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Fixes #443

Problem

POST /api/model/export ordered catalog rows, terms, attributes and SQL owners, but _export_foreign_keys, _export_joins and _export_semantic_fks were SELECT DISTINCT with no ORDER BY. Postgres satisfies those with a hash aggregate, so the three lists came back in heap/bucket order: two exports of an unchanged catalog could differ, putting noise in the YAML diff and drifting the SHA-256 that skills/nvidia-ontology-management/references/publication.md tells operators to keep as the rollback artifact. The existing World fixture has exactly one of each relationship, which is why no test caught it.

Change

auto_ontology/dal/model_interchange.py:

  • foreign keys → ORDER BY source_column_id, target_column_id
  • joins → ORDER BY source_table_id, target_table_id
  • semantic FKs → ORDER BY column_id, attribute_id
  • terms / SQL attributes / custom analyses: add .id as a tie-breaker after .name, matching fetch_all_terms in dal/terms.py.

No behaviour change beyond row order; the importer is order-independent.

Verification

  • New test_relationships_export_in_a_stable_order in auto_ontology/dal/tests/test_model_interchange.py: inserts three extra FKs, joins and semantic FKs in descending key order, asserts each exported list equals its sorted form and that a second export is identical. Against a Postgres 17 instance it fails on main 5/5 runs and passes with this change.
  • uv run pytest auto_ontology/dal/tests/test_model_interchange.py auto_ontology/server/model_interchange -q → 55 passed (live Postgres).
  • ruff check / ruff format --check clean.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Exported catalog entries now use consistent tie-breakers when names or other sort values match, producing stable ordering across repeated exports.
  • Tests
    • Added checks that relationship exports remain consistently ordered across repeated exports.

POST /api/model/export sorted catalog rows, terms, attributes and SQL
owners, but the foreign-key, join and semantic-FK queries were SELECT
DISTINCT with no ORDER BY. Postgres satisfies those with a hash aggregate,
so the three lists came back in heap/bucket order: two exports of an
unchanged catalog could differ, which puts noise in the YAML diff and
drifts the SHA-256 the publication guide tells operators to keep as the
rollback artifact.

Order each by its natural key, and add an id tie-breaker to the queries
that sorted by name alone, matching fetch_all_terms. The new test inserts
several of each relationship in descending key order and checks the export
comes back sorted and identical on a second run; it fails on main.

Fixes NVIDIA#443
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Walkthrough

Model export queries now use ID-based sort keys for relationships and for name-ordered terms, SQL attributes, and custom analyses. A regression test checks relationship ordering and confirms that repeated exports of an unchanged catalog produce identical documents.

Changes: Stable model export ordering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Order exported model data
auto_ontology/dal/model_interchange.py, auto_ontology/dal/tests/test_model_interchange.py
Foreign keys, joins, and semantic foreign keys use ID-based ordering. Terms, SQL attributes, and custom analyses use IDs as tie-breakers after names. The test checks relationship ordering and repeated export consistency.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to cf92d

The export-ordering change is ready to merge after normal checks.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 5 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Tests For Backend Behaviour Changes Warning The PR changes export ordering but adds no tests under auto_ontology/tests or dev_tools. The new test is under auto_ontology/dal/tests, outside the required paths. The PR does not explain why a … Add or update a test under auto_ontology/tests or dev_tools, or explain why a test is impractical.
Passed Passed checks: 5 passed

Check name Status Explanation
Description Check Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check Passed The title is concise and imperative. It describes the relationship export ordering changes.
Linked Issues check Passed [#443] Export queries order foreign keys, joins, and semantic foreign keys by their ID pairs. Terms, SQL attributes, and custom analyses use IDs as name tie-breakers. A test checks relationship order …
Out of Scope Changes check Passed [#443] The query changes and relationship-order test support deterministic exports. The summary identifies no unrelated changes.
Migration Accompanies Schema Change Passed The PR does not modify auto_ontology/dal/schema.py. No Alembic revision is required by this check.
Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

[#443] Export queries order foreign keys, joins, and semantic foreign keys by their ID pairs. Terms, SQL attributes, and custom analyses use IDs as name tie-breakers. A test checks relationship order and repeated exports.

Full details: Tests For Backend Behaviour Changes

Explanation

The PR changes export ordering but adds no tests under auto_ontology/tests or dev_tools. The new test is under auto_ontology/dal/tests, outside the required paths. The PR does not explain why a test is impractical.

Resolution

Add or update a test under auto_ontology/tests or dev_tools, or explain why a test is impractical.

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Model export returns foreign_keys, joins, and semantic_fks without ORDER BY

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