---
phase: 53-yaml-file-loading
verified: 2026-04-18T12:00:00Z
status: passed
score: 6/6 must-haves verified
gaps: []
deferred: []
human_verification: []
---

# Phase 53: YAML File Loading Verification Report

**Phase Goal:** Users can create semantic views from external YAML files with proper security boundaries
**Verified:** 2026-04-18
**Status:** passed
**Re-verification:** No — initial verification

## Goal Achievement

### Observable Truths

| #  | Truth                                                                                               | Status     | Evidence                                                                                                       |
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1  | `CREATE SEMANTIC VIEW name FROM YAML FILE '/path/to/file.yaml'` creates a queryable semantic view   | VERIFIED   | parse.rs `rewrite_ddl_yaml_file_body()` + shim.cpp sentinel interception; test confirms query returns results  |
| 2  | `CREATE OR REPLACE SEMANTIC VIEW name FROM YAML FILE '/path'` replaces an existing view             | VERIFIED   | parse.rs `DdlKind::CreateOrReplace` branch (kind=1); integration test at test line 74                         |
| 3  | `CREATE SEMANTIC VIEW IF NOT EXISTS name FROM YAML FILE '/path'` is a no-op when view exists        | VERIFIED   | parse.rs `DdlKind::CreateIfNotExists` branch (kind=2); integration test at test line 88                       |
| 4  | `SET enable_external_access = false` blocks FROM YAML FILE with a security error                    | VERIFIED   | shim.cpp propagates read_text() error as "FROM YAML FILE failed:…"; test line 192–197 confirms rejection      |
| 5  | File-not-found produces an error mentioning FROM YAML FILE context                                  | VERIFIED   | shim.cpp: `throw BinderException("FROM YAML FILE failed: %s", err_msg)`; test line 125–128                    |
| 6  | FROM YAML (inline `$$`) still works unchanged after FILE branch is added                            | VERIFIED   | Regression test `p53_inline_regression` in test file; all 32 sqllogictest files pass                          |

**Score:** 6/6 truths verified

### Required Artifacts

| Artifact                              | Expected                                                         | Status   | Details                                                                      |
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `src/parse.rs`                        | `extract_single_quoted()`, `rewrite_ddl_yaml_file_body()`, FILE detection in `validate_create_body()` | VERIFIED | All three present; `fn extract_single_quoted` at line 1163, `fn rewrite_ddl_yaml_file_body` at line 1201, detection at line 1067 |
| `cpp/src/shim.cpp`                    | `__SV_YAML_FILE__` sentinel interception, `read_text()` file loading, query reconstruction | VERIFIED | Sentinel check at line 158, `read_text()` at line 193, re-invocation at line 240, `sql.c_str()` at line 253 |
| `test/sql/phase53_yaml_file.test`     | Integration tests for FROM YAML FILE                            | VERIFIED | File exists; 13+ integration tests covering all DDL variants, security, error cases, regression |
| `test/sql/TEST_LIST`                  | Test registry entry                                             | VERIFIED | `test/sql/phase53_yaml_file.test` entry confirmed present                   |

### Key Link Verification

| From                                           | To                        | Via                              | Status   | Details                                                                                        |
|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `src/parse.rs rewrite_ddl_yaml_file_body()`    | `cpp/src/shim.cpp sv_ddl_bind` | `__SV_YAML_FILE__` sentinel protocol | WIRED | parse.rs line 1234 writes sentinel; shim.cpp line 158 detects it via `rfind("__SV_YAML_FILE__", 0) == 0` |
| `cpp/src/shim.cpp sv_ddl_bind`                | DuckDB `read_text()`      | `SELECT content FROM read_text(...)` on `sv_ddl_conn` | WIRED | shim.cpp line 193: `string read_sql = "SELECT content FROM read_text('" + escaped_path + "')"` |
| `cpp/src/shim.cpp sv_ddl_bind`                | `sv_rewrite_ddl_rust`     | Re-invocation with reconstructed inline YAML query | WIRED | shim.cpp line 240–243: second `sv_rewrite_ddl_rust` call inside sentinel block |

**Note:** Sentinel separator deviated from plan (`\x00` → `\x01`). Plan specified NUL separators; implementation uses SOH (`\x01`) because NUL terminates C string FFI buffers, truncating sentinel fields. Both parse.rs (line 1234) and shim.cpp (line 166) consistently use `\x01`. This is a correct auto-fix documented in the SUMMARY.

