Infer consume operation if not present in dataset interface

src/fondant/core/component_spec.py

@@ -214,6 +214,27 @@ def consumes(self) -> t.Mapping[str, Field]:
             },
         )
 
+    @property
+    def consumes_additional_properties(self) -> bool:
+        """Returns a boolean indicating whether the component consumes additional properties."""
+        return self._specification.get("consumes", {}).get(
+            "additionalProperties",
+            False,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def consumes_is_defined(self) -> bool:
+        """Returns a boolean indicating whether the component consumes is defined."""
+        return bool(self._specification.get("consumes", {}))
+
+    @property
+    def produces_additional_properties(self) -> bool:
+        """Returns a boolean indicating whether the component produces additional properties."""
+        return self._specification.get("produces", {}).get(
+            "additionalProperties",
+            False,
+        )
+
     @property
     def produces(self) -> t.Mapping[str, Field]:
         """The fields produced by the component as an immutable mapping."""
@@ -426,13 +447,6 @@ def _inner_mapping(self, name: str) -> t.Mapping[str, Field]:
             if not isinstance(value, pa.DataType):
                 continue
 
-            if not self._component_spec.is_generic(name):
-                msg = (
-                    f"Component {self._component_spec.name} does not allow specifying additional "
-                    f"fields but received {key}."
-                )
-                raise InvalidPipelineDefinition(msg)
-
             if key not in spec_mapping:
                 mapping[key] = Field(name=key, type=Type(value))
             else:

src/fondant/pipeline/lightweight_component.py

@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 import pyarrow as pa
 
 from fondant.component import BaseComponent, Component
-from fondant.core.schema import Field, Type
+from fondant.core.component_spec import ComponentSpec
+from fondant.core.schema import Type
+from fondant.pipeline.argument_inference import infer_arguments
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -78,68 +80,19 @@ def produces(cls) -> t.Optional[t.Dict[str, t.Any]]:
         pass
 
     @classmethod
-    def modify_spec_consumes(
-        cls,
-        spec_consumes: t.Dict[str, t.Any],
-        apply_consumes: t.Optional[t.Dict[str, pa.DataType]],
-    ):
-        """Modify fields based on the consumes argument in the 'apply' method."""
-        if apply_consumes:
-            for k, v in apply_consumes.items():
-                if isinstance(v, str):
-                    spec_consumes[k] = spec_consumes.pop(v)
-                else:
-                    msg = (
-                        f"Invalid data type for field `{k}` in the `apply_consumes` "
-                        f"argument. Only string types are allowed."
-                    )
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        msg,
-                    )
-        return spec_consumes
-
-    @classmethod
-    def get_spec_consumes(
-        cls,
-        dataset_fields: t.Mapping[str, Field],
-        apply_consumes: t.Optional[t.Dict[str, t.Union[str, pa.DataType]]] = None,
-    ):
-        """
-        Function that get the consumes spec for the component based on the dataset fields and
-        the apply_consumes argument.
-
-        Args:
-            dataset_fields: The fields of the dataset.
-            apply_consumes: The consumes argument in the apply method.
-
-        Returns:
-            The consumes spec for the component.
-        """
+    def _get_spec_consumes(cls) -> t.Mapping[str, t.Union[str, pa.DataType, bool]]:
+        """Get the consumes spec for the component."""
         consumes = cls.consumes()
-
         if consumes is None:
-            # Get consumes spec from the dataset
-            spec_consumes = {k: v.type.to_dict() for k, v in dataset_fields.items()}
-
-            spec_consumes = cls.modify_spec_consumes(spec_consumes, apply_consumes)
-
-            logger.warning(
-                "No consumes defined. Consumes will be inferred from the dataset."
-                " All field will be consumed which may lead to additional computation,"
-                " Consider defining consumes in the component.\n Consumes: %s",
-                spec_consumes,
-            )
-
-        else:
-            spec_consumes = {
-                k: (Type(v).to_dict() if k != "additionalProperties" else v)
-                for k, v in consumes.items()
-            }
+            return {"additionalProperties": True}
 
-        return spec_consumes
+        return {
+            k: (Type(v).to_dict() if k != "additionalProperties" else v)
+            for k, v in consumes.items()
+        }
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_spec_produces(cls):
+    def _get_spec_produces(cls) -> t.Mapping[str, t.Union[str, pa.DataType, bool]]:
         """Get the produces spec for the component."""
         produces = cls.produces()
 
