Merge pull request #47 from bknd-io/release/0.6

Release 0.6

.gitignore

@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ packages/media/.env
 **/*/.env
 **/*/.dev.vars
 **/*/.wrangler
+**/*/*.tgz
 **/*/vite.config.ts.timestamp*
 .history
 **/*/.db/*
+**/*/.configs/*
 **/*/*.db
 **/*/*.db-shm
 **/*/*.db-wal

LICENSE.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FSL-1.1-MIT
 
 ## Notice
 
-Copyright 2024 Webintex GmbH
+Copyright 2025 Dennis Senn
 
 ## Terms and Conditions
 

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-![bknd](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bknd-io/bknd/refs/heads/main/app/src/ui/assets/poster.png)
+[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/bknd.svg)](https://npmjs.org/package/bknd 
+"View this project on NPM")
+[![npm downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/bknd)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/bknd)
+
+![bknd](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bknd-io/bknd/refs/heads/main/docs/_assets/poster.png)
 
 bknd simplifies app development by providing fully functional backend for data management, 
 authentication, workflows and media. Since it's lightweight and built on Web Standards, it can 

app/__test__/Module.spec.ts

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
-import { type TSchema, Type, stripMark } from "../src/core/utils";
-import { Module } from "../src/modules/Module";
-
-function createModule<Schema extends TSchema>(schema: Schema) {
-   class TestModule extends Module<typeof schema> {
-      getSchema() {
-         return schema;
-      }
-      toJSON() {
-         return this.config;
-      }
-      useForceParse() {
-         return true;
-      }
-   }
-
-   return TestModule;
-}
-
-describe("Module", async () => {
-   test("basic", async () => {});
-
-   test("listener", async () => {
-      let result: any;
-
-      const module = createModule(Type.Object({ a: Type.String() }));
-      const m = new module({ a: "test" });
-
-      await m.schema().set({ a: "test2" });
-      m.setListener(async (c) => {
-         await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 10));
-         result = stripMark(c);
-      });
-      await m.schema().set({ a: "test3" });
-      expect(result).toEqual({ a: "test3" });
-   });
-});

app/__test__/api/DataApi.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { Guard } from "../../src/auth";
+import { parse } from "../../src/core/utils";
+import { DataApi } from "../../src/data/api/DataApi";
+import { DataController } from "../../src/data/api/DataController";
+import { dataConfigSchema } from "../../src/data/data-schema";
+import * as proto from "../../src/data/prototype";
+import { disableConsoleLog, enableConsoleLog, schemaToEm } from "../helper";
+
+beforeAll(disableConsoleLog);
+afterAll(enableConsoleLog);
+
+const dataConfig = parse(dataConfigSchema, {});
+describe("DataApi", () => {
+   it("should switch to post for long url reads", async () => {
+      const api = new DataApi();
+
+      const get = api.readMany("a".repeat(300), { select: ["id", "name"] });
+      expect(get.request.method).toBe("GET");
+      expect(new URL(get.request.url).pathname).toBe(`/api/data/${"a".repeat(300)}`);
+
+      const post = api.readMany("a".repeat(1000), { select: ["id", "name"] });
+      expect(post.request.method).toBe("POST");
+      expect(new URL(post.request.url).pathname).toBe(`/api/data/${"a".repeat(1000)}/query`);
+   });
+
+   it("returns result", async () => {
+      const schema = proto.em({
+         posts: proto.entity("posts", { title: proto.text() })
+      });
+      const em = schemaToEm(schema);
+      await em.schema().sync({ force: true });
+
+      const payload = [{ title: "foo" }, { title: "bar" }, { title: "baz" }];
+      await em.mutator("posts").insertMany(payload);
+
+      const ctx: any = { em, guard: new Guard() };
+      const controller = new DataController(ctx, dataConfig);
+      const app = controller.getController();
+
+      {
+         const res = (await app.request("/posts")) as Response;
+         const { data } = await res.json();
+         expect(data.length).toEqual(3);
+      }
+
+      // @ts-ignore tests
+      const api = new DataApi({ basepath: "/", queryLengthLimit: 50 });
+      // @ts-ignore protected
+      api.fetcher = app.request as typeof fetch;
+      {
+         const req = api.readMany("posts", { select: ["title"] });
+         expect(req.request.method).toBe("GET");
+         const res = await req;
+         expect(res.data).toEqual(payload);
+      }
+
+      {
+         const req = api.readMany("posts", {
+            select: ["title"],
+            limit: 100000,
+            offset: 0,
+            sort: "id"
+         });
+         expect(req.request.method).toBe("POST");
+         const res = await req;
+         expect(res.data).toEqual(payload);
+      }
+   });
+});

app/__test__/api/ModuleApi.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { Hono } from "hono";
+import { secureRandomString } from "../../src/core/utils";
+import { ModuleApi } from "../../src/modules";
+
+class Api extends ModuleApi {
+   _getUrl(path: string) {
+      return this.getUrl(path);
+   }
+}
+
+const host = "http://localhost";
+
+describe("ModuleApi", () => {
+   it("resolves options correctly", () => {
+      const api = new Api({ host });
+      expect(api.options).toEqual({ host });
+   });
+
+   it("returns correct url from path", () => {
+      const api = new Api({ host });
+      expect(api._getUrl("/test")).toEqual("http://localhost/test");
+      expect(api._getUrl("test")).toEqual("http://localhost/test");
+      expect(api._getUrl("test/")).toEqual("http://localhost/test");
+      expect(api._getUrl("//test?foo=1")).toEqual("http://localhost/test?foo=1");
+   });
+
+   it("fetches endpoint", async () => {
+      const app = new Hono().get("/endpoint", (c) => c.json({ foo: "bar" }));
+      const api = new Api({ host });
+
+      // @ts-expect-error it's protected
+      api.fetcher = app.request as typeof fetch;
+
+      const res = await api.get("/endpoint");
+      expect(res.res.ok).toEqual(true);
+      expect(res.res.status).toEqual(200);
+      expect(res.data).toEqual({ foo: "bar" });
+      expect(res.body).toEqual({ foo: "bar" });
+   });
+
+   it("has accessible request", async () => {
+      const app = new Hono().get("/endpoint", (c) => c.json({ foo: "bar" }));
+      const api = new Api({ host });
+
+      // @ts-expect-error it's protected
+      api.fetcher = app.request as typeof fetch;
+
+      const promise = api.get("/endpoint");
+      expect(promise.request).toBeDefined();
+      expect(promise.request.url).toEqual("http://localhost/endpoint");
+
+      expect((await promise).body).toEqual({ foo: "bar" });
+   });
+
+   it("adds token to headers when given in options", () => {
+      const token = secureRandomString(20);
+      const api = new Api({ host, token, token_transport: "header" });
+
+      expect(api.get("/").request.headers.get("Authorization")).toEqual(`Bearer ${token}`);
+   });
+
+   it("sets header to accept json", () => {
+      const api = new Api({ host });
+      expect(api.get("/").request.headers.get("Accept")).toEqual("application/json");
+   });
+
+   it("adds additional headers from options", () => {
+      const headers = new Headers({
+         "X-Test": "123"
+      });
+      const api = new Api({ host, headers });
+      expect(api.get("/").request.headers.get("X-Test")).toEqual("123");
+   });
+
+   it("uses basepath & removes trailing slash", () => {
+      const api = new Api({ host, basepath: "/api" });
+      expect(api.get("/").request.url).toEqual("http://localhost/api");
+   });
+
+   it("uses search params", () => {
+      const api = new Api({ host });
+      const search = new URLSearchParams({
+         foo: "bar"
+      });
+      expect(api.get("/", search).request.url).toEqual("http://localhost/?" + search.toString());
+   });
+
+   it("resolves method shortcut fns correctly", () => {
+      const api = new Api({ host });
+      expect(api.get("/").request.method).toEqual("GET");
+      expect(api.post("/").request.method).toEqual("POST");
+      expect(api.put("/").request.method).toEqual("PUT");
+      expect(api.patch("/").request.method).toEqual("PATCH");
+      expect(api.delete("/").request.method).toEqual("DELETE");
+   });
+
+   // @todo: test error response
+   // @todo: test method shortcut functions
+});

app/__test__/api/api.spec.ts

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, test } from "bun:test";
-import { DataApi } from "../../src/modules/data/api/DataApi";
-
-describe("Api", async () => {
-   test("...", async () => {
-      /*const dataApi = new DataApi({
-         host: "https://dev-config-soma.bknd.run"
-      });
-
-      const one = await dataApi.readOne("users", 1);
-      const many = await dataApi.readMany("users", { limit: 2 });
-      console.log("one", one);
-      console.log("many", many);*/
-   });
-});

app/__test__/app/repro.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { createApp, registries } from "../../src";
+import * as proto from "../../src/data/prototype";
+import { StorageLocalAdapter } from "../../src/media/storage/adapters/StorageLocalAdapter";
+
+describe("repros", async () => {
+   /**
+    * steps:
+    * 1. enable media
+    * 2. create 'test' entity
+    * 3. add media to 'test'
+    *
+    * There was an issue that AppData had old configs because of system entity "media"
+    */
+   test("registers media entity correctly to relate to it", async () => {
+      registries.media.register("local", StorageLocalAdapter);
+      const app = createApp();
+      await app.build();
+
+      {
+         // 1. enable media
+         const [, config] = await app.module.media.schema().patch("", {
+            enabled: true,
+            adapter: {
+               type: "local",
+               config: {
+                  path: "./"
+               }
+            }
+         });
+
+         expect(config.enabled).toBe(true);
+      }
+
+      {
+         // 2. create 'test' entity
+         await app.module.data.schema().patch(
+            "entities.test",
+            proto
+               .entity("test", {
+                  content: proto.text()
+               })
+               .toJSON()
+         );
+         expect(app.em.entities.map((e) => e.name)).toContain("test");
+      }
+
+      {
+         await app.module.data.schema().patch("entities.test.fields.files", {
+            type: "media",
+            config: {
+               required: false,
+               fillable: ["update"],
+               hidden: false,
+               mime_types: [],
+               virtual: true,
+               entity: "test"
+            }
+         });
+
+         expect(
+            app.module.data.schema().patch("relations.000", {
+               type: "poly",
+               source: "test",
+               target: "media",
+               config: { mappedBy: "files" }
+            })
+         ).resolves.toBeDefined();
+      }
+
+      expect(app.em.entities.map((e) => e.name)).toEqual(["media", "test"]);
+   });
+});

app/__test__/auth/middleware.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";

app/__test__/core/EventManager.spec.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
-import { Event, EventManager, NoParamEvent } from "../../src/core/events";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, mock, test } from "bun:test";
+import { Event, EventManager, InvalidEventReturn, NoParamEvent } from "../../src/core/events";
+import { disableConsoleLog, enableConsoleLog } from "../helper";
+
+beforeAll(disableConsoleLog);
+afterAll(enableConsoleLog);
 
 class SpecialEvent extends Event<{ foo: string }> {
-   static slug = "special-event";
+   static override slug = "special-event";
 
    isBar() {
       return this.params.foo === "bar";
@@ -10,37 +14,139 @@ class SpecialEvent extends Event<{ foo: string }> {
 }
 
 class InformationalEvent extends NoParamEvent {
-   static slug = "informational-event";
+   static override slug = "informational-event";
+}
+
+class ReturnEvent extends Event<{ foo: string }, string> {
+   static override slug = "return-event";
+
+   override validate(value: string) {
+      if (typeof value !== "string") {
+         throw new InvalidEventReturn("string", typeof value);
+      }
+
+      return this.clone({
+         foo: [this.params.foo, value].join("-")
+      });
+   }
 }
 
 describe("EventManager", async () => {
-   test("test", async () => {
+   test("executes", async () => {
+      const call = mock(() => null);
+      const delayed = mock(() => null);
+
       const emgr = new EventManager();
       emgr.registerEvents([SpecialEvent, InformationalEvent]);
 
+      expect(emgr.eventExists("special-event")).toBe(true);
+      expect(emgr.eventExists("informational-event")).toBe(true);
+      expect(emgr.eventExists("unknown-event")).toBe(false);
+
       emgr.onEvent(
          SpecialEvent,
          async (event, name) => {
-            console.log("Event: ", name, event.params.foo, event.isBar());
-            console.log("wait...");
-
-            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
-            console.log("done waiting");
+            expect(name).toBe("special-event");
+            expect(event.isBar()).toBe(true);
+            call();
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
+            delayed();
          },
          "sync"
       );
 
+      // don't allow unknown
+      expect(() => emgr.on("unknown", () => void 0)).toThrow();
+
       emgr.onEvent(InformationalEvent, async (event, name) => {
-         console.log("Event: ", name, event.params);
+         call();
+         expect(name).toBe("informational-event");
       });
 
       await emgr.emit(new SpecialEvent({ foo: "bar" }));
-      console.log("done");
+      await emgr.emit(new InformationalEvent());
 
       // expect construct signatures to not cause ts errors
       new SpecialEvent({ foo: "bar" });
       new InformationalEvent();
 
-      expect(true).toBe(true);
+      expect(call).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(delayed).toHaveBeenCalled();
+   });
+
+   test("custom async executor", async () => {
+      const call = mock(() => null);
+      const asyncExecutor = (p: Promise<any>[]) => {
+         call();
+         return Promise.all(p);
+      };
+      const emgr = new EventManager(
+         { InformationalEvent },
+         {
+            asyncExecutor
+         }
+      );
+
+      emgr.onEvent(InformationalEvent, async () => {});
+      await emgr.emit(new InformationalEvent());
+      expect(call).toHaveBeenCalled();
+   });
+
+   test("piping", async () => {
+      const onInvalidReturn = mock(() => null);
+      const asyncEventCallback = mock(() => null);
+      const emgr = new EventManager(
+         { ReturnEvent, InformationalEvent },
+         {
+            onInvalidReturn
+         }
+      );
+
+      // @ts-expect-error InformationalEvent has no return value
+      emgr.onEvent(InformationalEvent, async () => {
+         asyncEventCallback();
+         return 1;
+      });
+
+      emgr.onEvent(ReturnEvent, async () => "1", "sync");
+      emgr.onEvent(ReturnEvent, async () => "0", "sync");
+
+      // @ts-expect-error must be string
+      emgr.onEvent(ReturnEvent, async () => 0, "sync");
+
+      // return is not required
+      emgr.onEvent(ReturnEvent, async () => {}, "sync");
+
+      // was "async", will not return
+      const e1 = await emgr.emit(new InformationalEvent());
+      expect(e1.returned).toBe(false);
+
+      const e2 = await emgr.emit(new ReturnEvent({ foo: "bar" }));
+      expect(e2.returned).toBe(true);
+      expect(e2.params.foo).toBe("bar-1-0");
+      expect(onInvalidReturn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(asyncEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
+   });
+
+   test("once", async () => {
+      const call = mock(() => null);
+      const emgr = new EventManager({ InformationalEvent });
+
+      emgr.onEvent(
+         InformationalEvent,
+         async (event, slug) => {
+            expect(event).toBeInstanceOf(InformationalEvent);
+            expect(slug).toBe("informational-event");
+            call();
+         },
+         { mode: "sync", once: true }
+      );
+
+      expect(emgr.getListeners().length).toBe(1);
+      await emgr.emit(new InformationalEvent());
+      expect(emgr.getListeners().length).toBe(0);
+      await emgr.emit(new InformationalEvent());
+      expect(emgr.getListeners().length).toBe(0);
+      expect(call).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
    });
 });

app/__test__/core/Registry.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, test } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import type { TObject, TString } from "@sinclair/typebox";
 import { Registry } from "../../src/core/registry/Registry";
 import { type TSchema, Type } from "../../src/core/utils";
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class What {
    method() {
       return null;
    }
+   getType() {
+      return Type.Object({ type: Type.String() });
+   }
 }
 class What2 extends What {}
 class NotAllowed {}
@@ -32,25 +35,53 @@ describe("Registry", () => {
       } satisfies Record<string, Test1>);
 
       const item = registry.get("first");
+      expect(item).toBeDefined();
+      expect(item?.cls).toBe(What);
 
+      const second = Type.Object({ type: Type.String(), what: Type.String() });
       registry.add("second", {
          cls: What2,
-         schema: Type.Object({ type: Type.String(), what: Type.String() }),
+         schema: second,
          enabled: true
       });
+      // @ts-ignore
+      expect(registry.get("second").schema).toEqual(second);
+
+      const third = Type.Object({ type: Type.String({ default: "1" }), what22: Type.String() });
       registry.add("third", {
          // @ts-expect-error
          cls: NotAllowed,
-         schema: Type.Object({ type: Type.String({ default: "1" }), what22: Type.String() }),
+         schema: third,
          enabled: true
       });
+      // @ts-ignore
+      expect(registry.get("third").schema).toEqual(third);
+
+      const fourth = Type.Object({ type: Type.Number(), what22: Type.String() });
       registry.add("fourth", {
          cls: What,
          // @ts-expect-error
-         schema: Type.Object({ type: Type.Number(), what22: Type.String() }),
+         schema: fourth,
          enabled: true
       });
+      // @ts-ignore
+      expect(registry.get("fourth").schema).toEqual(fourth);
 
-      console.log("list", registry.all());
+      expect(Object.keys(registry.all()).length).toBe(4);
+   });
+
+   test("uses registration fn", async () => {
+      const registry = new Registry<Test1>((a: ClassRef<What>) => {
+         return {
+            cls: a,
+            schema: a.prototype.getType(),
+            enabled: true
+         };
+      });
+
+      registry.register("what2", What2);
+      expect(registry.get("what2")).toBeDefined();
+      expect(registry.get("what2").cls).toBe(What2);
+      expect(registry.get("what2").schema).toEqual(What2.prototype.getType());
    });
 });

app/__test__/core/crypto.spec.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-import { describe, test } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { checksum, hash } from "../../src/core/utils";
 
 describe("crypto", async () => {
    test("sha256", async () => {
-      console.log(await hash.sha256("test"));
+      expect(await hash.sha256("test")).toBe(
+         "9f86d081884c7d659a2feaa0c55ad015a3bf4f1b2b0b822cd15d6c15b0f00a08"
+      );
    });
    test("sha1", async () => {
-      console.log(await hash.sha1("test"));
+      expect(await hash.sha1("test")).toBe("a94a8fe5ccb19ba61c4c0873d391e987982fbbd3");
    });
    test("checksum", async () => {
-      console.log(checksum("hello world"));
+      expect(await checksum("hello world")).toBe("2aae6c35c94fcfb415dbe95f408b9ce91ee846ed");
    });
 });

app/__test__/data/data-query-impl.spec.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
-import type { QueryObject } from "ufo";
-import { WhereBuilder, type WhereQuery } from "../../src/data/entities/query/WhereBuilder";
+import { Value, _jsonp } from "../../src/core/utils";
+import { type RepoQuery, WhereBuilder, type WhereQuery, querySchema } from "../../src/data";
+import type { RepoQueryIn } from "../../src/data/server/data-query-impl";
 import { getDummyConnection } from "./helper";
 
-const t = "t";
+const decode = (input: RepoQueryIn, expected: RepoQuery) => {
+   const result = Value.Decode(querySchema, input);
+   expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+};
+
 describe("data-query-impl", () => {
    function qb() {
       const c = getDummyConnection();
       const kysely = c.dummyConnection.kysely;
-      return kysely.selectFrom(t).selectAll();
+      return kysely.selectFrom("t").selectAll();
    }
-   function compile(q: QueryObject) {
+   function compile(q: WhereQuery) {
       const { sql, parameters } = WhereBuilder.addClause(qb(), q).compile();
       return { sql, parameters };
    }
@@ -89,4 +94,47 @@ describe("data-query-impl", () => {
          expect(keys).toEqual(expectedKeys);
       }
    });
+
+   test("with", () => {
+      decode({ with: ["posts"] }, { with: { posts: {} } });
+      decode({ with: { posts: {} } }, { with: { posts: {} } });
+      decode({ with: { posts: { limit: 1 } } }, { with: { posts: { limit: 1 } } });
+      decode(
+         {
+            with: {
+               posts: {
+                  with: {
+                     images: {
+                        select: ["id"]
+                     }
+                  }
+               }
+            }
+         },
+         {
+            with: {
+               posts: {
+                  with: {
+                     images: {
+                        select: ["id"]
+                     }
+                  }
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      );
+   });
+});
+
+describe("data-query-impl: Typebox", () => {
+   test("sort", async () => {
+      const _dflt = { sort: { by: "id", dir: "asc" } };
+
+      decode({ sort: "" }, _dflt);
+      decode({ sort: "name" }, { sort: { by: "name", dir: "asc" } });
+      decode({ sort: "-name" }, { sort: { by: "name", dir: "desc" } });
+      decode({ sort: "-posts.name" }, { sort: { by: "posts.name", dir: "desc" } });
+      decode({ sort: "-1name" }, _dflt);
+      decode({ sort: { by: "name", dir: "desc" } }, { sort: { by: "name", dir: "desc" } });
+   });
 });

app/__test__/data/data.test.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe("some tests", async () => {
 
    const users = new Entity("users", [
       new TextField("username", { required: true, default_value: "nobody" }),
-      new TextField("email", { max_length: 3 })
+      new TextField("email", { maxLength: 3 })
    ]);
 
    const posts = new Entity("posts", [

app/__test__/data/mutation.simple.test.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe("Mutator simple", async () => {
       new TextField("label", { required: true, minLength: 1 }),
       new NumberField("count", { default_value: 0 })
    ]);
-   const em = new EntityManager([items], connection);
+   const em = new EntityManager<any>([items], connection);
 
    await em.connection.kysely.schema
       .createTable("items")
@@ -175,4 +175,18 @@ describe("Mutator simple", async () => {
          { id: 8, label: "keep", count: 0 }
       ]);
    });
+
+   test("insertMany", async () => {
+      const oldCount = (await em.repo(items).count()).count;
+      const inserts = [{ label: "insert 1" }, { label: "insert 2" }];
+      const { data } = await em.mutator(items).insertMany(inserts);
+
+      expect(data.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(data.map((d) => ({ label: d.label }))).toEqual(inserts);
+      const newCount = (await em.repo(items).count()).count;
+      expect(newCount).toBe(oldCount + inserts.length);
+
+      const { data: data2 } = await em.repo(items).findMany({ offset: oldCount });
+      expect(data2).toEqual(data);
+   });
 });

app/__test__/data/prototype.test.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import {
    BooleanField,
    DateField,
    Entity,
+   EntityIndex,
+   EntityManager,
    EnumField,
    JsonField,
    ManyToManyRelation,
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ import {
    PolymorphicRelation,
    TextField
 } from "../../src/data";
+import { DummyConnection } from "../../src/data/connection/DummyConnection";
 import {
    FieldPrototype,
    type FieldSchema,
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ import {
    boolean,
    date,
    datetime,
+   em,
    entity,
    enumm,
    json,
@@ -46,12 +50,17 @@ describe("prototype", () => {
    });
 
    test("...2", async () => {
-      const user = entity("users", {
-         name: text().required(),
+      const users = entity("users", {
+         name: text(),
          bio: text(),
          age: number(),
-         some: number().required()
+         some: number()
       });
+      type db = {
+         users: Schema<typeof users>;
+      };
+
+      const obj: Schema<typeof users> = {} as any;
 
       //console.log("user", user.toJSON());
    });
@@ -266,4 +275,38 @@ describe("prototype", () => {
 
       const obj: Schema<typeof test> = {} as any;
    });
+
+   test("schema", async () => {
+      const _em = em(
+         {
+            posts: entity("posts", { name: text(), slug: text().required() }),
+            comments: entity("comments", { some: text() }),
+            users: entity("users", { email: text() })
+         },
+         ({ relation, index }, { posts, comments, users }) => {
+            relation(posts).manyToOne(comments).manyToOne(users);
+            index(posts).on(["name"]).on(["slug"], true);
+         }
+      );
+
+      type LocalDb = (typeof _em)["DB"];
+
+      const es = [
+         new Entity("posts", [new TextField("name"), new TextField("slug", { required: true })]),
+         new Entity("comments", [new TextField("some")]),
+         new Entity("users", [new TextField("email")])
+      ];
+      const _em2 = new EntityManager(
+         es,
+         new DummyConnection(),
+         [new ManyToOneRelation(es[0], es[1]), new ManyToOneRelation(es[0], es[2])],
+         [
+            new EntityIndex(es[0], [es[0].field("name")!]),
+            new EntityIndex(es[0], [es[0].field("slug")!], true)
+         ]
+      );
+
+      // @ts-ignore
+      expect(_em2.toJSON()).toEqual(_em.toJSON());
+   });
 });

app/__test__/data/relations.test.ts

@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ describe("Relations", async () => {
       expect(postAuthorRel?.other(posts).entity).toBe(users);
 
       const kysely = em.connection.kysely;
-      const jsonFrom = (e) => e;
       /**
        * Relation Helper
        */
@@ -119,14 +118,11 @@ describe("Relations", async () => {
        - select: users.*
        - cardinality: 1
        */
-      const selectPostsFromUsers = postAuthorRel.buildWith(
-         users,
-         kysely.selectFrom(users.name),
-         jsonFrom,
-         "posts"
-      );
+      const selectPostsFromUsers = kysely
+         .selectFrom(users.name)
+         .select((eb) => postAuthorRel.buildWith(users, "posts")(eb).as("posts"));
       expect(selectPostsFromUsers.compile().sql).toBe(
-         'select (select "posts"."id" as "id", "posts"."title" as "title", "posts"."author_id" as "author_id" from "posts" as "posts" where "posts"."author_id" = "users"."id" limit ?) as "posts" from "users"'
+         'select (select from "posts" as "posts" where "posts"."author_id" = "users"."id") as "posts" from "users"'
       );
       expect(postAuthorRel!.getField()).toBeInstanceOf(RelationField);
       const userObj = { id: 1, username: "test" };
@@ -141,15 +137,12 @@ describe("Relations", async () => {
        - select: posts.*
        - cardinality:
        */
-      const selectUsersFromPosts = postAuthorRel.buildWith(
-         posts,
-         kysely.selectFrom(posts.name),
-         jsonFrom,
-         "author"
-      );
+      const selectUsersFromPosts = kysely
+         .selectFrom(posts.name)
+         .select((eb) => postAuthorRel.buildWith(posts, "author")(eb).as("author"));
 
       expect(selectUsersFromPosts.compile().sql).toBe(
-         'select (select "author"."id" as "id", "author"."username" as "username" from "users" as "author" where "author"."id" = "posts"."author_id" limit ?) as "author" from "posts"'
+         'select (select from "users" as "author" where "author"."id" = "posts"."author_id" limit ?) as "author" from "posts"'
       );
       expect(postAuthorRel.getField()).toBeInstanceOf(RelationField);
       const postObj = { id: 1, title: "test" };
@@ -315,20 +308,16 @@ describe("Relations", async () => {
        - select: users.*
        - cardinality: 1
        */
-      const selectCategoriesFromPosts = postCategoriesRel.buildWith(
-         posts,
-         kysely.selectFrom(posts.name),
-         jsonFrom
-      );
+      const selectCategoriesFromPosts = kysely
+         .selectFrom(posts.name)
+         .select((eb) => postCategoriesRel.buildWith(posts)(eb).as("categories"));
       expect(selectCategoriesFromPosts.compile().sql).toBe(
          'select (select "categories"."id" as "id", "categories"."label" as "label" from "categories" inner join "posts_categories" on "categories"."id" = "posts_categories"."categories_id" where "posts"."id" = "posts_categories"."posts_id" limit ?) as "categories" from "posts"'
       );
 
-      const selectPostsFromCategories = postCategoriesRel.buildWith(
-         categories,
-         kysely.selectFrom(categories.name),
-         jsonFrom
-      );
+      const selectPostsFromCategories = kysely
+         .selectFrom(categories.name)
+         .select((eb) => postCategoriesRel.buildWith(categories)(eb).as("posts"));
       expect(selectPostsFromCategories.compile().sql).toBe(
          'select (select "posts"."id" as "id", "posts"."title" as "title" from "posts" inner join "posts_categories" on "posts"."id" = "posts_categories"."posts_id" where "categories"."id" = "posts_categories"."categories_id" limit ?) as "posts" from "categories"'
       );

app/__test__/data/specs/Mutator.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { afterAll, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import type { EventManager } from "../../../src/core/events";
 import {
    Entity,
    EntityManager,
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import {
    RelationMutator,
    TextField
 } from "../../../src/data";
+import * as proto from "../../../src/data/prototype";
 import { getDummyConnection } from "../helper";
 
 const { dummyConnection, afterAllCleanup } = getDummyConnection();
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ describe("[data] Mutator (base)", async () => {
       new TextField("hidden", { hidden: true }),
       new TextField("not_fillable", { fillable: false })
    ]);
-   const em = new EntityManager([entity], dummyConnection);
+   const em = new EntityManager<any>([entity], dummyConnection);
    await em.schema().sync({ force: true });
 
    const payload = { label: "item 1", count: 1 };
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ describe("[data] Mutator (ManyToOne)", async () => {
    const posts = new Entity("posts", [new TextField("title")]);
    const users = new Entity("users", [new TextField("username")]);
    const relations = [new ManyToOneRelation(posts, users)];
-   const em = new EntityManager([posts, users], dummyConnection, relations);
+   const em = new EntityManager<any>([posts, users], dummyConnection, relations);
    await em.schema().sync({ force: true });
 
    test("RelationMutator", async () => {
@@ -83,14 +85,12 @@ describe("[data] Mutator (ManyToOne)", async () => {
 
