fix: avoid committing new snapshot if table not changed

src/query/storages/fuse/src/operations/common/generators/append_generator.rs

@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ impl AppendGenerator {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn is_overwrite(&self) -> bool {
+        self.overwrite
+    }
+
     fn check_fill_default(&self, summary: &Statistics) -> Result<bool> {
         let mut fill_default_values = false;
         // check if need to fill default value in statistics

src/query/storages/fuse/src/operations/common/processors/sink_commit.rs

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ use crate::FuseTable;
 use crate::io::TableMetaLocationGenerator;
 use crate::operations::AppendGenerator;
 use crate::operations::CommitMeta;
+use crate::operations::ConflictResolveContext;
 use crate::operations::MutationGenerator;
 use crate::operations::SnapshotGenerator;
 use crate::operations::TransformMergeCommitMeta;
@@ -121,6 +122,10 @@ pub struct CommitSink<F: SnapshotGenerator> {
     deduplicated_label: Option<String>,
     table_meta_timestamps: TableMetaTimestamps,
     vacuum_handler: Option<Arc<VacuumHandlerWrapper>>,
+    // Tracks whether the ongoing mutation produced no physical changes.
+    // We still need to read the previous snapshot before deciding to skip the commit,
+    // because new tables must record their first snapshot even for empty writes.
+    pending_noop_commit: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@ where F: SnapshotGenerator + Send + Sync + 'static
             deduplicated_label,
             table_meta_timestamps,
             vacuum_handler,
+            pending_noop_commit: false,
         })))
     }
 
@@ -287,21 +293,45 @@ where F: SnapshotGenerator + Send + Sync + 'static
         let meta = CommitMeta::downcast_from(input_meta)
             .ok_or_else(|| ErrorCode::Internal("No commit meta. It's a bug"))?;
 
-        self.new_segment_locs = meta.new_segment_locs;
+        let CommitMeta {
+            conflict_resolve_context,
+            new_segment_locs,
+            table_id: _,
+            virtual_schema,
+            hll,
+        } = meta;
 
-        self.new_virtual_schema = meta.virtual_schema;
+        let has_new_segments = !new_segment_locs.is_empty();
+        let has_virtual_schema = virtual_schema.is_some();
+        let has_hll = !hll.is_empty();
 
-        if !meta.hll.is_empty() {
+        self.new_segment_locs = new_segment_locs;
+
+        self.new_virtual_schema = virtual_schema;
+
+        if has_hll {
             let binding = self.ctx.get_mutation_status();
             let status = binding.read();
             self.insert_rows = status.insert_rows + status.update_rows;
-            self.insert_hll = meta.hll;
+            self.insert_hll = hll;
         }
 
         self.backoff = set_backoff(None, None, self.max_retry_elapsed);
 
+        // Decide whether this mutation ended up as a no-op. We postpone the actual
+        // "skip commit" decision until `State::FillDefault`, after we know whether
+        // the table already has a snapshot.
+        self.pending_noop_commit = Self::should_skip_commit(
+            &conflict_resolve_context,
+            has_new_segments,
+            has_virtual_schema,
+            has_hll,
+            self.allow_append_only_skip(),
+        );
+
         self.snapshot_gen
-            .set_conflict_resolve_context(meta.conflict_resolve_context);
+            .set_conflict_resolve_context(conflict_resolve_context);
+
         self.state = State::FillDefault;
 
         Ok(Event::Async)
@@ -318,6 +348,30 @@ where F: SnapshotGenerator + Send + Sync + 'static
             .is_some_and(|generator| matches!(generator.mode(), TruncateMode::DropAll))
     }
 
+    fn should_skip_commit(
+        ctx: &ConflictResolveContext,
+        has_new_segments: bool,
+        has_virtual_schema: bool,
+        has_new_hll: bool,
+        allow_append_only_skip: bool,
+    ) -> bool {
+        if has_new_segments || has_virtual_schema || has_new_hll {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        match ctx {
+            ConflictResolveContext::ModifiedSegmentExistsInLatest(changes) => {
+                changes.appended_segments.is_empty()
+                    && changes.replaced_segments.is_empty()
+                    && changes.removed_segment_indexes.is_empty()
+            }
+            ConflictResolveContext::AppendOnly((merged, _)) => {
+                allow_append_only_skip && merged.merged_segments.is_empty()
+            }
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn need_truncate(&self) -> bool {
         self.snapshot_gen
             .as_any()
@@ -332,6 +386,17 @@ where F: SnapshotGenerator + Send + Sync + 'static
             .is_some()
     }
 
