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Why: When a product is written we currently get nothing back, so the row it landed in is only recoverable by re-scanning the container on read. This surfaces that information at write time as a Token (placement + row) — the piece needed to locate the product again, and the basis for the upcoming navigation/index work (FORM will collect these Tokens and hand them to commitOutput()).

What:

  • registerWrite() now returns a Token built directly from the product's placement and the 0-based row it was written to. If the backend doesn't address rows, the Token has no id set.

  • The row / Token::id type is std::uint64_t — wide enough for both backends' entry counts (TBranch::GetEntries(), RNTuple::GetNEntries()) and never narrower than RNTuple. Threaded through the write chain: fill / fillContainer / registerWrite.

  • Token gains an explicit not-set state (hasId()), replacing the old -1 sentinel. The write chain uses kInvalidRowId for "no addressable row"; registerWrite maps it to a not-set Token.

  • ROOT backends: TBranch returns GetEntries() - 1 (row persists on Fill()); RField returns GetNEntries() (entry persists on commit()). Both yield the same 0-based row the reader uses.

Note of follow-up:

  • The read path stays int for now; the single write→read narrowing is made explicit with a documented static_cast. Widening the read path to 64-bit is a follow-up.
  • FORM will collects Tokens → commitOutput() registers them into an index container, which is a follow-up.
  • Code

    • Updated registerWrite() to return a Token with product placement and a 0-based row ID.
    • Changed write-side row IDs and Token::id() to std::uint64_t.
    • Added Token::hasId() and replaced the -1 sentinel with an explicit unset state.
    • Added kInvalidRowId for backends that do not address rows.
    • Propagated row IDs through fill, fillContainer, and registerWrite.
    • Aligned ROOT row handling with reader-visible rows:
      • TBranch uses GetEntries() - 1.
      • RField uses GetNEntries().
    • Added an explicit narrowing cast when the read path passes the token row ID to the existing int API.
  • Tests

    • Updated Token tests for hasId() and unsigned IDs.
    • Added tests for returned tokens, sequential row IDs, direct token-based reads, and non-addressable backends.
  • Deferred

    • FORM token collection and widening of the read path remain follow-up work.

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The write path now returns zero-based row identifiers. PersistenceWriter::registerWrite converts valid identifiers into Token objects. Token distinguishes unset identifiers from std::uint64_t identifiers. Tests cover both addressable and unaddressable backends.

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Write token flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Token identifier contract
form/core/token.hpp, form/core/token.cpp, test/form/form_basics_test.cpp
Token uses std::uint64_t identifiers, separate constructors, and hasId() instead of an unset -1 sentinel.
Storage row identifier propagation
form/storage/istorage.hpp, form/storage/storage_writer.*, form/storage/storage_write_container.*, form/root_storage/*write_container.*
Storage writer interfaces and implementations return zero-based row identifiers or kInvalidRowId. ROOT branch and RField writers return entry indexes.
Persistence write result integration
form/persistence/*, form/storage/storage_reader.cpp, test/form/form_storage_test.cpp
registerWrite returns a Token with placement metadata and an optional row identifier. Tests validate token-based reads and unaddressable backends.

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Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 7c9d8

The PR exposes row tokens for newly written products, but failed writes can still return a token that points to nonexistent data, and large row identifiers can be narrowed incorrectly during reads. These data-location risks should be fixed before merging.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant PersistenceWriter
  participant StorageWriter
  participant WriteContainer
  participant StorageReader
  PersistenceWriter->>StorageWriter: fillContainer(placement, data, type)
  StorageWriter->>WriteContainer: fill(data)
  WriteContainer-->>StorageWriter: row id or kInvalidRowId
  StorageWriter-->>PersistenceWriter: row id
  PersistenceWriter-->>PersistenceWriter: return Token
  StorageReader->>StorageReader: readContainer(Token)
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Inline comments:
In `@form/core/token.hpp`:
- Around line 20-27: Rename Token::hasId() to has_id(), m_hasId to m_has_id_,
and the placement-only constructor parameters to file_name and container_name;
update all corresponding declarations, definitions, call sites, and tests while
preserving behavior.

In `@form/root_storage/root_tbranch_write_container.cpp`:
- Around line 115-120: Update the write flow around TBranch::Fill() to capture
its return value and, when negative, reset the branch address and throw before
accessing GetEntries() or creating the Token row. Preserve the existing
successful Fill behavior and row calculation.

In `@form/storage/istorage.hpp`:
- Around line 19-21: Rename the sentinel constant kInvalidRowId to
k_invalid_row_id and update every reference to use the new lower_case
identifier, preserving its value and behavior.

Apply the same fix in `@form/persistence/persistence_writer.cpp` at line 58: The
same constant is used here and must be renamed consistently.

In `@form/storage/storage_reader.cpp`:
- Around line 391-392: Update the read path around Token::id() and
IStorage_Read_Container::read so 64-bit row identifiers are preserved end to
end; widen the read interface and both ROOT implementations, including their
bounds checks, to std::uint64_t. Do not cast Token::id() to int; if widening is
not possible, validate and reject values above INT_MAX before invoking read.

In `@test/form/form_storage_test.cpp`:
- Around line 376-386: Update the test’s StorageReader::readContainer result
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Looks good enough to me. I could be very happy with the code as-is. Two additional things we could consider:

  • std::optional<> instead of sentinel values: worth using the newer standard, or better to use the well-known technique?
  • We should fix that coderabbit comment about the test if we can. I like to memcheck our tests when something goes wrong.

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LGTM

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Thanks @wwuoneway
I leave it up to you whether you want to use optional (which seems like a good strategy).
Other than that, this looks good to me.

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Thanks @wwuoneway I leave it up to you whether you want to use optional (which seems like a good strategy). Other than that, this looks good to me.

Agreed std::optional<std::uint64_t> is the cleaner representation. Since it changes Token's public accessors and the write-chain sentinel — and overlaps with the pending naming/convention pass over form/ and test/form/ — I'd like to keep this PR scoped to just returning the Token and do the optional refactor as a focused follow-up. The current sentinel + hasId() design is correct and tested, so nothing is blocked by deferring.
I've already opened a tracking issue for this #833.

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LGTM

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LGTM

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