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Fixes GRN-5118

Problem

Charts never re-run in reactive mode. The AST analyzer skips visualization blocks, so they are not in the DAG.
Read-only blocks look like producers. buildDagFromBlocks links a block to the closest earlier block that uses a variable, to follow in-place changes such as df["a"] = 1. Only code can make such changes. A SQL, chart or big-number block that reads df therefore became the producer of df, and running it re-ran every later block that reads df. Big-number blocks already have this problem today.

Change

ast-analyzer.py analyzes visualization and pivot-table blocks: the used variable is the sanitized deepnote_variable_name, the same way big-number blocks are handled. A name that sanitizes to nothing doesn't fall back to input_1 (same as the generated code), and whitespace-only or non-string names are skipped.
The analyzer reports canMutateUsedVariables for every block: true for code and notebook-function blocks (a function runs code on its inputs), false for all other types.
The README says that callers caching dependencies must keep canMutateUsedVariables.
buildDagFromBlocks chains through the closest earlier using block only when that block can change the variable. A missing value counts as true, so dependencies computed and cached by older versions keep their current behavior.

All block types use one path. Callers don't need special handling for charts.

Behavior change

A chart re-runs when an upstream block changes its DataFrame.
Running a chart, pivot-table, big-number or SQL block no longer re-runs later blocks that only read the same variables. One existing test (SQL Dataframe block that refers another SQL Dataframe) changes: block 3 now takes users from the code block that defines it, not from the SQL block that only reads it.

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packages/reactivity: 114 passed. Full repo (pre-push hook): 3649 passed.
New tests: chart DAG, chart and pivot-table name edge cases, chart re-run on upstream change, no downstream re-run for chart, pivot-table, big-number and SQL blocks, re-run still happens after an in-place change in code, upstream runs from a chart, and the builder rule with and without canMutateUsedVariables.
Root typecheck, Biome, Prettier and spell-check pass.

src/scripts/test-ast-analyzer.py is unchanged. It was already out of date before this PR: it doesn't expect linesOfCode and importedPackages, and nothing runs it.

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New Features
- Dependency tracking now recognizes variables read by visualization and pivot-table blocks.
- SQL, visualization, pivot-table, and big-number blocks are treated as read-only for variables they use. Running them alone does not trigger downstream readers to rerun.
- Code and notebook-function blocks can change variables they use, preserving downstream dependency tracking.
Documentation
- Clarified how block types affect variable changes and downstream execution.

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          fix(reactivity): analyze chart blocks and stop treating read-only blo…

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…cks as producers

Chart (visualization) blocks were not analyzed, so they never re-ran in
reactive mode. The analyzer now reads the chart's DataFrame from
deepnote_variable_name, like it already does for big-number blocks.

The DAG builder linked a block to the closest earlier block that used a
variable, which made read-only blocks (SQL, charts, big numbers) look like
producers. Running one re-ran every later reader of the same variable. The
analyzer now reports canMutateUsedVariables (true only for code blocks), and
the builder chains only through blocks that can change the variable.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>

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Match chart reads to sanitized SQL outputs.
Use each block type’s execution-name rules.

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Review comments at @packages/reactivity/src/scripts/ast-analyzer.py:
- Line 438: Update the analyzer’s SQL output-name handling before dependency
construction so names such as “my df” match the sanitized “my_df” returned by
get_read_dataframe_variables for chart reads. Keep SQL definitions and chart
references normalized consistently so the DAG creates the SQL-to-chart
dependency.
- Around line 261-266: Update the variable-name read detection around
sanitize_python_variable_name to match each block type’s execution-name rules:
preserve the visualization’s empty-name fallback, omit the fallback for pivot
tables, and sanitize whitespace-only names instead of discarding them. Correct
the tests that currently expect these cases to produce no reads.

