Merge branch 'rel/0.20.0'

Convert Kingsrook/qqq to GitHub Actions

.github/actions/install_asciidoctor/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+name: install_asciidoctor
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+  - name: Install asciidoctor
+    run: |-
+      sudo apt-get update
+      sudo apt install -y asciidoctor
+    shell: bash

.github/actions/install_java17/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: install_java17
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+  - name: Install Java 17
+    run: |-
+      sudo apt-get update
+      sudo apt install -y openjdk-17-jdk
+      sudo rm /etc/alternatives/java
+      sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64/bin/java /etc/alternatives/java
+    shell: bash
+  - name: Install html2text
+    run: |-
+      sudo apt-get update
+      sudo apt-get install -y html2text
+    shell: bash

.github/actions/mvn_jar_deploy/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: mvn_jar_deploy
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+  - name: Adjust pom version
+    run: ".circleci/adjust-pom-version.sh"
+    shell: bash
+  - name: restore_cache
+    uses: actions/cache@v3.3.2
+    with:
+      key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "pom.xml" }}
+      path: UPDATE_ME
+      restore-keys: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "pom.xml" }}
+  - name: Run Maven Jar Deploy
+    run: mvn -s .circleci/mvn-settings.xml -T4 flatten:flatten jar:jar deploy:deploy
+    shell: bash
+  - name: save_cache
+    uses: actions/cache@v3.3.2
+    with:
+      path: "~/.m2"
+      key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "pom.xml" }}

.github/actions/mvn_verify/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+name: mvn_verify
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+  - name: restore_cache
+    uses: actions/cache@v3.3.2
+    with:
+      key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "pom.xml" }}
+      path: UPDATE_ME
+      restore-keys: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "pom.xml" }}
+  - name: Write .env
+    run: echo "RDBMS_PASSWORD=$RDBMS_PASSWORD" >> qqq-sample-project/.env
+    shell: bash
+  - name: Run Maven Verify
+    run: mvn -s .circleci/mvn-settings.xml -T4 verify
+    shell: bash
+  - uses: "./.github/actions/store_jacoco_site"
+    with:
+      module: qqq-backend-core
+  - uses: "./.github/actions/store_jacoco_site"
+    with:
+      module: qqq-backend-module-filesystem
+  - uses: "./.github/actions/store_jacoco_site"
+    with:
+      module: qqq-backend-module-rdbms
+  - uses: "./.github/actions/store_jacoco_site"
+    with:
+      module: qqq-backend-module-api
+  - uses: "./.github/actions/store_jacoco_site"
+    with:
+      module: qqq-middleware-api
+  - uses: "./.github/actions/store_jacoco_site"
+    with:
+      module: qqq-middleware-javalin
+  - uses: "./.github/actions/store_jacoco_site"
+    with:
+      module: qqq-middleware-picocli
+  - uses: "./.github/actions/store_jacoco_site"
+    with:
+      module: qqq-middleware-slack
+  - uses: "./.github/actions/store_jacoco_site"
+    with:
+      module: qqq-language-support-javascript
+  - uses: "./.github/actions/store_jacoco_site"
+    with:
+      module: qqq-sample-project
+  - name: Save test results
+    run: |-
+      mkdir -p ~/test-results/junit/
+      find . -type f -regex ".*/target/surefire-reports/.*xml" -exec cp {} ~/test-results/junit/ \;
+    if: always()
+    shell: bash
+  - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.1.0
+    with:
+      path: "~/test-results"
+  - name: save_cache
+    uses: actions/cache@v3.3.2
+    with:
+      path: "~/.m2"
+      key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "pom.xml" }}

.github/actions/run_asciidoctor/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: run_asciidoctor
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+  - name: Run asciidoctor
+    run: |-
+      cd docs
+      asciidoctor -a docinfo=shared index.adoc
+    shell: bash

.github/actions/store_jacoco_site/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: store_jacoco_site
+inputs:
+  module:
+    required: false
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+  - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.1.0
+    with:
+      path: "${{ inputs.module }}/target/site/jacoco/index.html"
+  - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.1.0
+    with:
+      path: "${{ inputs.module }}/target/site/jacoco/jacoco-resources"

.github/actions/upload_docs_site/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: upload_docs_site
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+  - name: scp html to justinsgotskinnylegs.com
+    run: |-
+      cd docs
+      scp index.html dkelkhoff@45.79.44.221:/mnt/first-volume/dkelkhoff/nginx/html/justinsgotskinnylegs.com/qqq-docs.html
+    shell: bash

