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Summary

Fixes #2794.

Serialize access to each DuckDBConnector connection so concurrent SQL tool calls cannot overwrite or consume each other's results. The same per-instance threading.Lock covers query execution and fetching, dry_run(), and close().

The lock keeps the existing DuckDB session, including attached databases, in-memory tables, temporary tables/views, and connection-local settings. Requests sharing one connector now wait for the current operation to finish; separate connector instances have separate locks.

What failure does this repair?

The connector stores one DuckDB connection and currently calls:

return self.connection.execute(sql).fetch_arrow_table()

Another thread can execute on that connection after the first execute() returns but before its caller fetches. The pending result belongs to the connection, so that second statement can replace the first result. This produces both exceptions and incorrect rows.

The following reproduction uses real DuckDB execution, four worker threads, and no database service or mocked result. Run it with the core/wren dependencies installed:

from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
from threading import Barrier

from wren.connector.duckdb import DuckDBConnector
from wren.model import LocalFileConnectionInfo

connector = DuckDBConnector(LocalFileConnectionInfo(url=".", format="parquet"))


def run(query_id):
    barrier.wait()
    try:
        table = connector.query(
            f"SELECT {query_id} AS query_id, sum(x) AS total "
            "FROM range(10000000) t(x)"
        )
        return query_id, table.to_pylist()
    except Exception as exc:
        return query_id, type(exc).__name__, str(exc)


try:
    for _ in range(3):
        barrier = Barrier(4)
        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=4) as pool:
            for result in pool.map(run, range(4)):
                print(result, flush=True)
finally:
    connector.close()

Actual output from one batch before the fix:

(0, 'AttributeError', "'NoneType' object has no attribute 'to_pylist'")
(1, 'AttributeError', "'NoneType' object has no attribute 'to_pylist'")
(2, 'AttributeError', "'NoneType' object has no attribute 'to_pylist'")
(3, [{'query_id': 0, 'total': Decimal('49999995000000')}])

Request 3 returned request 0's ID. The exact interleaving varies, but every returned row should contain the ID requested by its worker.

The SDK path is reachable without sharing a connector manually. Both agent toolkits cache the connector while rebuilding their engine per call. In a separate real LangGraph reproduction, a warmed WrenToolkit backed by a local DuckDB table received one AIMessage with four aggregate wren_query calls. The compiled ToolNode invocation failed before this change with:

AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'num_rows'

The event-coordinated regression tests cover query/query and query/dry-run interleavings through the actual driver. Each query now retains its own rows, including when the second operation is a LIMIT 0 validation.

Why the lock covers these operations

• query() holds the lock through both execute() and fetch_arrow_table(). Locking only execution leaves the fetch race intact.
• dry_run() takes the same lock because it executes a statement on the same connection and can replace a query's pending result even though it returns no rows itself.
• close() takes the same lock so it waits for an in-flight fetch before closing the driver connection.
• The context manager releases the lock when driver execution raises. A failed query or validation call therefore does not leave the connector permanently blocked.

There is one lock per connector, with no new dependency or shared global lock. Limit coercion and SQL wrapping still happen as before. Existing tests that construct the connector with __new__ now initialize its lock alongside the mocked connection.

Why keep the connection instead of opening a cursor per call?

A new DuckDB cursor can isolate result state, but it changes connection-local behavior. I checked this with the real driver:

import duckdb

connection = duckdb.connect()
connection.execute("SET enable_progress_bar=true")
print(connection.execute("SELECT current_setting('enable_progress_bar')").fetchone())
cursor = connection.cursor()
print(cursor.execute("SELECT current_setting('enable_progress_bar')").fetchone())
cursor.close()
connection.close()

Observed output:

(True,)
(False,)

The lock preserves the original session rather than requiring this fix to copy or recreate its state. The tests cover a local TimeZone setting, attached tables, an in-memory table, a temporary table, and a temporary view.

The tradeoff is that SQL operations on one connector run serially. This PR fixes result correctness and does not claim higher throughput. Applications that need parallel database execution can use independent connector instances; introducing a connection pool would be a separate change.

How is it tested?

tests/unit/test_duckdb_concurrency.py adds five cases backed by real DuckDB execution:

1. Pause the first query after its real execute() and let a second query attempt to run before the fetch. Each query must receive its own row.
2. Repeat that interleaving with dry_run() as the second operation. The first query must retain its row instead of seeing LIMIT 0 output.
3. Submit sixteen concurrent reads through one connector. Each returns its own query_id while reading the same in-memory table through a temporary table and temporary view.
4. Query an attached DuckDB file with a connection-local TimeZone setting, then execute a failing query and a failing dry run. A subsequent valid query must still succeed. Queries after closing the connector must fail normally.
5. Pause a query between execution and fetching while another thread calls close(). Fetching must complete before the connection closes.