+    /// Append-only inserts (e.g. `INSERT INTO t SELECT ...`) may skip committing if
+    /// nothing was written. Overwrite/CTAS (`CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE t AS SELECT ...`
+    /// or `INSERT OVERWRITE ...`) still need a snapshot even when nothing was written,
+    /// so we disable skipping when `AppendGenerator` is in overwrite mode.
+    fn allow_append_only_skip(&self) -> bool {
+        self.snapshot_gen
+            .as_any()
+            .downcast_ref::<AppendGenerator>()
+            .is_some_and(|g| !g.is_overwrite())
+    }
+
     async fn clean_history(&self, purge_mode: &PurgeMode) -> Result<()> {
         {
             let table_info = self.table.get_table_info();
@@ -496,6 +561,24 @@ where F: SnapshotGenerator + Send + Sync + 'static
                 // if table_id not match, update table meta will fail
                 let mut table_info = fuse_table.table_info.clone();
 
+                let require_initial_snapshot = self.table.is_temp();
+                // Only skip when both conditions hold:
+                // 1) the mutation touched nothing (`pending_noop_commit` is true).
+                // 2) the table already has a snapshot, or it's safe to skip the initial snapshot.
+                //    CTAS-created temporary tables must still commit even when the SELECT returns zero rows,
+                //    because `system.temporary_tables` currently depends on the committed table meta to show
+                //    correct statistics.
+                let skip_commit =
+                    self.pending_noop_commit && (previous.is_some() || !require_initial_snapshot);
+                // Reset the flag so subsequent mutations (or retries) re-evaluate their own no-op status.
+                self.pending_noop_commit = false;
+                if skip_commit {
+                    self.ctx
+                        .set_status_info("No table changes detected, skip commit");
+                    self.state = State::Finish;
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+
                 // merge virtual schema
                 let old_virtual_schema = std::mem::take(&mut table_info.meta.virtual_schema);
                 let new_virtual_schema = std::mem::take(&mut self.new_virtual_schema);

tests/sqllogictests/suites/base/issues/issue_19173.test

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# https://github.com/datafuselabs/databend/issues/19173
+
+statement ok
+create or replace database issue_19173;
+
+statement ok
+use issue_19173;
+
+statement ok
+create or replace table target (c int);
+
+statement ok
+create or replace table empty like target;
+
+# mutations in autocommit mode
+
+statement ok
+merge into target using (select c from empty) s on s.c = target.c when matched then update * when not matched then insert *;
+
+query I
+select count() from fuse_snapshot('issue_19173', 'target');
+----
+0
+
+statement ok
+delete from target where c = 1;
+
+query I
+select count() from fuse_snapshot('issue_19173', 'target');
+----
+0
+
+statement ok
+update target set c =2 where c = 1;
+
+query I
+select count() from fuse_snapshot('issue_19173', 'target');
+----
+0
+
+statement ok
+insert into target select * from empty;
+
+query I
+select count() from fuse_snapshot('issue_19173', 'target');
+----
+0
+
+# mutations inside explicit transactions
+
+statement ok
+begin transaction;
+
+statement ok
+merge into target using (select c from empty) s on s.c = target.c when matched then update * when not matched then insert *;
+
+statement ok
+commit;
+
+query I
+select count() from fuse_snapshot('issue_19173', 'target');
+----
+0
+
+statement ok
+begin transaction;
+
+statement ok
+delete from target where c = 1;
+
+statement ok
+commit;
+
+query I
+select count() from fuse_snapshot('issue_19173', 'target');
+----
+0
+
+statement ok
+begin transaction;
+
+statement ok
+update target set c =2 where c = 1;
+
+statement ok
+commit;
+
+query I
+select count() from fuse_snapshot('issue_19173', 'target');
+----
+0
+
+statement ok
+begin transaction;
+
+statement ok
+insert into target select * from empty;
+
+statement ok
+commit;
+
+query I
+select count() from fuse_snapshot('issue_19173', 'target');
+----
+0