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Closes #1455

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  • New Features
    • Added primitive-based custom types that reuse built-in scalar types, such as strings and integers, with reusable validation rules.
    • Custom type validation applies to fields, arrays, and procedure inputs and outputs, including rules defined on the custom type.
    • Generated schemas, ORM operations, and database mappings support primitive-based custom types.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Corrected handling of custom scalar types and array cardinality in generated Prisma schemas and runtime validation.

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The change adds primitive-based type definitions with built-in base types and validation attributes. Language validation, schema generation, ORM operations, and Zod schemas now account for these types. Tests cover schema output, validation, and ORM client procedures.

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Primitive Type Definitions

Layer / File(s) Summary
Parse and resolve primitive type definitions
packages/language/src/zmodel.langium, packages/language/src/utils.ts, packages/language/src/zmodel-linker.ts
The grammar accepts built-in base types and this identifiers. The linker resolves primitive type definitions and their fields to their base types.
Validate primitive definitions and attributes
packages/language/src/validators/*, packages/language/test/custom-type-primitive.test.ts, packages/language/test/function-invocation.test.ts
Validators check primitive type structure, attribute placement, mixins, resolved field types, and this expressions. Tests cover valid and invalid definitions and attribute use.
Emit primitive types in generated schemas
packages/schema/src/schema.ts, packages/sdk/src/*, packages/cli/test/*schema-gen.test.ts
Generated schema definitions include primitive base types and inherited field attributes. Prisma generation emits the primitive base type for matching fields and preserves array cardinality.
Handle primitive types in ORM operations
packages/orm/src/client/*
ORM types map primitive definitions to their base types. Filtering, input transformation, database type mapping, and ORM Zod schema construction distinguish primitive from non-primitive definitions.
Map primitive definitions to scalar Zod schemas
packages/zod/src/*, packages/zod/test/*
Zod factories map primitive definitions to scalar schemas and apply this attributes and type-level validations. Tests cover scalar transforms and validation rules.
Exercise primitive types in ORM clients
tests/e2e/orm/client-api/*, tests/e2e/orm/schemas/custom-type-primitive/*, tests/e2e/orm/schemas/procedures/*
PostgreSQL client tests cover primitive scalar and array validation. Procedure tests add age reads and updates using a primitive type.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Low

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Primitive types can produce incorrect validation, filtering, defaults, or database column behavior in supported cases. These issues should be resolved before merging.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #1455 requests reusable primitive types with validation rules. The PR adds type ... with BuiltinType support, validates the required scalar this field, resolves primitive type definitions, p…
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🟠 Major · Classify numeric typedefs by their base type. · crud-types.ts:2399-2404

packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts:2399-2404
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Classify numeric typedefs by their base type. Checks against the declared name exclude an Age with Int field from numeric mutations and aggregations.

  • packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts#L2399-L2404: include fields whose primitive typedef base is numeric in NumericFields.
  • packages/orm/src/client/zod/factory.ts#L2566-L2567: use the effective base in isNumericField so runtime schemas accept the same operations.
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In `@packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts` around lines 2399 - 2404, Update
NumericFields in crud-types.ts at lines 2399-2404 to classify fields using their
primitive typedef base, so aliases such as Age with Int are included. Update
isNumericField in factory.ts at lines 2566-2567 to use the same effective base
for runtime schema validation.
🟠 Major · Reserve JSON null sentinels for JSON-backed typedefs. · crud-types.ts:1729-1732

packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts:1729-1732
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reserve JSON null sentinels for JSON-backed typedefs. An optional primitive typedef currently accepts JsonNull in both the client type and runtime validation. An integer-backed Age field cannot store that JSON value.

  • packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts#L1729-L1732: exclude primitive typedefs from typed-JSON mutation payloads.
  • packages/orm/src/client/zod/factory.ts#L1704-L1705: apply nullable scalar handling to primitive typedef fields.
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In `@packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts` around lines 1729 - 1732, In
packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts:1729-1732, update the typed-JSON mutation
payload conditional so JsonNull and DbNull are accepted only for JSON-backed
typedefs, not primitive typedefs. In
packages/orm/src/client/zod/factory.ts:1704-1705, apply nullable scalar
validation to primitive typedef fields so runtime validation matches the client
type.
🟠 Major · Classify primitive typedef filters by their base type. · crud-types.ts:413-421

packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts:413-421
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Classify primitive typedef filters by their base type. An Age with Int field still receives typed-JSON filter contracts, while SQL filtering uses numeric operators. This prevents valid numeric filters and exposes incompatible JSON filter shapes.

  • packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts#L413-L421: route primitive typedefs to PrimitiveFilter using the declared base.
  • packages/orm/src/client/zod/factory.ts#L583-L589: build the corresponding primitive filter schema instead of a typed-JSON filter schema.
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In `@packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts` around lines 413 - 421, Route
primitive typedefs in the crud-type filter conditional to PrimitiveFilter using
the typedef’s declared base type, while retaining TypedJsonFilter for
non-primitive typedefs. In the corresponding schema-building branch in
factory.ts, build the matching primitive filter schema instead of a typed-JSON
filter schema. Affected sites: packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts:413-421 —
update the filter type selection; packages/orm/src/client/zod/factory.ts:583-589
— update the schema selection to match.
🟠 Major · Resolve primitive typedef bases in getSqlType. · postgresql.ts:511

packages/orm/src/client/crud/dialects/postgresql.ts:511
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Resolve primitive typedef bases in getSqlType.

For an array field declared with an Int-based typedef, the column is integer[], but buildArrayValue and buildArrayContains call getSqlType with the typedef name. The fallback casts filter values to text[]. PostgreSQL cannot apply the resulting array comparison to integer[]. Resolve the base before choosing the SQL type; the same helper also supplies casts for VALUES rows.

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In `@packages/orm/src/client/crud/dialects/postgresql.ts` at line 511, Update
getSqlType to resolve primitive typedefs to their base type before looking up
the SQL type, so array-filter casts and VALUES-row casts use the underlying
PostgreSQL type rather than text. Preserve the existing mapping and fallback
behavior for types without a primitive typedef base.
🟠 Major · Resolve the primitive base type before you map default literals. · ts-schema-generator.ts:814-824

packages/sdk/src/ts-schema-generator.ts:814-824
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Resolve the primitive base type before you map default literals.

getMappedValue converts numeric and boolean literals only when fieldType.type is set. A field typed with a primitive TypeDef has fieldType.type === undefined, so the literal passes through unchanged. The generated tests/e2e/orm/schemas/custom-type-primitive/schema.ts shows the result: age has type Age, whose base is Int, but the schema emits default: "18". The ORM and the TS types then see a string default on an integer field. This is unchanged code, but the new primitive TypeDef support makes the path reachable.

🐛 Proposed fix
         if (isLiteralExpr(expr)) {
             const lit = (expr as LiteralExpr).value;
-            return fieldType.type === 'Boolean'
+            const ref = fieldType.reference?.ref;
+            const baseType = fieldType.type ?? (ref && isPrimitiveTypeDef(ref) ? ref.base : undefined);
+            return baseType === 'Boolean'
                 ? (lit as boolean)
-                : ['Int', 'Float', 'Decimal', 'BigInt'].includes(fieldType.type!)
+                : ['Int', 'Float', 'Decimal', 'BigInt'].includes(baseType!)
                   ? Number(lit)
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getMappedValue to resolve the effective base type from fieldType’s primitive
TypeDef reference when fieldType.type is unset, then use that type for boolean
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Inline comments:
In `@packages/language/src/validators/attribute-application-validator.ts`:
- Line 675: Map primitive base types through mapBuiltinTypeToExpressionType when
assigning dstType in attribute-application validation, before checking
ContextType arguments. This ensures primitive Decimal and BigInt use their
expression types for compatibility checks while preserving the existing handling
of other types.
- Line 568: Update the JSON default validation condition so ordinary fields
still reach isLiteralJsonString without the isPrimitiveTypeDef parent
restriction, and compute dstIsJson to also recognize fields whose referenced
primitive TypeDef has base === 'Json'. Preserve the existing default check for
other applicable cases.

In `@packages/orm/src/client/zod/factory.ts`:
- Around line 465-467: Update the primitive-type branch in makeTypeDefSchema to
apply typeDef.attributes to the scalar schema when extraValidationsEnabled is
true, using ZodUtils.addCustomValidation. Preserve the existing scalar schema
and this-field attributes, and return it unchanged when extra validations are
disabled.

In `@packages/sdk/src/prisma/prisma-schema-generator.ts`:
- Line 290: Update the `isArray` calculation in the Prisma schema generator so
primitive TypeDef references retain `field.type.array`, while non-primitive
TypeDefs such as JSON remain scalar. Add a test in the Prisma schema generation
tests covering a `UserName[]` field and confirming it generates as an array.

In `@packages/zod/src/factory.ts`:
- Around line 418-422: Update the TypeDef branch in makeScalarFieldSchema to
pass the TypeDef “this” attributes together with the consuming field’s
attributes when building a primitive base scalar schema, while preserving the
existing cardinality and TypeDef validation behavior.

