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Author SHA1 Message Date
Sasha
1510e125ab fix(db-postgres): joins count with hasMany relationships (#14008)
Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/13950
2025-10-01 18:38:54 +03:00
Sasha
f980a86bd6 fix(db-sqlite): exists operator in createJSONQuery (#13907)
Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/13882
2025-09-24 18:42:33 +03:00
Sasha
f432cc1956 feat(graphql): allow to pass count: true to a join query (#13351)
Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/13077
2025-08-01 18:05:54 +03:00
Sasha
b26a73be4a fix: querying hasMany: true select fields inside polymorphic joins (#13334)
This PR fixes queries like this:

```ts
const findFolder = await payload.find({
  collection: 'payload-folders',
  where: {
    id: {
      equals: folderDoc.id,
    },
  },
  joins: {
    documentsAndFolders: {
      limit: 100_000,
      sort: 'name',
      where: {
        and: [
          {
            relationTo: {
              equals: 'payload-folders',
            },
          },
          {
            folderType: {
              in: ['folderPoly1'], // previously this didn't work
            },
          },
        ],
      },
    },
  },
})
```

Additionally, this PR potentially fixes querying JSON fields by the top
level path, for example if your JSON field has a value like: `[1, 2]`,
previously `where: { json: { equals: 1 } }` didn't work, however with a
value like `{ nested: [1, 2] }` and a query `where: { 'json.nested': {
equals: 1 } }`it did.

---------

Co-authored-by: Jarrod Flesch <jarrodmflesch@gmail.com>
2025-07-30 15:30:20 -04:00
Sasha
0e8ac0bad5 fix(db-postgres): joins with hasMany: true relationships nested to an array (#12980)
Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/12679
2025-06-30 21:25:29 +03:00
Sasha
9943b3508d fix: filtering joins in where by ID (#12804)
Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/12768

Example:
```
const found_1 = await payload.find({
  collection: 'categories',
  where: { 'relatedPosts.id': { equals: post.id } },
})
```
or
```
const found_2 = await payload.find({
  collection: 'categories',
  where: { relatedPosts: { equals: post.id } },
})
```
2025-06-13 14:13:17 -04:00
Alessio Gravili
7c05c775cb docs: improve jobs autorun docs, adds e2e test (#12196)
This clarifies that jobs.autoRun only *runs* already-queued jobs. It does not queue the jobs for you.

Also adds an e2e test as this functionality had no e2e coverage
2025-06-05 09:19:19 -07:00
Sasha
2b40e0f21f feat: polymorphic join querying by fields that don't exist in every collection (#12648)
This PR makes it possible to do polymorphic join querying by fields that
don't exist in all collections specified in `field.collection`, for
example:
```
const result = await payload.find({
  collection: 'payload-folders',
  joins: {
    documentsAndFolders: {
      where: {
        and: [
          {
            relationTo: {
              in: ['folderPoly1', 'folderPoly2'],
            },
          },
          {
            folderPoly2Title: { // this field exists only in the folderPoly2 collection, before it'd throw a query error.
              equals: 'Poly 2 Title',
            },
          },
        ],
      },
    },
  },
})
```

---------

Co-authored-by: Jarrod Flesch <jarrodmflesch@gmail.com>
2025-06-03 00:48:07 +03:00
Sasha
c08c7071ee fix(graphql): population of joins that target relationship fields that have relationTo as an array (#12289)
Fixes population of joins that target relationship fields that have
`relationTo` as an array, for example:
```ts
// Posts collection
{
  name: 'polymorphic',
  type: 'relationship',
  relationTo: ['categories', 'users'],
},
// Categories collection
{
  name: 'polymorphic',
  type: 'join',
  collection: 'posts',
  on: 'polymorphic',
}
```

Thanks @jaycetde for the integration test
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/12278!