.github/workflows/codacy.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
+# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
+# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
+# documentation.
+
+# This workflow checks out code, performs a Codacy security scan
+# and integrates the results with the
+# GitHub Advanced Security code scanning feature.  For more information on
+# the Codacy security scan action usage and parameters, see
+# https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action.
+# For more information on Codacy Analysis CLI in general, see
+# https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli.
+
+name: Codacy Security Scan
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "security" ]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: [ "security" ]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '26 5 * * 4'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  codacy-security-scan:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read # for actions/checkout to fetch code
+      security-events: write # for github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to upload SARIF results
+      actions: read # only required for a private repository by github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to get the Action run status
+    name: Codacy Security Scan
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # Checkout the repository to the GitHub Actions runner
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # Execute Codacy Analysis CLI and generate a SARIF output with the security issues identified during the analysis
+      - name: Run Codacy Analysis CLI
+        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@d840f886c4bd4edc059706d09c6a1586111c540b
+        with:
+          # Check https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli#project-token to get your project token from your Codacy repository
+          # You can also omit the token and run the tools that support default configurations
+          project-token: ${{ secrets.CODACY_PROJECT_TOKEN }}
+          verbose: true
+          output: results.sarif
+          format: sarif
+          # Adjust severity of non-security issues
+          gh-code-scanning-compat: true
+          # Force 0 exit code to allow SARIF file generation
+          # This will handover control about PR rejection to the GitHub side
+          max-allowed-issues: 2147483647
+
+      # Upload the SARIF file generated in the previous step
+      - name: Upload SARIF results file
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
+        with:
+          sarif_file: results.sarif

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "security" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "security" ]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '31 10 * * 3'
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
+    # Runner size impacts CodeQL analysis time. To learn more, please see:
+    #   - https://gh.io/recommended-hardware-resources-for-running-codeql
+    #   - https://gh.io/supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
+    #   - https://gh.io/using-larger-runners (GitHub.com only)
+    # Consider using larger runners or machines with greater resources for possible analysis time improvements.
+    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 120) || 360 }}
+    permissions:
+      # required for all workflows
+      security-events: write
+
+      # required to fetch internal or private CodeQL packs
+      packages: read
+
+      # only required for workflows in private repositories
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+        - language: java-kotlin
+          build-mode: none # This mode only analyzes Java. Set this to 'autobuild' or 'manual' to analyze Kotlin too.
+        # CodeQL supports the following values keywords for 'language': 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift'
+        # Use `c-cpp` to analyze code written in C, C++ or both
+        # Use 'java-kotlin' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
+        # Use 'javascript-typescript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
+        # To learn more about changing the languages that are analyzed or customizing the build mode for your analysis,
+        # see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/customizing-your-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning.
+        # If you are analyzing a compiled language, you can modify the 'build-mode' for that language to customize how
+        # your codebase is analyzed, see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
+        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+
+    # If the analyze step fails for one of the languages you are analyzing with
+    # "We were unable to automatically build your code", modify the matrix above
+    # to set the build mode to "manual" for that language. Then modify this step
+    # to build your code.
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
+    - if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo 'If you are using a "manual" build mode for one or more of the' \
+          'languages you are analyzing, replace this with the commands to build' \
+          'your code, for example:'
+        echo '  make bootstrap'
+        echo '  make release'
+        exit 1
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      with:
+        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Kingsrook/qqq/deploy
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - release
+jobs:
+  mvn_deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+    - uses: "./.github/actions/install_java17"
+    - uses: "./.github/actions/mvn_verify"
+    - uses: "./.github/actions/mvn_jar_deploy"
+  publish_asciidoc:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+    - uses: "./.github/actions/install_asciidoctor"
+    - uses: "./.github/actions/run_asciidoctor"
+    - uses: "./.github/actions/upload_docs_site"

.github/workflows/test_only.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: Kingsrook/qqq/test_only
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - release
+jobs:
+  mvn_test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+    - uses: "./.github/actions/install_java17"
+    - uses: "./.github/actions/mvn_verify"

.gitignore

@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ hs_err_pid*
 *.swp
 .flattened-pom.xml
 dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+/.env.local
+/.cache/

README.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ You can also use fine-grained jars:
 
 ## License
 QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers. \
-Copyright (C) 2022.  Kingsrook, LLC \
+Copyright (C) 2020-2024.  Kingsrook, LLC \
 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States \
 contact@kingsrook.com | https://github.com/Kingsrook/
 

SECURITY.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Security Policy
+
+## Supported Versions
+
+Use this section to tell people about which versions of your project are
+currently being supported with security updates.
+
+| Version | Supported          |
+| ------- | ------------------ |
+| 5.1.x   | :white_check_mark: |
+| 5.0.x   | :x:                |
+| 4.0.x   | :white_check_mark: |
+| < 4.0   | :x:                |
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+Use this section to tell people how to report a vulnerability.
+
+Tell them where to go, how often they can expect to get an update on a
+reported vulnerability, what to expect if the vulnerability is accepted or
+declined, etc.

