fix(delegate): filter fixes

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Enhanced support for advanced filtering on delegate models and their relations, including nested and relation-based filters.
  • Expanded test coverage for delegate models, including new scenarios for filtering and nested relations.

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved consistency and correctness when joining delegate base models in queries, reducing potential errors in relation handling.

• Chores

  • Removed unnecessary query logging from test runs for cleaner test output.

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Walkthrough

This update refactors CRUD dialects and operations to unify field reference handling, introduces a helper for building select queries with delegate joins, and simplifies join logic. It also strengthens delegate model creation restrictions and enhances test coverage for delegate and relation filters, including new models and complex filter scenarios.

Changes

Files/Groups	Change Summary
packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/base.ts	Refactored filter and field builder methods to accept field reference expressions instead of separate identifiers, unified logic for primitives and arrays, introduced buildSelectModel for recursive delegate joins, improved alias consistency, and simplified select field logic. Updated many method signatures and internal calls accordingly.
packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/postgresql.ts packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/sqlite.ts	Updated relation JSON building to use buildSelectModel for subqueries and removed the joinBases parameter from buildSelectAllFields. No logic changes beyond query construction.
packages/runtime/src/client/crud/operations/base.ts	Refactored query building in read to use dialect-specific select model builder, removed joinedBases logic, and changed query execution to explicit compilation and execution. Added a creatingForDelegate flag to prevent direct creation of delegate models unless explicitly allowed, and updated internal create processing accordingly.
packages/runtime/src/client/crud/operations/create.ts	Removed the check that prevented creation of delegate models in the create handler, delegating this responsibility to the base operation handler. No other logic changed.
packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts	Added a Comment model and updated Asset with a new relation. Expanded tests to cover error cases for delegate creation, and added a comprehensive suite for delegate filter scenarios, including nested and relation-based filtering, with new assertions and data setup.
packages/runtime/test/client-api/typed-json-fields.test.ts	Removed query logging configuration from test client setup. No impact on test logic or assertions.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 4 (Complex) | ⏱️ ~45 minutes

• Complexity: High, due to extensive method refactoring, signature changes, new helper introduction, and comprehensive test additions.
• Reviewers must verify correctness of recursive joins, field reference unification, delegate creation logic, and new/modified test coverage.

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Filters deep and tests that sprawl,
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PR Review Complete ✅

I've thoroughly reviewed the delegate filter fixes PR. Here's my analysis:

Review Checklist

• Read and understand all changed files
• Analyze code quality and best practices
• Check for potential bugs or issues
• Evaluate performance considerations
• Review security concerns
• Assess test coverage

Summary

This PR fixes delegate model filtering issues in ZenStack's ORM. The changes are well-implemented and address field reference resolution for delegate models (inheritance pattern).

✅ Strengths

Code Quality

• Consistent Logic: The field reference building logic correctly handles fieldDef.originModel ?? model to determine the appropriate model context for filtering
• Type Safety: Maintains strong TypeScript typing throughout
• Clean Implementation: Changes follow existing code patterns and architectural decisions

Comprehensive Test Coverage

• 187 new test lines covering diverse delegate scenarios:
  • Toplevel filtering on inherited fields (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:284-314)
  • Relation filtering with delegate models (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:316-366)
  • Parent filtering through delegate relations (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:368-408)
  • Cross-inheritance relation filtering (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:410-430)

Key Technical Fixes

1. Field Reference Resolution (packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/base.ts:97-103):

   const fieldRef = buildFieldRef(
       this.schema,
       fieldDef.originModel ?? model,  // ✅ Uses origin model for delegate fields
       key,
       this.options,
       eb,
       fieldDef.originModel ?? modelAlias, // ✅ Consistent alias handling
   );

2. Relation Filter Consistency (packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/base.ts:185):

   • Applies same logic to relation filtering for delegate models

🔍 Technical Assessment

Performance: ✅ Good

• No additional database queries introduced
• Leverages existing join infrastructure efficiently
• Maintains query optimization patterns

