fix: query relations in ManyToOne deleteSetNull and guard empty collections - #977
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…ctions (appwrite/appwrite#13766) In deleteSetNull(), RELATION_MANY_TO_ONE previously wrapped the related documents lookup in `if (!$twoWay)`. When deleting a child document in a two-way Many-to-One relationship, `$this->find()` was skipped, leaving `$value` unpopulated (null) and causing a fatal `TypeError: foreach() argument must be of type array|object, null given`. This fix aligns deleteSetNull() with deleteCascade() and deleteRestrict() by unconditionally querying the referencing parent documents, and adds defensive empty checks for RELATION_ONE_TO_MANY and RELATION_MANY_TO_ONE.
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Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Change: Bug fix Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Deleting a document can fail for callers lacking read access to related records, or leave relationship references uncleared. Skip authorization for this internal cleanup lookup before merging. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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| $value = $this->find($relatedCollection->getId(), [ | ||
| Query::select(['$id']), | ||
| Query::equal($twoWayKey, [$document->getId()]), | ||
| Query::limit(PHP_INT_MAX) | ||
| ]); |
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When a caller may delete the child but cannot read the referencing collection, this new find() runs with the caller's read authorization. It can either reject the permitted deletion or omit unreadable parent documents, leaving those parents pointing to the deleted child. This internal relationship lookup should bypass read authorization, as the analogous one-to-one set-null and many-to-one restrict paths do.
| $value = $this->find($relatedCollection->getId(), [ | |
| Query::select(['$id']), | |
| Query::equal($twoWayKey, [$document->getId()]), | |
| Query::limit(PHP_INT_MAX) | |
| ]); | |
| $value = $this->authorization->skip(fn () => $this->find($relatedCollection->getId(), [ | |
| Query::select(['$id']), | |
| Query::equal($twoWayKey, [$document->getId()]), | |
| Query::limit(PHP_INT_MAX) | |
| ])); |
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Path: src/Database/Database.php
Line: 8219-8223
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**Lookup Uses Caller Authorization**
When a caller may delete the child but cannot read the referencing collection, this new `find()` runs with the caller's read authorization. It can either reject the permitted deletion or omit unreadable parent documents, leaving those parents pointing to the deleted child. This internal relationship lookup should bypass read authorization, as the analogous one-to-one set-null and many-to-one restrict paths do.
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$value = $this->authorization->skip(fn () => $this->find($relatedCollection->getId(), [
Query::select(['$id']),
Query::equal($twoWayKey, [$document->getId()]),
Query::limit(PHP_INT_MAX)
]));
```
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- [Database orchestration](https://app.greptile.com/appwrite/-/custom-context/knowledge-base/utopia-php/database/-/docs/database-orchestration.md)
- [Validation and authorization](https://app.greptile.com/appwrite/-/custom-context/knowledge-base/utopia-php/database/-/docs/validation-and-authorization.md)
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| // Create child with no related parents and verify deleteSetNull succeeds | ||
| $database->createDocument('store', new Document([ | ||
| '$id' => 'store8', | ||
| '$permissions' => [ | ||
| Permission::read(Role::any()), | ||
| Permission::update(Role::any()), | ||
| Permission::delete(Role::any()), | ||
| ], | ||
| 'name' => 'Store 8', | ||
| 'opensAt' => '10:00', | ||
| ])); | ||
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| $deleted = $database->deleteDocument('store', 'store8'); | ||
| $this->assertEquals(true, $deleted); | ||
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| $store8 = $database->getDocument('store', 'store8'); | ||
| $this->assertEquals(true, $store8->isEmpty()); |
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The added regression checks only deletion with zero referencing parents, so it cannot verify the main changed behavior: finding existing two-way references and nulling their foreign keys. The nearby check does not provide reliable coverage because it discards the refetched product1 and reads an older object whose missing newStore attribute already evaluates to null. Add a focused case that refetches a parent immediately after deleting its related child and verifies the stored relationship is null.
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Path: tests/e2e/Adapter/Scopes/Relationships/ManyToOneTests.php
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**Nonempty Path Remains Untested**
The added regression checks only deletion with zero referencing parents, so it cannot verify the main changed behavior: finding existing two-way references and nulling their foreign keys. The nearby check does not provide reliable coverage because it discards the refetched `product1` and reads an older object whose missing `newStore` attribute already evaluates to `null`. Add a focused case that refetches a parent immediately after deleting its related child and verifies the stored relationship is null.
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In `@src/Database/Database.php`:
- Line 8219: Update the relationship cleanup lookup around Database::find to
execute through authorization->skip, matching the subsequent cleanup updates.
Preserve the existing lookup arguments and cleanup behavior while bypassing read
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| Query::equal($twoWayKey, [$document->getId()]), | ||
| Query::limit(PHP_INT_MAX) | ||
| ]); | ||
| $value = $this->find($relatedCollection->getId(), [ |
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Skip read authorization for the relationship cleanup lookup.
Line 8219 calls find() with its default read permission. A caller can have delete permission for the child document without read permission for the related collection or parent documents. In that case, deletion can fail before cleanup, or find() can omit unreadable parents and leave their $twoWayKey unchanged. Wrap this lookup in $this->authorization->skip(...), as the subsequent cleanup updates already do.
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In `@src/Database/Database.php` at line 8219, Update the relationship cleanup
lookup around Database::find to execute through authorization->skip, matching
the subsequent cleanup updates. Preserve the existing lookup arguments and
cleanup behavior while bypassing read authorization for this internal operation.
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Closing as this was incorporated into main via merged PR #979. Thank you @HarshMN2345! |
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What
if (!$twoWay)check indeleteSetNull()forRELATION_MANY_TO_ONE, ensuring that related parent documents referencing the child document being deleted are always queried and their foreign keys set tonull.empty($value)early-return checks indeleteSetNull()for bothRELATION_ONE_TO_MANYandRELATION_MANY_TO_ONE.ManyToOneTests::testManyToOneTwoWayRelationshipverifying that deleting a child document withonDelete: setNulland 0 related parent documents succeeds without error.Why
In
Database::deleteSetNull(),case Database::RELATION_MANY_TO_ONE:previously had:When deleting a child document in a two-way Many-to-One relationship (such as deleting a user when files has a
manyToOnerelationship pointing to user):$twoWayistrue,$this->find()was skipped.$documentfetched during deletion does not have virtual relationship collections eagerly loaded, leaving$valueasnull.foreach ($value as $relation)triggered a fatal error:TypeError: foreach() argument must be of type array|object, null given.databases.deleteDocumentortablesDB.deleteRow) to fail with HTTP 500general_unknown.In comparison,
deleteCascade()anddeleteRestrict()unconditionally query the referencing collection via$this->find()/$this->findOne()regardless of$twoWay.How
if (!$twoWay)so$this->find()is always executed on the child side ofRELATION_MANY_TO_ONEto look up referencing parent documents.if (empty($value)) { break; }so that if no related documents exist, the function exits early without looping.if (empty($value)) { break; }guard forRELATION_ONE_TO_MANY.Test Plan
ManyToOneTests::testManyToOneTwoWayRelationship:store8) with 0 related parent products.$database->deleteDocument('store', 'store8')underonDelete: setNull.$deleted === trueand$database->getDocument('store', 'store8')->isEmpty() === true.Related to appwrite/appwrite#13766.
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