spring-projects / spring-projects/spring-data-mongodb
Support interface projections on reference/association properties.
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Description
Currently it is only possible to include the target type within an interface projection when operating upon associations. It should be allowed to use interface projections on references using @DBRef.
public class WithRefs { // source domain type
@Id String id;
@DBRef Planet planet;
}
public interface ProjectPlanetUsingOriginalTargetType {
Planet getPlanet();
}
template.query(WithRefs.class).as(ProjectPlanetUsingOriginalTargetType.class) // works
public interface ProjectPlanetUsingInterfaceProjection {
PlanetProjection getPlanet(); // fails
}
public interface PlanetProjection {
String getName();
}
template.query(WithRefs.class).as(ProjectPlanetUsingInterfaceProjection.class) // fails
Related Issue: #3894
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The issue names the template.query(...).as(...) entry point but no implementation file or test. Reproduce the failing nested @DBRef interface-projection example, trace the projection handling for references, and finish when PlanetProjection.getName() works while the existing original-target projection remains supported.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, mongodb
- Domain
- database
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100