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DEV-1798: surface every public_alias for a transform slot (C13) - #311

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Problem

A transform measure projected under two user names (e.g. cumsum(amount:sum) as run_a and run_b) emitted the step-CTE column once under public_aliases[0]; the outer projection then re-used that first alias for the second occurrence, so the second name was silently dropped (the outer SELECT listed run_a twice, run_b never appeared).

Root cause

_emit_step_cte (slayer/sql/generator.py) recorded only public_aliases[0] per transform slot, so aliases_by_slot_id[sid] held a single entry. The outer-projection loop in _finalise_transform_chain is already written to cycle per declared name, but with one alias present it fell back to all_aliases[-1] — the first name again. The sibling outer-composite (cross-model aggregate) path already cycles public_aliases; the transform path lacked the equivalent.

Fix

_emit_step_cte now emits one step-CTE column per public_alias — rendered once, aliased per name (sqlglot .as_() copies its child, so reuse is safe); the first name stays the canonical downstream handle (ORDER BY / later chain steps). Mirrors the outer-composite convention. Covers both the transform-window path and the unmaterialised-POST path (change() / arithmetic), which share the helper.

Slots with 0 or 1 public alias emit byte-identical SQL, so no existing golden entry moved.

Tests (TDD — written first, all failed at HEAD for the right reason)

  • tests/test_dev1798_transform_two_names.py (new): cumsum two-name (pg + sqlite), POST/arithmetic change() two-name, multi-step carry-forward (forces a step2, both names carried), cross-model two-name, single-name control, and two identical-name raise pins. Structural sqlglot assertions on the outermost projection.
  • tests/test_dev1777_emit_step_cte.py: multi-alias emission + declared-name fallback unit tests.
  • tests/test_dev1747_golden_sql.py: new chain/transform_two_names golden case across all five dialects (baseline additions-only).

Verification

  • pytest -m "not integration" → 12460 passed.
  • Tier-1 integration → 521 passed (the metabase_e2e live-Docker errors are an unrelated Metabase bootstrap timeout).
  • ruff check slayer/ tests/ → clean.

Provenance

Flagged by CodeRabbit on #310 (DEV-1777); pre-existing (the pre-refactor base used identical public_aliases[0] logic). Split out of DEV-1777's byte-identical scope because a fix changes emitted SQL.

Reviewed by Codex at both the plan and test stages; findings folded in.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Transform measures projected under multiple public names now correctly appear under each name.
    • Multi-step and cross-model queries preserve all declared measure names, including consecutive-period calculations.
    • Queries with a single measure name continue to behave as before.
    • Conflicting or duplicate formulas using the same measure name now produce clear validation errors.
    • Improved SQL generation consistency across supported database platforms.

A transform measure projected under two user names (e.g. cumsum(amount:sum)
as run_a AND run_b) emitted the step-CTE column once under public_aliases[0];
the outer projection then re-used that first alias for the second occurrence,
silently dropping the second name.

_emit_step_cte now emits one step-CTE column per public_alias (rendered once,
aliased per name; the first stays the canonical downstream handle), mirroring
the outer-composite path. Slots with 0/1 aliases emit byte-identical SQL, so no
existing golden moved. Covers the transform-window and unmaterialised-POST
(change()/arithmetic) paths, which share the helper.

Tests: new tests/test_dev1798_transform_two_names.py (cumsum/POST/multi-step
carry/cross-model/single-name control/identical-name raise pins, structural
sqlglot assertions); multi-alias + declared-name-fallback unit tests in
test_dev1777_emit_step_cte.py; new chain/transform_two_names golden case across
all five dialects.
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Transform step and consecutive-period CTEs now emit every declared public alias for a slot. The first alias remains canonical. Tests cover fallback behavior, cross-dialect SQL, later CTE propagation, cross-model transforms, and duplicate names.

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Transform alias propagation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Emit and track public aliases
slayer/sql/generator.py, tests/test_dev1777_emit_step_cte.py
_emit_step_cte and consecutive-period value CTEs emit one column per public alias, track all aliases, and use the first alias as canonical. The step CTE falls back to declared_name when no public alias exists.
Validate transform alias propagation
tests/test_dev1798_transform_two_names.py, tests/test_dev1747_golden_sql.py, tests/golden/dev1747_sql_baseline.json
Tests and golden SQL verify alias projection across dialects, later CTE steps, cross-model transforms, single-name behavior, and duplicate-name errors.

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This change preserves all declared public aliases for transform slots while retaining existing behavior for single-name transforms; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

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Use keyword arguments for _wrap_cast_for_type.

Call _wrap_cast_for_type with keyword arguments that match its signature. The current call passes both arguments positionally.

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In `@slayer/sql/generator.py` around lines 1791 - 1792, Update the call to
_wrap_cast_for_type in the slot rendering logic to pass both parameters as
keyword arguments matching the function signature, while preserving the existing
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- Around line 1791-1792: Update the call to _wrap_cast_for_type in the slot
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Codex review of #311 found the same C13 second-alias drop in the
consecutive_periods CTE path (own cp_reset/cp_value CTEs, not _emit_step_cte):
the cp_value CTE emitted one column under public_aliases[0] and recorded a
single alias, so a consecutive_periods measure under two names dropped the
second. The cp_value CTE now emits one value column per public_alias (the
internal cp_reset alias stays single); both names are recorded, first canonical.

Also switches the _emit_step_cte cast call to keyword args per the repo
guideline (CodeRabbit).

Tests: consecutive_periods two-name e2e (pg+sqlite) and a new
chain/consecutive_periods_two_names golden case across all five dialects.
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