Final update to view mapping and typing.

packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/rows.ts

@@ -47,12 +47,10 @@ export async function search(ctx: UserCtx, next: Next) {
 
 export async function viewSearch(ctx: UserCtx, next: Next) {
   ctx.request.body = getSearchParameters(ctx)
-  await rowController.views.searchView({
-    ...ctx,
-    params: {
-      viewId: ctx.params.viewId,
-    },
-  })
+  ctx.params = {
+    viewId: ctx.params.viewId,
+  }
+  await rowController.views.searchView(ctx)
   await next()
 }
 

packages/server/src/api/controllers/public/views.ts

@@ -1,72 +1,88 @@
 import { search as stringSearch } from "./utils"
 import * as controller from "../view"
-import { ViewV2, UserCtx } from "@budibase/types"
+import { ViewV2, UserCtx, UISearchFilter, PublicAPIView } from "@budibase/types"
 import { Next } from "koa"
 import { merge } from "lodash"
 
-function fixView(view: ViewV2, params?: { viewId: string }) {
-  if (!params || !view) {
-    return view
+function viewRequest(view: PublicAPIView, params?: { viewId: string }) {
+  const viewV2: ViewV2 = view
+  if (!viewV2) {
+    return viewV2
   }
   if (params?.viewId) {
-    view.id = params.viewId
+    viewV2.id = params.viewId
   }
   if (!view.query) {
-    view.query = {}
+    viewV2.query = {}
+  } else {
+    // public API only has one form of query
+    viewV2.queryUI = viewV2.query as UISearchFilter
   }
-  view.version = 2
-  return view
+  viewV2.version = 2
+  return viewV2
+}
+
+function viewResponse(view: ViewV2): PublicAPIView {
+  // remove our internal structure - always un-necessary
+  delete view.query
+  return {
+    ...view,
+    query: view.queryUI,
+  }
+}
+
+function viewsResponse(views: ViewV2[]): PublicAPIView[] {
+  return views.map(viewResponse)
 }
 
 export async function search(ctx: UserCtx, next: Next) {
   const { name } = ctx.request.body
   await controller.v2.fetch(ctx)
-  ctx.body = stringSearch(ctx.body.data, name)
+  ctx.body.data = viewsResponse(stringSearch(ctx.body.data, name))
   await next()
 }
 
 export async function create(ctx: UserCtx, next: Next) {
-  await controller.v2.create(
-    merge(ctx, {
-      request: {
-        body: fixView(ctx.request.body),
-      },
-    })
-  )
+  ctx = merge(ctx, {
+    request: {
+      body: viewRequest(ctx.request.body),
+    },
+  })
+  await controller.v2.create(ctx)
+  ctx.body.data = viewResponse(ctx.body.data)
   await next()
 }
 
 export async function read(ctx: UserCtx, next: Next) {
-  await controller.v2.get(
-    merge(ctx, {
-      params: {
-        viewId: ctx.params.viewId,
-      },
-    })
-  )
+  ctx = merge(ctx, {
+    params: {
+      viewId: ctx.params.viewId,
+    },
+  })
+  await controller.v2.get(ctx)
+  ctx.body.data = viewResponse(ctx.body.data)
   await next()
 }
 
 export async function update(ctx: UserCtx, next: Next) {
   const viewId = ctx.params.viewId
-  await controller.v2.update(
-    merge(ctx, {
-      request: {
-        body: {
-          data: fixView(ctx.request.body, { viewId }),
-        },
+  ctx = merge(ctx, {
+    request: {
+      body: {
+        data: viewRequest(ctx.request.body, { viewId }),
       },
-      params: {
-        viewId,
-      },
-    })
-  )
+    },
+    params: {
+      viewId,
+    },
+  })
+  await controller.v2.update(ctx)
+  ctx.body.data = viewResponse(ctx.body.data)
   await next()
 }
 
 export async function destroy(ctx: UserCtx, next: Next) {
   await controller.v2.remove(ctx)
-  ctx.body = ctx.table
   await next()
 }
 

packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/views.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export async function searchView(
   result.rows.forEach(r => (r._viewId = view.id))
   ctx.body = result
 }
+
 function getSortOptions(request: SearchViewRowRequest, view: ViewV2) {
   if (request.sort) {
     return {

packages/server/src/api/routes/public/rows.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import controller from "../../controllers/public/rows"
+import controller, { viewSearch } from "../../controllers/public/rows"
 import Endpoint from "./utils/Endpoint"
 import { externalSearchValidator } from "../utils/validators"
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ read.push(
   new Endpoint(
     "post",
     "/views/:viewId/rows/search",
-    controller.search
+    controller.viewSearch
   ).addMiddleware(externalSearchValidator())
 )
 

