Support long-tail vendor aliasing and bump version

Bump release to 0.4.17 and add broad long-tail vendor alias coverage. Update metadata_query and vendor_raw_processing to recognize many alias terms (creative/picture style, film simulation, dynamic-range/DLO, camera-to-XYZ/RGB matrices, white-balance gains, optical/radial correction, raw-development, color lookup/tables, etc.) so grouped query candidates and classification include these source-style/color/lens/raw-processing aliases. Add tests validating grouping, classification, and concept-resolution for Samsung/Sony/Olympus aliases. Update CHANGES, VERSION, and multiple docs (api_stability, development, interpretation_status and Sphinx sources) to reflect expanded alias coverage and adjusted status/coverage notes.

Author: ssh4net

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # OpenMeta Changes
 
+## 0.4.17 - 2026-05-20
+
+Changes compared with `0.4.16`.
+
+### Added
+
+- Expanded public vendor RAW/source-processing aliases for long-tail source
+  color transforms, white-balance gains, lens/optical correction, creative
+  style, picture style, film simulation, dynamic-range, and raw-development
+  records.
+- Added query and concept coverage showing Samsung color matrix, white-balance,
+  lens-correction, and Sony style/source-processing records flow into grouped
+  interpretation candidates with conservative transfer hints.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Updated public interpretation/query status to reflect the broader grouped
+  alias coverage while keeping rendered-transfer behavior conservative.
+
 ## 0.4.16 - 2026-05-20
 
 Changes compared with `0.4.15`.