docs/metaData/Fields.adoc

@@ -117,3 +117,19 @@ new QTableMetaData().withName("flights").withFields(List.of(
       .withBehavior(new DateTimeDisplayValueBehavior()
          .withDefaultZoneId("UTC"))
 ----
+
+===== CaseChangeBehavior
+A field can be made to always go through a toUpperCase or toLowerCase transformation, both before it is stored in a backend,
+and after it is read from a backend, by adding a CaseChangeBehavior to it:
+
+[source,java]
+.Examples of using CaseChangeBehavior
+----
+new QTableMetaData().withName("item").withFields(List.of(
+
+   new QFieldMetaData("sku", QFieldType.STRING)
+      .withBehavior(CaseChangeBehavior.TO_UPPER_CASE)),
+
+   new QFieldMetaData("username", QFieldType.STRING)
+      .withBehavior(CaseChangeBehavior.TO_LOWER_CASE)),
+----

pom.xml

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
    </modules>
 
    <properties>
-      <revision>0.20.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
+      <revision>0.20.0</revision>
 
       <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
       <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       <maven.compiler.showDeprecation>true</maven.compiler.showDeprecation>
       <maven.compiler.showWarnings>true</maven.compiler.showWarnings>
       <coverage.haltOnFailure>true</coverage.haltOnFailure>
-      <coverage.instructionCoveredRatioMinimum>0.75</coverage.instructionCoveredRatioMinimum>
+      <coverage.instructionCoveredRatioMinimum>0.80</coverage.instructionCoveredRatioMinimum>
       <coverage.classCoveredRatioMinimum>0.95</coverage.classCoveredRatioMinimum>
       <plugin.shade.phase>none</plugin.shade.phase>
    </properties>
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
                   <productionBranch>main</productionBranch>
                   <developmentBranch>dev</developmentBranch>
                   <versionTagPrefix>version-</versionTagPrefix>
+                  <releaseBranchPrefix>rel/</releaseBranchPrefix>
                </gitFlowConfig>
                <skipFeatureVersion>true</skipFeatureVersion> <!-- Keep feature names out of versions -->
                <postReleaseGoals>install</postReleaseGoals>  <!-- Let CI run deploys -->

qodana.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+#               Qodana analysis is configured by qodana.yaml file               #
+#             https://www.jetbrains.com/help/qodana/qodana-yaml.html            #
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+version: "1.0"
+
+#Specify inspection profile for code analysis
+profile:
+  name: qodana.starter
+
+#Enable inspections
+#include:
+#  - name: <SomeEnabledInspectionId>
+
+#Disable inspections
+#exclude:
+#  - name: <SomeDisabledInspectionId>
+#    paths:
+#      - <path/where/not/run/inspection>
+
+projectJDK: 17 #(Applied in CI/CD pipeline)
+
+#Execute shell command before Qodana execution (Applied in CI/CD pipeline)
+#bootstrap: sh ./prepare-qodana.sh
+
+#Install IDE plugins before Qodana execution (Applied in CI/CD pipeline)
+#plugins:
+#  - id: <plugin.id> #(plugin id can be found at https://plugins.jetbrains.com)
+
+#Specify Qodana linter for analysis (Applied in CI/CD pipeline)
+linter: jetbrains/qodana-jvm:latest

qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/async/AsyncRecordPipeLoop.java

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.SleepUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.lambdas.UnsafeFunction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.lambdas.UnsafeSupplier;
+import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -185,8 +186,7 @@ public class AsyncRecordPipeLoop
 
       if(recordCount > 0)
       {
-         LOG.info(String.format("Processed %,d records", recordCount)
-            + String.format(" at end of job [%s] in %,d ms (%.2f records/second).", jobName, (endTime - jobStartTime), 1000d * (recordCount / (.001d + (endTime - jobStartTime)))));
+         LOG.info("End of job summary", logPair("recordCount", recordCount), logPair("jobName", jobName), logPair("millis", endTime - jobStartTime), logPair("recordsPerSecond", 1000d * (recordCount / (.001d + (endTime - jobStartTime)))));
       }
 
       return (recordCount);

qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/tables/GetAction.java

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class GetAction
       return getFieldFilterBehaviorMemoization.getResult(key, (p) ->
       {
          List<FieldFilterBehavior<?>> rs = new ArrayList<>();
-         for(FieldBehavior<?> fieldBehavior : tableMetaData.getFields().get(fieldName).getBehaviors())
+         for(FieldBehavior<?> fieldBehavior : CollectionUtils.nonNullCollection(tableMetaData.getFields().get(fieldName).getBehaviors()))
          {
             if(fieldBehavior instanceof FieldFilterBehavior<?> fieldFilterBehavior)
             {

qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/ValueBehaviorApplier.java

@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ public class ValueBehaviorApplier
             }
          }
 
+         QFilterCriteria criteriaToUse = criteria;
          if(field != null)
          {
             for(FieldBehavior<?> fieldBehavior : CollectionUtils.nonNullCollection(field.getBehaviors()))
@@ -175,23 +176,20 @@ public class ValueBehaviorApplier
                   // call to apply the behavior on the criteria - which will return a //
                   // new criteria if any values are changed, else the input criteria  //
                   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-                  QFilterCriteria newCriteria = apply(criteria, instance, table, field, filterBehavior);
+                  criteriaToUse = apply(criteriaToUse, instance, table, field, filterBehavior);
 
