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Summary

Aligns virtual row field types with the runtime boundary: $synced, $origin, $key, and $collectionId remain available on published collection/query row roots, while nested user objects and inline projected child values retain their actual runtime shapes. It also preserves discriminated unions when virtual fields are removed and restores documented reusable Ref<T> helpers for nested objects.

Root cause

Four type paths described a broader or less compatible shape than runtime behavior:

  • WithoutVirtualProps<T> used non-distributive Omit, which collapsed variant-only fields in discriminated row unions.
  • Ref<T> and SingleRowRefProxy<T> recursively added virtual row fields to nested plain objects even though those objects are not independently published rows.
  • Removing those nested fields made nested refs no longer assignable to the documented default reusable-helper types.
  • Inline toArray(...) and materialize(...) reused enriched query-result types, so selected object/array/find-one child values promised virtual fields that their embedded runtime values never receive.

Approach

  • Make virtual-field removal distribute across union members.
  • Keep inferred query/index callback roots explicitly metadata-bearing while making default exported Ref<T> and SingleRowRefProxy<T> annotations metadata-agnostic and reusable for both roots and nested objects.
  • Keep the existing third generic parameter for helpers that specifically require a row root: Ref<Row, false, true> or SingleRowRefProxy<Row, Key, true>.
  • Add a distinct inline-materialization result type. Selected toArray(...) / materialize(...) children now retain their undecorated projection types; no-select whole rows retain source metadata, and bare child QueryBuilder results still become metadata-bearing child Collections.
  • Add paired compile-time/runtime matrices for required, optional, and nullable reusable refs; whole rows; object and nested-object projections; arrays; projected findOne; and opaque Date values.

Key invariants

  • Every published collection/query row still exposes the four shipped virtual fields.
  • Nested user objects and inline projected child values are values, not independently published rows.
  • Whole-row/no-select inline children retain source metadata.
  • Bare child query builders still produce Collections whose published rows have virtual fields.
  • Optionality, nullability, union distribution, join behavior, and true-ref-vs-spread discrimination remain intact.
  • Runtime metadata and nested output-shape semantics are unchanged.

Release impact

This is a minor changeset. Default Ref<T> and SingleRowRefProxy<T> annotations now describe the reusable, metadata-agnostic shape. Existing helpers that specifically read $synced, $origin, $key, or $collectionId should opt into a required row root with the third generic parameter set to true.

Non-goals

  • No new adapter stream metadata, full-response/query-data metadata, .meta() API, or cursor replay behavior.
  • No framework, SQLite persistence, or Query DB collection changes.
  • No runtime metadata semantics changed.

Verification

pnpm --filter @tanstack/db lint
pnpm exec tsc -p packages/db/tsconfig.json --noEmit --pretty false
pnpm --filter @tanstack/db build
pnpm --filter @tanstack/db test

Final complete campaign: 210 test files passed, 6,274 tests passed, and no type errors.

Hostile mutants verified that the oracles reject:

  • non-distributive virtual-field removal;
  • recursive virtual fields on required, optional, and nullable nested objects;
  • the original default-helper assignability regression in both callback families;
  • virtual fields added to opaque Date and array child values;
  • enriched query-result types reused for inline object, nested-object, array, and projected findOne materialization.

Files changed

  • virtual-props.ts: distributive virtual-field removal.
  • query/ref types: explicit inferred-root capability plus reusable default annotations.
  • inline materialization types: runtime-aligned selected child projection shapes.
  • type suites: corrected pre-existing false metadata expectations and added compatibility matrices.
  • runtime oracle/package script: published-value correspondence and focused oracle registration.
  • changeset: minor release note and migration guidance for @tanstack/db.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Virtual row fields remain available on collection and query roots, without appearing on nested objects, arrays, scalar values, or projected child values.
    • Query results better preserve original object shapes and discriminated unions.
    • Ref helpers now support reusable root and nested-object callbacks, with row metadata available where expected.
    • Materialized and array results now better reflect their plain object and array shapes.
  • Tests

    • Added type-level and runtime coverage for virtual row fields, projections, materialized results, and nested values.

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The change limits virtual row fields to collection and query row roots. Nested objects and projected values retain plain shapes. Ref inference supports both root and nested refs. Type and runtime oracle tests cover these boundaries.

Changes

Virtual row field boundaries

Layer / File(s) Summary
Ref type contracts
packages/db/src/query/builder/types.ts, packages/db/src/virtual-props.ts
Ref inference supports row-root and nested refs. Result enrichment targets plain objects. WithoutVirtualProps preserves discriminated unions.
Runtime and proxy boundaries
packages/db/src/query/builder/ref-proxy.ts, packages/db/src/query/builder/functions.ts, packages/db/src/collection/*, packages/db/src/types.ts
Nested proxies omit virtual fields. Row-root proxy callers request virtual fields explicitly. toArray and materialize use inline result types.
Oracle validation and release metadata
packages/db/tests/query/*, packages/db/tests/single-row-ref-proxy.test-d.ts, packages/db/package.json, .changeset/fix-virtual-row-field-types.md
Type and runtime tests verify virtual field boundaries. The oracle script runs the runtime test. The changeset records a minor release.

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Change: Bug fix

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