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Every aggregation writable as col:agg(args) is now equally writable as agg(col, args) — every position, every column, every aggregation (builtin / alias / custom), no exceptions — and the functional form additionally accepts a same-model scalar expression: sum(amount - cost).

Closes DEV-1826.

What changed

Parser-native equivalence. parse_expr dispatches the functional spelling to the identical AggCall node as colon syntax (raw token preserved; healing at binding), with a token-aware star pre-pass (count(*), count(customers.*)), first/last arbitration by first-arg shape (last(balance) is the aggregation, last(sum(revenue)) the transform), and unknown-name deferral to the binder (parity with x:whatever — custom aggregations need no parser plumbing). Because both spellings collapse to one node, SQL, result keys, naming, and cross-spelling measure/filter matching are spelling-insensitive by construction — including computed dimensions (identical partition_by= guards) and mixed-grain arithmetic.

Global name validation before gates. The binder heals + validates the aggregation name for every source shape before per-column gates, so *:bogus / bogus(*) / bogus(a - b) get the standard unknown-aggregation error instead of escaping to SQL generation; near-miss scalar typos (rond) hint the scalar allowlist. Custom aggregation names may no longer shadow scalar functions (rejected at model validation, like transform names).

Same-model expression aggregation. agg(<scalar expr>) over bare in-scope columns (host model or stage outputs), scalar-allowlist calls, arithmetic, and literals — every position, composing with window=/partition_by=, parametric and custom aggregations, rename, HAVING filters, and order. The bound tree reuses the DEV-1740 row-level ValueKey composites as a new AggregateKey source variant; SQL renders AGG(<row-level expr>) through the shared row-expression renderer across all dispatch kinds (simple/distinct/percentile/dialect-hook/custom {value}). Result keys derive from the shared computed-dimension sanitizer (sum(amount - cost)orders.amount_cost_sum, formatting-insensitive, hash-capped; rename overrides; colliding distinct expressions fail loudly). Rejected with clear errors: cross-model refs / dotted paths inside expressions (→ DEV-1832), filtered-column operands (→ DEV-1832), nested aggregations/transforms, confidently non-numeric expressions under numeric-only aggregations. Per-column gates stay advisory for expressions.

FUNC_STYLE_AGG retired. The slack rule, its helpers, the quiet func_style_agg_to_colon calls (stage planner, schema drift, memories resolver), normalize_model, and the reachable-custom-aggregation BFS plumbing are deleted; save_model persists the author's spelling verbatim. Order coercion preserves functional text via placeholder + raw_formula, resolved at binding (the DEV-1733 bare-alias-arithmetic rejection is preserved). Entity refs (memories resolution, recommend_root_model) accept sum(orders.amount) through one shared parse-based splitter; expression text is not an entity. The legacy core/formula.py rewriter stays for importers (consolidation: DEV-1831).

Docs. Equivalence section + mapping table in references.md; functional-spelling and expression-aggregation sections in formulas.md and the aggregations example; slack-normalization.md and parsing.md architecture pages rewritten; skills (slayer-query.md, slayer-models.md — dead (amount - cost):sum fixed to sum(amount - cost)) and the aggregations help memory updated. Docs stay colon-primary (functional-primary flip: DEV-1830).

Tests

TDD: the suites landed first (parser identity over all builtins/aliases, position parity with byte-identical SQL + result keys + executed-row parity, binder validation, expression aggregation incl. key-traversal fail-closed checks, retirement, entity refs, Tier-1 integration fixtures). Full non-integration suite: 14,894 passed, 0 failed; ruff clean; openspec validate --strict green; SQLite integration functional cases pass live.

Deliberate test reworks (sanctioned by tasks 1.5/5.1): legacy FUNC_STYLE_AGG slack tests inverted into first-class pins; *:bogus now pins the standard unknown-aggregation message per the delta spec; the new display-classification test asserts identity with the colon twin per the pre-existing response-meta contract (unformatted preserving measures omit attributes entries); the row-expr fail-closed raise added to the DEV-1838 expressiveness allowlist.

Follow-ups

DEV-1830 (docs flip to functional-primary) · DEV-1831 (legacy core/formula.py consolidation) · DEV-1832 (cross-model expression aggregation).

OpenSpec change

openspec show dev-1826-make-sure-all-aggregations-support-functional-form --diff
# Proposal: Functional form for all aggregations

## Why

Aggregations are currently first-class only in colon syntax (`revenue:sum`); the
functional spelling `sum(revenue)` is tolerated "slack" that a regex layer rewrites
on some surfaces and rejects on others (`ModelExtension` measures, hand-authored
YAML, entity refs). DEV-1826 requires that every aggregation writable as
`col:agg(args)` also be writable as `agg(col, args)` — in every position, for every
column and aggregation, without exception — as the first step toward eventually
retiring colon syntax.