-                  if(newCriteria != criteria)
+                  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                  // if the new criteria is not the same as the old criteria, mark that we need to make and return a clone. //
+                  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                  if(criteriaToUse != criteria)
                   {
-                     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-                     // if the new criteria is not the same as the old criteria, mark that we need to make and return a clone. //
-                     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-                     newCriteriaList.add(newCriteria);
                      needToUseClone = true;
                   }
-                  else
-                  {
-                     newCriteriaList.add(criteria);
-                  }
                }
             }
          }
+
+         newCriteriaList.add(criteriaToUse);
       }
 
       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/instances/QInstanceEnricher.java

@@ -123,6 +123,18 @@ public class QInstanceEnricher
     *******************************************************************************/
    public void enrich()
    {
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // at one point, we did apps later - but - it was possible to put tables in an app's   //
+      // sections, but not its children list (enrichApp fixes this by adding such tables to  //
+      // the children list) so then when enrichTable runs, it looks for fields that are      //
+      // possible-values pointed at tables,  for adding LINK adornments - and that could     //
+      // cause such links to be omitted, mysteriously!  so, do app enrichment before tables. //
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      if(qInstance.getApps() != null)
+      {
+         qInstance.getApps().values().forEach(this::enrichApp);
+      }
+
       if(qInstance.getTables() != null)
       {
          qInstance.getTables().values().forEach(this::enrichTable);
@@ -139,11 +151,6 @@ public class QInstanceEnricher
          qInstance.getBackends().values().forEach(this::enrichBackend);
       }
 
-      if(qInstance.getApps() != null)
-      {
-         qInstance.getApps().values().forEach(this::enrichApp);
-      }
-
       if(qInstance.getReports() != null)
       {
          qInstance.getReports().values().forEach(this::enrichReport);

qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/AbstractActionInput.java

@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@ public class AbstractActionInput
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Getter for instance
     **
+    ** Deprecated.  Please use QContext.getInstance() instead
     *******************************************************************************/
    @JsonIgnore
+   @Deprecated
    public QInstance getInstance()
    {
       return (QContext.getQInstance());
@@ -119,8 +121,10 @@ public class AbstractActionInput
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Getter for session
     **
+    ** Deprecated.  Please use QContext.getSession() instead
     *******************************************************************************/
    @JsonIgnore
+   @Deprecated
    public QSession getSession()
    {
       return (QContext.getQSession());

qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QueryOutput.java

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class QueryOutput extends AbstractActionOutput implements Serializable
       }
       else
       {
-         storage = new QueryOutputList();
+         storage = new QueryOutputList(queryInput);
       }
    }
 

qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QueryOutputList.java

@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
+import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -33,15 +36,50 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
  *******************************************************************************/
 class QueryOutputList implements QueryOutputStorageInterface
 {
-   private List<QRecord> records = new ArrayList<>();
+   private static final QLogger LOG = QLogger.getLogger(QueryOutputList.class);
+
+   private final String        tableName;
+   private       List<QRecord> records = new ArrayList<>();
+
+   private static int LOG_SIZE_INFO_OVER  = 50_000;
+   private static int LOG_SIZE_WARN_OVER  = 100_000;
+   private static int LOG_SIZE_ERROR_OVER = 250_000;
 
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   public QueryOutputList()
+   public QueryOutputList(QueryInput queryInput)
    {
+      tableName = queryInput.getTableName();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private void logSize(int sizeBefore, int sizeAfter)
+   {
+      Level level = null;
+      if(sizeBefore < LOG_SIZE_ERROR_OVER && sizeAfter >= LOG_SIZE_ERROR_OVER)
+      {
+         level = Level.ERROR;
+      }
+      else if(sizeBefore < LOG_SIZE_WARN_OVER && sizeAfter >= LOG_SIZE_WARN_OVER)
+      {
+         level = Level.WARN;
+      }
+      else if(sizeBefore < LOG_SIZE_INFO_OVER && sizeAfter >= LOG_SIZE_INFO_OVER)
+      {
+         level = Level.INFO;
+      }
+
+      if(level != null)
+      {
+         LOG.log(level, "Large number of records in QueryOutputList", new Throwable(), logPair("noRecords", sizeAfter), logPair("tableName", tableName));
+      }
    }
 
 
@@ -52,7 +90,9 @@ class QueryOutputList implements QueryOutputStorageInterface
    @Override
    public void addRecord(QRecord record)
    {
+      int sizeBefore = this.records.size();
       records.add(record);
+      logSize(sizeBefore, this.records.size());
    }
 
