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Returning a child query, query expression, or materialization helper from .fn.select() now fails with a clear type or runtime error instead of exposing TanStack DB internal query objects as row data. The error directs users to declarative .select(), where the compiler can add those values to the query graph.

Root Cause

.fn.select() is an opaque callback that runs after the compiler has built the query graph. Query builders and helpers such as eq(), toArray(), materialize(), and caseWhen() describe graph construction; they are not materialized data. The functional projection path shallow-copied callback results without validating them, so these objects could reach public live-query rows. Functional projections can also run again when a union branch rematerializes an include, which created a second leak path.

Approach

  • Classify query builders, expressions, aggregates, and materialization wrappers as invalid functional-select results at the type level.
  • Preserve generic .fn.select() helpers by placing the diagnostic in the returned type instead of constraining the callback parameter.
  • Add a cycle-safe runtime validator for JavaScript and explicitly widened results. Apply it both during normal functional projection and include rematerialization.
  • Add a dedicated UnsupportedFnSelectResultError with the detected helper name when available.
  • Document the boundary between .select() and .fn.select() and add a patch changeset.

Key Invariants

  • Query-construction values never become public row data through .fn.select().
  • Every runtime invocation of the functional projection uses the same validation, including include rematerialization.
  • Concrete invalid return types surface a useful TypeScript diagnostic, while unresolved generic result types remain valid.
  • The fix does not alter the compiled materialization graph or valid functional projection results.

Non-goals

  • This does not add nested-query or materialization support to .fn.select().
  • This does not expand correlated include semantics. Callers must express child queries as direct fields in declarative .select().

Trade-offs

The runtime validator recursively inspects arrays and plain objects so JavaScript callers and values widened through any receive the same error. Type-level recursion is capped at eight levels to avoid TypeScript instantiation-limit failures; runtime validation remains unbounded and cycle-safe.

Verification

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pnpm vitest run --pool-options.threads.maxThreads=2 tests/query/functional-variants.test.ts tests/query/group-by.test.ts tests/query/includes-collection-oracle.property.test.ts
pnpm vitest run --pool-options.threads.maxThreads=2 --typecheck.only tests/query/functional-variants.test-d.ts
pnpm exec eslint src/errors.ts src/query/builder/index.ts src/query/compiler/index.ts src/query/live/materialized-pipeline.ts tests/query/functional-variants.test-d.ts tests/query/functional-variants.test.ts tests/query/group-by.test.ts tests/query/includes-collection-oracle.property.test.ts

The runtime suite passed 139 tests. The type suite passed 19 tests. ESLint, the focused rematerialization regression, git diff --check, and pnpm changeset status --since=origin/main also passed.

Files changed

  • .changeset/reject-fn-select-query-values.md records the @tanstack/db patch.
  • docs/guides/live-queries.md documents unsupported .fn.select() return values.
  • packages/db/src/errors.ts adds the targeted public error.
  • packages/db/src/query/builder/index.ts adds type-level detection while preserving generic callbacks.
  • packages/db/src/query/compiler/index.ts validates runtime functional projection results.
  • packages/db/src/query/live/materialized-pipeline.ts applies the same validation during include rematerialization.
  • packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test-d.ts covers invalid values and generic compatibility.
  • packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test.ts covers runtime query builders, expressions, and helpers.
  • packages/db/tests/query/group-by.test.ts preserves the existing runtime group-by diagnostic test under the stricter types.
  • packages/db/tests/query/includes-collection-oracle.property.test.ts covers the rematerialization path.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • fn.select() now rejects unsupported query builders, query expressions, and query helpers with clear type and runtime errors.
    • Added validation for nested and materialized query results, including during live-query updates.
    • Improved error handling for unsupported values returned by functional selections.
  • Documentation

    • Clarified supported and unsupported values for .fn.select() callbacks and where query-building helpers should be used.

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fn.select() now rejects child queries, query expressions, and query helpers through recursive type checks and runtime validation. The compiler and materialized pipeline apply the validation, with tests covering type errors, runtime errors, generic results, and include rematerialization.

