feat(spec): remove first batch of dead metadata props (#2377, A2)

Dead (unenforced + 0 set/read across all repos) props removed:
- field: caseSensitive, maxRating
- object: softDelete (+SoftDeleteConfigSchema), partitioning
  (+PartitioningConfigSchema), defaultDetailForm
- dataset: measures.certified

Liveness ledgers (field/object/dataset) updated; api-surface regenerated (drops
SoftDeleteConfig/PartitioningConfig types only). dataset.test default assertion
fixed. Overloaded-name candidates deferred (see #2377 split).

Verified: full spec suite 6595 passed; check:api-surface ✓; liveness gate ✓.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: os-zhuang

.changeset/v11-a2-trivial-deadprops.md

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+"@objectstack/spec": minor
+---
+
+Remove a first batch of dead (unenforced, unauthored) metadata properties (#2377, ADR-0049).
+
+Verified set 0× / read 0× across framework + objectui + cloud + hotcrm + templates:
+
+- **field**: `caseSensitive`, `maxRating`
+- **object**: `softDelete` (+`SoftDeleteConfigSchema`), `partitioning` (+`PartitioningConfigSchema`), `defaultDetailForm`
+- **dataset**: `measures.certified`
+
+Liveness ledgers updated; api-surface regenerated (only the two config types dropped).
+Folded into the 11 line (kept `minor`). The remaining #2377 candidates with
+overloaded names (`tags`/`active`/`versioning`/`dependencies`/`index`/…) are
+intentionally **not** removed — see the issue for the safe/risky split.

packages/spec/api-surface.json

@@ -347,8 +347,6 @@
     "ObjectOwnershipEnum (const)",
     "ObjectSchema (const)",
     "OperatorKey (type)",
-    "PartitioningConfig (type)",
-    "PartitioningConfigSchema (const)",
     "PoolConfig (type)",
     "PoolConfigSchema (const)",
     "QueryAST (type)",
@@ -410,8 +408,6 @@
     "SetOperatorSchema (const)",
     "ShardingConfig (type)",
     "ShardingConfigSchema (const)",
-    "SoftDeleteConfig (type)",
-    "SoftDeleteConfigSchema (const)",
     "SortNode (type)",
     "SortNodeSchema (const)",
     "SpecialOperatorSchema (const)",

packages/spec/liveness/dataset.json

@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@
           "evidence": "packages/services/service-analytics/src/analytics-service.ts:531",
           "note": "measure-declared currency (ISO 4217) enriched onto result fields alongside label/format, so the renderer formats the amount with a locale-correct Intl symbol rather than a '$' baked into format."
         },
-        "certified": {
-          "status": "dead",
-          "evidence": "no runtime consumer — analytics execution never reads it; not compiled into the Cube",
-          "note": "measure trust/governance flag, declared but unenforced (ADR-0049 enforce-or-remove candidate). Not authorWarn'd: it may surface as an objectui badge, so it is not necessarily misleading."
-        },
         "derived": {
           "status": "live",
           "evidence": "packages/services/service-analytics/src/dataset-executor.ts:247",

packages/spec/liveness/field.json

@@ -192,12 +192,6 @@
       "status": "live",
       "note": "objectui LookupField — opt-in inline quick-create (dataSource.create from typed text) (reads allowCreate || allow_create)."
     },
-    "maxRating": {
-      "status": "dead",
-      "evidence": "RatingField reads `max` (RatingField.tsx:13) — dead + redundant with max",
-      "authorWarn": true,
-      "authorHint": "The rating renderer reads `max`, not `maxRating` — set `max` instead; `maxRating` is ignored."
-    },
     "columnName": {
       "status": "dead",
       "evidence": "resolveColumnName (spec system-names.ts:182) has ZERO call sites; SQL driver hardcodes column = field key",
@@ -246,10 +240,6 @@
       "status": "dead",
       "evidence": "no consumer"
     },
-    "caseSensitive": {
-      "status": "dead",
-      "evidence": "no consumer"
-    },
     "inlineTitle": {
       "status": "live",
       "evidence": "objectui: packages/app-shell/src/providers/MetadataProvider.tsx + plugin-form/deriveMasterDetail.ts",

