1883: feat: add %%sql --limit and --no-display support - #76
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This pull request adds support for --limit and --no-display flags to the %%sql cell magic in Ballista's Jupyter integration, allowing users to cap display rows or suppress output while keeping the full query results in memory. The changes include argument parsing logic, formatter configuration, documentation updates, and unit tests. The feedback suggests improving the argument parsing robustness by explicitly raising errors for unknown flags or unexpected arguments instead of silently ignoring them.
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| i = 0 | ||
| while i < len(tokens): | ||
| token = tokens[i] | ||
| if token == "--no-display": | ||
| no_display = True | ||
| elif token == "--limit": | ||
| i += 1 | ||
| if i >= len(tokens): | ||
| raise ValueError("--limit requires a number, e.g. --limit 5") | ||
| try: | ||
| limit = int(tokens[i]) | ||
| except ValueError: | ||
| raise ValueError(f"--limit expects an integer, got '{tokens[i]}'") | ||
| if limit < 1: | ||
| raise ValueError("--limit must be a positive integer") | ||
| elif not token.startswith("--") and var_name is None: | ||
| var_name = token | ||
| i += 1 |
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The current argument parsing logic silently ignores any unrecognized flags (e.g., --limt due to a typo) and any extra positional arguments after the first variable name is set. This can lead to unexpected behavior and hard-to-debug issues for users.
It is safer to explicitly raise a ValueError for any unknown flags or unexpected arguments.
i = 0
while i < len(tokens):
token = tokens[i]
if token == "--no-display":
no_display = True
elif token == "--limit":
i += 1
if i >= len(tokens):
raise ValueError("--limit requires a number, e.g. --limit 5")
try:
limit = int(tokens[i])
except ValueError:
raise ValueError(f"--limit expects an integer, got '{tokens[i]}'")
if limit < 1:
raise ValueError("--limit must be a positive integer")
elif token.startswith("--"):
raise ValueError(f"Unknown flag: {token}")
elif var_name is None:
var_name = token
else:
raise ValueError(f"Unexpected argument: {token}")
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| # min_rows and max_rows are set because the formatter requires | ||
| # min_rows <= max_rows (datafusion itself defaults them equal). | ||
| rows = limit if limit is not None else DEFAULT_DISPLAY_LIMIT | ||
| configure_formatter(max_rows=rows, min_rows=rows) |
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Line magic inherits display limit
Medium Severity
%%sql calls configure_formatter, which updates the process-wide DataFusion display settings. The %sql line-magic path never adjusts those settings, so after a cell uses --limit, later one-line %sql results (and other DataFrame HTML output) can keep showing the earlier row cap until another displaying %%sql cell runs.
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python/python/ballista/jupyter.py (2)
264-265: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valueUnknown
--flagsare silently ignored.Tokens starting with
--that aren't--no-display/--limit(e.g. a typo like--no-dispaly) are dropped without error and not treated as a var name, so the user gets no feedback. Optional: reject unrecognized flags for clearer UX.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate. In `@python/python/ballista/jupyter.py` around lines 264 - 265, The argument parsing in jupyter.py silently drops unknown `--flags`, which hides typos like `--no-dispaly`. Update the token handling around the `var_name` assignment logic so that only the supported flags (`--no-display`, `--limit`) are accepted; any other token starting with `--` should be rejected with a clear error or explicit warning instead of being ignored.
258-261: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valuePreserve exception context when re-raising the
--limitparse error.Re-raising inside an
exceptblock withoutfromchains the originalValueErrorand tripsB904-style lints. Suppress it for a clean user-facing message.♻️ Proposed change
try: limit = int(tokens[i]) - except ValueError: - raise ValueError(f"--limit expects an integer, got '{tokens[i]}'") + except ValueError: + raise ValueError( + f"--limit expects an integer, got '{tokens[i]}'" + ) from None🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate. In `@python/python/ballista/jupyter.py` around lines 258 - 261, The `--limit` parsing in `jupyter.py` re-raises a `ValueError` inside the `except ValueError` block without suppressing the original exception, which triggers chained-exception lint warnings. Update the `try`/`except` around the `int(tokens[i])` conversion so the user-facing `ValueError` in this parsing path is raised with suppressed context, keeping the message from `--limit` clear while avoiding the original `ValueError` chain.
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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
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In `@python/python/ballista/jupyter.py`:
- Around line 321-327: The display cap logic in the `%%sql` render path mutates
the global DataFusion formatter via `configure_formatter`, so later cells and
user-configured formatter settings are unintentionally overwritten. Update the
rendering flow around the `configure_formatter(max_rows=rows, min_rows=rows)`
call to save the existing formatter state before changing it and restore it
after `result` is returned, using the relevant `%%sql` execution code and
`configure_formatter` helper to locate the fix. If you do not restore state,
explicitly document that `%%sql` changes formatter settings globally.
