feat(low-code): fetch complete nested lists when RecordExpander input is truncated, warn when unrecoverable - #1135
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Pull request overview
Adds truncation-aware nested list expansion to the declarative RecordExpander, enabling it to detect when an embedded list is only a first page (e.g., Stripe has_more: true) and optionally re-fetch the complete list via a configured retriever (including the retriever’s own pagination).
Changes:
- Extend
RecordExpanderwithtruncation_indicator_path+truncated_list_retrieverand fetching logic that exposes the parent record viastream_slice['parent_record']. - Wire the new fields through the declarative model schema + YAML schema and component factory.
- Add unit tests covering truncation fetching, no-call cases, fallback behavior, and validation errors.
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airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/expanders/record_expander.py |
Implements truncation detection and optional re-fetch via a retriever; adds validation around configuration. |
airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py |
Creates and injects truncated_list_retriever into RecordExpander from the manifest model. |
airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/models/declarative_component_schema.py |
Adds the two new RecordExpander fields to the Pydantic model and updates forward refs. |
airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/declarative_component_schema.yaml |
Exposes the new fields in the declarative YAML schema. |
unit_tests/sources/declarative/expanders/test_record_expander.py |
New tests for truncation re-fetch, no-call cases, fallback, and validation. |
unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/test_model_to_component_factory.py |
Verifies YAML → model → runtime factory wiring for the new retriever field. |
unit_tests/sources/declarative/expanders/__init__.py |
Adds package marker for the new unit test module. |
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| if self.truncation_indicator_path and any( | ||
| "*" in path | ||
| for path in (*self.expand_records_from_field, *self.truncation_indicator_path) | ||
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| raise ValueError( | ||
| "The '*' wildcard is not supported in `expand_records_from_field` or `truncation_indicator_path` when truncation handling is configured." | ||
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☑️ Resolved in 39d2e22. Wildcard validation now runs only when truncated_list_retriever is configured and rejects only exact "*" path segments.
| if self.truncated_list_retriever and self._is_truncated(parent_record): | ||
| fetched_records = list(self._fetch_complete_list(parent_record)) | ||
| if fetched_records: | ||
| yield from fetched_records | ||
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☑️ Resolved in 39d2e22. Replaced list(...) materialization with a first-item peek: the first fetched record decides whether to stream the rest or fall back to embedded items, so nested results are no longer held in memory.
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ChangesRecordExpander truncation handling
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to This PR adds an opt-in follow-up request path driven by source-record values and may expose partial results if a paginated fetch fails after yielding records. Existing configurations remain unchanged, but merge should proceed with owner awareness of request-scope and failure-handling behavior. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant RecordExpander
participant TruncatedListRetriever
participant ParentContext
RecordExpander->>RecordExpander: Evaluate truncation indicator
RecordExpander->>TruncatedListRetriever: Fetch complete list with parent_record
TruncatedListRetriever->>ParentContext: Apply parent context
ParentContext-->>RecordExpander: Return retrieved records
RecordExpander-->>RecordExpander: Use embedded items when retrieval returns nothing
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2509-2518: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winConsider a more specific name for the truncated-list retriever, wdyt?
create_record_expanderalways names the nested retriever"record_expander_truncated_list". That's consistent with how other auxiliary retrievers in this file are named (e.g."dynamic_properties"), so it's not a new problem. Still, if a manifest configurestruncated_list_retrieveron more than one stream or field, every one of them logs under that same identical name, which makes request logs and error messages ("Stream {name}: ...") hard to tell apart during troubleshooting.
model.parametersalready carries the propagated$parameters(often includingname). Would it help to fold that into the constructed name, something like:♻️ Possible tweak
truncated_list_retriever = None if model.truncated_list_retriever: + parent_name = (model.parameters or {}).get("name", "") truncated_list_retriever = self._create_component_from_model( model=model.truncated_list_retriever, config=config, - name="record_expander_truncated_list", + name=f"record_expander_truncated_list_{parent_name}" if parent_name else "record_expander_truncated_list", primary_key=None, stream_slicer=None, transformations=[], )Not blocking, just a thought for clearer debugging when this feature gets used across multiple Stripe streams. What do you think?
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In `@airbyte_cdk/sources/declarative/parsers/model_to_component_factory.py`:
- Around line 2509-2518: Update create_record_expander so each
truncated_list_retriever receives a name derived from the current
model.parameters (including the propagated stream or field name) rather than the
shared "record_expander_truncated_list" value, while preserving the existing
fallback when no identifying parameter is available.