       // persisting reference should ...
       expect(
-         postRelMutator.persistReference(relations[0], "users", {
+         postRelMutator.persistReference(relations[0]!, "users", {
             $set: { id: userData.data.id }
          })
       ).resolves.toEqual(["users_id", userData.data.id]);
       // @todo: add what methods are allowed to relation, like $create should not be allowed for post<>users
 
-      process.exit(0);
-
       const userRelMutator = new RelationMutator(users, em);
       expect(userRelMutator.getRelationalKeys()).toEqual(["posts"]);
    });
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe("[data] Mutator (ManyToOne)", async () => {
       expect(
          em.mutator(posts).insertOne({
             title: "post1",
-            users_id: 1 // user does not exist yet
+            users_id: 100 // user does not exist yet
          })
       ).rejects.toThrow();
    });
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ describe("[data] Mutator (OneToOne)", async () => {
    const users = new Entity("users", [new TextField("username")]);
    const settings = new Entity("settings", [new TextField("theme")]);
    const relations = [new OneToOneRelation(users, settings)];
-   const em = new EntityManager([users, settings], dummyConnection, relations);
+   const em = new EntityManager<any>([users, settings], dummyConnection, relations);
    await em.schema().sync({ force: true });
 
    test("insertOne: missing ref", async () => {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ describe("[data] Mutator (ManyToMany)", async () => {
 
 describe("[data] Mutator (Events)", async () => {
    const entity = new Entity("test", [new TextField("label")]);
-   const em = new EntityManager([entity], dummyConnection);
+   const em = new EntityManager<any>([entity], dummyConnection);
    await em.schema().sync({ force: true });
    const events = new Map<string, any>();
 
@@ -299,4 +299,71 @@ describe("[data] Mutator (Events)", async () => {
       expect(events.has(MutatorEvents.MutatorDeleteBefore.slug)).toBeTrue();
       expect(events.has(MutatorEvents.MutatorDeleteAfter.slug)).toBeTrue();
    });
+
+   test("insertOne event return is respected", async () => {
+      const posts = proto.entity("posts", {
+         title: proto.text(),
+         views: proto.number()
+      });
+
+      const conn = getDummyConnection();
+      const em = new EntityManager([posts], conn.dummyConnection);
+      await em.schema().sync({ force: true });
+
+      const emgr = em.emgr as EventManager<any>;
+
+      emgr.onEvent(
+         // @ts-ignore
+         EntityManager.Events.MutatorInsertBefore,
+         async (event) => {
+            return {
+               ...event.params.data,
+               views: 2
+            };
+         },
+         "sync"
+      );
+
+      const mutator = em.mutator("posts");
+      const result = await mutator.insertOne({ title: "test", views: 1 });
+      expect(result.data).toEqual({
+         id: 1,
+         title: "test",
+         views: 2
+      });
+   });
+
+   test("updateOne event return is respected", async () => {
+      const posts = proto.entity("posts", {
+         title: proto.text(),
+         views: proto.number()
+      });
+
+      const conn = getDummyConnection();
+      const em = new EntityManager([posts], conn.dummyConnection);
+      await em.schema().sync({ force: true });
+
+      const emgr = em.emgr as EventManager<any>;
+
+      emgr.onEvent(
+         // @ts-ignore
+         EntityManager.Events.MutatorUpdateBefore,
+         async (event) => {
+            return {
+               ...event.params.data,
+               views: event.params.data.views + 1
+            };
+         },
+         "sync"
+      );
+
+      const mutator = em.mutator("posts");
+      const created = await mutator.insertOne({ title: "test", views: 1 });
+      const result = await mutator.updateOne(created.data.id, { views: 2 });
+      expect(result.data).toEqual({
+         id: 1,
+         title: "test",
+         views: 3
+      });
+   });
 });

app/__test__/data/specs/Repository.spec.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { afterAll, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
-// @ts-ignore
-import { Perf } from "@bknd/core/utils";
 import type { Kysely, Transaction } from "kysely";
+import { Perf } from "../../../src/core/utils";
 import {
    Entity,
    EntityManager,
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ async function sleep(ms: number) {
 }
 
 describe("[Repository]", async () => {
-   test("bulk", async () => {
+   test.skip("bulk", async () => {
       //const connection = dummyConnection;
       //const connection = getLocalLibsqlConnection();
       const credentials = null as any; // @todo: determine what to do here

app/__test__/data/specs/WithBuilder.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { afterAll, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { _jsonp } from "../../../src/core/utils";
 import {
    Entity,
    EntityManager,
@@ -8,19 +9,56 @@ import {
    TextField,
    WithBuilder
 } from "../../../src/data";
+import * as proto from "../../../src/data/prototype";
+import { compileQb, prettyPrintQb, schemaToEm } from "../../helper";
 import { getDummyConnection } from "../helper";
 
-const { dummyConnection, afterAllCleanup } = getDummyConnection();
-afterAll(afterAllCleanup);
+const { dummyConnection } = getDummyConnection();
 
 describe("[data] WithBuilder", async () => {
+   test("validate withs", async () => {
+      const schema = proto.em(
+         {
+            posts: proto.entity("posts", {}),
+            users: proto.entity("users", {}),
+            media: proto.entity("media", {})
+         },
+         ({ relation }, { posts, users, media }) => {
+            relation(posts).manyToOne(users);
+            relation(users).polyToOne(media, { mappedBy: "avatar" });
+         }
+      );
+      const em = schemaToEm(schema);
+
+      expect(WithBuilder.validateWiths(em, "posts", undefined)).toBe(0);
+      expect(WithBuilder.validateWiths(em, "posts", {})).toBe(0);
+      expect(WithBuilder.validateWiths(em, "posts", { users: {} })).toBe(1);
+      expect(
+         WithBuilder.validateWiths(em, "posts", {
+            users: {
+               with: { avatar: {} }
+            }
+         })
+      ).toBe(2);
+      expect(() => WithBuilder.validateWiths(em, "posts", { author: {} })).toThrow();
+      expect(() =>
+         WithBuilder.validateWiths(em, "posts", {
+            users: {
+               with: { glibberish: {} }
+            }
+         })
+      ).toThrow();
+   });
+
    test("missing relation", async () => {
       const users = new Entity("users", [new TextField("username")]);
       const em = new EntityManager([users], dummyConnection);
 
       expect(() =>
-         WithBuilder.addClause(em, em.connection.kysely.selectFrom("users"), users, ["posts"])
-      ).toThrow('Relation "posts" not found');
+         WithBuilder.addClause(em, em.connection.kysely.selectFrom("users"), users, {
+            posts: {}
+         })
+      ).toThrow('Relation "users<>posts" not found');
    });
 
    test("addClause: ManyToOne", async () => {
@@ -29,36 +67,39 @@ describe("[data] WithBuilder", async () => {
       const relations = [new ManyToOneRelation(posts, users, { mappedBy: "author" })];
       const em = new EntityManager([users, posts], dummyConnection, relations);
 
-      const qb = WithBuilder.addClause(em, em.connection.kysely.selectFrom("users"), users, [
-         "posts"
-      ]);
+      const qb = WithBuilder.addClause(em, em.connection.kysely.selectFrom("users"), users, {
+         posts: {}
+      });
 
       const res = qb.compile();
 
       expect(res.sql).toBe(
-         'select (select coalesce(json_group_array(json_object(\'id\', "agg"."id", \'content\', "agg"."content", \'author_id\', "agg"."author_id")), \'[]\') from (select "posts"."id" as "id", "posts"."content" as "content", "posts"."author_id" as "author_id" from "posts" where "users"."id" = "posts"."author_id" limit ?) as agg) as "posts" from "users"'
+         'select (select coalesce(json_group_array(json_object(\'id\', "agg"."id", \'content\', "agg"."content", \'author_id\', "agg"."author_id")), \'[]\') from (select "posts"."id" as "id", "posts"."content" as "content", "posts"."author_id" as "author_id" from "posts" as "posts" where "posts"."author_id" = "users"."id" order by "posts"."id" asc limit ? offset ?) as agg) as "posts" from "users"'
       );
-      expect(res.parameters).toEqual([5]);
+      expect(res.parameters).toEqual([10, 0]);
 
       const qb2 = WithBuilder.addClause(
          em,
          em.connection.kysely.selectFrom("posts"),
          posts, // @todo: try with "users", it gives output!
-         ["author"]
+         {
+            author: {}
+         }
       );
 
       const res2 = qb2.compile();
 
       expect(res2.sql).toBe(
-         'select (select json_object(\'id\', "obj"."id", \'username\', "obj"."username") from (select "users"."id" as "id", "users"."username" as "username" from "users" where "posts"."author_id" = "users"."id" limit ?) as obj) as "author" from "posts"'
+         'select (select json_object(\'id\', "obj"."id", \'username\', "obj"."username") from (select "users"."id" as "id", "users"."username" as "username" from "users" as "author" where "author"."id" = "posts"."author_id" order by "users"."id" asc limit ? offset ?) as obj) as "author" from "posts"'
       );
-      expect(res2.parameters).toEqual([1]);
+      expect(res2.parameters).toEqual([1, 0]);
    });
 
    test("test with empty join", async () => {
+      const em = new EntityManager([], dummyConnection);
       const qb = { qb: 1 } as any;
 
-      expect(WithBuilder.addClause(null as any, qb, null as any, [])).toBe(qb);
+      expect(WithBuilder.addClause(em, qb, null as any, {})).toBe(qb);
    });
 
    test("test manytomany", async () => {
@@ -89,7 +130,7 @@ describe("[data] WithBuilder", async () => {
 
       //console.log((await em.repository().findMany("posts_categories")).result);
 
-      const res = await em.repository(posts).findMany({ with: ["categories"] });
+      const res = await em.repository(posts).findMany({ with: { categories: {} } });
 
       expect(res.data).toEqual([
          {
@@ -107,7 +148,7 @@ describe("[data] WithBuilder", async () => {
          }
       ]);
 
-      const res2 = await em.repository(categories).findMany({ with: ["posts"] });
+      const res2 = await em.repository(categories).findMany({ with: { posts: {} } });
 
       //console.log(res2.sql, res2.data);
 
@@ -121,8 +162,8 @@ describe("[data] WithBuilder", async () => {
             id: 2,
             label: "beauty",
             posts: [
-               { id: 2, title: "beauty post" },
-               { id: 1, title: "fashion post" }
+               { id: 1, title: "fashion post" },
+               { id: 2, title: "beauty post" }
             ]
          },
          {
@@ -150,25 +191,25 @@ describe("[data] WithBuilder", async () => {
          em,
          em.connection.kysely.selectFrom("categories"),
          categories,
-         ["single"]
+         { single: {} }
       );
       const res = qb.compile();
       expect(res.sql).toBe(
-         'select (select json_object(\'id\', "obj"."id", \'path\', "obj"."path") from (select "media"."id" as "id", "media"."path" as "path" from "media" where "media"."reference" = ? and "categories"."id" = "media"."entity_id" limit ?) as obj) as "single" from "categories"'
+         'select (select json_object(\'id\', "obj"."id", \'path\', "obj"."path") from (select "media"."id" as "id", "media"."path" as "path" from "media" where "media"."reference" = ? and "categories"."id" = "media"."entity_id" order by "media"."id" asc limit ? offset ?) as obj) as "single" from "categories"'
       );
-      expect(res.parameters).toEqual(["categories.single", 1]);
+      expect(res.parameters).toEqual(["categories.single", 1, 0]);
 
       const qb2 = WithBuilder.addClause(
          em,
          em.connection.kysely.selectFrom("categories"),
          categories,
-         ["multiple"]
+         { multiple: {} }
       );
       const res2 = qb2.compile();
       expect(res2.sql).toBe(
-         'select (select coalesce(json_group_array(json_object(\'id\', "agg"."id", \'path\', "agg"."path")), \'[]\') from (select "media"."id" as "id", "media"."path" as "path" from "media" where "media"."reference" = ? and "categories"."id" = "media"."entity_id" limit ?) as agg) as "multiple" from "categories"'
+         'select (select coalesce(json_group_array(json_object(\'id\', "agg"."id", \'path\', "agg"."path")), \'[]\') from (select "media"."id" as "id", "media"."path" as "path" from "media" where "media"."reference" = ? and "categories"."id" = "media"."entity_id" order by "media"."id" asc limit ? offset ?) as agg) as "multiple" from "categories"'
       );
-      expect(res2.parameters).toEqual(["categories.multiple", 5]);
+      expect(res2.parameters).toEqual(["categories.multiple", 10, 0]);
    });
 
    /*test("test manytoone", async () => {
@@ -192,4 +233,205 @@ describe("[data] WithBuilder", async () => {
       const res = await em.repository().findMany("posts", { join: ["author"] });
       console.log(res.sql, res.parameters, res.result);
    });*/
+
+   describe("recursive", () => {
+      test("compiles with singles", async () => {
+         const schema = proto.em(
+            {
+               posts: proto.entity("posts", {}),
+               users: proto.entity("users", {
+                  username: proto.text()
+               }),
+               media: proto.entity("media", {
+                  path: proto.text()
+               })
+            },
+            ({ relation }, { posts, users, media }) => {
+               relation(posts).manyToOne(users);
+               relation(users).polyToOne(media, { mappedBy: "avatar" });
+            }
+         );
+         const em = schemaToEm(schema);
+
+         const qb = WithBuilder.addClause(
+            em,
+            em.connection.kysely.selectFrom("posts"),
+            schema.entities.posts,
+            {
+               users: {
+                  limit: 5, // ignored
+                  select: ["id", "username"],
+                  sort: { by: "username", dir: "asc" },
+                  with: {
+                     avatar: {
+                        select: ["id", "path"],
+                        limit: 2 // ignored
+                     }
+                  }
+               }
+            }
+         );
+
+         //prettyPrintQb(qb);
+         expect(qb.compile().sql).toBe(
+            'select (select json_object(\'id\', "obj"."id", \'username\', "obj"."username", \'avatar\', "obj"."avatar") from (select "users"."id" as "id", "users"."username" as "username", (select json_object(\'id\', "obj"."id", \'path\', "obj"."path") from (select "media"."id" as "id", "media"."path" as "path" from "media" where "media"."reference" = ? and "users"."id" = "media"."entity_id" order by "media"."id" asc limit ? offset ?) as obj) as "avatar" from "users" as "users" where "users"."id" = "posts"."users_id" order by "users"."username" asc limit ? offset ?) as obj) as "users" from "posts"'
+         );
+         expect(qb.compile().parameters).toEqual(["users.avatar", 1, 0, 1, 0]);
+      });
+
+      test("compiles with many", async () => {
+         const schema = proto.em(
+            {
+               posts: proto.entity("posts", {}),
+               comments: proto.entity("comments", {}),
+               users: proto.entity("users", {
+                  username: proto.text()
+               }),
+               media: proto.entity("media", {
+                  path: proto.text()
+               })
+            },
+            ({ relation }, { posts, comments, users, media }) => {
+               relation(posts).manyToOne(users).polyToOne(media, { mappedBy: "images" });
+               relation(users).polyToOne(media, { mappedBy: "avatar" });
+               relation(comments).manyToOne(posts).manyToOne(users);
+            }
+         );
+         const em = schemaToEm(schema);
+
+         const qb = WithBuilder.addClause(
+            em,
+            em.connection.kysely.selectFrom("posts"),
+            schema.entities.posts,
+            {
+               comments: {
+                  limit: 12,
+                  with: {
+                     users: {
+                        select: ["username"]
+                     }
+                  }
+               }
+            }
+         );
+
+         expect(qb.compile().sql).toBe(
+            'select (select coalesce(json_group_array(json_object(\'id\', "agg"."id", \'posts_id\', "agg"."posts_id", \'users_id\', "agg"."users_id", \'users\', "agg"."users")), \'[]\') from (select "comments"."id" as "id", "comments"."posts_id" as "posts_id", "comments"."users_id" as "users_id", (select json_object(\'username\', "obj"."username") from (select "users"."username" as "username" from "users" as "users" where "users"."id" = "comments"."users_id" order by "users"."id" asc limit ? offset ?) as obj) as "users" from "comments" as "comments" where "comments"."posts_id" = "posts"."id" order by "comments"."id" asc limit ? offset ?) as agg) as "comments" from "posts"'
+         );
+         expect(qb.compile().parameters).toEqual([1, 0, 12, 0]);
+      });
+
+      test("returns correct result", async () => {
+         const schema = proto.em(
+            {
+               posts: proto.entity("posts", {
+                  title: proto.text()
+               }),
+               comments: proto.entity("comments", {
+                  content: proto.text()
+               }),
+               users: proto.entity("users", {
+                  username: proto.text()
+               }),
+               media: proto.entity("media", {
+                  path: proto.text()
+               })
+            },
+            ({ relation }, { posts, comments, users, media }) => {
+               relation(posts).manyToOne(users).polyToOne(media, { mappedBy: "images" });
+               relation(users).polyToOne(media, { mappedBy: "avatar" });
+               relation(comments).manyToOne(posts).manyToOne(users);
+            }
+         );
+         const em = schemaToEm(schema);
+         await em.schema().sync({ force: true });
+
+         // add data
+         await em.mutator("users").insertMany([{ username: "user1" }, { username: "user2" }]);
+         await em.mutator("posts").insertMany([
+            { title: "post1", users_id: 1 },
+            { title: "post2", users_id: 1 },
+            { title: "post3", users_id: 2 }
+         ]);
+         await em.mutator("comments").insertMany([
+            { content: "comment1", posts_id: 1, users_id: 1 },
+            { content: "comment1-1", posts_id: 1, users_id: 1 },
+            { content: "comment2", posts_id: 1, users_id: 2 },
+            { content: "comment3", posts_id: 2, users_id: 1 },
+            { content: "comment4", posts_id: 2, users_id: 2 },
+            { content: "comment5", posts_id: 3, users_id: 1 },
+            { content: "comment6", posts_id: 3, users_id: 2 }
+         ]);
+
+         const result = await em.repo("posts").findMany({
+            select: ["title"],
+            with: {
+               comments: {
+                  limit: 2,
+                  select: ["content"],
+                  with: {
+                     users: {
+                        select: ["username"]
+                     }
+                  }
+               }
+            }
+         });
+
+         expect(result.data).toEqual([
+            {
+               title: "post1",
+               comments: [
+                  {
+                     content: "comment1",
+                     users: {
+                        username: "user1"
+                     }
+                  },
+                  {
+                     content: "comment1-1",
+                     users: {
+                        username: "user1"
+                     }
+                  }
+               ]
+            },
+            {
+               title: "post2",
+               comments: [
+                  {
+                     content: "comment3",
+                     users: {
+                        username: "user1"
+                     }
+                  },
+                  {
+                     content: "comment4",
+                     users: {
+                        username: "user2"
+                     }
+                  }
+               ]
+            },
+            {
+               title: "post3",
+               comments: [
+                  {
+                     content: "comment5",
+                     users: {
+                        username: "user1"
+                     }
+                  },
+                  {
+                     content: "comment6",
+                     users: {
+                        username: "user2"
+                     }
+                  }
+               ]
+            }
+         ]);
+         //console.log(_jsonp(result.data));
+      });
+   });
 });

app/__test__/data/specs/fields/EnumField.spec.ts

@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ describe("[data] EnumField", async () => {
       { options: options(["a", "b", "c"]) }
    );
 
-   test("yields if no options", async () => {
-      expect(() => new EnumField("test", { options: options([]) })).toThrow();
-   });
-
    test("yields if default value is not a valid option", async () => {
       expect(
          () => new EnumField("test", { options: options(["a", "b"]), default_value: "c" })

app/__test__/data/specs/fields/Field.spec.ts

@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ describe("[data] Field", async () => {
 
    runBaseFieldTests(FieldSpec, { defaultValue: "test", schemaType: "text" });
 
-   test.only("default config", async () => {
-      const field = new FieldSpec("test");
+   test("default config", async () => {
       const config = Default(baseFieldConfigSchema, {});
       expect(stripMark(new FieldSpec("test").config)).toEqual(config);
-      console.log("config", new TextField("test", { required: true }).toJSON());
    });
 
    test("transformPersist (specific)", async () => {

app/__test__/data/specs/fields/JsonField.spec.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe("[data] JsonField", async () => {
    });
 
    test("getValue", async () => {
-      expect(field.getValue({ test: 1 }, "form")).toBe('{"test":1}');
+      expect(field.getValue({ test: 1 }, "form")).toBe('{\n  "test": 1\n}');
       expect(field.getValue("string", "form")).toBe('"string"');
       expect(field.getValue(1, "form")).toBe("1");
 

app/__test__/data/specs/relations/EntityRelation.spec.ts

@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ describe("[data] EntityRelation", async () => {
 
    it("required", async () => {
       const relation1 = new TestEntityRelation();
-      expect(relation1.config.required).toBe(false);
+      expect(relation1.required).toBe(false);
 
       const relation2 = new TestEntityRelation({ required: true });
-      expect(relation2.config.required).toBe(true);
+      expect(relation2.required).toBe(true);
    });
 });

app/__test__/flows/workflow-basic.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { isEqual } from "lodash-es";
-import { type Static, Type, _jsonp } from "../../src/core/utils";
+import { type Static, Type, _jsonp, withDisabledConsole } from "../../src/core/utils";
 import { Condition, ExecutionEvent, FetchTask, Flow, LogTask, Task } from "../../src/flows";
 
 /*beforeAll(disableConsoleLog);
@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ describe("Flow tests", async () => {
       ).toEqual(["second", "fourth"]);
 
       const execution = back.createExecution();
-      expect(execution.start()).rejects.toThrow();
+      withDisabledConsole(async () => {
+         expect(execution.start()).rejects.toThrow();
+      });
    });
 
    test("Flow with back step: enough retries", async () => {

app/__test__/helper.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { unlink } from "node:fs/promises";
-import type { SqliteDatabase } from "kysely";
+import type { SelectQueryBuilder, SqliteDatabase } from "kysely";
 import Database from "libsql";
-import { SqliteLocalConnection } from "../src/data";
+import { format as sqlFormat } from "sql-formatter";
+import { type Connection, EntityManager, SqliteLocalConnection } from "../src/data";
+import type { em as protoEm } from "../src/data/prototype";
 
 export function getDummyDatabase(memory: boolean = true): {
    dummyDb: SqliteDatabase;
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ const _oldConsoles = {
    error: console.error
 };
 
-export function disableConsoleLog(severities: ConsoleSeverity[] = ["log"]) {
+export function disableConsoleLog(severities: ConsoleSeverity[] = ["log", "warn"]) {
    severities.forEach((severity) => {
       console[severity] = () => null;
    });
@@ -51,3 +53,18 @@ export function enableConsoleLog() {
       console[severity as ConsoleSeverity] = fn;
    });
 }
+
+export function compileQb(qb: SelectQueryBuilder<any, any, any>) {
+   const { sql, parameters } = qb.compile();
+   return { sql, parameters };
+}
+
+export function prettyPrintQb(qb: SelectQueryBuilder<any, any, any>) {
+   const { sql, parameters } = qb.compile();
+   console.log("$", sqlFormat(sql), "\n[params]", parameters);
+}
+
+export function schemaToEm(s: ReturnType<typeof protoEm>, conn?: Connection): EntityManager<any> {
+   const connection = conn ? conn : getDummyConnection().dummyConnection;
+   return new EntityManager(Object.values(s.entities), connection, s.relations, s.indices);
+}

app/__test__/integration/auth.integration.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { App, createApp } from "../../src";
+import type { AuthResponse } from "../../src/auth";
+import { randomString, secureRandomString, withDisabledConsole } from "../../src/core/utils";
+import { disableConsoleLog, enableConsoleLog } from "../helper";
+
+beforeAll(disableConsoleLog);
+afterAll(enableConsoleLog);
+
+const roles = {
+   sloppy: {
+      guest: {
+         permissions: [
+            "system.access.admin",
+            "system.schema.read",
+            "system.access.api",
+            "system.config.read",
+            "data.entity.read"
+         ],
+         is_default: true
+      },
+      admin: {
+         is_default: true,
+         implicit_allow: true
+      }
+   },
+   strict: {
+      guest: {
+         permissions: ["system.access.api", "system.config.read", "data.entity.read"],
+         is_default: true
+      },
+      admin: {
+         is_default: true,
+         implicit_allow: true
+      }
+   }
+};
+const configs = {
+   auth: {
+      enabled: true,
+      entity_name: "users",
+      jwt: {
+         secret: secureRandomString(20),
+         issuer: randomString(10)
+      },
+      roles: roles.strict,
+      guard: {
+         enabled: true
+      }
+   },
+   users: {
+      normal: {
+         email: "normal@bknd.io",
+         password: "12345678"
+      },
+      admin: {
+         email: "admin@bknd.io",
+         password: "12345678",
+         role: "admin"
+      }
+   }
+};
+
+function createAuthApp() {
+   const app = createApp({
+      initialConfig: {
+         auth: configs.auth
+      }
+   });
+
+   app.emgr.onEvent(
+      App.Events.AppFirstBoot,
+      async () => {
+         await app.createUser(configs.users.normal);
+         await app.createUser(configs.users.admin);
+      },
+      "sync"
+   );
+
+   return app;
+}
+
+function getCookie(r: Response, name: string) {
+   const cookies = r.headers.get("cookie") ?? r.headers.get("set-cookie");
+   if (!cookies) return;
+   const cookie = cookies.split(";").find((c) => c.trim().startsWith(name));
+   if (!cookie) return;
+   return cookie.split("=")[1];
+}
+
+const fns = <Mode extends "cookie" | "token" = "token">(app: App, mode?: Mode) => {
+   function headers(token?: string, additional?: Record<string, string>) {
+      if (mode === "cookie") {
+         return {
+            cookie: `auth=${token};`,
+            ...additional
+         };
+      }
+
+      return {
+         Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+         "Content-Type": "application/json",
+         ...additional
+      };
+   }
+   function body(obj?: Record<string, any>) {
+      if (mode === "cookie") {
+         const formData = new FormData();
+         for (const key in obj) {
+            formData.append(key, obj[key]);
+         }
+         return formData;
+      }
+
+      return JSON.stringify(obj);
+   }
+
+   return {
+      login: async (
+         user: any
+      ): Promise<{ res: Response; data: Mode extends "token" ? AuthResponse : string }> => {
+         const res = (await app.server.request("/api/auth/password/login", {
+            method: "POST",
+            headers: headers(),
+            body: body(user)
+         })) as Response;
+
+         const data = mode === "cookie" ? getCookie(res, "auth") : await res.json();
+
+         return { res, data };
+      },
+      me: async (token?: string): Promise<Pick<AuthResponse, "user">> => {
+         const res = (await app.server.request("/api/auth/me", {
+            method: "GET",
+            headers: headers(token)
+         })) as Response;
+         return await res.json();
+      }
+   };
+};
+
+describe("integration auth", () => {
+   it("should create users on boot", async () => {
+      const app = createAuthApp();
+      await app.build();
+
+      const { data: users } = await app.em.repository("users").findMany();
+      expect(users.length).toBe(2);
+      expect(users[0].email).toBe(configs.users.normal.email);
+      expect(users[1].email).toBe(configs.users.admin.email);
+   });
+
+   it("should log you in with API", async () => {
+      const app = createAuthApp();
+      await app.build();
+      const $fns = fns(app);
+
+      // login api
+      const { data } = await $fns.login(configs.users.normal);
+      const me = await $fns.me(data.token);
+
+      expect(data.user.email).toBe(me.user.email);
+      expect(me.user.email).toBe(configs.users.normal.email);
+
+      // expect no user with no token
+      expect(await $fns.me()).toEqual({ user: null as any });
+
+      // expect no user with invalid token
+      expect(await $fns.me("invalid")).toEqual({ user: null as any });
+      expect(await $fns.me()).toEqual({ user: null as any });
+   });
+
+   it("should log you in with form and cookie", async () => {
+      const app = createAuthApp();
+      await app.build();
+      const $fns = fns(app, "cookie");
+
+      const { res, data: token } = await $fns.login(configs.users.normal);
+      expect(token).toBeDefined();
+      expect(res.status).toBe(302); // because it redirects
+
+      // test cookie jwt interchangability
+      {
+         // expect token to not work as-is for api endpoints
+         expect(await fns(app).me(token)).toEqual({ user: null as any });
+         // hono adds an additional segment to cookies
+         const apified_token = token.split(".").slice(0, -1).join(".");
+         // now it should work
+         // @todo: maybe add a config to don't allow re-use?
+         expect((await fns(app).me(apified_token)).user.email).toBe(configs.users.normal.email);
+      }
+
+      // test cookie with me endpoint
+      {
+         const me = await $fns.me(token);
+         expect(me.user.email).toBe(configs.users.normal.email);
+
+         // check with invalid & empty
+         expect(await $fns.me("invalid")).toEqual({ user: null as any });
+         expect(await $fns.me()).toEqual({ user: null as any });
+      }
+   });
+
+   it("should check for permissions", async () => {
+      const app = createAuthApp();
+      await app.build();
+
+      await withDisabledConsole(async () => {
+         const res = await app.server.request("/api/system/schema");
+         expect(res.status).toBe(403);
+      });
+   });
+});

app/__test__/media/adapters/StorageCloudinaryAdapter.spec.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { randomString } from "../../../src/core/utils";
 import { StorageCloudinaryAdapter } from "../../../src/media";
 
 import { config } from "dotenv";
-const dotenvOutput = config({ path: `${import.meta.dir}/../../.env` });
+const dotenvOutput = config({ path: `${import.meta.dir}/../../../.env` });
 const {
    CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME,
    CLOUDINARY_API_KEY,

app/__test__/media/adapters/StorageLocalAdapter.spec.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe("StorageLocalAdapter", () => {
 
    test("puts an object", async () => {
       objects = (await adapter.listObjects()).length;
-      expect(await adapter.putObject(filename, await file.arrayBuffer())).toBeString();
+      expect(await adapter.putObject(filename, file)).toBeString();
    });
 
    test("lists objects", async () => {

app/__test__/media/adapters/StorageS3Adapter.spec.ts

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import { randomString } from "../../../src/core/utils";
 import { StorageS3Adapter } from "../../../src/media";
 
 import { config } from "dotenv";
-const dotenvOutput = config({ path: `${import.meta.dir}/../../.env` });
+const dotenvOutput = config({ path: `${import.meta.dir}/../../../.env` });
 const { R2_ACCESS_KEY, R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, R2_URL, AWS_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_SECRET_KEY, AWS_S3_URL } =
    dotenvOutput.parsed!;
 
