write(
+            """
+model_defaults:
+    dialect: duckdb
+    cron: '@daily'
+    cron_tz: 'America/Los_Angeles'
+        """
+        )
+
+    config = load_config_from_paths(
+        Config,
+        project_paths=[config_path],
+    )
+
+    assert config.model_defaults.cron == "@daily"
+    assert config.model_defaults.cron_tz == zoneinfo.ZoneInfo("America/Los_Angeles")
+    assert config.model_defaults.cron_tz.key == "America/Los_Angeles"
+
+
+def test_gateway_model_defaults_cron_tz(tmp_path):
+    """Test that cron_tz can be set in gateway-specific model_defaults."""
+    import zoneinfo
+    
+    global_defaults = ModelDefaultsConfig(
+        dialect="snowflake", owner="foo", cron="@daily", cron_tz="UTC"
+    )
+    gateway_defaults = ModelDefaultsConfig(
+        dialect="duckdb", cron_tz="America/New_York"
+    )
+
+    config = Config(
+        gateways={
+            "duckdb": GatewayConfig(
+                connection=DuckDBConnectionConfig(database="db.db"),
+                model_defaults=gateway_defaults,
+            )
+        },
+        model_defaults=global_defaults,
+        default_gateway="duckdb",
+    )
+
+    ctx = Context(paths=tmp_path, config=config, gateway="duckdb")
+
+    expected = ModelDefaultsConfig(
+        dialect="duckdb", owner="foo", cron="@daily", cron_tz="America/New_York"
+    )
+
+    assert ctx.config.model_defaults == expected
+    # Also verify the cron_tz is a ZoneInfo object
+    assert isinstance(ctx.config.model_defaults.cron_tz, zoneinfo.ZoneInfo)
+    assert ctx.config.model_defaults.cron_tz.key == "America/New_York"
+
+
 def test_redshift_merge_flag(tmp_path, mocker: MockerFixture):
     config_path = tmp_path / "config_redshift_merge.yaml"
     with open(config_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as fd: