Docs: drop decorative separator lines#2632
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Remove standalone horizontal-rule separator lines (long sequences of - or = characters surrounded by blank lines) used as visual section dividers. RST renders them as transitions but most other tooling and Sphinx warnings prefer relying on heading hierarchy alone for visual separation. Heading underlines and any separator that sits adjacent to text are left untouched.
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Pull request overview
Removes standalone decorative horizontal-rule separator lines (hyphen runs surrounded by blank lines) from a few RST docs, aligning with the lightweight docs style guide discussed in #2460 and reducing visual noise without changing content structure.
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- Dropped blank-line-surrounded “separator” horizontal rules in memory optimization documentation.
- Dropped the same style of separators across Watcher execution mode docs (Airflow worker + Kubernetes variants).
- Kept heading underlines and separators adjacent to text intact (only removed standalone dividers).
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| File | Description |
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| docs/optimize_performance/memory_optimization.rst | Removes standalone divider rules between numbered sections while preserving headings/content. |
| docs/guides/run_dbt/container/watcher-kubernetes-execution-mode.rst | Removes decorative separators between major sections (Background/How to Use/etc.). |
| docs/guides/run_dbt/airflow-worker/watcher-execution-mode.rst | Removes decorative separators between major sections without altering narrative/structure. |
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scripts/check_docs_style.py runs three rules against any RST or Jinja file under docs/: no '*' bullet points, no standalone horizontal-rule separator lines, and heading underlines at least as long as the title's UTF-8 byte length. Each rule is its own small function registered in a list, so future rules from the style guide proposed in #2460 can be added by writing a function and appending to RULES. The script tracks code-block scopes so prose rules don't fire on indented code content. Hook the script into .pre-commit-config.yaml so violations are caught before commit. Two pre-existing em-dash titles in the watcher docs are flipped to colons so the hook's underline-length rule passes on a clean tree. The bullet and separator rules will continue to fail on main until the cleanup PRs (#2631, #2632) merge; keep this PR in draft until then.
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Thanks for adding the style guide improvements, @pankajkoti !
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scripts/check_docs_style.py runs three rules against any RST or Jinja file under docs/: no '*' bullet points, no standalone horizontal-rule separator lines, and heading underlines at least as long as the title's UTF-8 byte length. Each rule is its own small function registered in a list, so future rules from the style guide proposed in #2460 can be added by writing a function and appending to RULES. The script tracks code-block scopes so prose rules don't fire on indented code content. Hook the script into .pre-commit-config.yaml so violations are caught before commit. Two pre-existing em-dash titles in the watcher docs are flipped to colons so the hook's underline-length rule passes on a clean tree. The bullet and separator rules will continue to fail on main until the cleanup PRs (#2631, #2632) merge; keep this PR in draft until then.
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## CHANGELOG entry 1.14.2 (2026-05-21) ------------------- Behaviour Changes These changes adjust observable behaviour of the ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` execution mode. None of them breaks the public Cosmos API, but users relying on undocumented internals (graph wiring assertions, XCom backup Variable names, retry-on-recovery semantics, or retry log format) should review before upgrading. * ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` + ``depends_on_past=True``: when the producer task has ``depends_on_past=True`` (typically set via ``default_args``), the producer-done gateway task inside ``DbtTaskGroup`` is now wired downstream of every consumer task, in addition to the producer. This is required so that ``wait_for_downstream`` gating behaves correctly across DAG runs and the