## What Changes

- `parse_expr` accepts functional aggregations natively, emitting the same `AggCall`
  node as colon syntax; coverage of all Mode-B positions holds by construction.
- Unknown function names with an aggregatable first argument defer to the binder
  (parity with `x:whatever`), so custom aggregations and case/alias healing
  (`SUM(x)`, `countD(x)`) work with no parser plumbing.
- Binder validates the aggregation name globally before per-column gates, so
  `*:bogus` / `bogus(*)` fail with the standard unknown-aggregation error.
- The `FUNC_STYLE_AGG` slack rule and its `NormalizationWarning` are removed;
  functional input is no longer rewritten or warned about, and saving a model
  preserves the author's spelling. **BREAKING** for consumers asserting on
  `FUNC_STYLE_AGG` warnings.
- The legacy importer pipeline (`core/formula.py`) keeps its internal rewriter;
  the three quiet `func_style_agg_to_colon` call sites (stage planner, schema
  drift, memories resolver) are deleted as dead once the parser is native; order
  coercion moves to the parser-native path via the existing placeholder +
  `raw_formula` machinery.
- Parity explicitly covers the positions added by DEV-1740/1824/1839: computed
  dimension expressions (with the same partition_by guards) and mixed-grain
  arithmetic.
- Entity-reference surfaces (memories/search resolver, `recommend_root_model`)
  accept functional refs like `sum(orders.revenue)`.
- New: same-model expression aggregation `sum(amount - cost)` via binder-level
  desugar reusing the DEV-1740 row-level value-key machinery, with result keys
  auto-named by the same rule as computed dimensions; cross-model expressions,
  filtered-column references, and per-column gates are explicitly bounded.
- Custom aggregation names colliding with scalar-allowlist functions are rejected
  at validation (mirroring the existing transform-name rejection). **BREAKING**
  only for stored models with such names (none expected).
- Docs: colon-primary presentation plus an authoritative equivalence section;
  architecture docs rewritten to describe the native parser branch.

## Capabilities

### New Capabilities

- `aggregations/functional-form`: functional spelling `agg(col, args)` as a
  first-class equivalent of colon syntax in every Mode-B position and
  entity-reference surface, including dispatch/ambiguity rules, name healing,
  result-key identity, and retirement of the slack rewrite.
- `aggregations/expression-aggregation`: aggregation over same-model scalar
  expressions (`sum(amount - cost)`), including grammar boundaries, binding
  desugar, deterministic naming, gate/type semantics, and error contracts for
  unsupported shapes (cross-model, filtered columns, nesting).

### Modified Capabilities

(none — the existing corpus capabilities (`queries/computed-dimensions`,
`queries/partitioned-aggregates`, `queries/cross-model-aggregates`,
`models/join-cardinality`) are spelling-agnostic; this change adds an equivalent
spelling and an additive expression capability without altering any of their
requirements)

## Impact

- Code: `slayer/engine/syntax.py`, `slayer/engine/binding.py`,
  `slayer/engine/normalization.py`, `slayer/engine/stage_planner.py`,
  `slayer/engine/schema_drift.py`, `slayer/core/query.py`, `slayer/core/keys.py`,
  `slayer/core/refs.py`, `slayer/core/models.py`, `slayer/sql/naming.py`,
  `slayer/sql/generator.py` (+ `render/`), `slayer/memories/resolver.py`,
  `slayer/engine/query_engine.py`.
- Docs: `docs/concepts/{references,formulas,queries}.md`,
  `docs/architecture/{slack-normalization,parsing}.md`,
  `docs/examples/07_aggregations/`, `.claude/skills/slayer-{query,models}.md`,
  `slayer/memories/help_content/03_aggregations.md`.
- Follow-up Linear issues: docs flip to functional-primary; legacy
  `core/formula.py` consolidation; cross-model expression aggregation.


Specifications Changed (diffs)

aggregations/expression-aggregation

  ADDED: Same-model scalar expressions can be aggregated
    ### Requirement: Same-model scalar expressions can be aggregated
    The system SHALL accept `agg(<expression>, [args])` where the expression is
    built from bare host-model column references, scalar-allowlist functions,
    arithmetic operators, and literals — in every position that accepts functional
    aggregations, composing with reserved kwargs (`window`, `partition_by`),
    parametric aggregations, custom aggregations, rename, filter-form measures,
    post-aggregation filters, and order.
    
    #### Scenario: Arithmetic expression
    - **WHEN** a query measure is written `sum(amount - cost)`
    - **THEN** the generated SQL aggregates the row-level expression (`SUM(amount - cost)`), grouped like any other measure
    
    #### Scenario: Scalar function inside
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `count_distinct(upper(email))`
    - **THEN** the aggregation applies over the scalar-transformed value
    
    #### Scenario: Parametric and custom aggregations over expressions
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `percentile(price * quantity, p=0.5)` or `my_agg(price * quantity)` for a model-defined custom aggregation
    - **THEN** the aggregation receives the row-level expression as its value
    
    #### Scenario: Expression aggregation in a post-aggregation filter
    - **WHEN** a filter is written `sum(amount - cost) > 0`
    - **THEN** it is applied after aggregation (HAVING semantics), consistent with single-column aggregate filters
    
    #### Scenario: Constant-only expression
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `count(1)`
    - **THEN** it succeeds (a constant is a valid same-model expression)
    
    #### Scenario: Derived SQL columns as operands
    - **WHEN** the expression references columns that are themselves defined by model SQL expressions
    - **THEN** the aggregation is computed over their evaluated values
    
    #### Scenario: Stage-scope expressions
    - **WHEN** a stage formula in a multi-stage query aggregates an expression over the current stage's output columns
    - **THEN** it succeeds, named within the stage's namespace
    
    #### Scenario: Expression aggregation inside a computed dimension
    - **WHEN** a computed dimension's expression contains `sum(amount - cost, partition_by=region)`
    - **THEN** it behaves like any partitioned aggregate inside a dimension expression, subject to the same grain guards

  ADDED: Expression result keys are deterministic
    ### Requirement: Expression result keys are deterministic
    The result-column key for an expression aggregation SHALL be derived by the
    same auto-naming rule used for computed dimensions (non-word characters
    collapsed to underscores, digit-leading names prefixed, long names capped with
    a stable hash), followed by the aggregation name and any existing parametric or
    partition suffixes — insensitive to whitespace and formatting variants. An
    explicit rename overrides the derived key. Two distinct expressions whose
    derived keys collide SHALL fail with a clear duplicate-key error advising a
    rename — never silently share a column.
    
