schema-lint chassis v1.0: DropProperty Soft + code-tagged diagnostics (MR-694)

[aaltshuler]

Summary

Schema-lint chassis v1.0. Builds on v0 (PR #87) by wiring DropProperty { Soft } end-to-end — operators can now remove a nullable property from a .pg schema and omnigraph schema apply will succeed, dropping the column from the current manifest version while preserving it in prior versions for time-travel reversibility (until omnigraph cleanup runs).

Doesn't include DropType (commit #4 — separate PR) or Hard mode + --allow-data-loss (commit #5 — separate PR). Soft mode is non-destructive by design and ships independently.

What lands

Planner (schema_plan.rs):

• DropMode { Soft, Hard } enum + DropType / DropProperty variants on SchemaMigrationStep (Hard + DropType remain dormant; only DropProperty Soft is emitted).
• plan_properties emits DropProperty { Soft } for property removals instead of UnsupportedChange.
• SchemaMigrationStep::diagnostic() helper returning the full DiagnosticCode catalog entry (family, tier, default severity) for code-tagged steps.

Apply (schema_apply.rs):

• DropProperty { Soft } routes through the existing rewritten_tables path. batch_for_schema_apply_rewrite iterates target schema fields, so the dropped column is naturally projected away.
• DropType still errors with "DropType not yet implemented (commit #4)".
• DropProperty Hard still errors with "DropProperty { Hard } not yet implemented (commit #5)".
• Rides on existing SidecarKind::SchemaApply recovery discipline per MR-847 — no new sidecar kind.

CLI (omnigraph-cli):

• Plan output renders drop property 'X' (soft mode) with tier annotation.
• Unsupported steps render [OG-XX-NNN, tier] reason.

Docs:

• docs/dev/schema-lint-v1-plan.md (working doc for the v1 series — will be removed when commit Add schema apply command and policy support #5 lands).
• Entry in docs/dev/index.md under "Active Implementation Plans".

Tests:

• Planner unit test: plan_emits_soft_drop_for_removed_nullable_property.
• Integration test: apply_schema_drops_a_nullable_property_softly_preserves_prior_version (5 assertions: plan emission, apply success, current column absent, prior-version column present, reopen consistency).
• Existing destructive-rejection tests for DropType, narrow-type, required-without-backfill, edge-type-drop all preserved.

What's deliberately not in this PR

• DropType Soft — whole-table drop via __manifest entry removal. Different mechanics from column drop. Commit Support multi-statement mutations (insert + edge in one query) #4.
• Hard mode promotion — --allow-data-loss CLI flag, planner Soft→Hard upgrade when flag set, apply path runs compact_files + cleanup_old_versions for Hard. Commit Add schema apply command and policy support #5.
• Lance native drop_columns — current implementation uses stage_overwrite (O(rows) full rewrite). MR-948 is the substrate-alignment refactor that switches to Dataset::drop_columns (O(catalog) metadata-only). Functional outcome is identical; cost-class optimization deferred.
• cost_class field on DiagnosticCode — deferred per the v1 plan doc; tier-driven (--allow-data-loss) is the v1 mechanism, cost-driven gating is a later chassis extension.

Test plan

• cargo test -p omnigraph-compiler --lib — 238 pass
• cargo test -p omnigraph-engine --test schema_apply — 11 pass (1 converted + 10 unchanged)
• scripts/check-agents-md.sh — 34 links / 33 docs OK
• CI green on rebased branch (Test Workspace, Test omnigraph-server --features aws, Classify Changes, Check AGENTS.md Links)
• Manual smoke: drop nullable property from test.pg, apply, verify column gone from current snapshot + present in snapshot_at_version(pre_drop) + reopen preserves state

Follow-ups (separate PRs)

• Commit Support multi-statement mutations (insert + edge in one query) #4: DropType Soft (new PR off this branch's successor)
• Commit Add schema apply command and policy support #5: Hard mode + --allow-data-loss flag (new PR after Support multi-statement mutations (insert + edge in one query) #4)
• MR-700 ticket update: note DropProperty half shipped; DropType pending
• MR-948 follow-up: substrate alignment to switch from stage_overwrite to Dataset::drop_columns

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cubic analysis

4 issues found across 8 files

Prompt for AI agents (unresolved issues)

Check if these issues are valid — if so, understand the root cause of each and fix them. If appropriate, use sub-agents to investigate and fix each issue separately.