task group acts as a single unit that must fully succeed before the next run starts. Users with ``depends_on_past=False`` (the default) see no topology change. See #2615. * ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` downstream retry on upstream recovery: dbt models that were skipped after an upstream-failure event are now retried in the same DAG run when the upstream task succeeds on retry. Previously these models remained skipped for the run. See #2684. * ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` consumer-retry log format: the consumer's fallback ``dbt`` invocation no longer inherits the producer's internal ``--log-format json`` flag, so retry task logs now default to dbt's normal text format. Users who relied on JSON output in retry logs can opt in via ``operator_args={"dbt_cmd_flags": ["--log-format", "json"]}``. See #2713. * ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` XCom-backup Variable key scheme: the per-model XCom backup Variable key now includes the full task-group path and sanitises disallowed characters (``+`` / ``:``) from ``run_id``. External monitoring or cleanup scripts that match the old key pattern will need updating. See #2629 and #2683. Bug Fixes * Sanitize disallowed characters from XCom backup variable key by @MichaelRBlack in #2629 * Prevent watcher producers from colliding on one XCom-backup key by @tatiana in #2683 * Retry watcher downstream models on upstream-failure recovery by @tatiana in #2684 * Fix ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` interaction with ``depends_on_past`` by @johnhoran in #2615 * Strip ``--log-format`` from producer flags on watcher consumer retry by @tatiana in #2713 * Fix duplicate ``deferrable`` kwarg in ``DbtRunAirflowAsyncBigqueryOperator`` by @pankajastro in #2616 * Fix dbt docs iframe ``src`` missing deployment path prefix by @pankajastro in #2640 * Defer ``TaskInstance`` import in cluster policy to fix Sentry init crash by @pankajastro in #2662 * Restore type hints broken by lazy imports in ``cosmos/__init__.py`` by @pankajastro in #2647 * Fix ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` non-dbt stdout being suppressed from logs by @pankajastro in #2654 * Fix test sensor retry behaviour in ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` by @pankajkoti in #2658 * Fix watcher fallback selector for versioned dbt models by @pankajkoti in #2659 * Break out of iframe from Airflow 2 dbt Docs 404 link by @pankajastro in #2685 Docs * Document source freshness aware execution for ``ExecutionMode.WATCHER`` by @pankajastro in #2617 * Add reference docs for ``DbtRunLocalOperator``, ``DbtTestLocalOperator``, ``DbtSnapshotLocalOperator`` and ``DbtBuildLocalOperator`` by @pankajastro in #2643 * Add watcher retry behaviour history documentation by @tatiana in #2600 * Add Apache Airflow® trademark on first prominent mention by @pankajkoti in #2624 * Sentence-case section headings by @pankajkoti in #2630 * Use ``-`` for bullet points by @pankajkoti in #2631 * Drop decorative separator lines by @pankajkoti in #2632 * Normalize heading underlines in ``docs/guides/`` and ``docs/index.rst`` by @pankajkoti in #2664 * Fix broken cross-directory doc links by @pankajastro in #2694 * Fix broken external links in hand-written docs by @pankajastro in #2696 * Document support for Airflow 3.2 in the compatibility policy by @pankajastro in #2652 * Refresh the dbt/Airflow conflicts table to match the compatibility policy by @pankajastro in #2653 * Document incremental model limitation for ``ExecutionMode.AIRFLOW_ASYNC`` by @pankajastro in #2642 Others * Import ``ParamValidationError`` from ``airflow.sdk`` to silence deprecation warning by @pankajastro in #2645 * Import ``DAG`` from ``airflow.sdk`` to silence deprecation warning by @pankajastro in #2644 * Enforce docs style guide via pre-commit hook by @pankajkoti and @tatiana in #2633 * Add Airflow 3.2 to the test matrix in ``CLAUDE.md`` by @pankajastro in #2646 * Document the lazy-logging standard in ``CLAUDE.md`` by @pankajastro in #2679 * Extract watcher XCom-key helpers and inline single-use bindings by @pankajastro in #2673 * Remove leftover ``scripts/airflow3`` directory by @pankajastro in #2661 * Fix ``altered_jaffle_shop`` seed-dep CTE references by @pankajastro in #2690 * Skip Airflow 3.0 integration test stuck on ``example_watcher_with_freshness`` by @pankajastro in #2692 * Fix typo "constrantis" → "constraints" in tests env comment by @pankajastro in #2669 ## Summary Drafts the **Cosmos 1.14.2** release. Latest alpha cut is **1.14.2a4** — refreshed from `1.14.2a3` after maintainers (@pankajastro, @pankajkoti) added 11 more PRs to the milestone: - @pankajastro: #2646, #2652, #2653, #2661, #2669, #2673, #2679, #2690, #2692 - @pankajkoti: #2658, #2659 All 11 picks applied cleanly on top of the existing branch — no additional manual conflict resolution needed. **Excluded:** #2618 ("Improve glossary") — modifies `docs/reference/glossary.rst`, which doesn't exist on `release-1.14` (added on main by #2461, never backported). Deferred to 1.15.0. 