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In `@python/python/ballista/jupyter.py`:
- Around line 264-265: The argument parsing in jupyter.py silently drops unknown
`--flags`, which hides typos like `--no-dispaly`. Update the token handling
around the `var_name` assignment logic so that only the supported flags
(`--no-display`, `--limit`) are accepted; any other token starting with `--`
should be rejected with a clear error or explicit warning instead of being
ignored.
- Around line 258-261: The `--limit` parsing in `jupyter.py` re-raises a
`ValueError` inside the `except ValueError` block without suppressing the
original exception, which triggers chained-exception lint warnings. Update the
`try`/`except` around the `int(tokens[i])` conversion so the user-facing
`ValueError` in this parsing path is raised with suppressed context, keeping the
message from `--limit` clear while avoiding the original `ValueError` chain.
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| # Display-only cap: limits the rows rendered in the cell, never the | ||
| # underlying data, so an in-query LIMIT always takes effect. Both | ||
| # min_rows and max_rows are set because the formatter requires | ||
| # min_rows <= max_rows (datafusion itself defaults them equal). | ||
| rows = limit if limit is not None else DEFAULT_DISPLAY_LIMIT | ||
| configure_formatter(max_rows=rows, min_rows=rows) | ||
| return result |
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In the DataFusion Python library, the configure_formatter function is used to globally configure how DataFrames are rendered as HTML tables [1][2][3]. The parameters max_rows and min_rows are key configuration options for managing the number of rows displayed in the output [1][2][4]: - max_rows: Defines the maximum number of rows to display in the representation output [1][2]. - min_rows: Sets the minimum number of rows to display, even if memory limits (defined by max_memory_bytes) are reached [1][2]. Validation rules require that min_rows must be less than or equal to max_rows [1][4]. These settings are essential for controlling output size and ensuring the display process remains within memory boundaries [2]. You can use the function as follows: from datafusion.dataframe_formatter import configure_formatter # Example configuration configure_formatter( min_rows=10, max_rows=50) Note that repr_rows has been deprecated in favor of max_rows [4]. The configure_formatter function updates the global state, meaning these settings will apply to all DataFrames displayed after the configuration is applied [1][2].
Citations:
- 1: https://datafusion.apache.org/python/autoapi/datafusion/dataframe_formatter/index.html
- 2: https://datafusion.apache.org/python/user-guide/dataframe/rendering.html
- 3: https://datafusion.apache.org/python/autoapi/datafusion/index.html
- 4: Enforce DataFrame display memory limits with
max_rows+min_rowsconstraint (deprecaterepr_rows) apache/datafusion-python#1367
configure_formatter mutates global formatter state
configure_formatter(max_rows=rows, min_rows=rows) affects the process-wide DataFusion formatter, so the display cap carries over to later cells and non-%%sql renders until changed again. %%sql without --limit also overwrites any formatter the user already set, resetting it to DEFAULT_DISPLAY_LIMIT. Save and restore the previous formatter around the render, or document the global side effect explicitly.
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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.
In `@python/python/ballista/jupyter.py` around lines 321 - 327, The display cap
logic in the `%%sql` render path mutates the global DataFusion formatter via
`configure_formatter`, so later cells and user-configured formatter settings are
unintentionally overwritten. Update the rendering flow around the
`configure_formatter(max_rows=rows, min_rows=rows)` call to save the existing
formatter state before changing it and restore it after `result` is returned,
using the relevant `%%sql` execution code and `configure_formatter` helper to
locate the fix. If you do not restore state, explicitly document that `%%sql`
changes formatter settings globally.
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🤖 Augment PR SummarySummary: Adds new output-control options to the Ballista Jupyter Changes:
Technical Notes: The new behavior uses DataFusion’s global formatter configuration, so display settings can persist across subsequent DataFrame renders until updated again. 🤖 Was this summary useful? React with 👍 or 👎 |
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| if var_name and self.shell is not None: | ||
| self.shell.user_ns[var_name] = result | ||
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python/python/ballista/jupyter.py:318: With --no-display, the method returns before calling configure_formatter, so a prior --limit (global formatter setting) can keep affecting later %sql/DataFrame rendering. Is it intentional that --no-display doesn’t reset the display cap back to the default?
Severity: medium
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| # min_rows and max_rows are set because the formatter requires | ||
| # min_rows <= max_rows (datafusion itself defaults them equal). | ||
| rows = limit if limit is not None else DEFAULT_DISPLAY_LIMIT | ||
| configure_formatter(max_rows=rows, min_rows=rows) |
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python/python/ballista/jupyter.py:326: Setting min_rows equal to max_rows can force rendering up to rows even when the formatter’s memory cap would otherwise truncate earlier, which can lead to large/slow notebook outputs. Is it intentional to set min_rows to the same value as the display cap?
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| # --limit caps the display formatter but never truncates the stored data. | ||
| connected_magics.sql( |
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python/python/tests/test_jupyter.py:254: This test mutates the global DataFusion formatter via configure_formatter, and the configured max_rows may leak into other tests that run after it. It may be safer for test isolation if the formatter settings are restored after the assertions.
Severity: low
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