Merge pull request #6 from ModernRelay/claude/omnigraph-aggregates-a53rG

Implement aggregate functions with GROUP BY support

crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/query/typecheck.rs

@@ -189,6 +189,29 @@ fn typecheck_read_query(catalog: &Catalog, query: &QueryDecl) -> Result<TypeCont
         ));
     }
 
+    // T9: If any return expression is an aggregate, non-aggregate expressions
+    // must be valid group-by keys (PropAccess or Variable).
+    let has_agg = query
+        .return_clause
+        .iter()
+        .any(|p| matches!(p.expr, Expr::Aggregate { .. }));
+    if has_agg {
+        for proj in &query.return_clause {
+            if !matches!(proj.expr, Expr::Aggregate { .. }) {
+                match &proj.expr {
+                    Expr::PropAccess { .. } | Expr::Variable(_) => {}
+                    _ => {
+                        return Err(NanoError::Type(
+                            "T9: non-aggregate expressions in an aggregate query must be \
+                             property accesses or variables"
+                                .to_string(),
+                        ));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     Ok(ctx)
 }
 
@@ -1298,9 +1321,9 @@ fn resolve_expr_type(
         Expr::Aggregate { func, arg } => {
             let arg_type = resolve_expr_type(catalog, arg, ctx, params)?;
 
-            // T8: sum/avg/min/max require numeric
+            // T8: sum/avg require numeric; min/max require numeric or string
             match func {
-                AggFunc::Sum | AggFunc::Avg | AggFunc::Min | AggFunc::Max => {
+                AggFunc::Sum | AggFunc::Avg => {
                     if let ResolvedType::Scalar(s) = &arg_type
                         && (s.list || !s.scalar.is_numeric())
                     {
@@ -1311,6 +1334,17 @@ fn resolve_expr_type(
                         )));
                     }
                 }
+                AggFunc::Min | AggFunc::Max => {
+                    if let ResolvedType::Scalar(s) = &arg_type
+                        && (s.list || (!s.scalar.is_numeric() && s.scalar != ScalarType::String))
+                    {
+                        return Err(NanoError::Type(format!(
+                            "T8: {} requires numeric or string type, got {}",
+                            func,
+                            s.display_name()
+                        )));
+                    }
+                }
                 _ => {} // count works on any type
             }
 
@@ -1340,8 +1374,8 @@ fn infer_projection_field(
         Expr::Aggregate { func, arg } => {
             let (data_type, nullable) = match func {
                 AggFunc::Count => (DataType::Int64, true),
-                AggFunc::Avg => (DataType::Float64, true),
+                AggFunc::Avg | AggFunc::Sum => (DataType::Float64, true),
-                _ => {
+                AggFunc::Min | AggFunc::Max => {
                     let resolved = resolve_expr_type(catalog, arg, ctx, params)?;
                     let (data_type, _) = resolved_type_to_field_shape(catalog, &resolved)?;
                     (data_type, true)

crates/omnigraph/src/exec/mod.rs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use omnigraph_compiler::ir::{
 };
 use omnigraph_compiler::lower_mutation_query;
 use omnigraph_compiler::lower_query;
-use omnigraph_compiler::query::ast::{CompOp, Literal, NOW_PARAM_NAME};
+use omnigraph_compiler::query::ast::{AggFunc, CompOp, Literal, NOW_PARAM_NAME};
 use omnigraph_compiler::query::typecheck::{CheckedQuery, typecheck_query, typecheck_query_decl};
 use omnigraph_compiler::result::{MutationResult, QueryResult};
 use omnigraph_compiler::types::Direction;

crates/omnigraph/src/exec/projection.rs

@@ -1,25 +1,14 @@
 use super::*;
 
 pub(super) fn apply_filter(
-    bindings: &mut HashMap<String, RecordBatch>,
+    batch: &mut RecordBatch,
     filter: &IRFilter,
     params: &ParamMap,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    // Find which binding this filter applies to
-    let var_name = match &filter.left {
-        IRExpr::PropAccess { variable, .. } => variable.clone(),
-        _ => return Ok(()), // Can't determine variable
-    };
-
-    let batch = bindings.get(&var_name).ok_or_else(|| {
-        OmniError::manifest(format!("filter references unbound variable '{}'", var_name))
-    })?;
-
     let mask = evaluate_filter(batch, filter, params)?;
     let filtered = arrow_select::filter::filter_record_batch(batch, &mask)
         .map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))?;
-
+    *batch = filtered;
-    bindings.insert(var_name, filtered);
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -59,12 +48,13 @@ fn evaluate_filter(
     Ok(result)
 }
 
-/// Evaluate an IR expression against a batch, producing an array.
+/// Evaluate an IR expression against a wide batch, producing an array.
 fn evaluate_expr(batch: &RecordBatch, expr: &IRExpr, params: &ParamMap) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
     match expr {
-        IRExpr::PropAccess { property, .. } => {
+        IRExpr::PropAccess { variable, property } => {
-            batch.column_by_name(property).cloned().ok_or_else(|| {
+            let col_name = format!("{}.{}", variable, property);
-                OmniError::manifest(format!("column '{}' not found in batch", property))
+            batch.column_by_name(&col_name).cloned().ok_or_else(|| {
+                OmniError::manifest(format!("column '{}' not found in wide batch", col_name))
             })
         }
         IRExpr::Literal(lit) => literal_to_array(lit, batch.num_rows()),
@@ -307,7 +297,7 @@ fn literal_scalar_type(lit: &Literal) -> Result<ScalarType> {
 
 /// Project return expressions into a result batch.
 pub(super) fn project_return(
-    bindings: &HashMap<String, RecordBatch>,
+    wide_batch: &RecordBatch,
     projections: &[IRProjection],
     params: &ParamMap,
 ) -> Result<RecordBatch> {
@@ -317,11 +307,19 @@ pub(super) fn project_return(
         ));
     }
 
