```
show functions | rename synopsis AS foo | stats bar = count(*) by foo | drop foo
```

```
{
    "error": {
        "root_cause": [
            {
                "type": "null_pointer_exception",
                "reason": "Cannot invoke \"org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.Attribute.id()\" because \"sourceAttribute\" is null"
            }
        ],
        "type": "null_pointer_exception",
        "reason": "Cannot invoke \"org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.Attribute.id()\" because \"sourceAttribute\" is null"
    },
    "status": 500
}
```

```
[2023-11-14T09:49:51,479][WARN ][r.suppressed             ] [runTask-0] path: /_query, params: {format=txt}, status: 500 java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.Attribute.id()" because "sourceAttribute" is null
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.EsPhysicalOperationProviders.ordinalGroupingOperatorFactory(EsPhysicalOperationProviders.java:172)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.AbstractPhysicalOperationProviders.groupingPhysicalOperation(AbstractPhysicalOperationProviders.java:148)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.planAggregation(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:234)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:182)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.planAggregation(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:233)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:182)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.planProject(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:571)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:196)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.planLimit(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:610)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:200)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.planOutput(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:310)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:224)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:168)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.plugin.ComputeService.runCompute(ComputeService.java:260)
```
x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/optimizer/LogicalPlanOptimizer.java
}
                
                boolean recheck;
                
                
                do {
                    recheck = false;
                    if (p instanceof Aggregate aggregate) {
                        var remaining = seenProjection.get() ? removeUnused(aggregate.aggregates(), used) : null;
                        
                        if (remaining != null) {
                            if (remaining.isEmpty()) {
                                recheck = true;
                                p = aggregate.child();
                            } else {
                                p = new Aggregate(aggregate.source(), aggregate.child(), aggregate.groupings(), remaining);
                            }
                        }
                        seenProjection.set(Boolean.TRUE);
                    } else if (p instanceof Eval eval) {
                        var remaining = seenProjection.get() ? removeUnused(eval.fields(), used) : null;
                        
                        if (remaining != null) {
                            if (remaining.isEmpty()) {
                                p = eval.child();
                                recheck = true;
                            } else {
                                p = new Eval(eval.source(), eval.child(), remaining);
                            }
                        }