Added output_processor parameter to SQLQueryOperator and fixed bug with return_single_query_results handler when None is passed as split_statements

providers/src/airflow/providers/common/sql/hooks/handlers.py

@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ def return_single_query_results(sql: str | Iterable[str], return_last: bool, spl
     :param split_statements: whether to split string statements.
     :return: True if the hook should return single query results
     """
-    return isinstance(sql, str) and (return_last or not split_statements)
+    if split_statements is not None:
+        return isinstance(sql, str) and (return_last or not split_statements)
+    return isinstance(sql, str) and return_last
 
 
 def fetch_all_handler(cursor) -> list[tuple] | None:

providers/src/airflow/providers/common/sql/hooks/sql.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 be removed in the future. Please import it from 'airflow.providers.common.sql.hooks.handlers'."""
 
 
-def return_single_query_results(sql: str | Iterable[str], return_last: bool, split_statements: bool):
+def return_single_query_results(sql: str | Iterable[str], return_last: bool, split_statements: bool | None):
     warnings.warn(WARNING_MESSAGE.format("return_single_query_results"), DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
 
     from airflow.providers.common.sql.hooks import handlers

providers/src/airflow/providers/common/sql/operators/sql.py

@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ def _get_failed_checks(checks, col=None):
 }
 
 
+def default_output_processor(results: list[Any], descriptions: list[Sequence[Sequence] | None]) -> list[Any]:
+    return results
+
+
 class BaseSQLOperator(BaseOperator):
     """
     This is a base class for generic SQL Operator to get a DB Hook.
@@ -210,6 +214,8 @@ class SQLExecuteQueryOperator(BaseSQLOperator):
     :param autocommit: (optional) if True, each command is automatically committed (default: False).
     :param parameters: (optional) the parameters to render the SQL query with.
     :param handler: (optional) the function that will be applied to the cursor (default: fetch_all_handler).
+    :param output_processor: (optional) the function that will be applied to the result
+        (default: default_output_processor).
     :param split_statements: (optional) if split single SQL string into statements. By default, defers
         to the default value in the ``run`` method of the configured hook.
     :param conn_id: the connection ID used to connect to the database
@@ -235,6 +241,13 @@ def __init__(
         autocommit: bool = False,
         parameters: Mapping | Iterable | None = None,
         handler: Callable[[Any], list[tuple] | None] = fetch_all_handler,
+        output_processor: (
+            Callable[
+                [list[Any], list[Sequence[Sequence] | None]],
+                list[Any] | tuple[list[Sequence[Sequence] | None], list],
+            ]
+            | None
+        ) = None,
         conn_id: str | None = None,
         database: str | None = None,
         split_statements: bool | None = None,
@@ -247,11 +260,14 @@ def __init__(
         self.autocommit = autocommit
         self.parameters = parameters
         self.handler = handler
+        self._output_processor = output_processor or default_output_processor
         self.split_statements = split_statements
         self.return_last = return_last
         self.show_return_value_in_logs = show_return_value_in_logs
 
-    def _process_output(self, results: list[Any], descriptions: list[Sequence[Sequence] | None]) -> list[Any]:
+    def _process_output(
+        self, results: list[Any], descriptions: list[Sequence[Sequence] | None]
+    ) -> list[Any] | tuple[list[Sequence[Sequence] | None], list]:
         """
         Process output before it is returned by the operator.
 
@@ -270,7 +286,7 @@ def _process_output(self, results: list[Any], descriptions: list[Sequence[Sequen
         """
         if self.show_return_value_in_logs:
             self.log.info("Operator output is: %s", results)
-        return results
+        return self._output_processor(results, descriptions)
 
     def _should_run_output_processing(self) -> bool:
         return self.do_xcom_push
@@ -297,7 +313,9 @@ def execute(self, context):
             # single query results are going to be returned, and we return the first element
             # of the list in this case from the (always) list returned by _process_output
             return self._process_output([output], hook.descriptions)[-1]
-        return self._process_output(output, hook.descriptions)
+        result = self._process_output(output, hook.descriptions)
+        self.log.info("result: %s", result)
+        return result
 
     def prepare_template(self) -> None:
         """Parse template file for attribute parameters."""

providers/src/airflow/providers/common/sql/operators/sql.pyi

@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ class SQLExecuteQueryOperator(BaseSQLOperator):
         autocommit: bool = False,
         parameters: Mapping | Iterable | None = None,
         handler: Callable[[Any], list[tuple] | None] = ...,
+        output_processor: (
+            Callable[
+                [list[Any], list[Sequence[Sequence] | None]],
+                list[Any] | tuple[list[Sequence[Sequence] | None], list],
+            ]
+            | None
+        ) = None,
         conn_id: str | None = None,
         database: str | None = None,
         split_statements: bool | None = None,

providers/tests/common/sql/hooks/test_handlers.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class TestHandlers:
     def test_return_single_query_results(self):
         assert return_single_query_results("SELECT 1", return_last=True, split_statements=False)
         assert return_single_query_results("SELECT 1", return_last=False, split_statements=False)
+        assert return_single_query_results("SELECT 1", return_last=False, split_statements=None) is False
         assert return_single_query_results(["SELECT 1"], return_last=True, split_statements=False) is False
         assert return_single_query_results(["SELECT 1"], return_last=False, split_statements=False) is False
         assert return_single_query_results("SELECT 1", return_last=False, split_statements=True) is False

providers/tests/common/sql/operators/test_sql.py

@@ -148,6 +148,25 @@ def test_dont_xcom_push(self, mock_get_db_hook, mock_process_output):
         )
         mock_process_output.assert_not_called()
 
+    @mock.patch.object(SQLExecuteQueryOperator, "get_db_hook")
+    def test_output_processor(self, mock_get_db_hook):
+        data = [(1, "Alice"), (2, "Bob")]
+
+        mock_hook = MagicMock()
+        mock_hook.run.return_value = data
+        mock_hook.descriptions = ("id", "name")
+        mock_get_db_hook.return_value = mock_hook
+
+        operator = self._construct_operator(
+            sql="SELECT * FROM users;",
+            output_processor=lambda results, descriptions: (descriptions, results),
+            return_last=False,
+        )
+        descriptions, result = operator.execute(context=MagicMock())
+
+        assert descriptions == ("id", "name")
+        assert result == [(1, "Alice"), (2, "Bob")]
+
 
 class TestColumnCheckOperator:
     valid_column_mapping = {