The coordinating wrapper forwards execute() to the real driver and only controls scheduling. It does not manufacture Arrow tables or expected results.

These tests live in tests/unit/, which .github/workflows/wren-ci.yml runs in its default unit-test job. They require neither a container nor an optional connector extra. The existing semicolon and limit tests still check the SQL passed to the driver.

Focused connector verification, run from core/wren:

python -m pytest tests/unit/test_duckdb_concurrency.py \
  tests/unit/test_duckdb_semicolon_unlimited.py \
  tests/unit/test_duckdb_file_listing.py \
  tests/unit/test_coerce_limit.py \
  tests/connectors/test_duckdb.py -q

35 passed

The connector suite uses real DuckDB TPCH data. SDK verification, run from sdk/wren-langchain with the modified core package on the import path:

python -m pytest tests/integration/test_langgraph_toolnode.py \
  tests/integration/test_runtime_tools.py -q

6 passed

The separate four-call ToolNode reproduction was also rerun after the fix for four batches. All sixteen requests returned their own query_id and the expected aggregate, with no exceptions. That check uses a compiled graph and real local data; it does not call an LLM API.

ruff check and ruff format --check pass for the changed files, and git diff --check passes. Verification covered the connector and SDK paths listed above. Verification used Python 3.12.14, DuckDB 1.5.6, PyArrow 25.0.1, langchain-core 1.6.9, and LangGraph 1.2.14.

Duplicate check

I checked open issue/PR records and searches for DuckDB concurrency, shared connections, parallel queries, and ToolNode calls before preparing this change.

• #2551 and #2552 include changes to core/wren/src/wren/connector/duckdb.py. Their DuckDB patches change SQL/limit handling and connection initialization, but still execute and fetch through an unsynchronized shared connection. They do not provide the result isolation implemented here. The files overlap, so this branch may need a rebase if either lands first.
• #2669 and its fix, #2683, address PostgreSQL's aborted transaction state. The PR discussion mentions concurrent use of a shared connection; its final implementation enables PostgreSQL autocommit. It does not synchronize DuckDB execution and fetching, and the reproduction here uses successful SELECTs rather than an earlier failed transaction.

I found no open issue or PR implementing the same DuckDB synchronization fix. This PR contains the query, validation, close, and regression-test changes together rather than splitting the shared cause across several submissions.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Serialized DuckDB query execution, result retrieval, dry-run validation, and connection closing to prevent concurrent operations from interfering with each other.
  • Ensured parallel queries preserve their results and that the connection remains usable after query or validation errors.

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Walkthrough

DuckDB connector calls now use a per-connector lock to serialize query execution and Arrow fetching, dry-run execution, and connection closing. Tests cover concurrent calls, session behavior, errors, close ordering, and existing query behavior.

Changes

DuckDB connector synchronization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Serialize DuckDB connection operations core/wren/src/wren/connector/duckdb.py	The connector initializes a lock and holds it across query execution and Arrow fetching. Dry-run execution and connection closing use the same lock.
Test serialized operations and preserve connector behavior core/wren/tests/unit/test_duckdb_concurrency.py, core/wren/tests/unit/test_duckdb_file_listing.py, core/wren/tests/unit/test_duckdb_semicolon_unlimited.py	Concurrency tests check result isolation, parallel queries, session behavior, errors, and close ordering. Existing tests initialize the lock on connector instances created with __new__.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant QueryCaller
  participant DuckDBConnector
  participant DuckDBConnection
  QueryCaller->>DuckDBConnector: query SQL
  DuckDBConnector->>DuckDBConnection: execute SQL while holding lock
  DuckDBConnector->>DuckDBConnection: fetch Arrow table while holding lock
  DuckDBConnector-->>QueryCaller: return query result

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Linked Issues check		Issue #2794 requires isolated results for concurrent calls on one connector, protection from dry_run() changing another query result, and close() waiting for an in-flight fetch. At the reviewed head, …
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core/wren/tests/unit/test_duckdb_concurrency.py (1)

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Assert that competing operations remain blocked.

Both waits discard their results. The result assertions can still pass when the competing operation runs only after resume is released, so they do not prove the required ordering.

Suggested fix

-            second_executed.wait(1)
+            assert not second_executed.wait(1)
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-            close_finished.wait(1)
+            assert not close_finished.wait(1)

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In the concurrency test, assert that second_executed.wait(1) and
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Updated both waits in fa460a1 to assert that the competing operation stays blocked while the first query is paused. second_executed must remain unset for both a second query and a dry run, and close_finished must remain unset until fetching can complete. The finally blocks still release resume, including when an assertion raises, so the worker threads can finish.

I also added docstrings to the new and modified functions. All 35 focused connector tests pass, along with Ruff check, format check, and the diff whitespace check.

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