---------

Co-authored-by: Jayce Pulsipher <jpulsipher@nav.com>
2025-05-01 14:04:42 -04:00
Sasha
466dcd7189 feat: support where querying by join fields (#12075)
### What?
This PR adds support for `where` querying by the join field (don't
confuse with `where` querying of related docs via `joins.where`)

Previously, this didn't work:
```
const categories = await payload.find({
  collection: 'categories',
  where: { 'relatedPosts.title': { equals: 'my-title' } },
})
```

### Why?
This is crucial for bi-directional relationships, can be used for access
control.

### How?
Implements `where` handling for join fields the same as we do for
relationships. In MongoDB it's not as efficient as it can be, the old PR
that improves it and can be updated later is here
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/8858

Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/discussions/9683
2025-04-10 15:30:40 -04:00
Sasha
b9ffbc6994 fix: querying by polymorphic join field relationTo with overrideAccess: false (#11999)
Previously, querying by polymorphic joins `relationTo` with
`overrideAccess: false` caused an error:
```
QueryError: The following paths cannot be queried: relationTo
```

As this field actually doesn't exist in the schema. Now, under condition
that the query comes from a polymorphic join we skip checking
`relationTo` field access.
2025-04-07 20:19:43 +00:00
Sasha
e5690fcab9 fix(graphql): respect draft: true when querying joins (#11869)
The same as https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/11763 but also
for GraphQL. The previous fix was working only for the Local API and
REST API due to a different method for querying joins in GraphQL.
2025-04-01 14:41:47 -04:00
Sasha
1b2b6a1b15 fix: respect draft: true when querying docs for the join field (#11763)
Previously, if you were querying a collection that has a join field with
`draft: true`, and the join field's collection also has
`versions.drafts: true` our db adapter would still query the original
SQL table / mongodb collection instead of the versions one which isn't
quite right since we respect `draft: true` when populating relationships
2025-03-24 09:49:30 -04:00
Sasha
3436fb16ea feat: allow to count related docs for join fields (#11395)
### What?
For the join field query adds ability to specify `count: true`, example:
```ts
const result = await payload.find({
  joins: {
    'group.relatedPosts': {
      sort: '-title',
      count: true,
    },
  },
  collection: "categories",
})

result.group?.relatedPosts?.totalDocs // available
```

### Why?
Can be useful to implement full pagination / show total related
documents count in the UI.

### How?
Implements the logic in database adapters. In MongoDB it's additional
`$lookup` that has `$count` in the pipeline. In SQL, it's additional
subquery with `COUNT(*)`. Preserves the current behavior by default,
since counting introduces overhead.


Additionally, fixes a typescript generation error for join fields.
Before, `docs` and `hasNextPage` were marked as nullable, which is not
true, these fields cannot be `null`.
Additionally, fixes threading of `joinQuery` in
`transform/read/traverseFields` for group / tab fields recursive calls.
2025-02-27 16:05:48 +00:00
Sasha
6b6c289d79 fix(db-mongodb): hasNextPage with polymorphic joins (#11394)
Previously, `hasNextPage` was working incorrectly with polymorphic joins
(that have an array of `collection`) in MongoDB.

This PR fixes it and adds extra assertions to the polymorphic joins
test.

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Co-authored-by: Jarrod Flesch <jarrodmflesch@gmail.com>
2025-02-25 21:22:47 +00:00
Sasha
1dc748d341 perf(db-mongodb): remove JSON.parse(JSON.stringify) copying of results (#11293)
Improves performance and optimizes memory usage for mongodb adapter by
cutting down copying of results via `JSON.parse(JSON.stringify())`.
Instead, `transform` does necessary transformations (`ObjectID` ->
`string,` `Date` -> `string`) without any copying
2025-02-21 17:31:24 +02:00
Sasha
6d36a28cdc feat: join field across many collections (#10919)
This feature allows you to specify `collection` for the join field as
array.
This can be useful for example to describe relationship linking like
this:
```ts
{
  slug: 'folders',
  fields: [
    {
      type: 'join',
      on: 'folder',
      collection: ['files', 'documents', 'folders'],
      name: 'children',
    },
    {
      type: 'relationship',
      relationTo: 'folders',
      name: 'folder',
    },
  ],
},
{
  slug: 'files',
  upload: true,
  fields: [
    {
      type: 'relationship',
      relationTo: 'folders',
      name: 'folder',
    },
  ],
},
{
  slug: 'documents',
  fields: [
    {
      type: 'relationship',
      relationTo: 'folders',
      name: 'folder',
    },
  ],
},
```

Documents and files can be placed to folders and folders themselves can
be nested to other folders (root folders just have `folder` as `null`).

