DEV-1857: living architecture — LikeC4 + arc42 + import-linter scaffold - #362
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…es, import-linter contracts, arch_check cross-walk - basedpyright (basic) + committed baseline; import-linter layers/forbidden contracts with 15+2 grandfathered edges, unmatched alerting = error - architecture/: LikeC4 model (9 nodes, 37 measured runtime edges, 4 #legacy), landscape + query-pipeline views, index.yaml cross-walk, system/sql arc42 - tools/arch_check.py (9 checks incl. model truth + baseline ratchet) with tmp-dir fixture tests - DECISIONS.md folded into arc42 principles and deleted; live references updated - enforcement stays in the flow gates (no CI changes); nothing under slayer/
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughAdded a living-architecture scaffold with arc42 documents, LikeC4 models, architecture mappings, Import Linter and Based Pyright configuration, and an ChangesLiving architecture scaffold
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The architecture scaffold contains an inaccurate dialect-behavior statement and can miss a narrow class of runtime dependencies. Address these issues before treating the documentation and architecture gate as authoritative. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@docs/architecture/typed-keys.md`:
- Around line 179-180: Update the ClickHouse entry in the documented
GREATEST/LEAST NULL-behavior grouping to reflect that ClickHouse 24.12+ ignores
NULL arguments by default, or explicitly document that
least_greatest_legacy_null_behavior=true restores NULL propagation; keep the
existing version and dialect distinctions accurate.
In `@tools/arch_check.py`:
- Line 108: Restrict the TYPE_CHECKING attribute guard to AST references whose
object resolves to the typing binding, rather than accepting any attribute named
TYPE_CHECKING. Preserve type-only handling for confirmed typing.TYPE_CHECKING
and continue measuring imports guarded by unrelated runtime objects. Add a
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In ClickHouse version 24.12, the behavior of the greatest and least functions regarding NULL values was changed [1][2]. Prior to version 24.12, these functions returned NULL if any of their input arguments were NULL [3][2]. As of version 24.12, these functions now ignore NULL input values, aligning their behavior with PostgreSQL [3][1]. For example, greatest(1, 2, NULL) will now return 2 [1][2]. To accommodate this change, ClickHouse introduced the least_greatest_legacy_null_behavior setting [4][5]. Setting Details: - Name: least_greatest_legacy_null_behavior [5] - Default Value: false [3][4] - Purpose: When set to true, this setting restores the legacy behavior, causing the greatest and least functions to return NULL if any argument is NULL [3][4][5]. When set to false (the default), NULL values are ignored [3][4]. This change is documented in the official ClickHouse Conditional Functions reference [3] and the 24.12 release notes [1][2].
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- 1: https://clickhouse.com/docs/resources/changelogs/cloud/release-notes/24_12
- 2: https://clickhouse.com/docs/resources/changelogs/oss/2024
- 3: https://clickhouse.com/docs/reference/functions/regular-functions/conditional-functions
- 4: GitHub pull request 73344 in ClickHouse/ClickHouse (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 5: https://clickhouse.com/docs/reference/settings/session-settings/other
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Correct the ClickHouse NULL behavior.
In ClickHouse 24.12 and later, greatest and least ignore NULL arguments by default. least_greatest_legacy_null_behavior = true restores propagation. Document this condition or move ClickHouse to the ignore-NULL group.
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In `@docs/architecture/typed-keys.md` around lines 179 - 180, Update the
ClickHouse entry in the documented GREATEST/LEAST NULL-behavior grouping to
reflect that ClickHouse 24.12+ ignores NULL arguments by default, or explicitly
document that least_greatest_legacy_null_behavior=true restores NULL
propagation; keep the existing version and dialect distinctions accurate.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Restrict attribute guards to the typing binding.
Line 108 treats any obj.TYPE_CHECKING condition as a type-only guard. If obj.TYPE_CHECKING is true at runtime, imports in its body execute but are excluded from edge measurement. The model can then omit a runtime node edge and still pass arch_check.
Recognize only a confirmed typing.TYPE_CHECKING binding. Add a regression fixture for an unrelated runtime object with a TYPE_CHECKING attribute.
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In `@tools/arch_check.py` at line 108, Restrict the TYPE_CHECKING attribute guard
to AST references whose object resolves to the typing binding, rather than
accepting any attribute named TYPE_CHECKING. Preserve type-only handling for
confirmed typing.TYPE_CHECKING and continue measuring imports guarded by
unrelated runtime objects. Add a regression fixture covering an unrelated object
with a TYPE_CHECKING attribute.
After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli.



Initializes the living-architecture layer (DEV-1857): LikeC4 structure model + arc42 principles + import-linter contracts +
arch_checkcross-walk, so subsequent arch-slice issues can burn the layering tangles down deterministically. Tooling + docs + model only — nothing underslayer/changes, no CI changes.What's in here
.basedpyright/baseline.json(5604 absorbed errors); gate = no new errors vs baseline. Smoke-verified red/green.unmatched_ignore_imports_alerting = "error":layers:slayer.engine|slayer.sql|slayer.core— 15 grandfathered edges (re-measured, matches the plan exactly);forbidden:slayer.core↛slayer.storage— 2 edges.architecture/: ONE LikeC4 model (4 precise nodes + 5#virtualbuckets, 37 flat relations = AST-measured runtime node-level import edges, 4 tagged#legacy), landscape + query-pipeline views,index.yamlcross-walk (package claims, contract baselines, spec mapping — all three top-level spec groups cross-cutting),system.arc42.md(15 global principles, tagged enforced/review),sql.arc42.md.tools/arch_check.py— 9 cross-walk checks: claims exist / claimed exactly-once, contracts known both ways, arc42 paths exist, node↔element identity, spec mapping exactly-once, baseline ratchet, model truth (measured edge set must equal the model's relations), enforced-tag validity.tests/test_arch_check.py: 18 tmp-dir fixture tests incl. every negative case from the design.specs/DEV-1743-*.mdleft as historical artifacts.npx -y likec4@1.47.0 validate architecture(documented insystem.arc42.mdand CLAUDE.md, not CI).Enforcement boundary
Per the issue, enforcement runs through the flow gates only (spec-review + arch-slice move gate) — deliberately no
.github/workflowschanges, and no pytest test asserts the real repo is arch-green (that would wire enforcement into CI by proxy).Verification
poetry run lint-imports: 2 kept / 0 broken (15 + 2 ignored)poetry run python tools/arch_check.py: OKnpx -y likec4@1.47.0 validate architecture: OK (and exit-1 verified on a broken model)poetry run basedpyright: 0 errors vs baselinepoetry run pytest -m "not integration": 15196 passed, 100 skipped, 0 failedpoetry run ruff check slayer/ tests/ tools/: cleangit difftouches nothing underslayer/or.github/workflowsSpec surface
openspec show dev-1857-living-architecture-scaffold-likec4-arc42-import-linter --diff— no capability deltas (skip_specs: true): this change adds tooling, documentation, and the architecture model; no runtime behaviour of SLayer changes. Full proposal/design/tasks inopenspec/changes/dev-1857-living-architecture-scaffold-likec4-arc42-import-linter/.Follow-up slices (filed after this lands, in order): core purity (kill
core → engine/sql/storage), extractslayer/ir(killssql → engine), sql internals (render/dialectscontracts).Summary by CodeRabbit
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