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Summary
RecordExpandercan now recover the full nested list when the source embeds only the first page of it, and — when recovery is impossible — surface the truncation instead of dropping data silently. Two new optional fields:Behavior:
truncation_indicator_pathevaluates truthy on a parent record, the configuredtruncated_list_retrieveris invoked (with the parent record exposed asstream_slice['parent_record']) and its records replace the embedded ones — including full pagination via the retriever's own paginator.total_countsibling of the indicator) the expected total. No payload values are logged. The warning is deduplicated to once perRecordExpanderinstance — i.e. once per stream per sync — so large streams don't flood the logs; the sync never fails and no records are dropped.remain_original_recordand parent-context merging apply identically to fetched records.truncated_list_retrieverrequirestruncation_indicator_path;*wildcards are rejected intruncation_indicator_pathalways (the indicator must identify a single field) and inexpand_records_from_fieldwhen a retriever is configured (a wildcard match cannot identify a single parent list to re-fetch).Why
Stripe's
/v1/eventspayloads embed only the first page (10 items) of nested list objects, withlines.has_more: trueandtotal_countreflecting the real size — verified by live measurement against real Stripe (invoices with 15/16/20 lines each embed exactly 10).RecordExpander(introduced in #859) had no way to follow that, so source-stripe's events-basedinvoice_line_itemsincremental path silently and permanently drops line items 11+ of any invoice (airbytehq/oncall#12975). Stripe rejectsexpand[]=data.data.object.lineson/v1/events, so there is no request-side workaround; the only correct behavior is to fetch the list from its own endpoint when the payload marks it truncated.Survey results (generality)
A survey of certified/GA connectors for the same embedded-list-truncation pattern found no other connector that can adopt the retriever path today: source-stripe is the only connector with an embedded nested list, a truncation flag, and a dedicated complete-list endpoint. The closest real data-loss cousin is
source-intercomconversation_parts— Intercom embeds at most the 500 most recent parts of a conversation and exposes no endpoint to fetch the rest, so it can never usetruncated_list_retriever. That unrecoverable case is exactly what the warn-on-truncation path covers: it converts silent data loss into visible data loss, and it is what makes this change generally useful beyond Stripe. Safe contrasts (nested pagination correctly followed): source-mondayitems_page.cursor, source-github GraphQLpageInfo.hasNextPage, and anylazy_read_pointer/LazySimpleRetrieveruser.Design note for reviewers: extend vs. new component
Patrick Nilan raised whether giving
RecordExpander(previously a pure in-memory dpath transform) a retriever — and therefore HTTP capability — fundamentally changes what the component is, and whether a brand-new component would be better. This PR takes the extend position, and that decision is open to disagreement:SubstreamPartitionRouter,AsyncRetriever), so a component owning a retriever is not novel.RecordExpandertoday (source-stripe), so a new component would duplicate ~all ofRecordExpander's surface for one user and add a deprecation/migration burden; the truncation config is generic (arbitrary dpath indicator + standardSimpleRetriever/CustomRetriever), not Stripe-specific.If reviewers prefer a new component anyway, the natural shape is a
TruncatedListExpandersuperset ofRecordExpanderin the samerecord_expanderslot.The alternative — rerouting the events path through
SubstreamPartitionRouter/lazy_read_pointer(which does follow nested pagination) — was rejected:lazy_read_pointeris coupled to parent-stream partitioning and full-refresh child reads, and forcing the events stream into that shape would break the events cursor/state semantics andremain_original_recordtransformations.The
declarative_component_schema.pychange is hand-scoped to theRecordExpanderadditions plus aRecordExpander.update_forward_refs()call; a fullpoe assembleregeneration reorders many unrelated classes because the checked-in file has drifted from current codegen output, so that churn was deliberately excluded.Consumer
The dependent connector fix is airbytehq/airbyte#85087 (source-stripe
invoice_line_items), which stays in draft, blocked on a CDK release containing this change.Requested by Zane Hyatt (ZaneHyattAB) via airbytehq/oncall#12975.
Test plan
unit_tests/sources/declarative/expanders/test_record_expander.py: truncated list fetched via retriever; no retriever call when indicator is false/missing; empty-retriever fallback; validation errors (missing indicator path, wildcard rejection in both paths); new warning tests — warning emitted with counts/paths when truncated and no retriever, deduplicated across records, omits total whentotal_countabsent, no warning when indicator falsy, no warning when a retriever is configured. 12 tests pass locally.unit_tests/sources/declarative/parsers/test_model_to_component_factory.py::test_create_record_expander_with_truncated_list_retriever: factory wires aSimpleRetrieverinto the expander from YAML.ruff check,ruff format --check, andmypyclean locally./v1/eventstruncation → all 15 line items emitted).Link to Devin session: https://app.devin.ai/sessions/66b1cf8a1cf04d9387166364ae684e12
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