Add generalized (relations …) CSV loading construct

meta/src/meta/grammar.y

@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@
 %nonterm gnf_column logic.GNFColumn
 %nonterm gnf_column_path Sequence[String]
 %nonterm gnf_columns Sequence[logic.GNFColumn]
+%nonterm named_column logic.NamedColumn
+%nonterm relation_keys Sequence[logic.NamedColumn]
+%nonterm target_relation logic.TargetRelation
+%nonterm non_cdc_relations Sequence[logic.TargetRelation]
+%nonterm cdc_inserts Sequence[logic.TargetRelation]
+%nonterm cdc_deletes Sequence[logic.TargetRelation]
+%nonterm relation_body logic.TargetRelations
+%nonterm target_relations logic.TargetRelations
 %nonterm csv_config logic.CSVConfig
 %nonterm csv_data logic.CSVData
 %nonterm csv_locator_inline_data String
@@ -1107,13 +1115,58 @@ csv_asof
     : "(" "asof" STRING ")"
 
 csv_data
-    : "(" "csv_data" csvlocator csv_config gnf_columns csv_asof ")"
-      construct: $$ = logic.CSVData(locator=$3, config=$4, columns=$5, asof=$6)
+    : "(" "csv_data" csvlocator csv_config gnf_columns? target_relations? csv_asof ")"
+      construct: $$ = construct_csv_data($3, $4, $5, $6, $7)
       deconstruct:
         $3: logic.CSVLocator = $$.locator
         $4: logic.CSVConfig = $$.config
-        $5: Sequence[logic.GNFColumn] = $$.columns
-        $6: String = $$.asof
+        $5: Optional[Sequence[logic.GNFColumn]] = deconstruct_csv_data_columns_optional($$)
+        $6: Optional[logic.TargetRelations] = deconstruct_csv_data_relations_optional($$)
+        $7: String = $$.asof
+
+named_column
+    : "(" "column" STRING type ")"
+      construct: $$ = logic.NamedColumn(name=$3, type=$4)
+      deconstruct:
+        $3: String = $$.name
+        $4: logic.Type = $$.type
+
+relation_keys
+    : "(" "keys" named_column* ")"
+
+target_relation
+    : "(" "relation" relation_id named_column* ")"
+      construct: $$ = logic.TargetRelation(target_id=$3, values=$4)
+      deconstruct:
+        $3: logic.RelationId = $$.target_id
+        $4: Sequence[logic.NamedColumn] = $$.values
+
+non_cdc_relations
+    : target_relation*
+
+cdc_inserts
+    : "(" "inserts" target_relation* ")"
+
+cdc_deletes
+    : "(" "deletes" target_relation* ")"
+
+relation_body
+    : non_cdc_relations
+      construct: $$ = construct_non_cdc_relations($1)
+      deconstruct if builtin.is_empty($$.inserts) and builtin.is_empty($$.deletes):
+        $1: Sequence[logic.TargetRelation] = $$.relations
+    | cdc_inserts cdc_deletes
+      construct: $$ = construct_cdc_relations($1, $2)
+      deconstruct if not (builtin.is_empty($$.inserts) and builtin.is_empty($$.deletes)):
+        $1: Sequence[logic.TargetRelation] = $$.inserts
+        $2: Sequence[logic.TargetRelation] = $$.deletes
+
+target_relations
+    : "(" "relations" relation_keys relation_body ")"
+      construct: $$ = construct_relations($3, $4)
+      deconstruct:
+        $3: Sequence[logic.NamedColumn] = $$.keys
+        $4: logic.TargetRelations = $$
 
 csv_locator_paths
     : "(" "paths" STRING* ")"
@@ -1473,6 +1526,69 @@ def _try_extract_value_string_list(value: Optional[logic.Value]) -> Optional[Seq
     return None
 