    #### Scenario: Derived key
    - **WHEN** a measure on model `orders` is written `sum(amount - cost)`
    - **THEN** its result key is `orders.amount_cost_sum` (same sanitizer as a computed dimension named from `amount - cost`)
    
    #### Scenario: Colliding derived keys fail loudly
    - **WHEN** one query contains both `sum(amount - cost)` and `sum(amount + cost)` without renames
    - **THEN** it fails with a duplicate-key error naming both expressions and advising a rename
    
    #### Scenario: Formatting-insensitive identity
    - **WHEN** the same expression is written `sum(amount-cost)` and `sum( amount - cost )`
    - **THEN** both produce the identical result key
    
    #### Scenario: Long expression capped
    - **WHEN** the sanitized expression segment exceeds the length cap
    - **THEN** the key uses a truncated prefix plus a short stable hash, deterministic across runs
    
    #### Scenario: Rename override
    - **WHEN** a measure is declared `{"formula": "sum(amount - cost)", "name": "profit"}`
    - **THEN** the result key uses `profit`

  ADDED: Unsupported expression shapes fail with clear errors
    ### Requirement: Unsupported expression shapes fail with clear errors
    The system SHALL reject, with errors naming the limitation: expressions
    referencing joined-model columns (cross-model), expressions referencing
    columns that carry a column-level filter, and nested aggregations or
    transforms inside the aggregated expression.
    
    #### Scenario: Cross-model expression rejected
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `sum(amount - customers.discount)`
    - **THEN** it fails with an error stating cross-model expression aggregation is not supported
    
    #### Scenario: Filtered-column operand rejected
    - **WHEN** the expression references a column that has a column-level filter
    - **THEN** it fails with an error naming the column and suggesting the colon form on a derived model column
    
    #### Scenario: Nested aggregation rejected
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `sum(sum(x))` or `sum(cumsum(x) - 1)`
    - **THEN** it fails with an error stating aggregations/transforms cannot be nested inside an aggregated expression

  ADDED: Gate and type semantics for expressions
    ### Requirement: Gate and type semantics for expressions
    Per-column eligibility gates (allowed-aggregations whitelists, primary-key and
    type-default gates) SHALL NOT apply to multi-token expression operands — the
    expression is a new derived quantity owned by the query author — while global
    validation still applies: the aggregation name must be known, and numeric-only
    aggregations SHALL be rejected when the expression is confidently non-numeric;
    display classification derives from the inferred value class, defaulting to
    plain numeric.
    
    #### Scenario: Whitelist does not block expressions
    - **WHEN** column `quantity` whitelists only `min` and `max`, and a measure is written `sum(price * quantity)`
    - **THEN** the query succeeds
    
    #### Scenario: Confidently non-numeric rejected
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `sum(lower(name))`
    - **THEN** binding fails with a type error rather than failing in the database


aggregations/functional-form

  ADDED: Functional spelling is equivalent to colon spelling
    ### Requirement: Functional spelling is equivalent to colon spelling
    For every aggregation expressible as `col:agg(args)`, the system SHALL accept
    `agg(col, args)` as an exact equivalent: same generated SQL, same result values,
    same result-column keys, and same error behavior for invalid combinations.
    
    #### Scenario: Simple aggregation
    - **WHEN** a query measure is written `sum(revenue)` instead of `revenue:sum`
    - **THEN** the generated SQL and the result key `orders.revenue_sum` are identical to the colon form
    
    #### Scenario: Star count
    - **WHEN** a query measure is written `count(*)` instead of `*:count`
    - **THEN** the result is identical to the colon form, with result key `orders._count`
    
    #### Scenario: Cross-model star count
    - **WHEN** a query measure is written `count(customers.*)` instead of `customers.*:count`
    - **THEN** the result is identical to the colon form, with result key `orders.customers._count`
    
    #### Scenario: Cross-model single column
    - **WHEN** a query measure is written `count(customers.regions.name)` instead of `customers.regions.name:count`
    - **THEN** the result is identical to the colon form, including the join-path result key
    
    #### Scenario: Parametric aggregation with kwargs
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `percentile(price, p=0.9)` instead of `price:percentile(p=0.9)`
    - **THEN** SQL, result, and result key (`orders.price_percentile_p_0_9`) are identical to the colon form
    
    #### Scenario: Reserved kwargs window and partition_by
    - **WHEN** measures are written `sum(revenue, window='90d')` and `sum(revenue, partition_by=region)`
    - **THEN** each behaves identically to its colon twin, including result-key suffixes
    
    #### Scenario: Ranked aggregation with positional time column
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `last(balance, updated_at)` instead of `balance:last(updated_at)`
    - **THEN** the result is identical to the colon form
    
    #### Scenario: Required-parameter aggregations
    - **WHEN** measures are written `weighted_avg(price, weight=quantity)` and `corr(x, other=y)`
    - **THEN** each behaves identically to its colon twin, and omitting a required parameter raises the same error as the colon form
    
    #### Scenario: Invalid combination errors match
    - **WHEN** `avg(*)` is submitted
    - **THEN** it fails with the same error as `*:avg`
    
    #### Scenario: Every builtin aggregation
    - **WHEN** each builtin aggregation is written functionally over a compatible column
    - **THEN** each is equivalent to its colon twin (parametrized over the full builtin set, not a hardcoded list)

  ADDED: Functional spelling works in every aggregation position
    ### Requirement: Functional spelling works in every aggregation position
    The system SHALL accept the functional spelling in every position that accepts
    colon aggregations: query measures, query filters (both row-level and
    post-aggregation phases), order, model measure formulas (saved via the API and
    hand-authored in YAML storage), model-extension measures, inline source-model
    measures, multi-stage source-query formulas, computed-dimension expressions,
    and inside transform or arithmetic expressions (including mixed-grain
    arithmetic over partitioned aggregates).
    