packages/spec/liveness/object.json

@@ -201,30 +201,12 @@
       "authorWarn": true,
       "authorHint": "No record-versioning engine reads this block — setting it stores nothing and snapshots no history. Remove it (use Field.trackHistory for field-level history)."
     },
-    "partitioning": {
-      "status": "dead",
-      "evidence": "aspirational; no runtime",
-      "authorWarn": true,
-      "authorHint": "No table-partitioning is applied from this block. Remove it — it has no runtime effect."
-    },
-    "softDelete": {
-      "status": "dead",
-      "evidence": "no runtime; duplicates the (also dead) enable.trash",
-      "authorWarn": true,
-      "authorHint": "There is no soft-delete/recycle-bin runtime. Deletes are hard deletes; remove this to avoid implying restore semantics that don't exist."
-    },
     "search": {
       "status": "dead",
       "evidence": "SearchConfigSchema — no runtime; duplicates enable.searchable",
       "authorWarn": true,
       "authorHint": "No search-engine config is consumed. Remove it — records remain queryable via the normal data API regardless."
     },
-    "defaultDetailForm": {
-      "status": "dead",
-      "evidence": "documented fallback chain unimplemented",
-      "authorWarn": true,
-      "authorHint": "The detail form is chosen by the view layer; this field's documented fallback chain is unimplemented and ignored. Remove it."
-    },
     "recordName": {
       "status": "dead",
       "evidence": "superseded by a field of type:'autonumber' + autonumberFormat (engine.ts:757)",

packages/spec/src/data/field.zod.ts

@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ export const FieldSchema = lazySchema(() => z.object({
   // addressFormat, color colorFormat/allowAlpha/presetColors, slider showValue/marks,
   // barcode/qr barcodeFormat/qrErrorCorrection/displayValue/allowScanning.
   language: z.string().optional().describe('Programming language for syntax highlighting (e.g., javascript, python, sql)'),
-  maxRating: z.number().optional().describe('Maximum rating value (default: 5)'),
   step: z.number().optional().describe('Step increment for slider (default: 1)'),
 
   // Currency field config
@@ -582,7 +581,6 @@ export const FieldSchema = lazySchema(() => z.object({
   system: z.boolean().optional().describe('Auto-injected system/audit field (e.g. created_at, updated_by, organization_id). Tools that surface system fields separately from author-declared business fields should branch on this flag.'),
   sortable: z.boolean().optional().default(true).describe('Whether field is sortable in list views'),
   inlineHelpText: z.string().optional().describe('Help text displayed below the field in forms'),
-  caseSensitive: z.boolean().optional().describe('Whether text comparisons are case-sensitive'),
   /**
    * Auto-number display format. Literal text interleaved with `{...}` tokens:
    *

packages/spec/src/data/object.zod.ts

@@ -161,22 +161,6 @@ export const ObjectAccessConfigSchema = lazySchema(() => z.object({
     .describe('Default exposure posture: public (covered by wildcard grants) | private (needs explicit grant; exempt from wildcard RLS).'),
 }));
 
-/**
- * Soft Delete Configuration Schema
- * Implements recycle bin / trash functionality
- * 
- * @example Standard soft delete with cascade
- * {
- *   enabled: true,
- *   field: 'deleted_at',
- *   cascadeDelete: true
- * }
- */
-export const SoftDeleteConfigSchema = lazySchema(() => z.object({
-  enabled: z.boolean().describe('Enable soft delete (trash/recycle bin)'),
-  field: z.string().default('deleted_at').describe('Field name for soft delete timestamp'),
-  cascadeDelete: z.boolean().default(false).describe('Cascade soft delete to related records'),
-}));
 
 /**
  * Versioning Configuration Schema
@@ -197,32 +181,6 @@ export const VersioningConfigSchema = lazySchema(() => z.object({
   versionField: z.string().default('version').describe('Field name for version number/timestamp'),
 }));
 
