fix: synthesized split bodies walk in the merged branches' direction - #851
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When two conditional branches diverge below a shared key, the merge synthesizes the body at the split with `Query::new()`, which walks ascending regardless of the bodies it joins. That body later becomes a merge input of its own: a limited branch colliding at the key above it descends (`graft_below`) and rebuilds the owning branch as a path query, and the direction rule then compares the synthesized ascending body with the incoming descending one and refuses the merge. The same composition with ascending inputs merges, so the refusal depended on nothing but the inputs' direction. The synthesized body now takes the direction the two joined bodies share (the direction of whichever exists when only one does, ascending only when neither does or they disagree, which the merge's root-level direction rule never lets happen for authored inputs). Test: two limit-free branches diverging below `docs/p1` plus a limited branch on `docs/p2` and an unrelated root tree, in both directions; the merged read equals the inputs' trusted reads concatenated in walk order and the proof verifies to the same rows. Fails on develop for the descending case with the conflicting-directions error. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe query merge logic now derives a shared direction for conditional subqueries. A regression test verifies synthesized split descent, row ordering, proof, verification, and trusted-read matching in both walk directions. ChangesQuery merge direction
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Merged conditional queries can still fail for prefix-path cases with sole-present or conflicting traversal directions, despite the new synthesized-split coverage. Apply the shared direction rule to all synthesized roots before merging. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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In `@grovedb-query/src/merge.rs`:
- Around line 147-150: Update every synthesized branch root in the merge logic,
including the constructions near lines 189, 212, 248, and 284, to assign
left_to_right using Self::shared_direction(self.subquery.as_deref(),
other.subquery.as_deref()). Ensure sole-present descending bodies and
conflicting directions use the shared direction, including the ascending
fallback, and add prefix-path coverage for both cases.
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| let mut merged_query = Query::new_with_direction(Self::shared_direction( | ||
| self.subquery.as_deref(), | ||
| other.subquery.as_deref(), | ||
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Apply the direction rule to all synthesized branch roots.
At Line 189, Line 212, Line 248, and Line 284, the merge still clones or defaults a root without assigning Self::shared_direction(...). If the sole body is descending, the synthesized root can stay ascending. If both bodies conflict and the selected shorter body is descending, the synthesized root stays descending instead of using the ascending fallback. A later directional graft can then reject a valid merge.
Set left_to_right from Self::shared_direction(self.subquery.as_deref(), other.subquery.as_deref()) after each of those root constructions. Add prefix-path cases for sole-present and conflicting directions.
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In `@grovedb-query/src/merge.rs` around lines 147 - 150, Update every synthesized
branch root in the merge logic, including the constructions near lines 189, 212,
248, and 284, to assign left_to_right using
Self::shared_direction(self.subquery.as_deref(), other.subquery.as_deref()).
Ensure sole-present descending bodies and conflicting directions use the shared
direction, including the ascending fallback, and add prefix-path coverage for
both cases.
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Issue being fixed or feature implemented
When two conditional branches diverge below a shared key,
SubqueryBranch::mergesynthesizes the query body at the split withQuery::new(), which walks ascending whatever the bodies it joins do. Since #850 that body can become a merge input of its own: a limited branch colliding at the key above it descends (graft_below), the owning branch is rebuilt as a path query, and the direction rule compares the synthesized ascending body against the incoming descending one and refuses:The identical composition with ascending inputs merges fine, so acceptance depended on nothing but the inputs' direction. Platform hit it with a descending feed page (
$createdAt desc) plus a cross-contract lookup (which lifts the common path to the root) plus a limited lookup under the page's own contract.flowchart TD subgraph inputs["inputs, all descending, common path = root"] A["A [docs, p1, a]<br/>limit-free"] B["B [docs, p1, b]<br/>limit-free"] O["other [other]<br/>limit-free"] C["C [docs, p2]<br/>limit 1"] end R(["merged root<br/>direction: desc"]) R -- "other" --> OB["other's body"] R -- "docs" --> S["synthesized split at [docs, p1]<br/>before: ascending<br/>after: desc (the bodies' direction)"] S -- "a" --> AB["A's body, desc"] S -- "b" --> BB["B's body, desc"] C -. "collides at docs, descends:<br/>rebuilt split vs C<br/>before: conflicting directions, refused<br/>after: exclusive graft at p2" .-> S style S fill:#e8f4ff,stroke:#369What was done?
The synthesized body takes the direction the two joined bodies share: the direction of whichever exists when only one does, and ascending only when neither exists or they disagree (which the root-level direction rule never allows for authored inputs). One helper, one call site. No wire or version change; every previously accepted merge produces the same query except for this direction bit on synthesized split bodies, which the verifier re-derives identically.
How Has This Been Tested?
merge_descends_into_a_synthesized_split_in_either_directioninper_instance_limit_tests: two limit-free branches diverging belowdocs/p1, a limited branch ondocs/p2, an unrelated root tree, in both directions. The merged read equals the inputs' trusted reads concatenated in walk order (7 rows) and the proof verifies to the same rows. On develop the descending case fails with the error above.Merge, per-instance-limit and grovedb-query suites green;
cargo clippy -p grovedb-query -p grovedb --all-features -- -D warningsclean.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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