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Fix dotted data-derived keys being split as nested paths in DotDict output#63
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[WIP] Fix handling of dotted keys in data-derived output
Fix dotted data-derived keys being split as nested paths in DotDict output
Aug 5, 2026
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DotDict.__setitem__treats.as a nested-path separator, which corrupts output when field values are promoted to dict keys — ascountdoes withcount_key. A value like'riko pt. 1'would silently become{'riko pt': {' 1': 1}}.Changes
riko/dotdict.pyDotDict.set_literal(key, value): stores a key verbatim viaCaseInsensitiveDict.__setitem__, bypassingparse_keypath-splitting entirely.DotDict.__getitem__: before path-traversing a dotted key, checkskey.lower() in self._store; if the full string was stored literally, returns it directly without splitting.riko/modules/count.pyparserbuilds grouped output items usingset_literalinstead of plain dicts, so any field value (URLs, version strings, sentences) used as acount_keyround-trips without structural corruption.Before / After
Static developer-authored dotted paths in pipe configs are unaffected —
set_literalis only called at sites that promote data values to keys.