fix: alter table add column id alloc mismatch

src/metric-engine/src/data_region.rs

@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 use api::v1::SemanticType;
 use common_error::ext::ErrorExt;
 use common_error::status_code::StatusCode;
-use common_telemetry::info;
-use common_telemetry::tracing::warn;
+use common_telemetry::{debug, info, warn};
 use mito2::engine::MitoEngine;
 use snafu::ResultExt;
 use store_api::metadata::ColumnMetadata;
@@ -150,6 +149,7 @@ impl DataRegion {
             })
             .collect::<Result<_>>()?;
 
+        debug!("Adding (Column id assigned) columns {new_columns:?} to region {region_id:?}");
         // assemble alter request
         let alter_request = RegionRequest::Alter(RegionAlterRequest {
             schema_version: version,

src/metric-engine/src/engine/alter.rs

@@ -92,17 +92,29 @@ impl MetricEngineInner {
 
         let metadata_region_id = to_metadata_region_id(physical_region_id);
         let mut columns_to_add = vec![];
+        // columns that already exist in physical region
+        let mut existing_columns = vec![];
+
+        let pre_existing_physical_columns = self
+            .data_region
+            .physical_columns(physical_region_id)
+            .await?;
+
+        let pre_exist_cols = pre_existing_physical_columns
+            .iter()
+            .map(|col| (col.column_schema.name.as_str(), col))
+            .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
+
+        // check pre-existing physical columns so if any columns to add is already exist,
+        // we can skip it in physical alter operation
+        // (but still need to update them in logical alter operation)
         for col in &columns {
-            if self
-                .metadata_region
-                .column_semantic_type(
-                    metadata_region_id,
-                    logical_region_id,
-                    &col.column_metadata.column_schema.name,
-                )
-                .await?
-                .is_none()
+            if let Some(exist_column) =
+                pre_exist_cols.get(&col.column_metadata.column_schema.name.as_str())
             {
+                // push the correct column schema with correct column id
+                existing_columns.push(*exist_column);
+            } else {
                 columns_to_add.push(col.column_metadata.clone());
             }
         }
@@ -111,16 +123,16 @@ impl MetricEngineInner {
         let data_region_id = to_data_region_id(physical_region_id);
         self.add_columns_to_physical_data_region(
             data_region_id,
-            metadata_region_id,
             logical_region_id,
-            columns_to_add,
+            &mut columns_to_add,
         )
         .await?;
 
-        // register columns to logical region
-        for col in columns {
+        // note here we don't use `columns` directly but concat `existing_columns` with `columns_to_add` to get correct metadata
+        // about already existing columns
+        for metadata in existing_columns.into_iter().chain(columns_to_add.iter()) {
             self.metadata_region
-                .add_column(metadata_region_id, logical_region_id, &col.column_metadata)
+                .add_column(metadata_region_id, logical_region_id, metadata)
                 .await?;
         }
 

src/metric-engine/src/engine/create.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 use api::v1::SemanticType;
 use common_error::ext::BoxedError;
-use common_telemetry::info;
+use common_telemetry::{info, warn};
 use common_time::Timestamp;
 use datatypes::data_type::ConcreteDataType;
 use datatypes::schema::ColumnSchema;
@@ -212,11 +212,17 @@ impl MetricEngineInner {
 
             self.add_columns_to_physical_data_region(
                 data_region_id,
-                metadata_region_id,
                 logical_region_id,
-                new_columns,
+                &mut new_columns,
             )
             .await?;
+
+            // register columns to metadata region
+            for col in &new_columns {
+                self.metadata_region
+                    .add_column(metadata_region_id, logical_region_id, col)
+                    .await?;
+            }
         }
 
         // register logical region to metadata region
@@ -260,27 +266,24 @@ impl MetricEngineInner {
         Ok(data_region_id)
     }
 
-    /// Execute corresponding alter requests to mito region. New added columns' [ColumnMetadata] will be
-    /// cloned into `added_columns`.
+    /// Execute corresponding alter requests to mito region. After calling this, `new_columns` will be assign a new column id
+    /// which should be correct if the following requirements are met:
+    ///
+    /// # NOTE
+    ///
+    /// `new_columns` MUST NOT pre-exist in the physical region. Or the results will be wrong column id for the new columns.
+    ///
     pub(crate) async fn add_columns_to_physical_data_region(
         &self,
         data_region_id: RegionId,
-        metadata_region_id: RegionId,
         logical_region_id: RegionId,
-        mut new_columns: Vec<ColumnMetadata>,
+        new_columns: &mut [ColumnMetadata],
     ) -> Result<()> {
         // alter data region
         self.data_region
-            .add_columns(data_region_id, &mut new_columns)
+            .add_columns(data_region_id, new_columns)
             .await?;
 
-        // register columns to metadata region
-        for col in &new_columns {
-            self.metadata_region
-                .add_column(metadata_region_id, logical_region_id, col)
-                .await?;
-        }
-
         // safety: previous step has checked this
         self.state.write().unwrap().add_physical_columns(
             data_region_id,
@@ -291,6 +294,34 @@ impl MetricEngineInner {
         info!("Create region {logical_region_id} leads to adding columns {new_columns:?} to physical region {data_region_id}");
         PHYSICAL_COLUMN_COUNT.add(new_columns.len() as _);
 