+    // Route to aggregate path if any projection contains an aggregate
+    let has_aggregates = projections
+        .iter()
+        .any(|p| matches!(&p.expr, IRExpr::Aggregate { .. }));
+    if has_aggregates {
+        return aggregate_return(wide_batch, projections, params);
+    }
+
     let mut fields = Vec::with_capacity(projections.len());
     let mut columns: Vec<ArrayRef> = Vec::with_capacity(projections.len());
 
     for proj in projections {
-        let (name, col) = evaluate_projection(bindings, &proj.expr, params)?;
+        let (name, col) = evaluate_projection(wide_batch, &proj.expr, params)?;
         let field_name = proj.alias.as_deref().unwrap_or(&name);
         fields.push(Field::new(
             field_name,
@@ -335,42 +333,41 @@ pub(super) fn project_return(
     RecordBatch::try_new(schema, columns).map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))
 }
 
-/// Evaluate a single projection expression.
+/// Evaluate a single projection expression against a wide batch.
 fn evaluate_projection(
-    bindings: &HashMap<String, RecordBatch>,
+    wide_batch: &RecordBatch,
     expr: &IRExpr,
     params: &ParamMap,
 ) -> Result<(String, ArrayRef)> {
     match expr {
         IRExpr::PropAccess { variable, property } => {
-            let batch = bindings.get(variable).ok_or_else(|| {
+            let col_name = format!("{}.{}", variable, property);
+            let col = wide_batch.column_by_name(&col_name).ok_or_else(|| {
                 OmniError::manifest(format!(
-                    "projection references unbound variable '{}'",
+                    "column '{}' not found in wide batch",
-                    variable
+                    col_name
                 ))
             })?;
-            let col = batch.column_by_name(property).ok_or_else(|| {
+            Ok((col_name, col.clone()))
-                OmniError::manifest(format!(
-                    "column '{}' not found in binding '{}'",
-                    property, variable
-                ))
-            })?;
-            Ok((format!("{}.{}", variable, property), col.clone()))
         }
         IRExpr::Literal(lit) => {
-            // Get row count from first binding
+            let arr = literal_to_array(lit, wide_batch.num_rows())?;
-            let num_rows = bindings.values().next().map(|b| b.num_rows()).unwrap_or(0);
-            let arr = literal_to_array(lit, num_rows)?;
             Ok(("literal".to_string(), arr))
         }
         IRExpr::Param(name) => {
             let lit = params
                 .get(name)
                 .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest(format!("parameter '{}' not provided", name)))?;
-            let num_rows = bindings.values().next().map(|b| b.num_rows()).unwrap_or(0);
+            let arr = literal_to_array(lit, wide_batch.num_rows())?;
-            let arr = literal_to_array(lit, num_rows)?;
             Ok((name.clone(), arr))
         }
+        IRExpr::Variable(name) => {
+            let col_name = format!("{}.id", name);
+            let col = wide_batch.column_by_name(&col_name).ok_or_else(|| {
+                OmniError::manifest(format!("column '{}' not found in wide batch", col_name))
+            })?;
+            Ok((name.clone(), col.clone()))
+        }
         _ => Err(OmniError::manifest(format!(
             "unsupported projection expression: {:?}",
             expr
@@ -378,11 +375,12 @@ fn evaluate_projection(
     }
 }
 
-/// Apply ordering to a batch.
+/// Apply ordering to a batch. `source` is used to resolve PropAccess columns
+/// (typically the wide batch, or the result batch itself for aggregates).
 pub(super) fn apply_ordering(
     batch: RecordBatch,
     orderings: &[IROrdering],
-    bindings: &HashMap<String, RecordBatch>,
+    source: &RecordBatch,
     _params: &ParamMap,
 ) -> Result<RecordBatch> {
     use arrow_ord::sort::{SortColumn, lexsort_to_indices};
@@ -392,16 +390,11 @@ pub(super) fn apply_ordering(
     for ordering in orderings {
         let col = match &ordering.expr {
             IRExpr::PropAccess { variable, property } => {
-                let binding = bindings.get(variable).ok_or_else(|| {
+                let col_name = format!("{}.{}", variable, property);
-                    OmniError::manifest(format!(
+                source
-                        "ordering references unbound variable '{}'",
+                    .column_by_name(&col_name)
-                        variable
-                    ))
-                })?;
-                binding
-                    .column_by_name(property)
                     .ok_or_else(|| {
-                        OmniError::manifest(format!("column '{}' not found for ordering", property))
+                        OmniError::manifest(format!("column '{}' not found for ordering", col_name))
                     })?
                     .clone()
             }
@@ -442,3 +435,294 @@ pub(super) fn apply_ordering(
 
