Return default_dynamic when no dynamic provided

.gitignore

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ mix.lock
 /deps/
 .elixir_ls/
 
+# ignore .DS_Store files everywhere
+**/.DS_Store
+
 # Where 3rd-party dependencies like ExDoc output generated docs.
 /doc/
 

README.md

@@ -165,6 +165,19 @@ dynamic(
 # You can now apply the result on where just like above examples
 ```
 
+##### Example 6: Global Configuration for Default Dynamics
+
+Configure FatEcto to return `dynamic([q], true)` instead of `nil` when no filters are applied:
+
+```elixir
+# config/config.exs
+config :fat_ecto, :default_dynamic, :return_true
+
+# Now all Buildable modules return dynamic([q], true) when filters are empty
+dynamics = FatEcto.HospitalBuilder.build(%{})
+# Returns: dynamic([q], true) instead of nil
+```
+
 ---
 
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lib/fat_ecto/query/dynamics/buildable.ex

@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ defmodule FatEcto.Query.Dynamics.Buildable do
         "name" => ["%%", "", [], nil],
         "phone" => ["%%", "", [], nil]
       ]
+  - `default_dynamic`: When set to `:return_true`, returns `dynamic([q], true)` instead of `nil`
+      when no dynamics are built. Example: `default_dynamic: :return_true`
+
+  ## Global Configuration
+  You can configure the default behavior for all Buildable modules in your config:
+
+      # config/config.exs
+      config :fat_ecto, :default_dynamic, :return_true
+
+  This will make all Buildable modules return `dynamic([q], true)` when no filters are applied,
+  unless explicitly overridden at the module level with `default_dynamic: nil`.
 
   ## Example Usage
       defmodule FatEcto.HospitalDynamicsBuilder do
@@ -65,7 +76,7 @@ defmodule FatEcto.Query.Dynamics.Buildable do
               field :: String.t() | atom(),
               operator :: String.t(),
               value :: any()
-            ) :: Ecto.Query.dynamic_expr()
+            ) :: Ecto.Query.dynamic_expr() | nil
 
   @doc """
   Callback for performing custom processing on the final dynamics.
@@ -82,7 +93,15 @@ defmodule FatEcto.Query.Dynamics.Buildable do
       @filterable @options[:filterable] || []
       @overrideable_fields @options[:overrideable] || []
       @ignoreable @options[:ignoreable] || []
+
+      # Get default_dynamic option: module option takes precedence over global config
+      @default_dynamic_option (case Keyword.get(@options, :default_dynamic) do
+                                 nil -> Application.compile_env(:fat_ecto, :default_dynamic, nil)
+                                 value -> value
+                               end)
+
       alias FatEcto.Query.Helper
+      import Ecto.Query
 
       # Ensure at least one of `filterable` or `overrideable` fields option is provided.
       if @filterable == [] and @overrideable_fields == [] do
@@ -119,7 +138,7 @@ defmodule FatEcto.Query.Dynamics.Buildable do
         - `build_options`: Additional options for dynamics building (passed to `Builder`).
 
       ### Returns
-        - The dynamics with filtering applied.
+        - The dynamics with filtering applied (or the result from `after_buildable/1` callback).
       """
       @spec build(map() | nil, keyword()) :: Ecto.Query.dynamic_expr() | nil
       def build(where_params \\ nil, build_options \\ [])
@@ -145,12 +164,30 @@ defmodule FatEcto.Query.Dynamics.Buildable do
             @overrideable_fields
           )
 
+        # Apply default_dynamic if nil and configured
+        dynamics = apply_default_dynamic(dynamics)
+
         # Apply after_buildable callback
         after_buildable(dynamics)
       end
 
       def build(_where_params, _build_options) do
-        after_buildable(nil)
+        # Apply default_dynamic if configured
+        dynamics = apply_default_dynamic(nil)
+        after_buildable(dynamics)
+      end
+
+      # Helper to apply default_dynamic when dynamics is nil