+        // correct the column id
+        let after_alter_physical_schema = self.data_region.physical_columns(data_region_id).await?;
+        let after_alter_physical_schema_map = after_alter_physical_schema
+            .iter()
+            .map(|metadata| (metadata.column_schema.name.as_str(), metadata))
+            .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
+
+        // double check to make sure column ids are not mismatched
+        // shouldn't be a expensive operation, given it only query for physical columns
+        for col in new_columns.iter_mut() {
+            let column_metadata = after_alter_physical_schema_map
+                .get(&col.column_schema.name.as_str())
+                .with_context(|| ColumnNotFoundSnafu {
+                    name: &col.column_schema.name,
+                    region_id: data_region_id,
+                })?;
+            if col != *column_metadata {
+                warn!(
+                    "Add already existing columns with different column metadata to physical region({:?}): new column={:?}, old column={:?}", 
+                    data_region_id,
+                    col,
+                    column_metadata
+                );
+                // update to correct metadata
+                *col = (*column_metadata).clone();
+            }
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 

src/metric-engine/src/metadata_region.rs

@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ impl MetadataRegion {
     }
 
     /// Check if the given column exists. Return the semantic type if exists.
+    #[cfg(test)]
     pub async fn column_semantic_type(
         &self,
         physical_region_id: RegionId,
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ impl MetadataRegion {
 
     /// Retrieves the value associated with the given key in the specified region.
     /// Returns `Ok(None)` if the key is not found.
+    #[cfg(test)]
     pub async fn get(&self, region_id: RegionId, key: &str) -> Result<Option<String>> {
         let scan_req = Self::build_read_request(key);
         let record_batch_stream = self

tests/cases/standalone/common/alter/alter_table.result

@@ -71,3 +71,102 @@ DROP TABLE test_alt_table;
 
 Affected Rows: 0
 
+-- to test if same name column can be added
+CREATE TABLE phy (ts timestamp time index, val double) engine = metric with ("physical_metric_table" = "");
+
+Affected Rows: 0
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+    ts timestamp time index,
+    val double,
+    host string primary key
+) engine = metric with ("on_physical_table" = "phy");
+
+Affected Rows: 0
+
+INSERT INTO
+    t1
+VALUES
+    ('host1', 0, 1),
+    ('host2', 1, 0,);
+
+Affected Rows: 2
+
+SELECT
+    *
+FROM
+    t1;
+
++-------+-------------------------+-----+
+| host  | ts                      | val |
++-------+-------------------------+-----+
+| host2 | 1970-01-01T00:00:00.001 | 0.0 |
+| host1 | 1970-01-01T00:00:00     | 1.0 |
++-------+-------------------------+-----+
+
+CREATE TABLE t2 (
+    ts timestamp time index,
+    job string primary key,
+    val double
+) engine = metric with ("on_physical_table" = "phy");
+
+Affected Rows: 0
+
+ALTER TABLE
+    t1
+ADD
+    COLUMN `at` STRING;
+
+Affected Rows: 0
+
+ALTER TABLE
+    t2
+ADD
+    COLUMN at3 STRING;
+
+Affected Rows: 0
+
+ALTER TABLE
+    t2
+ADD
+    COLUMN `at` STRING;
+
+Affected Rows: 0
+
+ALTER TABLE
+    t2
+ADD
+    COLUMN at2 STRING;
+
+Affected Rows: 0
+
+INSERT INTO
+    t2
+VALUES
+    ("loc_1", "loc_2", "loc_3", 'job1', 0, 1);
+
+Affected Rows: 1
+
+SELECT
+    *
+FROM
+    t2;
+
++-------+-------+-------+------+---------------------+-----+
+| at    | at2   | at3   | job  | ts                  | val |
++-------+-------+-------+------+---------------------+-----+
+| loc_1 | loc_2 | loc_3 | job1 | 1970-01-01T00:00:00 | 1.0 |
++-------+-------+-------+------+---------------------+-----+
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+Affected Rows: 0
+
+DROP TABLE t2;
+
+Affected Rows: 0
+
+DROP TABLE phy;
+
+Affected Rows: 0
+

tests/cases/standalone/common/alter/alter_table.sql

@@ -20,3 +20,65 @@ ALTER TABLE test_alt_table ADD COLUMN m INTEGER;
 DESC TABLE test_alt_table;
 
 DROP TABLE test_alt_table;
+
+-- to test if same name column can be added
+CREATE TABLE phy (ts timestamp time index, val double) engine = metric with ("physical_metric_table" = "");
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (
+    ts timestamp time index,
+    val double,
+    host string primary key
+) engine = metric with ("on_physical_table" = "phy");
+
+INSERT INTO
+    t1
+VALUES
+    ('host1', 0, 1),
+    ('host2', 1, 0,);
+
+SELECT
+    *
+FROM
+    t1;
+
+CREATE TABLE t2 (
+    ts timestamp time index,
+    job string primary key,
+    val double
+) engine = metric with ("on_physical_table" = "phy");
+
+ALTER TABLE
+    t1
+ADD
+    COLUMN `at` STRING;
+
+ALTER TABLE
+    t2
+ADD
+    COLUMN at3 STRING;
+
+ALTER TABLE
+    t2
+ADD
+    COLUMN `at` STRING;
+
+ALTER TABLE
+    t2
+ADD
+    COLUMN at2 STRING;
+
+INSERT INTO
+    t2
+VALUES
+    ("loc_1", "loc_2", "loc_3", 'job1', 0, 1);
+
+SELECT
+    *
+FROM
+    t2;
+
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+DROP TABLE t2;
+
+DROP TABLE phy;