 
@@ -63,7 +103,9 @@ class QueryOutputList implements QueryOutputStorageInterface
    @Override
    public void addRecords(List<QRecord> records)
    {
+      int sizeBefore = this.records.size();
       this.records.addAll(records);
+      logSize(sizeBefore, this.records.size());
    }
 
 
@@ -77,4 +119,36 @@ class QueryOutputList implements QueryOutputStorageInterface
       return (records);
    }
 
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for LOG_SIZE_INFO_OVER
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static void setLogSizeInfoOver(int logSizeInfoOver)
+   {
+      QueryOutputList.LOG_SIZE_INFO_OVER = logSizeInfoOver;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for LOG_SIZE_WARN_OVER
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static void setLogSizeWarnOver(int logSizeWarnOver)
+   {
+      QueryOutputList.LOG_SIZE_WARN_OVER = logSizeWarnOver;
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Setter for LOG_SIZE_ERROR_OVER
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public static void setLogSizeErrorOver(int logSizeErrorOver)
+   {
+      QueryOutputList.LOG_SIZE_ERROR_OVER = logSizeErrorOver;
+   }
 }

qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/frontend/QFrontendFieldMetaData.java

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class QFrontendFieldMetaData
    private List<FieldAdornment> adornments;
    private List<QHelpContent>   helpContents;
 
-   private List<FieldBehaviorForFrontend> fieldBehaviors;
+   private List<FieldBehaviorForFrontend> behaviors;
 
    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // do not add setters.  take values from the source-object in the constructor!! //
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ public class QFrontendFieldMetaData
       {
          if(behavior instanceof FieldBehaviorForFrontend fbff)
          {
-            if(fieldBehaviors == null)
+            if(behaviors == null)
             {
-               fieldBehaviors = new ArrayList<>();
+               behaviors = new ArrayList<>();
             }
-            fieldBehaviors.add(fbff);
+            behaviors.add(fbff);
          }
       }
    }
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ public class QFrontendFieldMetaData
     ** Getter for fieldBehaviors
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
-   public List<FieldBehaviorForFrontend> getFieldBehaviors()
+   public List<FieldBehaviorForFrontend> getBehaviors()
    {
-      return fieldBehaviors;
+      return behaviors;
    }
 }

qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/tablesync/AbstractTableSyncTransformStep.java

@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractTableSyncTransformStep extends AbstractTransformSt
       // extract keys from source records //
       //////////////////////////////////////
       List<Serializable> sourceKeyList = runBackendStepInput.getRecords().stream()
-         .map(r -> r.getValueString(sourceTableKeyField))
+         .map(r -> extractSourceKeyValueFromRecord(r, sourceTableKeyField))
          .filter(Objects::nonNull)
-         .filter(v -> !"".equals(v))
+         .filter(v -> !"".equals(String.valueOf(v)))
          .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
       if(this.recordLookupHelper == null)
@@ -267,12 +267,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractTableSyncTransformStep extends AbstractTransformSt
       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // foreach source record, build the record we'll insert/update //
       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      QFieldMetaData    destinationForeignKeyField = runBackendStepInput.getInstance().getTable(destinationTableName).getField(destinationTableForeignKeyField);
+      QFieldMetaData    destinationForeignKeyField = QContext.getQInstance().getTable(destinationTableName).getField(destinationTableForeignKeyField);
       Set<Serializable> processedSourceKeys        = new HashSet<>();
       for(QRecord sourceRecord : runBackendStepInput.getRecords())
       {
          Serializable sourcePrimaryKey = sourceRecord.getValue(QContext.getQInstance().getTable(config.sourceTable).getPrimaryKeyField());
-         Serializable sourceKeyValue   = sourceRecord.getValue(sourceTableKeyField);
+         Serializable sourceKeyValue   = extractSourceKeyValueFromRecord(sourceRecord, sourceTableKeyField);
          if(processedSourceKeys.contains(sourceKeyValue))
          {
             LOG.info("Skipping duplicated source-key within page", logPair("key", sourceKeyValue));
@@ -373,6 +373,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractTableSyncTransformStep extends AbstractTransformSt
    }
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Given a source record, extract what we'll use as its key from it.
+    **
+    ** Normally this is just its sourceTableKeyField value - but - a subclass may
+    ** do something more interesting, including, returning a java-record.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   protected Serializable extractSourceKeyValueFromRecord(QRecord sourceRecord, String sourceTableKeyField)
+   {
+      return sourceRecord.getValue(sourceTableKeyField);
+   }
+
+
 
    /*******************************************************************************
     **

qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/ValueBehaviorApplierTest.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.values;
 
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.CaseChangeBehavior;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.FieldBehavior;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.FieldDisplayBehavior;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.FieldFilterBehavior;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.ValueTooLongBehavior;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ class ValueBehaviorApplierTest extends BaseTest
 