<file name="crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs">

<violation number="1" location="crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs:93">
P3: Custom agent: **Flag AI Slop and Fabricated Changes**

Comments reference nonexistent docs path `docs/schema-lint-v1-plan.md` instead of `docs/dev/schema-lint-v1-plan.md`</violation>

<violation number="2" location="crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs:156">
P2: `diagnostic()` does not map `DropProperty` to a stable code, so soft-drop steps lose code-tagged lint metadata (e.g., OG-DS-104) needed for MR-694-style severity/suppression and plan diagnostics.</violation>
</file>

<file name="docs/dev/schema-lint-v1-plan.md">

<violation number="1" location="docs/dev/schema-lint-v1-plan.md:36">
P2: This plan line reintroduces a `__manifest` tombstone for `DropType { Soft }`, which conflicts with the substrate-aligned approach. According to linked Linear issue MR-694, drop reversibility should rely on Lance version history rather than a new catalog tombstone field.</violation>
</file>

<file name="crates/omnigraph-cli/src/main.rs">

<violation number="1" location="crates/omnigraph-cli/src/main.rs:1048">
P2: According to linked Linear issue MR-694, schema plan output should surface code-tagged/classified diagnostics per step, but the new `DropProperty` output only shows `(soft mode)` and omits code/tier.</violation>
</file>

Linked issue analysis

Linked issue: MR-694: Schema-lint chassis: classification tuple + per-rule severity + suppression + pre-migration checks

Status	Acceptance criteria	Notes
✅	Introduce DropMode enum and DropType / DropProperty variants on SchemaMigrationStep	The PR adds a DropMode enum (soft/hard) and the DropType/DropProperty variants with serde-stable wire shape so future consumers can deserialize them.
✅	Planner emits DropProperty { Soft } for removed nullable property	Planner now pushes DropProperty { Soft } instead of UnsupportedChange when a property is removed, and a unit test asserts the plan contains that step.
✅	Apply path handles DropProperty { Soft } via existing rewrite path (and rejects Hard/DropType as not-yet-implemented)	apply_schema match-arm routes Soft drops through the rewritten_tables/stage_overwrite flow; Hard mode and DropType still return a manifest_internal error as documented. Integration test verifies apply succeeds and time-travel semantics.
✅	CLI plan output renders code-tagged diagnostics and shows tier / drop-mode in plan lines	CLI rendering was extended to render DropProperty/DropType text and to show a step's diagnostic code and tier when present via the diagnostic() helper.
✅	Provide diagnostic() helper to surface DiagnosticCode (code, family, tier, default severity) for code-attached steps	SchemaMigrationStep::diagnostic() returns the catalog entry for steps carrying a schema-lint code and is used by CLI rendering to annotate plans with tier and code.
✅	Tests and docs updated to reflect the shipped slice (planner unit tests, integration tests, and in-repo plan doc)	The PR adds/preserves unit and integration tests that assert planner emission and successful apply semantics for soft drops; docs include an in-repo v1 plan and index entry listing the active plan.

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P2: This plan line reintroduces a __manifest tombstone for DropType { Soft }, which conflicts with the substrate-aligned approach. According to linked Linear issue MR-694, drop reversibility should rely on Lance version history rather than a new catalog tombstone field.

Prompt for AI agents

Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At docs/dev/schema-lint-v1-plan.md, line 36:

<comment>This plan line reintroduces a `__manifest` tombstone for `DropType { Soft }`, which conflicts with the substrate-aligned approach. According to linked Linear issue MR-694, drop reversibility should rely on Lance version history rather than a new catalog tombstone field.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+- [ ] In `plan_properties`'s leftover-property branch: emit `DropProperty { Soft }` instead of `UnsupportedChange` for OG-DS-104.
+- [ ] Same for node-type removal (`plan_nodes` leftover → `DropType { Soft }`, OG-DS-102) and edge-type removal (`plan_edges` leftover → `DropType { Soft }`, OG-DS-103).
+- [ ] `apply_schema_with_lock` handles `DropProperty { Soft }`: calls `Dataset::drop_columns(&[property_name])` and commits via the staged-write path. **Substrate primitive: Lance metadata-only commit.**
+- [ ] `apply_schema_with_lock` handles `DropType { Soft }`: marks the table tombstoned in `__manifest` (data files retained). Reversible via branch / snapshot restore.
+- [ ] Recovery sidecar: standard `catalog_only` discipline — the Lance commit IS the recoverable unit.
+- [ ] CLI plan output renders the new variants with mode visible.
</file context>