     RecordBatch::try_new(batch.schema(), columns).map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))
 }
+
+// ─── Aggregate execution ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Project return expressions that contain aggregates.
+fn aggregate_return(
+    wide: &RecordBatch,
+    projections: &[IRProjection],
+    params: &ParamMap,
+) -> Result<RecordBatch> {
+    let num_rows = wide.num_rows();
+
+    struct GroupKey {
+        proj_idx: usize,
+        name: String,
+        column: ArrayRef,
+    }
+    struct AggProj {
+        proj_idx: usize,
+        name: String,
+        func: AggFunc,
+        arg_column: ArrayRef,
+    }
+
+    let mut group_keys: Vec<GroupKey> = Vec::new();
+    let mut agg_projs: Vec<AggProj> = Vec::new();
+
+    for (i, proj) in projections.iter().enumerate() {
+        match &proj.expr {
+            IRExpr::Aggregate { func, arg } => {
+                let (name, col) = evaluate_projection(wide, arg, params)?;
+                let alias = proj.alias.as_deref().unwrap_or(&name);
+                agg_projs.push(AggProj {
+                    proj_idx: i,
+                    name: alias.to_string(),
+                    func: *func,
+                    arg_column: col,
+                });
+            }
+            _ => {
+                let (name, col) = evaluate_projection(wide, &proj.expr, params)?;
+                let alias = proj.alias.as_deref().unwrap_or(&name);
+                group_keys.push(GroupKey {
+                    proj_idx: i,
+                    name: alias.to_string(),
+                    column: col,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Handle empty input: return a single row with count=0, others=null
+    if num_rows == 0 && group_keys.is_empty() {
+        return build_empty_aggregate_result(projections);
+    }
+
+    // Build group assignments
+    let mut group_map: HashMap<String, usize> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut group_indices: Vec<Vec<usize>> = Vec::new();
+    let group_cols: Vec<&ArrayRef> = group_keys.iter().map(|gk| &gk.column).collect();
+
+    if group_keys.is_empty() {
+        group_indices.push((0..num_rows).collect());
+    } else {
+        for row in 0..num_rows {
+            let key = build_group_key(&group_cols, row);
+            let group_idx = match group_map.get(&key) {
+                Some(&idx) => idx,
+                None => {
+                    let idx = group_indices.len();
+                    group_map.insert(key, idx);
+                    group_indices.push(Vec::new());
+                    idx
+                }
+            };
+            group_indices[group_idx].push(row);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let num_groups = group_indices.len();
+    let mut result_columns: Vec<(usize, String, ArrayRef)> =
+        Vec::with_capacity(projections.len());
+
+    for gk in &group_keys {
+        let first_row_indices: Vec<u32> =
+            group_indices.iter().map(|rows| rows[0] as u32).collect();
+        let take_idx = UInt32Array::from(first_row_indices);
+        let col = arrow_select::take::take(gk.column.as_ref(), &take_idx, None)
+            .map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))?;
+        result_columns.push((gk.proj_idx, gk.name.clone(), col));
+    }
+
+    for ap in &agg_projs {
+        let col = compute_aggregate(ap.func, &ap.arg_column, &group_indices, num_groups)?;
+        result_columns.push((ap.proj_idx, ap.name.clone(), col));
+    }
+
+    result_columns.sort_by_key(|(idx, _, _)| *idx);
+
+    let fields: Vec<Field> = result_columns
+        .iter()
+        .map(|(_, name, col)| Field::new(name, col.data_type().clone(), true))
+        .collect();
+    let columns: Vec<ArrayRef> = result_columns.into_iter().map(|(_, _, col)| col).collect();
+
+    let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(fields));
+    RecordBatch::try_new(schema, columns).map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))
+}
+
+/// Build a string key for grouping using length-prefixed encoding.
+fn build_group_key(group_columns: &[&ArrayRef], row: usize) -> String {
+    let mut key = String::new();
+    for col in group_columns {
+        if col.is_null(row) {
+            key.push('N');
+        } else {
+            let val = arrow_cast::display::array_value_to_string(col, row).unwrap_or_default();
+            key.push('L');
+            key.push_str(&val.len().to_string());
+            key.push(':');
+            key.push_str(&val);
+        }
+    }
+    key
+}
+
+fn compute_aggregate(
+    func: AggFunc,
+    arg: &ArrayRef,
+    group_indices: &[Vec<usize>],
+    num_groups: usize,
+) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
+    match func {
+        AggFunc::Count => {
+            let mut builder = Int64Builder::with_capacity(num_groups);
+            for group in group_indices {
+                let count = group.iter().filter(|&&i| !arg.is_null(i)).count();
+                builder.append_value(count as i64);
+            }
+            Ok(Arc::new(builder.finish()) as ArrayRef)
+        }
+        AggFunc::Sum => compute_sum(arg, group_indices, num_groups),
+        AggFunc::Avg => compute_avg(arg, group_indices, num_groups),
+        AggFunc::Min => compute_min_max(arg, group_indices, num_groups, true),
+        AggFunc::Max => compute_min_max(arg, group_indices, num_groups, false),
+    }
+}
+
+fn compute_sum(arg: &ArrayRef, group_indices: &[Vec<usize>], num_groups: usize) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
+    macro_rules! sum_numeric {
+        ($arr_type:ty, $arg:expr, $dt:expr) => {{
+            let arr = $arg.as_any().downcast_ref::<$arr_type>().ok_or_else(|| {
+                OmniError::manifest(format!("sum: expected {:?}, got {:?}", $dt, $arg.data_type()))
+            })?;
+            let mut builder = Float64Builder::with_capacity(num_groups);
+            for group in group_indices {
+                let mut sum = None;
+                for &i in group {
+                    if !arr.is_null(i) {
+                        *sum.get_or_insert(0.0f64) += arr.value(i) as f64;
+                    }
+                }
+                match sum {
+                    Some(v) => builder.append_value(v),
+                    None => builder.append_null(),
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(Arc::new(builder.finish()) as ArrayRef)
+        }};
+    }
+    match arg.data_type() {
+        dt @ DataType::Int32 => sum_numeric!(Int32Array, arg, dt),
+        dt @ DataType::Int64 => sum_numeric!(Int64Array, arg, dt),
+        dt @ DataType::UInt32 => sum_numeric!(UInt32Array, arg, dt),
+        dt @ DataType::UInt64 => sum_numeric!(UInt64Array, arg, dt),
+        dt @ DataType::Float32 => sum_numeric!(Float32Array, arg, dt),
+        dt @ DataType::Float64 => sum_numeric!(Float64Array, arg, dt),
+        dt => Err(OmniError::manifest(format!("sum: unsupported type {:?}", dt))),
+    }
+}
+
+fn compute_avg(arg: &ArrayRef, group_indices: &[Vec<usize>], num_groups: usize) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
+    macro_rules! avg_typed {
+        ($arr_type:ty, $arg:expr) => {{
+            let arr = $arg.as_any().downcast_ref::<$arr_type>().ok_or_else(|| {
+                OmniError::manifest(format!("avg: expected {:?}, got {:?}", stringify!($arr_type), $arg.data_type()))
+            })?;
+            let mut builder = Float64Builder::with_capacity(num_groups);
+            for group in group_indices {
+                let mut sum = 0.0f64;
+                let mut count = 0usize;
+                for &i in group {
+                    if !arr.is_null(i) { sum += arr.value(i) as f64; count += 1; }
+                }
+                if count > 0 { builder.append_value(sum / count as f64); } else { builder.append_null(); }
+            }
+            Ok(Arc::new(builder.finish()) as ArrayRef)
+        }};
+    }
+    match arg.data_type() {
+        DataType::Int32 => avg_typed!(Int32Array, arg),
+        DataType::Int64 => avg_typed!(Int64Array, arg),
+        DataType::UInt32 => avg_typed!(UInt32Array, arg),
+        DataType::UInt64 => avg_typed!(UInt64Array, arg),
+        DataType::Float32 => avg_typed!(Float32Array, arg),
+        DataType::Float64 => avg_typed!(Float64Array, arg),
+        dt => Err(OmniError::manifest(format!("avg: unsupported type {:?}", dt))),
+    }
+}
+
+fn compute_min_max(arg: &ArrayRef, group_indices: &[Vec<usize>], num_groups: usize, is_min: bool) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
+    macro_rules! minmax_typed {
+        ($arr_type:ty, $builder_type:ty, $arg:expr, $is_min:expr) => {{
+            let arr = $arg.as_any().downcast_ref::<$arr_type>().ok_or_else(|| {
+                OmniError::manifest(format!("min/max: expected {:?}, got {:?}", stringify!($arr_type), $arg.data_type()))
+            })?;
+            let mut builder = <$builder_type>::with_capacity(num_groups);
+            for group in group_indices {
+                let mut result = None;
+                for &i in group {
+                    if !arr.is_null(i) {
+                        let v = arr.value(i);
+                        result = Some(match result {
+                            None => v,
+                            Some(cur) => if $is_min { if v < cur { v } else { cur } } else { if v > cur { v } else { cur } },
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+                match result { Some(v) => builder.append_value(v), None => builder.append_null() }
+            }
+            Ok(Arc::new(builder.finish()) as ArrayRef)
+        }};
+    }
+    match arg.data_type() {
+        DataType::Int32 => minmax_typed!(Int32Array, Int32Builder, arg, is_min),
+        DataType::Int64 => minmax_typed!(Int64Array, Int64Builder, arg, is_min),
+        DataType::UInt32 => minmax_typed!(UInt32Array, UInt32Builder, arg, is_min),
+        DataType::UInt64 => minmax_typed!(UInt64Array, UInt64Builder, arg, is_min),
+        DataType::Float32 => minmax_typed!(Float32Array, Float32Builder, arg, is_min),
+        DataType::Float64 => minmax_typed!(Float64Array, Float64Builder, arg, is_min),
+        DataType::Utf8 => {
+            let arr = arg.as_any().downcast_ref::<StringArray>().ok_or_else(|| {
+                OmniError::manifest(format!("min/max: expected Utf8, got {:?}", arg.data_type()))
+            })?;
+            let mut builder = StringBuilder::with_capacity(num_groups, num_groups * 16);
+            for group in group_indices {
+                let mut result: Option<&str> = None;
+                for &i in group {
+                    if !arr.is_null(i) {
+                        let v = arr.value(i);
+                        result = Some(match result {
+                            None => v,
+                            Some(cur) => if is_min { if v < cur { v } else { cur } } else { if v > cur { v } else { cur } },
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+                match result { Some(v) => builder.append_value(v), None => builder.append_null() }
+            }
+            Ok(Arc::new(builder.finish()) as ArrayRef)
+        }
+        dt => Err(OmniError::manifest(format!("min/max: unsupported type {:?}", dt))),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Build a single-row result for an aggregate query with zero input rows and no group keys.
+fn build_empty_aggregate_result(projections: &[IRProjection]) -> Result<RecordBatch> {
+    let mut fields = Vec::with_capacity(projections.len());
+    let mut columns: Vec<ArrayRef> = Vec::with_capacity(projections.len());
+
+    for proj in projections {
+        let name = proj.alias.as_deref().unwrap_or("?");
+        match &proj.expr {
+            IRExpr::Aggregate { func, .. } => match func {
+                AggFunc::Count => {
+                    fields.push(Field::new(name, DataType::Int64, true));
+                    columns.push(Arc::new(Int64Array::from(vec![0i64])) as ArrayRef);
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    fields.push(Field::new(name, DataType::Float64, true));
+                    columns.push(Arc::new(Float64Array::from(vec![None as Option<f64>])) as ArrayRef);
+                }
+            },
+            _ => {
+                fields.push(Field::new(name, DataType::Utf8, true));
+                columns.push(Arc::new(StringArray::from(vec![None as Option<&str>])) as ArrayRef);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(fields));
+    RecordBatch::try_new(schema, columns).map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))
+}

