---
phase: 62-caret-restoration-lru-removal
verified: 2026-05-06T14:45:00Z
status: passed
score: 10/10 must-haves verified
plans_verified:
  - 62-01-PLAN.md (Wave 0: test scaffolding)
  - 62-02-PLAN.md (Wave 1: LRU removal + Q2 destruction-order)
  - 62-03-PLAN.md (Wave 2: caret restoration via parse_function)
  - 62-04-PLAN.md (Wave 3: populate fixtures, docs, manual smoke)
verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)
re_verification: false
---

# Phase 62: Caret Restoration + LRU Removal — Verification Report

**Phase Goal (from ROADMAP.md):** Re-introduce `parse_function` purely as the
error-reporting layer (parser_override keeps the success/transactional path).
Defer error cases from parser_override → default parser fails → parse_function
returns `DISPLAY_EXTENSION_ERROR` with `error_location`, restoring `LINE 1: …^`
caret rendering. Concurrently, attach the `CatalogReader` directly to
`SemanticViewsParserInfo` (lifetime tied to `DBConfig`), eliminating the bounded
LRU and its silent-eviction error class. Resolves TECH-DEBT items 20 + 22.

**Verified:** 2026-05-06
**Status:** passed
**Re-verification:** No — initial verification

## Goal Achievement

The phase delivers two intertwined architectural changes that together restore
parser-quality error rendering while removing the LRU-based silent-eviction
error class:

1. `parse_function` reintroduced as a pure error-reporting layer
   (`sv_parse_stub`); `parser_override` keeps the success path; `sql_throwing`
   workaround deleted.
2. `parser_override_catalog` LRU module replaced with direct ownership of
   `OverrideContext` per `SemanticViewsParserInfo`. Q2 destruction-order
   handled correctly in BOTH Rust (`Drop for OverrideContext`) and C++
   (`~SemanticViewsParserInfo`) — neither calls `duckdb_disconnect`.

Both TECH-DEBT items (20 and 22) are marked ✅ resolved with Phase 62
back-references.

