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Summary

Add WHERE clause support for GFQL chains with a Yannakakis-style df_executor for efficient same-path constraint evaluation.

Features

  • Chain.where field for WHERE clause constraints
  • Cross-step column comparisons (e.g., n0.owner_id == n2.owner_id)
  • Operators: eq, neq, lt, le, gt, ge
  • Automatic dispatch to df_executor when WHERE present

Architecture

  • same_path_types.py - WhereComparison types and JSON serialization
  • same_path_plan.py - Query planning for same-path execution
  • df_executor.py - Yannakakis-style semi-join executor
  • same_path/ submodules: bfs, edge_semantics, multihop, post_prune, where_filter, df_utils

Tests

  • 257 tests covering core execution, amplification, dimension handling, predicate types, min_hops, and oracle parity
  • All tests passing

Test plan

  • All 257 WHERE-related tests pass
  • All 371 GFQL ref tests pass
  • Merged with v0.50.2 cuDF compatibility fixes
  • CI passing

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@lmeyerov lmeyerov changed the base branch from refactor/df-executor-traversal-primitives to master January 9, 2026 20:35
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@lmeyerov lmeyerov changed the title feat(gfql): WHERE clause with df_executor (stacked on #885) feat(gfql): WHERE clause with df_executor Jan 11, 2026
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@lmeyerov lmeyerov force-pushed the feat/where-clause-executor branch from 062d8a0 to 1aece52 Compare January 16, 2026 00:41
lmeyerov and others added 11 commits January 16, 2026 08:57
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feat(gfql): add WHERE clause and df_executor (stacked PR)
4bc0ade 
Add WHERE clause support with Yannakakis-style df_executor for
efficient same-path constraint evaluation.

New modules:
- same_path_types.py: WHERE clause data structures and parsing
- same_path_plan.py: Query plan generation
- df_executor.py: Yannakakis-based execution engine

Features:
- Chain.where field for WHERE clause constraints
- StepColumnRef and WhereComparison types
- Same-path filtering using semi-join reduction
- Support for adjacent and non-adjacent column comparisons

Tests:
- test_df_executor_core.py: Core WHERE functionality
- test_df_executor_patterns.py: Graph pattern tests
- test_df_executor_amplify.py: Amplification tests
- test_df_executor_dimension.py: Dimension tests
- test_same_path_plan.py: Query plan tests

Note: This is a stacked PR on top of chain optimizations.
Some tests are failing and need fixes.

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fix(tests): skip oracle tests for multi-hop + WHERE limitations
f63f52a 
The oracle (enumerator) doesn't support multi-hop edges with WHERE clauses.
Skip tests that require this combination and verify executor produces valid
output without oracle comparison for these cases.

Skipped tests:
- Multi-hop + WHERE parity tests (oracle limitation)
- source/destination_node_match tests (oracle doesn't apply these correctly)
- Edge alias on multi-hop tests

The df_executor still runs for these cases, we just can't verify against
the oracle until it supports these combinations.

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docs(changelog): add WHERE feature and bugfix entries for PR 886
e746ee4
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test(gfql): restore df_executor profiling scripts
591f7ec
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fix(enumerator): restore source/destination_node_match filter support
30222e4
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fix(enumerator): restore full pre-split functionality and remove test…
c9bd868 
… skips

- Restore source_node_match/destination_node_match filter support
- Restore WHERE + multi-hop path pruning logic
- Remove skip decorators that hid oracle feature gaps
- Keep only legitimate xfail for edge alias on multi-hop (oracle limitation)
- Remove conftest workaround for multi-hop + WHERE
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docs(changelog): restore missing cuDF same-path and test entries
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docs(changelog): restore from_json where validation fix entry
efb07d1
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docs(changelog): move WHERE entries to Development section
20975a7 
WHERE/df_executor features belong in Development (for 0.51.0),
not in the released 0.50.1 section.

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fix(df_executor): fix off-by-one in _bfs_reachability max_hops
bedd980 
range(1, max_hops) never reaches max_hops. Changed to range(1, max_hops + 1)
to match other hop loops in the file (lines 464, 994).

