Throw on dictionary columns in cudf::binary_operation instead of silently comparing indices

[davidwendt]

Description

cudf::binary_operation does not support dictionary columns, but it did not reject them consistently:

• Arithmetic ops (ADD, SUB, ...) already threw cudf::data_type_error.
• Comparison ops (EQUAL, LESS, ...) silently succeeded. Because
  column_device_view has a dictionary32 element accessor, these compared the raw
  dictionary index values rather than the decoded keys, returning results that are
  wrong whenever the operands' key sets differ.

This PR makes the API reject dictionary operands (and a dictionary output_type) up front with cudf::data_type_error.
binops::is_supported_operation is updated to match.

Note the PTX/JIT overload is unchanged — it already rejects dictionaries via its fixed-width-only validation.

New gtests added as well.

Closes #23915

Checklist

• I am familiar with the Contributing Guidelines.
• New or existing tests cover these changes.
• The documentation is up to date with these changes.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Binary operations now consistently reject dictionary-encoded inputs and outputs with a clear data type error.
  • Added validation across scalar-column, column-scalar, column-column, and comparison operations to prevent unsupported dictionary-based calculations.

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Changes

Dictionary binary-operation validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Public contract and entry validation cpp/include/cudf/binaryop.hpp, cpp/src/binaryop/binaryop.cpp	The binary-operation overload documentation and entry validation now reject dictionary operands and dictionary output types with cudf::data_type_error.
Dispatch guard and regression coverage cpp/src/binaryop/compiled/util.cpp, cpp/tests/binaryop/binop-verify-input-test.cpp	is_supported_operation rejects dictionary-encoded types before dispatch. Tests cover vector, scalar, and comparison operands.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to e78c4

The change makes unsupported dictionary operations fail explicitly instead of producing incorrect comparisons. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal review and testing.

Suggested reviewers: pointkernel, vuule, bdice

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 4 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the primary change: rejecting dictionary columns in cudf::binary_operation instead of comparing encoded indices.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description accurately explains the dictionary comparison bug, the rejection behavior, the is_supported_operation update, and the added tests.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The PR satisfies issue #23915 by implementing the requested fail-loudly fix for dictionary operands and dictionary output types, updating support validation, and adding regression tests.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The documentation, implementation, support-check update, copyright changes, and regression tests are directly related to the stated objectives. No unrelated code changes are identified.

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cpp/tests/binaryop/binop-verify-input-test.cpp (1)

98-98: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for dictionary output_type.

The new tests cover dictionary operands, but every test uses a non-dictionary output type. Add an EXPECT_THROW case with ordinary operands and cudf::type_id::DICTIONARY32 as output_type. This prevents the output-type rejection branch from regressing without detection.

As per coding guidelines, add unit tests and unit benchmarks.

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In `@cpp/tests/binaryop/binop-verify-input-test.cpp` at line 98, Add an
EXPECT_THROW case in the binary operator verification tests to cover ordinary
operands with cudf::type_id::DICTIONARY32 passed as the output_type. Update the
existing binop-verify-input test coverage around the binary_operator::EQUAL path
so the output-type rejection branch is exercised, while keeping the current
dictionary-operand cases intact.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@cpp/tests/binaryop/binop-verify-input-test.cpp`:
- Line 98: Add an EXPECT_THROW case in the binary operator verification tests to
cover ordinary operands with cudf::type_id::DICTIONARY32 passed as the
output_type. Update the existing binop-verify-input test coverage around the
binary_operator::EQUAL path so the output-type rejection branch is exercised,
while keeping the current dictionary-operand cases intact.

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