Output type of `Folder`:
```ts
export interface Folder {
  id: string;
  children?: {
    docs?:
      | (
          | {
              relationTo?: 'files';
              value: string | File;
            }
          | {
              relationTo?: 'documents';
              value: string | Document;
            }
          | {
              relationTo?: 'folders';
              value: string | Folder;
            }
        )[]
      | null;
    hasNextPage?: boolean | null;
  } | null;
  folder?: (string | null) | Folder;
  updatedAt: string;
  createdAt: string;
}
```

While you could instead have many join fields (for example
`childrenFolders`, `childrenFiles`) etc - this doesn't allow you to
sort/filter and paginate things across many collections, which isn't
trivial. With SQL we use `UNION ALL` query to achieve that.

---------

Co-authored-by: Dan Ribbens <dan.ribbens@gmail.com>
2025-02-18 21:53:45 +02:00
Sasha
847d8d824f feat: add page query parameter for joins (#10998)
Currently, the join field outputs to its result `hasNextPage: boolean`
and have the `limit` query parameter but lacks `page` which can be
useful. This PR adds it.
2025-02-18 16:47:09 +02:00
Alessio Gravili
e6fea1d132 fix: localized fields within block references were not handled properly if any parent is localized (#11207)
The `localized` properly was not stripped out of referenced block fields, if any parent was localized. For normal fields, this is done in sanitizeConfig. As the same referenced block config can be used in both a localized and non-localized config, we are not able to strip it out inside sanitizeConfig by modifying the block config.

Instead, this PR had to bring back tedious logic to handle it everywhere the `field.localized` property is accessed. For backwards-compatibility, we need to keep the existing sanitizeConfig logic. In 4.0, we should remove it to benefit from better test coverage of runtime field.localized handling - for now, this is done for our test suite using the `PAYLOAD_DO_NOT_SANITIZE_LOCALIZED_PROPERTY` flag.
2025-02-17 19:50:32 +00:00
Sasha
25a70ab455 fix: join field with the target relationship inside localized array (#10621)
Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/10356
2025-01-21 02:18:26 +02:00
Sasha
ba228dd0f3 fix: allow to set maxDepth: 0 for join fields, improve join field JSDoc (#10336)
Allows to set `maxDepth: 0` for join fields and improves JSDoc about
`maxDepth`, adds tests to confirm that
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/10243 is not an issue, but
just happens because the default `maxDepth` is `1`.
2025-01-03 14:25:19 -05:00
Sasha
a0d8131649 fix(db-postgres): joins to self collection (#10182)
### What?
With Postgres, before join to self like:
```ts
import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'

export const SelfJoins: CollectionConfig = {
  slug: 'self-joins',
  fields: [
    {
      name: 'rel',
      type: 'relationship',
      relationTo: 'self-joins',
    },
    {
      name: 'joins',
      type: 'join',
      on: 'rel',
      collection: 'self-joins',
    },
  ],
}
```
wasn't possible, even though it's a valid usage.

### How?
Now, to differentiate parent `self_joins` and children `self_joins` we
do additional alias for the nested select -
`"4d3cf2b6_1adf_46a8_b6d2_3e1c3809d737"`:
```sql
select 
  "id", 
  "rel_id", 
  "updated_at", 
  "created_at", 
  (
    select 
      coalesce(
        json_agg(
          json_build_object('id', "joins_alias".id)
        ), 
        '[]' :: json
      ) 
    from 
      (
        select 
          "created_at", 
          "rel_id", 
          "id" 
        from 
          "self_joins" "4d3cf2b6_1adf_46a8_b6d2_3e1c3809d737" 
        where 
          "4d3cf2b6_1adf_46a8_b6d2_3e1c3809d737"."rel_id" = "self_joins"."id" 
        order by 
          "4d3cf2b6_1adf_46a8_b6d2_3e1c3809d737"."created_at" desc 
        limit 
          $1
      ) "joins_alias"
  ) as "joins_alias" 
from 
  "self_joins" 
where 
  "self_joins"."id" = $2 
order by 
  "self_joins"."created_at" desc 
limit 
  $3

```

Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/10144

-->
2024-12-26 20:47:49 +02:00
Sasha
b08ff88fbd fix(db-mongodb): mongodb optimizations (#10120)
There are few issues introduced in #9594 that we need to look into with
these changes.
2024-12-21 07:42:44 -05:00
Dan Ribbens
d03658de01 feat: join field with polymorphic relationships (#9990)
### What?
The join field had a limitation imposed that prevents it from targeting
polymorphic relationship fields. With this change we can support any
relationship fields.

