fix(DEV-1780): bind or reject dotted dimension join paths - #305
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…lid SQL regardless of order A saved formula (`habit_score = order_count / unique_customers`) inline-expands at parse time to leaf colon refs (`id:count / customer:count_distinct`), so a formula measure enriched BEFORE a referenced sibling froze the sibling's canonical alias (`orders.id_count`) into its expression SQL; the sibling's later direct selection renamed the base-CTE column to `orders.order_count`, leaving the frozen reference dangling — invalid SQL on Postgres, silently-NULL on SQLite. The DEV-1444 provenance-merge only reconciled the forward order. Make the rename atomic via one `_repoint_alias(prev, new)` helper called at BOTH rename sites (local-agg + cross-model-intercept): it sweeps every `known_aliases` value, the `measure_canonical_key_to_alias` index, and the already-frozen carriers `EnrichedExpression.sql` (exact quoted-token replace) and `EnrichedTransform.measure_alias` (so `cumsum` / `change_pct` follow too). Defense-in-depth: the SQL generator's CTE-layering post-loop now raises a precise ValueError for any unresolved expression AND all transform types, instead of emitting invalid SQL / silently dropping an unresolved self-join.
A dotted dimension/time-dimension path only resolves when every hop is a direct join. A non-direct hop previously fell through leniently — the dim kept its A__B alias in SELECT/GROUP BY but no join was emitted, shipping invalid SQL (unbound table alias). Filters and cross-model measures already rejected such paths; only dimensions/time-dimensions had the hole. A short-form ref (target model only, e.g. Consumer.name) with a unique route now auto-resolves to the full routed path (result key = full path). Ambiguous, unreachable, and broken-explicit-chain refs reject with a new UnresolvableDimensionJoinError carrying a route-aware suggestion (short form when the target is uniquely reachable, else the shortest full path). The rewrite is applied to matching ORDER BY and main_time_dimension. Routing is datasource-scoped and deferred when named-query stages are in scope. A post-_resolve_joins guard guarantees enrich_query never returns an unbound dimension alias; the re-rooted cross-model CTE opts out via enforce_join_binding=False.
- Drop the unnecessary list() wrapper in _repoint_alias (the loop only reassigns existing keys' values; matches the known_aliases loop above). - Hoist SQLGenerator construction out of the pytest.raises blocks in the three generator-guard tests so each has one throwing invocation.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change repoints formula-measure aliases across dependent compiled references and validates computed SQL dependencies. It also routes dotted dimension and time-dimension references through validated join paths with explicit diagnostics for ambiguous or unreachable routes. ChangesFormula alias integrity
Dimension join routing
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to The change rejects or resolves dotted dimension paths instead of generating SQL with an unbound table; 7,275 tests pass, and only minor style cleanup remains, so no actionable merge-blocking risk remains. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant QueryEngine
participant JoinGraph
participant enrich_query
QueryEngine->>JoinGraph: Count paths for dotted references
JoinGraph-->>QueryEngine: Return route status
QueryEngine->>QueryEngine: Rewrite routed references
QueryEngine->>enrich_query: Enrich with binding enforcement
enrich_query-->>QueryEngine: Return enriched query or join error
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- Route dependent references by model, not (model, leaf), so an order / main_time_dimension ref to any column on a routed model stays consistent with the rewritten dimension (Codex). - Build the routing graph with the passed root substituting its stored namesake, so inline / ModelExtension joins are honored and a uniquely reachable short form is not wrongly rejected (Codex). - Split _route_dotted_dimension_refs into _route_one_ref / _route_time_dimension_list / _graph_models / _rewrite_dependent_refs to drop cognitive complexity below threshold (Sonar S3776). - Hoist _ghost_model() out of the pytest.raises blocks so each has a single throwing invocation (Sonar S5778).
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tests/test_nested_dag_cross_stage_refs.py (1)
1842-1849: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valueMove the
reimport to the module import block.Line 1845 imports
reinside_dev1779_undeclared. Reuse a module-levelreimport instead.As per coding guidelines, “Keep imports at the top of files.”
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1524-1528: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valueUse keyword arguments for multi-parameter helper calls.
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In `@slayer/engine/enrichment.py`:
- Around line 1524-1528: Update _repoint_alias calls to use keyword arguments at
slayer/engine/enrichment.py lines 1524-1528 and 1688-1693, passing prev_alias
and the target alias explicitly. In slayer/sql/generator.py lines 1745-1752,
update _deps_available and _parse calls to use keyword arguments for sql,
available, and dialect respectively.
Apply the same fix in `@slayer/engine/query_engine.py` around lines 3471 - 3476:
Covers the positional `_route_one_ref` calls identified in the original comment.
In `@tests/test_nested_dag_cross_stage_refs.py`:
- Around line 1842-1849: Move the re import from inside _dev1779_undeclared to
the module-level import block, while leaving the function’s regex logic
unchanged.
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Problem
A dotted dimension / time-dimension path (
A.B.leaf) resolves only when every hop is a direct join. When a hop wasn't (the intermediate model is reachable only via a longer route, or not at all), enrichment fell through leniently: the dimension kept itsA__Balias in SELECT/GROUP BY, but_resolve_joinsemitted no join → invalid SQL referencing an unbound table (UndefinedTableErroron Postgres). Filters and cross-model measures already rejected such paths; only dimensions/time-dimensions had the hole.Reported: an MCP
queryonSandboxInvoiceV2with dimensions onSandboxCustomer.SandboxConsumer— one two-hop path was absent from the FROM clause while a sibling two-hop path was correct.Fix
A dotted ref names a target model (last model segment) + a leaf:
Consumer.name) with exactly one route to the target → auto-resolves, rewriting to the full routed path. Result key = the full routed path (root.Subscription.Customer.Consumer.name), consistent with "joined dims keep the full path".UnresolvableDimensionJoinError(SlayerError, ValueError)(mirrors the DEV-1645UnresolvableOrderColumnErrorreject-don't-emit-invalid-SQL doctrine). The message suggests the short form when the target is uniquely reachable, else the shortest deterministic full path, else nothing.The rewrite is also applied to matching
ORDER BYandmain_time_dimensionso dependent references stay consistent. A post-_resolve_joinssafety-net guard inenrich_queryguarantees the invariant even for direct callers; the re-rooted cross-model CTE opts out viaenforce_join_binding=False.Deliberate limits (prefer reject over a wrong route)
JoinGraph.count_simple_pathscounts all simple paths (a 2-hop + 3-hop route is genuinely ambiguous), reverse-reachability-pruned and cycle-guarded.Out of scope
Multi-stage lenient cross-stage fall-through (
test_unresolvable_dotted_ref_falls_through) and leaf-column-missing-on-a-valid-path (the alias IS bound there — a different failure class).Tests
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tests/test_dev1780_missing_join_path.py(34 tests): short-form unique/ambiguous/unreachable, the ticket shape, broken-chain suggestions, time-dimension + order-by + main_time_dimension consistency, root-prefix/self-ref normalization, cross-model re-rooting + multi-stage unaffected, datasource-scoping, the enrichment guard, diagnostics preservation, andcount_simple_pathsunits. Full non-integration suite: 7275 passed, 0 failed;ruffclean.Summary by CodeRabbit
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