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fn.select result validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
fn.select type contract
packages/db/src/query/builder/index.ts, packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test-d.ts, packages/db/tests/query/group-by.test.ts, docs/guides/live-queries.md, .changeset/reject-fn-select-query-values.md
fn.select() rejects nested query builders, query expressions, and query helpers at the type level. Valid generic results remain supported. Documentation and release notes describe the restriction.
fn.select runtime validation
packages/db/src/errors.ts, packages/db/src/query/compiler/index.ts, packages/db/src/query/live/materialized-pipeline.ts, packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test.ts, packages/db/tests/query/includes-collection-oracle.property.test.ts
The compiler recursively validates functional-select results, including nested arrays and object properties, with cycle protection. The materialized pipeline uses the same validation. Tests verify the specific runtime error and include rematerialization behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to aa61c

This change rejects unsupported query-construction values from functional projections while preserving valid projections and providing clearer diagnostics. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant FnSelect
  participant QueryCompiler
  participant ValidateFnSelectResult
  participant UnsupportedFnSelectResultError
  participant MaterializedPipeline
  FnSelect->>QueryCompiler: return selected value
  QueryCompiler->>ValidateFnSelectResult: validate result
  ValidateFnSelectResult-->>QueryCompiler: accept valid result
  ValidateFnSelectResult->>UnsupportedFnSelectResultError: reject query-derived value
  MaterializedPipeline->>ValidateFnSelectResult: validate projected result
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packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test-d.ts (1)

151-193: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover array nesting in type and runtime validation.

The new validator supports recursive arrays, but these tests only cover nested objects. Add a valid empty-array case and an invalid single-element array containing a query-construction value.

  • packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test-d.ts#L151-L193: add an accepted empty-array result and an @ts-expect-error result with a child query builder inside an array.
  • packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test.ts#L226-L319: add runtime assertions for the same valid and invalid array results.

As per coding guidelines, **/*.test.{ts,tsx,js} must test empty arrays and single-element collections.

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In `@packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test-d.ts` around lines 151 -
193, Add array-nesting coverage to the functional variant tests: in
packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test-d.ts lines 151-193, add an
accepted empty-array result and an `@ts-expect-error` result containing a child
query builder as the sole array element; in
packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test.ts lines 226-319, add runtime
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query-builder cases, using the existing test structure.

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packages/db/src/query/builder/index.ts (1)

108-108: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Avoid broad any escapes in the new type contract and tests.

Use an inferred function-argument predicate instead of Array<any>/any, and use unknown-based assertions in runtime-only tests so the bypass is limited to the intended result contract. Apply this consistently in the builder predicate and the assertions in group-by.test.ts, functional-variants.test.ts, and includes-collection-oracle.property.test.ts.

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In `@packages/db/src/query/builder/index.ts` at line 108, Update the function
predicate in the recursive type around T to use inferred argument types and an
unknown return type instead of any, preserving exclusion of function values from
recursion. Verify typed, zero-argument, and rest-argument callbacks with the
repository’s type tests.

Apply the same fix in `@packages/db/tests/query/group-by.test.ts` around lines
2227 - 2234: Contains the rematerialization assertion covered by the same
remediation.

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In `@packages/db/src/query/compiler/index.ts`:
- Around line 101-112: Update getUnsupportedFnSelectResultDescription to inspect
all enumerable own string and symbol keys, including values from custom class
instances, before applying any prototype-based exclusion; preserve the existing
handling for supported plain objects and arrays. Add regression tests covering a
custom Wrapper instance and an object with a symbol-keyed child query result,
verifying neither exposes the child query builder through the selected result.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@packages/db/src/query/builder/index.ts`:
- Line 108: Update the function predicate in the recursive type around T to use
inferred argument types and an unknown return type instead of any, preserving
exclusion of function values from recursion. Verify typed, zero-argument, and
rest-argument callbacks with the repository’s type tests.

Apply the same fix in `@packages/db/tests/query/group-by.test.ts` around lines
2227 - 2234: Contains the rematerialization assertion covered by the same
remediation.

In `@packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test-d.ts`:
- Around line 151-193: Add array-nesting coverage to the functional variant
tests: in packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test-d.ts lines 151-193,
add an accepted empty-array result and an `@ts-expect-error` result containing a
child query builder as the sole array element; in
packages/db/tests/query/functional-variants.test.ts lines 226-319, add runtime
assertions for the corresponding valid empty-array and invalid single-element
query-builder cases, using the existing test structure.
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