brimdata · nwt · Sep 18, 2026 · Sep 18, 2026
diff --git a/compiler/ztests/aggregate.yaml b/compiler/ztests/aggregate.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,5 @@ input: |
   {_path:"dns"}
   {_path:"conn"}
 
-output-flags: -pretty=0
-
 output: |
   2
diff --git a/compiler/ztests/pragma-index-base-slice.yaml b/compiler/ztests/pragma-index-base-slice.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spq: |
     )
   | sort s
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   {a:[1,2,3],from:1,to:3}

diff --git a/compiler/ztests/summarize.yaml b/compiler/ztests/summarize.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,5 @@ input: |
   {_path:"dns"}
   {_path:"conn"}
 
-output-flags: -pretty=0
-
 output: |
   2
diff --git a/runtime/sam/expr/expr_test.go b/runtime/sam/expr/expr_test.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ func testSuccessful(t *testing.T, e, input, expected string) {
 		input = "{}"
 	}
 	zt := ztest.ZTest{
-		SPQ:        fmt.Sprintf("values %s", e),
-		Input:      &input,
-		InputFlags: "-dynamic",
-		Output:     expected + "\n",
+		SPQ:    fmt.Sprintf("values %s", e),
+		Flags:  "-dynamic",
+		Input:  &input,
+		Output: expected + "\n",
 	}
 	if err := zt.RunInternal(t.Context()); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/arith-errors.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/arith-errors.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ output: |
 
 spq: this+1
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   none

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/array-bounds-2.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/array-bounds-2.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: cut m1:=is_error(a[-1]),m2:=is_error(a[4])
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   {x:[1,2,3],i:1::uint16}

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/array-bounds.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/array-bounds.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: put b:=is_error(a[2])
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   {a:[1,2,3]}

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/dot-record-type.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/dot-record-type.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: values foo, foo.bar
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   <{foo:{bar:int64}}>

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/filter-null-with-nonexistent-field.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/filter-null-with-nonexistent-field.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: is_error(t)
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: &input |
   {s:"A=B"}

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/function/parse-uri.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/function/parse-uri.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 spq: uri := parse_uri(s)
 
+flags: -pretty 2
+
 input: |
   {s:""}
   {s:"scheme://user:password@host:12345/path?a=1&a=2&b=3&c=#fragment"}
@@ -10,8 +12,6 @@ input: |
   {s:":no-scheme"}
   {s:"scheme://bad-port:1234567"}
 
-output-flags: -pretty=2
-
 output: |
   {
     s: "",

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/function/upcast.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/function/upcast.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ output: |
 spq: |
   upcast(this[0], this[1])
 
+flags: -fusion
+
 input: |
   [[1,"a"],<[int8|string]>]
   [[1::int8,"a"],<[int8|string]>]
@@ -59,8 +61,6 @@ input: |
   type n101=int64
   [1::n101,<fusion(n101|string)>]
 
-output-flags: -fusion
-
 output: |
   error({message:"upcast: value not a subtype of [int8|string]",on:[1,"a"]})
   [1::int8,"a"]

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/fusion-all.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/fusion-all.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 spq: upcast(this,<any>)
 
+flags: -fusion
+
 # note: the syntax for fusion values will change from bytes to values soon
 # and this test will be updated
 
@@ -9,8 +11,6 @@ input: |
   {x:1}
   <string>
 
-output-flags: -fusion
-
 output: |
   1::any
   "foo"::any

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/math-incompatible.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/math-incompatible.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 spq: |
   values a+b, a-b, a*b, a/b, a%b
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   {a:[1,2],b:[3,4]}

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/rec-expr-opt.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/rec-expr-opt.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ output: |
 
 spq: values {x?:this}
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   none

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/slice-array.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/slice-array.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: "values c[start:end]"
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   {start:null,end:-1,c:[1,2,3,4]}

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/slice-set.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/slice-set.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: "values c[start:end]"
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   {start:null,end:-1,c:set[1,2,3,4]}

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/expr/slice.yaml b/runtime/ztests/expr/slice.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: "cut a1:=a[1:-1],a2:=a[1:],a3:=a[:1],a4:=a[:-1],a5:=a[:-100],a6:=a[-1:],a7:=a[-2:-1],a8:=(a IS NOT NULL and len(a)>0) ? a[:a[1]-9] : null"
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   {a:null}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ output: |
 # Test slice on union and fusion values
 spq: this[1:]
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   [1,2,3]::(null|[int64])

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/op/aggregate/collect_map.yaml b/runtime/ztests/op/aggregate/collect_map.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: "collect_map(map{stock: price})"
 
-output-flags: -pretty 2
+flags: -pretty 2
 
 input: |
   {stock:"APPL",price:150.94}
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ output: |
 # Test union values
 spq: "collect_map(map{k:v})"
 
-output-flags: -pretty 2
+flags: -pretty 2
 
 input: |
   // Named type and union type.

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/op/aggregate/count-assign.yaml b/runtime/ztests/op/aggregate/count-assign.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 spq: c:=count()
 
+flags: -f table
+
 input: |
   {_path:"conn",foo:"1"}
   {_path:"conn",foo:"2"}
@@ -12,8 +14,6 @@ input: |
   {_path:"conn",foo:"9"}
   {_path:"conn",foo:"10"}
 
-output-flags: -f table
-
 output: |
   c
   10
diff --git a/runtime/ztests/op/aggregate/named-values.yaml b/runtime/ztests/op/aggregate/named-values.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 spq: count(), sum(this), min(this), max(this), avg(this), collect(this), any(this), dcount(this)
 
+flags: -pretty 4
+
 input: | 
   type named=int64
   1::named
   2::named
 
-output-flags: -pretty=4
-
 output: |
   type named = int64
   {

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/op/aggregate/not-present.yaml b/runtime/ztests/op/aggregate/not-present.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: max(val) by key | sort
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   {key:"key1"}

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/op/cut-foo-bar-only.yaml b/runtime/ztests/op/cut-foo-bar-only.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: cut foo
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   {bar:"bar1"}

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/op/drop-boo.yaml b/runtime/ztests/op/drop-boo.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: drop boo
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: &input |
   {foo:"foo1"}

diff --git a/runtime/ztests/op/drop-non-record.yaml b/runtime/ztests/op/drop-non-record.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spq: drop x
 
-input-flags: -dynamic
+flags: -dynamic
 
 input: |
   1