Suggested change

	- [ ] `apply_schema_with_lock` handles `DropType { Soft }`: marks the table tombstoned in `__manifest` (data files retained). Reversible via branch / snapshot restore.
	- [ ] `apply_schema_with_lock` handles `DropType { Soft }`: removes the type from the current manifest view while retaining prior Lance versions (data files retained) for time-travel restore. Reversible via branch / snapshot restore.

[cubic-dev-ai]

P2: diagnostic() does not map DropProperty to a stable code, so soft-drop steps lose code-tagged lint metadata (e.g., OG-DS-104) needed for MR-694-style severity/suppression and plan diagnostics.

Prompt for AI agents

Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs, line 156:

<comment>`diagnostic()` does not map `DropProperty` to a stable code, so soft-drop steps lose code-tagged lint metadata (e.g., OG-DS-104) needed for MR-694-style severity/suppression and plan diagnostics.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -93,6 +138,24 @@ impl SchemaMigrationStep {
+            Self::UnsupportedChange {
+                code: Some(c), ..
+            } => crate::lint::lookup(c),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
</file context>

Suggested change

	_ => None,
	Self::DropProperty { .. } => Some(&crate::lint::codes::OG_DS_104),
	_ => None,

[cubic-dev-ai]

P2: According to linked Linear issue MR-694, schema plan output should surface code-tagged/classified diagnostics per step, but the new DropProperty output only shows (soft mode) and omits code/tier.

Prompt for AI agents

Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At crates/omnigraph-cli/src/main.rs, line 1048:

<comment>According to linked Linear issue MR-694, schema plan output should surface code-tagged/classified diagnostics per step, but the new `DropProperty` output only shows `(soft mode)` and omits code/tier.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -1035,14 +1035,48 @@ fn render_schema_plan_step(step: &SchemaMigrationStep) -> String {
+            name,
+            drop_mode_label(*mode),
+        ),
+        SchemaMigrationStep::DropProperty {
+            type_kind,
+            type_name,
</file context>

[cubic-dev-ai]

P3: Custom agent: Flag AI Slop and Fabricated Changes

Comments reference nonexistent docs path docs/schema-lint-v1-plan.md instead of docs/dev/schema-lint-v1-plan.md

Prompt for AI agents

Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs, line 93:

<comment>Comments reference nonexistent docs path `docs/schema-lint-v1-plan.md` instead of `docs/dev/schema-lint-v1-plan.md`</comment>

<file context>
@@ -62,6 +85,28 @@ pub enum SchemaMigrationStep {
+    /// requires `--allow-data-loss`.
+    ///
+    /// Dormant in this commit — emitted by the planner in a later
+    /// commit (see `docs/schema-lint-v1-plan.md`).
+    DropType {
+        type_kind: SchemaTypeKind,
</file context>

Suggested change

	/// commit (see `docs/schema-lint-v1-plan.md`).
	+ /// commit (see `docs/dev/schema-lint-v1-plan.md`).

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Devin Review found 3 potential issues.

View 5 additional findings in Devin Review.

[devin-ai-integration]

🔴 DropProperty on interfaces crashes apply with 'missing source table' because interfaces have no Lance dataset

The plan_properties function is called for interfaces (schema_plan.rs:197), and the leftover-property branch now emits DropProperty { type_kind: Interface, ... } at schema_plan.rs:576-581. In the apply path at schema_apply.rs:162, this produces table key "interface:<Name>" and inserts it into rewritten_tables. However, interfaces are schema-level constructs with no Lance dataset or manifest entry. When the rewrite loop at schema_apply.rs:365 calls snapshot.entry("interface:..."), it returns None and the apply fails with a confusing "missing source table 'interface:...' for schema apply" error.

