[jira] [Created] (BEAM-9959) Mistakes Computing Composite Inputs and Outputs

["Robert Burke (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Robert Burke created BEAM-9959:
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             Summary: Mistakes Computing Composite Inputs and Outputs
                 Key: BEAM-9959
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-9959
             Project: Beam
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: sdk-go
            Reporter: Robert Burke
            Assignee: Robert Burke


The Go SDK uses a Scope object to manage beam Composites.

A bug was discovered when consuming a PCollection in both the composite that created it, and in a separate composite.

Further, the Go SDK should verify that the root hypergraph structure is a DAG and provides a reasonable error.  In particular, the leaf nodes of the graph could form a DAG, but due to how the beam.Scope object is used, might cause the hypergraph to not be a DAG.

Eg. It's possible to write the following in the Go SDK.

 PTransforms A, B, C and PCollections colA, colB, and Composites a, b.
A and C are in a, and B are in b.
A generates colA
B consumes colA, and generates colB.
C consumes colB.

```
a := s.Scope(a)
b := s.Scope(b)
colA := beam.Impulse(*a*)
colB := beam.ParDo(*b*, <doFn>, colA)
beam.ParDo0(*a*, <doFn>, colA)
```

If it doesn't already the Go SDK must emit a clear error, and fail pipeline construction.

If the affected composites are roots in the graph, the cycle prevents being able to topologically sort the root ptransforms for the pipeline graph, which can adversely affect runners.

The recommendation is always to wrap uses of scope in functions or other scopes to prevent such incorrect constructions.






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