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First of three stacked PRs extending the decode-free path (from the fgumi fastq no-key work) to the per-record-transform stages. This one converts single-record fgumi filter and lands the shared seam the later copy_umi/retag PRs reuse.

What and why

A single-record filter (not --filter-by-template) reads only the raw record — it never touches a GroupKey — yet its source decode was building an owned Vec<DecodedRecord> (one heap allocation per record) and computing a name_hash that is immediately discarded. On a BAM source this now takes the borrowed RecordBatch fast path (ParseBamRecords) instead of DecodeRecords, eliminating the per-record heap allocation and the dead key computation. The per-record copy count is unchanged; the win is allocation-elimination (the mi_* malloc/free slice from the earlier profiling), so it is framed as a mechanism, not a benchmarked percentage — a representative benchmark is a follow-up.

Output is byte-identical: the discarded key never reached the encoder, and the per-record transform is the same process_record_raw_call on both paths.

How

  • for_each_raw_record (commands/mod.rs): iterates a RecordBatch's borrowed record byte-ranges into one reused scratch RawRecord (cleared, not truncated, each record), calling validate_record_for_decode first — the fast path drops DecodeRecords, which otherwise ran that guard, so without it a truncated record would panic the unchecked field accessors instead of erroring cleanly.
  • filter_one_record (commands/filter.rs): the single per-record body — transform, masked-bases tally, keep/reject routing — shared by all four single-record filter builders (decoded/raw × no-rejects/with-rejects), so the owned and borrowed paths cannot drift.
  • Builder (builder.rs): ChainTailKind::RecordBatch, first_stage_uses_raw_record_fast_path (single-record filter only; --filter-by-template keeps the DecodedRecordBatch path its GroupByQueryname grouper needs, with a defensive bail if that pairing is ever reached), a ParseBamRecords BAM preamble, and add_filter selecting the raw builders on the RecordBatch tail. SAM source keeps the DecodedRecordBatch path unchanged.

Scope

Out of scope (later PRs / deliberate): the SAM-source fast path, --filter-by-template, and copy_umi/retag.

Tests

cargo ci-test: 10200 passed, 0 failed. New coverage: the for_each_raw_record seam (scratch reuse without stale tail; fail-closed on a truncated record; raw-vs-decoded framing/routing byte-parity under a length-changing mutation), the fast-path selection predicate, and a single-record --rejects chain-vs-single-worker parity test exercising the with-rejects fast path end-to-end. The existing filter integration + cutover-parity suites (single-record BAM, no-rejects) stay green.

Reviewed with a CodeRabbit-style pass and a multi-agent gauntlet (10 findings, all addressed): the doc-placement fix, the filter_one_record de-duplication, the scratch-reuse doc correction, and the with-rejects test.

Risk: output changes none; unsafe changes none and CLAUDE.md allowlist changes none; memory bounds, queue capacity, and thread/backpressure policy changes none. Fix: add a validated raw BAM fast path with scratch-buffer reuse while preserving decoded paths where required.

  • Route eligible single-record BAM filters through borrowed RecordBatch data.
  • Preserve decoded paths for SAM and template filtering.
  • Share filtering, framing, metrics, and reject handling.
  • Add tests for validation, scratch reuse, parity, routing, rejects, and multi-worker behavior.

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The pipeline adds a decode-free BAM path for eligible single-record filters. It processes borrowed RecordBatch records with reusable RawRecord storage while preserving filtering metrics, framing, reject routing, and decoded-path behavior.

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BAM raw-record filtering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Raw filter path routing
src/lib/pipeline/chains/builder.rs
The builder creates a RecordBatch tail for eligible single-record, non-template filters. Template filters and stages requiring group keys retain the decoded path.
Borrowed record filtering
src/lib/pipeline/chains/commands/filter.rs, src/lib/pipeline/chains/commands/mod.rs
Shared filtering logic handles metrics and kept/rejected routing. Raw steps reuse one RawRecord while preserving output framing.
Routing and output validation
src/lib/pipeline/chains/builder.rs, src/lib/pipeline/chains/commands/mod.rs, tests/integration/test_filter_command.rs
Tests cover path selection, scratch reuse, malformed records, output equivalence, normalized headers, and one-worker versus four-worker results.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Refactor

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sequenceDiagram
  participant BAMInput
  participant PipelineBuilder
  participant RawFilterStep
  participant KeptBAM
  participant RejectedBAM
  BAMInput->>PipelineBuilder: construct eligible single-record filter chain
  PipelineBuilder->>RawFilterStep: pass RecordBatch
  RawFilterStep->>KeptBAM: emit kept records
  RawFilterStep->>RejectedBAM: emit rejected records
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The BAM fast path preserves validated record handling and kept/rejected output routing, with template filtering retained on its decoded path. No actionable merge risk remains.

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In `@tests/integration/test_filter_command.rs`:
- Around line 947-950: Strengthen each new filter parity case by comparing
normalized BAM headers for both kept and rejects outputs using read_bam_output,
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Route single-record `fgumi filter` (not --filter-by-template) over a BAM
source through a borrowed RecordBatch instead of the owned DecodedRecordBatch
decode, eliminating the per-record heap allocation and the dead
GroupKey/name_hash computation the filter transform never reads.

- Add `for_each_raw_record`: iterates a RecordBatch's borrowed record
  byte-ranges into one reused scratch RawRecord, validating each with
  `validate_record_for_decode` first so a truncated record still surfaces as a
  clean error (the fast path drops DecodeRecords, which otherwise ran that guard
  before the unchecked field accessors the transform uses).
- Add `ChainTailKind::RecordBatch`, `first_stage_uses_raw_record_fast_path`
  (single-record filter only; --filter-by-template keeps the DecodedRecordBatch
  path its GroupByQueryname grouper needs), and a ParseBamRecords BAM preamble.
- Add RecordBatch filter step builders reusing the identical
  process_record_raw_call transform and metric tally; add_filter selects them on
  the fast path and keeps the DecodedRecordBatch builders for SAM input.

Output is byte-identical: the discarded key never reached the encoder. Covered
by seam unit tests (scratch reuse, fail-closed, raw-vs-decoded framing parity),
the fast-path selection tests, and the existing filter integration + cutover
parity suites, which exercise single-record BAM filter end-to-end.
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