### Data-Flow Trace (Level 4)

| Artifact | Data Variable | Source | Produces Real Data | Status |
|----------|--------------|--------|--------------------|--------|
| `cpp/src/shim.cpp sv_ddl_bind` | `yaml_content` | `duckdb_query(sv_ddl_conn, read_sql.c_str(), &file_result)` → `duckdb_value_varchar(&file_result, 0, 0)` | Yes — reads file via read_text() and populates `yaml_content` string | FLOWING |
| `cpp/src/shim.cpp sv_ddl_bind` | `reconstructed` / `rewrite_sql` | `sv_rewrite_ddl_rust(reconstructed.c_str(), …)` → `sql = string(rewrite_sql.c_str())` | Yes — re-invokes Rust rewrite producing real DDL SQL | FLOWING |

### Behavioral Spot-Checks

| Behavior | Check | Result | Status |
|----------|-------|--------|--------|
| `extract_single_quoted` parses file path | `cargo test` — 665 unit tests pass | All pass | PASS |
| Sentinel protocol: `\x01` separators consistent | `grep "\\x01" src/parse.rs` — line 1234 uses `\x01`; shim.cpp line 166 parses `\x01` | Match | PASS |
| Sqllogictest phase53_yaml_file.test | `just test-sql` — 32 tests run, 0 failed | Pass | PASS |
| DuckLake CI integration tests | `just test-ducklake-ci` — 6 passed, 0 failed, ALL PASSED | Pass | PASS |
| Commits documented in SUMMARY exist | `git log --oneline` shows `4d04c6c` and `325d2f5` | Both present | PASS |

### Requirements Coverage

| Requirement | Source Plan | Description | Status | Evidence |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------|----------|
| YAML-02 | 53-01-PLAN.md | User can create a semantic view from a YAML file using `CREATE SEMANTIC VIEW name FROM YAML FILE '/path/to/file.yaml'` | SATISFIED | `rewrite_ddl_yaml_file_body()` in parse.rs; sentinel interception in shim.cpp; integration test `p53_from_file` creates view and returns correct query results |
| YAML-07 | 53-01-PLAN.md | YAML FILE loading respects DuckDB's `enable_external_access` security setting | SATISFIED | shim.cpp propagates read_text() access errors; `SET enable_external_access = false` test at end of phase53_yaml_file.test confirms rejection with "FROM YAML FILE failed" |

No orphaned requirements: REQUIREMENTS.md maps YAML-02 and YAML-07 to Phase 53 only. Both are covered.

### Anti-Patterns Found

No anti-patterns detected in `src/parse.rs` or `cpp/src/shim.cpp` for phase 53 additions:
- No TODO/FIXME/HACK comments in the new code paths
- No placeholder/stub returns
- No hardcoded empty data passed to rendering

| File | Line | Pattern | Severity | Impact |
|------|------|---------|----------|--------|
| — | — | — | — | — |

### Human Verification Required

None. All goal truths were verified programmatically:
- Parser behavior verified via unit tests (155 total Rust tests)
- File loading verified via sqllogictest integration tests
- Security enforcement verified via `enable_external_access=false` integration test
- Regression of inline YAML verified via integration test

### Gaps Summary

No gaps. All 6 observable truths verified, all 4 required artifacts present and wired, both requirements (YAML-02, YAML-07) satisfied, full quality gate passes (`cargo test`: 755 tests pass; `just test-sql`: 32/32 pass; `just test-ducklake-ci`: 6/6 pass).

The one implementation deviation from plan (sentinel separator `\x00` → `\x01`) was a correct auto-fix for C string FFI compatibility, consistently applied in both Rust and C++ layers.

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_Verified: 2026-04-18_
_Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)_