    #### Scenario: Query filter routed to HAVING
    - **WHEN** a query filter is written `sum(revenue) > 100`
    - **THEN** it behaves identically to `revenue:sum > 100`
    
    #### Scenario: Order by functional aggregation
    - **WHEN** an order entry is written `sum(revenue)`
    - **THEN** results are ordered as for `revenue:sum`, under the same result key `revenue_sum`
    
    #### Scenario: Hand-authored YAML model measure
    - **WHEN** a model whose measure formula is `sum(revenue)` is loaded from YAML storage without passing through save
    - **THEN** queries against it succeed identically to a colon-form measure
    
    #### Scenario: Model-extension and inline-model measures
    - **WHEN** a `ModelExtension` measure or an inline `source_model` measure uses the functional spelling
    - **THEN** the query succeeds identically to the colon form
    
    #### Scenario: Multi-stage source-query formulas
    - **WHEN** a stage formula in a `source_queries` pipeline uses the functional spelling
    - **THEN** the stage behaves identically to the colon form
    
    #### Scenario: Inside transforms and arithmetic
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `cumsum(sum(revenue))` or `sum(revenue) / count(*)`
    - **THEN** it behaves identically to `cumsum(revenue:sum)` and `revenue:sum / *:count`
    
    #### Scenario: Cross-spelling rename and filter-form matching
    - **WHEN** a measure is declared `{"formula": "sum(revenue)", "name": "rev"}` and a filter references `revenue:sum` (or vice versa)
    - **THEN** the filter resolves to the same measure — spelling never affects matching
    
    #### Scenario: Computed dimension with a functional partitioned aggregate
    - **WHEN** a computed dimension is written with `sum(amount, partition_by=city)` in its expression (bare, banded via CASE, or under a transform) instead of `amount:sum(partition_by=city)`
    - **THEN** the dimension behaves identically to the colon form, including result naming and grouping
    
    #### Scenario: Computed-dimension guards fire for both spellings
    - **WHEN** a computed dimension contains `sum(amount)` with no `partition_by=`
    - **THEN** it fails with the same bare-aggregate-requires-partition_by error as the colon form
    
    #### Scenario: Mixed-grain arithmetic with functional spellings
    - **WHEN** a measure or filter combines aggregates at different partition grains written functionally (e.g. `sum(a, partition_by=region) - sum(b, partition_by=city)`)
    - **THEN** it behaves identically to the colon-form mixed-grain expression

  ADDED: Aggregation-name healing applies to functional spelling
    ### Requirement: Aggregation-name healing applies to functional spelling
    The system SHALL apply the same case-insensitive builtin matching and alias
    healing to functional aggregation names as it applies to colon-form names.
    
    #### Scenario: Uppercase builtin
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `SUM(revenue)`
    - **THEN** it behaves identically to `revenue:SUM` and `revenue:sum`
    
    #### Scenario: Alias healing
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `countD(user_id)`
    - **THEN** it behaves identically to `user_id:count_distinct`

  ADDED: Unknown and custom aggregation names defer to binding
    ### Requirement: Unknown and custom aggregation names defer to binding
    A function call whose first argument is aggregatable and whose name is not a
    scalar function or transform SHALL be treated as an aggregation candidate and
    validated at binding, exactly as colon-form names are: model-defined custom
    aggregations resolve, and unknown names fail with the standard
    unknown-aggregation error regardless of source shape (column, star, or
    expression).
    
    #### Scenario: Custom aggregation functional call
    - **WHEN** a model defines a custom aggregation `my_agg` and a measure is written `my_agg(price)`
    - **THEN** it behaves identically to `price:my_agg`
    
    #### Scenario: Unknown name over a column
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `bogus(price)`
    - **THEN** binding fails with the same unknown-aggregation error as `price:bogus`
    
    #### Scenario: Unknown name over star
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `bogus(*)` or `*:bogus`
    - **THEN** both fail with the standard unknown-aggregation error (not a downstream SQL-generation failure)
    
    #### Scenario: Construction-time filter with custom functional aggregation
    - **WHEN** a query containing the filter `my_agg(price) > 0` is constructed before any model context exists
    - **THEN** construction succeeds and the name is validated later at binding

  ADDED: Ambiguous first and last names dispatch by argument shape
    ### Requirement: Ambiguous first and last names dispatch by argument shape
    For `first` and `last` (both aggregation and transform names), a call whose
    first argument contains no aggregation SHALL be an aggregation; a call whose
    first argument is an aggregated expression SHALL be a transform.
    