33 PRs cherry-picked total (22 in the initial a3 cut + 11 in this a4 refresh); two PRs (#2575, #2618) deliberately held back as 1.15.0 content. ## Milestone [Cosmos 1.14.2](https://github.com/astronomer/astronomer-cosmos/milestone/48) — 33 merged PRs across Bug Fixes, Docs, and Others. ## Inclusion provenance | Path | PRs | Notes | |---|---|---| | **Originally in milestone — a3 cut (12)** | #2629, #2616, #2640, #2662, #2654, #2683, #2684, #2615, #2694, #2696, #2645, #2644 | Assigned by maintainers before the initial release-draft run | | **Pulled in via closed-issue link — a3 cut (1)** | #2647 | Closes milestone issue #2634 ("Typehinting broken with lazy imports") but the PR itself was never assigned to the milestone — included via `closedByPullRequestsReferences` | | **Added during cherry-pick conflict resolution — a3 cut (9)** | #2631, #2624, #2630, #2632, #2664, #2633, #2617, #2600, #2643 | Docs PRs whose absence caused `release-1.14` ↔ `main` textual drift. #2631 caused #2696's conflict; the rest were transitive dependencies (especially #2664, on top of the bullet/heading/trademark sweeps). #2643 was added to unblock #2664's operator-docs conflict | | **Added to milestone after a3 — included in a4 (11)** | #2646, #2652, #2653, #2658, #2659, #2661, #2669, #2673, #2679, #2690, #2692 | Added by @pankajastro and @pankajkoti after the initial draft. All applied cleanly on top of the a3 cherry-picks | | **Deliberately excluded (2)** | #2575, #2618 | #2575: documents `DbtDocsS3KubernetesOperator` with `.. versionadded:: 1.15.0` (already in the `Cosmos 1.15.0` milestone). #2618: improves a glossary file that doesn't exist on `release-1.14` (the stub was added by #2461, not backported) | ### Manual conflict resolution Cherry-picks that needed manual fix-up. Reviewers should double-check the files listed below: | PR | File(s) | Resolution | |---|---|---| | **#2664** | `docs/guides/dbt_docs/generating-docs.rst` | **Substantive exclusion** — manually removed the entire `Upload to S3 from Kubernetes` section (lines ~46–77 of the incoming diff) that documents `DbtDocsS3KubernetesOperator` (1.15.0 feature, PR #2575). Kept HEAD (no S3-from-Kubernetes section). | | **#2664** | `docs/guides/run_dbt/airflow-worker/watcher-execution-mode.rst` | Took incoming side for "Example 1" / "Example 2" heading underlines (`++++` style — matches #2664's normalization across the rest of the file). Also took incoming for em-dash → colon ("Example 1 —" → "Example 1:"). | | **#2664** | `docs/guides/run_dbt/operators/operators.rst` | Auto-resolved once #2643 was cherry-picked first (added missing Run/Test/Snapshot/Build operator reference docs that #2664 expected to be present). | | **#2633** | `docs/guides/run_dbt/airflow-worker/watcher-execution-mode.rst` | Initially took `'''` (Example 1/2 underlines) per #2633's incoming side — this broke the file's heading hierarchy and prevented sphinx from registering the `_watcher-source-freshness:` label, causing the docs build to fail. **Fixed in a follow-up commit** by reverting to `+++` to match main and the rest of the file's level-3 sections. | | **#2617** | `docs/guides/run_dbt/airflow-worker/watcher-execution-mode.rst` | **Substantive trim** — #2617 documented both the 1.14.0 source-freshness execution path AND the 1.15.0 `freshness_callback` override (which ships with #2586, not in this release line). Removed the `literalinclude` of `dev/dags/watcher_with_freshness_check.py` (1.15.0 example DAG, missing on release-1.14) and the surrounding override section so the 1.14.2 docs cover only what the 1.14.x line supports. Surfaced as a `-W` (warnings-as-errors) docs build failure on the first CI run. | | **#2684** | `cosmos/operators/_watcher/state.py` | Took incoming side — added two new frozensets (`DBT_UPSTREAM_FAILURE_SKIP_EVENT_NAMES`, `DBT_SOURCE_FRESHNESS_STALE_STATUSES`) at lines 28–37. HEAD had nothing; incoming had the additions. | | **#2615** | `tests/airflow/test_graph.py` | Took incoming side — added two new tests at the end of