fix(clickhouse): raise binary type complexity limit so nested JSON columns stay readable#4076
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…lumns stay readable Runs whose output or error payloads produce a deeply nested materialized type can exceed ClickHouse's default binary type complexity of 1000 when the JSON-typed column is read back. The read fails for the whole query, so those runs vanish from the runs list even though they are still counted by status aggregates. Set input_format_binary_max_type_complexity on the client so every query reads these columns without erroring.
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| // Deeply nested JSON-typed columns (e.g. run output/error) can exceed | ||
| // the default binary type complexity of 1000 when read back, which | ||
| // fails the whole query. Raise the ceiling so those rows stay readable. | ||
| input_format_binary_max_type_complexity: 100000, |
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🚩 Setting name may not apply when queries use JSON format
The new setting input_format_binary_max_type_complexity at internal-packages/clickhouse/src/client/client.ts:78 relates to binary format parsing. However, all query methods in this client use JSONEachRow or JSONCompactEachRow format (e.g. internal-packages/clickhouse/src/client/client.ts:168, internal-packages/clickhouse/src/client/client.ts:450). It's possible the @clickhouse/client Node.js library uses binary format internally for metadata or type description exchange even when the query format is JSON-based — if so, this setting would correctly prevent failures. But if the setting only applies to queries explicitly using RowBinary/Native formats, it may have no effect. The PR author likely tested this in production against the actual failure, so it probably does help, but confirming with ClickHouse docs or the client library internals would be worthwhile.
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75-78: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy liftAdd a regression test for the nested-JSON read path.
This is the kind of low-level client fix that's easy to regress in a later settings refactor. Please add an integration test in
internal-packages/clickhouse/src/client/client.test.tsthat inserts/reads a row whose nested JSON type complexity exceeds the old limit, so the disappearing-runs bug stays covered. As per coding guidelines, "Use Vitest for tests, and never mock anything; use testcontainers instead".Source: Coding guidelines
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1-6: LGTM!internal-packages/clickhouse/src/client/client.ts (1)
75-78: 🩺 Stability & AvailabilityNo issue here —
clickhouse_settingsare merged with request-level overrides, so this client default still applies toquery()/insert()calls.> Likely an incorrect or invalid review comment.
Summary
Runs whose
outputorerrorpayload produces a deeply nested type could disappear from the runs list: the status filter still counted them, but the list itself came back empty. This makes those runs visible again.Root cause
outputanderrorare stored as ClickHouseJSONcolumns. For a sufficiently nested payload, the materialized type's binary encoding exceeds the defaultinput_format_binary_max_type_complexityof 1000. When the runs-list query reads the column back it throwsCode 117 ... complexity limit exceeded, which fails the entire query, so no rows render. Status aggregates never touch these columns, so the count kept working, hence the mismatch.Fix
Raise
input_format_binary_max_type_complexityon the ClickHouse client defaults so every query can read these columns. The setting only widens a guard against pathological binary type payloads; for our own data it is safe to raise.