crates/omnigraph/src/exec/query.rs

@@ -358,25 +358,21 @@ pub async fn execute_query(
         return execute_rrf_query(ir, params, snapshot, graph_index, catalog, rrf).await;
     }
 
-    let mut bindings: HashMap<String, RecordBatch> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut wide: Option<RecordBatch> = None;
-
+    execute_pipeline(&ir.pipeline, params, snapshot, graph_index, catalog, &mut wide, &search_mode).await?;
-    execute_pipeline(
+    let wide_batch = wide.unwrap_or_else(|| RecordBatch::new_empty(Arc::new(Schema::empty())));
-        &ir.pipeline,
-        params,
-        snapshot,
-        graph_index,
-        catalog,
-        &mut bindings,
-        &search_mode,
-    )
-    .await?;
 
     // Project return expressions
-    let mut result_batch = project_return(&bindings, &ir.return_exprs, params)?;
+    let has_aggregates = ir.return_exprs.iter().any(|p| matches!(&p.expr, IRExpr::Aggregate { .. }));
+    let mut result_batch = project_return(&wide_batch, &ir.return_exprs, params)?;
 
     // Apply ordering (skip if search mode already ordered the results)
     if !ir.order_by.is_empty() && !is_search_ordered(&search_mode) {
-        result_batch = apply_ordering(result_batch, &ir.order_by, &bindings, params)?;
+        result_batch = if has_aggregates {
+            apply_ordering(result_batch.clone(), &ir.order_by, &result_batch, params)?
+        } else {
+            apply_ordering(result_batch, &ir.order_by, &wide_batch, params)?
+        };
     }
 
     // Apply limit
@@ -403,27 +399,27 @@ async fn execute_rrf_query(
     rrf: &RrfMode,
 ) -> Result<QueryResult> {
     // Execute primary search
-    let mut primary_bindings: HashMap<String, RecordBatch> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut primary_wide: Option<RecordBatch> = None;
     execute_pipeline(
         &ir.pipeline,
         params,
         snapshot,
         graph_index,
         catalog,
-        &mut primary_bindings,
+        &mut primary_wide,
         &rrf.primary,
     )
     .await?;
 
     // Execute secondary search
-    let mut secondary_bindings: HashMap<String, RecordBatch> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut secondary_wide: Option<RecordBatch> = None;
     execute_pipeline(
         &ir.pipeline,
         params,
         snapshot,
         graph_index,
         catalog,
-        &mut secondary_bindings,
+        &mut secondary_wide,
         &rrf.secondary,
     )
     .await?;
@@ -438,13 +434,13 @@ async fn execute_rrf_query(
         .or_else(|| rrf.primary.bm25.as_ref().map(|(v, ..)| v.as_str()))
         .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest("rrf primary must be nearest or bm25".to_string()))?;
 