       QRecord record = new QRecord().withValue("firstName", "Homer").withValue("lastName", "Simpson").withValue("ssn", "0123456789");
       ValueBehaviorApplier.applyFieldBehaviors(ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.FORMATTING, qInstance, table, List.of(record), null);
-      
+
       assertEquals("HOMER", record.getDisplayValue("firstName"));
       assertNull(record.getDisplayValue("lastName")); // noop will literally do nothing, not even pass value through.
       assertEquals("0123456789", record.getValueString("ssn")); // formatting action should not run the too-long truncate behavior
@@ -314,11 +316,87 @@ class ValueBehaviorApplierTest extends BaseTest
       assertEquals("square", hasCriteriaAndSubFilterUpdated.getCriteria().get(0).getValues().get(0));
       assertEquals("circle", hasCriteriaAndSubFilterUpdated.getSubFilters().get(0).getCriteria().get(0).getValues().get(0));
 
-      QQueryFilter hasMultiValueCriteriaToUpdate = new QQueryFilter().withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("name", QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, "Triangle", "Square"));
+      QQueryFilter hasMultiValueCriteriaToUpdate = new QQueryFilter().withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("name", QCriteriaOperator.IN, "Triangle", "Square"));
       QQueryFilter hasMultiValueCriteriaUpdated  = ValueBehaviorApplier.applyFieldBehaviorsToFilter(qInstance, table, hasMultiValueCriteriaToUpdate, null);
       assertNotSame(hasMultiValueCriteriaToUpdate, hasMultiValueCriteriaUpdated);
       assertEquals(List.of("triangle", "square"), hasMultiValueCriteriaUpdated.getCriteria().get(0).getValues());
       assertEquals(hasMultiValueCriteriaToUpdate.getSubFilters(), hasMultiValueCriteriaUpdated.getSubFilters());
+
+      QQueryFilter hasMultipleCriteriaOnlyToUpdate = new QQueryFilter()
+         .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("name", QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, "Square"))
+         .withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("id", QCriteriaOperator.IS_NOT_BLANK));
+
+      QQueryFilter hasMultipleCriteriaOnlyOneUpdated = ValueBehaviorApplier.applyFieldBehaviorsToFilter(qInstance, table, hasMultipleCriteriaOnlyToUpdate, null);
+      assertNotSame(hasMultipleCriteriaOnlyToUpdate, hasMultipleCriteriaOnlyOneUpdated);
+      assertEquals(2, hasMultipleCriteriaOnlyOneUpdated.getCriteria().size());
+      assertEquals(List.of("square"), hasMultipleCriteriaOnlyOneUpdated.getCriteria().get(0).getValues());
+      assertEquals(hasMultipleCriteriaOnlyToUpdate.getSubFilters(), hasMultipleCriteriaOnlyOneUpdated.getSubFilters());
+
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // set 2 behaviors on the field - make sure both happen //
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      field.setBehaviors(Set.of(CaseChangeBehavior.TO_LOWER_CASE, new AppendSomethingBehavior("-x")));
+      QQueryFilter criteriaValueToUpdateTwice = new QQueryFilter().withCriteria(new QFilterCriteria("name", QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, "Triangle"));
+      QQueryFilter criteriaValueUpdatedTwice  = ValueBehaviorApplier.applyFieldBehaviorsToFilter(qInstance, table, criteriaValueToUpdateTwice, null);
+      assertNotSame(criteriaValueToUpdateTwice, criteriaValueUpdatedTwice);
+      assertEquals("triangle-x", criteriaValueUpdatedTwice.getCriteria().get(0).getValues().get(0));
+      assertEquals(criteriaValueToUpdateTwice.getSubFilters(), criteriaValueUpdatedTwice.getSubFilters());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    *
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static class AppendSomethingBehavior implements FieldBehavior<AppendSomethingBehavior>, FieldFilterBehavior<AppendSomethingBehavior>
+   {
+      private String something;
+
+
+
+      /*******************************************************************************
+       ** Constructor
+       **
+       *******************************************************************************/
+      public AppendSomethingBehavior(String something)
+      {
+         this.something = something;
+      }
+
+
+
+      /***************************************************************************
+       *
+       ***************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public Serializable applyToFilterCriteriaValue(Serializable value, QInstance instance, QTableMetaData table, QFieldMetaData field)
+      {
+         return value + something;
+      }
+
+
+
+      /***************************************************************************
+       *
+       ***************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public AppendSomethingBehavior getDefault()
+      {
+         return null;
+      }
+
+
+
+      /***************************************************************************
+       *
+       ***************************************************************************/
+      @Override
+      public void apply(ValueBehaviorApplier.Action action, List<QRecord> recordList, QInstance instance, QTableMetaData table, QFieldMetaData field)
+      {
+         //////////
+         // noop //
+         //////////
+      }
    }
 