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.16
+0.4.17

docs/api_stability.md

@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ different status.
 | `ExportNameStyle::FlatHost` | `openmeta/interop_export.h` | Stable | Stable v1 flat host naming contract. See [flat_host_mapping.md](flat_host_mapping.md). |
 | EXIF/TIFF orientation helpers: `interpret_exif_orientation(...)`, `exif_orientation_name(...)`, `exif_orientation_rotation_degrees_cw(...)`, `exif_orientation_rotation_only(...)` | `openmeta/orientation.h` | Stable | Small utility contract for user-facing orientation labels, clockwise rotation degrees, mirrored-state detection, dimension-swap detection, and rotation-only fallbacks. Python exposes the same helpers through thin scalar/dictionary wrappers. |
 | EXIF/TIFF/DNG numeric value names: `exif_tag_numeric_value_name(...)` and focused helpers | `openmeta/exif_value_names.h` | Stable | Small helper contract for common enum-like TIFF/EXIF/DNG numeric values such as compression, photometric interpretation, planar configuration, exposure program, metering mode, light source, flash, color space, white balance, scene capture type, gain control, CFA layout, and DNG calibration illuminants. Unknown values return an empty string and remain lossless numeric metadata. |
-| Semantic metadata query: `query_metadata(...)`, `query_crop_metadata(...)`, focused query helpers, and `metadata_query_fuzzy_search_available()` | `openmeta/metadata_query.h` | Experimental | Query contract for inspection matches plus normalized candidates. Current coverage includes crop/active-area/border margins, exposure/gain, white balance, color, lens correction, orientation, and RAW/source-processing metadata across standard tags, selected DNG tags, Fujifilm RAF raw crop/zoom rectangles, Canon aspect/crop metadata, Nikon Capture crop bounds, Sony panorama crop margins, fuzzy XMP paths, and vendor RAW-processing classification. Matches report `exact_match`, `fuzzy_match`, and `fuzzy_score` so tools can label exact results separately from RapidFuzz near-miss hits. `OPENMETA_ENABLE_RAPIDFUZZ=ON` adds optional near-miss XMP/property-path scoring. Grouped candidates include `matrix_set`, `vector_set`, and `table` shapes for related non-crop metadata, including RAW black/white levels, linearization, CFA/sensor layout, source geometry, raw-storage identifiers, source-processing buckets, and per-family vendor MakerNote/RAW white-balance, color, raw-storage, sensor, and source-processing groups. Matrix/vector/table groups are promoted only when the available numeric payloads meet conservative minimum shapes, so malformed color matrices, white-balance vectors, and lens-correction records remain per-entry inspection data instead of becoming normalized groups. Python `Document` and `TransferSourceSnapshot` mirror this as thin dictionary-returning wrappers. |
+| Semantic metadata query: `query_metadata(...)`, `query_crop_metadata(...)`, focused query helpers, and `metadata_query_fuzzy_search_available()` | `openmeta/metadata_query.h` | Experimental | Query contract for inspection matches plus normalized candidates. Current coverage includes crop/active-area/border margins, exposure/gain, white balance, color, lens correction, orientation, and RAW/source-processing metadata across standard tags, selected DNG tags, Fujifilm RAF raw crop/zoom rectangles, Canon aspect/crop metadata, Nikon Capture crop bounds, Sony panorama crop margins, fuzzy XMP paths, and vendor RAW-processing classification. Matches report `exact_match`, `fuzzy_match`, and `fuzzy_score` so tools can label exact results separately from RapidFuzz near-miss hits. `OPENMETA_ENABLE_RAPIDFUZZ=ON` adds optional near-miss XMP/property-path scoring. Grouped candidates include `matrix_set`, `vector_set`, and `table` shapes for related non-crop metadata, including RAW black/white levels, linearization, CFA/sensor layout, source geometry, raw-storage identifiers, source-processing buckets, and per-family vendor MakerNote/RAW white-balance, color, raw-storage, sensor, and source-processing groups. Matrix/vector/table groups are promoted only when the available numeric payloads meet conservative minimum shapes, so malformed color matrices, white-balance vectors, and lens-correction records remain per-entry inspection data instead of becoming normalized groups. Long-tail source color/style aliases such as camera-to-XYZ/RGB matrices, creative/picture style, film simulation, dynamic-range, optical-correction, and raw-development terms are classified for query and transfer-policy inspection. Python `Document` and `TransferSourceSnapshot` mirror this as thin dictionary-returning wrappers. |
 | Structured metadata interpretation records: `interpret_metadata(...)`, `interpret_metadata_query(...)` | `openmeta/metadata_interpretation.h` | Experimental | Thin structured projection over semantic query candidates. Records carry query class, semantic kind, normalized shape, confidence, source entry ids, and normalized origin/size/rect/margins/value arrays where available. Current scope covers orientation, geometry/crop/border including Fujifilm RAF, Canon, Nikon Capture, and Sony panorama geometry patterns, exposure/gain, color/white-balance, lens-correction, RAW/source-processing records, and grouped vendor-family table/vector records where classification supports them. Python `Document` and `TransferSourceSnapshot` expose matching dictionary wrappers. |