-    let primary_batch = primary_bindings.get(primary_var).ok_or_else(|| {
+    let primary_batch = primary_wide.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
         OmniError::manifest(format!(
             "rrf primary variable '{}' not in bindings",
             primary_var
         ))
     })?;
-    let secondary_batch = secondary_bindings.get(primary_var).ok_or_else(|| {
+    let secondary_batch = secondary_wide.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
         OmniError::manifest(format!(
             "rrf secondary variable '{}' not in bindings",
             primary_var
@@ -452,8 +448,9 @@ async fn execute_rrf_query(
     })?;
 
     // Build ID → rank maps
-    let primary_ids = extract_id_column(primary_batch)?;
+    let id_col_name = format!("{}.id", primary_var);
-    let secondary_ids = extract_id_column(secondary_batch)?;
+    let primary_ids = extract_id_column_by_name(primary_batch, &id_col_name)?;
+    let secondary_ids = extract_id_column_by_name(secondary_batch, &id_col_name)?;
 
     let mut primary_rank: HashMap<String, usize> = HashMap::new();
     for (i, id) in primary_ids.iter().enumerate() {
@@ -510,24 +507,21 @@ async fn execute_rrf_query(
     // Reconstruct a combined batch for the binding in winning order
     let fused_batch = build_fused_batch(&winning_ids, &id_to_batch_row, primary_batch.schema())?;
 
-    // Replace the binding and project
+    // Project directly from fused batch
-    let mut fused_bindings = primary_bindings;
+    let result_batch = project_return(&fused_batch, &ir.return_exprs, params)?;
-    fused_bindings.insert(primary_var.to_string(), fused_batch);
-
-    let result_batch = project_return(&fused_bindings, &ir.return_exprs, params)?;
 
     // Already ordered by RRF score + already limited
     Ok(QueryResult::new(result_batch.schema(), vec![result_batch]))
 }
 
-fn extract_id_column(batch: &RecordBatch) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+fn extract_id_column_by_name(batch: &RecordBatch, col_name: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
     let col = batch
-        .column_by_name("id")
+        .column_by_name(col_name)
-        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest("batch missing 'id' column for RRF".to_string()))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest(format!("batch missing '{}' column for RRF", col_name)))?;
     let ids = col
         .as_any()
         .downcast_ref::<StringArray>()
-        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest("'id' column is not Utf8".to_string()))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest(format!("'{}' column is not Utf8", col_name)))?;
     Ok((0..ids.len()).map(|i| ids.value(i).to_string()).collect())
 }
 
@@ -585,7 +579,7 @@ fn execute_pipeline<'a>(
     snapshot: &'a Snapshot,
     graph_index: Option<&'a GraphIndex>,
     catalog: &'a Catalog,
-    bindings: &'a mut HashMap<String, RecordBatch>,
+    wide: &'a mut Option<RecordBatch>,
     search_mode: &'a SearchMode,
 ) -> std::pin::Pin<Box<dyn std::future::Future<Output = Result<()>> + Send + 'a>> {
     Box::pin(async move {
@@ -632,10 +626,16 @@ fn execute_pipeline<'a>(
                         search_mode,
                     )
                     .await?;
-                    bindings.insert(variable.clone(), batch);
+                    let prefixed = prefix_batch(&batch, variable)?;
+                    *wide = Some(match wide.take() {
+                        None => prefixed,
+                        Some(existing) => cross_join_batches(&existing, &prefixed)?,
+                    });
                 }
                 IROp::Filter(filter) => {
-                    apply_filter(bindings, filter, params)?;
+                    if let Some(batch) = wide.as_mut() {
+                        apply_filter(batch, filter, params)?;
+                    }
                 }
                 IROp::Expand {
                     src_var,
@@ -649,17 +649,20 @@ fn execute_pipeline<'a>(
                     let gi = graph_index.ok_or_else(|| {
                         OmniError::manifest("graph index required for traversal".to_string())
                     })?;
-                    let batch = execute_expand(
+                    if let Some(batch) = wide.as_mut() {
-                        bindings, gi, snapshot, catalog, src_var, dst_var, edge_type, *direction,
+                        execute_expand(
-                        dst_type, *min_hops, *max_hops,
+                            batch, gi, snapshot, catalog, src_var, dst_var, edge_type, *direction,
-                    )
+                            dst_type, *min_hops, *max_hops,
-                    .await?;
+                        )
-                    bindings.insert(dst_var.clone(), batch);
+                        .await?;
+                    }
                 }
                 IROp::AntiJoin { outer_var, inner } => {
                     let gi = graph_index;
-                    execute_anti_join(bindings, inner, params, snapshot, gi, catalog, outer_var)
+                    if let Some(batch) = wide.as_mut() {
-                        .await?;
+                        execute_anti_join(batch, inner, params, snapshot, gi, catalog, outer_var)
+                            .await?;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -669,28 +672,26 @@ fn execute_pipeline<'a>(
 
 /// Execute a graph traversal (Expand).
 async fn execute_expand(
-    bindings: &HashMap<String, RecordBatch>,
+    wide: &mut RecordBatch,
     graph_index: &GraphIndex,
     snapshot: &Snapshot,
     catalog: &Catalog,
     src_var: &str,
-    _dst_var: &str,
+    dst_var: &str,
     edge_type: &str,
     direction: Direction,
     dst_type: &str,
     min_hops: u32,
     max_hops: Option<u32>,
-) -> Result<RecordBatch> {
+) -> Result<()> {
-    let src_batch = bindings.get(src_var).ok_or_else(|| {
+    let src_id_col_name = format!("{}.id", src_var);
-        OmniError::manifest(format!("expand references unbound variable '{}'", src_var))
+    let src_ids = wide
-    })?;
+        .column_by_name(&src_id_col_name)
-
+        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest(format!("wide batch missing '{}' column", src_id_col_name)))?
-    let src_ids = src_batch
-        .column_by_name("id")
-        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest("source batch missing 'id' column".to_string()))?
         .as_any()
         .downcast_ref::<StringArray>()
-        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest("source 'id' column is not Utf8".to_string()))?;
+        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest(format!("'{}' column is not Utf8", src_id_col_name)))?
+        .clone();
 