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test(gfql): add requires_gpu decorator for proper GPU test skipping
c220576 
- Add has_working_gpu() to check if cuDF can actually allocate GPU memory
- Add requires_gpu decorator that skips tests when GPU unavailable
- Update test_cudf_gpu_path_if_available to use decorator
- Fixes test failures when cuDF imports but GPU memory allocation fails

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lmeyerov and others added 29 commits January 16, 2026 08:58
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fix(cudf): use module string checks for cross-engine coercion
2a160a2 
Use module string checks instead of exclusion logic to detect cuDF
DataFrames. This avoids incorrectly coercing dask or dask_cudf
DataFrames which would blow up downstream.

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refactor(gfql): remove dead SamePathPlan code (~80 LOC)
9841f9f 
- Remove same_path_plan.py (62 lines) - was never used
- Remove plan field from SamePathExecutorInputs
- Remove plan_same_path() call from build_same_path_inputs()
- Remove test_same_path_plan.py (19 lines)
- Remove assertion on inputs.plan in test

The SamePathPlan was designed for future optimization but inputs.plan
was never read anywhere in the executor.

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refactor(gfql): remove unused same_path/__init__.py (~35 LOC)
6224912 
The __init__.py re-exported symbols but nothing imported from the
package directly - all imports use the submodules directly.

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refactor(gfql): add immutable PathState type (Phase 1)
e30b1e7 
Add PathState dataclass with true immutability (MappingProxyType + frozenset):
- restrict_nodes(), restrict_edges() - return new state with intersection
- set_nodes(), set_edges() - return new state with replacement
- with_pruned_edges() - return new state with DataFrame stored
- from_mutable(), to_mutable() - conversion helpers for transition
- sync_to_mutable(), sync_pruned_to_forward_steps() - transition helpers

This is Phase 1 of the immutability refactor. The new type is not yet
used by any existing code - it's added alongside the old _PathState.

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refactor(gfql): _backward_prune tracks pruned edges separately (Phase…
ec993cc 
… 2a)

Instead of mutating forward_steps._edges inline during the loop,
collect pruned edges in a dict and sync at the end. This is a
stepping stone toward full immutability - the external behavior
is unchanged but internal data flow is now explicit.

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refactor(gfql): backward_propagate_constraints uses local state (Phas…
c414fe7 
…e 2b)

Instead of mutating path_state inline during the loop, work on
local copies and sync back at the end. This maintains the external
API (still mutates path_state, still returns None) but makes
internal data flow explicit.

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refactor(gfql): post_prune.py uses local state copies (Phase 2c)
1f19d4b 
Both apply_non_adjacent_where_post_prune and apply_edge_where_post_prune
now work on local copies of allowed_nodes/allowed_edges and sync back
at the end. This maintains the external API but makes internal data
flow explicit.

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refactor(gfql): add edges_df_for_step accessor (Phase 2d)
32aa350 
Add edges_df_for_step(edge_idx, state) method that can read pruned edges
from either PathState.pruned_edges or forward_steps. This accessor will
be used in Phase 4 when we stop syncing pruned edges to forward_steps.

For now, the accessor falls back to forward_steps since we're still
syncing there at the end of each method.

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test(gfql): add PathState immutability unit tests (Phase 3)
a18264b 
Add 17 tests covering:
- Immutability enforcement (MappingProxyType, frozen dataclass)
- restrict_nodes/restrict_edges return new objects
- set_nodes/set_edges replace values
- with_pruned_edges stores DataFrames
- sync methods for backward compatibility
- Round-trip conversion mutable <-> immutable

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refactor(gfql): Phase 4 - convert to pure PathState API
173cc3c 
- Change all function signatures to use PathState:
  - _backward_prune() -> PathState
  - backward_propagate_constraints(PathState, ...) -> PathState
  - apply_non_adjacent_where_post_prune(executor, PathState) -> PathState
  - apply_edge_where_post_prune(executor, PathState) -> PathState
  - _materialize_filtered(PathState) -> Plottable

- Remove all sync-back mutation patterns (.clear()/.update())
- Use edges_df_for_step() accessor in post_prune.py
- Preserve pruned_edges through the pipeline properly
- Update _run_native() to use 'state' variable name

All 386 pandas tests pass.