    #### Scenario: Aggregation reading
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `last(balance)` or `last(balance, updated_at)`
    - **THEN** it is the `last` aggregation, identical to `balance:last` / `balance:last(updated_at)`
    
    #### Scenario: Transform reading
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `last(revenue:sum)` or `last(sum(revenue))`
    - **THEN** it is the `last` transform over the aggregated series

  ADDED: Functional input is first-class — no rewriting, no warning
    ### Requirement: Functional input is first-class — no rewriting, no warning
    The system SHALL NOT emit a normalization warning for functional aggregations,
    and SHALL NOT rewrite stored formula text: saving a model preserves the
    author's spelling.
    
    #### Scenario: No warning on execute
    - **WHEN** a query using `sum(revenue)` executes
    - **THEN** the response contains no FUNC_STYLE_AGG (or equivalent) normalization warning
    
    #### Scenario: Save preserves spelling
    - **WHEN** a model measure written `sum(revenue)` is saved and re-read
    - **THEN** the stored formula text is still `sum(revenue)`

  ADDED: Entity references accept functional spelling
    ### Requirement: Entity references accept functional spelling
    Entity-reference surfaces that accept colon-suffixed result-column references
    (memories/search resolution, root-model recommendation) SHALL equally accept
    the functional spelling of the same reference, interpreted by the same rules
    as query parsing; multi-column expression text is not a valid entity reference.
    
    #### Scenario: Functional entity reference
    - **WHEN** an entity reference is written `sum(orders.revenue)` instead of `orders.revenue:sum`
    - **THEN** it resolves to the same entity
    
    #### Scenario: Expression is not an entity reference
    - **WHEN** an entity reference is written `sum(orders.amount - orders.cost)`
    - **THEN** resolution fails (no silent partial match)

  ADDED: Custom aggregation names cannot shadow scalar functions
    ### Requirement: Custom aggregation names cannot shadow scalar functions
    Model validation SHALL reject a custom aggregation whose name collides with a
    scalar-allowlist function, as it already rejects transform-name collisions, so
    every legal aggregation is reachable in functional form.
    
    #### Scenario: Scalar-colliding custom aggregation rejected
    - **WHEN** a model defines a custom aggregation named `round`
    - **THEN** validation fails with an error naming the collision

  ADDED: Syntax boundaries are preserved
    ### Requirement: Syntax boundaries are preserved
    Mode-A raw-SQL surfaces SHALL continue to treat `SUM(x)` as raw SQL, and
    SQL-style `DISTINCT` inside a functional call SHALL remain a syntax error.
    
    #### Scenario: Mode A unchanged
    - **WHEN** a model column's `sql` contains `SUM(amount)`
    - **THEN** it is passed through as raw SQL exactly as before
    
    #### Scenario: DISTINCT keyword rejected
    - **WHEN** a measure is written `count(distinct user_id)`
    - **THEN** parsing fails (the supported spellings are `count_distinct(user_id)` / `user_id:count_distinct`)

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added functional aggregation syntax, such as sum(amount), alongside equivalent colon syntax.
    • Enabled aggregations over same-model expressions, including arithmetic, scalar functions, and literals.
    • Extended support across queries, filters, ordering, formulas, computed dimensions, transforms, staged queries, and custom aggregations.
    • Added dotted saved-measure references from joined models.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Preserved functional formula spelling and removed unnecessary syntax-rewrite warnings.
    • Improved validation and error reporting for invalid aggregations and unsupported expressions.
  • Documentation

    • Expanded guidance on supported expressions, naming, validation, and limitations.

…edup-on-the-regroup' into egor/dev-1826-make-sure-all-aggregations-support-functional-form
…on position, DEV-1740 machinery + naming reuse, quiet-call retirement, refreshed anchors)
…n; same-model expression aggregation

Parser-native dispatch: agg(col, args) collapses to the identical AggCall as
col:agg(args) for every builtin/alias/custom aggregation, with token-aware
star handling (count(*), count(customers.*)), first/last arbitration by
first-arg shape, and unknown-name deferral to binding. The binder validates
the aggregation name globally before per-column gates (star/expression bogus
names get the standard error, with a scalar-allowlist hint on near-misses).

Same-model expression aggregation — sum(amount - cost) — binds the row-level
expression onto AggregateKey via the existing ValueKey composites, renders
AGG(<expr>) across all dispatch kinds, and derives its result key through the
shared computed-dimension sanitizer (rename override, loud duplicate-key
error for colliding distinct expressions). Cross-model refs, filtered-column
operands, nested aggregations/transforms, and confidently non-numeric
expressions are rejected with clear errors; per-column gates stay advisory
for expressions.

FUNC_STYLE_AGG is retired: rule, helpers, quiet rewriter calls
(stage_planner, schema_drift, memories resolver), normalize_model, and the
reachable-custom-aggregation BFS plumbing are deleted; save preserves the
author's spelling. Order coercion keeps functional text via placeholder +
raw_formula, resolved at binding. Entity refs (memories, recommend_root_model)
accept the functional spelling through one shared parse-based splitter.

Docs: equivalence section + mapping table (references.md), expression
aggregation (formulas.md, aggregations example), rewritten slack-normalization
and parsing architecture pages, skills and help-memory updates.
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This change adds parser-native functional aggregation syntax across query and model surfaces. It supports aggregation over same-model expressions, removes legacy rewrite normalization, updates binding and SQL rendering, and adds specifications, documentation, and parity tests.