     // Determine which type index to use for source and destination
     let edge_def = catalog
@@ -720,8 +721,9 @@ async fn execute_expand(
 
     let same_type = src_type_name == dst_type_name;
 
-    // BFS to collect reachable destination dense IDs
+    // BFS to collect (src_row_idx, dst_id) pairs with per-source dedup
-    let mut result_dst_ids: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    let mut src_indices: Vec<u32> = Vec::new();
+    let mut dst_id_list: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
     for i in 0..src_ids.len() {
         let src_id = src_ids.value(i);
         let Some(src_dense) = src_type_idx.to_dense(src_id) else {
@@ -749,7 +751,8 @@ async fn execute_expand(
                             if let Some(dst_id) = dst_type_idx.to_id(neighbor) {
                                 let dst_id = dst_id.to_string();
                                 if seen_dst_ids.insert(dst_id.clone()) {
-                                    result_dst_ids.push(dst_id);
+                                    src_indices.push(i as u32);
+                                    dst_id_list.push(dst_id);
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -764,7 +767,36 @@ async fn execute_expand(
     }
 
     // Hydrate destination nodes from the snapshot
-    hydrate_nodes(snapshot, catalog, dst_type, &result_dst_ids).await
+    let dst_batch = hydrate_nodes(snapshot, catalog, dst_type, &dst_id_list).await?;
+
+    // Build a mapping from dst_id to row index in dst_batch
+    let dst_batch_id_col = dst_batch
+        .column_by_name("id")
+        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest("hydrated batch missing 'id' column".to_string()))?
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<StringArray>()
+        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest("hydrated 'id' column is not Utf8".to_string()))?;
+    let dst_id_to_row: HashMap<&str, usize> = (0..dst_batch_id_col.len())
+        .map(|i| (dst_batch_id_col.value(i), i))
+        .collect();
+
+    // Build aligned src/dst index arrays (only for IDs that exist in hydrated batch)
+    let mut final_src_indices: Vec<u32> = Vec::new();
+    let mut dst_indices: Vec<u32> = Vec::new();
+    for (src_idx, dst_id) in src_indices.iter().zip(dst_id_list.iter()) {
+        if let Some(&dst_row) = dst_id_to_row.get(dst_id.as_str()) {
+            final_src_indices.push(*src_idx);
+            dst_indices.push(dst_row as u32);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let src_take = UInt32Array::from(final_src_indices);
+    let dst_take = UInt32Array::from(dst_indices);
+    let expanded_wide = take_batch(wide, &src_take)?;
+    let dst_prefixed = prefix_batch(&dst_batch, dst_var)?;
+    let aligned_dst = take_batch(&dst_prefixed, &dst_take)?;
+    *wide = hconcat_batches(&expanded_wide, &aligned_dst)?;
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Load full node rows for a set of IDs from a snapshot.
@@ -829,15 +861,15 @@ async fn hydrate_nodes(
     Ok(scan_result)
 }
 
-/// Try bulk anti-join via CSR existence check. Returns Some if the inner
+/// Try bulk anti-join via CSR existence check. Returns Some(mask) if the inner
 /// pipeline is a single Expand from outer_var (the common negation pattern).
-fn try_bulk_anti_join(
+fn try_bulk_anti_join_mask(
-    outer_batch: &RecordBatch,
+    wide: &RecordBatch,
     inner_pipeline: &[IROp],
     graph_index: Option<&GraphIndex>,
     catalog: &Catalog,
     outer_var: &str,
-) -> Option<Result<RecordBatch>> {
+) -> Option<BooleanArray> {
     if inner_pipeline.len() != 1 {
         return None;
     }
@@ -866,8 +898,9 @@ fn try_bulk_anti_join(
     }?;
     let type_idx = gi.type_index(src_type_name)?;
 
-    let outer_ids = outer_batch
+    let id_col_name = format!("{}.id", outer_var);
-        .column_by_name("id")?
+    let outer_ids = wide
+        .column_by_name(&id_col_name)?
         .as_any()
         .downcast_ref::<StringArray>()?;
 
@@ -881,16 +914,12 @@ fn try_bulk_anti_join(
         })
         .collect();
 
-    let mask = BooleanArray::from(keep_mask);
+    Some(BooleanArray::from(keep_mask))
-    Some(
-        arrow_select::filter::filter_record_batch(outer_batch, &mask)
-            .map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string())),
-    )
 }
 
-/// Execute an AntiJoin: remove rows from outer_var where the inner pipeline finds matches.
+/// Execute an AntiJoin: remove rows from wide batch where the inner pipeline finds matches.
 async fn execute_anti_join(
-    bindings: &mut HashMap<String, RecordBatch>,
+    wide: &mut RecordBatch,
     inner_pipeline: &[IROp],
     params: &ParamMap,
     snapshot: &Snapshot,
@@ -898,35 +927,22 @@ async fn execute_anti_join(
     catalog: &Catalog,
     outer_var: &str,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let outer_batch = bindings.get(outer_var).ok_or_else(|| {
-        OmniError::manifest(format!(
-            "anti-join references unbound variable '{}'",
-            outer_var
-        ))
-    })?;
-
     // Fast path: bulk CSR existence check (O(N), zero Lance I/O)
-    if let Some(result) =
+    if let Some(mask) =
-        try_bulk_anti_join(outer_batch, inner_pipeline, graph_index, catalog, outer_var)
+        try_bulk_anti_join_mask(wide, inner_pipeline, graph_index, catalog, outer_var)
     {
-        bindings.insert(outer_var.to_string(), result?);
+        *wide = arrow_select::filter::filter_record_batch(wide, &mask)
+            .map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))?;
         return Ok(());
     }
 
     // Slow path: per-row inner pipeline execution
-    let outer_ids = outer_batch
+    let num_rows = wide.num_rows();
-        .column_by_name("id")
+    let mut keep_mask = vec![true; num_rows];
-        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest("outer batch missing 'id' column".to_string()))?
-        .as_any()
-        .downcast_ref::<StringArray>()
-        .ok_or_else(|| OmniError::manifest("outer 'id' column is not Utf8".to_string()))?;
 
