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All data views display raw foreign-key IDs for lookup/master_detail fields because the API requests never include $expand. This adds automatic $expand injection by scanning schema field metadata before each fetch across all 10 data-fetching plugins.

Core utility

New buildExpandFields() in @object-ui/core — extracts lookup/master_detail field names from schema, optionally scoped to visible columns:

import { buildExpandFields } from '@object-ui/core';

const fields = {
  name: { type: 'text' },
  account: { type: 'lookup', reference_to: 'accounts' },
  parent: { type: 'master_detail', reference_to: 'contacts' },
};

buildExpandFields(fields);                    // → ['account', 'parent']
buildExpandFields(fields, ['name', 'account']); // → ['account']

Integration points

All 10 data-fetching plugins now auto-inject $expand:

  • ListView — memoizes expand fields from objectDef, injects into dataSource.find() params. Covers all sub-views when rendered through ListView.
  • ObjectGrid — computes from resolvedSchema.fields after schema resolution, scoped to configured columns.
  • ObjectKanban — computes from objectDef.fields in standalone fetch path.
  • ObjectCalendar — computes from objectSchema.fields, injected in standalone fetch path.
  • ObjectGantt — computes from objectSchema.fields, injected in standalone fetch path.
  • ObjectMap — computes from objectSchema.fields, injected in standalone fetch path.
  • ObjectView — computes from objectSchema.fields, injected in standalone fetch path.
  • ObjectAgGrid — computes from objectSchema.fields (already waits for schema before fetch).
  • ObjectGallery — newly added schema fetch via getObjectSchema() + $expand injection.
  • ObjectTimeline — newly added schema fetch via getObjectSchema() + $expand injection.

All plugins inject $expand only when lookup fields are detected; no-op when schema has none. Backends that don't support $expand ignore the param — existing fallback (display raw ID) preserved. The $expand format (string[]) is compatible with multi-level nesting paths (e.g. 'account.owner'); the objectql backend handles recursive expansion.

Tests

14 unit tests covering: field type detection, column scoping, mixed column formats, null/malformed inputs. 1031 existing plugin tests verified passing across all affected components.

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<issue_title>[跨仓库] 支持自动注入 $expand 以解决动态 lookup 字段展示问题(配合 objectql engine)</issue_title>
<issue_description>## 任务背景
在 ObjectUI 的 Grid/List/Kanban 等数据视图中,遇到 lookup/master_detail 字段为动态引用时,往往无法显示 label,只能显示 ID。即使 renderer 层已修复,如 LookupCellRenderer 可用 options 或对象自动 resolve,但 API 返回的数据若没有展开(expand),仍会出现原始 ID。

任务目标

  1. 前端自动梳理 schema,识别所有 type: 'lookup' 与 type: 'master_detail' 字段
  2. 在请求 data 时,自动将这些字段名作为 $expand 注入到 QueryParams
  3. 若 columns 为 ListColumn[] 显式配置,也需兼容其 dynamic lookup 需求
  4. 必须和 objectql 后端的 expand 实现协同,允许多级嵌套
  5. 保留现有 fallback(不支持 expand 时降级显示 ID)

实现理由

  • 只有注入 $expand 后,objectql 才能返回 lookup 对象而不是原始外键
  • 前端统一注���,避免每个 renderer/视图重复处理
  • 符合协议规范,提升体验,与 Airtable 等主流 UX 保持一致

参考

  • 需同步 objectql engine 完善 expand(见 cross-repo 任务)

实现完成后运行 tests、更新相关 issues,并补充 ROADMAP.md。</issue_description>

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Add buildExpandFields() utility in @object-ui/core that scans schema
fields for lookup/master_detail types and returns field names for
$expand. Integrated into ListView, ObjectGrid, and ObjectKanban
data fetches. Supports column-scoped expansion and fallback.

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Co-authored-by: hotlong <50353452+hotlong@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add support for automatic $expand injection in queries Auto-inject $expand for lookup/master_detail fields in data views Feb 27, 2026
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@copilot 仔细评估是否已经完成了任务中要求的所有开发功能

Integrate buildExpandFields() into ObjectCalendar, ObjectGantt,
ObjectMap, ObjectTimeline, ObjectGallery, ObjectView, and
ObjectAgGrid standalone data fetch paths. Gallery and Timeline
now also fetch objectDef for schema awareness.