 
+def construct_non_cdc_relations(
+    relations: Sequence[logic.TargetRelation],
+) -> logic.TargetRelations:
+    return logic.TargetRelations(
+        keys=list[logic.NamedColumn](),
+        relations=relations,
+        inserts=list[logic.TargetRelation](),
+        deletes=list[logic.TargetRelation](),
+    )
+
+
+def construct_cdc_relations(
+    inserts: Sequence[logic.TargetRelation],
+    deletes: Sequence[logic.TargetRelation],
+) -> logic.TargetRelations:
+    return logic.TargetRelations(
+        keys=list[logic.NamedColumn](),
+        relations=list[logic.TargetRelation](),
+        inserts=inserts,
+        deletes=deletes,
+    )
+
+
+def construct_relations(
+    keys: Sequence[logic.NamedColumn],
+    body: logic.TargetRelations,
+) -> logic.TargetRelations:
+    return logic.TargetRelations(
+        keys=keys,
+        relations=body.relations,
+        inserts=body.inserts,
+        deletes=body.deletes,
+    )
+
+
+def construct_csv_data(
+    locator: logic.CSVLocator,
+    config: logic.CSVConfig,
+    columns_opt: Optional[Sequence[logic.GNFColumn]],
+    relations_opt: Optional[logic.TargetRelations],
+    asof: String,
+) -> logic.CSVData:
+    return logic.CSVData(
+        locator=locator,
+        config=config,
+        columns=builtin.unwrap_option_or(columns_opt, list[logic.GNFColumn]()),
+        asof=asof,
+        relations=relations_opt,
+    )
+
+
+def deconstruct_csv_data_columns_optional(msg: logic.CSVData) -> Optional[Sequence[logic.GNFColumn]]:
+    if builtin.has_proto_field(msg, "relations"):
+        return builtin.none()
+    return builtin.some(msg.columns)
+
+
+def deconstruct_csv_data_relations_optional(msg: logic.CSVData) -> Optional[logic.TargetRelations]:
+    if builtin.has_proto_field(msg, "relations"):
+        return builtin.some(builtin.unwrap_option(msg.relations))
+    return builtin.none()
+
+
 def construct_csv_config(
     config_dict: Sequence[Tuple[String, logic.Value]],
     storage_integration_opt: Optional[Sequence[Tuple[String, logic.Value]]],

proto/relationalai/lqp/v1/logic.proto

@@ -288,11 +288,36 @@ message StorageIntegration {
   string s3_secret_access_key = 5;
 }
 
+// A single named column with its type. Used to describe both shared key columns and
+// per-relation value columns in the generalized `TargetRelations` loading construct.
+message NamedColumn {
+  string name = 1; // Column name (e.g. "src"); special name "METADATA$KEY" => derived hash
+  Type type = 2;   // Column type
+}
+
+// One target relation: the shared keys plus this relation's own (possibly empty) value columns.
+message TargetRelation {
+  RelationId target_id = 1;        // Output relation path
+  repeated NamedColumn values = 2; // Value columns for this relation (may be empty)
+}
+
+// Generalized loading: a shared set of key columns and one or more target relations.
+// CDC vs non-CDC is implied by which group is populated:
+//   - `relations` populated => non-CDC outputs
+//   - `inserts`/`deletes`   => CDC insert/delete groups
+message TargetRelations {
+  repeated NamedColumn keys = 1;         // Shared key columns (name "METADATA$KEY" => derived hash)
+  repeated TargetRelation relations = 2; // Non-CDC outputs
+  repeated TargetRelation inserts = 3;   // CDC insert group
+  repeated TargetRelation deletes = 4;   // CDC delete group
+}
+
 message CSVData {
   CSVLocator locator = 1;
   CSVConfig config = 2;
   repeated GNFColumn columns = 3;
   string asof = 4; // Blob storage timestamp for freshness requirements
+  optional TargetRelations relations = 5; // If present, generalized loading; mutually exclusive with columns
 }
 
 message CSVLocator {