-    let mut keep_mask = vec![true; outer_batch.num_rows()];
+    for i in 0..num_rows {
-
+        let single_row = wide.slice(i, 1);
-    for i in 0..outer_ids.len() {
+        let mut inner_wide: Option<RecordBatch> = Some(single_row);
-        let single_row = outer_batch.slice(i, 1);
-        let mut inner_bindings: HashMap<String, RecordBatch> = HashMap::new();
-        inner_bindings.insert(outer_var.to_string(), single_row);
 
         let no_search = SearchMode::default();
         execute_pipeline(
@@ -935,15 +951,15 @@ async fn execute_anti_join(
             snapshot,
             graph_index,
             catalog,
-            &mut inner_bindings,
+            &mut inner_wide,
             &no_search,
         )
         .await?;
 
-        let has_match = inner_bindings
+        let has_match = inner_wide
-            .iter()
+            .as_ref()
-            .filter(|(k, _)| *k != outer_var)
+            .map(|batch| batch.num_rows() > 0)
-            .any(|(_, batch)| batch.num_rows() > 0);
+            .unwrap_or(false);
 
         if has_match {
             keep_mask[i] = false;
@@ -951,10 +967,8 @@ async fn execute_anti_join(
     }
 
     let mask = BooleanArray::from(keep_mask);
-    let filtered = arrow_select::filter::filter_record_batch(outer_batch, &mask)
+    *wide = arrow_select::filter::filter_record_batch(wide, &mask)
         .map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))?;
-
-    bindings.insert(outer_var.to_string(), filtered);
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -1220,3 +1234,50 @@ pub(super) fn literal_to_sql(lit: &Literal) -> String {
         Literal::List(_) => "NULL".to_string(), // Not supported in SQL pushdown
     }
 }
+
+fn prefix_batch(batch: &RecordBatch, variable: &str) -> Result<RecordBatch> {
+    let fields: Vec<Field> = batch.schema().fields().iter().map(|f| {
+        Field::new(format!("{}.{}", variable, f.name()), f.data_type().clone(), f.is_nullable())
+    }).collect();
+    let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(fields));
+    RecordBatch::try_new(schema, batch.columns().to_vec()).map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))
+}
+
+fn cross_join_batches(left: &RecordBatch, right: &RecordBatch) -> Result<RecordBatch> {
+    let n = left.num_rows();
+    let m = right.num_rows();
+    if n == 0 || m == 0 {
+        let mut fields: Vec<Field> = left.schema().fields().iter().map(|f| f.as_ref().clone()).collect();
+        fields.extend(right.schema().fields().iter().map(|f| f.as_ref().clone()));
+        return Ok(RecordBatch::new_empty(Arc::new(Schema::new(fields))));
+    }
+    let left_indices: Vec<u32> = (0..n as u32).flat_map(|i| std::iter::repeat(i).take(m)).collect();
+    let right_indices: Vec<u32> = (0..n).flat_map(|_| 0..m as u32).collect();
+    let left_expanded = take_batch(left, &UInt32Array::from(left_indices))?;
+    let right_expanded = take_batch(right, &UInt32Array::from(right_indices))?;
+    hconcat_batches(&left_expanded, &right_expanded)
+}
+
+fn hconcat_batches(left: &RecordBatch, right: &RecordBatch) -> Result<RecordBatch> {
+    let mut fields: Vec<Field> = left.schema().fields().iter().map(|f| f.as_ref().clone()).collect();
+    if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+        let left_schema = left.schema();
+        let left_names: HashSet<&str> = left_schema.fields().iter().map(|f| f.name().as_str()).collect();
+        let right_schema = right.schema();
+        for f in right_schema.fields() {
+            debug_assert!(!left_names.contains(f.name().as_str()), "hconcat_batches: duplicate column '{}'", f.name());
+        }
+    }
+    fields.extend(right.schema().fields().iter().map(|f| f.as_ref().clone()));
+    let mut columns: Vec<ArrayRef> = left.columns().to_vec();
+    columns.extend(right.columns().to_vec());
+    RecordBatch::try_new(Arc::new(Schema::new(fields)), columns).map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))
+}
+
+fn take_batch(batch: &RecordBatch, indices: &UInt32Array) -> Result<RecordBatch> {
+    let columns: Vec<ArrayRef> = batch.columns().iter()
+        .map(|col| arrow_select::take::take(col.as_ref(), indices, None))
+        .collect::<std::result::Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
+        .map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))?;
+    RecordBatch::try_new(batch.schema(), columns).map_err(|e| OmniError::Lance(e.to_string()))
+}