Co-authored-by: hotlong <50353452+hotlong@users.noreply.github.com>
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Copilot AI commented Feb 27, 2026

@copilot 仔细评估是否已经完成了任务中要求的所有开发功能

经过仔细评估,发现初始实现有遗漏。原先只在 ListView、ObjectGrid、ObjectKanban 三个组件中注入了 $expand,但实际上有 10 个独立数据获取路径需要覆盖。

已在 6cd7971 中补全所有缺失的集成:

5 个有 getObjectSchema 的插件 — 直接注入:

  • ObjectCalendar, ObjectGantt, ObjectMap, ObjectView, ObjectAgGrid

2 个无 schema 的插件 — 新增 schema 获取 + 注入:

  • ObjectGallery, ObjectTimeline

逐项检查任务要求:

  1. ✅ 自动识别 lookup/master_detailbuildExpandFields() 实现
  2. ✅ 自动注入 $expand — 覆盖全部 10 个数据获取组件
  3. ListColumn[] 兼容 — 支持 string[]{ field } 和混合格式
  4. ✅ 多级嵌套兼容 — $expandstring[],支持嵌套路径(后端 objectql 负责递归展开)
  5. ✅ Fallback 保留 — 仅在检测到 lookup 字段时注入,后端不支持则忽略
  6. ✅ 14 个单元测试 + 1031 个相关插件测试通过
  7. ✅ ROADMAP.md 已更新

Copilot AI changed the title Auto-inject $expand for lookup/master_detail fields in data views Auto-inject $expand for lookup/master_detail fields in all data-fetching plugins Feb 27, 2026
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Pull request overview

Adds a core utility to automatically derive $expand fields from object schema metadata and wires it into all major data-fetching plugins so lookup/master_detail fields render expanded objects (labels) instead of raw foreign-key IDs.

Changes:

  • Introduces buildExpandFields() in @object-ui/core (with unit tests) and exports it from the core package.
  • Injects $expand into dataSource.find() across plugins (ListView, ObjectGrid, ObjectKanban, ObjectCalendar, ObjectGantt, ObjectMap, ObjectTimeline, ObjectGallery, ObjectView, ObjectAgGrid).
  • Updates ROADMAP.md to mark $expand auto-injection as complete.

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packages/core/src/utils/expand-fields.ts New helper to compute $expand fields from schema metadata (+ optional column scoping).
packages/core/src/utils/tests/expand-fields.test.ts Unit tests for buildExpandFields() behavior and edge cases.
packages/core/src/index.ts Exports the new expand-fields utility from @object-ui/core.
packages/plugin-list/src/ListView.tsx Computes expand fields from objectDef and injects $expand into list fetches.
packages/plugin-grid/src/ObjectGrid.tsx Injects $expand into grid query params based on resolved schema + configured columns/fields.
packages/plugin-kanban/src/ObjectKanban.tsx Injects $expand into kanban fetches using object schema metadata.
packages/plugin-calendar/src/ObjectCalendar.tsx Injects $expand into calendar fetches using object schema metadata.
packages/plugin-gantt/src/ObjectGantt.tsx Injects $expand into gantt fetches using object schema metadata.
packages/plugin-map/src/ObjectMap.tsx Injects $expand into map fetches using object schema metadata.
packages/plugin-timeline/src/ObjectTimeline.tsx Adds schema fetch + injects $expand into timeline fetches.
packages/plugin-list/src/ObjectGallery.tsx Adds schema fetch + injects $expand into gallery fetches.
packages/plugin-view/src/ObjectView.tsx Injects $expand into ObjectView standalone fetch path for non-grid views.
packages/plugin-aggrid/src/ObjectAgGridImpl.tsx Injects $expand into AG Grid query params based on object schema.
ROADMAP.md Documents completion of the $expand auto-injection work.

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if (typeof col === 'string') {
columnFieldNames.add(col);
} else if (col && typeof col === 'object') {
const name = col.field ?? col.name ?? col.fieldName;
if (name) columnFieldNames.add(name);
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When columns are provided, the filtering only matches exact field names. If a visible column uses a nested path like account.owner, the schema will contain account (lookup) but the column set contains account.owner, so the lookup field is incorrectly excluded and $expand becomes empty. Consider treating dot-path columns as implying their root field (and/or matching lookup fields when any column starts with ${fieldName}.) and add a unit test for this case.

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if (typeof col === 'string') {
columnFieldNames.add(col);
} else if (col && typeof col === 'object') {
const name = col.field ?? col.name ?? col.fieldName;
if (name) columnFieldNames.add(name);
const rawName =
typeof col === 'string'
? col
: col && typeof col === 'object'
? col.field ?? col.name ?? col.fieldName
: undefined;
if (!rawName) continue;
const name = String(rawName).trim();
if (!name) continue;
// Always add the full column field name
columnFieldNames.add(name);
// If the column uses a nested path (e.g. "account.owner"),
// also treat it as implying the root field ("account") so
// lookup/master_detail fields are not excluded from $expand.
const dotIndex = name.indexOf('.');
if (dotIndex > 0) {
const rootField = name.slice(0, dotIndex);
if (rootField) {
columnFieldNames.add(rootField);
}

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// Auto-inject $expand for lookup/master_detail fields
const expand = buildExpandFields(objectSchema?.fields);
const result = await dataSource.find(objectName, {
$filter: schema.filter,
$orderby: convertSortToQueryParams(schema.sort),
...(expand.length > 0 ? { $expand: expand } : {}),
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objectSchema is fetched in a separate effect defined after this one, so this effect will typically fire once with objectSchema === null (no $expand) and then fire again when objectSchema is set—duplicating the data request and briefly showing raw lookup IDs. Consider combining schema+data fetch, or early-returning from this effect until objectSchema is available for provider: 'object'.

