Disallow partial paths in the defaults of link properties

edb/schema/pointers.py

@@ -1440,6 +1440,7 @@ def _compile_expr(
         make_globals_empty: bool = False,
         source_context: Optional[parsing.ParserContext] = None,
         detached: bool = False,
+        should_set_path_prefix_anchor: bool = True
     ) -> s_expr.CompiledExpression:
         singletons: List[Union[s_types.Type, Pointer]] = []
 
@@ -1490,7 +1491,10 @@ def _compile_expr(
                 modaliases=context.modaliases,
                 schema_object_context=self.get_schema_metaclass(),
                 anchors={qlast.Source().name: source},
-                path_prefix_anchor=qlast.Source().name,
+                path_prefix_anchor=(
+                    qlast.Source().name
+                    if should_set_path_prefix_anchor
+                    else None),
                 singletons=singletons,
                 apply_query_rewrites=(
                     not context.stdmode and not no_query_rewrites
@@ -1544,13 +1548,27 @@ def compile_expr_field(
                 in_ddl_context_name = None
                 detached = True
 
+            # If we are in a link property's default field
+            # do not set path prefix anchor, because link properties
+            # cannot have defaults that reference the object being inserted
+            should_set_path_prefix_anchor = True
+            if field.name == 'default':
+                # We are checking if the parent context is a pointer
+                # (i.e. a link or a property).
+                # If so, do not set the path prefix anchor.
+                parent_ctx = self.get_referrer_context_or_die(context)
+                source = parent_ctx.op.get_object(schema, context)
+                if isinstance(source, Pointer):
+                    should_set_path_prefix_anchor = False
+
             return self._compile_expr(
                 schema,
                 context,
                 value,
                 in_ddl_context_name=in_ddl_context_name,
                 track_schema_ref_exprs=track_schema_ref_exprs,
                 detached=detached,
+                should_set_path_prefix_anchor=should_set_path_prefix_anchor,
             )
         else:
             return super().compile_expr_field(

tests/test_schema.py

@@ -362,6 +362,26 @@ def test_schema_link_prop_on_prop_01(self):
             };
         """
 
+    @tb.must_fail(errors.QueryError,
+                  "could not resolve partial path")
+    def test_schema_partial_path_in_default_of_link_prop_01(self):
+        """
+            module default {
+                type Person {
+                    required name : str {
+                        constraint exclusive;
+                    }
+
+                    multi friends : Person {
+                        note : str {
+                            default := .name
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                }
+            }
+        """
+
     @tb.must_fail(errors.InvalidPropertyTargetError,
                   "invalid property type: expected a scalar type, "
                   "or a scalar collection, got object type 'test::Object'",