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Native functional aggregation support

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Specifications and documentation
openspec/changes/dev-1826-make-sure-all-aggregations-support-functional-form/*, docs/architecture/*, docs/concepts/*, docs/examples/07_aggregations/*, .claude/skills/*, slayer/memories/help_content/03_aggregations.md
The specifications and documentation define functional and colon syntax equivalence, expression aggregation, saved-measure behavior, naming, validation, and retired normalization paths.
Parser, model keys, and references
slayer/engine/syntax.py, slayer/core/keys.py, slayer/core/query.py, slayer/core/refs.py, slayer/engine/stage_planner.py, slayer/memories/resolver.py
The parser accepts functional aggregation, star and expression sources, deferred unknown aggregations, canonical formula rendering, and entity references in both spellings.
Binding, normalization, and engine wiring
slayer/engine/binding.py, slayer/engine/normalization.py, slayer/engine/prebound.py, slayer/engine/query_engine.py, slayer/engine/response_meta.py, slayer/engine/schema_drift.py, slayer/engine/source_bundle.py, slayer/core/models.py
Binding resolves saved measures and validates expression sources. Normalization no longer rewrites functional formulas. Engine flows preserve formula spelling and validate model namespaces and extensions.
SQL rendering and row expressions
slayer/sql/generator.py, slayer/sql/naming.py, slayer/sql/scope.py, slayer/sql/render/row_expr.py, slayer/sql/render/value_expr.py
SQL generation renders aggregate inputs from row-level expressions, validates transform shapes, derives aliases and metadata, and shares row-expression rendering.
Parity and regression coverage
tests/test_functional_aggregations.py, tests/test_functional_agg_positions.py, tests/test_expression_aggregations.py, tests/test_slack_normalization.py, tests/integration/*, tests/test_*.py
Tests cover parser, binding, ordering, filters, stages, computed dimensions, entity resolution, persistence, expression validation, normalization retirement, and multi-dialect execution parity.

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slayer/memories/help_content/03_aggregations.md (1)

93-94: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Update the obsolete partition_by limitation.

These lines state that partition_by= cannot combine with window=, first/last, transforms, or filters. The current aggregation contract supports these combinations. Users will avoid valid queries if this limitation remains.

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In `@slayer/memories/help_content/03_aggregations.md` around lines 93 - 94, Update
the aggregation limitations documentation around the `partition_by` entry to
remove the obsolete restrictions for `window=`, `first`/`last`, transforms, and
filters, so it reflects the current supported aggregation contract.
docs/architecture/engine-orchestration.md (1)

56-57: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the saved-formula persistence description.

These lines say persisted formulas “land canonical.” The new contract preserves the author’s spelling, including functional aggregation syntax. This text will document the opposite save behavior.

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In `@docs/architecture/engine-orchestration.md` around lines 56 - 57, The
save-model description around save_model and normalize_model incorrectly states
that persisted formulas become canonical. Update it to document that saving
preserves the author’s original formula spelling, including functional
aggregation syntax, while retaining the existing query-backed model context.
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slayer/sql/generator.py (1)

5389-5392: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Fail closed when an expression leaf carries a join path.

_column_ast anchors every ColumnKey at source_relation and ignores ref.path. The binder rejects dotted references inside an aggregated expression today, so path is always empty and the rendering is correct. If DEV-1832 later allows cross-model operands, this resolver silently qualifies a joined column with the host relation and emits wrong SQL.

Add an explicit rejection so the future change fails loudly instead.

♻️ Proposed guard
+            if getattr(ref, "path", ()):
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    f"Cross-model operand {ref!r} inside an aggregated "
+                    f"expression is not supported (DEV-1832)."
+                )
             return exp.Column(
                 this=self._to_ident(ref.leaf),
                 table=exp.to_identifier(source_relation),
             )
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In `@slayer/sql/generator.py` around lines 5389 - 5392, Update _column_ast to
explicitly reject any ColumnKey whose ref.path is non-empty before constructing
the exp.Column anchored to source_relation; preserve the existing rendering for
empty paths and fail loudly rather than qualifying joined expression leaves
against the host relation.
slayer/sql/render/row_expr.py (1)

210-212: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Make iif_case_chain parameters keyword-only.

iif_case_chain takes two positional parameters. The coding guidelines require keyword arguments for functions with more than one parameter. The helper is new, so both call sites are in this change: row_expr.py line 258 and value_expr.py line 438.

♻️ Proposed signature and call-site change
 def iif_case_chain(
-    key: ScalarCallKey, part: Callable[[Any], exp.Expression],
+    *, key: ScalarCallKey, part: Callable[[Any], exp.Expression],
 ) -> exp.Case:

Update the call site in this file:

         if key.name == "iif":
-            return iif_case_chain(key, _part)
+            return iif_case_chain(key=key, part=_part)

Update the call site in slayer/sql/render/value_expr.py:

-    return iif_case_chain(key, _part)
+    return iif_case_chain(key=key, part=_part)

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In `@slayer/sql/render/row_expr.py` around lines 210 - 212, Make the parameters of
iif_case_chain keyword-only, then update both callers in row_expr.py and
value_expr.py to pass key and part by name while preserving their existing
values.

Source: Coding guidelines

tests/test_slack_normalization.py (1)

599-599: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use the shared warning filter for this cross-model query.

The helper _slack_rewrite_warnings exists because a BroadcastGrainWarning is a legitimate cross-model grain note. This 4-hop query aggregates b.c.d.e.score with no dimensions, which is that same cross-model case. The sibling tests at Lines 510, 565, and 582 use the helper. Strict equality here will break if the broadcast note is emitted on this path.