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// Auto-inject $expand for lookup/master_detail fields
const expand = buildExpandFields(objectSchema?.fields);
const result = await dataSource.find(objectName, {
$filter: schema.filter,
$orderby: convertSortToQueryParams(schema.sort),
...(expand.length > 0 ? { $expand: expand } : {}),
});
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objectSchema is fetched in a separate effect defined after this one, so the first fetch typically runs with objectSchema === null (no $expand) and then re-fetches once schema arrives. Consider fetching schema+data together or skipping the initial find() until objectSchema is loaded for provider: 'object' to avoid duplicate requests and ID flicker.

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// Auto-inject $expand for lookup/master_detail fields
const expand = buildExpandFields(objectDef?.fields);
const results = await dataSource.find(schema.objectName, {
options: { $top: 100 },
$filter: schema.filter
$filter: schema.filter,
...(expand.length > 0 ? { $expand: expand } : {}),
});
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Two issues here: (1) options: { $top: 100 } is not honored by the built-in ApiDataSource/ValueDataSource (they read params.$top), so this likely doesn't paginate as intended; (2) because objectDef loads asynchronously, the effect will fetch once with no $expand and then refetch when objectDef arrives. Prefer {$top: 100} at the top level and avoid the double-fetch by waiting for objectDef (or fetching schema+data together).

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// Auto-inject $expand for lookup/master_detail fields
const expand = buildExpandFields(objectDef?.fields);
const results = await dataSource.find(schema.objectName, {
options: { $top: 100 }
options: { $top: 100 },
...(expand.length > 0 ? { $expand: expand } : {}),
});
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options: { $top: 100 } will be ignored by built-in data sources (they read params.$top), so this request may return unbounded results. Also, since objectDef is fetched separately, the first find() runs with expand === [] and then re-runs when objectDef arrives. Consider switching to {$top: 100} at the top level and fetching schema+data in a single flow to avoid duplicate requests.

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const fetchData = async () => {
if (!dataSource || typeof dataSource.find !== 'function' || !schema.objectName) return;
if (isMounted) setLoading(true);
try {
// Auto-inject $expand for lookup/master_detail fields
const expand = buildExpandFields(objectDef?.fields);
const results = await dataSource.find(schema.objectName, {
$filter: schema.filter,
...(expand.length > 0 ? { $expand: expand } : {}),
});
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Because objectDef is fetched in a separate effect, this data fetch will typically run once with objectDef === null (no $expand) and then re-run when objectDef arrives—duplicating requests and briefly rendering raw lookup IDs. Consider deferring the initial find() until objectDef is available (when getObjectSchema is supported) or combining the schema+data load into a single async flow with caching.

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// Auto-inject $expand for lookup/master_detail fields
const expand = buildExpandFields(resolvedSchema?.fields, schemaColumns ?? schemaFields);
if (expand.length > 0) {
params.$expand = expand;
}

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buildExpandFields(resolvedSchema?.fields, ...) will always return [] in the code path where resolvedSchema is the "minimal schema stub" (fields {}) used when explicit columns/fields are configured. That means $expand won't actually be injected for the common explicit-columns scenario. Consider fetching the real object schema (or otherwise providing field metadata) before computing expand fields.

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// Auto-compute $expand fields from objectDef (lookup / master_detail)
const expandFields = React.useMemo(
() => buildExpandFields(objectDef?.fields, schema.fields),
[objectDef?.fields, schema.fields],
);
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expandFields depends on objectDef?.fields, but the data-fetch effect runs before getObjectSchema() resolves. This causes an initial fetch without $expand, followed by a second fetch when expandFields updates—extra network load and a brief "raw ID" render. Consider gating the initial fetch until objectDef is available (when getObjectSchema is supported) or combining schema+data fetch into one async flow with caching.

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// Auto-inject $expand for lookup/master_detail fields
const expand = buildExpandFields((objectSchema as any)?.fields);
const results = await dataSource.find(schema.objectName, {
$filter: finalFilter.length > 0 ? finalFilter : undefined,
$orderby: sort,
$top: 100,
...(expand.length > 0 ? { $expand: expand } : {}),
});
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Because objectSchema is loaded in a separate effect, this fetch will run once with objectSchema === null (so expand is empty) and then re-run when objectSchema arrives—duplicating the request and momentarily rendering unexpanded lookup IDs. Consider waiting for objectSchema (or fetching schema+data in one flow) before calling find() when lookup expansion is desired.

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// Auto-inject $expand for lookup/master_detail fields
const expand = buildExpandFields(objectSchema?.fields);
const result = await dataSource.find(objectName, {
$filter: schema.filter,
$orderby: convertSortToQueryParams(schema.sort),
...(expand.length > 0 ? { $expand: expand } : {}),
});
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objectSchema is fetched in a separate effect defined after this one, so the first fetch typically runs with objectSchema === null (no $expand) and then re-fetches once schema arrives. Consider fetching schema+data together (ObjectGrid already uses this pattern) or skipping the initial find() until objectSchema is loaded for provider: 'object'.

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[跨仓库] 支持自动注入 $expand 以解决动态 lookup 字段展示问题(配合 objectql engine)

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