 // @todo: mock r2/s3 responses for faster tests
-const ALL_TESTS = process.env.ALL_TESTS;
+const ALL_TESTS = !!process.env.ALL_TESTS;
 
-describe("Storage", async () => {
+describe.skipIf(ALL_TESTS)("StorageS3Adapter", async () => {
    console.log("ALL_TESTS", process.env.ALL_TESTS);
    const versions = [
       [

app/__test__/media/mime-types.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import * as large from "../../src/media/storage/mime-types";
+import * as tiny from "../../src/media/storage/mime-types-tiny";
+
+describe("media/mime-types", () => {
+   test("tiny resolves", () => {
+      const tests = [[".mp4", "video/mp4", ".jpg", "image/jpeg", ".zip", "application/zip"]];
+
+      for (const [ext, mime] of tests) {
+         expect(tiny.guess(ext)).toBe(mime);
+      }
+   });
+
+   test("all tiny resolves to large", () => {
+      for (const [ext, mime] of Object.entries(tiny.M)) {
+         expect(large.guessMimeType("." + ext)).toBe(mime);
+      }
+
+      for (const [type, exts] of Object.entries(tiny.Q)) {
+         for (const ext of exts) {
+            const ex = `${type}/${ext}`;
+            try {
+               expect(large.guessMimeType("." + ext)).toBe(ex);
+            } catch (e) {
+               console.log(`Failed for ${ext}`, {
+                  type,
+                  exts,
+                  ext,
+                  expected: ex,
+                  actual: large.guessMimeType("." + ext)
+               });
+               throw new Error(`Failed for ${ext}`);
+            }
+         }
+      }
+   });
+});

app/__test__/modules/AppAuth.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { afterAll, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, spyOn, test } from "bun:test";
+import { createApp } from "../../src";
 import { AuthController } from "../../src/auth/api/AuthController";
+import { em, entity, make, text } from "../../src/data";
 import { AppAuth, type ModuleBuildContext } from "../../src/modules";
 import { disableConsoleLog, enableConsoleLog } from "../helper";
 import { makeCtx, moduleTestSuite } from "./module-test-suite";
@@ -76,4 +78,87 @@ describe("AppAuth", () => {
          expect(users[0].email).toBe("some@body.com");
       }
    });
+
+   test("registers auth middleware for bknd routes only", async () => {
+      const app = createApp({
+         initialConfig: {
+            auth: {
+               enabled: true,
+               jwt: {
+                  secret: "123456"
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      });
+
+      await app.build();
+      const spy = spyOn(app.module.auth.authenticator, "requestCookieRefresh");
+
+      // register custom route
+      app.server.get("/test", async (c) => c.text("test"));
+
+      // call a system api and then the custom route
+      await app.server.request("/api/system/ping");
+      await app.server.request("/test");
+
+      expect(spy.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+   });
+
+   test("should allow additional user fields", async () => {
+      const app = createApp({
+         initialConfig: {
+            auth: {
+               entity_name: "users",
+               enabled: true
+            },
+            data: em({
+               users: entity("users", {
+                  additional: text()
+               })
+            }).toJSON()
+         }
+      });
+
+      await app.build();
+
+      const e = app.modules.em.entity("users");
+      const fields = e.fields.map((f) => f.name);
+      expect(e.type).toBe("system");
+      expect(fields).toContain("additional");
+      expect(fields).toEqual(["id", "additional", "email", "strategy", "strategy_value", "role"]);
+   });
+
+   test("ensure user field configs is always correct", async () => {
+      const app = createApp({
+         initialConfig: {
+            auth: {
+               enabled: true
+            },
+            data: em({
+               users: entity("users", {
+                  strategy: text({
+                     fillable: true,
+                     hidden: false
+                  }),
+                  strategy_value: text({
+                     fillable: true,
+                     hidden: false
+                  })
+               })
+            }).toJSON()
+         }
+      });
+      await app.build();
+
+      const users = app.em.entity("users");
+      const props = ["hidden", "fillable", "required"];
+
+      for (const [name, _authFieldProto] of Object.entries(AppAuth.usersFields)) {
+         const authField = make(name, _authFieldProto as any);
+         const field = users.field(name)!;
+         for (const prop of props) {
+            expect(field.config[prop]).toBe(authField.config[prop]);
+         }
+      }
+   });
 });

app/__test__/modules/AppMedia.spec.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,55 @@
-import { describe } from "bun:test";
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { createApp, registries } from "../../src";
+import { em, entity, text } from "../../src/data";
+import { StorageLocalAdapter } from "../../src/media/storage/adapters/StorageLocalAdapter";
 import { AppMedia } from "../../src/modules";
 import { moduleTestSuite } from "./module-test-suite";
 
 describe("AppMedia", () => {
    moduleTestSuite(AppMedia);
+
+   test("should allow additional fields", async () => {
+      registries.media.register("local", StorageLocalAdapter);
+
+      const app = createApp({
+         initialConfig: {
+            media: {
+               entity_name: "media",
+               enabled: true,
+               adapter: {
+                  type: "local",
+                  config: {
+                     path: "./"
+                  }
+               }
+            },
+            data: em({
+               media: entity("media", {
+                  additional: text()
+               })
+            }).toJSON()
+         }
+      });
+
+      await app.build();
+
+      const e = app.modules.em.entity("media");
+      const fields = e.fields.map((f) => f.name);
+      expect(e.type).toBe("system");
+      expect(fields).toContain("additional");
+      expect(fields).toEqual([
+         "id",
+         "additional",
+         "path",
+         "folder",
+         "mime_type",
+         "size",
+         "scope",
+         "etag",
+         "modified_at",
+         "reference",
+         "entity_id",
+         "metadata"
+      ]);
+   });
 });

app/__test__/modules/Module.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { type TSchema, Type, stripMark } from "../../src/core/utils";
+import { EntityManager, em, entity, index, text } from "../../src/data";
+import { DummyConnection } from "../../src/data/connection/DummyConnection";
+import { Module } from "../../src/modules/Module";
+
+function createModule<Schema extends TSchema>(schema: Schema) {
+   class TestModule extends Module<typeof schema> {
+      getSchema() {
+         return schema;
+      }
+      toJSON() {
+         return this.config;
+      }
+      useForceParse() {
+         return true;
+      }
+   }
+
+   return TestModule;
+}
+
+describe("Module", async () => {
+   describe("basic", () => {
+      test("listener", async () => {
+         let result: any;
+
+         const module = createModule(Type.Object({ a: Type.String() }));
+         const m = new module({ a: "test" });
+
+         await m.schema().set({ a: "test2" });
+         m.setListener(async (c) => {
+            await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 10));
+            result = stripMark(c);
+         });
+         await m.schema().set({ a: "test3" });
+         expect(result).toEqual({ a: "test3" });
+      });
+   });
+
+   describe("db schema", () => {
+      class M extends Module {
+         override getSchema() {
+            return Type.Object({});
+         }
+
+         prt = {
+            ensureEntity: this.ensureEntity.bind(this),
+            ensureIndex: this.ensureIndex.bind(this),
+            ensureSchema: this.ensureSchema.bind(this)
+         };
+
+         get em() {
+            return this.ctx.em;
+         }
+      }
+
+      function make(_em: ReturnType<typeof em>) {
+         const em = new EntityManager(
+            Object.values(_em.entities),
+            new DummyConnection(),
+            _em.relations,
+            _em.indices
+         );
+         return new M({} as any, { em, flags: Module.ctx_flags } as any);
+      }
+      function flat(_em: EntityManager) {
+         return {
+            entities: _em.entities.map((e) => ({
+               name: e.name,
+               fields: e.fields.map((f) => f.name),
+               type: e.type
+            })),
+            indices: _em.indices.map((i) => ({
+               name: i.name,
+               entity: i.entity.name,
+               fields: i.fields.map((f) => f.name),
+               unique: i.unique
+            }))
+         };
+      }
+
+      test("no change", () => {
+         const initial = em({});
+
+         const m = make(initial);
+         expect(m.ctx.flags.sync_required).toBe(false);
+
+         expect(flat(make(initial).em)).toEqual({
+            entities: [],
+            indices: []
+         });
+      });
+
+      test("init", () => {
+         const initial = em({
+            users: entity("u", {
+               name: text()
+            })
+         });
+
+         const m = make(initial);
+         expect(m.ctx.flags.sync_required).toBe(false);
+
+         expect(flat(m.em)).toEqual({
+            entities: [
+               {
+                  name: "u",
+                  fields: ["id", "name"],
+                  type: "regular"
+               }
+            ],
+            indices: []
+         });
+      });
+
+      test("ensure entity", () => {
+         const initial = em({
+            users: entity("u", {
+               name: text()
+            })
+         });
+
+         const m = make(initial);
+         expect(flat(m.em)).toEqual({
+            entities: [
+               {
+                  name: "u",
+                  fields: ["id", "name"],
+                  type: "regular"
+               }
+            ],
+            indices: []
+         });
+
+         // this should add a new entity
+         m.prt.ensureEntity(
+            entity("p", {
+               title: text()
+            })
+         );
+
+         // this should only add the field "important"
+         m.prt.ensureEntity(
+            entity(
+               "u",
+               {
+                  important: text()
+               },
+               undefined,
+               "system"
+            )
+         );
+
+         expect(m.ctx.flags.sync_required).toBe(true);
+         expect(flat(m.em)).toEqual({
+            entities: [
+               {
+                  name: "u",
+                  fields: ["id", "name", "important"],
+                  // ensured type must be present
+                  type: "system"
+               },
+               {
+                  name: "p",
+                  fields: ["id", "title"],
+                  type: "regular"
+               }
+            ],
+            indices: []
+         });
+      });
+
+      test("ensure index", () => {
+         const users = entity("u", {
+            name: text(),
+            title: text()
+         });
+         const initial = em({ users }, ({ index }, { users }) => {
+            index(users).on(["title"]);
+         });
+
+         const m = make(initial);
+         m.prt.ensureIndex(index(users).on(["name"]));
+
+         expect(m.ctx.flags.sync_required).toBe(true);
+         expect(flat(m.em)).toEqual({
+            entities: [
+               {
+                  name: "u",
+                  fields: ["id", "name", "title"],
+                  type: "regular"
+               }
+            ],
+            indices: [
+               {
+                  name: "idx_u_title",
+                  entity: "u",
+                  fields: ["title"],
+                  unique: false
+               },
+               {
+                  name: "idx_u_name",
+                  entity: "u",
+                  fields: ["name"],
+                  unique: false
+               }
+            ]
+         });
+      });
+   });
+});

app/__test__/modules/ModuleManager.spec.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
-import { mark, stripMark } from "../src/core/utils";
-import { entity, text } from "../src/data";
-import { ModuleManager, getDefaultConfig } from "../src/modules/ModuleManager";
-import { CURRENT_VERSION, TABLE_NAME } from "../src/modules/migrations";
-import { getDummyConnection } from "./helper";
+import { stripMark } from "../../src/core/utils";
+import { entity, text } from "../../src/data";
+import { ModuleManager, getDefaultConfig } from "../../src/modules/ModuleManager";
+import { CURRENT_VERSION, TABLE_NAME } from "../../src/modules/migrations";
+import { getDummyConnection } from "../helper";
 
 describe("ModuleManager", async () => {
    test("s1: no config, no build", async () => {

app/__test__/modules/module-test-suite.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Guard } from "../../src/auth";
 import { EventManager } from "../../src/core/events";
 import { Default, stripMark } from "../../src/core/utils";
 import { EntityManager } from "../../src/data";
-import type { Module, ModuleBuildContext } from "../../src/modules/Module";
+import { Module, type ModuleBuildContext } from "../../src/modules/Module";
 import { getDummyConnection } from "../helper";
 
 export function makeCtx(overrides?: Partial<ModuleBuildContext>): ModuleBuildContext {
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export function makeCtx(overrides?: Partial<ModuleBuildContext>): ModuleBuildCon
       em: new EntityManager([], dummyConnection),
       emgr: new EventManager(),
       guard: new Guard(),
+      flags: Module.ctx_flags,
       ...overrides
    };
 }

app/build.ts

@@ -1,82 +1,49 @@
 import { $ } from "bun";
-import * as esbuild from "esbuild";
-import postcss from "esbuild-postcss";
 import * as tsup from "tsup";
-import { guessMimeType } from "./src/media/storage/mime-types";
 
 const args = process.argv.slice(2);
 const watch = args.includes("--watch");
 const minify = args.includes("--minify");
 const types = args.includes("--types");
 const sourcemap = args.includes("--sourcemap");
+const clean = args.includes("--clean");
+
+if (clean) {
+   console.log("Cleaning dist (w/o static)");
+   await $`find dist -mindepth 1 ! -path "dist/static/*" ! -path "dist/static" -exec rm -rf {} +`;
+}
+
+let types_running = false;
+function buildTypes() {
+   if (types_running || !types) return;
+   types_running = true;
 
-await $`rm -rf dist`;
-if (types) {
    Bun.spawn(["bun", "build:types"], {
+      stdout: "inherit",
       onExit: () => {
          console.log("Types built");
+         Bun.spawn(["bun", "tsc-alias"], {
+            stdout: "inherit",
+            onExit: () => {
+               console.log("Types aliased");
+               types_running = false;
+            }
+         });
       }
    });
 }
 
-/**
- * Build static assets
- * Using esbuild because tsup doesn't include "react"
- */
-const result = await esbuild.build({
-   minify,
-   sourcemap,
-   entryPoints: ["src/ui/main.tsx"],
-   entryNames: "[dir]/[name]-[hash]",
-   outdir: "dist/static",
-   platform: "browser",
-   bundle: true,
-   splitting: true,
-   metafile: true,
-   drop: ["console", "debugger"],
-   inject: ["src/ui/inject.js"],
-   target: "es2022",
-   format: "esm",
-   plugins: [postcss()],
-   loader: {
-      ".svg": "dataurl",
-      ".js": "jsx"
-   },
-   define: {
-      __isDev: "0",
-      "process.env.NODE_ENV": '"production"'
-   },
-   chunkNames: "chunks/[name]-[hash]"
-});
-
-// Write manifest
-{
-   const manifest: Record<string, object> = {};
-   const toAsset = (output: string) => {
-      const name = output.split("/").pop()!;
-      return {
-         name,
-         path: output,
-         mime: guessMimeType(name)
-      };
-   };
-
-   const info = Object.entries(result.metafile.outputs)
-      .filter(([, meta]) => {
-         return meta.entryPoint && meta.entryPoint === "src/ui/main.tsx";
-      })
-      .map(([output, meta]) => ({ output, meta }));
-
-   for (const { output, meta } of info) {
-      manifest[meta.entryPoint as string] = toAsset(output);
-      if (meta.cssBundle) {
-         manifest["src/ui/main.css"] = toAsset(meta.cssBundle);
-      }
+let watcher_timeout: any;
+function delayTypes() {
+   if (!watch || !types) return;
+   if (watcher_timeout) {
+      clearTimeout(watcher_timeout);
    }
+   watcher_timeout = setTimeout(buildTypes, 1000);
+}
 
-   const manifest_file = "dist/static/manifest.json";
-   await Bun.write(manifest_file, JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2));
-   console.log(`Manifest written to ${manifest_file}`, manifest);
+if (types && !watch) {
+   buildTypes();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -91,11 +58,14 @@ await tsup.build({
    external: ["bun:test", "@libsql/client"],
    metafile: true,
    platform: "browser",
-   format: ["esm", "cjs"],
+   format: ["esm"],
    splitting: false,
    treeshake: true,
    loader: {
       ".svg": "dataurl"
+   },
+   onSuccess: async () => {
+      delayTypes();
    }
 });
 
@@ -106,22 +76,77 @@ await tsup.build({
    minify,
    sourcemap,
    watch,
-   entry: ["src/ui/index.ts", "src/ui/client/index.ts", "src/ui/main.css"],
+   entry: ["src/ui/index.ts", "src/ui/client/index.ts", "src/ui/main.css", "src/ui/styles.css"],
    outDir: "dist/ui",
-   external: ["bun:test", "react", "react-dom", "use-sync-external-store"],
+   external: [
+      "bun:test",
+      "react",
+      "react-dom",
+      "react/jsx-runtime",
+      "react/jsx-dev-runtime",
+      "use-sync-external-store",
+      /codemirror/,
+      "@xyflow/react",
+      "@mantine/core"
+   ],
    metafile: true,
    platform: "browser",
-   format: ["esm", "cjs"],
-   splitting: true,
+   format: ["esm"],
+   splitting: false,
+   bundle: true,
    treeshake: true,
    loader: {
       ".svg": "dataurl"
    },
+   esbuildOptions: (options) => {
+      options.logLevel = "silent";
+   },
    onSuccess: async () => {
-      console.log("--- ui built");
+      delayTypes();
+   }
+});
+
+/**
+ * Building UI Elements
+ * - tailwind-merge is mocked, no exclude
+ * - ui/client is external, and after built replaced with "bknd/client"
+ */
+await tsup.build({
+   minify,
+   sourcemap,
+   watch,
+   entry: ["src/ui/elements/index.ts"],
+   outDir: "dist/ui/elements",
+   external: [
+      "ui/client",
+      "react",
+      "react-dom",
+      "react/jsx-runtime",
+      "react/jsx-dev-runtime",
+      "use-sync-external-store"
+   ],
+   metafile: true,
+   platform: "browser",
+   format: ["esm"],
+   splitting: false,
+   bundle: true,
+   treeshake: true,
+   loader: {
+      ".svg": "dataurl"
    },
    esbuildOptions: (options) => {
-      options.chunkNames = "chunks/[name]-[hash]";
+      options.alias = {
+         // not important for elements, mock to reduce bundle
+         "tailwind-merge": "./src/ui/elements/mocks/tailwind-merge.ts"
+      };
+   },
+   onSuccess: async () => {
+      // manually replace ui/client with bknd/client
+      const path = "./dist/ui/elements/index.js";
+      const bundle = await Bun.file(path).text();
+      await Bun.write(path, bundle.replaceAll("ui/client", "bknd/client"));
+
+      delayTypes();
    }
 });
 
@@ -133,7 +158,7 @@ function baseConfig(adapter: string): tsup.Options {
       minify,
       sourcemap,
       watch,
-      entry: [`src/adapter/${adapter}`],
+      entry: [`src/adapter/${adapter}/index.ts`],
       format: ["esm"],
       platform: "neutral",
       outDir: `dist/adapter/${adapter}`,
@@ -148,41 +173,29 @@ function baseConfig(adapter: string): tsup.Options {
       ],
       metafile: true,
       splitting: false,
-      treeshake: true
+      treeshake: true,
+      onSuccess: async () => {
+         delayTypes();
+      }
    };
 }
 
+await tsup.build(baseConfig("remix"));
+await tsup.build(baseConfig("bun"));
+await tsup.build(baseConfig("astro"));
+await tsup.build(baseConfig("cloudflare"));
+
 await tsup.build({
    ...baseConfig("vite"),
    platform: "node"
 });
 
-await tsup.build({
-   ...baseConfig("cloudflare")
-});
-
 await tsup.build({
    ...baseConfig("nextjs"),
-   format: ["esm", "cjs"],
    platform: "node"
 });
 
-await tsup.build({
-   ...baseConfig("remix"),
-   format: ["esm", "cjs"]
-});
-
-await tsup.build({
-   ...baseConfig("bun")
-});
-
 await tsup.build({
    ...baseConfig("node"),
-   platform: "node",
-   format: ["esm", "cjs"]
-});
-
-await tsup.build({
-   ...baseConfig("astro"),
-   format: ["esm", "cjs"]
+   platform: "node"
 });

app/bunfig.toml

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 [install]
-registry = "http://localhost:4873"
+#registry = "http://localhost:4873"
+
+[test]
+coverageSkipTestFiles = true

app/package.json

@@ -3,66 +3,74 @@
   "type": "module",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "bin": "./dist/cli/index.js",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.6.0",
+  "description": "Lightweight Firebase/Supabase alternative built to run anywhere — incl. Next.js, Remix, Astro, Cloudflare, Bun, Node, AWS Lambda & more.",
+  "homepage": "https://bknd.io",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/bknd-io/bknd.git"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/bknd-io/bknd/issues"
+  },
   "scripts": {
-    "build:all": "bun run build && bun run build:cli",
     "dev": "vite",
     "test": "ALL_TESTS=1 bun test --bail",
+    "test:coverage": "ALL_TESTS=1 bun test --bail --coverage",
     "build": "NODE_ENV=production bun run build.ts --minify --types",
+    "build:all": "rm -rf dist && bun run build:static && NODE_ENV=production bun run build.ts --minify --types --clean && bun run build:cli",
+    "build:cli": "bun build src/cli/index.ts --target node --outdir dist/cli --minify",
+    "build:static": "vite build",
     "watch": "bun run build.ts --types --watch",
     "types": "bun tsc --noEmit",
     "clean:types": "find ./dist -name '*.d.ts' -delete && rm -f ./dist/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo",
-    "build:types": "tsc --emitDeclarationOnly",
-    "build:css": "bun tailwindcss -i src/ui/main.css -o ./dist/static/styles.css",
-    "watch:css": "bun tailwindcss --watch -i src/ui/main.css -o ./dist/styles.css",
+    "build:types": "tsc --emitDeclarationOnly && tsc-alias",
     "updater": "bun x npm-check-updates -ui",
-    "build:cli": "bun build src/cli/index.ts --target node --outdir dist/cli --minify",
     "cli": "LOCAL=1 bun src/cli/index.ts",
-    "prepublishOnly": "bun run build:all"
+    "prepublishOnly": "bun run types && bun run test && bun run build:all && cp ../README.md ./",
+    "postpublish": "rm -f README.md"
   },
   "license": "FSL-1.1-MIT",
   "dependencies": {
+    "@cfworker/json-schema": "^2.0.1",
     "@libsql/client": "^0.14.0",
-    "@tanstack/react-form": "0.19.2",
     "@sinclair/typebox": "^0.32.34",
+    "@tanstack/react-form": "0.19.2",
+    "aws4fetch": "^1.0.18",
+    "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
+    "fast-xml-parser": "^4.4.0",
+    "hono": "^4.6.12",
     "kysely": "^0.27.4",
     "liquidjs": "^10.15.0",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
-    "hono": "^4.6.12",
-    "fast-xml-parser": "^4.4.0",
-    "@cfworker/json-schema": "^2.0.1",
-    "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
     "oauth4webapi": "^2.11.1",
-    "aws4fetch": "^1.0.18"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.613.0",
+    "swr": "^2.2.5",
+    "json-schema-form-react": "^0.0.2",
+    "@uiw/react-codemirror": "^4.23.6",
     "@codemirror/lang-html": "^6.4.9",
     "@codemirror/lang-json": "^6.0.1",
     "@codemirror/lang-liquid": "^6.2.1",
+    "@xyflow/react": "^12.3.2",
+    "@mantine/core": "^7.13.4",
+    "@hello-pangea/dnd": "^17.0.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.613.0",
     "@dagrejs/dagre": "^1.1.4",
-    "@hello-pangea/dnd": "^17.0.0",
     "@hono/typebox-validator": "^0.2.6",
     "@hono/vite-dev-server": "^0.17.0",
     "@hono/zod-validator": "^0.4.1",
     "@hookform/resolvers": "^3.9.1",
     "@libsql/kysely-libsql": "^0.4.1",
-    "@mantine/core": "^7.13.4",
-    "@mantine/hooks": "^7.13.4",
-    "@mantine/modals": "^7.13.4",
-    "@mantine/notifications": "^7.13.5",
     "@radix-ui/react-scroll-area": "^1.2.0",
     "@rjsf/core": "^5.22.2",
     "@tabler/icons-react": "3.18.0",
-    "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.59.16",
-    "@tanstack/react-query-devtools": "^5.59.16",
     "@types/node": "^22.10.0",
     "@types/react": "^18.3.12",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.1",
-    "@uiw/react-codemirror": "^4.23.6",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.3",
-    "@xyflow/react": "^12.3.2",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
+    "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "esbuild-postcss": "^0.0.4",
     "jotai": "^2.10.1",
     "open": "^10.1.0",
@@ -73,9 +81,11 @@
     "react-hook-form": "^7.53.1",
     "react-icons": "5.2.1",
     "react-json-view-lite": "^2.0.1",
+    "sql-formatter": "^15.4.9",
     "tailwind-merge": "^2.5.4",
     "tailwindcss": "^3.4.14",
     "tailwindcss-animate": "^1.0.7",
+    "tsc-alias": "^1.8.10",
     "tsup": "^8.3.5",
     "vite": "^5.4.10",
     "vite-plugin-static-copy": "^2.0.0",
@@ -91,80 +101,86 @@
   },
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/index.js",
-  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+  "types": "./dist/types/index.d.ts",
   "exports": {
     ".": {
-      "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/index.cjs"
     },
     "./ui": {
-      "types": "./dist/ui/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/ui/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/ui/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/ui/index.cjs"
     },
+    "./elements": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/ui/elements/index.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/ui/elements/index.js",
+      "require": "./dist/ui/elements/index.cjs"
+    },
     "./client": {
-      "types": "./dist/ui/client/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/ui/client/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/ui/client/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/ui/client/index.cjs"
     },
     "./data": {
-      "types": "./dist/data/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/data/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/data/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/data/index.cjs"
     },
     "./core": {
-      "types": "./dist/core/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/core/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/core/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/core/index.cjs"
     },
     "./utils": {
-      "types": "./dist/core/utils/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/core/utils/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/core/utils/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/core/utils/index.cjs"
     },
     "./cli": {
-      "types": "./dist/cli/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/cli/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/cli/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/cli/index.cjs"
     },
     "./adapter/cloudflare": {
-      "types": "./dist/adapter/cloudflare/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/adapter/cloudflare/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/adapter/cloudflare/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/adapter/cloudflare/index.cjs"
     },
     "./adapter/vite": {
-      "types": "./dist/adapter/vite/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/adapter/vite/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/adapter/vite/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/adapter/vite/index.cjs"
     },
     "./adapter/nextjs": {
-      "types": "./dist/adapter/nextjs/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/adapter/nextjs/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/adapter/nextjs/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/adapter/nextjs/index.cjs"
     },
     "./adapter/remix": {
-      "types": "./dist/adapter/remix/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/adapter/remix/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/adapter/remix/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/adapter/remix/index.cjs"
     },
     "./adapter/bun": {
-      "types": "./dist/adapter/bun/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/adapter/bun/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/adapter/bun/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/adapter/bun/index.cjs"
     },
     "./adapter/node": {
-      "types": "./dist/adapter/node/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/adapter/node/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/adapter/node/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/adapter/node/index.cjs"
     },
     "./adapter/astro": {
-      "types": "./dist/adapter/astro/index.d.ts",
+      "types": "./dist/types/adapter/astro/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/adapter/astro/index.js",
       "require": "./dist/adapter/astro/index.cjs"
     },
-    "./dist/styles.css": "./dist/ui/main.css",
-    "./dist/manifest.json": "./dist/static/manifest.json"
+    "./dist/main.css": "./dist/ui/main.css",
+    "./dist/styles.css": "./dist/ui/styles.css",
+    "./dist/manifest.json": "./dist/static/.vite/manifest.json"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
@@ -177,5 +193,21 @@
     "!dist/**/*.map",
     "!dist/metafile*",
     "!dist/**/metafile*"
+  ],
+  "keywords": [
+    "backend",
+    "database",
+    "authentication",
+    "media",
+    "workflows",
+    "api",
+    "jwt",
+    "serverless",
+    "cloudflare",
+    "nextjs",
+    "remix",
+    "astro",
+    "bun",
+    "node"
   ]
 }

app/src/Api.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { SafeUser } from "auth";
 import { AuthApi } from "auth/api/AuthApi";
 import { DataApi } from "data/api/DataApi";
 import { decode } from "hono/jwt";
@@ -5,7 +6,7 @@ import { omit } from "lodash-es";
 import { MediaApi } from "media/api/MediaApi";
 import { SystemApi } from "modules/SystemApi";
 