 }

qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/actions/tables/query/QueryOutputListTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2024.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query;
+
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.BaseTest;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QCollectingLogger;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.QLogger;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.TestUtils;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** Unit test for QueryOutputList 
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class QueryOutputListTest extends BaseTest
+{
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testLogSize() throws QException
+   {
+      QueryInput  queryInput  = new QueryInput(TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON);
+      QueryOutput queryOutput = new QueryOutput(queryInput);
+
+      QCollectingLogger collectingLogger = QLogger.activateCollectingLoggerForClass(QueryOutputList.class);
+
+      ///////////////////////
+      // set up our limits //
+      ///////////////////////
+      int infoLimit  = 10;
+      int warnLimit  = 20;
+      int errorLimit = 30;
+
+      QueryOutputList.setLogSizeInfoOver(infoLimit);
+      QueryOutputList.setLogSizeWarnOver(warnLimit);
+      QueryOutputList.setLogSizeErrorOver(errorLimit);
+
+      ////////////////////////////
+      // add records one-by-one //
+      ////////////////////////////
+      for(int i = 0; i < errorLimit; i++)
+      {
+         queryOutput.addRecord(new QRecord());
+      }
+
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // assert we got the expected logs as each level was crossed //
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      assertEquals(3, collectingLogger.getCollectedMessages().size());
+
+      assertEquals(Level.INFO, collectingLogger.getCollectedMessages().get(0).getLevel());
+      assertThat(collectingLogger.getCollectedMessages().get(0).getMessage())
+         .contains("\"noRecords\":" + infoLimit)
+         .contains("\"tableName\":\"" + TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON + "\"");
+
+      assertEquals(Level.WARN, collectingLogger.getCollectedMessages().get(1).getLevel());
+      assertThat(collectingLogger.getCollectedMessages().get(1).getMessage())
+         .contains("\"noRecords\":" + warnLimit)
+         .contains("\"tableName\":\"" + TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON + "\"");
+
+      assertEquals(Level.ERROR, collectingLogger.getCollectedMessages().get(2).getLevel());
+      assertThat(collectingLogger.getCollectedMessages().get(2).getMessage())
+         .contains("\"noRecords\":" + errorLimit)
+         .contains("\"tableName\":\"" + TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON + "\"");
+
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // reset the logger - then run again, doing a bulk add that goes straight to error size //
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      collectingLogger.clear();
+      queryOutput = new QueryOutput(queryInput);
+      int bulkSize = errorLimit + 1;
+      queryOutput.addRecords(Collections.nCopies(bulkSize, new QRecord()));
+
+      assertEquals(1, collectingLogger.getCollectedMessages().size());
+      assertEquals(Level.ERROR, collectingLogger.getCollectedMessages().get(0).getLevel());
+      assertThat(collectingLogger.getCollectedMessages().get(0).getMessage())
+         .contains("\"noRecords\":" + bulkSize)
+         .contains("\"tableName\":\"" + TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_PERSON + "\"");
+
+   }
+
+}

qqq-backend-module-rdbms/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/rdbms/actions/RDBMSQueryAction.java

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.Pair;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.jdbc.QueryManager;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.model.metadata.RDBMSBackendMetaData;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
 
 
@@ -356,18 +357,29 @@ public class RDBMSQueryAction extends AbstractRDBMSAction implements QueryInterf
     *******************************************************************************/
    private PreparedStatement createStatement(Connection connection, String sql, QueryInput queryInput) throws SQLException
    {
-      if(connection.getClass().getName().startsWith("com.mysql"))
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // if we're allowed to use the mysqlResultSetOptimization, and we have //
+      // the query hint of "potentially large no of results", then check if  //
+      // our backend is indeed mysql, and if so, then apply those settings.  //
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      if(mysqlResultSetOptimizationEnabled && queryInput.hasQueryHint(QueryHint.POTENTIALLY_LARGE_NUMBER_OF_RESULTS))
       {
-         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-         // if we're allowed to use the mysqlResultSetOptimization, and we have the query hint of "expected large result set", then do it. //
-         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-         if(mysqlResultSetOptimizationEnabled && queryInput.getQueryHints() != null && queryInput.getQueryHints().contains(QueryHint.POTENTIALLY_LARGE_NUMBER_OF_RESULTS))
+         RDBMSBackendMetaData rdbmsBackendMetaData = (RDBMSBackendMetaData) queryInput.getBackend();
+
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // todo - remove "aurora" - it's a legacy value here for a staged rollout //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         if(RDBMSBackendMetaData.VENDOR_MYSQL.equals(rdbmsBackendMetaData.getVendor()) || RDBMSBackendMetaData.VENDOR_AURORA_MYSQL.equals(rdbmsBackendMetaData.getVendor()) || "aurora".equals(rdbmsBackendMetaData.getVendor()))
          {
-            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            // mysql "optimization", presumably here - from Result Set section of https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/en/connector-j-reference-implementation-notes.html //
-            // without this change, we saw ~10 seconds of "wait" time, before results would start to stream out of a large query (e.g., > 1,000,000 rows).                 //
-            // with this change, we start to get results immediately, and the total runtime also seems lower...                                                            //
-            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            // mysql "optimization", presumably here - from Result Set section of                               //
+            // https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/en/connector-j-reference-implementation-notes.html without //
+            // this change, we saw ~10 seconds of "wait" time, before results would start to stream out of a    //
+            // large query (e.g., > 1,000,000 rows).                                                            //
+            // with this change, we start to get results immediately, and the total runtime also seems lower... //
+            // perhaps more importantly, without this change, the whole result set goes into memory - but with  //
+            // this change, it is streamed.                                                                     //
+            //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
             PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(sql, ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);
             statement.setFetchSize(Integer.MIN_VALUE);
             return (statement);