♻️ Proposed consistency fix
-            assert resp.warnings == [], resp.warnings
+            assert not _slack_rewrite_warnings(resp.warnings), resp.warnings
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In `@tests/test_slack_normalization.py` at line 599, Update the warning assertion
in the 4-hop cross-model query test to use the shared _slack_rewrite_warnings
helper before comparing warnings, matching the sibling tests, while preserving
the expected empty result after filtering legitimate BroadcastGrainWarning
notes.
tests/test_entity_resolution.py (1)

664-668: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Remove the contradicting comment inside this test.

The new comment states that no custom-aggregation registry walk is involved. The comment at Lines 703-705 still states that "The funcstyle was rewritten to colon form via the joined-agg walk". Delete or update that older comment so the test documents one behavior.

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In `@tests/test_entity_resolution.py` around lines 664 - 668, Remove or revise the
outdated comment near the joined-aggregation assertion so it no longer claims
funcstyle was rewritten by the joined-agg walk, keeping the test documentation
consistent with the native AggCall behavior described near the functional custom
aggregation setup.
tests/test_models.py (1)

74-80: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Move the new _FUNCSTYLE_PENDING imports to module scope. The repository guideline for **/*.py requires "Imports at the top of files", and these changed tests add function-level imports of the private placeholder constant.

  • tests/test_models.py#L74-L80: import _FUNCSTYLE_PENDING at the top of the module next to the existing slayer.core.query imports, and delete the in-test import.
  • tests/test_formula.py#L461-L466: import _FUNCSTYLE_PENDING and OrderItem at module scope, and delete the in-test import.
  • tests/test_formula.py#L468-L472: delete the duplicated in-test import and use the module-scope names.

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In `@tests/test_models.py` around lines 74 - 80, Move _FUNCSTYLE_PENDING to
module-scope imports in tests/test_models.py:74-80 and remove its in-test
import. In tests/test_formula.py:461-466, import _FUNCSTYLE_PENDING and
OrderItem at module scope and remove the local imports; at
tests/test_formula.py:468-472, remove the duplicate local import and reuse the
module-scope names.

Source: Coding guidelines

tests/test_expression_aggregations.py (1)

343-343: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Make this assertion non-vacuous.

The comment states that both measures omit the attributes.measures entry. In that state both attrs.get(...) calls return None, so the assertion passes without comparing any display metadata. Assert the documented absence directly so a regression that starts emitting an entry fails the test.

♻️ Proposed stronger assertion
-        assert attrs.get("orders.amount_cost_sum") == attrs.get("orders.amount_sum")
+        # Both are preserving-unformatted, so neither gets an entry.
+        assert "orders.amount_cost_sum" not in attrs
+        assert "orders.amount_sum" not in attrs
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In `@tests/test_expression_aggregations.py` at line 343, Update the assertion in
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attrs, rather than comparing two potentially None values. Preserve coverage of
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Inline comments:
In `@docs/concepts/formulas.md`:
- Line 44: Update the fenced code block in the formulas documentation to include
the text language identifier, changing the unlabeled fence to a text-labeled
fence to satisfy markdownlint rule MD040.

In `@slayer/engine/syntax.py`:
- Line 1324: Update the canonical aggregate rendering around the shown return
expression so colon syntax is used only when parsed.agg’s source is a Ref,
DottedRef, or StarSource; render aggregate calls whose source is another
expression in functional form, preserving distinct parse-tree structure for
alias derivation.

In `@slayer/sql/generator.py`:
- Around line 5691-5699: Handle first/last aggregates with expression sources
before ranked compilation: either reject them during AggregateKey binding or
extend _ranked_value_expr to render the expression source. Ensure the planner
cannot pass an expression-backed key unsupported by _ranked_value_expr, and
preserve existing behavior for ColumnKey and ColumnSqlKey.

In `@slayer/sql/naming.py`:
- Around line 229-233: Keep the expression-source handling in
auto_name_from_expression unchanged; alias collisions are intentionally rejected
by the planner, which raises a ValueError requiring the caller to rename the
conflicting measure before result-key decoding.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@docs/architecture/engine-orchestration.md`:
- Around line 56-57: The save-model description around save_model and
normalize_model incorrectly states that persisted formulas become canonical.
Update it to document that saving preserves the author’s original formula
spelling, including functional aggregation syntax, while retaining the existing
query-backed model context.

In `@slayer/memories/help_content/03_aggregations.md`:
- Around line 93-94: Update the aggregation limitations documentation around the
`partition_by` entry to remove the obsolete restrictions for `window=`,
`first`/`last`, transforms, and filters, so it reflects the current supported
aggregation contract.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@slayer/sql/generator.py`:
- Around line 5389-5392: Update _column_ast to explicitly reject any ColumnKey
whose ref.path is non-empty before constructing the exp.Column anchored to
source_relation; preserve the existing rendering for empty paths and fail loudly
rather than qualifying joined expression leaves against the host relation.

In `@slayer/sql/render/row_expr.py`:
- Around line 210-212: Make the parameters of iif_case_chain keyword-only, then
update both callers in row_expr.py and value_expr.py to pass key and part by
name while preserving their existing values.

In `@tests/test_entity_resolution.py`:
- Around line 664-668: Remove or revise the outdated comment near the
joined-aggregation assertion so it no longer claims funcstyle was rewritten by
the joined-agg walk, keeping the test documentation consistent with the native
AggCall behavior described near the functional custom aggregation setup.

In `@tests/test_expression_aggregations.py`:
- Line 343: Update the assertion in the aggregation test to explicitly verify
that both measure keys are absent from attrs, rather than comparing two
potentially None values. Preserve coverage of the documented omission of the
attributes.measures entries.