-export type TApiUser = object;
+export type TApiUser = SafeUser;
 
 declare global {
    interface Window {
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ export type ApiOptions = {
    localStorage?: boolean;
 };
 
+export type AuthState = {
+   token?: string;
+   user?: TApiUser;
+   verified: boolean;
+};
+
 export class Api {
    private token?: string;
    private user?: TApiUser;
@@ -50,6 +57,10 @@ export class Api {
       this.buildApis();
    }
 
+   get baseUrl() {
+      return this.options.host;
+   }
+
    get tokenKey() {
       return this.options.key ?? "auth";
    }
@@ -85,7 +96,11 @@ export class Api {
 
    updateToken(token?: string, rebuild?: boolean) {
       this.token = token;
-      this.user = token ? omit(decode(token).payload as any, ["iat", "iss", "exp"]) : undefined;
+      if (token) {
+         this.user = omit(decode(token).payload as any, ["iat", "iss", "exp"]) as any;
+      } else {
+         this.user = undefined;
+      }
 
       if (this.options.localStorage) {
          const key = this.tokenKey;
@@ -105,7 +120,7 @@ export class Api {
       return this;
    }
 
-   getAuthState() {
+   getAuthState(): AuthState {
       return {
          token: this.token,
          user: this.user,
@@ -113,6 +128,30 @@ export class Api {
       };
    }
 
+   async getVerifiedAuthState(): Promise<AuthState> {
+      await this.verifyAuth();
+      return this.getAuthState();
+   }
+
+   async verifyAuth() {
+      if (!this.token) {
+         this.markAuthVerified(false);
+         return;
+      }
+
+      try {
+         const res = await this.auth.me();
+         if (!res.ok || !res.body.user) {
+            throw new Error();
+         }
+
+         this.markAuthVerified(true);
+      } catch (e) {
+         this.markAuthVerified(false);
+         this.updateToken(undefined);
+      }
+   }
+
    getUser(): TApiUser | null {
       return this.user || null;
    }

app/src/App.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { CreateUserPayload } from "auth/AppAuth";
 import { Event } from "core/events";
 import { Connection, type LibSqlCredentials, LibsqlConnection } from "data";
 import {
@@ -10,15 +11,19 @@ import * as SystemPermissions from "modules/permissions";
 import { AdminController, type AdminControllerOptions } from "modules/server/AdminController";
 import { SystemController } from "modules/server/SystemController";
 
-export type AppPlugin<DB> = (app: App<DB>) => void;
+export type AppPlugin = (app: App) => Promise<void> | void;
 
-export class AppConfigUpdatedEvent extends Event<{ app: App }> {
+abstract class AppEvent<A = {}> extends Event<{ app: App } & A> {}
+export class AppConfigUpdatedEvent extends AppEvent {
    static override slug = "app-config-updated";
 }
-export class AppBuiltEvent extends Event<{ app: App }> {
+export class AppBuiltEvent extends AppEvent {
    static override slug = "app-built";
 }
-export const AppEvents = { AppConfigUpdatedEvent, AppBuiltEvent } as const;
+export class AppFirstBoot extends AppEvent {
+   static override slug = "app-first-boot";
+}
+export const AppEvents = { AppConfigUpdatedEvent, AppBuiltEvent, AppFirstBoot } as const;
 
 export type CreateAppConfig = {
    connection?:
@@ -28,29 +33,48 @@ export type CreateAppConfig = {
            config: LibSqlCredentials;
         };
    initialConfig?: InitialModuleConfigs;
-   plugins?: AppPlugin<any>[];
+   plugins?: AppPlugin[];
    options?: Omit<ModuleManagerOptions, "initial" | "onUpdated">;
 };
 
 export type AppConfig = InitialModuleConfigs;
 
-export class App<DB = any> {
+export class App {
    modules: ModuleManager;
    static readonly Events = AppEvents;
+   adminController?: AdminController;
+   private trigger_first_boot = false;
 
    constructor(
       private connection: Connection,
       _initialConfig?: InitialModuleConfigs,
-      private plugins: AppPlugin<DB>[] = [],
+      private plugins: AppPlugin[] = [],
       moduleManagerOptions?: ModuleManagerOptions
    ) {
       this.modules = new ModuleManager(connection, {
          ...moduleManagerOptions,
          initial: _initialConfig,
          onUpdated: async (key, config) => {
-            //console.log("[APP] config updated", key, config);
+            // if the EventManager was disabled, we assume we shouldn't
+            // respond to events, such as "onUpdated".
+            if (!this.emgr.enabled) {
+               console.warn("[APP] config updated, but event manager is disabled, skip.");
+               return;
+            }
+
+            console.log("[APP] config updated", key);
             await this.build({ sync: true, save: true });
             await this.emgr.emit(new AppConfigUpdatedEvent({ app: this }));
+         },
+         onFirstBoot: async () => {
+            console.log("[APP] first boot");
+            this.trigger_first_boot = true;
+         },
+         onServerInit: async (server) => {
+            server.use(async (c, next) => {
+               c.set("app", this);
+               await next();
+            });
          }
       });
       this.modules.ctx().emgr.registerEvents(AppEvents);
@@ -70,32 +94,46 @@ export class App<DB = any> {
          //console.log("syncing", syncResult);
       }
 
+      const { guard, server } = this.modules.ctx();
+
       // load system controller
-      this.modules.ctx().guard.registerPermissions(Object.values(SystemPermissions));
-      this.modules.server.route("/api/system", new SystemController(this).getController());
+      guard.registerPermissions(Object.values(SystemPermissions));
+      server.route("/api/system", new SystemController(this).getController());
 
       // load plugins
       if (this.plugins.length > 0) {
-         this.plugins.forEach((plugin) => plugin(this));
+         await Promise.all(this.plugins.map((plugin) => plugin(this)));
       }
 
-      //console.log("emitting built", options);
       await this.emgr.emit(new AppBuiltEvent({ app: this }));
 
-      // not found on any not registered api route
-      this.modules.server.all("/api/*", async (c) => c.notFound());
+      server.all("/api/*", async (c) => c.notFound());
 
       if (options?.save) {
          await this.modules.save();
       }
+
+      // first boot is set from ModuleManager when there wasn't a config table
+      if (this.trigger_first_boot) {
+         this.trigger_first_boot = false;
+         await this.emgr.emit(new AppFirstBoot({ app: this }));
+      }
    }
 
    mutateConfig<Module extends keyof Modules>(module: Module) {
       return this.modules.get(module).schema();
    }
 
+   get server() {
+      return this.modules.server;
+   }
+
+   get em() {
+      return this.modules.ctx().em;
+   }
+
    get fetch(): any {
-      return this.modules.server.fetch;
+      return this.server.fetch;
    }
 
    get module() {
@@ -119,7 +157,8 @@ export class App<DB = any> {
 
    registerAdminController(config?: AdminControllerOptions) {
       // register admin
-      this.modules.server.route("/", new AdminController(this, config).getController());
+      this.adminController = new AdminController(this, config);
+      this.modules.server.route(config?.basepath ?? "/", this.adminController.getController());
       return this;
    }
 
@@ -130,6 +169,10 @@ export class App<DB = any> {
    static create(config: CreateAppConfig) {
       return createApp(config);
    }
+
+   async createUser(p: CreateUserPayload) {
+      return this.module.auth.createUser(p);
+   }
 }
 
 export function createApp(config: CreateAppConfig = {}) {

app/src/adapter/astro/astro.adapter.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { Api, type ApiOptions, App, type CreateAppConfig } from "bknd";
+import { type FrameworkBkndConfig, createFrameworkApp } from "adapter";
+import { Api, type ApiOptions, type App } from "bknd";
+
+export type AstroBkndConfig = FrameworkBkndConfig;
 
 type TAstro = {
    request: Request;
@@ -18,12 +21,10 @@ export function getApi(Astro: TAstro, options: Options = { mode: "static" }) {
 }
 
 let app: App;
-export function serve(config: CreateAppConfig) {
+export function serve(config: AstroBkndConfig = {}) {
    return async (args: TAstro) => {
       if (!app) {
-         app = App.create(config);
-
-         await app.build();
+         app = await createFrameworkApp(config);
       }
       return app.fetch(args.request);
    };

app/src/adapter/bun/bun.adapter.ts

@@ -1,56 +1,54 @@
 /// <reference types="bun-types" />
 
 import path from "node:path";
-import { App, type CreateAppConfig } from "bknd";
-import type { Serve, ServeOptions } from "bun";
+import type { App } from "bknd";
+import type { ServeOptions } from "bun";
+import { config } from "core";
 import { serveStatic } from "hono/bun";
+import { type RuntimeBkndConfig, createRuntimeApp } from "../index";
 
 let app: App;
-export async function createApp(_config: Partial<CreateAppConfig> = {}, distPath?: string) {
+
+export type BunBkndConfig = RuntimeBkndConfig & Omit<ServeOptions, "fetch">;
+
+export async function createApp({ distPath, ...config }: RuntimeBkndConfig = {}) {
    const root = path.resolve(distPath ?? "./node_modules/bknd/dist", "static");
 
    if (!app) {
-      app = App.create(_config);
-
-      app.emgr.on(
-         "app-built",
-         async () => {
-            app.modules.server.get(
-               "/*",
-               serveStatic({
-                  root
-               })
-            );
-            app.registerAdminController();
-         },
-         "sync"
-      );
-
-      await app.build();
+      app = await createRuntimeApp({
+         ...config,
+         registerLocalMedia: true,
+         serveStatic: serveStatic({ root })
+      });
    }
 
    return app;
 }
 
-export type BunAdapterOptions = Omit<ServeOptions, "fetch"> &
-   CreateAppConfig & {
-      distPath?: string;
-   };
-
 export function serve({
    distPath,
    connection,
    initialConfig,
    plugins,
    options,
-   port = 1337,
+   port = config.server.default_port,
+   onBuilt,
+   buildConfig,
    ...serveOptions
-}: BunAdapterOptions = {}) {
+}: BunBkndConfig = {}) {
    Bun.serve({
       ...serveOptions,
       port,
       fetch: async (request: Request) => {
-         const app = await createApp({ connection, initialConfig, plugins, options }, distPath);
+         const app = await createApp({
+            connection,
+            initialConfig,
+            plugins,
+            options,
+            onBuilt,
+            buildConfig,
+            distPath
+         });
          return app.fetch(request);
       }
    });

app/src/adapter/cloudflare/cloudflare-workers.adapter.ts

@@ -1,21 +1,37 @@
-import { DurableObject } from "cloudflare:workers";
-import { App, type CreateAppConfig } from "bknd";
+import type { CreateAppConfig } from "bknd";
 import { Hono } from "hono";
 import { serveStatic } from "hono/cloudflare-workers";
-import type { BkndConfig, CfBkndModeCache } from "../index";
+import type { FrameworkBkndConfig } from "../index";
+import { getCached } from "./modes/cached";
+import { getDurable } from "./modes/durable";
+import { getFresh, getWarm } from "./modes/fresh";
 
-type Context = {
-   request: Request;
-   env: any;
-   ctx: ExecutionContext;
-   manifest: any;
+export type CloudflareBkndConfig<Env = any> = Omit<FrameworkBkndConfig, "app"> & {
+   app: CreateAppConfig | ((env: Env) => CreateAppConfig);
+   mode?: "warm" | "fresh" | "cache" | "durable";
+   bindings?: (env: Env) => {
+      kv?: KVNamespace;
+      dobj?: DurableObjectNamespace;
+   };
+   key?: string;
+   keepAliveSeconds?: number;
+   forceHttps?: boolean;
+   manifest?: string;
+   setAdminHtml?: boolean;
    html?: string;
 };
 
-export function serve(_config: BkndConfig, manifest?: string, html?: string) {
+export type Context = {
+   request: Request;
+   env: any;
+   ctx: ExecutionContext;
+};
+
+export function serve(config: CloudflareBkndConfig) {
    return {
       async fetch(request: Request, env: any, ctx: ExecutionContext) {
          const url = new URL(request.url);
+         const manifest = config.manifest;
 
          if (manifest) {
             const pathname = url.pathname.slice(1);
@@ -26,13 +42,10 @@ export function serve(_config: BkndConfig, manifest?: string, html?: string) {
                hono.all("*", async (c, next) => {
                   const res = await serveStatic({
                      path: `./${pathname}`,
-                     manifest,
-                     onNotFound: (path) => console.log("not found", path)
+                     manifest
                   })(c as any, next);
                   if (res instanceof Response) {
-                     const ttl = pathname.startsWith("assets/")
-                        ? 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 // 1 year
-                        : 60 * 5; // 5 minutes
+                     const ttl = 60 * 60 * 24 * 365;
                      res.headers.set("Cache-Control", `public, max-age=${ttl}`);
                      return res;
                   }
@@ -44,218 +57,23 @@ export function serve(_config: BkndConfig, manifest?: string, html?: string) {
             }
          }
 
-         const config = {
-            ..._config,
-            setAdminHtml: _config.setAdminHtml ?? !!manifest
-         };
-         const context = { request, env, ctx, manifest, html };
-         const mode = config.cloudflare?.mode?.(env);
+         config.setAdminHtml = config.setAdminHtml && !!config.manifest;
 
-         if (!mode) {
-            console.log("serving fresh...");
-            const app = await getFresh(config, context);
-            return app.fetch(request, env);
-         } else if ("cache" in mode) {
-            console.log("serving cached...");
-            const app = await getCached(config as any, context);
-            return app.fetch(request, env);
-         } else if ("durableObject" in mode) {
-            console.log("serving durable...");
+         const context = { request, env, ctx } as Context;
+         const mode = config.mode ?? "warm";
 
-            if (config.onBuilt) {
-               console.log("onBuilt() is not supported with DurableObject mode");
-            }
-
-            const start = performance.now();
-
-            const durable = mode.durableObject;
-            const id = durable.idFromName(mode.key);
-            const stub = durable.get(id) as unknown as DurableBkndApp;
-
-            const create_config = typeof config.app === "function" ? config.app(env) : config.app;
-
-            const res = await stub.fire(request, {
-               config: create_config,
-               html,
-               keepAliveSeconds: mode.keepAliveSeconds,
-               setAdminHtml: config.setAdminHtml
-            });
-
-            const headers = new Headers(res.headers);
-            headers.set("X-TTDO", String(performance.now() - start));
-
-            return new Response(res.body, {
-               status: res.status,
-               statusText: res.statusText,
-               headers
-            });
+         switch (mode) {
+            case "fresh":
+               return await getFresh(config, context);
+            case "warm":
+               return await getWarm(config, context);
+            case "cache":
+               return await getCached(config, context);
+            case "durable":
+               return await getDurable(config, context);
+            default:
+               throw new Error(`Unknown mode ${mode}`);
          }
       }
    };
 }
-
-async function getFresh(config: BkndConfig, { env, html }: Context) {
-   const create_config = typeof config.app === "function" ? config.app(env) : config.app;
-   const app = App.create(create_config);
-
-   if (config.onBuilt) {
-      app.emgr.onEvent(
-         App.Events.AppBuiltEvent,
-         async ({ params: { app } }) => {
-            config.onBuilt!(app);
-         },
-         "sync"
-      );
-   }
-   await app.build();
-
-   if (config.setAdminHtml) {
-      app.registerAdminController({ html });
-   }
-
-   return app;
-}
-
-async function getCached(
-   config: BkndConfig & { cloudflare: { mode: CfBkndModeCache } },
-   { env, html, ctx }: Context
-) {
-   const { cache, key } = config.cloudflare.mode(env) as ReturnType<CfBkndModeCache>;
-   const create_config = typeof config.app === "function" ? config.app(env) : config.app;
-
-   const cachedConfig = await cache.get(key);
-   const initialConfig = cachedConfig ? JSON.parse(cachedConfig) : undefined;
-
-   const app = App.create({ ...create_config, initialConfig });
-
-   async function saveConfig(__config: any) {
-      ctx.waitUntil(cache.put(key, JSON.stringify(__config)));
-   }
-
-   if (config.onBuilt) {
-      app.emgr.onEvent(
-         App.Events.AppBuiltEvent,
-         async ({ params: { app } }) => {
-            app.module.server.client.get("/__bknd/cache", async (c) => {
-               await cache.delete(key);
-               return c.json({ message: "Cache cleared" });
-            });
-            app.registerAdminController({ html });
-
-            config.onBuilt!(app);
-         },
-         "sync"
-      );
-   }
-
-   app.emgr.onEvent(
-      App.Events.AppConfigUpdatedEvent,
-      async ({ params: { app } }) => {
-         saveConfig(app.toJSON(true));
-      },
-      "sync"
-   );
-
-   await app.build();
-
-   if (config.setAdminHtml) {
-      app.registerAdminController({ html });
-   }
-
-   if (!cachedConfig) {
-      saveConfig(app.toJSON(true));
-   }
-
-   return app;
-}
-
-export class DurableBkndApp extends DurableObject {
-   protected id = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2);
-   protected app?: App;
-   protected interval?: any;
-
-   async fire(
-      request: Request,
-      options: {
-         config: CreateAppConfig;
-         html?: string;
-         keepAliveSeconds?: number;
-         setAdminHtml?: boolean;
-      }
-   ) {
-      let buildtime = 0;
-      if (!this.app) {
-         const start = performance.now();
-         const config = options.config;
-
-         // change protocol to websocket if libsql
-         if (
-            config?.connection &&
-            "type" in config.connection &&
-            config.connection.type === "libsql"
-         ) {
-            config.connection.config.protocol = "wss";
-         }
-
-         this.app = App.create(config);
-         this.app.emgr.onEvent(
-            App.Events.AppBuiltEvent,
-            async ({ params: { app } }) => {
-               app.modules.server.get("/__do", async (c) => {
-                  // @ts-ignore
-                  const context: any = c.req.raw.cf ? c.req.raw.cf : c.env.cf;
-                  return c.json({
-                     id: this.id,
-                     keepAlive: options?.keepAliveSeconds,
-                     colo: context.colo
-                  });
-               });
-            },
-            "sync"
-         );
-
-         await this.app.build();
-
-         buildtime = performance.now() - start;
-      }
-
-      if (options?.keepAliveSeconds) {
-         this.keepAlive(options.keepAliveSeconds);
-      }
-
-      console.log("id", this.id);
-      const res = await this.app!.fetch(request);
-      const headers = new Headers(res.headers);
-      headers.set("X-BuildTime", buildtime.toString());
-      headers.set("X-DO-ID", this.id);
-
-      return new Response(res.body, {
-         status: res.status,
-         statusText: res.statusText,
-         headers
-      });
-   }
-
-   protected keepAlive(seconds: number) {
-      console.log("keep alive for", seconds);
-      if (this.interval) {
-         console.log("clearing, there is a new");
-         clearInterval(this.interval);
-      }
-
-      let i = 0;
-      this.interval = setInterval(() => {
-         i += 1;
-         //console.log("keep-alive", i);
-         if (i === seconds) {
-            console.log("cleared");
-            clearInterval(this.interval);
-
-            // ping every 30 seconds
-         } else if (i % 30 === 0) {
-            console.log("ping");
-            this.app?.modules.ctx().connection.ping();
-         }
-      }, 1000);
-   }
-}

app/src/adapter/cloudflare/index.ts

@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 export * from "./cloudflare-workers.adapter";
+export { makeApp, getFresh, getWarm } from "./modes/fresh";
+export { getCached } from "./modes/cached";
+export { DurableBkndApp, getDurable } from "./modes/durable";

app/src/adapter/cloudflare/modes/cached.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { createRuntimeApp } from "adapter";
+import { App } from "bknd";
+import type { CloudflareBkndConfig, Context } from "../index";
+
+export async function getCached(config: CloudflareBkndConfig, { env, ctx }: Context) {
+   const { kv } = config.bindings?.(env)!;
+   if (!kv) throw new Error("kv namespace is not defined in cloudflare.bindings");
+   const key = config.key ?? "app";
+
+   const cachedConfig = await kv.get(key);
+   const initialConfig = cachedConfig ? JSON.parse(cachedConfig) : undefined;
+
+   async function saveConfig(__config: any) {
+      ctx.waitUntil(kv!.put(key, JSON.stringify(__config)));
+   }
+
+   const app = await createRuntimeApp(
+      {
+         ...config,
+         initialConfig,
+         onBuilt: async (app) => {
+            app.module.server.client.get("/__bknd/cache", async (c) => {
+               await kv.delete(key);
+               return c.json({ message: "Cache cleared" });
+            });
+            await config.onBuilt?.(app);
+         },
+         beforeBuild: async (app) => {
+            app.emgr.onEvent(
+               App.Events.AppConfigUpdatedEvent,
+               async ({ params: { app } }) => {
+                  saveConfig(app.toJSON(true));
+               },
+               "sync"
+            );
+            await config.beforeBuild?.(app);
+         },
+         adminOptions: { html: config.html }
+      },
+      env
+   );
+
+   if (!cachedConfig) {
+      saveConfig(app.toJSON(true));
+   }
+
+   return app;
+}

app/src/adapter/cloudflare/modes/durable.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+import { DurableObject } from "cloudflare:workers";
+import { createRuntimeApp } from "adapter";
+import type { CloudflareBkndConfig, Context } from "adapter/cloudflare";
+import type { App, CreateAppConfig } from "bknd";
+
+export async function getDurable(config: CloudflareBkndConfig, ctx: Context) {
+   const { dobj } = config.bindings?.(ctx.env)!;
+   if (!dobj) throw new Error("durable object is not defined in cloudflare.bindings");
+   const key = config.key ?? "app";
+
+   if ([config.onBuilt, config.beforeBuild].some((x) => x)) {
+      console.log("onBuilt and beforeBuild are not supported with DurableObject mode");
+   }
+
+   const start = performance.now();
+
+   const id = dobj.idFromName(key);
+   const stub = dobj.get(id) as unknown as DurableBkndApp;
+
+   const create_config = typeof config.app === "function" ? config.app(ctx.env) : config.app;
+
+   const res = await stub.fire(ctx.request, {
+      config: create_config,
+      html: config.html,
+      keepAliveSeconds: config.keepAliveSeconds,
+      setAdminHtml: config.setAdminHtml
+   });
+
+   const headers = new Headers(res.headers);
+   headers.set("X-TTDO", String(performance.now() - start));
+
+   return new Response(res.body, {
+      status: res.status,
+      statusText: res.statusText,
+      headers
+   });
+}
+
+export class DurableBkndApp extends DurableObject {
+   protected id = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2);
+   protected app?: App;
+   protected interval?: any;
+
+   async fire(
+      request: Request,
+      options: {
+         config: CreateAppConfig;
+         html?: string;
+         keepAliveSeconds?: number;
+         setAdminHtml?: boolean;
+      }
+   ) {
+      let buildtime = 0;
+      if (!this.app) {
+         const start = performance.now();
+         const config = options.config;
+
+         // change protocol to websocket if libsql
+         if (
+            config?.connection &&
+            "type" in config.connection &&
+            config.connection.type === "libsql"
+         ) {
+            config.connection.config.protocol = "wss";
+         }
+
+         this.app = await createRuntimeApp({
+            ...config,
+            onBuilt: async (app) => {
+               app.modules.server.get("/__do", async (c) => {
+                  // @ts-ignore
+                  const context: any = c.req.raw.cf ? c.req.raw.cf : c.env.cf;
+                  return c.json({
+                     id: this.id,
+                     keepAliveSeconds: options?.keepAliveSeconds ?? 0,
+                     colo: context.colo
+                  });
+               });
+
+               await this.onBuilt(app);
+            },
+            adminOptions: { html: options.html },
+            beforeBuild: async (app) => {
+               await this.beforeBuild(app);
+            }
+         });
+
+         buildtime = performance.now() - start;
+      }
+
+      if (options?.keepAliveSeconds) {
+         this.keepAlive(options.keepAliveSeconds);
+      }
+
+      console.log("id", this.id);
+      const res = await this.app!.fetch(request);
+      const headers = new Headers(res.headers);
+      headers.set("X-BuildTime", buildtime.toString());
+      headers.set("X-DO-ID", this.id);
+
+      return new Response(res.body, {
+         status: res.status,
+         statusText: res.statusText,
+         headers
+      });
+   }
+
+   async onBuilt(app: App) {}
+   async beforeBuild(app: App) {}
+
+   protected keepAlive(seconds: number) {
+      console.log("keep alive for", seconds);
+      if (this.interval) {
+         console.log("clearing, there is a new");
+         clearInterval(this.interval);
+      }
+
+      let i = 0;
+      this.interval = setInterval(() => {
+         i += 1;
+         //console.log("keep-alive", i);
+         if (i === seconds) {
+            console.log("cleared");
+            clearInterval(this.interval);
+
+            // ping every 30 seconds
+         } else if (i % 30 === 0) {
+            console.log("ping");
+            this.app?.modules.ctx().connection.ping();
+         }
+      }, 1000);
+   }
+}

app/src/adapter/cloudflare/modes/fresh.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { createRuntimeApp } from "adapter";
+import type { App } from "bknd";
+import type { CloudflareBkndConfig, Context } from "../index";
+
+export async function makeApp(config: CloudflareBkndConfig, { env }: Context) {
+   return await createRuntimeApp(
+      {
+         ...config,
+         adminOptions: config.html ? { html: config.html } : undefined
+      },
+      env
+   );
+}
+
+export async function getFresh(config: CloudflareBkndConfig, ctx: Context) {
+   const app = await makeApp(config, ctx);
+   return app.fetch(ctx.request);
+}
+
+let warm_app: App;
+export async function getWarm(config: CloudflareBkndConfig, ctx: Context) {
+   if (!warm_app) {
+      warm_app = await makeApp(config, ctx);
+   }
+
+   return warm_app.fetch(ctx.request);
+}

app/src/adapter/index.ts

@@ -1,40 +1,21 @@
 import type { IncomingMessage } from "node:http";
-import type { App, CreateAppConfig } from "bknd";
+import { App, type CreateAppConfig, registries } from "bknd";
+import { config as $config } from "core";
+import type { MiddlewareHandler } from "hono";
+import { StorageLocalAdapter } from "media/storage/adapters/StorageLocalAdapter";
+import type { AdminControllerOptions } from "modules/server/AdminController";
 
-export type CfBkndModeCache<Env = any> = (env: Env) => {
-   cache: KVNamespace;
-   key: string;
-};
-
-export type CfBkndModeDurableObject<Env = any> = (env: Env) => {
-   durableObject: DurableObjectNamespace;
-   key: string;
-   keepAliveSeconds?: number;
-};
-
-export type CloudflareBkndConfig<Env = any> = {
-   mode?: CfBkndModeCache | CfBkndModeDurableObject;
-   forceHttps?: boolean;
-};
-
-// @todo: move to App
-export type BkndConfig<Env = any> = {
-   app: CreateAppConfig | ((env: Env) => CreateAppConfig);
-   setAdminHtml?: boolean;
-   server?: {
-      port?: number;
-      platform?: "node" | "bun";
-   };
-   cloudflare?: CloudflareBkndConfig<Env>;
+export type BkndConfig<Env = any> = CreateAppConfig & {
+   app?: CreateAppConfig | ((env: Env) => CreateAppConfig);
    onBuilt?: (app: App) => Promise<void>;
+   beforeBuild?: (app: App) => Promise<void>;
+   buildConfig?: Parameters<App["build"]>[0];
 };
 