### Why?
Improves the functionality of join field.

### How?
Extended the database adapters and removed the config sanitization that
would throw an error when polymorphic relationships were used.

Fixes #
2024-12-19 22:34:52 +00:00
Sasha
e468292039 perf(db-mongodb): improve performance of all operations, up to 50% faster (#9594)
This PR improves speed and memory efficiency across all operations with
the Mongoose adapter.

### How?

- Removes Mongoose layer from all database calls, instead uses MongoDB
directly. (this doesn't remove building mongoose schema since it's still
needed for indexes + users in theory can use it)
- Replaces deep copying of read results using
`JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data))` with the `transform` `operation:
'read'` function which converts Date's, ObjectID's in relationships /
joins to strings. As before, it also handles transformations for write
operations.
- Faster `hasNearConstraint` for potentially large `where`'s
- `traverseFields` now can accept `flattenedFields` which we use in
`transform`. Less recursive calls with tabs/rows/collapsible

Additional fixes
- Uses current transaction for querying nested relationships properties
in `buildQuery`, previously it wasn't used which could've led to wrong
results
- Allows to clear not required point fields with passing `null` from the
Local API. Previously it didn't work in both, MongoDB and Postgres

Benchmarks using this file
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/chore/db-benchmark/test/_community/int.spec.ts

### Small Dataset Performance

| Metric | Before Optimization | After Optimization | Improvement (%) |

|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| Average FULL (ms) | 1170 | 844 | 27.86% |
| `payload.db.create` (ms) | 1413 | 691 | 51.12% |
| `payload.db.find` (ms) | 2856 | 2204 | 22.83% |
| `payload.db.deleteMany` (ms) | 15206 | 8439 | 44.53% |
| `payload.db.updateOne` (ms) | 21444 | 12162 | 43.30% |
| `payload.db.findOne` (ms) | 159 | 112 | 29.56% |
| `payload.db.deleteOne` (ms) | 3729 | 2578 | 30.89% |
| DB small FULL (ms) | 64473 | 46451 | 27.93% |

---

### Medium Dataset Performance

| Metric | Before Optimization | After Optimization | Improvement (%) |

|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| Average FULL (ms) | 9407 | 6210 | 33.99% |
| `payload.db.create` (ms) | 10270 | 4321 | 57.93% |
| `payload.db.find` (ms) | 20814 | 16036 | 22.93% |
| `payload.db.deleteMany` (ms) | 126351 | 61789 | 51.11% |
| `payload.db.updateOne` (ms) | 201782 | 99943 | 50.49% |
| `payload.db.findOne` (ms) | 1081 | 817 | 24.43% |
| `payload.db.deleteOne` (ms) | 28534 | 23363 | 18.12% |
| DB medium FULL (ms) | 519518 | 342194 | 34.13% |

---

### Large Dataset Performance

| Metric | Before Optimization | After Optimization | Improvement (%) |

|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| Average FULL (ms) | 26575 | 17509 | 34.14% |
| `payload.db.create` (ms) | 29085 | 12196 | 58.08% |
| `payload.db.find` (ms) | 58497 | 43838 | 25.04% |
| `payload.db.deleteMany` (ms) | 372195 | 173218 | 53.47% |
| `payload.db.updateOne` (ms) | 544089 | 288350 | 47.00% |
| `payload.db.findOne` (ms) | 3058 | 2197 | 28.14% |
| `payload.db.deleteOne` (ms) | 82444 | 64730 | 21.49% |
| DB large FULL (ms) | 1461097 | 969714 | 33.62% |
2024-12-19 13:20:39 -05:00
Sasha
1d46b6d738 fix(ui): join field "add new" calculate initial drawer data with relationship inside blocks (#10057)
We merged https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/9773 that adds
support for join field with relationships inside arrays, it just happens
that now it's also true for relationships inside blocks, added a test
case with blocks.
This just corrects initial data drawer calculation with the "add new"
button if we encounter a blocks field in join's `on`.
2024-12-19 08:45:22 +02:00
Dan Ribbens
b0b2fc6c47 feat: join field support relationships inside arrays (#9773)
### What?

