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+
+name: test dbt cloud
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - devel
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  # all credentials must be present to be passed to dbt cloud
+  DBT_CLOUD__ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ secrets.DBT_CLOUD__ACCOUNT_ID }}
+  DBT_CLOUD__JOB_ID: ${{ secrets.DBT_CLOUD__JOB_ID }}
+  DBT_CLOUD__API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DBT_CLOUD__API_TOKEN }}
+
+  RUNTIME__LOG_LEVEL: ERROR
+
+jobs:
+  get_docs_changes:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/get_docs_changes.yml
+    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
+
+  run_dbt_cloud:
+    name: Tests dbt cloud
+    needs: get_docs_changes
+    if: needs.get_docs_changes.outputs.changes_outside_docs == 'true'
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
+        # os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "windows-latest"]
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Check out
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10.x"
+
+      - name: Install Poetry without dbt
+        uses: snok/install-poetry@v1.3.2
+        with:
+          virtualenvs-create: true
+          virtualenvs-in-project: true
+          installer-parallel: true
+
+      - name: Load cached venv
+        id: cached-poetry-dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          # path: ${{ steps.pip-cache.outputs.dir }}
+          path: .venv
+          key: venv-${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/poetry.lock') }}-dbt-cloud
+
+      - run: |
+          poetry run pytest tests/helpers/dbt_cloud_tests -k '(not venv)'
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+        name: Run dbt runner - Linux/MAC
+      - run: |
+          poetry run pytest tests/helpers/dbt_cloud_tests -k "(not venv)"
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        name: Run dbt cloud - Windows
+        shell: cmd
+
+  matrix_job_required_check:
+    name: dbt cloud tests
+    needs: run_dbt_cloud
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: always()
+    steps:
+      - name: Check matrix job results
+        if: contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
+        run: |
+          echo "One or more matrix job tests failed or were cancelled. You may need to re-run them." && exit 1