Security: ✅ Secure

• Uses Kysely query builder (SQL injection protection)
• No dynamic SQL construction from user input
• Maintains existing security patterns

Maintainability: ✅ Excellent

• Changes are focused and minimal (-91/+76 lines in core file)
• Follows established architectural patterns
• Well-tested edge cases

🔧 Minor Observations

1. PostgreSQL/SQLite Changes: The dialect-specific changes are minimal and appropriate - mostly parameter cleanup
2. Type Coverage: The changes maintain strong typing without introducing any types
3. Error Handling: Existing error handling patterns are preserved

Recommendation: APPROVE ✅

This PR successfully fixes delegate model filtering with:

• Solid technical implementation
• Comprehensive test coverage
• No security or performance concerns
• Clean, maintainable code

The delegate filtering functionality now correctly handles field resolution across model inheritance hierarchies.

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[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR implements filtering functionality for delegate models (models that inherit from base models in a table-per-type inheritance pattern). The changes address delegate model filtering issues by moving from dynamic joins to pre-built joins and fixing create operation validation.

• Introduces pre-built joins for delegate base models instead of dynamic joining
• Refactors filtering logic to properly handle fields from delegate base models
• Moves delegate validation from create handler to the base create method to allow internal delegate creation

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 7 out of 7 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
packages/runtime/test/client-api/typed-json-fields.test.ts	Removes debug logging from test configuration
packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts	Adds comprehensive test suite for delegate filtering functionality
packages/runtime/src/client/crud/operations/create.ts	Removes delegate validation check from create operation handler
packages/runtime/src/client/crud/operations/base.ts	Refactors query building to use pre-built joins and moves delegate validation to create method
packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/sqlite.ts	Updates SQLite dialect to use new join building approach
packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/postgresql.ts	Updates PostgreSQL dialect to use new join building approach
packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/base.ts	Major refactoring of filtering and field selection logic to support delegate models

Comments suppressed due to low confidence (4)

packages/runtime/src/client/crud/operations/base.ts:207

• The variable name 'queryId' is confusing as it represents an object with a queryId property, not just the ID itself. Consider renaming to 'queryOptions' or 'queryConfig'.

        const queryId = { queryId: `zenstack-${createId()}` };

packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/base.ts:318

• [nitpick] The alias '$count' uses a '$' prefix which could conflict with internal naming conventions. Consider using a more standard alias like 'count' or 'record_count'.

                                .select((eb1) => eb1.fn.count(eb1.lit(1)).as('$count'))

packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/base.ts:334

• [nitpick] The alias '$count' uses a '$' prefix which could conflict with internal naming conventions. Consider using a more standard alias like 'count' or 'record_count'.

                                .select((eb1) => eb1.fn.count(eb1.lit(1)).as('$count'))

packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/base.ts:352

• [nitpick] The alias '$count' uses a '$' prefix which could conflict with internal naming conventions. Consider using a more standard alias like 'count' or 'record_count'.

                                .select((eb1) => eb1.fn.count(eb1.lit(1)).as('$count'))

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PR Review Complete ✅

I've thoroughly reviewed the delegate filter fixes PR. Here's my analysis:

Review Checklist

• Read and understand all changed files
• Analyze code quality and best practices
• Check for potential bugs or issues
• Evaluate performance considerations
• Review security concerns
• Assess test coverage

Summary

This PR fixes delegate model filtering issues in ZenStack's ORM. The changes are well-implemented and address field reference resolution for delegate models (inheritance pattern).

✅ Strengths

Code Quality

• Consistent Logic: The field reference building logic correctly handles fieldDef.originModel ?? model to determine the appropriate model context for filtering
• Type Safety: Maintains strong TypeScript typing throughout
• Clean Implementation: Changes follow existing code patterns and architectural decisions

Comprehensive Test Coverage

• 187 new test lines covering diverse delegate scenarios:
  • Toplevel filtering on inherited fields (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:284-314)
  • Relation filtering with delegate models (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:316-366)
  • Parent filtering through delegate relations (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:368-408)
  • Cross-inheritance relation filtering (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:410-430)