Allow the join field to have a configuration `on` relationships inside
of an array, ie `on: 'myArray.myRelationship'`.

### Why?

This is a more powerful and expressive way to use the join field and not
be limited by usage of array data. For example, if you have a roles
array for multinant sites, you could add a join field on the sites to
show who the admins are.

### How?

This fixes the traverseFields function to allow the configuration to
pass sanitization. In addition, the function for querying the drizzle
tables needed to be ehanced.

Additional changes from https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/9995:

- Significantly improves traverseFields and the 'join' case with a raw
query injection pattern, right now it's internal but we could expose it
at some point, for example for querying vectors.
- Fixes potential issues with not passed locale to traverseFields (it
was undefined always)
- Adds an empty array fallback for joins with localized relationships

Fixes #
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/discussions/9643

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Co-authored-by: Because789 <thomas@because789.ch>
Co-authored-by: Sasha <64744993+r1tsuu@users.noreply.github.com>
2024-12-17 13:14:43 -05:00
Dan Ribbens
5af71fb8d0 fix: join collection read access (#9930)
Respect read access control through the join field collections for GraphQL and admin UI

fixes #9922 and #9865
2024-12-12 12:01:03 -05:00
Sasha
d499de1e0f fix(db-postgres): joins with versions and hasMany relationship (#9370)
Fixes errors when having joins with versions +drafts on `hasMany: true`
relationships.
Removes `joinQuery` overhead if we don't need it for the current
operation. Right now, in all adapters we support joins only for `find`,
`findOne`, and `queryDrafts`.


Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/9369
2024-11-21 10:42:05 -05:00
Sasha
f67761fe22 fix(db-mongodb): totalDocs with joins (#9056)
### What?
Fixes issue with incorrect `totalDocs` value when an aggregation is used
for `find`.
Previously, `limit: 5` for example always returned `totalDocs: 5`.

### Why?
`totalDocs` must be returned correctly.

### How?
Removes `$limit` from the pipeline, as `Model.aggregatePaginate` handles
it by itself.
2024-11-08 14:04:24 -05:00
Dan Ribbens
93a55d1075 feat: add join field config where property (#8973)
### What?

Makes it possible to filter join documents using a `where` added
directly in the config.


### Why?

It makes the join field more powerful for adding contextual meaning to
the documents being returned. For example, maybe you have a
`requiresAction` field that you set and you can have a join that
automatically filters the documents to those that need attention.

### How?

In the database adapter, we merge the requested `where` to the `where`
defined on the field.
On the frontend the results are filtered using the `filterOptions`
property in the component.

Fixes
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/discussions/8936
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/discussions/8937

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Co-authored-by: Sasha <64744993+r1tsuu@users.noreply.github.com>
2024-11-06 10:06:25 -05:00
Sasha
d64946c2e2 fix(db-mongodb): ensure relationships are stored in ObjectID (#8932)
### What?
Since the join field, we do store relationship fields values in
`ObjectID`. This wasn't true if the field is nested to an array /
blocks.

### Why?
All relationship fields values should be stored in `ObjectID`.

### How?
Fixes arrays / blocks handling in the `traverseFields.ts` function.
Before it didn't run for them.
2024-10-30 13:42:07 -04:00
Sasha
f4041ce6e2 fix(db-mongodb): joins with singular collection name (#8933)
### What?
Properly specifies `$lookup.from` when the collection name is singular.

### Why?
MongoDB can pluralize the collection name and so can be different for
singular ones.

### How?
Uses the collection name from the driver directly
`adapter.collections[slug].collection.name` instead of just `slug`.
2024-10-30 12:06:03 -04:00
Sasha
dae832c288 feat: select fields (#8550)
Adds `select` which is used to specify the field projection for local
and rest API calls. This is available as an optimization to reduce the
payload's of requests and make the database queries more efficient.