@@ -151,6 +104,18 @@ def get_spec_produces(cls):
             for k, v in produces.items()
         }
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_component_spec(cls) -> ComponentSpec:
+        """Return the component spec for the component."""
+        return ComponentSpec(
+            name=cls.__name__,
+            image=cls.image().base_image,
+            description=cls.__doc__ or "lightweight component",
+            consumes=cls._get_spec_consumes(),
+            produces=cls._get_spec_produces(),
+            args={name: arg.to_spec() for name, arg in infer_arguments(cls).items()},
+        )
+
 
 def lightweight_component(
     *args,

src/fondant/pipeline/pipeline.py

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 from fondant.core.manifest import Manifest
 from fondant.core.schema import Field
 from fondant.pipeline import Image, LightweightComponent
-from fondant.pipeline.argument_inference import infer_arguments
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -185,25 +184,60 @@ def __init__(
         self.resources = resources or Resources()
 
     @classmethod
-    def from_component_yaml(cls, path, **kwargs) -> "ComponentOp":
+    def from_component_yaml(cls, path, fields=None, **kwargs) -> "ComponentOp":
         if cls._is_custom_component(path):
             component_dir = Path(path)
         else:
             component_dir = cls._get_registry_path(str(path))
+
         component_spec = ComponentSpec.from_file(
             component_dir / cls.COMPONENT_SPEC_NAME,
         )
 
+        # If consumes is not defined in the pipeline, we will try to infer it
+        if kwargs.get("consumes") is None:
+            kwargs["consumes"] = cls._infer_consumes(component_spec, fields)
+
         image = Image(
             base_image=component_spec.image,
         )
+
         return cls(
             image=image,
             component_spec=component_spec,
             component_dir=component_dir,
             **kwargs,
         )
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _infer_consumes(cls, component_spec, dataset_fields):
+        """Infer the consumes section of the component spec."""
+        if component_spec.consumes_is_defined is False:
+            msg = (
+                "The consumes section of the component spec is not defined. "
+                "Can not infer consumes of the OperationSpec. Please define a consumes section "
+                "in the dataset interface. "
+            )
+            logger.info(msg)
+            return None
+
+        # Component has consumes and additionalProperties, we will load all dataset columns
+        if (
+            component_spec.consumes_is_defined
+            and component_spec.consumes_additional_properties
+        ):
+            if dataset_fields is None:
+                logger.info(
+                    "The dataset fields are not defined. Cannot infer consumes.",
+                )
+                return None
+
+            return {k: v.type.value for k, v in dataset_fields.items()}
+
+        # Component has consumes and no additionalProperties, we will load only the columns defined
+        # in the component spec
+        return {k: v.type.value for k, v in component_spec.consumes.items()}
+
     @classmethod
     def from_ref(
         cls,
@@ -223,31 +257,14 @@ def from_ref(
         """
         if inspect.isclass(ref) and issubclass(ref, BaseComponent):
             if issubclass(ref, LightweightComponent):
-                name = ref.__name__
-                image = ref.image()
-                description = ref.__doc__ or "lightweight component"
-                spec_produces = ref.get_spec_produces()
-
-                spec_consumes = (
-                    ref.get_spec_consumes(fields, kwargs["consumes"])
-                    if fields
-                    else {"additionalProperties": True}
-                )
+                component_spec = ref.get_component_spec()
 
-                component_spec = ComponentSpec(
-                    name,
-                    image.base_image,
-                    description=description,
-                    consumes=spec_consumes,
-                    produces=spec_produces,
-                    args={
-                        name: arg.to_spec()
-                        for name, arg in infer_arguments(ref).items()
-                    },
-                )
+                # If consumes is not defined in the pipeline, we will try to infer it
+                if kwargs.get("consumes") is None:
+                    kwargs["consumes"] = cls._infer_consumes(component_spec, fields)
 
                 operation = cls(
-                    image,
+                    ref.image(),
                     component_spec,
                     **kwargs,
                 )
@@ -259,6 +276,7 @@ def from_ref(
         elif isinstance(ref, (str, Path)):
             operation = cls.from_component_yaml(
                 ref,
+                fields,
                 **kwargs,
             )
         else:

tests/core/test_manifest_evolution.py

@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@
             "images_array": "images_data",
         },
     },
-    "6": {
-        # Non-generic component that has a type in the produces mapping
-        "produces": {
-            "embedding_data": pa.list_(pa.float32()),
-        },
-    },
 }