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Fix StreamingOptions._from_argparse silently dropping env vars - #23720

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StreamingOptions._from_argparse always passed every field to the StreamingOptions constructor explicitly, using UNSPECIFIED for anything the CLI didn't set. Dataclasses only run a field's default_factory when the argument is omitted, not when it's passed as UNSPECIFIED, so this silently skipped every field's env var lookup.

Now we only pass the fields the CLI actually set, and let everything else fall through to its normal default_factory (i.e. env var, then built-in default).

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  • New or existing tests cover these changes.
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  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed dynamic planning option handling so explicitly enabled, disabled, and omitted settings are distinguished correctly.
    • Ensured omitted command-line options preserve values supplied through environment variables or built-in defaults.
    • Kept resolved streaming settings consistent in executor configuration.
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    • Added coverage for dynamic planning states and environment-based streaming settings when command-line flags are not provided.

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StreamingOptions._from_argparse now preserves environment-variable values for omitted CLI options and converts explicit dynamic-planning values correctly. Tests cover executor, streaming-thread, and serialized executor settings.

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Streaming option default resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
CLI default resolution
python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/options.py
_from_argparse derives constructor values from dataclass fields, omits UNSPECIFIED values, and preserves destination overrides, dynamic planning, and legacy partition sizing.
Environment fallback validation
python/cudf_polars/tests/streaming/test_options.py
Tests verify that None remains unspecified, True creates DynamicPlanningOptions(), False disables dynamic planning, and omitted flags retain environment-derived values.

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 5c2a7

This change restores environment-variable defaults for streaming options, but an explicit --dynamic-planning command-line value is still discarded, allowing the environment to override the user's choice; merge should wait for this precedence issue to be fixed or explicitly accepted.

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 40.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 5 functions across 2 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the fix to StreamingOptions._from_argparse and its environment-variable handling.
Description check ✅ Passed The description accurately explains the default_factory issue, the fix, the tests, and the linked issue.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes omit unset CLI fields so default_factory functions can read environment variables, and tests cover the required behavior for issue [#23741].
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The code and test changes directly support environment-variable preservation and dynamic-planning parsing without unrelated scope.
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361-375: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Add a unit benchmark for this parser path.

The added test validates correctness only. Add a unit benchmark that covers _from_argparse default resolution.

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In `@python/cudf_polars/tests/streaming/test_options.py` around lines 361 - 375,
Add a unit benchmark alongside
test_from_argparse_omitted_flag_still_picks_up_env_var that exercises
StreamingOptions._from_argparse with omitted CLI flags and environment-variable
defaults, measuring the default-resolution path while preserving the existing
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In `@python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/options.py`:
- Around line 470-471: Update the precedence documentation on StreamingOptions
to state that unset options remain UNSPECIFIED when no environment variable is
set, and that the downstream consumer applies the built-in default; do not claim
construction resolves fields such as num_streaming_threads to their built-in
values.

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In `@python/cudf_polars/tests/streaming/test_options.py`:
- Around line 361-375: Add a unit benchmark alongside
test_from_argparse_omitted_flag_still_picks_up_env_var that exercises
StreamingOptions._from_argparse with omitted CLI flags and environment-variable
defaults, measuring the default-resolution path while preserving the existing
correctness test.
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I am not sure I like this explicit encoding of all the field names. I know that we were doing this previously, but I probably didn't like that either ;).

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"log": _get("rapidsmpf_log"), # renamed: dest rapidsmpf_log → log
"statistics": _get("rapidsmpf_statistics"), # renamed

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Are these renamings "legacy"? Or something different.

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I think they're meant to make the less "ambuguous" 5e62406

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In `@python/cudf_polars/cudf_polars/engine/options.py`:
- Around line 518-526: Update the dynamic_planning handling in the dataclass
kwargs construction so explicit CLI True is preserved, CLI False maps to the
explicit disable value None, and only an absent value is converted to
UNSPECIFIED; use a distinct parser sentinel if needed to retain any legacy True
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