Includes:
- [x] generate types for the `select` property
- [x] infer the return type by `select` with 2 modes - include (`field:
true`) and exclude (`field: false`)
- [x] lots of integration tests, including deep fields / localization
etc
- [x] implement the property in db adapters
- [x] implement the property in the local api for most operations
- [x] implement the property in the rest api 
- [x] docs

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Co-authored-by: Dan Ribbens <dan.ribbens@gmail.com>
2024-10-29 21:47:18 +00:00
Sasha
7a7a2f3918 fix(db-mongodb): query 'in' with a comma-delimited value (#8910)
### What?
Fixes the issue with `in` querying when the collection has a join field.

### Why?
When using `.aggregate`, MongoDB doesn't cast a comma delimited value
for the `$in` operator to an array automatically as it's not handled by
Mongoose.

### How?
Sanitizes the incoming value to an array if it should.

Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/8901
2024-10-28 19:41:28 -04:00
Dan Ribbens
f0edbb79f9 feat: join field defaultLimit and defaultSort (#8908)
### What?

Allow specifying the defaultSort and defaultLimit to use for populating
a join field

### Why?

It is much easier to set defaults rather than be forced to always call
the join query using the query pattern ("?joins[categories][limit]=0").

### How?

See docs and type changes
2024-10-28 17:52:37 -04:00
Sasha
8af00f2deb fix: join field works on collections with versions enabled (#8715)
- Fixes errors with drizzle when building the schema
https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/8680
- Adds `joins` to `db.queryDrafts` to have them when doing `.find` with
`draft: true`
2024-10-22 11:05:55 -04:00
Sasha
f6acfdb1f5 fix(drizzle): hasMany joins - localized, limit and schema paths (#8633)
Fixes https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/issues/8630

- Fixes `hasMany: true` and `localized: true` on the foreign field
- Adds `limit` to the subquery instead of hardcoded `11`.
- Adds the schema path `field.on` to the subquery, without this having 2
or more relationship fields to the same collection breaks joins
- Properly checks if the field is `hasMany`
2024-10-10 12:58:30 -04:00
Dan Ribbens
1bf580fac3 feat: join field works with hasMany relationships (#8493)
Join field works on relationships and uploads having `hasMany: true`

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Co-authored-by: Sasha <64744993+r1tsuu@users.noreply.github.com>
2024-10-08 11:40:34 -04:00
Dan Ribbens
27b1629927 fix(db-postgres, db-sqlite): joins relation name (#8491)
A join field on a relationship with a camelCase name would cause an
error from drizzle due to the relation name not matching.
2024-09-30 16:47:21 -04:00
Dan Ribbens
3f375cc6ee feat: join field on upload fields (#8379)
This PR makes it possible to use the new `join` field in connection with
an `upload` field. Previously `join` was reserved only for
relationships.
2024-09-30 13:12:30 -04:00
Dan Ribbens
dc69e2c0f6 fix(db-mongodb): db.find default limit to 0 (#8376)
Fixes an error anytime a `db.find` is called on documents with joins
without a set `limit` by defaulting the limit to 0.
2024-09-23 16:31:50 -04:00
Dan Ribbens
6ef2bdea15 feat!: join field (#7518)
## Description

- Adds a new "join" field type to Payload and is supported by all database adapters
- The UI uses a table view for the new field
- `db-mongodb` changes relationships to be stored as ObjectIDs instead of strings (for now querying works using both types internally to the DB so no data migration should be necessary unless you're querying directly, see breaking changes for details
- Adds a reusable traverseFields utility to Payload to make it easier to work with nested fields, used internally and for plugin maintainers

```ts
export const Categories: CollectionConfig = {
    slug: 'categories',
    fields: [
        {
            name: 'relatedPosts',
            type: 'join',
            collection: 'posts',
            on: 'category',
        }
    ]
}
```

BREAKING CHANGES:
All mongodb relationship and upload values will be stored as MongoDB ObjectIDs instead of strings going forward. If you have existing data and you are querying data directly, outside of Payload's APIs, you get different results. For example, a `contains` query will no longer works given a partial ID of a relationship since the ObjectID requires the whole identifier to work. 

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Co-authored-by: Jacob Fletcher <jacobsfletch@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: James <james@trbl.design>
2024-09-20 11:10:16 -04:00