Deprecate asExpression from field metadata search_vector (#22287)

## Summary

Fully deprecates the cached `asExpression` / `generatedType` settings on
`TS_VECTOR` (searchVector) fields. Previously the generated-column
expression was stored in `FieldMetadataSettings` and kept in sync via
imperative recompute side-effects. It is now **derived at DDL time**
from the `searchFieldMetadata` rows that describe which fields feed the
search vector, making `searchFieldMetadata` the single source of truth
and removing a whole class of cache-drift bugs.

This is delivered across the milestones tracked in #2587 and coordinates
with the frontend migration (#1428).

## Why

- The searchVector expression lived in two places (stored
`settings.asExpression` + the actual generated column), kept consistent
by bespoke side-effects (`recompute-search-vector-on-field-rename`,
label-identifier recompute, etc.).
- The frontend reconstructed the searchable-fields list by
**regex-parsing** the stored `asExpression`.
- Both are brittle. Deriving the expression from `searchFieldMetadata`
rows at build/run time removes the cache and the parsing.

## What changed

### Server - data model & derivation
- Introduce the `tsVectorFieldMetadata` relation on
`searchFieldMetadata` (`tsVectorFieldMetadataId` / universal identifier)
linking each searchable-field row to its target `TS_VECTOR` field.
- New runtime derivation
`deriveSearchVectorAsExpressionForTsVectorField`
(`flat-search-field-metadata/utils/...`) used by the create-object and
update-field handlers to generate the column expression from
`searchFieldMetadata` rows.
- Remove `asExpression` / `generatedType` from stored settings:
`FieldMetadataSettings.TS_VECTOR` is now `null`; the column builder
(`generate-column-definitions.util.ts`) hardcodes `generatedType:
'STORED'` and requires the derived expression.
- Delete the imperative recompute side-effects and the
`compute-search-vector-universal-settings-from-object-manifest` path;
drop the `settings` block from all 28 standard
`compute-*-standard-flat-field-metadata` utils.

### Server - migration runner
- New `rebuildSearchVector` marker on `update-field` actions: the
orchestrator synthesizes targeted column rebuilds
(`compute-search-vector-rebuild-target-universal-identifiers.util.ts` +
the deprioritize aggregator) only when a searchFieldMetadata change or
indexed-field rename actually requires it - instead of rebuilding on
every settings touch.
- Deferrable FKs + in-flight ID resolution so a `searchFieldMetadata`
row and its `TS_VECTOR` field can be created in the same transaction
(deterministic UUIDs).

### Frontend (contract change, #1428)
- New `SearchFieldMetadataDTO` + dataloader exposing
`searchFieldMetadataList` on object metadata.
- `SettingsObjectSearchSection` now reads
`objectMetadataItem.searchFieldMetadatas` instead of parsing
`asExpression`; new `SearchFieldMetadataItem` type, fragment, and
mapping updates.

### Upgrade commands (2.18)
-
`2-18-instance-command-fast-...-add-ts-vector-field-metadata-id-to-search-field-metadata`
-
`2-18-instance-command-fast-...-make-search-field-metadata-fks-deferrable`
-
`2-18-instance-command-slow-...-backfill-ts-vector-field-metadata-id-on-search-field-metadata`

(These were relocated from 2.16 to 2.18 and re-timestamped into an
ordered block - add column -> make FK deferrable -> backfill data -
since 2.16/2.17 are released.)

### Tests
- Updated search-vector side-effect integration specs to assert behavior
(search works) rather than the now-removed `asExpression`; removed the
obsolete expression-validation specs; refreshed the application-sync
snapshot (`universalSettings: null`).

## Upgrade / compatibility notes
- Existing workspaces keep their stored `settings` until a later
cleanup; nothing reads it anymore. The new derivation drives all DDL
going forward.
- Schema changes are gated behind the 2.18 instance commands above.

## Known follow-up (separate PR)
https://github.com/twentyhq/core-team-issues/issues/2620
- The column rebuild (`DROP`/`ADD` of the `searchVector` STORED column)
cascade-drops its GIN index and does not recreate it - a pre-existing
regression on `main` inherited here. A follow-up PR will fix the rebuild
handler to recreate the GIN index and add a 2.18 workspace command to
recompute every search vector + strip the deprecated settings.
(Planned.)