Key Technical Fixes

1. Field Reference Resolution (packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/base.ts:97-103):

   const fieldRef = buildFieldRef(
       this.schema,
       fieldDef.originModel ?? model,  // ✅ Uses origin model for delegate fields
       key,
       this.options,
       eb,
       fieldDef.originModel ?? modelAlias, // ✅ Consistent alias handling
   );

2. Relation Filter Consistency (packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/base.ts:185):

   • Applies same logic to relation filtering for delegate models

🔍 Technical Assessment

Performance: ✅ Good

• No additional database queries introduced
• Leverages existing join infrastructure efficiently
• Maintains query optimization patterns

Security: ✅ Secure

• Uses Kysely query builder (SQL injection protection)
• No dynamic SQL construction from user input
• Maintains existing security patterns

Maintainability: ✅ Excellent

• Changes are focused and minimal (-91/+76 lines in core file)
• Follows established architectural patterns
• Well-tested edge cases

🔧 Minor Observations

1. PostgreSQL/SQLite Changes: The dialect-specific changes are minimal and appropriate - mostly parameter cleanup
2. Type Coverage: The changes maintain strong typing without introducing any types
3. Error Handling: Existing error handling patterns are preserved

Recommendation: APPROVE ✅

This PR successfully fixes delegate model filtering with:

• Solid technical implementation
• Comprehensive test coverage
• No security or performance concerns
• Clean, maintainable code

The delegate filtering functionality now correctly handles field resolution across model inheritance hierarchies.

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PR Review Complete ✅

I've thoroughly reviewed the delegate filter fixes PR. Here's my analysis:

Review Checklist

• Read and understand all changed files
• Analyze code quality and best practices
• Check for potential bugs or issues
• Evaluate performance considerations
• Review security concerns
• Assess test coverage

Summary

This PR fixes delegate model filtering issues in ZenStack's ORM. The changes are well-implemented and address field reference resolution for delegate models (inheritance pattern).

✅ Strengths

Code Quality

• Consistent Logic: The field reference building logic correctly handles fieldDef.originModel ?? model to determine the appropriate model context for filtering
• Type Safety: Maintains strong TypeScript typing throughout
• Clean Implementation: Changes follow existing code patterns and architectural decisions

Comprehensive Test Coverage

• 187 new test lines covering diverse delegate scenarios:
  • Toplevel filtering on inherited fields (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:284-314)
  • Relation filtering with delegate models (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:316-366)
  • Parent filtering through delegate relations (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:368-408)
  • Cross-inheritance relation filtering (packages/runtime/test/client-api/delegate.test.ts:410-430)

Key Technical Fixes

1. Field Reference Resolution (packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/base.ts:97-103):

   const fieldRef = buildFieldRef(
       this.schema,
       fieldDef.originModel ?? model,  // ✅ Uses origin model for delegate fields
       key,
       this.options,
       eb,
       fieldDef.originModel ?? modelAlias, // ✅ Consistent alias handling
   );

2. Relation Filter Consistency (packages/runtime/src/client/crud/dialects/base.ts:185):

   • Applies same logic to relation filtering for delegate models

🔍 Technical Assessment

Performance: ✅ Good

• No additional database queries introduced
• Leverages existing join infrastructure efficiently
• Maintains query optimization patterns

Security: ✅ Secure

• Uses Kysely query builder (SQL injection protection)
• No dynamic SQL construction from user input
• Maintains existing security patterns

Maintainability: ✅ Excellent

• Changes are focused and minimal (-91/+76 lines in core file)
• Follows established architectural patterns
• Well-tested edge cases

🔧 Minor Observations

1. PostgreSQL/SQLite Changes: The dialect-specific changes are minimal and appropriate - mostly parameter cleanup
2. Type Coverage: The changes maintain strong typing without introducing any types
3. Error Handling: Existing error handling patterns are preserved

Recommendation: APPROVE ✅

This PR successfully fixes delegate model filtering with:

• Solid technical implementation
• Comprehensive test coverage
• No security or performance concerns
• Clean, maintainable code

The delegate filtering functionality now correctly handles field resolution across model inheritance hierarchies.

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