 | Cross-family concept resolution: `resolve_metadata_concepts(...)`, `resolve_metadata_concept(...)` | `openmeta/metadata_concepts.h` | Experimental | First bounded resolver for duplicated host-facing concepts. Current scope reports candidates, candidate source entries, source families, preferred entries, normalized numeric/text keys, full normalized value vectors, transfer hints, normalized date/time fields, date/time precision, timezone kind, normalized geometry fields, and same-role conflicts for orientation, date/time, color/profile, GPS, geometry, lens-correction, and RAW-processing evidence across EXIF, XMP, IPTC, ICC, PNG text, and query-backed interpretation records where applicable. Geometry candidates cover crop, active area, border, and sensor geometry with canonical origin, size, rect, and margin fields when available, including normalized DNG, Phase One/Leaf, Fujifilm RAF, Canon, Nikon Capture, and Sony panorama geometry patterns. Candidate transfer hints distinguish `safe`, `source_bound`, `rendered_unsafe`, and `requires_target_image_spec` evidence, with compatible-file and rendered-image safety booleans. Color/white-balance, lens-correction, and RAW-processing concepts preserve grouped matrix/vector/table values for host inspection; they do not make source-bound values safe to serialize into rendered targets. GPS date/time is combined from `GPSDateStamp` plus `GPSTimeStamp` when both entries exist, and GPS altitude candidates expose altitude-reference code plus below-sea-level state when reference metadata is present; `metadata_concept_gps_altitude_reference_name(...)` provides a stable display token for the reference code. It is intended for inspection UI and host policy decisions; it does not rewrite metadata or hide ambiguity. Python `Document` and `TransferSourceSnapshot` expose matching dictionary wrappers. |
 | Transfer concept diagnostics: `transfer_concept_diagnostics_from_store(...)`, `transfer_concept_diagnostic_message(...)` | `openmeta/metadata_transfer.h` | Experimental | Preflight view over concept candidates for `TransferSafetyMode`. Each diagnostic reports concept kind/role, transfer hint, keep/drop/requires-target-image-spec action, reason token, severity token, default message text, conflict flag, source entries, compatible/rendered safety booleans, and GPS altitude-reference presentation fields. Rendered-transfer drop messages distinguish source color transforms, white balance, and lens-correction records from generic source-processing metadata. Intended for UI previews and host policy messages before calling `prepare_metadata_for_target(...)`; it does not replace the actual transfer filter. Python `Document` and `TransferSourceSnapshot` expose `transfer_concept_diagnostics(...)` dictionaries with `severity_name` and `message` fields. |
-| Vendor RAW-processing summaries: `vendor_raw_processing_from_store(...)`, `classify_vendor_raw_processing_field(...)` | `openmeta/vendor_raw_processing.h` | Experimental | Conservative grouped source-RAW/source-processing field summaries for decoded Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Pentax, Panasonic, Olympus, Kodak, Minolta, Sigma, Samsung, Ricoh, Apple, DJI, Google, FLIR, Casio, Sanyo, KyoceraRaw, Reconyx, HP, JVC, GE, Motorola, Nintendo, and Microsoft MakerNotes, including vendor-private, computational, thermal, preview, face-geometry, stitch/panorama, Apple computational capture/HDR/motion, DJI pose/thermal, Google HDR+/shot-log, pixel-shift/multi-shot/composite/auto-lighting source processing, and FLIR radiometric/raw-value buckets. Direct field classification also recognizes decoded Phase One/Leaf RAW-processing tags; use the dedicated Phase One/Leaf helpers for normalized geometry and processing summaries. Intended for audit/UI and rendered-transfer safety decisions, not for writing vendor RAW/source-processing values into rendered targets. |
+| Vendor RAW-processing summaries: `vendor_raw_processing_from_store(...)`, `classify_vendor_raw_processing_field(...)` | `openmeta/vendor_raw_processing.h` | Experimental | Conservative grouped source-RAW/source-processing field summaries for decoded Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Pentax, Panasonic, Olympus, Kodak, Minolta, Sigma, Samsung, Ricoh, Apple, DJI, Google, FLIR, Casio, Sanyo, KyoceraRaw, Reconyx, HP, JVC, GE, Motorola, Nintendo, and Microsoft MakerNotes, including vendor-private, computational, thermal, preview, face-geometry, stitch/panorama, Apple computational capture/HDR/motion, DJI pose/thermal, Google HDR+/shot-log, pixel-shift/multi-shot/composite/auto-lighting/source-style processing, and FLIR radiometric/raw-value buckets. Long-tail aliases cover source color/style, camera-to-XYZ/RGB matrix, white-balance gain, optical/lens correction, dynamic-range, and raw-development terms. Direct field classification also recognizes decoded Phase One/Leaf RAW-processing tags; use the dedicated Phase One/Leaf helpers for normalized geometry and processing summaries. Intended for audit/UI and rendered-transfer safety decisions, not for writing vendor RAW/source-processing values into rendered targets. |
 | Transfer safety audit: `transfer_safety_audit_from_store(...)` | `openmeta/metadata_transfer.h` | Experimental | Preflight summary of source entries and entries filtered or invalidated by `TransferSafetyMode`, including Sony/Canon/Nikon/Fujifilm/Pentax/Panasonic/Olympus/Kodak/Minolta/Sigma/Samsung/Ricoh/Apple/DJI/Google/FLIR/Casio/Sanyo/KyoceraRaw/Reconyx/HP/JVC/GE/Motorola/Nintendo/Microsoft RAW/source-processing buckets. Intended for diagnostics and host UI before preparing rendered-image transfers. |
 | Raw-carrier passthrough audit: `raw_carrier_passthrough_audit_from_snapshot(...)` | `openmeta/metadata_transfer.h` | Experimental | Diagnostic preflight for opt-in raw carriers. Reports candidate carriers and primary block reasons such as missing payload, target incompatibility, safety filtering, content-bound C2PA, explicit profile policy, missing decoded-entry links, or unsupported carrier kind. Hosts can call it directly before enabling snapshot passthrough. |
 | Source snapshot type and read helpers: `TransferSourceSnapshot`, `read_transfer_source_snapshot_file(...)`, `read_transfer_source_snapshot_bytes(...)`, `build_transfer_source_snapshot(...)` | `openmeta/metadata_transfer.h` | Experimental | Current snapshots are decoded-store-backed by default. Opt-in raw carriers preserve bounded source payload/provenance records and snapshot-local decoded entry ids for host diagnostics and bounded passthrough decisions. Const reuse is safe when callers do not mutate the snapshot and do not share returned result objects across writers. |