## Test plan
- [ ] `npx nx typecheck twenty-server` / `twenty-front`
- [ ] `npx nx lint:diff-with-main twenty-server` / `twenty-front`
- [ ] Server integration: create/update/delete field, rename indexed
field, update object - search returns expected records
- [ ] Run the 2.18 instance commands on a seeded DB; verify
`tsVectorFieldMetadataId` backfilled and FKs deferrable
- [ ] Frontend: object Search settings tab lists the correct searchable
fields (no `asExpression` parsing)

close https://github.com/twentyhq/core-team-issues/issues/2587

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Paul Rastoin
2026-06-30 11:16:01 +02:00
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parent 68c33a37ad
commit b0d7516951
144 changed files with 2030 additions and 1759 deletions
@@ -23,15 +23,14 @@ const buildFieldIdByUniversalIdentifierForObjectAction = ({
};
for (const universalFlatFieldMetadata of action.universalFlatFieldMetadatas) {
const { universalIdentifier } = universalFlatFieldMetadata;
const providedFieldId =
fieldMetadataIdByUniversalIdentifier[
universalFlatFieldMetadata.universalIdentifier
];
fieldMetadataIdByUniversalIdentifier[universalIdentifier];
if (isDefined(providedFieldId)) {
fieldIdByUniversalIdentifier[
universalFlatFieldMetadata.universalIdentifier
] = providedFieldId;
fieldIdByUniversalIdentifier[universalIdentifier] = providedFieldId;
} else if (!isDefined(fieldIdByUniversalIdentifier[universalIdentifier])) {
fieldIdByUniversalIdentifier[universalIdentifier] = v4();
}
}
@@ -200,6 +199,7 @@ export const enrichCreateWorkspaceMigrationActionsWithIds = ({
if (
action.metadataName !== 'fieldMetadata' &&
action.metadataName !== 'objectMetadata' &&
!isDefined(idByUniversalIdentifier) &&
!isDefined(fieldMetadataIdByUniversalIdentifier) &&
!isDefined(pageLayoutTabIdByUniversalIdentifier)
@@ -209,17 +209,18 @@ export const enrichCreateWorkspaceMigrationActionsWithIds = ({
switch (action.metadataName) {
case 'objectMetadata': {
const id = isDefined(idByUniversalIdentifier)
? idByUniversalIdentifier[action.flatEntity.universalIdentifier]
: undefined;
const objectFieldIdByUniversalIdentifier = isDefined(
fieldMetadataIdByUniversalIdentifier,
)
? buildFieldIdByUniversalIdentifierForObjectAction({
action,
fieldMetadataIdByUniversalIdentifier,
})
: undefined;
const id =
(isDefined(idByUniversalIdentifier)
? idByUniversalIdentifier[action.flatEntity.universalIdentifier]
: undefined) ??
action.id ??
v4();
const objectFieldIdByUniversalIdentifier =
buildFieldIdByUniversalIdentifierForObjectAction({
action,
fieldMetadataIdByUniversalIdentifier:
fieldMetadataIdByUniversalIdentifier ?? {},
});
return {
...action,
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { AllUniversalFlatEntityMaps } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspa
import { type MetadataUniversalFlatEntityMaps } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace-migration/universal-flat-entity/types/metadata-universal-flat-entity-maps.type';
import { aggregateOrchestratorActionsReport } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace-migration/utils/aggregate-orchestrator-actions-report.util';
import { computeOrderedMigrationActions } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace-migration/utils/compute-ordered-migration-actions.util';
import { computeSearchVectorRebuildTargetUniversalIdentifiers } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace-migration/utils/compute-search-vector-rebuild-target-universal-identifiers.util';
import { crossEntityTransversalValidation } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace-migration/utils/cross-entity-transversal-validation.util';
import { mergeOrchestratorFailureReports } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace-migration/utils/merge-orchestrator-failure-reports.util';
import { WorkspaceMigrationAgentActionsBuilderService } from 'src/engine/workspace-manager/workspace-migration/workspace-migration-builder/builders/agent/workspace-migration-agent-actions-builder.service';
@@ -390,11 +391,23 @@ export class WorkspaceMigrationBuildOrchestratorService {
};
}
const searchVectorUniversalIdentifiersToRebuild =
computeSearchVectorRebuildTargetUniversalIdentifiers({
orchestratorActionsReport,
fromFlatSearchFieldMetadataMaps:
fromToAllFlatEntityMaps.flatSearchFieldMetadataMaps?.from,
toFlatSearchFieldMetadataMaps:
optimisticAllFlatEntityMaps.flatSearchFieldMetadataMaps,
toFlatFieldMetadataMaps:
optimisticAllFlatEntityMaps.flatFieldMetadataMaps,
});
const { aggregatedOrchestratorActionsReport } =
aggregateOrchestratorActionsReport({
orchestratorActionsReport,
flatFieldMetadataMaps:
optimisticAllFlatEntityMaps.flatFieldMetadataMaps,
searchVectorUniversalIdentifiersToRebuild,
});
return {