the file: `test_add_watcher_producer_task_passes_freshness_callback_via_setup_operator_args` and `test_watcher_dependency_wiring`. HEAD had nothing; incoming had the additions. | All a4 cherry-picks (11) applied without manual intervention. ## Test plan > Long-term goal: automate. For now, please pick the slice relevant to your environment and report deviations as a comment on this PR. ### Watcher mode (Postgres) - [x] @pankajkoti `example_watcher` (`dev/dags/example_watcher.py`) — default watcher run; exercises **#2629** (XCom backup key sanitization triggers on the `+` in any default Airflow run_id) - [x] (@tatiana) **[NEW]** `example_watcher_xcom_collision` (`dev/failed_dags/example_watcher_xcom_collision.py`) — validates **#2683** - [x] @tatiana **[NEW]** `example_watcher_recovers_skipped_downstream` (`dev/failed_dags/example_watcher_recovers_skipped_downstream.py`) — validates **#2684** - [x] @tatiana `example_watcher` with `default_args={"depends_on_past": True}` and ≥2 consecutive runs — validates **#2615** (manual edit; no dedicated example DAG) - [x] @pankajkoti watcher DAG with at least one model that has tests + Airflow retries enabled on the test sensor — validates **#2658** (test sensor retry path) - [x] @pankajkoti watcher DAG referencing a versioned dbt model (e.g. `models/foo_v2.sql`) and triggering the fallback selector path — validates **#2659** ### BigQuery (async) - [x] @tatiana `simple_dag_async` (`dev/dags/simple_dag_async.py`) — validates **#2616** (duplicate `deferrable` kwarg fix) ### dbt docs plugin - [x] (@pankajkoti) `docs_dag` (`dev/dags/dbt_docs.py`) + open the Cosmos dbt docs URL in the Airflow UI under a non-root deployment path — validates **#2640** (iframe `src` deployment prefix) ### Cross-cutting scenarios (no dedicated DAG) - [x] @pankajastro **#2662** — boot Airflow with Cosmos cluster policy + Sentry init; verify no `TaskInstance`-import crash on startup - [x] @pankajastro **#2654** — run a watcher DAG that prints non-dbt stdout (e.g., Snowflake `externalbrowser` auth URL); confirm output reaches task logs - [x] (@pankajkoti) **#2647** — `mypy` / IDE inspection of `from cosmos import DbtDag, ProjectConfig, ProfileConfig, RenderConfig, ExecutionConfig` resolves attributes - [x] @pankajastro **#2645, #2644** — boot Airflow 3 with `airflow.sdk` available; no `ParamValidationError` / `DAG` deprecation warnings from Cosmos imports - [x] @pankajastro **#2673** — verify watcher XCom-key extraction left no behavioural drift (run the existing watcher integration suite end-to-end on Postgres + Airflow 2.10) ### Docs build (covers all docs PRs) - [x] (@pankajkoti) `sphinx-build -W -b html docs docs/_build` succeeds with no warnings (#2617, #2624, #2630, #2631, #2632, #2643, #2600, #2664, #2694, #2696, #2652, #2653) ### Tooling - [x] (@pankajkoti) `pre-commit run check-docs-style --all-files` passes (#2633) ## Reviewer checklist - [x] CHANGELOG section assignments reviewed - [x] Entry wording reviewed - [x] `cosmos/__init__.py` bumped to `1.14.2a4` - [x] Cosmetic docs PRs (#2624, #2630, #2631, #2632, #2633, #2664) confirmed acceptable in patch line - [x] **Manual conflict resolutions** (table above) reviewed file-by-file - [x] Test plan executed on at least Postgres + one warehouse - [x] Ready to mark non-draft --------- Co-authored-by: Michael Black <4128408+MichaelRBlack@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> Co-authored-by: Pankaj Singh <98807258+pankajastro@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Pankaj Koti <pankajkoti699@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: John Horan <jhoran@zendesk.com> Co-authored-by: Copilot <copilot@github.com> Co-authored-by: pre-commit-ci[bot] <66853113+pre-commit-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Description
Per the lightweight style guide proposed in #2460, drop standalone
horizontal-rule separator lines (long sequences of
-characters surroundedby blank lines on both sides) used as visual section dividers. Heading
hierarchy is enough — the dividers add visual noise without conveying
structure that the heading levels don't already.
Heading underlines and any separator immediately adjacent to text are left
untouched. The script removes only separators surrounded by blank lines.
This re-applies the separator-removal slice of the header commit in #2462
against current
mainas a focused, standalone change. 3 files / 21 linesremoved.
Related Issue(s)
Refs #2460
Breaking Change?
No. Documentation only.
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