[core-spec] Add Relational Query Interface specification - #354
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Adds core-spec/relational_semantics.md, a draft specification for querying Ossie semantic models through SQL extended with measure semantics -- Layer 2 of the layered query interface (the Relational Interface).
Syncs the relational_semantics.md spec with the upstream draft, adding Appendix D relating the design to Hyde and Fremlin's Measures in SQL.
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Summary
Adds the Relational Query Interface specification to
core-spec/asrelational_semantics.md. It defines Layer 2, the Relational Interface of the layered Ossie query interface: how a semantic layer exposes an Ossie model to SQL-native BI and AI tools as a set of related SQL relations, and the semantics and correctness guarantees of querying the model's measures through ordinary SQL.Grounded in Hyde and Fremlin's Measures in SQL (https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.00251), a measure is a column evaluated by a
MEASURE()aggregate. A tool writes the SQL it always would and substitutesMEASURE(name)for a raw aggregate; the engine evaluates each measure at its own grain, so results stay correct across joins, filters, and grouping.It realizes two Ossie design proposals: the BI-Semantic Layer Interface and the Layered Query Interface. It is the "semantics of a layer" companion foreshadowed in #344, sits alongside the foundational semantics in #246, and builds on the dataset-scoped metrics proposed in #343.
Related Issues
Related: #246, #343, #344.
Checklist
Specification
core-spec/and follow the existing structuredev@ossie.apache.org; on-list discussion of its contents is still to comeOntology
ontology/are consistent with spec changes — N/A, no ontology changeConverters
converters/is updated to reflect spec or ontology changes — N/A, no converter changeValidation
validation/are updated if the spec changed — N/A, no schema/validation changeDocumentation
docs/is updated to reflect any user-facing changes — N/A, the change is itself a spec documentCONTRIBUTING.mdis updated if the contribution process changed — N/AExamples
examples/are added or updated for any new spec constructs or converter support — N/A, no new constructs requiring example modelsTests
pytest/ CI green) — N/A, documentation only, no codeCompliance
AI disclosure
Per the ASF Generative Tooling Guidance, this contribution was prepared with AI assistance. All specification decisions and design choices are mine. I have reviewed and verified every change.