-export type BkndConfigJson = {
-   app: CreateAppConfig;
-   setAdminHtml?: boolean;
-   server?: {
-      port?: number;
-   };
+export type FrameworkBkndConfig<Env = any> = BkndConfig<Env>;
+
+export type RuntimeBkndConfig<Env = any> = BkndConfig<Env> & {
+   distPath?: string;
 };
 
 export function nodeRequestToRequest(req: IncomingMessage): Request {
@@ -60,3 +41,88 @@ export function nodeRequestToRequest(req: IncomingMessage): Request {
       headers
    });
 }
+
+export function registerLocalMediaAdapter() {
+   registries.media.register("local", StorageLocalAdapter);
+}
+
+export function makeConfig<Env = any>(config: BkndConfig<Env>, env?: Env): CreateAppConfig {
+   let additionalConfig: CreateAppConfig = {};
+   if ("app" in config && config.app) {
+      if (typeof config.app === "function") {
+         if (!env) {
+            throw new Error("env is required when config.app is a function");
+         }
+         additionalConfig = config.app(env);
+      } else {
+         additionalConfig = config.app;
+      }
+   }
+
+   return { ...config, ...additionalConfig };
+}
+
+export async function createFrameworkApp<Env = any>(
+   config: FrameworkBkndConfig,
+   env?: Env
+): Promise<App> {
+   const app = App.create(makeConfig(config, env));
+
+   if (config.onBuilt) {
+      app.emgr.onEvent(
+         App.Events.AppBuiltEvent,
+         async () => {
+            await config.onBuilt?.(app);
+         },
+         "sync"
+      );
+   }
+
+   await config.beforeBuild?.(app);
+   await app.build(config.buildConfig);
+
+   return app;
+}
+
+export async function createRuntimeApp<Env = any>(
+   {
+      serveStatic,
+      registerLocalMedia,
+      adminOptions,
+      ...config
+   }: RuntimeBkndConfig & {
+      serveStatic?: MiddlewareHandler | [string, MiddlewareHandler];
+      registerLocalMedia?: boolean;
+      adminOptions?: AdminControllerOptions | false;
+   },
+   env?: Env
+): Promise<App> {
+   if (registerLocalMedia) {
+      registerLocalMediaAdapter();
+   }
+
+   const app = App.create(makeConfig(config, env));
+
+   app.emgr.onEvent(
+      App.Events.AppBuiltEvent,
+      async () => {
+         if (serveStatic) {
+            const [path, handler] = Array.isArray(serveStatic)
+               ? serveStatic
+               : [$config.server.assets_path + "*", serveStatic];
+            app.modules.server.get(path, handler);
+         }
+
+         await config.onBuilt?.(app);
+         if (adminOptions !== false) {
+            app.registerAdminController(adminOptions);
+         }
+      },
+      "sync"
+   );
+
+   await config.beforeBuild?.(app);
+   await app.build(config.buildConfig);
+
+   return app;
+}

app/src/adapter/nextjs/nextjs.adapter.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from "node:http";
-import { Api, App, type CreateAppConfig } from "bknd";
-import { nodeRequestToRequest } from "../index";
+import { Api, type App } from "bknd";
+import { type FrameworkBkndConfig, createFrameworkApp, nodeRequestToRequest } from "../index";
+
+export type NextjsBkndConfig = FrameworkBkndConfig & {
+   cleanSearch?: string[];
+};
 
 type GetServerSidePropsContext = {
    req: IncomingMessage;
@@ -18,7 +22,6 @@ type GetServerSidePropsContext = {
 
 export function createApi({ req }: GetServerSidePropsContext) {
    const request = nodeRequestToRequest(req);
-   //console.log("createApi:request.headers", request.headers);
    return new Api({
       host: new URL(request.url).origin,
       headers: request.headers
@@ -31,10 +34,13 @@ export function withApi<T>(handler: (ctx: GetServerSidePropsContext & { api: Api
    };
 }
 
-function getCleanRequest(req: Request) {
-   // clean search params from "route" attribute
+function getCleanRequest(
+   req: Request,
+   { cleanSearch = ["route"] }: Pick<NextjsBkndConfig, "cleanSearch">
+) {
    const url = new URL(req.url);
-   url.searchParams.delete("route");
+   cleanSearch?.forEach((k) => url.searchParams.delete(k));
+
    return new Request(url.toString(), {
       method: req.method,
       headers: req.headers,
@@ -43,13 +49,12 @@ function getCleanRequest(req: Request) {
 }
 
 let app: App;
-export function serve(config: CreateAppConfig) {
+export function serve({ cleanSearch, ...config }: NextjsBkndConfig = {}) {
    return async (req: Request) => {
       if (!app) {
-         app = App.create(config);
-         await app.build();
+         app = await createFrameworkApp(config);
       }
-      const request = getCleanRequest(req);
+      const request = getCleanRequest(req, { cleanSearch });
       return app.fetch(request, process.env);
    };
 }

app/src/adapter/node/index.ts

@@ -1,59 +1,6 @@
-import path from "node:path";
-import { serve as honoServe } from "@hono/node-server";
-import { serveStatic } from "@hono/node-server/serve-static";
-import { App, type CreateAppConfig } from "bknd";
-
-export type NodeAdapterOptions = CreateAppConfig & {
-   relativeDistPath?: string;
-   port?: number;
-   hostname?: string;
-   listener?: Parameters<typeof honoServe>[1];
-};
-
-export function serve({
-   relativeDistPath,
-   port = 1337,
-   hostname,
-   listener,
-   ...config
-}: NodeAdapterOptions = {}) {
-   const root = path.relative(
-      process.cwd(),
-      path.resolve(relativeDistPath ?? "./node_modules/bknd/dist", "static")
-   );
-   let app: App;
-
-   honoServe(
-      {
-         port,
-         hostname,
-         fetch: async (req: Request) => {
-            if (!app) {
-               app = App.create(config);
-
-               app.emgr.on(
-                  "app-built",
-                  async () => {
-                     app.modules.server.get(
-                        "/*",
-                        serveStatic({
-                           root
-                        })
-                     );
-                     app.registerAdminController();
-                  },
-                  "sync"
-               );
-
-               await app.build();
-            }
-
-            return app.fetch(req);
-         }
-      },
-      (connInfo) => {
-         console.log(`Server is running on http://localhost:${connInfo.port}`);
-         listener?.(connInfo);
-      }
-   );
-}
+export * from "./node.adapter";
+export {
+   StorageLocalAdapter,
+   type LocalAdapterConfig
+} from "../../media/storage/adapters/StorageLocalAdapter";
+export { registerLocalMediaAdapter } from "../index";

app/src/adapter/node/node.adapter.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import path from "node:path";
+import { serve as honoServe } from "@hono/node-server";
+import { serveStatic } from "@hono/node-server/serve-static";
+import type { App } from "bknd";
+import { config as $config } from "core";
+import { type RuntimeBkndConfig, createRuntimeApp } from "../index";
+
+export type NodeBkndConfig = RuntimeBkndConfig & {
+   port?: number;
+   hostname?: string;
+   listener?: Parameters<typeof honoServe>[1];
+   /** @deprecated */
+   relativeDistPath?: string;
+};
+
+export function serve({
+   distPath,
+   relativeDistPath,
+   port = $config.server.default_port,
+   hostname,
+   listener,
+   ...config
+}: NodeBkndConfig = {}) {
+   const root = path.relative(
+      process.cwd(),
+      path.resolve(distPath ?? relativeDistPath ?? "./node_modules/bknd/dist", "static")
+   );
+   if (relativeDistPath) {
+      console.warn("relativeDistPath is deprecated, please use distPath instead");
+   }
+
+   let app: App;
+
+   honoServe(
+      {
+         port,
+         hostname,
+         fetch: async (req: Request) => {
+            if (!app) {
+               app = await createRuntimeApp({
+                  ...config,
+                  registerLocalMedia: true,
+                  serveStatic: serveStatic({ root })
+               });
+            }
+
+            return app.fetch(req);
+         }
+      },
+      (connInfo) => {
+         console.log(`Server is running on http://localhost:${connInfo.port}`);
+         listener?.(connInfo);
+      }
+   );
+}

app/src/adapter/remix/remix.adapter.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-import { App, type CreateAppConfig } from "bknd";
+import { type FrameworkBkndConfig, createFrameworkApp } from "adapter";
+import type { App } from "bknd";
+
+export type RemixBkndConfig = FrameworkBkndConfig;
 
 let app: App;
-export function serve(config: CreateAppConfig) {
+export function serve(config: RemixBkndConfig = {}) {
    return async (args: { request: Request }) => {
       if (!app) {
-         app = App.create(config);
-         await app.build();
+         app = await createFrameworkApp(config);
       }
       return app.fetch(args.request);
    };

app/src/adapter/vite/dev-server-config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+export const devServerConfig = {
+   entry: "./server.ts",
+   exclude: [
+      /.*\.tsx?($|\?)/,
+      /^(?!.*\/__admin).*\.(s?css|less)($|\?)/,
+      // exclude except /api
+      /^(?!.*\/api).*\.(ico|mp4|jpg|jpeg|svg|png|vtt|mp3|js)($|\?)/,
+      /^\/@.+$/,
+      /\/components.*?\.json.*/, // @todo: improve
+      /^\/(public|assets|static)\/.+/,
+      /^\/node_modules\/.*/
+   ] as any,
+   injectClientScript: false
+} as const;

app/src/adapter/vite/vite.adapter.ts

@@ -1,50 +1,81 @@
 import { serveStatic } from "@hono/node-server/serve-static";
-import type { BkndConfig } from "bknd";
-import { App } from "bknd";
+import { type DevServerOptions, default as honoViteDevServer } from "@hono/vite-dev-server";
+import { type RuntimeBkndConfig, createRuntimeApp } from "adapter";
+import type { App } from "bknd";
+import { devServerConfig } from "./dev-server-config";
 
-function createApp(config: BkndConfig, env: any) {
-   const create_config = typeof config.app === "function" ? config.app(env) : config.app;
-   return App.create(create_config);
-}
+export type ViteBkndConfig<Env = any> = RuntimeBkndConfig<Env> & {
+   mode?: "cached" | "fresh";
+   setAdminHtml?: boolean;
+   forceDev?: boolean | { mainPath: string };
+   html?: string;
+};
 
-function setAppBuildListener(app: App, config: BkndConfig, html?: string) {
-   app.emgr.on(
-      "app-built",
-      async () => {
-         await config.onBuilt?.(app);
-         if (config.setAdminHtml) {
-            app.registerAdminController({ html, forceDev: true });
-            app.module.server.client.get("/assets/*", serveStatic({ root: "./" }));
-         }
-      },
-      "sync"
+export function addViteScript(html: string, addBkndContext: boolean = true) {
+   return html.replace(
+      "</head>",
+      `<script type="module">
+import RefreshRuntime from "/@react-refresh"
+RefreshRuntime.injectIntoGlobalHook(window)
+window.$RefreshReg$ = () => {}
+window.$RefreshSig$ = () => (type) => type
+window.__vite_plugin_react_preamble_installed__ = true
+</script>
+<script type="module" src="/@vite/client"></script>
+${addBkndContext ? "<!-- BKND_CONTEXT -->" : ""}
+</head>`
    );
 }
 
-export async function serveFresh(config: BkndConfig, _html?: string) {
+async function createApp(config: ViteBkndConfig = {}, env?: any) {
+   return await createRuntimeApp(
+      {
+         ...config,
+         registerLocalMedia: true,
+         adminOptions:
+            config.setAdminHtml === false
+               ? undefined
+               : {
+                    html: config.html,
+                    forceDev: config.forceDev ?? {
+                       mainPath: "/src/main.tsx"
+                    }
+                 },
+         serveStatic: ["/assets/*", serveStatic({ root: config.distPath ?? "./" })]
+      },
+      env
+   );
+}
+
+export function serveFresh(config: Omit<ViteBkndConfig, "mode"> = {}) {
    return {
       async fetch(request: Request, env: any, ctx: ExecutionContext) {
-         const app = createApp(config, env);
-
-         setAppBuildListener(app, config, _html);
-         await app.build();
-
+         const app = await createApp(config, env);
          return app.fetch(request, env, ctx);
       }
    };
 }
 
 let app: App;
-export async function serveCached(config: BkndConfig, _html?: string) {
+export function serveCached(config: Omit<ViteBkndConfig, "mode"> = {}) {
    return {
       async fetch(request: Request, env: any, ctx: ExecutionContext) {
          if (!app) {
-            app = createApp(config, env);
-            setAppBuildListener(app, config, _html);
-            await app.build();
+            app = await createApp(config, env);
          }
 
          return app.fetch(request, env, ctx);
       }
    };
 }
+
+export function serve({ mode, ...config }: ViteBkndConfig = {}) {
+   return mode === "fresh" ? serveFresh(config) : serveCached(config);
+}
+
+export function devServer(options: DevServerOptions) {
+   return honoViteDevServer({
+      ...devServerConfig,
+      ...options
+   });
+}

app/src/auth/AppAuth.ts

@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
-import { type AuthAction, Authenticator, type ProfileExchange, Role, type Strategy } from "auth";
-import { Exception } from "core";
+import {
+   type AuthAction,
+   AuthPermissions,
+   Authenticator,
+   type ProfileExchange,
+   Role,
+   type Strategy
+} from "auth";
+import type { PasswordStrategy } from "auth/authenticate/strategies";
+import { type DB, Exception, type PrimaryFieldType } from "core";
 import { type Static, secureRandomString, transformObject } from "core/utils";
-import { type Entity, EntityIndex, type EntityManager } from "data";
-import { type FieldSchema, entity, enumm, make, text } from "data/prototype";
+import type { Entity, EntityManager } from "data";
+import { type FieldSchema, em, entity, enumm, text } from "data/prototype";
 import { pick } from "lodash-es";
 import { Module } from "modules/Module";
 import { AuthController } from "./api/AuthController";
 import { type AppAuthSchema, STRATEGIES, authConfigSchema } from "./auth-schema";
 
 export type UserFieldSchema = FieldSchema<typeof AppAuth.usersFields>;
-declare global {
+declare module "core" {
    interface DB {
-      users: UserFieldSchema;
+      users: { id: PrimaryFieldType } & UserFieldSchema;
    }
 }
 
 type AuthSchema = Static<typeof authConfigSchema>;
+export type CreateUserPayload = { email: string; password: string; [key: string]: any };
 
 export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
    private _authenticator?: Authenticator;
@@ -35,8 +44,12 @@ export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
       return to;
    }
 
+   get enabled() {
+      return this.config.enabled;
+   }
+
    override async build() {
-      if (!this.config.enabled) {
+      if (!this.enabled) {
          this.setBuilt();
          return;
       }
@@ -71,8 +84,8 @@ export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
       super.setBuilt();
 
       this._controller = new AuthController(this);
-      //this.ctx.server.use(controller.getMiddleware);
       this.ctx.server.route(this.config.basepath, this._controller.getController());
+      this.ctx.guard.registerPermissions(Object.values(AuthPermissions));
    }
 
    get controller(): AuthController {
@@ -83,14 +96,6 @@ export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
       return this._controller;
    }
 
-   getMiddleware() {
-      if (!this.config.enabled) {
-         return;
-      }
-
-      return new AuthController(this).getMiddleware;
-   }
-
    getSchema() {
       return authConfigSchema;
    }
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@ export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
       return this._authenticator!;
    }
 
-   get em(): EntityManager<DB> {
+   get em(): EntityManager {
       return this.ctx.em as any;
    }
 
@@ -110,12 +115,12 @@ export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
       identifier: string,
       profile: ProfileExchange
    ): Promise<any> {
-      console.log("***** AppAuth:resolveUser", {
+      /*console.log("***** AppAuth:resolveUser", {
          action,
          strategy: strategy.getName(),
          identifier,
          profile
-      });
+      });*/
       if (!this.config.allow_register && action === "register") {
          throw new Exception("Registration is not allowed", 403);
       }
@@ -136,12 +141,12 @@ export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
    }
 
    private filterUserData(user: any) {
-      console.log(
+      /*console.log(
          "--filterUserData",
          user,
          this.config.jwt.fields,
          pick(user, this.config.jwt.fields)
-      );
+      );*/
       return pick(user, this.config.jwt.fields);
    }
 
@@ -160,23 +165,25 @@ export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
 
       const users = this.getUsersEntity();
       this.toggleStrategyValueVisibility(true);
-      const result = await this.em.repo(users).findOne({ email: profile.email! });
+      const result = await this.em
+         .repo(users as unknown as "users")
+         .findOne({ email: profile.email! });
       this.toggleStrategyValueVisibility(false);
       if (!result.data) {
          throw new Exception("User not found", 404);
       }
-      console.log("---login data", result.data, result);
+      //console.log("---login data", result.data, result);
 
       // compare strategy and identifier
-      console.log("strategy comparison", result.data.strategy, strategy.getName());
+      //console.log("strategy comparison", result.data.strategy, strategy.getName());
       if (result.data.strategy !== strategy.getName()) {
-         console.log("!!! User registered with different strategy");
+         //console.log("!!! User registered with different strategy");
          throw new Exception("User registered with different strategy");
       }
 
-      console.log("identifier comparison", result.data.strategy_value, identifier);
+      //console.log("identifier comparison", result.data.strategy_value, identifier);
       if (result.data.strategy_value !== identifier) {
-         console.log("!!! Invalid credentials");
+         //console.log("!!! Invalid credentials");
          throw new Exception("Invalid credentials");
       }
 
@@ -197,7 +204,7 @@ export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
          throw new Exception("User already exists");
       }
 
-      const payload = {
+      const payload: any = {
          ...profile,
          strategy: strategy.getName(),
          strategy_value: identifier
@@ -217,10 +224,23 @@ export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
    }
 
    private toggleStrategyValueVisibility(visible: boolean) {
-      const field = this.getUsersEntity().field("strategy_value")!;
+      const toggle = (name: string, visible: boolean) => {
+         const field = this.getUsersEntity().field(name)!;
+
+         if (visible) {
+            field.config.hidden = false;
+            field.config.fillable = true;
+         } else {
+            // reset to normal
+            const template = AppAuth.usersFields.strategy_value.config;
+            field.config.hidden = template.hidden;
+            field.config.fillable = template.fillable;
+         }
+      };
+
+      toggle("strategy_value", visible);
+      toggle("strategy", visible);
 
-      field.config.hidden = !visible;
-      field.config.fillable = visible;
       // @todo: think about a PasswordField that automatically hashes on save?
    }
 
@@ -235,7 +255,10 @@ export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
 
    static usersFields = {
       email: text().required(),
-      strategy: text({ fillable: ["create"], hidden: ["form"] }).required(),
+      strategy: text({
+         fillable: ["create"],
+         hidden: ["update", "form"]
+      }).required(),
       strategy_value: text({
          fillable: ["create"],
          hidden: ["read", "table", "update", "form"]
@@ -244,46 +267,49 @@ export class AppAuth extends Module<typeof authConfigSchema> {
    };
 
    registerEntities() {
-      const users = this.getUsersEntity();
-
-      if (!this.em.hasEntity(users.name)) {
-         this.em.addEntity(users);
-      } else {
-         // if exists, check all fields required are there
-         // @todo: add to context: "needs sync" flag
-         const _entity = this.getUsersEntity(true);
-         for (const field of _entity.fields) {
-            const _field = users.field(field.name);
-            if (!_field) {
-               users.addField(field);
+      const users = this.getUsersEntity(true);
+      this.ensureSchema(
+         em(
+            {
+               [users.name as "users"]: users
+            },
+            ({ index }, { users }) => {
+               index(users).on(["email"], true).on(["strategy"]).on(["strategy_value"]);
             }
-         }
-      }
-
-      const indices = [
-         new EntityIndex(users, [users.field("email")!], true),
-         new EntityIndex(users, [users.field("strategy")!]),
-         new EntityIndex(users, [users.field("strategy_value")!])
-      ];
-      indices.forEach((index) => {
-         if (!this.em.hasIndex(index)) {
-            this.em.addIndex(index);
-         }
-      });
+         )
+      );
 
       try {
          const roles = Object.keys(this.config.roles ?? {});
-         const field = make("role", enumm({ enum: roles }));
-         this.em.entity(users.name).__experimental_replaceField("role", field);
+         this.replaceEntityField(users, "role", enumm({ enum: roles }));
       } catch (e) {}
 
       try {
          const strategies = Object.keys(this.config.strategies ?? {});
-         const field = make("strategy", enumm({ enum: strategies }));
-         this.em.entity(users.name).__experimental_replaceField("strategy", field);
+         this.replaceEntityField(users, "strategy", enumm({ enum: strategies }));
       } catch (e) {}
    }
 
+   async createUser({ email, password, ...additional }: CreateUserPayload): Promise<DB["users"]> {
+      if (!this.enabled) {
+         throw new Error("Cannot create user, auth not enabled");
+      }
+
+      const strategy = "password";
+      const pw = this.authenticator.strategy(strategy) as PasswordStrategy;
+      const strategy_value = await pw.hash(password);
+      const mutator = this.em.mutator(this.config.entity_name as "users");
+      mutator.__unstable_toggleSystemEntityCreation(false);
+      const { data: created } = await mutator.insertOne({
+         ...(additional as any),
+         email,
+         strategy,
+         strategy_value
+      });
+      mutator.__unstable_toggleSystemEntityCreation(true);
+      return created;
+   }
+
    override toJSON(secrets?: boolean): AppAuthSchema {
       if (!this.config.enabled) {
          return this.configDefault;

app/src/auth/api/AuthApi.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import type { AppAuthSchema, AppAuthStrategies } from "auth/auth-schema";
+import type { AuthActionResponse } from "auth/api/AuthController";
+import type { AppAuthSchema } from "auth/auth-schema";
 import type { AuthResponse, SafeUser, Strategy } from "auth/authenticate/Authenticator";
 import { type BaseModuleApiOptions, ModuleApi } from "modules/ModuleApi";
 
@@ -13,27 +14,51 @@ export class AuthApi extends ModuleApi<AuthApiOptions> {
       };
    }
 
+   async login(strategy: string, input: any) {
+      const res = await this.post<AuthResponse>([strategy, "login"], input);
+      if (res.ok && res.body.token) {
+         await this.options.onTokenUpdate?.(res.body.token);
+      }
+      return res;
+   }
+
+   async register(strategy: string, input: any) {
+      const res = await this.post<AuthResponse>([strategy, "register"], input);
+      if (res.ok && res.body.token) {
+         await this.options.onTokenUpdate?.(res.body.token);
+      }
+      return res;
+   }
+
+   async actionSchema(strategy: string, action: string) {
+      return this.get<Strategy>([strategy, "actions", action, "schema.json"]);
+   }
+
+   async action(strategy: string, action: string, input: any) {
+      return this.post<AuthActionResponse>([strategy, "actions", action], input);
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * @deprecated use login("password", ...) instead
+    * @param input
+    */
    async loginWithPassword(input: any) {
-      const res = await this.post<AuthResponse>(["password", "login"], input);
-      if (res.res.ok && res.body.token) {
-         await this.options.onTokenUpdate?.(res.body.token);
-      }
-      return res;
+      return this.login("password", input);
    }
 
+   /**
+    * @deprecated use register("password", ...) instead
+    * @param input
+    */
    async registerWithPassword(input: any) {
-      const res = await this.post<AuthResponse>(["password", "register"], input);
-      if (res.res.ok && res.body.token) {
-         await this.options.onTokenUpdate?.(res.body.token);
-      }
-      return res;
+      return this.register("password", input);
    }
 
-   async me() {
+   me() {
       return this.get<{ user: SafeUser | null }>(["me"]);
    }
 
-   async strategies() {
+   strategies() {
       return this.get<Pick<AppAuthSchema, "strategies" | "basepath">>(["strategies"]);
    }
 

app/src/auth/api/AuthController.ts

@@ -1,58 +1,108 @@
-import type { AppAuth } from "auth";
-import { type ClassController, isDebug } from "core";
-import { Hono, type MiddlewareHandler } from "hono";
+import { type AppAuth, AuthPermissions, type SafeUser, type Strategy } from "auth";
+import { TypeInvalidError, parse } from "core/utils";
+import { DataPermissions } from "data";
+import type { Hono } from "hono";
+import { Controller } from "modules/Controller";
+import type { ServerEnv } from "modules/Module";
 
-export class AuthController implements ClassController {
-   constructor(private auth: AppAuth) {}
+export type AuthActionResponse = {
+   success: boolean;
+   action: string;
+   data?: SafeUser;
+   errors?: any;
+};
+
+export class AuthController extends Controller {
+   constructor(private auth: AppAuth) {
+      super();
+   }
 
    get guard() {
       return this.auth.ctx.guard;
    }
 
-   getMiddleware: MiddlewareHandler = async (c, next) => {
-      // @todo: ONLY HOTFIX
-      // middlewares are added for all routes are registered. But we need to make sure that
-      // only HTML/JSON routes are adding a cookie to the response. Config updates might
-      // also use an extension "syntax", e.g. /api/system/patch/data/entities.posts
-      // This middleware should be extracted and added by each Controller individually,
-      // but it requires access to the auth secret.
-      // Note: This doesn't mean endpoints aren't protected, just the cookie is not set.
-      const url = new URL(c.req.url);
-      const last = url.pathname.split("/")?.pop();
-      const ext = last?.includes(".") ? last.split(".")?.pop() : undefined;
-      if (
-         !this.auth.authenticator.isJsonRequest(c) &&
-         ["GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"].includes(c.req.method) &&
-         ext &&
-         ["js", "css", "png", "jpg", "jpeg", "svg", "ico"].includes(ext)
-      ) {
-         isDebug() && console.log("Skipping auth", { ext }, url.pathname);
-      } else {
-         const user = await this.auth.authenticator.resolveAuthFromRequest(c);
-         this.auth.ctx.guard.setUserContext(user);
+   private registerStrategyActions(strategy: Strategy, mainHono: Hono<ServerEnv>) {
+      const actions = strategy.getActions?.();
+      if (!actions) {
+         return;
       }
 
-      await next();
-   };
+      const { auth, permission } = this.middlewares;
+      const hono = this.create().use(auth());
 
-   getController(): Hono<any> {
-      const hono = new Hono();
+      const name = strategy.getName();
+      const { create, change } = actions;
+      const em = this.auth.em;
+
+      if (create) {
+         hono.post(
+            "/create",
+            permission([AuthPermissions.createUser, DataPermissions.entityCreate]),
+            async (c) => {
+               try {
+                  const body = await this.auth.authenticator.getBody(c);
+                  const valid = parse(create.schema, body, {
+                     skipMark: true
+                  });
+                  const processed = (await create.preprocess?.(valid)) ?? valid;
+
+                  // @todo: check processed for "role" and check permissions
+                  const mutator = em.mutator(this.auth.config.entity_name as "users");
+                  mutator.__unstable_toggleSystemEntityCreation(false);
+                  const { data: created } = await mutator.insertOne({
+                     ...processed,
+                     strategy: name
+                  });
+                  mutator.__unstable_toggleSystemEntityCreation(true);
+
+                  return c.json({
+                     success: true,
+                     action: "create",
+                     strategy: name,
+                     data: created as unknown as SafeUser
+                  } as AuthActionResponse);
+               } catch (e) {
+                  if (e instanceof TypeInvalidError) {
+                     return c.json(
+                        {
+                           success: false,
+                           errors: e.errors
+                        },
+                        400
+                     );
+                  }
+                  throw e;
+               }
+            }
+         );
+         hono.get("create/schema.json", async (c) => {
+            return c.json(create.schema);
+         });
+      }
+
+      mainHono.route(`/${name}/actions`, hono);
+   }
+
+   override getController() {
+      const { auth } = this.middlewares;
+      const hono = this.create();
       const strategies = this.auth.authenticator.getStrategies();
 
       for (const [name, strategy] of Object.entries(strategies)) {
          //console.log("registering", name, "at", `/${name}`);
          hono.route(`/${name}`, strategy.getController(this.auth.authenticator));
+         this.registerStrategyActions(strategy, hono);
       }
 
-      hono.get("/me", async (c) => {
+      hono.get("/me", auth(), async (c) => {
          if (this.auth.authenticator.isUserLoggedIn()) {
-            return c.json({ user: await this.auth.authenticator.getUser() });
+            return c.json({ user: this.auth.authenticator.getUser() });
          }
 
          return c.json({ user: null }, 403);
       });
 
-      hono.get("/logout", async (c) => {
+      hono.get("/logout", auth(), async (c) => {
          await this.auth.authenticator.logout(c);
          if (this.auth.authenticator.isJsonRequest(c)) {
             return c.json({ ok: true });

app/src/auth/auth-permissions.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { Permission } from "core";
+
+export const createUser = new Permission("auth.user.create");
+//export const updateUser = new Permission("auth.user.update");

app/src/auth/auth-schema.ts

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const strategiesSchemaObject = objectTransform(STRATEGIES, (strategy, name) => {
 const strategiesSchema = Type.Union(Object.values(strategiesSchemaObject));
 export type AppAuthStrategies = Static<typeof strategiesSchema>;
 export type AppAuthOAuthStrategy = Static<typeof STRATEGIES.oauth.schema>;
+export type AppAuthCustomOAuthStrategy = Static<typeof STRATEGIES.custom_oauth.schema>;
 
 const guardConfigSchema = Type.Object({
    enabled: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean({ default: false }))

app/src/auth/authenticate/Authenticator.ts

@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
-import { Exception } from "core";
+import { type DB, Exception } from "core";
 import { addFlashMessage } from "core/server/flash";
 import {
    type Static,
    StringEnum,
-   type TSchema,
+   type TObject,
    Type,
    parse,
-   randomString,
+   runtimeSupports,
    transformObject
 } from "core/utils";
 import type { Context, Hono } from "hono";
 import { deleteCookie, getSignedCookie, setSignedCookie } from "hono/cookie";
 import { sign, verify } from "hono/jwt";
 import type { CookieOptions } from "hono/utils/cookie";
-import { omit } from "lodash-es";
+import type { ServerEnv } from "modules/Module";
 
 type Input = any; // workaround
 export type JWTPayload = Parameters<typeof sign>[0];
 
