---
phase: 30-derived-metrics
plan: 02
subsystem: expansion, testing
tags: [derived-metrics, expression-inlining, topological-sort, join-resolution, sqllogictest, proptest]

requires:
  - phase: 30-derived-metrics
    provides: "parse_metrics_clause for mixed qualified/unqualified parsing, validate_derived_metrics for CREATE-time validation"
  - phase: 29-facts-clause-hierarchies
    provides: "inline_facts, toposort_facts, replace_word_boundary patterns"
provides:
  - "inline_derived_metrics: resolves all metric expressions (base with facts, derived with metric refs)"
  - "toposort_derived: Kahn's algorithm for derived metric dependency ordering"
  - "collect_derived_metric_source_tables: transitive join resolution for derived metrics"
  - "expand() uses pre-computed resolved expressions for both base and derived metrics"
  - "resolve_joins_pkfk includes transitive table dependencies from derived metrics"
affects: [31-fan-trap-detection, 32-role-playing-using]

tech-stack:
  added: []
  patterns:
    - "Pre-computed resolved expression map replaces per-metric inline_facts calls"
    - "Derived metric transitive join resolution via dependency graph walk"
    - "Parenthesized inlining prevents operator precedence errors in stacked derived metrics"

key-files:
  created:
    - test/sql/phase30_derived_metrics.test
  modified:
    - src/expand.rs
    - test/sql/TEST_LIST
    - tests/parse_proptest.rs

key-decisions:
  - "inline_derived_metrics resolves ALL metrics (base + derived) in one pass, replacing per-metric inline_facts"
  - "toposort_derived only considers derived-to-derived edges; base metric references are external"
  - "collect_derived_metric_source_tables walks dependency graph transitively for join resolution"
  - "Derived metrics get facts inlined into their raw expressions before metric-reference replacement"

patterns-established:
  - "Pre-computed expression map: resolve all metric expressions upfront, look up during SELECT construction"
  - "Transitive dependency collection: walk metric name graph to collect all source_tables needed"

requirements-completed: [DRV-02, DRV-03]

duration: 10min
completed: 2026-03-14
---

# Phase 30 Plan 02: Derived Metric Expression Inlining Summary

**Derived metric expansion pipeline with topological resolution, parenthesized inlining, transitive join resolution, and 12-case end-to-end sqllogictest**

## Performance

- **Duration:** 10 min
- **Started:** 2026-03-14T13:53:07Z
- **Completed:** 2026-03-14T14:03:07Z
- **Tasks:** 2
- **Files modified:** 4

## Accomplishments
- Derived metrics now expand to correct SQL with aggregate expressions inlined at query time
- Stacked derived metrics (derived referencing derived) resolve in topological order with parenthesization
- Facts are inlined into base metric expressions BEFORE those expressions are used to resolve derived metrics
- Join resolution includes tables needed by base metrics referenced through derived metrics (transitive)
- 12 end-to-end sqllogictest cases verify arithmetic correctness, stacking, facts chain, DESCRIBE, and error cases
- 3 new proptests for derived metric parsing and expression substitution edge cases
- `just test-all` passes (390 Rust tests + 9 sqllogictests + 6 DuckLake CI tests)

## Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. **Task 1: Implement derived metric inlining in expand.rs (TDD)**
   - `f02f681` (test) - Failing tests for derived metric inlining
   - `ac52383` (feat) - Implementation: inline_derived_metrics, toposort_derived, collect_derived_metric_source_tables, updated expand() and resolve_joins_pkfk

2. **Task 2: End-to-end sqllogictest, proptests, and test infrastructure** - `14f8921` (test)

## Files Created/Modified
- `src/expand.rs` - Added inline_derived_metrics (resolves all metric expressions), toposort_derived (Kahn's algorithm for derived metrics), collect_derived_metric_source_tables (transitive join resolution); updated expand() to use pre-computed expressions; updated resolve_joins_pkfk for derived metric dependencies
- `test/sql/phase30_derived_metrics.test` - 12 end-to-end test cases: basic derived, stacking, mixed base+derived, facts+derived chain, derived-only query, global aggregate, DESCRIBE output, and 4 error cases (cycle, unknown ref, SUM/COUNT/AVG aggregate detection)
- `test/sql/TEST_LIST` - Added phase30_derived_metrics.test
- `tests/parse_proptest.rs` - 3 new proptests for derived metric parsing (no panics on adversarial input), mixed qualified/unqualified metrics, and quote_ident safety

## Decisions Made
- Replaced per-metric `inline_facts` call in expand() with a single `inline_derived_metrics` call that pre-computes all metric expressions -- simpler, handles both base and derived metrics uniformly
- `toposort_derived` only considers derived-to-derived edges in the DAG; references to base metrics are external dependencies (already resolved) and do not contribute to in-degree
- `collect_derived_metric_source_tables` walks the metric dependency graph transitively to find all base metric source_tables needed for join resolution -- this is the correct approach rather than scanning resolved expressions for table alias patterns
- Derived metrics get facts inlined into their raw expressions before metric-reference replacement, ensuring the fact->base->derived chain resolves correctly

## Deviations from Plan

None - plan executed exactly as written.

## Issues Encountered
- Pre-commit clippy hook caught unused parameter (`resolved_names` in `toposort_derived`) and doc_markdown lint (unescaped method calls in doc comments) -- fixed before commit
- DuckLake CI test had a sandbox filesystem restriction on UV cache directory -- resolved by running outside sandbox (test infrastructure issue, not code issue)

## User Setup Required

None - no external service configuration required.

## Next Phase Readiness
- Derived metric feature complete (DRV-01 through DRV-05 all satisfied across Plans 01 and 02)
- Phase 30 complete -- ready for Phase 31 (fan trap detection)
- inline_derived_metrics pattern available for any future metric composition features

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*Phase: 30-derived-metrics*
*Completed: 2026-03-14*