docs/development.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ model should stay compact:
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | Decoding | Find metadata carriers and decode EXIF, XMP, IPTC, ICC, Photoshop IRB, JUMBF/C2PA, EXR, and related blocks into `MetaStore` entries. | High, about 98-100% for the current target scope. |
 | Interpretation | Normalize names and values, group entries by meaning, and classify source-bound data such as RAW crop, color, lens-correction, sensor, computational capture state, and vendor-private fields. | Medium-high, about 85%. |
-| Query | Find entries by name, fuzzy term, or semantic group, then expose normalized query candidates, structured interpretation records, bounded cross-family concept resolutions, transfer hints, and conflict flags for crop/border/active-area, exposure/gain, color/WB, orientation, date/time, GPS, lens-correction, and RAW/source-processing fields across standard and vendor metadata. | Medium, about 72-78%. |
+| Query | Find entries by name, fuzzy term, or semantic group, then expose normalized query candidates, structured interpretation records, bounded cross-family concept resolutions, transfer hints, and conflict flags for crop/border/active-area, exposure/gain, color/WB, orientation, date/time, GPS, lens-correction, and RAW/source-processing fields across standard and vendor metadata. | Medium, about 73-79%. |
 | Creation | Build fresh metadata entries from host-provided values. | Medium, about 55-65%. |
 | Editing | Modify existing logical metadata entries while preserving valid surrounding structure. | Medium, about 60-70%. |
 | Transfer | Move metadata between files using explicit compatible-file or rendered-image safety policies. | Medium-high, about 80-85%. |
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ form per-family grouped candidates for white balance, color, raw-storage,
 sensor, and source-processing records. RAW-processing queries add conservative
 groups for black/white levels, linearization tables, CFA/sensor layout, source
 geometry, raw-storage identifiers, and source-private processing buckets.
+Current source-private aliases include camera-to-XYZ/RGB matrices, creative and
+picture styles, film simulation, dynamic-range processing, optical/lens
+correction, white-balance gains, and raw-development terms.
 Grouped candidates use `matrix_set`, `vector_set`, and `table` value shapes.
 Color matrix sets, white-balance vector sets, and lens-correction tables are
 promoted only when the numeric payloads meet conservative minimum shapes; other