+export const strategyActions = ["create", "change"] as const;
+export type StrategyActionName = (typeof strategyActions)[number];
+export type StrategyAction<S extends TObject = TObject> = {
+   schema: S;
+   preprocess: (input: unknown) => Promise<Omit<DB["users"], "id" | "strategy">>;
+};
+export type StrategyActions = Partial<Record<StrategyActionName, StrategyAction>>;
+
 // @todo: add schema to interface to ensure proper inference
 export interface Strategy {
    getController: (auth: Authenticator) => Hono<any>;
@@ -25,6 +33,7 @@ export interface Strategy {
    getMode: () => "form" | "external";
    getName: () => string;
    toJSON: (secrets?: boolean) => any;
+   getActions?: () => StrategyActions;
 }
 
 export type User = {
@@ -67,6 +76,9 @@ export const cookieConfig = Type.Partial(
    { default: {}, additionalProperties: false }
 );
 
+// @todo: maybe add a config to not allow cookie/api tokens to be used interchangably?
+// see auth.integration test for further details
+
 export const jwtConfig = Type.Object(
    {
       // @todo: autogenerate a secret if not present. But it must be persisted from AppAuth
@@ -98,7 +110,13 @@ export type AuthUserResolver = (
 export class Authenticator<Strategies extends Record<string, Strategy> = Record<string, Strategy>> {
    private readonly strategies: Strategies;
    private readonly config: AuthConfig;
-   private _user: SafeUser | undefined;
+   private _claims:
+      | undefined
+      | (SafeUser & {
+           iat: number;
+           iss?: string;
+           exp?: number;
+        });
    private readonly userResolver: AuthUserResolver;
 
    constructor(strategies: Strategies, userResolver?: AuthUserResolver, config?: AuthConfig) {
@@ -131,16 +149,18 @@ export class Authenticator<Strategies extends Record<string, Strategy> = Record<
    }
 
    isUserLoggedIn(): boolean {
-      return this._user !== undefined;
+      return this._claims !== undefined;
    }
 
-   getUser() {
-      return this._user;
+   getUser(): SafeUser | undefined {
+      if (!this._claims) return;
+
+      const { iat, exp, iss, ...user } = this._claims;
+      return user;
    }
 
-   // @todo: determine what to do exactly
-   __setUserNull() {
-      this._user = undefined;
+   resetUser() {
+      this._claims = undefined;
    }
 
    strategy<
@@ -154,6 +174,7 @@ export class Authenticator<Strategies extends Record<string, Strategy> = Record<
       }
    }
 
+   // @todo: add jwt tests
    async jwt(user: Omit<User, "password">): Promise<string> {
       const prohibited = ["password"];
       for (const prop of prohibited) {
@@ -200,11 +221,11 @@ export class Authenticator<Strategies extends Record<string, Strategy> = Record<
             }
          }
 
-         this._user = omit(payload, ["iat", "exp", "iss"]) as SafeUser;
+         this._claims = payload as any;
          return true;
       } catch (e) {
-         this._user = undefined;
-         console.error(e);
+         this.resetUser();
+         //console.error(e);
       }
 
       return false;
@@ -220,38 +241,48 @@ export class Authenticator<Strategies extends Record<string, Strategy> = Record<
    }
 
    private async getAuthCookie(c: Context): Promise<string | undefined> {
-      const secret = this.config.jwt.secret;
+      try {
+         const secret = this.config.jwt.secret;
+         const token = await getSignedCookie(c, secret, "auth");
+         if (typeof token !== "string") {
+            return undefined;
+         }
+
+         return token;
+      } catch (e: any) {
+         if (e instanceof Error) {
+            console.error("[Error:getAuthCookie]", e.message);
+         }
 
-      const token = await getSignedCookie(c, secret, "auth");
-      if (typeof token !== "string") {
-         await deleteCookie(c, "auth", this.cookieOptions);
          return undefined;
       }
-
-      return token;
    }
 
    async requestCookieRefresh(c: Context) {
       if (this.config.cookie.renew) {
          const token = await this.getAuthCookie(c);
          if (token) {
-            console.log("renewing cookie", c.req.url);
             await this.setAuthCookie(c, token);
          }
       }
    }
 
-   private async setAuthCookie(c: Context, token: string) {
+   private async setAuthCookie(c: Context<ServerEnv>, token: string) {
       const secret = this.config.jwt.secret;
       await setSignedCookie(c, "auth", token, secret, this.cookieOptions);
    }
 
+   private async deleteAuthCookie(c: Context) {
+      await deleteCookie(c, "auth", this.cookieOptions);
+   }
+
    async logout(c: Context) {
       const cookie = await this.getAuthCookie(c);
       if (cookie) {
-         await deleteCookie(c, "auth", this.cookieOptions);
+         await this.deleteAuthCookie(c);
          await addFlashMessage(c, "Signed out", "info");
       }
+      this.resetUser();
    }
 
    // @todo: move this to a server helper
@@ -260,18 +291,39 @@ export class Authenticator<Strategies extends Record<string, Strategy> = Record<
       return c.req.header("Content-Type") === "application/json";
    }
 
+   async getBody(c: Context) {
+      if (this.isJsonRequest(c)) {
+         return await c.req.json();
+      } else {
+         return Object.fromEntries((await c.req.formData()).entries());
+      }
+   }
+
+   private getSuccessPath(c: Context) {
+      const p = (this.config.cookie.pathSuccess ?? "/").replace(/\/+$/, "/");
+
+      // nextjs doesn't support non-fq urls
+      // but env could be proxied (stackblitz), so we shouldn't fq every url
+      if (!runtimeSupports("redirects_non_fq")) {
+         return new URL(c.req.url).origin + p;
+      }
+
+      return p;
+   }
+
    async respond(c: Context, data: AuthResponse | Error | any, redirect?: string) {
       if (this.isJsonRequest(c)) {
          return c.json(data);
       }
 
-      const successPath = this.config.cookie.pathSuccess ?? "/";
-      const successUrl = new URL(c.req.url).origin + successPath.replace(/\/+$/, "/");
-      const referer = new URL(redirect ?? c.req.header("Referer") ?? successUrl);
+      const successUrl = this.getSuccessPath(c);
+      const referer = redirect ?? c.req.header("Referer") ?? successUrl;
+      //console.log("auth respond", { redirect, successUrl, successPath });
 
       if ("token" in data) {
          await this.setAuthCookie(c, data.token);
          // can't navigate to "/" – doesn't work on nextjs
+         //console.log("auth success, redirecting to", successUrl);
          return c.redirect(successUrl);
       }
 
@@ -281,6 +333,7 @@ export class Authenticator<Strategies extends Record<string, Strategy> = Record<
       }
 
       await addFlashMessage(c, message, "error");
+      //console.log("auth failed, redirecting to", referer);
       return c.redirect(referer);
    }
 
@@ -296,7 +349,7 @@ export class Authenticator<Strategies extends Record<string, Strategy> = Record<
 
       if (token) {
          await this.verify(token);
-         return this._user;
+         return this.getUser();
       }
 
       return undefined;
@@ -310,3 +363,13 @@ export class Authenticator<Strategies extends Record<string, Strategy> = Record<
       };
    }
 }
+
+export function createStrategyAction<S extends TObject>(
+   schema: S,
+   preprocess: (input: Static<S>) => Promise<Partial<DB["users"]>>
+) {
+   return {
+      schema,
+      preprocess
+   } as StrategyAction<S>;
+}

app/src/auth/authenticate/strategies/PasswordStrategy.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Authenticator, Strategy } from "auth";
 import { type Static, StringEnum, Type, parse } from "core/utils";
 import { hash } from "core/utils";
 import { type Context, Hono } from "hono";
+import { type StrategyAction, type StrategyActions, createStrategyAction } from "../Authenticator";
 
 type LoginSchema = { username: string; password: string } | { email: string; password: string };
 type RegisterSchema = { email: string; password: string; [key: string]: any };
@@ -54,17 +55,9 @@ export class PasswordStrategy implements Strategy {
    getController(authenticator: Authenticator): Hono<any> {
       const hono = new Hono();
 
-      async function getBody(c: Context) {
-         if (authenticator.isJsonRequest(c)) {
-            return await c.req.json();
-         } else {
-            return Object.fromEntries((await c.req.formData()).entries());
-         }
-      }
-
       return hono
          .post("/login", async (c) => {
-            const body = await getBody(c);
+            const body = await authenticator.getBody(c);
 
             try {
                const payload = await this.login(body);
@@ -76,7 +69,7 @@ export class PasswordStrategy implements Strategy {
             }
          })
          .post("/register", async (c) => {
-            const body = await getBody(c);
+            const body = await authenticator.getBody(c);
 
             const payload = await this.register(body);
             const data = await authenticator.resolve("register", this, payload.password, payload);
@@ -85,6 +78,27 @@ export class PasswordStrategy implements Strategy {
          });
    }
 
+   getActions(): StrategyActions {
+      return {
+         create: createStrategyAction(
+            Type.Object({
+               email: Type.String({
+                  pattern: "^[\\w-\\.]+@([\\w-]+\\.)+[\\w-]{2,4}$"
+               }),
+               password: Type.String({
+                  minLength: 8 // @todo: this should be configurable
+               })
+            }),
+            async ({ password, ...input }) => {
+               return {
+                  ...input,
+                  strategy_value: await this.hash(password)
+               };
+            }
+         )
+      };
+   }
+
    getSchema() {
       return schema;
    }

app/src/auth/authorize/Guard.ts

@@ -98,12 +98,16 @@ export class Guard {
       if (this.user && typeof this.user.role === "string") {
          const role = this.roles?.find((role) => role.name === this.user?.role);
          if (role) {
-            debug && console.log("guard: role found", this.user.role);
+            debug && console.log("guard: role found", [this.user.role]);
             return role;
          }
       }
 
-      debug && console.log("guard: role not found", this.user, this.user?.role);
+      debug &&
+         console.log("guard: role not found", {
+            user: this.user,
+            role: this.user?.role
+         });
       return this.getDefaultRole();
    }
 

app/src/auth/index.ts

@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ export { AppAuth, type UserFieldSchema } from "./AppAuth";
 
 export { Guard, type GuardUserContext, type GuardConfig } from "./authorize/Guard";
 export { Role } from "./authorize/Role";
+
+export * as AuthPermissions from "./auth-permissions";

app/src/auth/middlewares.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import type { Permission } from "core";
+import { patternMatch } from "core/utils";
+import type { Context } from "hono";
+import { createMiddleware } from "hono/factory";
+import type { ServerEnv } from "modules/Module";
+
+function getPath(reqOrCtx: Request | Context) {
+   const req = reqOrCtx instanceof Request ? reqOrCtx : reqOrCtx.req.raw;
+   return new URL(req.url).pathname;
+}
+
+export function shouldSkip(c: Context<ServerEnv>, skip?: (string | RegExp)[]) {
+   if (c.get("auth_skip")) return true;
+
+   const req = c.req.raw;
+   if (!skip) return false;
+
+   const path = getPath(req);
+   const result = skip.some((s) => patternMatch(path, s));
+
+   c.set("auth_skip", result);
+   return result;
+}
+
+export const auth = (options?: {
+   skip?: (string | RegExp)[];
+}) =>
+   createMiddleware<ServerEnv>(async (c, next) => {
+      const app = c.get("app");
+      const guard = app?.modules.ctx().guard;
+      const authenticator = app?.module.auth.authenticator;
+
+      let skipped = shouldSkip(c, options?.skip) || !app?.module.auth.enabled;
+
+      // make sure to only register once
+      if (c.get("auth_registered")) {
+         skipped = true;
+         console.warn(`auth middleware already registered for ${getPath(c)}`);
+      } else {
+         c.set("auth_registered", true);
+
+         if (!skipped) {
+            const resolved = c.get("auth_resolved");
+            if (!resolved) {
+               if (!app?.module.auth.enabled) {
+                  guard?.setUserContext(undefined);
+               } else {
+                  guard?.setUserContext(await authenticator?.resolveAuthFromRequest(c));
+                  c.set("auth_resolved", true);
+               }
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
+      await next();
+
+      if (!skipped) {
+         // renew cookie if applicable
+         authenticator?.requestCookieRefresh(c);
+      }
+
+      // release
+      guard?.setUserContext(undefined);
+      authenticator?.resetUser();
+      c.set("auth_resolved", false);
+   });
+
+export const permission = (
+   permission: Permission | Permission[],
+   options?: {
+      onGranted?: (c: Context<ServerEnv>) => Promise<Response | void | undefined>;
+      onDenied?: (c: Context<ServerEnv>) => Promise<Response | void | undefined>;
+   }
+) =>
+   // @ts-ignore
+   createMiddleware<ServerEnv>(async (c, next) => {
+      const app = c.get("app");
+      //console.log("skip?", c.get("auth_skip"));
+
+      // in tests, app is not defined
+      if (!c.get("auth_registered") || !app) {
+         const msg = `auth middleware not registered, cannot check permissions for ${getPath(c)}`;
+         if (app?.module.auth.enabled) {
+            throw new Error(msg);
+         } else {
+            console.warn(msg);
+         }
+      } else if (!c.get("auth_skip")) {
+         const guard = app.modules.ctx().guard;
+         const permissions = Array.isArray(permission) ? permission : [permission];
+
+         if (options?.onGranted || options?.onDenied) {
+            let returned: undefined | void | Response;
+            if (permissions.every((p) => guard.granted(p))) {
+               returned = await options?.onGranted?.(c);
+            } else {
+               returned = await options?.onDenied?.(c);
+            }
+            if (returned instanceof Response) {
+               return returned;
+            }
+         } else {
+            permissions.some((p) => guard.throwUnlessGranted(p));
+         }
+      }
+
+      await next();
+   });

app/src/cli/commands/run/platform.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 import type { Config } from "@libsql/client/node";
+import { config } from "core";
 import type { MiddlewareHandler } from "hono";
 import open from "open";
 import { fileExists, getRelativeDistPath } from "../../utils/sys";
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ export async function serveStatic(server: Platform): Promise<MiddlewareHandler>
 }
 
 export async function attachServeStatic(app: any, platform: Platform) {
-   app.module.server.client.get("/*", await serveStatic(platform));
+   app.module.server.client.get(config.server.assets_path + "*", await serveStatic(platform));
 }
 
 export async function startServer(server: Platform, app: any, options: { port: number }) {

app/src/cli/commands/run/run.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import type { Config } from "@libsql/client/node";
 import { App, type CreateAppConfig } from "App";
-import type { BkndConfig } from "adapter";
-import type { CliCommand } from "cli/types";
+import { StorageLocalAdapter } from "adapter/node";
+import type { CliBkndConfig, CliCommand } from "cli/types";
 import { Option } from "commander";
+import { config } from "core";
+import { registries } from "modules/registries";
 import {
    PLATFORMS,
    type Platform,
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ export const run: CliCommand = (program) => {
       .addOption(
          new Option("-p, --port <port>", "port to run on")
             .env("PORT")
-            .default(1337)
+            .default(config.server.default_port)
             .argParser((v) => Number.parseInt(v))
       )
       .addOption(new Option("-c, --config <config>", "config file"))
@@ -37,6 +39,12 @@ export const run: CliCommand = (program) => {
       .action(action);
 };
 
+// automatically register local adapter
+const local = StorageLocalAdapter.prototype.getName();
+if (!registries.media.has(local)) {
+   registries.media.register(local, StorageLocalAdapter);
+}
+
 type MakeAppConfig = {
    connection?: CreateAppConfig["connection"];
    server?: { platform?: Platform };
@@ -47,8 +55,8 @@ type MakeAppConfig = {
 async function makeApp(config: MakeAppConfig) {
    const app = App.create({ connection: config.connection });
 
-   app.emgr.on(
-      "app-built",
+   app.emgr.onEvent(
+      App.Events.AppBuiltEvent,
       async () => {
          await attachServeStatic(app, config.server?.platform ?? "node");
          app.registerAdminController();
@@ -64,24 +72,23 @@ async function makeApp(config: MakeAppConfig) {
    return app;
 }
 
-export async function makeConfigApp(config: BkndConfig, platform?: Platform) {
+export async function makeConfigApp(config: CliBkndConfig, platform?: Platform) {
    const appConfig = typeof config.app === "function" ? config.app(process.env) : config.app;
    const app = App.create(appConfig);
 
-   app.emgr.on(
-      "app-built",
+   app.emgr.onEvent(
+      App.Events.AppBuiltEvent,
       async () => {
          await attachServeStatic(app, platform ?? "node");
          app.registerAdminController();
 
-         if (config.onBuilt) {
-            await config.onBuilt(app);
-         }
+         await config.onBuilt?.(app);
       },
       "sync"
    );
 
-   await app.build();
+   await config.beforeBuild?.(app);
+   await app.build(config.buildConfig);
    return app;
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +109,7 @@ async function action(options: {
       app = await makeApp({ connection, server: { platform: options.server } });
    } else {
       console.log("Using config from:", configFilePath);
-      const config = (await import(configFilePath).then((m) => m.default)) as BkndConfig;
+      const config = (await import(configFilePath).then((m) => m.default)) as CliBkndConfig;
       app = await makeConfigApp(config, options.server);
    }
 

app/src/cli/commands/user.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { password as $password, text as $text } from "@clack/prompts";
+import type { App } from "App";
 import type { PasswordStrategy } from "auth/authenticate/strategies";
-import type { App, BkndConfig } from "bknd";
 import { makeConfigApp } from "cli/commands/run";
 import { getConfigPath } from "cli/commands/run/platform";
-import type { CliCommand } from "cli/types";
+import type { CliBkndConfig, CliCommand } from "cli/types";
 import { Argument } from "commander";
 
 export const user: CliCommand = (program) => {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async function action(action: "create" | "update", options: any) {
       return;
    }
 
-   const config = (await import(configFilePath).then((m) => m.default)) as BkndConfig;
+   const config = (await import(configFilePath).then((m) => m.default)) as CliBkndConfig;
    const app = await makeConfigApp(config, options.server);
 
    switch (action) {
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ async function action(action: "create" | "update", options: any) {
 }
 
 async function create(app: App, options: any) {
-   const config = app.module.auth.toJSON(true);
    const strategy = app.module.auth.authenticator.strategy("password") as PasswordStrategy;
-   const users_entity = config.entity_name;
+
+   if (!strategy) {
+      throw new Error("Password strategy not configured");
+   }
 
    const email = await $text({
       message: "Enter email",
@@ -65,16 +67,11 @@ async function create(app: App, options: any) {
    }
 
    try {
-      const mutator = app.modules.ctx().em.mutator(users_entity);
-      mutator.__unstable_toggleSystemEntityCreation(false);
-      const res = await mutator.insertOne({
+      const created = await app.createUser({
          email,
-         strategy: "password",
-         strategy_value: await strategy.hash(password as string)
-      });
-      mutator.__unstable_toggleSystemEntityCreation(true);
-
-      console.log("Created:", res.data);
+         password: await strategy.hash(password as string)
+      })
+      console.log("Created:", created);
    } catch (e) {
       console.error("Error", e);
    }
@@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ async function create(app: App, options: any) {
 async function update(app: App, options: any) {
    const config = app.module.auth.toJSON(true);
    const strategy = app.module.auth.authenticator.strategy("password") as PasswordStrategy;
-   const users_entity = config.entity_name;
+   const users_entity = config.entity_name as "users";
    const em = app.modules.ctx().em;
 
    const email = (await $text({
@@ -141,4 +138,4 @@ async function update(app: App, options: any) {
    } catch (e) {
       console.error("Error", e);
    }
-}
+}

app/src/cli/types.d.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+import type { CreateAppConfig } from "App";
+import type { FrameworkBkndConfig } from "adapter";
 import type { Command } from "commander";
 
 export type CliCommand = (program: Command) => void;
+
+export type CliBkndConfig<Env = any> = FrameworkBkndConfig & {
+   app: CreateAppConfig | ((env: Env) => CreateAppConfig);
+   setAdminHtml?: boolean;
+   server?: {
+      port?: number;
+      platform?: "node" | "bun";
+   };
+};

app/src/core/config.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,20 @@ import type { Generated } from "kysely";
 
 export type PrimaryFieldType = number | Generated<number>;
 
+export interface DB {
+   // make sure to make unknown as "any"
+   [key: string]: {
+      id: PrimaryFieldType;
+      [key: string]: any;
+   };
+}
+
 export const config = {
+   server: {
+      default_port: 1337,
+      // resetted to root for now, bc bundling with vite
+      assets_path: "/"
+   },
    data: {
       default_primary_field: "id"
    }

app/src/core/errors.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export class Exception extends Error {
    code = 400;
    override name = "Exception";
+   protected _context = undefined;
 
    constructor(message: string, code?: number) {
       super(message);
@@ -9,11 +10,16 @@ export class Exception extends Error {
       }
    }
 
+   context(context: any) {
+      this._context = context;
+      return this;
+   }
+
    toJSON() {
       return {
          error: this.message,
-         type: this.name
-         //message: this.message
+         type: this.name,
+         context: this._context
       };
    }
 }

app/src/core/events/Event.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,38 @@
-export abstract class Event<Params = any> {
+export type EventClass = {
+   new (params: any): Event<any, any>;
+   slug: string;
+};
+
+export abstract class Event<Params = any, Returning = void> {
+   _returning!: Returning;
+
    /**
     * Unique event slug
     * Must be static, because registering events is done by class
     */
    static slug: string = "untitled-event";
    params: Params;
+   returned: boolean = false;
+
+   validate(value: Returning): Event<Params, Returning> | void {
+      throw new EventReturnedWithoutValidation(this as any, value);
+   }
+
+   protected clone<This extends Event<Params, Returning> = Event<Params, Returning>>(
+      this: This,
+      params: Params
+   ): This {
+      const cloned = new (this.constructor as any)(params);
+      cloned.returned = true;
+      return cloned as This;
+   }
 
    constructor(params: Params) {
       this.params = params;
    }
 }
 
-// @todo: current workaround: potentially there is none and that's the way
+// @todo: current workaround: potentially there is "none" and that's the way
 export class NoParamEvent extends Event<null> {
    static override slug: string = "noparam-event";
 
@@ -19,3 +40,19 @@ export class NoParamEvent extends Event<null> {
       super(null);
    }
 }
+
+export class InvalidEventReturn extends Error {
+   constructor(expected: string, given: string) {
+      super(`Expected "${expected}", got "${given}"`);
+   }
+}
+
+export class EventReturnedWithoutValidation extends Error {
+   constructor(
+      event: EventClass,
+      public data: any
+   ) {
+      // @ts-expect-error slug is static
+      super(`Event "${event.constructor.slug}" returned without validation`);
+   }
+}

app/src/core/events/EventListener.ts

@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@ import type { EventClass } from "./EventManager";
 export const ListenerModes = ["sync", "async"] as const;
 export type ListenerMode = (typeof ListenerModes)[number];
 
-export type ListenerHandler<E extends Event = Event> = (
+export type ListenerHandler<E extends Event<any, any>> = (
    event: E,
-   slug: string,
-) => Promise<void> | void;
+   slug: string
+) => E extends Event<any, infer R> ? R | Promise<R | void> : never;
 
 export class EventListener<E extends Event = Event> {
    mode: ListenerMode = "async";
    event: EventClass;
    handler: ListenerHandler<E>;
+   once: boolean = false;
 
    constructor(event: EventClass, handler: ListenerHandler<E>, mode: ListenerMode = "async") {
       this.event = event;

app/src/core/events/EventManager.ts

@@ -1,31 +1,51 @@
-import type { Event } from "./Event";
+import { type Event, type EventClass, InvalidEventReturn } from "./Event";
 import { EventListener, type ListenerHandler, type ListenerMode } from "./EventListener";
 
+export type RegisterListenerConfig =
+   | ListenerMode
+   | {
+        mode?: ListenerMode;
+        once?: boolean;
+     };
+
 export interface EmitsEvents {
    emgr: EventManager;
 }
 
-export type EventClass = {
-   new (params: any): Event;
-   slug: string;
-};
+// for compatibility, moved it to Event.ts
+export type { EventClass };
 
 export class EventManager<
    RegisteredEvents extends Record<string, EventClass> = Record<string, EventClass>
 > {
    protected events: EventClass[] = [];
    protected listeners: EventListener[] = [];
+   enabled: boolean = true;
 
-   constructor(events?: RegisteredEvents, listeners?: EventListener[]) {
+   constructor(
+      events?: RegisteredEvents,
+      private options?: {
+         listeners?: EventListener[];
+         onError?: (event: Event, e: unknown) => void;
+         onInvalidReturn?: (event: Event, e: InvalidEventReturn) => void;
+         asyncExecutor?: typeof Promise.all;
+      }
+   ) {
       if (events) {
          this.registerEvents(events);
       }
 
-      if (listeners) {
-         for (const listener of listeners) {
-            this.addListener(listener);
-         }
-      }
+      options?.listeners?.forEach((l) => this.addListener(l));
+   }
+
+   enable() {
+      this.enabled = true;
+      return this;
+   }
+
+   disable() {
+      this.enabled = false;
+      return this;
    }
 
    clearEvents() {
@@ -39,6 +59,10 @@ export class EventManager<
       return this;
    }
 
+   getListeners(): EventListener[] {
+      return [...this.listeners];
+   }
+
    get Events(): { [K in keyof RegisteredEvents]: RegisteredEvents[K] } {
       // proxy class to access events
       return new Proxy(this, {
@@ -67,9 +91,11 @@ export class EventManager<
       return !!this.events.find((e) => slug === e.slug);
    }
 
-   protected throwIfEventNotRegistered(event: EventClass) {
-      if (!this.eventExists(event)) {
-         throw new Error(`Event "${event.slug}" not registered`);
+   protected throwIfEventNotRegistered(event: EventClass | Event | string) {
+      if (!this.eventExists(event as any)) {
+         // @ts-expect-error
+         const name = event.constructor?.slug ?? event.slug ?? event;
+         throw new Error(`Event "${name}" not registered`);
       }
    }
 
@@ -102,50 +128,108 @@ export class EventManager<
       return this;
    }
 
+   protected createEventListener(
+      _event: EventClass | string,
+      handler: ListenerHandler<any>,
+      _config: RegisterListenerConfig = "async"
+   ) {
+      const event =
+         typeof _event === "string" ? this.events.find((e) => e.slug === _event)! : _event;
+      const config = typeof _config === "string" ? { mode: _config } : _config;
+      const listener = new EventListener(event, handler, config.mode);
+      if (config.once) {
+         listener.once = true;
+      }
+      this.addListener(listener as any);
+   }
+
    onEvent<ActualEvent extends EventClass, Instance extends InstanceType<ActualEvent>>(
       event: ActualEvent,
       handler: ListenerHandler<Instance>,
-      mode: ListenerMode = "async"
+      config?: RegisterListenerConfig
    ) {
-      this.throwIfEventNotRegistered(event);
-
-      const listener = new EventListener(event, handler, mode);
-      this.addListener(listener as any);
+      this.createEventListener(event, handler, config);
    }
 
    on<Params = any>(
       slug: string,
       handler: ListenerHandler<Event<Params>>,
-      mode: ListenerMode = "async"
+      config?: RegisterListenerConfig
    ) {
-      const event = this.events.find((e) => e.slug === slug);
-      if (!event) {
-         throw new Error(`Event "${slug}" not registered`);
-      }
-
-      this.onEvent(event, handler, mode);
+      this.createEventListener(slug, handler, config);
    }
 
-   onAny(handler: ListenerHandler<Event<unknown>>, mode: ListenerMode = "async") {
-      this.events.forEach((event) => this.onEvent(event, handler, mode));
+   onAny(handler: ListenerHandler<Event<unknown>>, config?: RegisterListenerConfig) {
+      this.events.forEach((event) => this.onEvent(event, handler, config));
    }
 
-   async emit(event: Event) {
+   protected executeAsyncs(promises: (() => Promise<void>)[]) {
+      const executor = this.options?.asyncExecutor ?? ((e) => Promise.all(e));
+      executor(promises.map((p) => p())).then(() => void 0);
+   }
+
+   async emit<Actual extends Event<any, any>>(event: Actual): Promise<Actual> {
       // @ts-expect-error slug is static
       const slug = event.constructor.slug;
+      if (!this.enabled) {
+         console.log("EventManager disabled, not emitting", slug);
+         return event;
+      }
+
       if (!this.eventExists(event)) {
          throw new Error(`Event "${slug}" not registered`);
       }
 
-      const listeners = this.listeners.filter((listener) => listener.event.slug === slug);
-      //console.log("---!-- emitting", slug, listeners.length);
+      const syncs: EventListener[] = [];
+      const asyncs: (() => Promise<void>)[] = [];
+
+      this.listeners = this.listeners.filter((listener) => {
+         // if no match, keep and ignore
+         if (listener.event.slug !== slug) return true;
 