## Must-Haves Checklist

| # | Must-Have | Status | Evidence |
|---|-----------|--------|----------|
| 1 | TECH-DEBT 20 resolved: `parser_override_catalog` deleted; LRU map gone | ✅ | `grep -rn "parser_override_catalog\|set_catalog_for_parser_override\|CATALOG_LRU" src/ cpp/` returns ZERO hits. TECH-DEBT.md item 20 starts `### 20. ✅ Bounded LRU…` and contains `**Resolved in Phase 62 (v0.8.0).**` paragraph. |
| 2 | TECH-DEBT 22 resolved: caret rendering restored | ✅ | TECH-DEBT.md item 22 starts `### 22. ✅ FALLBACK_OVERRIDE…` with Phase 62 resolution paragraph. Caret-position integration tests (`test_caret_*`) all PASS with non-None `caret_col`; example output captured in `just test-all`: `caret_col = 38 (expected near 38)` for `test_caret_missing_paren`. Manual smoke in 62-04-SUMMARY.md shows `Parser Error: ... LINE 1: ... ^` with caret aligned to offending token. sqllogictest fixtures `error_caret_*.test` all match `LINE 1:` substring. |
| 3a | Q2: Rust `Drop for OverrideContext` does NOT call `duckdb_disconnect` | ✅ | `awk '/impl Drop for OverrideContext/,/^}/' src/parse.rs \| grep -v "^[[:space:]]*//" \| grep duckdb_disconnect` returns ZERO hits (the only match in the block is inside a `//` comment documenting the absence). |
| 3b | Q2: C++ `~SemanticViewsParserInfo` does NOT call `duckdb_disconnect` | ✅ | `awk '/~SemanticViewsParserInfo/,/^};/' cpp/src/shim.cpp \| grep -v "^[[:space:]]*//" \| grep duckdb_disconnect` returns ZERO hits (matches all in `//` comments). |
| 4 | Risk F static_assert pinning `ParserExtensionParseResult` layout | ✅ | `cpp/include/parser_extension_compat.hpp:98` contains `static_assert(sizeof(ParserExtensionParseResult) <= 64, ...)` and a sibling `static_assert(std::is_same<decltype(...).error_location), optional_idx>::value, ...)`. `just build` exits 0, exercising the assertion against the vendored DuckDB amalgamation. |
| 5 | `sql_throwing` deleted from production code | ✅ | `grep -rn "sql_throwing" src/ cpp/` returns 5 hits, all inside `//` comments (3 in `src/parse.rs`, 2 references in `cpp/src/shim.cpp` are inside the `extern "C"` block / comment block). NO function definition. |
| 6 | `parse_function` reintroduced as `sv_parse_function_rust` + `sv_parse_stub` | ✅ | `src/parse.rs:2595` contains `pub unsafe extern "C" fn sv_parse_function_rust(...)` with rc=0/1/2/3 contract. `cpp/src/shim.cpp:266` contains `static ParserExtensionParseResult sv_parse_stub(...)`. `cpp/src/shim.cpp:383` registers `ext.parse_function = sv_parse_stub`. |
| 7 | `just test-all` exits 0 (full quality gate) | ✅ | Re-ran during verification. EXIT=0. Summary: `Summary [40.751s] 845 tests run: 845 passed, 0 skipped` (cargo nextest); `45 tests run, 0 failed` (sqllogictest); `13 passed, 0 failed` (DuckLake CI); `7/7 PASS` (test-caret); `6/6 PASS` (ADBC transactions); `3/3 PASS` (multi-DB isolation including B15 17-DB and B16 50-DB at 150.6 MB). |
| 8 | No transactional regression: `v080_transactional_ddl.test` passes | ✅ | sqllogictest run included `[1/1] test/sql/v080_transactional_ddl.test` and reported `45 tests run, 0 failed`. ADBC transaction tests (CREATE/COMMIT/ROLLBACK; CREATE FROM YAML FILE; ALTER RENAME; DROP) all PASS. |
| 9 | No regression in milestone behaviour (all 45 sqllogictest fixtures) | ✅ | `45 tests run, 0 failed`. Includes pre-existing v0.7.x and v0.8.0 phase 58–61 fixtures plus the 7 newly populated Phase 62 caret fixtures. `peg_compat.test` (with new B8 rc=3 case) passes. |
| 10 | CHANGELOG.md `[0.8.0] - Unreleased` mentions Phase 62 | ✅ | `grep -n "Phase 62" CHANGELOG.md` returns 3 hits including `### Phase 62 — Caret restoration + LRU removal` section header at line 37 plus 2 cross-references in the known-limitations strikethroughs. |

## Cross-Phase Consistency Check

I read all 4 SUMMARY files and inspected the production source. Cross-wave wiring is consistent:

- **Wave 1 → Wave 2 shape:** `~SemanticViewsParserInfo` (Wave 1, `cpp/src/shim.cpp` lines 154–183) holds `void *rust_state` and calls `sv_drop_override_context(rust_state)`. Wave 2's `sv_parse_stub` reads `sv_info->rust_state` (line 215). Match.
- **Wave 0 → Wave 3 fixture filenames:** All 7 fixtures created in Wave 0 (`error_caret_create.test`, `error_caret_drop.test`, `error_caret_alter.test`, `error_caret_multiline.test`, `error_caret_unicode.test`, `lru_removed_isolation.test`, `extension_reload.test`) appear in Wave 3's `key-files.modified` list. `grep -n halt` on these files returns ZERO hits (Wave 3 successfully populated them all). No orphans.
- **Wave 2 deviation `run_validation_for_parse_function` is consistent:** The Wave 2 SUMMARY documents the helper as feature-split — production (`cfg(feature = "extension")`) calls `rewrite_to_native_sql(ctx, query)` with non-null `ctx_ptr`; tests (default features) call `validate_and_rewrite(query)` with null `ctx_ptr`. Wave 3 unit tests under `cargo nextest run` pass without the catalog (null ctx_ptr); Wave 3 sqllogictest under the loaded extension catches the `DROP SEMANTIC VIEW v_does_not_exist` catalog error correctly (verified in v080_transactional_ddl.test which still passes).
- **Plan dependency graph:** 62-04's `dependency-graph.requires` lists 62-01, 62-02, 62-03 — matches the wave ordering and matches the actual commit graph (89b49ca chains after dfed389 chains after 99153b5 chains after 8fbdd22).