In `@tests/test_models.py`:
- Around line 74-80: Move _FUNCSTYLE_PENDING to module-scope imports in
tests/test_models.py:74-80 and remove its in-test import. In
tests/test_formula.py:461-466, import _FUNCSTYLE_PENDING and OrderItem at module
scope and remove the local imports; at tests/test_formula.py:468-472, remove the
duplicate local import and reuse the module-scope names.

In `@tests/test_slack_normalization.py`:
- Line 599: Update the warning assertion in the 4-hop cross-model query test to
use the shared _slack_rewrite_warnings helper before comparing warnings,
matching the sibling tests, while preserving the expected empty result after
filtering legitimate BroadcastGrainWarning notes.

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Correctness: render expression-source aggregates functionally in canonical text (no collision with amount-cost:sum); reject first/last over an expression source at binding; reject boolean operands for numeric-only aggs (+ tests).

Sonar: drop redundant UnknownFunctionError catch; split _formula_entity_tokens to cut cognitive complexity; narrow 14 pytest.raises blocks to the single asserted call.

Nitpicks/docs: iif_case_chain keyword-only; MD040 fence; shared warning filter; non-vacuous assertion; fail-closed cross-model-operand guard (+ sweep allowlist); partition_by and saved-formula doc corrections.

Import hygiene: hoist all import-not-top violations to module top; reorder integration imports above pytest.importorskip with ALLOW waivers only on optional DB drivers; ALLOW waiver for the core.query<->core.models cycle.
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Extend the numeric-only gate to reject boolean-returning scalar operands: like(...) and iif(...) whose branches are boolean (sum(like(...)) / sum(iif(c, True, False)) previously reached SQL gen as SUM(<bool>), which errors on Postgres/SQL Server); iif with numeric branches stays allowed. + tests.

Move the cross-model-operand fail-closed guard to the top of _column_ast so a pathed ColumnSqlKey can't expand against the host relation before the check.
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Resolved conflicts: native functional-agg parsing (DEV-1826) composed with binder-level saved-measure resolution + dotted measure refs (DEV-1842). Dropped the now-redundant stage-level expand_model_measures (binder resolves via allow_measures), kept _resolve_agg_owner (validates agg names for star/expression sources), retired reachable_aggregation_names (was slack-rewrite only).

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403-405: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Add is and is not to _PREDICATE_COMPARISON_OPS.

ArithmeticKey carries op="is" and op="is not" for null tests. slayer/sql/render/row_expr.py renders those ops as exp.Is (see _STRICTLY_BINARY and the _IS / _IS_NOT branch in render_arithmetic), so the shape is reachable here.

_is_boolean_shaped therefore reports False for a null test. Two concrete consequences follow:

  • _assert_cp_shape rejects a valid predicate. consecutive_periods(amount is null and region == 'x') raises "'and' / 'or' / 'not' require boolean-shaped operands".
  • A top-level null test renders through the value path in _emit_consecutive_periods_ctes_for_planned. The emitter then wraps a boolean expression in IS NOT NULL AND ... <> 0, which compares a boolean to 0 and fails on strictly typed dialects.
🐛 Proposed fix
 _PREDICATE_COMPARISON_OPS = frozenset(
-    {"==", "=", "!=", "<>", "<", "<=", ">", ">="}
+    {"==", "=", "!=", "<>", "<", "<=", ">", ">=", "is", "is not"}
 )
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In `@slayer/sql/generator.py` around lines 403 - 405, Extend
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ArithmeticKey predicates are recognized as boolean-shaped by _is_boolean_shaped
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Comment thread slayer/memories/help_content/03_aggregations.md
…ion aggregate sources

Expression aggregate sources (ArithmeticKey/ScalarCallKey/LiteralKey) have no
.path; _assert_partition_key_attributable and _grain_member_attributable now
read it defensively (matching existing getattr sites). Same-model expression
sources root at the host, so an empty path is correct. Adds parity regression
tests for joined partition_by and grain-member attribution.

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2202-2204: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Use separate placeholders for row and combined consumers.

If one cross-model partitioned AggregateKey occurs in both a computed dimension and a non-dimension measure, it is present in both cm_row and cm_combined. RegroupPlaceholderRegistry then creates one placeholder because it keys by AggregateKey. The rewrite uses that row-phase ColumnKey for both consumers while two producers claim to supply it. This can conflate row-grain and combined-grain values.

Key the placeholder mapping by (attach_phase, AggregateKey). Apply the row mapping only to computed dimensions and the combined mapping to measures, filters, and orders.

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In `@slayer/engine/stage_planner.py` around lines 2202 - 2204, Update
RegroupPlaceholderRegistry and the surrounding stage-planner rewrite to key
placeholders by (attach_phase, AggregateKey) rather than AggregateKey alone.
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- test_expression_aggregations: require both parity dry-runs to return "ok"
  (non-vacuous) instead of only rejecting AttributeError and comparing types.
- slayer-query.md: note the cross-model first/last + partition_by deferral
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31-31: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Align the order documentation with functional syntax support.

Line 23 still says undeclared order targets must use colon syntax, but this line says functional aggregation works in order. Update the earlier guidance to state that both spellings are accepted. Otherwise, users may reject valid functional order targets such as sum(amount).

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…ion.md

save_model no longer runs normalize_model (removed this change); it persists
the model verbatim, preserving the author's formula spelling. Flagged by Codex
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