-      for (const listener of listeners) {
          if (listener.mode === "sync") {
-            await listener.handler(event, listener.event.slug);
+            syncs.push(listener);
          } else {
-            listener.handler(event, listener.event.slug);
+            asyncs.push(async () => await listener.handler(event, listener.event.slug));
+         }
+         // Remove if `once` is true, otherwise keep
+         return !listener.once;
+      });
+
+      // execute asyncs
+      this.executeAsyncs(asyncs);
+
+      // execute syncs
+      let _event: Actual = event;
+      for (const listener of syncs) {
+         try {
+            const return_value = (await listener.handler(_event, listener.event.slug)) as any;
+
+            if (typeof return_value !== "undefined") {
+               const newEvent = _event.validate(return_value);
+               // @ts-expect-error slug is static
+               if (newEvent && newEvent.constructor.slug === slug) {
+                  if (!newEvent.returned) {
+                     throw new Error(
+                        // @ts-expect-error slug is static
+                        `Returned event ${newEvent.constructor.slug} must be marked as returned.`
+                     );
+                  }
+                  _event = newEvent as Actual;
+               }
+            }
+         } catch (e) {
+            if (e instanceof InvalidEventReturn) {
+               this.options?.onInvalidReturn?.(_event, e);
+               console.warn(`Invalid return of event listener for "${slug}": ${e.message}`);
+            } else if (this.options?.onError) {
+               this.options.onError(_event, e);
+            } else {
+               throw e;
+            }
          }
       }
+
+      return _event;
    }
 }

app/src/core/events/index.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-export { Event, NoParamEvent } from "./Event";
+export { Event, NoParamEvent, InvalidEventReturn } from "./Event";
 export {
    EventListener,
    ListenerModes,
    type ListenerMode,
-   type ListenerHandler,
+   type ListenerHandler
 } from "./EventListener";
 export { EventManager, type EmitsEvents, type EventClass } from "./EventManager";

app/src/core/index.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { Hono, MiddlewareHandler } from "hono";
 export { tbValidator } from "./server/lib/tbValidator";
 export { Exception, BkndError } from "./errors";
 export { isDebug } from "./env";
-export { type PrimaryFieldType, config } from "./config";
+export { type PrimaryFieldType, config, type DB } from "./config";
 export { AwsClient } from "./clients/aws/AwsClient";
 export {
    SimpleRenderer,

app/src/core/object/SchemaObject.ts

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ export class SchemaObject<Schema extends TObject> {
          forceParse: true,
          skipMark: this.isForceParse()
       });
-      const updatedConfig = noEmit ? valid : await this.onBeforeUpdate(this._config, valid);
+      // regardless of "noEmit" – this should always be triggered
+      const updatedConfig = await this.onBeforeUpdate(this._config, valid);
 
       this._value = updatedConfig;
       this._config = Object.freeze(updatedConfig);
@@ -129,7 +130,10 @@ export class SchemaObject<Schema extends TObject> {
 
       //console.log("overwritePaths", this.options?.overwritePaths);
       if (this.options?.overwritePaths) {
-         const keys = getFullPathKeys(value).map((k) => path + "." + k);
+         const keys = getFullPathKeys(value).map((k) => {
+            // only prepend path if given
+            return path.length > 0 ? path + "." + k : k;
+         });
          const overwritePaths = keys.filter((k) => {
             return this.options?.overwritePaths?.some((p) => {
                if (typeof p === "string") {

app/src/core/object/query/query.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type LiteralExpressionCondition<Exps extends Expressions> = {
    [key: string]: Primitive | ExpressionCondition<Exps>;
 };
 
-const OperandOr = "$or";
+const OperandOr = "$or" as const;
 type OperandCondition<Exps extends Expressions> = {
    [OperandOr]?: LiteralExpressionCondition<Exps> | ExpressionCondition<Exps>;
 };

app/src/core/registry/Registry.ts

@@ -1,29 +1,50 @@
 export type Constructor<T> = new (...args: any[]) => T;
-export class Registry<Item, Items extends Record<string, object> = Record<string, object>> {
+
+export type RegisterFn<Item> = (unknown: any) => Item;
+
+export class Registry<
+   Item,
+   Items extends Record<string, Item> = Record<string, Item>,
+   Fn extends RegisterFn<Item> = RegisterFn<Item>
+> {
    private is_set: boolean = false;
    private items: Items = {} as Items;
 
-   set<Actual extends Record<string, object>>(items: Actual) {
+   constructor(private registerFn?: Fn) {}
+
+   set<Actual extends Record<string, Item>>(items: Actual) {
       if (this.is_set) {
          throw new Error("Registry is already set");
       }
-      // @ts-ignore
-      this.items = items;
+      this.items = items as unknown as Items;
       this.is_set = true;
 
-      return this as unknown as Registry<Item, Actual>;
+      return this as unknown as Registry<Item, Actual, Fn>;
    }
 
    add(name: string, item: Item) {
-      // @ts-ignore
-      this.items[name] = item;
+      this.items[name as keyof Items] = item as Items[keyof Items];
       return this;
    }
 
+   register(name: string, specific: Parameters<Fn>[0]) {
+      if (this.registerFn) {
+         const item = this.registerFn(specific);
+         this.items[name as keyof Items] = item as Items[keyof Items];
+         return this;
+      }
+
+      return this.add(name, specific);
+   }
+
    get<Name extends keyof Items>(name: Name): Items[Name] {
       return this.items[name];
    }
 
+   has(name: keyof Items): boolean {
+      return name in this.items;
+   }
+
    all() {
       return this.items;
    }

app/src/core/server/flash.ts

@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@ import { setCookie } from "hono/cookie";
 const flash_key = "__bknd_flash";
 export type FlashMessageType = "error" | "warning" | "success" | "info";
 
-export async function addFlashMessage(
-   c: Context,
-   message: string,
-   type: FlashMessageType = "info"
-) {
-   setCookie(c, flash_key, JSON.stringify({ type, message }), {
-      path: "/"
-   });
+export function addFlashMessage(c: Context, message: string, type: FlashMessageType = "info") {
+   if (c.req.header("Accept")?.includes("text/html")) {
+      setCookie(c, flash_key, JSON.stringify({ type, message }), {
+         path: "/"
+      });
+   }
 }
 
 function getCookieValue(name) {

app/src/core/utils/DebugLogger.ts

@@ -20,11 +20,16 @@ export class DebugLogger {
       return this;
    }
 
+   reset() {
+      this.last = 0;
+      return this;
+   }
+
    log(...args: any[]) {
       if (!this._enabled) return this;
 
       const now = performance.now();
-      const time = Number.parseInt(String(now - this.last));
+      const time = this.last === 0 ? 0 : Number.parseInt(String(now - this.last));
       const indents = "  ".repeat(this._context.length);
       const context =
          this._context.length > 0 ? `[${this._context[this._context.length - 1]}]` : "";

app/src/core/utils/index.ts

@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ export * from "./crypto";
 export * from "./uuid";
 export { FromSchema } from "./typebox/from-schema";
 export * from "./test";
+export * from "./runtime";
+export * from "./numbers";

app/src/core/utils/numbers.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export function clampNumber(value: number, min: number, max: number): number {
+   const lower = Math.min(min, max);
+   const upper = Math.max(min, max);
+   return Math.max(lower, Math.min(value, upper));
+}

app/src/core/utils/runtime.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { getRuntimeKey as honoGetRuntimeKey } from "hono/adapter";
+
+/**
+ * Adds additional checks for nextjs
+ */
+export function getRuntimeKey(): string {
+   const global = globalThis as any;
+
+   // Detect Next.js server-side runtime
+   if (global?.process?.env?.NEXT_RUNTIME === "nodejs") {
+      return "nextjs";
+   }
+
+   // Detect Next.js edge runtime
+   if (global?.process?.env?.NEXT_RUNTIME === "edge") {
+      return "nextjs-edge";
+   }
+
+   // Detect Next.js client-side runtime
+   // @ts-ignore
+   if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.__NEXT_DATA__) {
+      return "nextjs-client";
+   }
+
+   return honoGetRuntimeKey();
+}
+
+const features = {
+   // supports the redirect of not full qualified addresses
+   // not supported in nextjs
+   redirects_non_fq: true
+};
+
+export function runtimeSupports(feature: keyof typeof features) {
+   const runtime = getRuntimeKey();
+   if (runtime.startsWith("nextjs")) {
+      features.redirects_non_fq = false;
+   }
+
+   return features[feature];
+}

app/src/core/utils/strings.ts

@@ -104,3 +104,14 @@ export function replaceSimplePlaceholders(str: string, vars: Record<string, any>
       return key in vars ? vars[key] : match;
    });
 }
+
+export function patternMatch(target: string, pattern: RegExp | string): boolean {
+   if (pattern instanceof RegExp) {
+      return pattern.test(target);
+   } else if (typeof pattern === "string" && pattern.startsWith("/")) {
+      return new RegExp(pattern).test(target);
+   } else if (typeof pattern === "string") {
+      return target.startsWith(pattern);
+   }
+   return false;
+}

app/src/core/utils/test.ts

@@ -7,15 +7,30 @@ const _oldConsoles = {
 
 export async function withDisabledConsole<R>(
    fn: () => Promise<R>,
-   severities: ConsoleSeverity[] = ["log"]
+   severities: ConsoleSeverity[] = ["log", "warn", "error"]
 ): Promise<R> {
-   const enable = disableConsoleLog(severities);
-   const result = await fn();
-   enable();
-   return result;
+   const _oldConsoles = {
+      log: console.log,
+      warn: console.warn,
+      error: console.error
+   };
+   disableConsoleLog(severities);
+   const enable = () => {
+      Object.entries(_oldConsoles).forEach(([severity, fn]) => {
+         console[severity as ConsoleSeverity] = fn;
+      });
+   };
+   try {
+      const result = await fn();
+      enable();
+      return result;
+   } catch (e) {
+      enable();
+      throw e;
+   }
 }
 
-export function disableConsoleLog(severities: ConsoleSeverity[] = ["log"]) {
+export function disableConsoleLog(severities: ConsoleSeverity[] = ["log", "warn"]) {
    severities.forEach((severity) => {
       console[severity] = () => null;
    });

app/src/core/utils/typebox/index.ts

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export function parse<Schema extends TSchema = TSchema>(
    } else if (options?.onError) {
       options.onError(Errors(schema, data));
    } else {
+      //console.warn("errors", JSON.stringify([...Errors(schema, data)], null, 2));
       throw new TypeInvalidError(schema, data);
    }
 

app/src/data/AppData.ts

@@ -1,52 +1,20 @@
 import { transformObject } from "core/utils";
-import { DataPermissions, Entity, EntityIndex, type EntityManager, type Field } from "data";
+import {
+   DataPermissions,
+   type Entity,
+   EntityIndex,
+   type EntityManager,
+   constructEntity,
+   constructRelation
+} from "data";
 import { Module } from "modules/Module";
 import { DataController } from "./api/DataController";
-import {
-   type AppDataConfig,
-   FIELDS,
-   RELATIONS,
-   type TAppDataEntity,
-   type TAppDataRelation,
-   dataConfigSchema
-} from "./data-schema";
-
-export class AppData<DB> extends Module<typeof dataConfigSchema> {
-   static constructEntity(name: string, entityConfig: TAppDataEntity) {
-      const fields = transformObject(entityConfig.fields ?? {}, (fieldConfig, name) => {
-         const { type } = fieldConfig;
-         if (!(type in FIELDS)) {
-            throw new Error(`Field type "${type}" not found`);
-         }
-
-         const { field } = FIELDS[type as any];
-         const returnal = new field(name, fieldConfig.config) as Field;
-         return returnal;
-      });
-
-      // @todo: entity must be migrated to typebox
-      return new Entity(
-         name,
-         Object.values(fields),
-         entityConfig.config as any,
-         entityConfig.type as any
-      );
-   }
-
-   static constructRelation(
-      relationConfig: TAppDataRelation,
-      resolver: (name: Entity | string) => Entity
-   ) {
-      return new RELATIONS[relationConfig.type].cls(
-         resolver(relationConfig.source),
-         resolver(relationConfig.target),
-         relationConfig.config
-      );
-   }
+import { type AppDataConfig, dataConfigSchema } from "./data-schema";
 
+export class AppData extends Module<typeof dataConfigSchema> {
    override async build() {
       const entities = transformObject(this.config.entities ?? {}, (entityConfig, name) => {
-         return AppData.constructEntity(name, entityConfig);
+         return constructEntity(name, entityConfig);
       });
 
       const _entity = (_e: Entity | string): Entity => {
@@ -57,7 +25,7 @@ export class AppData<DB> extends Module<typeof dataConfigSchema> {
       };
 
       const relations = transformObject(this.config.relations ?? {}, (relation) =>
-         AppData.constructRelation(relation, _entity)
+         constructRelation(relation, _entity)
       );
 
       const indices = transformObject(this.config.indices ?? {}, (index, name) => {
@@ -91,7 +59,7 @@ export class AppData<DB> extends Module<typeof dataConfigSchema> {
       return dataConfigSchema;
    }
 
-   get em(): EntityManager<DB> {
+   get em(): EntityManager {
       this.throwIfNotBuilt();
       return this.ctx.em;
    }
@@ -101,18 +69,9 @@ export class AppData<DB> extends Module<typeof dataConfigSchema> {
    }
 
    override getOverwritePaths() {
-      return [
-         /^entities\..*\.config$/,
-         /^entities\..*\.fields\..*\.config$/
-         ///^entities\..*\.fields\..*\.config\.schema$/
-      ];
+      return [/^entities\..*\.config$/, /^entities\..*\.fields\..*\.config$/];
    }
 
-   /*registerController(server: AppServer) {
-      console.log("adding data controller to", this.basepath);
-      server.add(this.basepath, new DataController(this.em));
-   }*/
-
    override toJSON(secrets?: boolean): AppDataConfig {
       return {
          ...this.config,

app/src/data/api/DataApi.ts

@@ -1,62 +1,83 @@
-import type { EntityData, RepoQuery, RepositoryResponse } from "data";
+import type { DB } from "core";
+import type { EntityData, RepoQuery, RepoQueryIn, RepositoryResponse } from "data";
 import { type BaseModuleApiOptions, ModuleApi, type PrimaryFieldType } from "modules";
 
 export type DataApiOptions = BaseModuleApiOptions & {
-   defaultQuery?: Partial<RepoQuery>;
+   queryLengthLimit: number;
+   defaultQuery: Partial<RepoQuery>;
 };
 
 export class DataApi extends ModuleApi<DataApiOptions> {
    protected override getDefaultOptions(): Partial<DataApiOptions> {
       return {
          basepath: "/api/data",
+         queryLengthLimit: 1000,
          defaultQuery: {
             limit: 10
          }
       };
    }
 
-   async readOne(
-      entity: string,
+   readOne<E extends keyof DB | string, Data = E extends keyof DB ? DB[E] : EntityData>(
+      entity: E,
       id: PrimaryFieldType,
-      query: Partial<Omit<RepoQuery, "where" | "limit" | "offset">> = {}
+      query: Omit<RepoQueryIn, "where" | "limit" | "offset"> = {}
    ) {
-      return this.get<RepositoryResponse<EntityData>>([entity, id], query);
+      return this.get<Pick<RepositoryResponse<Data>, "meta" | "data">>([entity as any, id], query);
    }
 
-   async readMany(entity: string, query: Partial<RepoQuery> = {}) {
-      return this.get<Pick<RepositoryResponse, "meta" | "data">>(
-         [entity],
+   readMany<E extends keyof DB | string, Data = E extends keyof DB ? DB[E] : EntityData>(
+      entity: E,
+      query: RepoQueryIn = {}
+   ) {
+      type T = Pick<RepositoryResponse<Data[]>, "meta" | "data">;
+
+      const input = query ?? this.options.defaultQuery;
+      const req = this.get<T>([entity as any], input);
+
+      if (req.request.url.length <= this.options.queryLengthLimit) {
+         return req;
+      }
+
+      return this.post<T>([entity as any, "query"], input);
+   }
+
+   readManyByReference<
+      E extends keyof DB | string,
+      R extends keyof DB | string,
+      Data = R extends keyof DB ? DB[R] : EntityData
+   >(entity: E, id: PrimaryFieldType, reference: R, query: RepoQueryIn = {}) {
+      return this.get<Pick<RepositoryResponse<Data[]>, "meta" | "data">>(
+         [entity as any, id, reference],
          query ?? this.options.defaultQuery
       );
    }
 
-   async readManyByReference(
-      entity: string,
-      id: PrimaryFieldType,
-      reference: string,
-      query: Partial<RepoQuery> = {}
+   createOne<E extends keyof DB | string, Data = E extends keyof DB ? DB[E] : EntityData>(
+      entity: E,
+      input: Omit<Data, "id">
    ) {
-      return this.get<Pick<RepositoryResponse, "meta" | "data">>(
-         [entity, id, reference],
-         query ?? this.options.defaultQuery
-      );
+      return this.post<RepositoryResponse<Data>>([entity as any], input);
    }
 
-   async createOne(entity: string, input: EntityData) {
-      return this.post<RepositoryResponse<EntityData>>([entity], input);
+   updateOne<E extends keyof DB | string, Data = E extends keyof DB ? DB[E] : EntityData>(
+      entity: E,
+      id: PrimaryFieldType,
+      input: Partial<Omit<Data, "id">>
+   ) {
+      return this.patch<RepositoryResponse<Data>>([entity as any, id], input);
    }
 
-   async updateOne(entity: string, id: PrimaryFieldType, input: EntityData) {
-      return this.patch<RepositoryResponse<EntityData>>([entity, id], input);
+   deleteOne<E extends keyof DB | string, Data = E extends keyof DB ? DB[E] : EntityData>(
+      entity: E,
+      id: PrimaryFieldType
+   ) {
+      return this.delete<RepositoryResponse<Data>>([entity as any, id]);
    }
 
-   async deleteOne(entity: string, id: PrimaryFieldType) {
-      return this.delete<RepositoryResponse<EntityData>>([entity, id]);
-   }
-
-   async count(entity: string, where: RepoQuery["where"] = {}) {
-      return this.post<RepositoryResponse<{ entity: string; count: number }>>(
-         [entity, "fn", "count"],
+   count<E extends keyof DB | string>(entity: E, where: RepoQuery["where"] = {}) {
+      return this.post<RepositoryResponse<{ entity: E; count: number }>>(
+         [entity as any, "fn", "count"],
          where
       );
    }

app/src/data/api/DataController.ts

@@ -1,32 +1,26 @@
-import { type ClassController, isDebug, tbValidator as tb } from "core";
-import { Type, objectCleanEmpty, objectTransform } from "core/utils";
+import { isDebug, tbValidator as tb } from "core";
+import { StringEnum, Type } from "core/utils";
 import {
    DataPermissions,
    type EntityData,
    type EntityManager,
-   FieldClassMap,
    type MutatorResponse,
-   PrimaryField,
    type RepoQuery,
    type RepositoryResponse,
-   TextField,
    querySchema
 } from "data";
-import { Hono } from "hono";
 import type { Handler } from "hono/types";
 import type { ModuleBuildContext } from "modules";
+import { Controller } from "modules/Controller";
 import * as SystemPermissions from "modules/permissions";
-import { type AppDataConfig, FIELDS } from "../data-schema";
+import type { AppDataConfig } from "../data-schema";
 
-export class DataController implements ClassController {
+export class DataController extends Controller {
    constructor(
       private readonly ctx: ModuleBuildContext,
       private readonly config: AppDataConfig
    ) {
-      /*console.log(
-         "data controller",
-         this.em.entities.map((e) => e.name)
-      );*/
+      super();
    }
 
    get em(): EntityManager<any> {
@@ -74,8 +68,10 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
       }
    }
 
-   getController(): Hono<any> {
-      const hono = new Hono();
+   override getController() {
+      const { permission, auth } = this.middlewares;
+      const hono = this.create().use(auth(), permission(SystemPermissions.accessApi));
+
       const definedEntities = this.em.entities.map((e) => e.name);
       const tbNumber = Type.Transform(Type.String({ pattern: "^[1-9][0-9]{0,}$" }))
          .Decode(Number.parseInt)
@@ -89,11 +85,6 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
          return func;
       }
 
-      hono.use("*", async (c, next) => {
-         this.ctx.guard.throwUnlessGranted(SystemPermissions.accessApi);
-         await next();
-      });
-
       // info
       hono.get(
          "/",
@@ -104,9 +95,7 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
       );
 
       // sync endpoint
-      hono.get("/sync", async (c) => {
-         this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.databaseSync);
-
+      hono.get("/sync", permission(DataPermissions.databaseSync), async (c) => {
          const force = c.req.query("force") === "1";
          const drop = c.req.query("drop") === "1";
          //console.log("force", force);
@@ -126,10 +115,9 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
          // fn: count
          .post(
             "/:entity/fn/count",
+            permission(DataPermissions.entityRead),
             tb("param", Type.Object({ entity: Type.String() })),
             async (c) => {
-               this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityRead);
-
                const { entity } = c.req.valid("param");
                if (!this.entityExists(entity)) {
                   return c.notFound();
@@ -143,10 +131,9 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
          // fn: exists
          .post(
             "/:entity/fn/exists",
+            permission(DataPermissions.entityRead),
             tb("param", Type.Object({ entity: Type.String() })),
             async (c) => {
-               this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityRead);
-
                const { entity } = c.req.valid("param");
                if (!this.entityExists(entity)) {
                   return c.notFound();
@@ -163,15 +150,13 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
        */
       hono
          // read entity schema
-         .get("/schema.json", async (c) => {
-            this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityRead);
-            const url = new URL(c.req.url);
-            const $id = `${url.origin}${this.config.basepath}/schema.json`;
+         .get("/schema.json", permission(DataPermissions.entityRead), async (c) => {
+            const $id = `${this.config.basepath}/schema.json`;
             const schemas = Object.fromEntries(
                this.em.entities.map((e) => [
                   e.name,
                   {
-                     $ref: `schemas/${e.name}`
+                     $ref: `${this.config.basepath}/schemas/${e.name}`
                   }
                ])
             );
@@ -183,22 +168,27 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
          })
          // read schema
          .get(
-            "/schemas/:entity",
-            tb("param", Type.Object({ entity: Type.String() })),
+            "/schemas/:entity/:context?",
+            permission(DataPermissions.entityRead),
+            tb(
+               "param",
+               Type.Object({
+                  entity: Type.String(),
+                  context: Type.Optional(StringEnum(["create", "update"]))
+               })
+            ),
             async (c) => {
-               this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityRead);
-
                //console.log("request", c.req.raw);
-               const { entity } = c.req.param();
+               const { entity, context } = c.req.param();
                if (!this.entityExists(entity)) {
                   console.log("not found", entity, definedEntities);
                   return c.notFound();
                }
                const _entity = this.em.entity(entity);
-               const schema = _entity.toSchema();
+               const schema = _entity.toSchema({ context } as any);
                const url = new URL(c.req.url);
                const base = `${url.origin}${this.config.basepath}`;
-               const $id = `${base}/schemas/${entity}`;
+               const $id = `${this.config.basepath}/schemas/${entity}`;
                return c.json({
                   $schema: `${base}/schema.json`,
                   $id,
@@ -211,11 +201,10 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
          // read many
          .get(
             "/:entity",
+            permission(DataPermissions.entityRead),
             tb("param", Type.Object({ entity: Type.String() })),
             tb("query", querySchema),
             async (c) => {
-               this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityRead);
-
                //console.log("request", c.req.raw);
                const { entity } = c.req.param();
                if (!this.entityExists(entity)) {
@@ -233,6 +222,7 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
          // read one
          .get(
             "/:entity/:id",
+            permission(DataPermissions.entityRead),
             tb(
                "param",
                Type.Object({
@@ -241,11 +231,7 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
                })
             ),
             tb("query", querySchema),
-            /*zValidator("param", z.object({ entity: z.string(), id: z.coerce.number() })),
-            zValidator("query", repoQuerySchema),*/
             async (c) => {
-               this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityRead);
-
                const { entity, id } = c.req.param();
                if (!this.entityExists(entity)) {
                   return c.notFound();
@@ -259,6 +245,7 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
          // read many by reference
          .get(
             "/:entity/:id/:reference",
+            permission(DataPermissions.entityRead),
             tb(
                "param",
                Type.Object({
@@ -269,8 +256,6 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
             ),
             tb("query", querySchema),
             async (c) => {
-               this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityRead);
-
                const { entity, id, reference } = c.req.param();
                if (!this.entityExists(entity)) {
                   return c.notFound();
@@ -287,17 +272,16 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
          // func query
          .post(
             "/:entity/query",
+            permission(DataPermissions.entityRead),
             tb("param", Type.Object({ entity: Type.String() })),
             tb("json", querySchema),
             async (c) => {
-               this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityRead);
-
                const { entity } = c.req.param();
                if (!this.entityExists(entity)) {
                   return c.notFound();
                }
                const options = (await c.req.valid("json")) as RepoQuery;
-               console.log("options", options);
+               //console.log("options", options);
                const result = await this.em.repository(entity).findMany(options);
 
                return c.json(this.repoResult(result), { status: result.data ? 200 : 404 });
@@ -309,25 +293,27 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
        */
       // insert one
       hono
-         .post("/:entity", tb("param", Type.Object({ entity: Type.String() })), async (c) => {
-            this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityCreate);
+         .post(
+            "/:entity",
+            permission(DataPermissions.entityCreate),
+            tb("param", Type.Object({ entity: Type.String() })),
+            async (c) => {
+               const { entity } = c.req.param();
+               if (!this.entityExists(entity)) {
+                  return c.notFound();
+               }
+               const body = (await c.req.json()) as EntityData;
+               const result = await this.em.mutator(entity).insertOne(body);
 
-            const { entity } = c.req.param();
-            if (!this.entityExists(entity)) {
-               return c.notFound();
+               return c.json(this.mutatorResult(result), 201);
             }
-            const body = (await c.req.json()) as EntityData;
-            const result = await this.em.mutator(entity).insertOne(body);
-
-            return c.json(this.mutatorResult(result), 201);
-         })
+         )
          // update one
          .patch(
             "/:entity/:id",
+            permission(DataPermissions.entityUpdate),
             tb("param", Type.Object({ entity: Type.String(), id: tbNumber })),
             async (c) => {
-               this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityUpdate);
-
                const { entity, id } = c.req.param();
                if (!this.entityExists(entity)) {
                   return c.notFound();
@@ -341,6 +327,8 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
          // delete one
          .delete(
             "/:entity/:id",
+
+            permission(DataPermissions.entityDelete),
             tb("param", Type.Object({ entity: Type.String(), id: tbNumber })),
             async (c) => {
                this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityDelete);
@@ -358,11 +346,10 @@ export class DataController implements ClassController {
          // delete many
          .delete(
             "/:entity",
+            permission(DataPermissions.entityDelete),
             tb("param", Type.Object({ entity: Type.String() })),
             tb("json", querySchema.properties.where),
             async (c) => {
-               this.guard.throwUnlessGranted(DataPermissions.entityDelete);
-
                //console.log("request", c.req.raw);
                const { entity } = c.req.param();
                if (!this.entityExists(entity)) {

app/src/data/connection/DummyConnection.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { Connection } from "./Connection";
+
+export class DummyConnection extends Connection {
+   constructor() {
+      super(undefined as any);
+   }
+}

app/src/data/connection/SqliteLocalConnection.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import type { DatabaseIntrospector, SqliteDatabase } from "kysely";
+import { type DatabaseIntrospector, ParseJSONResultsPlugin, type SqliteDatabase } from "kysely";
 import { Kysely, SqliteDialect } from "kysely";
-import { DeserializeJsonValuesPlugin } from "../plugins/DeserializeJsonValuesPlugin";
 import { SqliteConnection } from "./SqliteConnection";
 import { SqliteIntrospector } from "./SqliteIntrospector";
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ class CustomSqliteDialect extends SqliteDialect {
 
 export class SqliteLocalConnection extends SqliteConnection {
    constructor(private database: SqliteDatabase) {
-      const plugins = [new DeserializeJsonValuesPlugin()];
+      const plugins = [new ParseJSONResultsPlugin()];
       const kysely = new Kysely({
          dialect: new CustomSqliteDialect({ database }),
          plugins

app/src/data/entities/Entity.ts

@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ export class Entity<
 
    getDefaultSort() {
       return {
-         by: this.config.sort_field,
-         dir: this.config.sort_dir
+         by: this.config.sort_field ?? "id",
+         dir: this.config.sort_dir ?? "asc"
       };
    }
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export class Entity<
       return this.fields.find((field) => field.name === name);
    }
 
-   __experimental_replaceField(name: string, field: Field) {
+   __replaceField(name: string, field: Field) {
       const index = this.fields.findIndex((f) => f.name === name);
       if (index === -1) {
          throw new Error(`Field "${name}" not found on entity "${this.name}"`);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export class Entity<
    }
 
    get label(): string {
-      return snakeToPascalWithSpaces(this.config.name ?? this.name);
+      return this.config.name ?? snakeToPascalWithSpaces(this.name);
    }
 
    field(name: string): Field | undefined {
@@ -192,14 +192,41 @@ export class Entity<
       this.data = data;
    }
 
