Generate function shape (output arrays + nullability) from the headers#16
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The binding codegens consume each function's `shape` (array-return length, written-back output arrays, parameter nullability) from the IDL. Generate it from the headers instead of the hand-maintained meta stub, which had drifted to three functions and emitted no shape for the other 2900+ -- leaving every codegen to mis-handle the split/space-split/mvtgeom out-arrays and the nullable srs/maxt/state parameters. - parser/shapeinfer.py: infer arrayReturn/outputArrays from the parameter forms. A non-const `TYPE **` paired with a by-pointer `int *count` is a written-back out-array; a by-value `int count` marks a read-only in-array. - parser/nullable.py: read parameter nullability from the C Doxygen `@param ... may be NULL` source of truth and fold it into shape.nullable for the params present on each function. - run.py: wire both into the IDL build. Adds unit tests for both modules.
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…MobilityDB#16) PR MobilityDB#2 (feat/shape-metadata, hand-maintained shape in meta/meos-meta.json) was closed, superseded by MobilityDB#16 which generates the shape (arrayReturn/outputArrays/ nullable) from the C signatures + Doxygen across all functions, with meos-meta.json kept as an override layer. Remove the closed MobilityDB#2 from the composing set, sharpen MobilityDB#16's role, and record the supersession.
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The binding codegens (PyMEOS-CFFI, GoMEOS, JMEOS, …) read each function's
shapefrom the IDL to decide which parameters are written-back output arrays and which accept NULL. That shape used to come from a hand-maintainedmeta/meos-meta.json, which has drifted to a 3-function stub that emits no shape for the other 2900+ functions. Downstream, this silently mis-handles:*_value_split/*_space_split/tpoint_as_mvtgeom/nsegmentarr_normalizefamilies — their out-arrays get generated as input parameterssrs/maxt/ aggregatestate— generated as non-nullable, so aNoneraises instead of converting toNULLFix — generate the shape from the headers (no hand table)
parser/shapeinfer.py— inferarrayReturn.lengthFrom+outputArraysfrom the parameter forms. The discriminator is the count parameter: a non-constTYPE **paired with a by-pointerint *countis a written-back out-array; a by-valueint countmarks a read-only in-array (e.g. the*_makeconstructors).parser/nullable.py— read parameter nullability from the C Doxygen@param … may be NULLsource of truth (see MobilityDB#1121, which completes those annotations) and fold it intoshape.nullablefor the params present on each function.run.py— wire both into the IDL build.Independent of #15 (type recovery); both extend the same IDL-correctness pipeline and can land in either order. Adds unit tests for both modules (full suite green: 30 passed).