packages/server/src/api/routes/public/tests/Request.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   ViewV2Schema,
   ViewV2,
   ViewV2Type,
+  PublicAPIView,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { HttpMethod, MakeRequestResponse, generateMakeRequest } from "./utils"
 import TestConfiguration from "../../../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration"
@@ -148,17 +149,17 @@ export class PublicViewAPI {
   }
 
   async create(
-    view: Omit<ViewV2, "id" | "version">,
+    view: Omit<PublicAPIView, "id" | "version">,
     expectations?: PublicAPIExpectations
-  ): Promise<Response<ViewV2>> {
+  ): Promise<Response<PublicAPIView>> {
     return this.request.send("post", "/views", view, expectations)
   }
 
   async update(
     viewId: string,
-    view: Omit<ViewV2, "id" | "version">,
+    view: Omit<PublicAPIView, "id" | "version">,
     expectations?: PublicAPIExpectations
-  ): Promise<Response<ViewV2>> {
+  ): Promise<Response<PublicAPIView>> {
     return this.request.send("put", `/views/${viewId}`, view, expectations)
   }
 
@@ -177,20 +178,14 @@ export class PublicViewAPI {
   async find(
     viewId: string,
     expectations?: PublicAPIExpectations
-  ): Promise<Response<ViewV2>> {
+  ): Promise<Response<PublicAPIView>> {
     return this.request.send("get", `/views/${viewId}`, undefined, expectations)
   }
 
-  async fetch(
-    expectations?: PublicAPIExpectations
-  ): Promise<Response<ViewV2[]>> {
-    return this.request.send("get", "/views", undefined, expectations)
-  }
-
   async search(
     viewName: string,
     expectations?: PublicAPIExpectations
-  ): Promise<Response<ViewV2[]>> {
+  ): Promise<Response<PublicAPIView[]>> {
     return this.request.send(
       "post",
       "/views/search",

packages/server/src/api/routes/public/tests/views.spec.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as setup from "../../tests/utilities"
 import { basicTable } from "../../../../tests/utilities/structures"
-import { Table } from "@budibase/types"
+import { BasicOperator, Table, UILogicalOperator } from "@budibase/types"
 import { PublicAPIRequest } from "./Request"
 import { generator } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
 
@@ -34,14 +34,10 @@ describe("check public API security", () => {
 
   it("should be able to update a view", async () => {
     const view = await request.views.create(baseView(), { status: 201 })
-    await request.views.update(
-      view.data.id,
-      {
-        ...view.data,
-        name: "new name",
-      },
-      { status: 200 }
-    )
+    const response = await request.views.update(view.data.id, {
+      ...view.data,
+      name: "new name",
+    })
   })
 
   it("should be able to search views", async () => {
@@ -77,9 +73,18 @@ describe("check public API security", () => {
       {
         ...baseView(),
         query: {
-          string: {
-            name: "hello",
-          },
+          logicalOperator: UILogicalOperator.ANY,
+          groups: [
+            {
+              filters: [
+                {
+                  operator: BasicOperator.STRING,
+                  field: "name",
+                  value: "hello",
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ],
         },
       },
       { status: 201 }

packages/server/src/api/routes/utils/validators.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import {
   ViewV2Type,
   SortOrder,
   SortType,
+  UILogicalOperator,
+  BasicOperator,
+  ArrayOperator,
+  RangeOperator,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import Joi, { CustomValidator } from "joi"
 import { ValidSnippetNameRegex, helpers } from "@budibase/shared-core"
@@ -69,6 +73,43 @@ export function tableValidator() {
   )
 }
 
+function searchUIFilterValidator() {
+  const logicalOperator = Joi.string().valid(
+    ...Object.values(UILogicalOperator)
+  )
+  const operators = [
+    ...Object.values(BasicOperator),
+    ...Object.values(ArrayOperator),
+    ...Object.values(RangeOperator),
+  ]
+  const filters = Joi.array().items(
+    Joi.object({
+      operator: Joi.string()
+        .valid(...operators)
+        .required(),
+      field: Joi.string().required(),
+      // could do with better validation of value based on operator
+      value: Joi.any().required(),
+    })
+  )
+  return Joi.object({
+    logicalOperator,
+    onEmptyFilter: Joi.string().valid(...Object.values(EmptyFilterOption)),
+    groups: Joi.array().items(
+      Joi.object({
+        logicalOperator,
+        filters,
+        groups: Joi.array().items(
+          Joi.object({
+            filters,
+            logicalOperator,
+          })
+        ),
+      })
+    ),
+  })
+}
+
 export function viewValidator() {
   return auth.joiValidator.body(
     Joi.object({
@@ -78,7 +119,7 @@ export function viewValidator() {
       type: Joi.string().optional().valid(null, ViewV2Type.CALCULATION),
       primaryDisplay: OPTIONAL_STRING,
       schema: Joi.object().required(),
-      query: searchFiltersValidator().optional(),
+      query: searchUIFilterValidator().optional(),
       sort: Joi.object({
         field: Joi.string().required(),
         order: Joi.string()