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refactor(gfql): Phase 5 - remove old _PathState class and update docs…
af7bda4 
…trings

- Remove unused _PathState dataclass from df_executor.py
- Update PathState docstrings to remove transition-related comments
- Keep sync_to_mutable() and sync_pruned_to_forward_steps() for API stability

All 386 pandas tests pass.

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test(gfql): Phase 6 - add PathState immutability contract tests
5da660c 
Add comprehensive contract tests to enforce immutability guarantees:
- test_pathstate_methods_return_new_objects: All state methods return new objects
- test_pathstate_cannot_be_modified_after_creation: Fields are frozen
- test_from_mutable_creates_deep_copy: Input data is not held by reference
- test_to_mutable_creates_independent_copy: Output doesn't affect original

All 390 pandas tests pass (386 existing + 4 new contract tests).

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fix(cudf): use series_values helper instead of .tolist() in backward_…
a3a044b 
…propagate_constraints

Replace direct .tolist() call with series_values() which handles cuDF
by converting to pandas first via .to_pandas().

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chore: remove redundant comments from post_prune.py
d2ab7e5 
Remove obvious/redundant comments that don't add value:
- "Work on local copies" patterns
- "Propagate state through hops"
- "Filter paths", "Update local allowed nodes"
- "Return PathState with..."

Saves 35 lines. All 390 tests pass.

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perf(gfql): replace Set with pd.Index for 7x faster ID operations
df3c425 
Replace Python set operations with pd.Index throughout df_executor
and same_path modules. Benchmarks show 7.3x speedup for the full
pipeline (union + intersection + isin) on 100K edges.

Key changes:
- series_values() now returns pd.Index instead of set
- Set operators (&, |, -) replaced with .intersection(), .union(), .difference()
- Truthiness checks (if s:) replaced with len(s) > 0 or is not None
- Removed list() wrappers in .isin() calls since pd.Index works directly

Files changed: df_executor.py, bfs.py, df_utils.py, edge_semantics.py,
multihop.py, post_prune.py, where_filter.py

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perf(chain): use .isin() instead of merge for endpoint filtering
1b58198 
Replace merge-based filtering in _filter_edges_by_endpoint and
undirected edge filtering with .isin() on unique IDs. This avoids
the overhead of DataFrame merge for simple membership tests.

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revert: remove cuDF dtype coercion from safe_merge
b9ca062 
This fix mutated the input DataFrame and was cuDF-specific.
If needed, it should be handled separately with proper testing
across all engines (pandas/cudf/dask/dask_cudf).

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perf(hop): use .isin() instead of merge for wavefront->edges join (8x…
fb78ec9 
… faster)

Replace DataFrame merge with .isin() filtering for the core BFS traversal
in process_hop_direction(). Micro-benchmarks show 8x speedup:
- merge: 6.5ms
- isin: 0.8ms

End-to-end improvements (10K dense graph):
- Before: 148ms
- After: 105ms (32% faster)

For 100K dense:
- Before: 1098ms
- After: 610ms (44% faster)

Also removed unused column_conflict and temp_col parameters from
process_hop_direction() since they were only needed for merge-based approach.

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refactor(hop): remove unused prepare_merge_dataframe function
d5440b1 
No longer needed after switching to .isin() based filtering.

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perf(hop): precompute node predicate domains
abff94f
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perf(hop): unify direction pairs; modest CPU gains
115d18a
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perf(hop): mask target/dest filters with isin
64f80ba
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perf(hop): precompute target wavefront domains
22cc300
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perf(hop): use merge for EDGE_ID joins
671d4a6
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perf(df_executor): DF-native cuDF forward prune
804c559
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perf(hop): undirected single-pass expansion
0a57bed
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perf(hop): domain-based fast path traversal
819eec4
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fix(hop): undirected single-pass frontier
0acddd1 
Add hop fast-path toggle, benchmark scripts, and ref exports.
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fix(gfql): use domain helpers for same-path ids
91fe759
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