diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+
+target/
+dbt_modules/
+logs/
diff --git a/dbt_project.yml b/dbt_project.yml
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+name: 'dbt_utils'
+version: '1.0'
+
+target-path: "target"
+clean-targets: ["target", "dbt_modules"]
+macro-paths: ['macros']
+log-path: "logs"
diff --git a/macros/equality.sql b/macros/equality.sql
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+{% macro test_equality(model, arg) %}
+
+
+
+-- setup
+
+{% set schema = model.split('.')[0] | replace('"', '') %}
+{% set model_a_name = model.split('.')[1] | replace('"', '') %}
+
+{% set dest_columns = adapter.get_columns_in_table(schema, model_a_name) %}
+{% set dest_cols_csv = dest_columns | map(attribute='quoted') | join(', ') %}
+
+
+
+-- core SQL
+
+with a as (
+
+    select * from {{ model }}
+
+),
+
+b as (
+
+    select * from {{ arg }}
+
+),
+
+a_minus_b as (
+
+    select {{dest_cols_csv}} from a
+    except
+    select {{dest_cols_csv}} from b
+
+),
+
+b_minus_a as (
+
+    select {{dest_cols_csv}} from b
+    except
+    select {{dest_cols_csv}} from a
+
+),
+
+unioned as (
+
+    select * from a_minus_b
+    union all
+    select * from b_minus_a
+
+),
+
+final as (
+
+    select (select count(*) from unioned) +
+        (select abs(
+            (select count(*) from a_minus_b) -
+            (select count(*) from b_minus_a)
+            ))
+        as count
+
+)
+
+select count from final
+
+
+
+{% endmacro %}