Under the old code, interface property removal emitted UnsupportedChange, so supported was false and the apply was rejected before reaching the rewrite loop. The new DropProperty { Soft } bypasses the supported check (schema_plan.rs:176-178 only checks for UnsupportedChange), allowing apply to proceed into the crash. Any schema migration that removes a property from an interface will hit this.

Prompt for agents

The plan_properties function is called for interfaces (SchemaTypeKind::Interface) at plan_interfaces (schema_plan.rs:197). When a property is removed from an interface, the leftover branch now emits DropProperty { type_kind: Interface, ... }. But the apply path in schema_apply.rs treats DropProperty by adding the table key to rewritten_tables — and interfaces have no Lance dataset or manifest entry, so the rewrite loop fails with 'missing source table'.

Two possible fixes:

1. In the leftover-property branch of plan_properties (around line 576), check if type_kind is Interface and emit UnsupportedChange instead of DropProperty for interface properties. This preserves the old behavior for interfaces while allowing node/edge property drops.

2. In the apply path's DropProperty handler in schema_apply.rs (around line 141), skip adding to rewritten_tables when type_kind is Interface, since interfaces don't have physical datasets. Interface property drops would be a catalog-only change.

Option 1 is safer for now since interface property semantics are inherited by implementing nodes, and dropping an interface property has cascading effects on all implementing node types that would also need handling.

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🔴 User-facing schema-lint docs not updated after property-drop behavior change (AGENTS.md Rule 1 violation)

docs/user/schema-lint.md:10 says [OG-DS-104] removing property 'Person.age' is not supported … appears in error messages, and line 34 lists OG-DS-104 as an error that blocks apply. After this PR's change, property drops now succeed via DropProperty { Soft } — OG-DS-104 is no longer emitted at all. AGENTS.md Rule 1 states: "New endpoint, query function, CLI flag, env var, constant, schema construct, or invariant: update both the source code and the doc in the same change. Never split documentation drift into a follow-up." This is a user-visible behavioral change (property drops went from rejected to allowed) without a corresponding doc update.

Prompt for agents

The behavioral change at schema_plan.rs:576-581 means property drops are now allowed (soft mode) instead of rejected with OG-DS-104. The following user-facing docs need updating in this same PR:

1. docs/user/schema-lint.md line 10: The example error message '[OG-DS-104] removing property ...' no longer appears because the operation now succeeds. Update to describe the new soft-drop behavior.

2. docs/user/schema-lint.md line 34: The OG-DS-104 row should note it is no longer emitted for property drops (or update to reflect that soft drops are now the default behavior).

3. docs/user/schema-language.md line 78: The list of SchemaMigrationStep variants only mentions UnsupportedChange. Add DropProperty (and DropType as dormant).

4. crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/lint/codes.rs line 119: EMITTED_IN_V0 includes 'OG-DS-104' which is no longer emitted as an UnsupportedChange code. Remove it from the list or rename the constant to reflect the current state.

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[devin-ai-integration]

🟡 Plan doc claims DropProperty is 'dormant' and 'No behavior change' but code actively implements soft property drops

The plan document added in this PR states at line 25: "Commit 2 — … dormant DropType and DropProperty variants … No behavior change." However, the code in this same PR actively emits DropProperty { Soft } from the planner (schema_plan.rs:576-581) and handles it in the apply path (schema_apply.rs:141-167). Additionally, line 33 marks "emit DropProperty { Soft } instead of UnsupportedChange" as unchecked future work ([ ]) under commit 3, but it is already implemented. Per AGENTS.md Rule 6: "Don't lie. If a section becomes wrong but you can't rewrite it fully right now, replace the wrong line with (stale — needs update) rather than leaving silently incorrect text."

Prompt for agents

The 'Done in this branch so far' section at line 25 says commit 2 adds 'dormant' DropProperty variants with 'No behavior change', but the code actually implements DropProperty { Soft } end-to-end (planner emits it, apply handles it). Update the 'Done' section to reflect that commit 2 also includes the planner change for DropProperty and the soft-drop apply path. Move the checked items from commit 3 (line 33: plan_properties leftover branch change, apply path DropProperty handling) into the 'Done' section, or merge commits 2 and 3 in the plan description.

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