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

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

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+"@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, with no test footprint outside `@objectstack/spec`:
+
+- **field**: `caseSensitive`, `maxRating`
+- **object**: `partitioning` (+ `PartitioningConfigSchema`), `defaultDetailForm`
+
+Liveness ledgers (field/object) updated; api-surface regenerated (drops `PartitioningConfig`/`PartitioningConfigSchema` only). Folded into the 11 line (`minor`).
+
+The remaining #2377 candidates are deliberately not in this batch: overloaded names (`tags`/`active`/`versioning`/`dependencies`/`index`/…) need per-occurrence handling, and `softDelete` / `measures.certified` turned out to be set in non-spec test fixtures (analytics, mcp) — both deferred. See the issue for the full 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)",

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

@@ -201,12 +201,6 @@
       "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",
@@ -219,12 +213,6 @@
       "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

@@ -197,32 +197,6 @@ 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)
@@ -540,7 +514,6 @@ const ObjectSchemaBase = z.object({
   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 +593,6 @@ 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 
@@ -915,7 +887,6 @@ 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