crates/omnigraph/tests/aggregation.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+mod helpers;
+
+use arrow_array::{Array, Float64Array, Int32Array, Int64Array, StringArray};
+
+use omnigraph::db::Omnigraph;
+use omnigraph::loader::{LoadMode, load_jsonl};
+use omnigraph_compiler::ir::ParamMap;
+
+use helpers::*;
+
+// ─── Count aggregate with GROUP BY ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn friend_counts_grouped_by_person() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mut db = init_and_load(&dir).await;
+
+    // Test data: Alice knows Bob, Alice knows Charlie, Bob knows Diana
+    // So: Alice=2 friends, Bob=1 friend (Charlie & Diana have no outgoing knows → dropped)
+    let result = query_main(&mut db, TEST_QUERIES, "friend_counts", &ParamMap::new())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let batch = result.concat_batches().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(batch.num_rows(), 2);
+
+    let names = batch
+        .column_by_name("p.name")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<StringArray>()
+        .unwrap();
+    let counts = batch
+        .column_by_name("friends")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<Int64Array>()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Ordered by friends desc: Alice(2), Bob(1)
+    assert_eq!(names.value(0), "Alice");
+    assert_eq!(counts.value(0), 2);
+    assert_eq!(names.value(1), "Bob");
+    assert_eq!(counts.value(1), 1);
+}
+
+// ─── Global count (no group key) ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn total_people_global_count() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mut db = init_and_load(&dir).await;
+
+    let result = query_main(&mut db, TEST_QUERIES, "total_people", &ParamMap::new())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let batch = result.concat_batches().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(batch.num_rows(), 1);
+
+    let total = batch
+        .column_by_name("total")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<Int64Array>()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(total.value(0), 4);
+}
+
+// ─── Sum/Avg/Min/Max aggregates ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn age_stats_per_company() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mut db = init_and_load(&dir).await;
+
+    // Test data: Alice(30) worksAt Acme, Bob(25) worksAt Globex
+    let result = query_main(&mut db, TEST_QUERIES, "age_stats", &ParamMap::new())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let batch = result.concat_batches().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(batch.num_rows(), 2);
+
+    let names = batch
+        .column_by_name("c.name")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<StringArray>()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Find the Acme row (order not guaranteed without ORDER BY)
+    let acme_row = (0..batch.num_rows())
+        .find(|&i| names.value(i) == "Acme")
+        .expect("Acme should be in results");
+    let globex_row = (0..batch.num_rows())
+        .find(|&i| names.value(i) == "Globex")
+        .expect("Globex should be in results");
+
+    let headcount = batch
+        .column_by_name("headcount")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<Int64Array>()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(headcount.value(acme_row), 1);
+    assert_eq!(headcount.value(globex_row), 1);
+
+    let avg_age = batch
+        .column_by_name("avg_age")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<Float64Array>()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!((avg_age.value(acme_row) - 30.0).abs() < 0.01);
+    assert!((avg_age.value(globex_row) - 25.0).abs() < 0.01);
+
+    let youngest = batch
+        .column_by_name("youngest")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<Int32Array>()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(youngest.value(acme_row), 30);
+    assert_eq!(youngest.value(globex_row), 25);
+
+    let total_age = batch
+        .column_by_name("total_age")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<Float64Array>()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!((total_age.value(acme_row) - 30.0).abs() < 0.01);
+    assert!((total_age.value(globex_row) - 25.0).abs() < 0.01);
+}
+
+// ─── Aggregate + order + limit ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn top_connected_person() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mut db = init_and_load(&dir).await;
+
+    // Alice has 2 friends (most connected)
+    let result = query_main(&mut db, TEST_QUERIES, "top_connected", &ParamMap::new())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let batch = result.concat_batches().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(batch.num_rows(), 1);
+
+    let names = batch
+        .column_by_name("p.name")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<StringArray>()
+        .unwrap();
+    let counts = batch
+        .column_by_name("friends")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<Int64Array>()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(names.value(0), "Alice");
+    assert_eq!(counts.value(0), 2);
+}
+
+// ─── Inline aggregate query (not from fixture) ────────────────────────────
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn inline_count_with_no_friends() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mut db = init_and_load(&dir).await;
+
+    // Diana has no outgoing Knows edges, so she won't appear in friend_counts.
+    // But Alice(2) and Bob(1) do. Verify the count matches.
+    let queries = r#"
+query fc() {
+    match {
+        $p: Person
+        $p knows $f
+    }
+    return { $p.name, count($f) as friends }
+    order { friends desc }
+}
+"#;
+    let result = query_main(&mut db, queries, "fc", &ParamMap::new())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let batch = result.concat_batches().unwrap();
+    // Only Alice and Bob have outgoing Knows edges
+    assert_eq!(batch.num_rows(), 2);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn inline_global_count_empty() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let uri = dir.path().to_str().unwrap();
+    let mut db = Omnigraph::init(uri, TEST_SCHEMA).await.unwrap();
+
+    // Load only nodes, no edges
+    let data = r#"{"type": "Person", "data": {"name": "Alice", "age": 30}}
+{"type": "Company", "data": {"name": "Acme"}}"#;
+    load_jsonl(&mut db, data, LoadMode::Overwrite)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Global count — should return 1 row with count=1
+    let queries = r#"
+query tc() {
+    match { $p: Person }
+    return { count($p) as total }
+}
+"#;
+    let result = query_main(&mut db, queries, "tc", &ParamMap::new())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let batch = result.concat_batches().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(batch.num_rows(), 1);
+    let total = batch
+        .column_by_name("total")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<Int64Array>()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(total.value(0), 1);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn inline_min_max_string() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mut db = init_and_load(&dir).await;
+
+    let queries = r#"
+query name_range() {
+    match { $p: Person }
+    return {
+        min($p.name) as first_name
+        max($p.name) as last_name
+    }
+}
+"#;
+    let result = query_main(&mut db, queries, "name_range", &ParamMap::new())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let batch = result.concat_batches().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(batch.num_rows(), 1);
+
+    let first = batch
+        .column_by_name("first_name")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<StringArray>()
+        .unwrap();
+    let last = batch
+        .column_by_name("last_name")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<StringArray>()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(first.value(0), "Alice");
+    assert_eq!(last.value(0), "Diana");
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn inline_multi_hop_aggregate() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mut db = init_and_load(&dir).await;
+
+    // Friends of friends count per person
+    let queries = r#"
+query fof_counts($name: String) {
+    match {
+        $p: Person { name: $name }
+        $p knows $mid
+        $mid knows $fof
+    }
+    return { $p.name, count($fof) as fof_count }
+}
+"#;
+    // Alice → Bob, Charlie. Bob → Diana. Charlie → nobody.
+    // So Alice's fof = [Diana] → count = 1
+    let result = query_main(
+        &mut db,
+        queries,
+        "fof_counts",
+        &params(&[("$name", "Alice")]),
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    let batch = result.concat_batches().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(batch.num_rows(), 1);
+
+    let count = batch
+        .column_by_name("fof_count")
+        .unwrap()
+        .as_any()
+        .downcast_ref::<Int64Array>()
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(count.value(0), 1);
+}

crates/omnigraph/tests/fixtures/test.gq

@@ -76,3 +76,38 @@ query top_by_age() {
     order { $p.age desc }
     limit 2
 }
+
+// Aggregation: global count (no group key)
+query total_people() {
+    match {
+        $p: Person
+    }
+    return { count($p) as total }
+}
+
+// Aggregation: sum/avg/min/max of age per company
+query age_stats() {
+    match {
+        $p: Person
+        $p worksAt $c
+    }
+    return {
+        $c.name
+        sum($p.age) as total_age
+        avg($p.age) as avg_age
+        min($p.age) as youngest
+        max($p.age) as oldest
+        count($p) as headcount
+    }
+}
+
+// Aggregation: most connected person
+query top_connected() {
+    match {
+        $p: Person
+        $p knows $f
+    }
+    return { $p.name, count($f) as friends }
+    order { friends desc }
+    limit 1
+}