qqq-backend-module-rdbms/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/rdbms/jdbc/ConnectionManager.java

@@ -150,8 +150,11 @@ public class ConnectionManager
 
       return switch(backend.getVendor())
       {
-         case "mysql", "aurora" -> "com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver";
-         case "h2" -> "org.h2.Driver";
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // todo - remove "aurora" - it's a legacy value here for a staged rollout //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         case RDBMSBackendMetaData.VENDOR_MYSQL, RDBMSBackendMetaData.VENDOR_AURORA_MYSQL, "aurora" -> "com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver";
+         case RDBMSBackendMetaData.VENDOR_H2 -> "org.h2.Driver";
          default -> throw (new IllegalStateException("We do not know what jdbc driver to use for vendor name [" + backend.getVendor() + "].  Try setting jdbcDriverClassName in your backend meta data."));
       };
    }
@@ -170,11 +173,17 @@ public class ConnectionManager
 
       return switch(backend.getVendor())
       {
-         // TODO aws-mysql-jdbc driver not working when running on AWS
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // TODO aws-mysql-jdbc driver not working when running on AWS //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          // jdbcURL = "jdbc:mysql:aws://" + backend.getHostName() + ":" + backend.getPort() + "/" + backend.getDatabaseName() + "?rewriteBatchedStatements=true&zeroDateTimeBehavior=CONVERT_TO_NULL";
-         case "aurora" -> "jdbc:mysql://" + backend.getHostName() + ":" + backend.getPort() + "/" + backend.getDatabaseName() + "?rewriteBatchedStatements=true&zeroDateTimeBehavior=convertToNull&useSSL=false";
-         case "mysql" -> "jdbc:mysql://" + backend.getHostName() + ":" + backend.getPort() + "/" + backend.getDatabaseName() + "?rewriteBatchedStatements=true&zeroDateTimeBehavior=convertToNull";
-         case "h2" -> "jdbc:h2:" + backend.getHostName() + ":" + backend.getDatabaseName() + ";MODE=MySQL;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1";
+
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // todo - remove "aurora" - it's a legacy value here for a staged rollout //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         case RDBMSBackendMetaData.VENDOR_AURORA_MYSQL, "aurora" -> "jdbc:mysql://" + backend.getHostName() + ":" + backend.getPort() + "/" + backend.getDatabaseName() + "?rewriteBatchedStatements=true&zeroDateTimeBehavior=convertToNull&useSSL=false";
+         case RDBMSBackendMetaData.VENDOR_MYSQL -> "jdbc:mysql://" + backend.getHostName() + ":" + backend.getPort() + "/" + backend.getDatabaseName() + "?rewriteBatchedStatements=true&zeroDateTimeBehavior=convertToNull";
+         case RDBMSBackendMetaData.VENDOR_H2 -> "jdbc:h2:" + backend.getHostName() + ":" + backend.getDatabaseName() + ";MODE=MySQL;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1";
          default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported rdbms backend vendor: " + backend.getVendor());
       };
    }

qqq-backend-module-rdbms/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/module/rdbms/model/metadata/RDBMSBackendMetaData.java

@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ public class RDBMSBackendMetaData extends QBackendMetaData
 
    private RDBMSBackendMetaData readOnlyBackendMetaData;
 
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // define well-known (and fully supported) vendor values //
+   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   public static final String VENDOR_MYSQL        = "mysql";
+   public static final String VENDOR_H2           = "h2";
+   public static final String VENDOR_AURORA_MYSQL = "aurora-mysql";
+
 
 
    /*******************************************************************************

qqq-middleware-picocli/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/picocli/QPicoCliImplementationTest.java

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class QPicoCliImplementationTest
    @BeforeEach
    public void beforeEach() throws Exception
    {
+      System.setProperty("picocli.ansi", "false");
       TestUtils.primeTestDatabase();
       QContext.init(TestUtils.defineInstance(), new QSession());
    }

qqq-sample-project/pom.xml

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.kingsrook.qqq</groupId>
          <artifactId>qqq-frontend-material-dashboard</artifactId>
-         <version>0.20.0-20240418.180316-42</version>
+         <version>0.20.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>