-   isValidData(data: EntityData, context: TActionContext, explain?: boolean): boolean {
+   // @todo: add tests
+   isValidData(
+      data: EntityData,
+      context: TActionContext,
+      options?: {
+         explain?: boolean;
+         ignoreUnknown?: boolean;
+      }
+   ): boolean {
+      if (typeof data !== "object") {
+         if (options?.explain) {
+            throw new Error(`Entity "${this.name}" data must be an object`);
+         }
+      }
+
       const fields = this.getFillableFields(context, false);
-      //const fields = this.fields;
-      //console.log("data", data);
+
+      if (options?.ignoreUnknown !== true) {
+         const field_names = fields.map((f) => f.name);
+         const given_keys = Object.keys(data);
+         const unknown_keys = given_keys.filter((key) => !field_names.includes(key));
+
+         if (unknown_keys.length > 0) {
+            if (options?.explain) {
+               throw new Error(
+                  `Entity "${this.name}" data must only contain known keys, unknown: "${unknown_keys}"`
+               );
+            }
+         }
+      }
+
       for (const field of fields) {
          if (!field.isValid(data[field.name], context)) {
             console.log("Entity.isValidData:invalid", context, field.name, data[field.name]);
-            if (explain) {
+            if (options?.explain) {
                throw new Error(`Field "${field.name}" has invalid data: "${data[field.name]}"`);
             }
 
@@ -210,20 +237,34 @@ export class Entity<
       return true;
    }
 
-   toSchema(clean?: boolean): object {
-      const fields = Object.fromEntries(this.fields.map((field) => [field.name, field]));
+   toSchema(options?: { clean: boolean; context?: "create" | "update" }): object {
+      let fields: Field[];
+      switch (options?.context) {
+         case "create":
+         case "update":
+            fields = this.getFillableFields(options.context);
+            break;
+         default:
+            fields = this.getFields(true);
+      }
+
+      const _fields = Object.fromEntries(fields.map((field) => [field.name, field]));
       const schema = Type.Object(
-         transformObject(fields, (field) => ({
-            title: field.config.label,
-            $comment: field.config.description,
-            $field: field.type,
-            readOnly: !field.isFillable("update") ? true : undefined,
-            writeOnly: !field.isFillable("create") ? true : undefined,
-            ...field.toJsonSchema()
-         }))
+         transformObject(_fields, (field) => {
+            //const hidden = field.isHidden(options?.context);
+            const fillable = field.isFillable(options?.context);
+            return {
+               title: field.config.label,
+               $comment: field.config.description,
+               $field: field.type,
+               readOnly: !fillable ? true : undefined,
+               ...field.toJsonSchema()
+            };
+         }),
+         { additionalProperties: false }
       );
 
-      return clean ? JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(schema)) : schema;
+      return options?.clean ? JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(schema)) : schema;
    }
 
    toJSON() {

app/src/data/entities/EntityManager.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { DB as DefaultDB } from "core";
 import { EventManager } from "core/events";
 import { sql } from "kysely";
 import { Connection } from "../connection/Connection";
@@ -14,7 +15,18 @@ import { SchemaManager } from "../schema/SchemaManager";
 import { Entity } from "./Entity";
 import { type EntityData, Mutator, Repository } from "./index";
 
-export class EntityManager<DB> {
+type EntitySchema<
+   TBD extends object = DefaultDB,
+   E extends Entity | keyof TBD | string = string
+> = E extends Entity<infer Name>
+   ? Name extends keyof TBD
+      ? Name
+      : never
+   : E extends keyof TBD
+     ? E
+     : never;
+
+export class EntityManager<TBD extends object = DefaultDB> {
    connection: Connection;
 
    private _entities: Entity[] = [];
@@ -50,7 +62,7 @@ export class EntityManager<DB> {
     * Forks the EntityManager without the EventManager.
     * This is useful when used inside an event handler.
     */
-   fork(): EntityManager<DB> {
+   fork(): EntityManager {
       return new EntityManager(this._entities, this.connection, this._relations, this._indices);
    }
 
@@ -87,10 +99,30 @@ export class EntityManager<DB> {
       this.entities.push(entity);
    }
 
-   entity(name: string): Entity {
-      const entity = this.entities.find((e) => e.name === name);
+   __replaceEntity(entity: Entity, name: string | undefined = entity.name) {
+      const entityIndex = this._entities.findIndex((e) => e.name === name);
+
+      if (entityIndex === -1) {
+         throw new Error(`Entity "${name}" not found and cannot be replaced`);
+      }
+
+      this._entities[entityIndex] = entity;
+
+      // caused issues because this.entity() was using a reference (for when initial config was given)
+   }
+
+   entity<Silent extends true | false = false>(
+      e: Entity | keyof TBD | string,
+      silent?: Silent
+   ): Silent extends true ? Entity | undefined : Entity {
+      // make sure to always retrieve by name
+      const entity = this.entities.find((entity) =>
+         e instanceof Entity ? entity.name === e.name : entity.name === e
+      );
+
       if (!entity) {
-         throw new EntityNotDefinedException(name);
+         if (silent === true) return undefined as any;
+         throw new EntityNotDefinedException(e instanceof Entity ? e.name : (e as string));
       }
 
       return entity;
@@ -162,28 +194,18 @@ export class EntityManager<DB> {
       return this.relations.relationReferencesOf(this.entity(entity_name));
    }
 
-   repository(_entity: Entity | string) {
-      const entity = _entity instanceof Entity ? _entity : this.entity(_entity);
-      return new Repository(this, entity, this.emgr);
+   repository<E extends Entity | keyof TBD | string>(
+      entity: E
+   ): Repository<TBD, EntitySchema<TBD, E>> {
+      return this.repo(entity);
    }
 
-   repo<E extends Entity>(
-      _entity: E
-   ): Repository<
-      DB,
-      E extends Entity<infer Name> ? (Name extends keyof DB ? Name : never) : never
-   > {
-      return new Repository(this, _entity, this.emgr);
+   repo<E extends Entity | keyof TBD | string>(entity: E): Repository<TBD, EntitySchema<TBD, E>> {
+      return new Repository(this, this.entity(entity), this.emgr);
    }
 
-   _repo<TB extends keyof DB>(_entity: TB): Repository<DB, TB> {
-      const entity = this.entity(_entity as any);
-      return new Repository(this, entity, this.emgr);
-   }
-
-   mutator(_entity: Entity | string) {
-      const entity = _entity instanceof Entity ? _entity : this.entity(_entity);
-      return new Mutator(this, entity, this.emgr);
+   mutator<E extends Entity | keyof TBD | string>(entity: E): Mutator<TBD, EntitySchema<TBD, E>> {
+      return new Mutator(this, this.entity(entity), this.emgr);
    }
 
    addIndex(index: EntityIndex, force = false) {

app/src/data/entities/Mutator.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { PrimaryFieldType } from "core";
+import type { DB as DefaultDB, PrimaryFieldType } from "core";
 import { type EmitsEvents, EventManager } from "core/events";
 import type { DeleteQueryBuilder, InsertQueryBuilder, UpdateQueryBuilder } from "kysely";
 import { type TActionContext, WhereBuilder } from "..";
@@ -25,8 +25,14 @@ export type MutatorResponse<T = EntityData[]> = {
    data: T;
 };
 
-export class Mutator<DB> implements EmitsEvents {
-   em: EntityManager<DB>;
+export class Mutator<
+   TBD extends object = DefaultDB,
+   TB extends keyof TBD = any,
+   Output = TBD[TB],
+   Input = Omit<Output, "id">
+> implements EmitsEvents
+{
+   em: EntityManager<TBD>;
    entity: Entity;
    static readonly Events = MutatorEvents;
    emgr: EventManager<typeof MutatorEvents>;
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ export class Mutator<DB> implements EmitsEvents {
       this.__unstable_disable_system_entity_creation = value;
    }
 
-   constructor(em: EntityManager<DB>, entity: Entity, emgr?: EventManager<any>) {
+   constructor(em: EntityManager<TBD>, entity: Entity, emgr?: EventManager<any>) {
       this.em = em;
       this.entity = entity;
       this.emgr = emgr ?? new EventManager(MutatorEvents);
@@ -47,13 +53,13 @@ export class Mutator<DB> implements EmitsEvents {
       return this.em.connection.kysely;
    }
 
-   async getValidatedData(data: EntityData, context: TActionContext): Promise<EntityData> {
+   async getValidatedData<Given = any>(data: Given, context: TActionContext): Promise<Given> {
       const entity = this.entity;
       if (!context) {
          throw new Error("Context must be provided for validation");
       }
 
-      const keys = Object.keys(data);
+      const keys = Object.keys(data as any);
       const validatedData: EntityData = {};
 
       // get relational references/keys
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ export class Mutator<DB> implements EmitsEvents {
          throw new Error(`No data left to update "${entity.name}"`);
       }
 
-      return validatedData;
+      return validatedData as Given;
    }
 
    protected async many(qb: MutatorQB): Promise<MutatorResponse> {
@@ -120,20 +126,23 @@ export class Mutator<DB> implements EmitsEvents {
       return { ...response, data: data[0]! };
    }
 
-   async insertOne(data: EntityData): Promise<MutatorResponse<EntityData>> {
+   async insertOne(data: Input): Promise<MutatorResponse<Output>> {
       const entity = this.entity;
       if (entity.type === "system" && this.__unstable_disable_system_entity_creation) {
          throw new Error(`Creation of system entity "${entity.name}" is disabled`);
       }
 
-      // @todo: establish the original order from "data"
+      const result = await this.emgr.emit(
+         new Mutator.Events.MutatorInsertBefore({ entity, data: data as any })
+      );
+
+      // if listener returned, take what's returned
+      const _data = result.returned ? result.params.data : data;
       const validatedData = {
          ...entity.getDefaultObject(),
-         ...(await this.getValidatedData(data, "create"))
+         ...(await this.getValidatedData(_data, "create"))
       };
 
-      await this.emgr.emit(new Mutator.Events.MutatorInsertBefore({ entity, data: validatedData }));
-
       // check if required fields are present
       const required = entity.getRequiredFields();
       for (const field of required) {
@@ -154,24 +163,29 @@ export class Mutator<DB> implements EmitsEvents {
 
       await this.emgr.emit(new Mutator.Events.MutatorInsertAfter({ entity, data: res.data }));
 
-      return res;
+      return res as any;
    }
 
-   async updateOne(id: PrimaryFieldType, data: EntityData): Promise<MutatorResponse<EntityData>> {
+   async updateOne(id: PrimaryFieldType, data: Partial<Input>): Promise<MutatorResponse<Output>> {
       const entity = this.entity;
       if (!Number.isInteger(id)) {
          throw new Error("ID must be provided for update");
       }
 
-      const validatedData = await this.getValidatedData(data, "update");
-
-      await this.emgr.emit(
-         new Mutator.Events.MutatorUpdateBefore({ entity, entityId: id, data: validatedData })
+      const result = await this.emgr.emit(
+         new Mutator.Events.MutatorUpdateBefore({
+            entity,
+            entityId: id,
+            data
+         })
       );
 
+      const _data = result.returned ? result.params.data : data;
+      const validatedData = await this.getValidatedData(_data, "update");
+
       const query = this.conn
          .updateTable(entity.name)
-         .set(validatedData)
+         .set(validatedData as any)
          .where(entity.id().name, "=", id)
          .returning(entity.getSelect());
 
@@ -181,10 +195,10 @@ export class Mutator<DB> implements EmitsEvents {
          new Mutator.Events.MutatorUpdateAfter({ entity, entityId: id, data: res.data })
       );
 
-      return res;
+      return res as any;
    }
 
-   async deleteOne(id: PrimaryFieldType): Promise<MutatorResponse<EntityData>> {
+   async deleteOne(id: PrimaryFieldType): Promise<MutatorResponse<Output>> {
       const entity = this.entity;
       if (!Number.isInteger(id)) {
          throw new Error("ID must be provided for deletion");
@@ -203,7 +217,7 @@ export class Mutator<DB> implements EmitsEvents {
          new Mutator.Events.MutatorDeleteAfter({ entity, entityId: id, data: res.data })
       );
 
-      return res;
+      return res as any;
    }
 
    private getValidOptions(options?: Partial<RepoQuery>): Partial<RepoQuery> {
@@ -250,47 +264,62 @@ export class Mutator<DB> implements EmitsEvents {
    }
 
    // @todo: decide whether entries should be deleted all at once or one by one (for events)
-   async deleteWhere(where?: RepoQuery["where"]): Promise<MutatorResponse<EntityData>> {
+   async deleteWhere(where?: RepoQuery["where"]): Promise<MutatorResponse<Output[]>> {
       const entity = this.entity;
 
       const qb = this.appendWhere(this.conn.deleteFrom(entity.name), where).returning(
          entity.getSelect()
       );
 
-      //await this.emgr.emit(new Mutator.Events.MutatorDeleteBefore({ entity, entityId: id }));
-
-      const res = await this.many(qb);
-
-      /*await this.emgr.emit(
-         new Mutator.Events.MutatorDeleteAfter({ entity, entityId: id, data: res.data })
-      );*/
-
-      return res;
+      return (await this.many(qb)) as any;
    }
 
    async updateWhere(
-      data: EntityData,
+      data: Partial<Input>,
       where?: RepoQuery["where"]
-   ): Promise<MutatorResponse<EntityData>> {
+   ): Promise<MutatorResponse<Output[]>> {
       const entity = this.entity;
-
       const validatedData = await this.getValidatedData(data, "update");
 
-      /*await this.emgr.emit(
-         new Mutator.Events.MutatorUpdateBefore({ entity, entityId: id, data: validatedData })
-      );*/
-
       const query = this.appendWhere(this.conn.updateTable(entity.name), where)
-         .set(validatedData)
-         //.where(entity.id().name, "=", id)
+         .set(validatedData as any)
          .returning(entity.getSelect());
 
-      const res = await this.many(query);
+      return (await this.many(query)) as any;
+   }
 
-      /*await this.emgr.emit(
-         new Mutator.Events.MutatorUpdateAfter({ entity, entityId: id, data: res.data })
-      );*/
+   async insertMany(data: Input[]): Promise<MutatorResponse<Output[]>> {
+      const entity = this.entity;
+      if (entity.type === "system" && this.__unstable_disable_system_entity_creation) {
+         throw new Error(`Creation of system entity "${entity.name}" is disabled`);
+      }
 
-      return res;
+      const validated: any[] = [];
+      for (const row of data) {
+         const validatedData = {
+            ...entity.getDefaultObject(),
+            ...(await this.getValidatedData(row, "create"))
+         };
+
+         // check if required fields are present
+         const required = entity.getRequiredFields();
+         for (const field of required) {
+            if (
+               typeof validatedData[field.name] === "undefined" ||
+               validatedData[field.name] === null
+            ) {
+               throw new Error(`Field "${field.name}" is required`);
+            }
+         }
+
+         validated.push(validatedData);
+      }
+
+      const query = this.conn
+         .insertInto(entity.name)
+         .values(validated)
+         .returning(entity.getSelect());
+
+      return (await this.many(query)) as any;
    }
 }

app/src/data/entities/query/Repository.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { PrimaryFieldType } from "core";
+import type { DB as DefaultDB, PrimaryFieldType } from "core";
 import { type EmitsEvents, EventManager } from "core/events";
 import { type SelectQueryBuilder, sql } from "kysely";
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash-es";
@@ -43,27 +43,29 @@ export type RepositoryExistsResponse = RepositoryRawResponse & {
    exists: boolean;
 };
 
-export class Repository<DB = any, TB extends keyof DB = any> implements EmitsEvents {
-   em: EntityManager<DB>;
+export class Repository<TBD extends object = DefaultDB, TB extends keyof TBD = any>
+   implements EmitsEvents
+{
+   em: EntityManager<TBD>;
    entity: Entity;
    static readonly Events = RepositoryEvents;
    emgr: EventManager<typeof Repository.Events>;
 
-   constructor(em: EntityManager<DB>, entity: Entity, emgr?: EventManager<any>) {
+   constructor(em: EntityManager<TBD>, entity: Entity, emgr?: EventManager<any>) {
       this.em = em;
       this.entity = entity;
       this.emgr = emgr ?? new EventManager(MutatorEvents);
    }
 
    private cloneFor(entity: Entity) {
-      return new Repository(this.em, entity, this.emgr);
+      return new Repository(this.em, this.em.entity(entity), this.emgr);
    }
 
    private get conn() {
       return this.em.connection.kysely;
    }
 
-   private getValidOptions(options?: Partial<RepoQuery>): RepoQuery {
+   getValidOptions(options?: Partial<RepoQuery>): RepoQuery {
       const entity = this.entity;
       // @todo: if not cloned deep, it will keep references and error if multiple requests come in
       const validated = {
@@ -92,23 +94,19 @@ export class Repository<DB = any, TB extends keyof DB = any> implements EmitsEve
          if (invalid.length > 0) {
             throw new InvalidSearchParamsException(
                `Invalid select field(s): ${invalid.join(", ")}`
-            );
+            ).context({
+               entity: entity.name,
+               valid: validated.select
+            });
          }
 
          validated.select = options.select;
       }
 
-      if (options.with && options.with.length > 0) {
-         for (const entry of options.with) {
-            const related = this.em.relationOf(entity.name, entry);
-            if (!related) {
-               throw new InvalidSearchParamsException(
-                  `WITH: "${entry}" is not a relation of "${entity.name}"`
-               );
-            }
-
-            validated.with.push(entry);
-         }
+      if (options.with) {
+         const depth = WithBuilder.validateWiths(this.em, entity.name, options.with);
+         // @todo: determine allowed depth
+         validated.with = options.with;
       }
 
       if (options.join && options.join.length > 0) {
@@ -230,49 +228,85 @@ export class Repository<DB = any, TB extends keyof DB = any> implements EmitsEve
       return { ...response, data: data[0]! };
    }
 
-   private buildQuery(
+   addOptionsToQueryBuilder(
+      _qb?: RepositoryQB,
       _options?: Partial<RepoQuery>,
-      exclude_options: (keyof RepoQuery)[] = []
-   ): { qb: RepositoryQB; options: RepoQuery } {
+      config?: {
+         validate?: boolean;
+         ignore?: (keyof RepoQuery)[];
+         alias?: string;
+         defaults?: Pick<RepoQuery, "limit" | "offset">;
+      }
+   ) {
       const entity = this.entity;
-      const options = this.getValidOptions(_options);
+      let qb = _qb ?? (this.conn.selectFrom(entity.name) as RepositoryQB);
 
-      const alias = entity.name;
+      const options = config?.validate !== false ? this.getValidOptions(_options) : _options;
+      if (!options) return qb;
+
+      const alias = config?.alias ?? entity.name;
       const aliased = (field: string) => `${alias}.${field}`;
-      let qb = this.conn
-         .selectFrom(entity.name)
-         .select(entity.getAliasedSelectFrom(options.select, alias));
+      const ignore = config?.ignore ?? [];
+      const defaults = {
+         limit: 10,
+         offset: 0,
+         ...config?.defaults
+      };
 
-      //console.log("build query options", options);
-      if (!exclude_options.includes("with") && options.with) {
+      /*console.log("build query options", {
+         entity: entity.name,
+         options,
+         config
+      });*/
+
+      if (!ignore.includes("select") && options.select) {
+         qb = qb.select(entity.getAliasedSelectFrom(options.select, alias));
+      }
+
+      if (!ignore.includes("with") && options.with) {
          qb = WithBuilder.addClause(this.em, qb, entity, options.with);
       }
 
-      if (!exclude_options.includes("join") && options.join) {
+      if (!ignore.includes("join") && options.join) {
          qb = JoinBuilder.addClause(this.em, qb, entity, options.join);
       }
 
       // add where if present
-      if (!exclude_options.includes("where") && options.where) {
+      if (!ignore.includes("where") && options.where) {
          qb = WhereBuilder.addClause(qb, options.where);
       }
 
-      if (!exclude_options.includes("limit")) qb = qb.limit(options.limit);
-      if (!exclude_options.includes("offset")) qb = qb.offset(options.offset);
+      if (!ignore.includes("limit")) qb = qb.limit(options.limit ?? defaults.limit);
+      if (!ignore.includes("offset")) qb = qb.offset(options.offset ?? defaults.offset);
 
       // sorting
-      if (!exclude_options.includes("sort")) {
-         qb = qb.orderBy(aliased(options.sort.by), options.sort.dir);
+      if (!ignore.includes("sort")) {
+         qb = qb.orderBy(aliased(options.sort?.by ?? "id"), options.sort?.dir ?? "asc");
       }
 
-      //console.log("options", { _options, options, exclude_options });
-      return { qb, options };
+      return qb as RepositoryQB;
+   }
+
+   private buildQuery(
+      _options?: Partial<RepoQuery>,
+      ignore: (keyof RepoQuery)[] = []
+   ): { qb: RepositoryQB; options: RepoQuery } {
+      const entity = this.entity;
+      const options = this.getValidOptions(_options);
+
+      return {
+         qb: this.addOptionsToQueryBuilder(undefined, options, {
+            ignore,
+            alias: entity.name
+         }),
+         options
+      };
    }
 
    async findId(
       id: PrimaryFieldType,
       _options?: Partial<Omit<RepoQuery, "where" | "limit" | "offset">>
-   ): Promise<RepositoryResponse<DB[TB]>> {
+   ): Promise<RepositoryResponse<TBD[TB] | undefined>> {
       const { qb, options } = this.buildQuery(
          {
             ..._options,
@@ -288,7 +322,7 @@ export class Repository<DB = any, TB extends keyof DB = any> implements EmitsEve
    async findOne(
       where: RepoQuery["where"],
       _options?: Partial<Omit<RepoQuery, "where" | "limit" | "offset">>
-   ): Promise<RepositoryResponse<DB[TB] | undefined>> {
+   ): Promise<RepositoryResponse<TBD[TB] | undefined>> {
       const { qb, options } = this.buildQuery({
          ..._options,
          where,
@@ -298,7 +332,7 @@ export class Repository<DB = any, TB extends keyof DB = any> implements EmitsEve
       return this.single(qb, options) as any;
    }
 
-   async findMany(_options?: Partial<RepoQuery>): Promise<RepositoryResponse<DB[TB][]>> {
+   async findMany(_options?: Partial<RepoQuery>): Promise<RepositoryResponse<TBD[TB][]>> {
       const { qb, options } = this.buildQuery(_options);
       //console.log("findMany:options", options);
 

app/src/data/entities/query/WhereBuilder.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function key(e: unknown): string {
    return e as string;
 }
 
-const expressions: TExpression<any, any, any>[] = [
+const expressions = [
    exp(
       "$eq",
       (v: Primitive) => isPrimitive(v),

app/src/data/entities/query/WithBuilder.ts

@@ -1,42 +1,82 @@
+import { isObject } from "core/utils";
+import type { KyselyJsonFrom, RepoQuery } from "data";
+import { InvalidSearchParamsException } from "data/errors";
 import type { Entity, EntityManager, RepositoryQB } from "../../entities";
 
 export class WithBuilder {
-   private static buildClause(
+   static addClause(
       em: EntityManager<any>,
       qb: RepositoryQB,
       entity: Entity,
-      withString: string
+      withs: RepoQuery["with"]
    ) {
-      const relation = em.relationOf(entity.name, withString);
-      if (!relation) {
-         throw new Error(`Relation "${withString}" not found`);
+      if (!withs || !isObject(withs)) {
+         console.warn(`'withs' undefined or invalid, given: ${JSON.stringify(withs)}`);
+         return qb;
       }
 
-      const cardinality = relation.ref(withString).cardinality;
-      //console.log("with--builder", { entity: entity.name, withString, cardinality });
-
       const fns = em.connection.fn;
-      const jsonFrom = cardinality === 1 ? fns.jsonObjectFrom : fns.jsonArrayFrom;
-
-      if (!jsonFrom) {
-         throw new Error("Connection does not support jsonObjectFrom/jsonArrayFrom");
-      }
-
-      try {
-         return relation.buildWith(entity, qb, jsonFrom, withString);
-      } catch (e) {
-         throw new Error(`Could not build "with" relation "${withString}": ${(e as any).message}`);
-      }
-   }
-
-   static addClause(em: EntityManager<any>, qb: RepositoryQB, entity: Entity, withs: string[]) {
-      if (withs.length === 0) return qb;
-
       let newQb = qb;
-      for (const entry of withs) {
-         newQb = WithBuilder.buildClause(em, newQb, entity, entry);
+
+      for (const [ref, query] of Object.entries(withs)) {
+         const relation = em.relationOf(entity.name, ref);
+         if (!relation) {
+            throw new Error(`Relation "${entity.name}<>${ref}" not found`);
+         }
+         const cardinality = relation.ref(ref).cardinality;
+         const jsonFrom: KyselyJsonFrom =
+            cardinality === 1 ? fns.jsonObjectFrom : fns.jsonArrayFrom;
+         if (!jsonFrom) {
+            throw new Error("Connection does not support jsonObjectFrom/jsonArrayFrom");
+         }
+
+         const other = relation.other(entity);
+         newQb = newQb.select((eb) => {
+            let subQuery = relation.buildWith(entity, ref)(eb);
+            if (query) {
+               subQuery = em.repo(other.entity).addOptionsToQueryBuilder(subQuery, query as any, {
+                  ignore: ["with", "join", cardinality === 1 ? "limit" : undefined].filter(
+                     Boolean
+                  ) as any
+               });
+            }
+
+            if (query.with) {
+               subQuery = WithBuilder.addClause(em, subQuery, other.entity, query.with as any);
+            }
+
+            return jsonFrom(subQuery).as(other.reference);
+         });
       }
 
       return newQb;
    }
+
+   static validateWiths(em: EntityManager<any>, entity: string, withs: RepoQuery["with"]) {
+      let depth = 0;
+      if (!withs || !isObject(withs)) {
+         withs && console.warn(`'withs' invalid, given: ${JSON.stringify(withs)}`);
+         return depth;
+      }
+
+      const child_depths: number[] = [];
+      for (const [ref, query] of Object.entries(withs)) {
+         const related = em.relationOf(entity, ref);
+         if (!related) {
+            throw new InvalidSearchParamsException(
+               `WITH: "${ref}" is not a relation of "${entity}"`
+            );
+         }
+         depth++;
+
+         if ("with" in query) {
+            child_depths.push(WithBuilder.validateWiths(em, ref, query.with as any));
+         }
+      }
+      if (child_depths.length > 0) {
+         depth += Math.max(...child_depths);
+      }
+
+      return depth;
+   }
 }

app/src/data/events/index.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,48 @@
 import type { PrimaryFieldType } from "core";
-import { Event } from "core/events";
+import { Event, InvalidEventReturn } from "core/events";
 import type { Entity, EntityData } from "../entities";
 import type { RepoQuery } from "../server/data-query-impl";
 
-export class MutatorInsertBefore extends Event<{ entity: Entity; data: EntityData }> {
+export class MutatorInsertBefore extends Event<{ entity: Entity; data: EntityData }, EntityData> {
    static override slug = "mutator-insert-before";
+
+   override validate(data: EntityData) {
+      const { entity } = this.params;
+      if (!entity.isValidData(data, "create")) {
+         throw new InvalidEventReturn("EntityData", "invalid");
+      }
+
+      return this.clone({
+         entity,
+         data
+      });
+   }
 }
 export class MutatorInsertAfter extends Event<{ entity: Entity; data: EntityData }> {
    static override slug = "mutator-insert-after";
 }
-export class MutatorUpdateBefore extends Event<{
-   entity: Entity;
-   entityId: PrimaryFieldType;
-   data: EntityData;
-}> {
+export class MutatorUpdateBefore extends Event<
+   {
+      entity: Entity;
+      entityId: PrimaryFieldType;
+      data: EntityData;
+   },
+   EntityData
+> {
    static override slug = "mutator-update-before";
+
+   override validate(data: EntityData) {
+      const { entity, ...rest } = this.params;
+      if (!entity.isValidData(data, "update")) {
+         throw new InvalidEventReturn("EntityData", "invalid");
+      }
+
+      return this.clone({
+         ...rest,
+         entity,
+         data
+      });
+   }
 }
 export class MutatorUpdateAfter extends Event<{
    entity: Entity;

app/src/data/fields/Field.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import type { HTMLInputTypeAttribute, InputHTMLAttributes } from "react";
 import type { EntityManager } from "../entities";
 import { InvalidFieldConfigException, TransformPersistFailedException } from "../errors";
 
+// @todo: contexts need to be reworked
+// e.g. "table" is irrelevant, because if read is not given, it fails
+
 export const ActionContext = ["create", "read", "update", "delete"] as const;
 export type TActionContext = (typeof ActionContext)[number];
 
@@ -157,8 +160,12 @@ export abstract class Field<
       return this.config.virtual ?? false;
    }
 
-   getLabel(): string {
-      return this.config.label ?? snakeToPascalWithSpaces(this.name);
+   getLabel(options?: { fallback?: boolean }): string | undefined {
+      return this.config.label
+         ? this.config.label
+         : options?.fallback !== false
+           ? snakeToPascalWithSpaces(this.name)
+           : undefined;
    }
 
    getDescription(): string | undefined {