In `@tests/e2e/orm/client-api/procedures.test.ts`:
- Line 86: Update the `getAge` procedure in the test so its declared result
matches the nullable `user.age` returned before `setAge`; make the result
optional, or ensure the implementation always returns a non-null age, while
preserving the intended test behavior.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts`:
- Around line 2399-2404: Update NumericFields in crud-types.ts at lines
2399-2404 to classify fields using their primitive typedef base, so aliases such
as Age with Int are included. Update isNumericField in factory.ts at lines
2566-2567 to use the same effective base for runtime schema validation.
- Around line 1729-1732: In packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts:1729-1732,
update the typed-JSON mutation payload conditional so JsonNull and DbNull are
accepted only for JSON-backed typedefs, not primitive typedefs. In
packages/orm/src/client/zod/factory.ts:1704-1705, apply nullable scalar
validation to primitive typedef fields so runtime validation matches the client
type.
- Around line 413-421: Route primitive typedefs in the crud-type filter
conditional to PrimitiveFilter using the typedef’s declared base type, while
retaining TypedJsonFilter for non-primitive typedefs. In the corresponding
schema-building branch in factory.ts, build the matching primitive filter schema
instead of a typed-JSON filter schema. Affected sites:
packages/orm/src/client/crud-types.ts:413-421 — update the filter type
selection; packages/orm/src/client/zod/factory.ts:583-589 — update the schema
selection to match.

In `@packages/orm/src/client/crud/dialects/postgresql.ts`:
- Line 511: Update getSqlType to resolve primitive typedefs to their base type
before looking up the SQL type, so array-filter casts and VALUES-row casts use
the underlying PostgreSQL type rather than text. Preserve the existing mapping
and fallback behavior for types without a primitive typedef base.

In `@packages/sdk/src/ts-schema-generator.ts`:
- Around line 814-824: Update getMappedValue to resolve the effective base type
from fieldType’s primitive TypeDef reference when fieldType.type is unset, then
use that type for boolean and numeric literal conversions. Preserve the existing
behavior for fields with fieldType.type already set.

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🟠 Major · Keep MySQL JSON arrays in a json column. · schema-db-pusher.ts:354

packages/orm/src/client/helpers/schema-db-pusher.ts:354
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Keep MySQL JSON arrays in a json column.

If an array field resolves to Json on MySQL, this branch emits json[]. MySQL supports a JSON column but not a json[] column, so $pushSchema() fails when it creates the table. Apply the [] suffix only where the provider supports the resulting array type; retain json for MySQL JSON arrays. (dev.mysql.com)

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In `@packages/orm/src/client/helpers/schema-db-pusher.ts` at line 354, Update the
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// typedef
const typedefDef = this.schema.getTypeDef(type);
if (typedefDef) {
return this.applyCardinality(this.makeTypeSchema(type as GetTypeDefs<Schema>, def.attributes), def);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Apply array @length to the array, not its elements.

If a primitive string array has @length(2), this call passes the attribute to makeScalarSchema before applyCardinality creates the array. The resulting schema checks each string’s length. It rejects ['a', 'b'] and accepts ['ab'], contrary to the array constraint. Separate array-level attributes from element attributes, then apply the array constraint after creating the array schema. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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@coderabbitai the @length attribute is inherently ambiguous because it supports both arrays and strings.

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@sanny-io, the results confirm the distinction I missed. getAllFieldAttributes combines the consuming field’s attributes with the primitive type’s this attributes. The ORM Zod factory also calls addListValidation, but the schema factory in this thread does not.

My original quick-fix instruction was incomplete. Applying every combined @length to the array would also apply a this String constraint to the array. The fix needs to preserve attribute provenance before it can apply each constraint to the correct schema. I’ll keep the finding open.

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@coderabbitai can you rephrase your message in simpler terms, and provide a simple but complete schema + code sample showing the actual problem?

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@sanny-io, I checked the missing detail: the built-in @length does not have @@@once. My earlier concern about the two @length declarations was unfounded. I have not run the example, but the declaration permits @length on both strings and lists.

Here is the simple distinction:

datasource db {
    provider = 'postgresql'
    url      = env('DATABASE_URL')
}

model Post {
    id   Int   `@id`
    tags Tag[] `@length`(2, 3) // Number of array items
}

type Tag with String {
    this String `@length`(1, 10) // Length of each string
}

With the schema generated from that file, this is the intended behavior:

import { createSchemaFactory } from '`@zenstackhq/zod`';
import { schema } from './schema';

const postSchema = createSchemaFactory(schema).makeModelSchema('Post');

postSchema.safeParse({ id: 1, tags: ['a', 'b'] }).success; // expected: true
postSchema.safeParse({ id: 1, tags: ['ab'] }).success;     // expected: false

The current factory passes the generated tags attributes to the string schema before it creates the array. It can therefore reject ['a', 'b'] because each string is shorter than two characters, and accept ['ab'] despite the array having only one item. The fix needs to apply Tag.this attributes to each string and Post.tags array attributes to the array.


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Learnt from: sanny-io
Repo: zenstackhq/zenstack PR: 2852
File: packages/zod/src/factory.ts:418-422
Timestamp: 2026-09-24T01:33:28.937Z
Learning: In `packages/sdk/src/ts-schema-generator.ts`, `getAllFieldAttributes` inlines a primitive TypeDef's `this` attributes into a consuming model field's generated attributes. In `packages/zod/src/factory.ts`, `makeTypeSchema` separately applies the TypeDef's `this` attributes; validation attributes declared only on the consuming field must also be considered when building its Zod schema.

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[Feature Request] Reuse primitive types with validation rules

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