-/**
- * Partitioning Strategy Schema
- * Configures table partitioning for performance at scale
- * 
- * @example Range partitioning by date (monthly)
- * {
- *   enabled: true,
- *   strategy: 'range',
- *   key: 'created_at',
- *   interval: '1 month'
- * }
- */
-export const PartitioningConfigSchema = lazySchema(() => z.object({
-  enabled: z.boolean().describe('Enable table partitioning'),
-  strategy: z.enum(['range', 'hash', 'list']).describe('Partitioning strategy: range (date ranges), hash (consistent hashing), list (predefined values)'),
-  key: z.string().describe('Field name to partition by'),
-  interval: z.string().optional().describe('Partition interval for range strategy (e.g., "1 month", "1 year")'),
-}).refine((data) => {
-  // If strategy is 'range', interval must be provided
-  if (data.strategy === 'range' && !data.interval) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  return true;
-}, {
-  message: 'interval is required when strategy is "range"',
-}));
 
 /**
  * Object Field Group Schema — MVP (data-layer protocol)
@@ -534,13 +492,11 @@ const ObjectSchemaBase = z.object({
   requiredPermissions: z.array(z.string()).optional().describe('[ADR-0066 D3] Capabilities required to access this object (AND-gate, checked alongside CRUD grants).'),
 
   // Soft delete configuration
-  softDelete: SoftDeleteConfigSchema.optional().describe('Soft delete (trash/recycle bin) configuration'),
 
   // Versioning configuration
   versioning: VersioningConfigSchema.optional().describe('Record versioning and history tracking configuration'),
 
   // Partitioning strategy
-  partitioning: PartitioningConfigSchema.optional().describe('Table partitioning configuration for performance'),
 
   /**
    * Logic & Validation (Co-located)
@@ -620,7 +576,6 @@ const ObjectSchemaBase = z.object({
    * same metadata drives both the public collection form and the operator's
    * edit panel.
    */
-  defaultDetailForm: z.string().optional().describe('Name of the default FormView for record detail / edit screens'),
 
   /** 
    * Search Engine Config 
@@ -913,9 +868,7 @@ export type ObjectCapabilities = z.infer<typeof ObjectCapabilities>;
 export type ObjectIndex = z.infer<typeof IndexSchema>;
 export type TenancyConfig = z.infer<typeof TenancyConfigSchema>;
 export type ObjectAccessConfig = z.infer<typeof ObjectAccessConfigSchema>;
-export type SoftDeleteConfig = z.infer<typeof SoftDeleteConfigSchema>;
 export type VersioningConfig = z.infer<typeof VersioningConfigSchema>;
-export type PartitioningConfig = z.infer<typeof PartitioningConfigSchema>;
 
 /**
  * Resolved CRUD affordance matrix for an object — what generic

packages/spec/src/ui/dataset.test.ts

@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ const base = {
 };
 
 describe('DatasetSchema', () => {
-  it('accepts a well-formed dataset and applies defaults (certified=false)', () => {
+  it('accepts a well-formed dataset and applies defaults', () => {
     const ds = DatasetSchema.parse(base);
-    expect(ds.measures[0].certified).toBe(false);
     expect(ds.object).toBe('opportunity');
   });
 

packages/spec/src/ui/dataset.zod.ts

@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ export const DatasetMeasureSchema = lazySchema(() => z.object({
    */
   currency: z.string().length(3).optional().describe('Display currency code (ISO 4217)'),
   /** Governance: a human-blessed metric — the review checkpoint. */
-  certified: z.boolean().default(false).describe('Blessed metric (governance checkpoint)'),
   /**
    * Derived measure — computed from OTHER measures in this dataset by name
    * only. e.g. `{ op: 'ratio', of: ['won_amount', 'total_amount'] }`.
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ export const DatasetSchema = lazySchema(() => z.object({
  *   object: 'opportunity',
  *   include: ['account'],
  *   dimensions: [{ name: 'region', field: 'account.region' }],
- *   measures: [{ name: 'revenue', aggregate: 'sum', field: 'amount', certified: true }],
+ *   measures: [{ name: 'revenue', aggregate: 'sum', field: 'amount' }],
  * });
  * ```
  */