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+import logging
+
+import pytest
+
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.errors import InvalidQuerySyntax
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.parsing.text_input.ti_processor import (
+    ObjectBuilderTextProcessor,
+)
+from dbt_semantic_interfaces.parsing.text_input.valid_method import (
+    ConfiguredValidMethodMapping,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def test_valid_object_builder_items() -> None:  # noqa: D
+    text_processor = ObjectBuilderTextProcessor()
+
+    valid_items = (
+        "Dimension('listing__created_at', entity_path=['host'])",
+        "Dimension('listing__created_at', entity_path=['host']).grain('day').date_part('day')",
+        "TimeDimension('listing__created_at', time_granularity_name='day', entity_path=['host'], date_part_name='day')",
+        "Entity('listing__created_at', entity_path=['host'])",
+        "Metric('bookings', group_by=['listing__created_at'])",
+    )
+    for valid_item in valid_items:
+        logger.info(f"Checking {valid_item=}")
+        text_processor.get_description(valid_item, ConfiguredValidMethodMapping.DEFAULT_MAPPING)
+
+
+def test_invalid_object_builder_items() -> None:  # noqa: D
+    text_processor = ObjectBuilderTextProcessor()
+
+    invalid_items = (
+        "Dimension('listing__created_at').grain('invalid')",
+        "Dimension('listing__created_at').date_part('invalid')",
+        "TimeDimension('listing__created_at', 'invalid', 'day')",
+        "TimeDimension('listing__created_at', 'day', date_part_name='invalid')",
+        "TimeDimension('listing__created_at', 'day', date_part_name='month').grain('month')",
+        "TimeDimension('listing__created_at', 'day', date_part_name='month').date_part('month')",
+        "Entity('listing__created_at').grain('day')",
+        "Entity('listing__created_at').date_part('day')",
+        "Metric('bookings').grain('day')",
+        "Metric('bookings').date_part('day')",
+    )
+    for invalid_item in invalid_items:
+        with pytest.raises(InvalidQuerySyntax):
+            logger.info(f"Checking {invalid_item=}")
+            text_processor.get_description(invalid_item, ConfiguredValidMethodMapping.DEFAULT_MAPPING)