Walkthrough

Block analysis now records variable reads for visualization and pivot-table blocks. It also records whether each analyzed block can mutate variables it uses. DAG construction excludes explicitly non-mutating blocks from prior-use dependencies. Tests cover dependency edges and upstream and downstream execution selection across block types.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ASTAnalyzer
  participant DAGBuilder
  participant DependencyGraph
  ASTAnalyzer->>DAGBuilder: variable-use and mutation metadata
  DAGBuilder->>DependencyGraph: dependency edges from definitions and mutating blocks

Suggested reviewers: dinohamzic

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to fa5b2

Charts can remain stale after their source data changes. Align dependency names with generated code before merging.

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Failed checks: 1 warning · 1 inconclusive

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 66.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documenta…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Updates Docs		The OSS repository documentation was updated in `packages/reactivity/README.md` to describe visualization and pivot-table analysis, read-only blocks, and `canMutateUsedVariables`. The review checkout …	Please update or verify the corresponding roadmap entry in the deepnote-internal landing-page repository.

Passed checks: 4 passed

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Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly summarizes the main changes: analyzing chart blocks and excluding read-only blocks as variable producers.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Docstring coverage is 66.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surviving functions are included; unchanged diff context and fully deleted functions are excluded. Analyzed 3 functions across 7 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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The OSS repository documentation was updated in packages/reactivity/README.md to describe visualization and pivot-table analysis, read-only blocks, and canMutateUsedVariables. The review checkout contains only deepnote/deepnote; the private landing-page repository is unavailable, so its roadmap documentation cannot be verified.

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Please update or verify the corresponding roadmap entry in the deepnote-internal landing-page repository.

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          fix(reactivity): analyze pivot tables and harden DataFrame name handling

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- Analyze pivot-table blocks like chart blocks: both read the DataFrame in
  metadata.deepnote_variable_name.
- Skip names that sanitize to nothing instead of falling back to input_1,
  matching the generated code. Skip whitespace-only and non-string names.
- Treat notebook-function blocks as able to change their inputs, so the
  previous behavior holds for them.
- Document that callers caching dependencies must keep canMutateUsedVariables.
- Add tests for name edge cases, SQL and pivot-table downstream runs, and
  upstream runs from a chart.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>

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		# Whitespace only would sanitize to "_", which is not a real DataFrame name.
		if variable_name.strip() == "":
		return []

		sanitized = sanitize_python_variable_name(variable_name, disable_empty_fallback=True)
		return [sanitized] if sanitized else []

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Use each block type’s execution-name rules.

If a configured visualization names 123, its generated Python reads input_1, but this helper reports no read. If either block type names only spaces, its generated Python reads _, but this helper again reports no read. Upstream changes then leave the displayed result stale. Keep the visualization’s empty-name fallback, omit it for pivot tables, and do not discard whitespace before sanitization. The new test cases expecting empty reads also need correction. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @packages/reactivity/src/scripts/ast-analyzer.py around lines
261 - 266:
Update the variable-name read detection around sanitize_python_variable_name to
match each block type’s execution-name rules: preserve the visualization’s
empty-name fallback, omit the fallback for pivot tables, and sanitize
whitespace-only names instead of discarding them. Correct the tests that
currently expect these cases to produce no reads.

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		{
		"id": block["id"],
		"definedVariables": [],
		"usedVariables": get_read_dataframe_variables(block),

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Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Match chart reads to sanitized SQL outputs.

If a SQL block defines my df, its generated Python defines my_df, but SQL analysis reports the definition as my df. This new chart branch reports my_df as used. The DAG therefore has no SQL-to-chart edge, and running the SQL block does not refresh the chart. Sanitize SQL output names in the analyzer before building dependencies. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

Review comment at @packages/reactivity/src/scripts/ast-analyzer.py at line 438:
Update the analyzer’s SQL output-name handling before dependency construction so
names such as “my df” match the sanitized “my_df” returned by
get_read_dataframe_variables for chart reads. Keep SQL definitions and chart
references normalized consistently so the DAG creates the SQL-to-chart
dependency.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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