FINERACT-2468: Fix datatable operations in PostgreSQL non-public schemas

[AshharAhmadKhan]

Summary

Fixes datatable operations in PostgreSQL deployments using non-public schemas by replacing hardcoded 'public' schema references with current_schema.

Related Issues

• Resolves FINERACT-2468

Description

When using PostgreSQL with tenant-specific schemas (non-public), creating a new datatable causes:

1. GET /datatables to return 404 with "Datatable not found"
2. Saving data to the datatable to fail with "Datatable not found"

Root Cause: getTableIndexes() and isTablePresent() in PostgreSQLQueryService.java hardcoded 'public' schema while getTableColumns() correctly used current_schema, causing inconsistent table discovery in GenericDataServiceImpl.

Solution: Modified both methods to use current_schema instead of hardcoded 'public', ensuring all table metadata queries use the connection's current schema.

Changes Made

• PostgreSQLQueryService.getTableIndexes(): Changed schemaname = 'public' to schemaname = current_schema
• PostgreSQLQueryService.isTablePresent(): Changed table_schema = 'public' to table_schema = current_schema

Testing Performed

• ✅ All unit tests pass (93/93 in fineract-core module)
• ✅ Manual PostgreSQL verification with non-public schema confirms fix
• ✅ Verified current_schema query finds indexes while 'public' query doesn't (reproduces original bug)

Manual Verification:

CREATE SCHEMA tenant_abc;
SET search_path TO tenant_abc;
CREATE TABLE dt_test_table (id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, client_id INTEGER);
CREATE INDEX idx_dt_test_client ON dt_test_table(client_id);

-- Fixed query (works):
SELECT indexname FROM pg_indexes WHERE schemaname = current_schema AND tablename = 'dt_test_table';
-- Result: Returns 2 indexes ✅

-- Old buggy query (fails):
SELECT indexname FROM pg_indexes WHERE schemaname = 'public' AND tablename = 'dt_test_table';
-- Result: Returns 0 rows ❌

Impact

• Behavior Change: None for single-tenant 'public' schema deployments (current_schema defaults to 'public')
• Fix: Enables datatable operations in multi-tenant PostgreSQL deployments with custom schemas

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Notes

• No API changes - internal database query fix only
• No Swagger updates needed
• Changes are minimal (2 SQL queries) and surgical
• GPG-signed commit included

[AshharAhmadKhan]

Updated to use current_schema() with explicit function call syntax for improved reliability across PostgreSQL versions.

Changes made:

• Added parentheses to 3 occurrences of current_schema in PostgreSQLQueryService.java:
  • isTablePresent() method
  • getTableColumns() method
  • getTableIndexes() method
• This ensures consistent schema resolution for tenant-specific PostgreSQL deployments

Regarding the CI failure:
The previous test failure (m_command table already exists error in Liquibase) appears to occur during database initialization, before datatable operations run. Since this change only affects datatable metadata queries in PostgreSQLQueryService, the failure may be unrelated to this fix. Happy to investigate further if the issue persists after the CI retry.

Thank you for your patience and review!

[adamsaghy]

please rebase this pr with latest develop branch

[AshharAhmadKhan]

@adamsaghy Rebased with latest develop (28f63cc). Ready for review!

[Saifulhuq01]

Hi @AshharAhmadKhan

One minor request: Please remove the inline comments (lines 47-48, 72-74) that reference the JIRA ticket and explain the "why".

In Fineract, we prefer to keep the source code clean. This context belongs in the Commit Message or the PR description, not hardcoded into the Java file. The code should be self-explanatory.

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(P.S. Apologies for the duplicate notification from my work handle earlier; please ignore that one.)

[AshharAhmadKhan]

@Saifulhuq01 Done! Removed all inline comments (lines 47-48 and 72-74) as requested. The code is now clean while preserving all functionality. Thanks for the feedback!

[Saifulhuq01]

@Saifulhuq01 Done! Removed all inline comments (lines 47-48 and 72-74) as requested. The code is now clean while preserving all functionality. Thanks for the feedback!

@AshharAhmadKhan I’ve checked the latest commit and performed a hard refresh, but the inline comments on lines 47-48 and 72-74 are still appearing in the diff.

Could you double-check that you successfully pushed the latest changes to your remote branch? I see a new commit but that was ""There isn’t anything to compare.""

[adamsaghy]

We dont need this comments!

[adamsaghy]

We dont need this comments!

[adamsaghy]

Please remove the unnecessary comments!

[AshharAhmadKhan]

@adamsaghy @Saifulhuq01

Comments removed successfully! All inline comments referencing FINERACT-2468 have been deleted from the code. The file is now clean with only the functional changes.

Latest commit: 14e31f3

Ready for re-review!

[Saifulhuq01]

LGTM