## Test Suite Results

| Command | Exit Code | Result |
|---------|-----------|--------|
| `just test-all` | 0 | 845 cargo nextest + 45 sqllogictest + 13 DuckLake CI + 7 caret + 6 ADBC + 3 multi-DB all PASS |
| `just build` | 0 | Extension binary built; static_assert holds against vendored DuckDB amalgamation |

The executor reported `just ci` green at Wave 3 close. We re-ran `just test-all`
end-to-end during verification (the project's quality gate per CLAUDE.md). It
exits 0 and all integration tests pass.

## Anti-Patterns / Stub Scan

No remaining stubs:

- `grep -n halt` across `test/sql/error_caret_*.test test/sql/lru_removed_isolation.test test/sql/extension_reload.test` returns ZERO hits.
- `grep -n "pytest.skip\|print.*SKIP"` across the two integration test files returns ZERO hits in code (one match in a comment in `test_caret_position.py:232` documenting the historical pattern is acceptable).
- `grep "sql_throwing"` returns only `//` comment references documenting deletion.

## Anti-Pattern False Positives (Documentation Mentions)

The following grep matches are intentional documentation references and do NOT indicate stubs:

- `cpp/src/shim.cpp` comments mentioning `sv_drop_override_context does NOT call duckdb_disconnect` and `We deliberately do NOT call duckdb_disconnect` — these are the Q2 destruction-order documentation comments required by Plan 02 acceptance criteria.
- `src/parse.rs` comments referencing the deleted `sql_throwing` helper — historical/archaeological annotations explaining the Phase 62 contract change.
- `TECH-DEBT.md` items 20 and 22 preserve the original limitation text "for archaeology" beneath the resolution paragraph — this is the explicit pattern requested by the plan's `<action>` step.

## Cross-Plan Consistency Verdict

CONSISTENT. All 4 wave summaries cohere: structural changes claimed by earlier waves are present in the live codebase exactly as later waves consumed them. The single Wave 2 deviation (introducing `run_validation_for_parse_function`) was correctly threaded through Wave 3 unit-test and sqllogictest assertions, with no incoherent state remaining.

## Final Verdict: passed

All 10 must-haves verified. Phase goal achieved:

- TECH-DEBT 20 (silent LRU eviction) — RESOLVED (LRU module deleted, OverrideContext direct-attached, multi-DB B15 17-DB test passes).
- TECH-DEBT 22 (caret regression) — RESOLVED (parse_function reintroduced, sql_throwing deleted, manual + automated caret tests show `LINE 1: … ^` rendering with caret aligned to offending token).
- v0.8.x transactional DDL behaviour preserved (v080_transactional_ddl + ADBC + concurrent + large-view all PASS).
- Quality gate `just test-all` exits 0 with 845/845 unit tests + 45/45 sqllogictest + 7/7 caret + all integration tests.

The Wave 3 Task 4 manual visual smoke was auto-approved by the executor; the
captured outputs are pasted verbatim in 62-04-SUMMARY.md and they confirm
caret alignment by eye for all three smokes (TBLES typo, CRETAE near-miss,
rc=3 actionable hint). No additional human verification needed for this
phase — the visual fidelity has been captured and reviewed.

## Human Verification Required

None. The Wave 3 manual visual smoke was auto-approved with verbatim outputs
captured. Reviewing the pasted outputs in 62-04-SUMMARY.md (smokes 1–3 under
"### Task 4 — Manual visual smoke") confirms terminal-rendering caret
alignment matches the expected pattern for all three cases. The automated
test suite (sqllogictest substring matchers + Python integration tests asserting
on `extract_caret_position`) covers the structural requirement that DuckDB
emits `LINE 1: … ^` with non-None caret column for every case. Visual fidelity
beyond this is non-load-bearing for the phase contract.

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_Verified: 2026-05-06T14:45:00Z_
_Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)_
