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+"""Tests for resource validation with pydantic schema
+"""
+import typing as t
+
+import pytest
+import dlt
+from dlt.common.schema.typing import ColumnValidator
+from dlt.extract.validation import PydanticValidator
+from dlt.extract.exceptions import ValidationError, ResourceExtractionError
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class SimpleModel(BaseModel):
+    a: int
+    b: str
+
+
+def test_validator_model_in_decorator() -> None:
+    # model passed in decorator
+    @dlt.resource(columns=SimpleModel)
+    def some_data() -> t.Iterator[t.Dict[str, t.Any]]:
+        yield {"a": 1, "b": "2"}
+        yield {"a": 2, "b": "3"}
+
+    # Items are passed through model
+    data = list(some_data())
+    assert data == [SimpleModel(a=1, b="2"), SimpleModel(a=2, b="3")]
+
+
+
+def test_validator_model_in_apply_hints() -> None:
+    # model passed in apply_hints
+
+    @dlt.resource
+    def some_data() -> t.Iterator[t.Dict[str, t.Any]]:
+        yield {"a": 1, "b": "2"}
+        yield {"a": 2, "b": "3"}
+
+    resource = some_data()
+    resource.apply_hints(columns=SimpleModel)
+
+    # Items are passed through model
+    data = list(resource)
+    assert data == [SimpleModel(a=1, b="2"), SimpleModel(a=2, b="3")]
+
+
+def test_remove_validator() -> None:
+
+    @dlt.resource(columns=SimpleModel)
+    def some_data() -> t.Iterator[t.Dict[str, t.Any]]:
+        yield {"a": 1, "b": "2"}
+        yield {"a": 2, "b": "3"}
+
+    resource = some_data()
+    resource.validator = None
+
+    data = list(resource)
+    assert data == [{"a": 1, "b": "2"}, {"a": 2, "b": "3"}]
+
+
+def test_replace_validator_model() -> None:
+
+    @dlt.resource(columns=SimpleModel)
+    def some_data() -> t.Iterator[t.Dict[str, t.Any]]:
+        yield {"a": 1, "b": "2"}
+        yield {"a": 2, "b": "3"}
+
+    resource = some_data()
+
+    class AnotherModel(BaseModel):
+        a: int
+        b: str
+        c: float = 0.5
+
+    # Use apply_hints to replace the validator
+    resource.apply_hints(columns=AnotherModel)
+
+    data = list(resource)
+    # Items are validated with the new model
+    assert data == [AnotherModel(a=1, b="2", c=0.5), AnotherModel(a=2, b="3", c=0.5)]
+
+    # Ensure only one validator is applied in steps
+    steps = resource._pipe.steps
+    assert len(steps) == 2
+
+    assert isinstance(steps[-1], ColumnValidator)
+    assert steps[-1].model is AnotherModel
+
+
+def test_validator_property_setter() -> None:
+    @dlt.resource(columns=SimpleModel)
+    def some_data() -> t.Iterator[t.Dict[str, t.Any]]:
+        yield {"a": 1, "b": "2"}
+        yield {"a": 2, "b": "3"}
+
+    resource = some_data()
+
+    assert isinstance(resource.validator, PydanticValidator) and resource.validator.model is SimpleModel
+
+    class AnotherModel(BaseModel):
+        a: int
+        b: str
+        c: float = 0.5
+
+    resource.validator = PydanticValidator(AnotherModel)
+
+    assert resource.validator and resource.validator.model is AnotherModel
+
+    data = list(resource)
+    # Items are validated with the new model
+    assert data == [AnotherModel(a=1, b="2", c=0.5), AnotherModel(a=2, b="3", c=0.5)]
+
+
+def test_failed_validation() -> None:
+    @dlt.resource(columns=SimpleModel)
+    def some_data() -> t.Iterator[t.Dict[str, t.Any]]:
+        yield {"a": 1, "b": "z"}
+        # yield item that fails schema validation
+        yield {"a": "not_int", "b": "x"}
+
+    # extraction fails with ValidationError
+    with pytest.raises(ResourceExtractionError) as exinfo:
+        list(some_data())
+
+    assert isinstance(exinfo.value.__cause__, ValidationError)