Giving the system the ability to make auto increment columns auto-columns in postgres or mysql.

packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/DataTable.svelte

@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@
     {#if isUsersTable}
       <EditRolesButton />
     {/if}
-    {#if isInternal}
     <HideAutocolumnButton bind:hideAutocolumns />
-    {/if}
     <!-- always have the export last -->
     <ExportButton view={$tables.selected?._id} />
   {/if}

packages/server/scripts/integrations/mysql/init.sql

@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
 CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS main;
 USE main;
 CREATE TABLE Persons (
-    PersonID int NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    PersonID int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
     LastName varchar(255),
     FirstName varchar(255),
     Address varchar(255),
-    City varchar(255)
+    City varchar(255),
+    PRIMARY KEY (PersonID)
 );
+CREATE TABLE Tasks (
+    TaskID int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    PersonID INT,
+    TaskName varchar(255),
+    PRIMARY KEY (TaskID),
+    CONSTRAINT fkPersons
+        FOREIGN KEY(PersonID)
+	    REFERENCES Persons(PersonID)
+);
+INSERT INTO Persons (FirstName, LastName, Address, City) VALUES ('Mike', 'Hughes', '123 Fake Street', 'Belfast');
+INSERT INTO Tasks (PersonID, TaskName) VALUES (1, 'assembling');
+INSERT INTO Tasks (PersonID, TaskName) VALUES (1, 'processing');

packages/server/scripts/integrations/mysql/reset.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+docker-compose down
+docker volume prune -f

packages/server/scripts/integrations/postgres/init.sql

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 SELECT 'CREATE DATABASE main'
 WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_database WHERE datname = 'main')\gexec
 CREATE TABLE Persons (
-    PersonID INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    PersonID SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
     LastName varchar(255),
     FirstName varchar(255),
     Address varchar(255),
-    City varchar(255)
+    City varchar(255) DEFAULT 'Belfast'
 );
 CREATE TABLE Tasks (
-    TaskID INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    TaskID SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
     PersonID INT,
     TaskName varchar(255),
     CONSTRAINT fkPersons
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CREATE TABLE Tasks (
 	    REFERENCES Persons(PersonID)
 );
 CREATE TABLE Products (
-    ProductID INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    ProductID SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
     ProductName varchar(255)
 );
 CREATE TABLE Products_Tasks (
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ CREATE TABLE Products_Tasks (
 	    REFERENCES Tasks(TaskID),
     PRIMARY KEY (ProductID, TaskID)
 );
-INSERT INTO Persons (PersonID, FirstName, LastName, Address, City) VALUES (1, 'Mike', 'Hughes', '123 Fake Street', 'Belfast');
-INSERT INTO Tasks (TaskID, PersonID, TaskName) VALUES (1, 1, 'assembling');
-INSERT INTO Tasks (TaskID, PersonID, TaskName) VALUES (2, 1, 'processing');
-INSERT INTO Products (ProductID, ProductName) VALUES (1, 'Computers');
-INSERT INTO Products (ProductID, ProductName) VALUES (2, 'Laptops');
-INSERT INTO Products (ProductID, ProductName) VALUES (3, 'Chairs');
+INSERT INTO Persons (FirstName, LastName, Address, City) VALUES ('Mike', 'Hughes', '123 Fake Street', 'Belfast');
+INSERT INTO Tasks (PersonID, TaskName) VALUES (1, 'assembling');
+INSERT INTO Tasks (PersonID, TaskName) VALUES (1, 'processing');
+INSERT INTO Products (ProductName) VALUES ('Computers');
+INSERT INTO Products (ProductName) VALUES ('Laptops');
+INSERT INTO Products (ProductName) VALUES ('Chairs');
 INSERT INTO Products_Tasks (ProductID, TaskID) VALUES (1, 1);
 INSERT INTO Products_Tasks (ProductID, TaskID) VALUES (2, 1);
 INSERT INTO Products_Tasks (ProductID, TaskID) VALUES (3, 1);

packages/server/src/definitions/common.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface FieldSchema {
   relationshipType?: string
   through?: string
   foreignKey?: string
+  autocolumn?: boolean
   constraints?: {
     type?: string
     email?: boolean

packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts

@@ -169,8 +169,10 @@ module MySQLModule {
           const constraints = {
             presence: column.Null !== "YES",
           }
+          const isAuto: boolean = typeof column.Extra === "string" && (column.Extra === "auto_increment" || column.Extra.toLowerCase().includes("generated"))
           schema[columnName] = {
             name: columnName,
+            autocolumn: isAuto,
             type: convertType(column.Type, TYPE_MAP),
             constraints,
           }

packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts

@@ -184,7 +184,9 @@ module PostgresModule {
         }
 
         const type: string = convertType(column.data_type, TYPE_MAP)
+        const isAuto: boolean = typeof column.column_default === "string" && column.column_default.startsWith("nextval")
         tables[tableName].schema[columnName] = {
+          autocolumn: isAuto,
           name: columnName,
           type,
         }