fix(postgrest): quote array literal elements in contains, overlaps and the like filters - #2657
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A '{...}' filter value is a Postgres array literal, not a PostgREST list, so it
needs its own quoting. Seven builders joined their values with a bare ',':
contains, containedBy, overlaps, likeAllOf, likeAnyOf, ilikeAllOf and
ilikeAnyOf. in() and notIn() already quote for the '(...)' list context, but
nothing covered '{...}'.
Measured against PostgREST 12 over Postgres 15, on a table holding both
ARRAY['a,b'] (one element) and ARRAY['a','b'] (two elements):
contains('tags', ['a,b']) -> cs.{a,b} -> returned the two-element row
overlaps('tags', ['a,b']) -> ov.{a,b} -> returned the two-element row
likeAllOf('name', ['*x,y*']) -> like(all).{*x,y*} -> returned nothing
contains('tags', ['a{b']) -> 22P02 malformed array literal
The caller asks for one element and silently gets rows matching two, which is
the worst kind of wrong: a plausible result rather than an error.
Quoting is applied only where Postgres needs it: a comma, a brace, a quote, a
backslash, whitespace that would otherwise be trimmed, or the empty string,
which '{}' would drop entirely. Non-strings stay bare so null remains SQL NULL
instead of the text 'null', and the range and json branches are untouched.
10 of the 12 new assertions fail without this change.
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In `@packages/core/postgrest-js/src/PostgrestFilterBuilder.ts`:
- Line 53: Update quoteArrayLiteralElement to treat the case-insensitive string
value “null” as reserved, so it is quoted instead of emitted as a bare SQL NULL
element; preserve existing reserved-character handling and add a regression test
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A bare null inside a Postgres array literal is the SQL NULL token, in any
casing, so contains('tags', ['null']) was asking for rows containing SQL NULL
rather than rows containing the text 'null'.
Measured on Postgres 15:
'{null}'::text[] -> SQL NULL
'{NULL}'::text[] -> SQL NULL
'{NuLl}'::text[] -> SQL NULL
'{"null"}'::text[] -> the text 'null'
'{nulls}'::text[] -> the text 'nulls', so only the exact token is special
End to end against PostgREST, on a table holding both ARRAY['null'] and
ARRAY[NULL]: without this the call returns [], with it the text row.
A real null value is still emitted bare, since only strings go through the
quoting.
Reported by CodeRabbit on supabase#2657.
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Confirmed, and measured on Postgres 15 before changing anything: So any casing of the bare token is SQL NULL, while a value that merely starts with it is not, which keeps the check to the exact token. End to end against PostgREST, on a table holding both Pushed with |
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Fixes #2669
The bug
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{...}filter value is a Postgres array literal, not a PostgREST list, so it needs its own quoting rules.in()andnotIn()already quote for the(...)list context viaPostgrestReservedCharsRegexp, but nothing covered{...}. Seven builders join their values with a bare comma:contains,containedBy,overlaps,likeAllOf,likeAnyOf,ilikeAllOf,ilikeAnyOf.Measured, not read
PostgREST 12 over Postgres 15, on a table holding both
ARRAY['a,b'](one element, id 1) andARRAY['a','b'](two elements, id 2):mastercontains('tags', ['a,b'])tags=cs.{a,b}overlaps('tags', ['a,b'])tags=ov.{a,b}likeAllOf('name', ['*x,y*'])name=like(all).{*x,y*}[]contains('tags', ['a{b'])tags=cs.{a{b}22P02malformed array literalWith the quoting applied, all four return what the caller asked for (
cs.{"a,b"}→ id 1, and the brace no longer errors).The first three are the dangerous ones: the caller asks for one element and gets rows that merely contain two different elements. A plausible wrong answer, not an error.
The parsing rules behind this, checked directly in Postgres 15:
The fix
Quote an element only where Postgres needs it: a comma, a brace, a quote, a backslash, whitespace that would otherwise be trimmed, or the empty string (which
{}drops entirely). Inside a quoted element,"and\are escaped.Non-strings stay bare on purpose, so
nullreaches Postgres as SQL NULL rather than the text'null'. The range (cs.[...)) and json (cs.{"a":...}) branches ofcontains/containedBy/overlapsare untouched.Verification
12 new assertions in
test/array-literal-quoting.test.ts, covering each of the seven builders plus the cases that must not change (plain values, non-strings, range and json forms).master.contains(['a,b'])returns id 2, with it returns id 1.Comparing the full suite before and after by failing test name, the only difference is those 10 tests moving from failing to passing — no new failure. Locally the rest of the suite needs
supabase start, which I did not run, so the integration specs are down to CI here.tsc --noEmitandprettier --checkare clean.