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Summary

Preserve predicates pushed into existing JOIN and FROM subqueries instead of compiling the original pre-optimization query. Queries now return the filtered rows for both scan and auto-indexed execution, including when the outer QueryRef alias differs from the subquery's internal alias.

Root cause

The optimizer correctly moved a single-source outer predicate into an existing QueryRef, then removed it from the outer query. Recursive compilation used QueryMapping to replace that optimized query with its user-authored origin for cache identity, which silently discarded the pushed predicate. Predicates pushed through a renamed QueryRef also retained the outer alias inside the subquery, where that namespace does not exist.

Approach

  • Treat QueryMapping as lineage rather than unconditional IR substitution.
  • Compile optimized subquery IR whenever its meaning differs from the user-authored query.
  • Preserve the original object as a cache key when optimization only made an equivalent copy.
  • Remap pass-through predicate references from the outer QueryRef alias to the subquery's internal source path.
  • Add runtime and structural regressions for JOIN and FROM subqueries, both index modes, .innerJoin(), alias remapping, and cache classification.

Key invariants

  • Optimizer-added predicates must survive recursive compilation.
  • Cache identity must never replace semantically changed IR.
  • Equivalent optimizer copies should retain existing cache reuse.
  • Predicate pushdown through a pass-through projection must evaluate in the subquery's namespace.
  • Collection-source and outer-join behavior must remain unchanged.

Non-goals

This does not redesign compiled-pipeline ownership when the exact same subquery object occupies both sides of a join. That separate pre-existing cache/graph case needs an explicit ownership decision.

Verification

pnpm --filter @tanstack/db test tests/query/join-subquery.test.ts tests/query/compiler/subquery-caching.test.ts tests/query/optimizer.test.ts --reporter=dot
pnpm exec tsc --noEmit -p packages/db/tsconfig.json
pnpm exec eslint packages/db/src/query/compiler/index.ts packages/db/src/query/compiler/joins.ts packages/db/src/query/compiler/types.ts packages/db/src/query/compiler/query-equivalence.ts packages/db/src/query/optimizer.ts packages/db/tests/query/compiler/subquery-caching.test.ts packages/db/tests/query/join-subquery.test.ts packages/db/tests/query/optimizer.test.ts
pnpm --filter @tanstack/db build
  • Focused tests: 92/92 passed, with no Vitest type errors.
  • Typecheck, focused lint, production build, and git diff --check: passed.

Files changed

  • Query compiler: separate optimized semantics from safe cache identity for recursive FROM/JOIN compilation.
  • Query optimizer: remap pushed pass-through predicates to the internal source alias.
  • Query tests: cover the reported matrix and adjacent FROM/alias/cache boundaries.
  • Changeset: patch release note for @tanstack/db.

Fixes #1876

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed filtering in joined and FROM subqueries so outer predicates are preserved and applied correctly, including when the outer and inner queries use different aliases.
    • Fixed filtering through spread-selected join results and UNION ALL subqueries so matching records are returned correctly.
    • Improved subquery compilation to retain optimized filters, preventing results from including records that should have been filtered out.

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The optimizer remaps predicates pushed into subqueries. The compiler uses optimized query IR when it differs from the original. Tests cover query equivalence and outer filters on joined and FROM subqueries.

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Subquery predicate compilation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Remap predicates pushed into subqueries
packages/db/src/query/optimizer.ts, packages/db/tests/query/optimizer.test.ts
The optimizer remaps pushed predicates to subquery fields. If a field cannot be safely remapped, it keeps the predicate outside the subquery. Optimizer test expectations use the subquery alias.
Compare query IR for cache identity
packages/db/src/query/compiler/query-equivalence.ts, packages/db/tests/query/compiler/subquery-caching.test.ts
A normalization helper compares query IR while treating omitted and undefined optional fields as equivalent. Tests check equivalent copied queries and queries with added filters.
Compile optimized subqueries
packages/db/src/query/compiler/index.ts, packages/db/src/query/compiler/joins.ts, packages/db/src/query/compiler/types.ts, packages/db/tests/query/join-subquery.test.ts, .changeset/fix-subquery-predicate-compilation.md
The compiler uses the original query only when it matches the optimized query for caching. Tests cover outer filters on joined and FROM subqueries, including alias remapping and spread-selected results. A changeset records the patch.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: kevin-dp

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to aee5c

The joined-subquery filter now maps to the correct field, and no remaining issue is established that should prevent merging after normal checks.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue [#1876] requires an outer where on an alias from an inner-joined subquery to narrow results. The optimizer now remaps pushed references to the subquery namespace. The compiler now compiles cha…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes support predicate preservation for the subquery compilation path described by [#1876]. Query-equivalence logic protects cache identity without discarding changed predicates. Additional `FR…
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