+      # Only generate the special case if the option is actually :return_true
+      if @default_dynamic_option == :return_true do
+        defp apply_default_dynamic(nil) do
+          dynamic([q], true)
+        end
+
+        defp apply_default_dynamic(dynamics), do: dynamics
+      else
+        # Default behavior - just pass through
+        defp apply_default_dynamic(dynamics), do: dynamics
       end
 
       # Only define default override_buildable/3 if no overrideable fields are configured

test/fat_ecto/query/dynamics/buildable_default_dynamic_test.exs

@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+defmodule FatEcto.Query.Dynamics.BuildableDefaultDynamicTest do
+  use FatEcto.ConnCase
+  import Ecto.Query
+
+  defmodule TestModuleWithDefaultDynamic do
+    use FatEcto.Query.Dynamics.Buildable,
+      filterable: [
+        name: ["$ILIKE"],
+        rating: ["$GT", "$LT"]
+      ],
+      default_dynamic: :return_true
+  end
+
+  defmodule TestModuleWithoutDefaultDynamic do
+    use FatEcto.Query.Dynamics.Buildable,
+      filterable: [
+        name: ["$ILIKE"],
+        rating: ["$GT", "$LT"]
+      ]
+  end
+
+  defmodule TestModuleExplicitNil do
+    use FatEcto.Query.Dynamics.Buildable,
+      filterable: [
+        name: ["$ILIKE"],
+        rating: ["$GT", "$LT"]
+      ],
+      default_dynamic: nil
+  end
+
+  describe "default_dynamic: :return_true" do
+    test "returns dynamic([q], true) when no dynamics are built" do
+      result = TestModuleWithDefaultDynamic.build(%{})
+
+      expected = dynamic([q], true)
+
+      assert inspect(result) == inspect(expected)
+    end
+
+    test "returns dynamic([q], true) when params are nil" do
+      result = TestModuleWithDefaultDynamic.build(nil)
+
+      expected = dynamic([q], true)
+
+      assert inspect(result) == inspect(expected)
+    end
+
+    test "returns built dynamics when conditions exist" do
+      result =
+        TestModuleWithDefaultDynamic.build(%{
+          "name" => %{"$ILIKE" => "%Hospital%"}
+        })
+
+      assert inspect(result) =~ "ilike"
+      assert inspect(result) =~ "name"
+      refute inspect(result) =~ "true"
+    end
+
+    test "returns built dynamics for multiple conditions" do
+      result =
+        TestModuleWithDefaultDynamic.build(%{
+          "name" => %{"$ILIKE" => "%Hospital%"},
+          "rating" => %{"$GT" => 4}
+        })
+
+      assert inspect(result) =~ "rating"
+      assert inspect(result) =~ "name"
+      refute inspect(result) =~ "true"
+    end
+
+    test "can be used with from query" do
+      result = TestModuleWithDefaultDynamic.build(%{})
+
+      query = from(h in FatEcto.FatHospital, where: ^result)
+
+      # Should not raise an error
+      assert %Ecto.Query{} = query
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "no default_dynamic option (default behavior)" do
+    test "returns nil when no dynamics are built" do
+      result = TestModuleWithoutDefaultDynamic.build(%{})
+
+      assert result == nil
+    end
+
+    test "returns nil when params are nil" do
+      result = TestModuleWithoutDefaultDynamic.build(nil)
+
+      assert result == nil
+    end
+
+    test "returns built dynamics when conditions exist" do
+      result =
+        TestModuleWithoutDefaultDynamic.build(%{
+          "name" => %{"$ILIKE" => "%Hospital%"}
+        })
+
+      assert inspect(result) =~ "ilike"
+      assert inspect(result) =~ "name"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "explicit nil overrides global config" do
+    test "returns nil even if global config is set" do
+      # Simulate global config
+      Application.put_env(:fat_ecto, :default_dynamic, :return_true)
+
+      result = TestModuleExplicitNil.build(%{})
+
+      assert result == nil
+
+      # Cleanup
+      Application.delete_env(:fat_ecto, :default_dynamic)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "global configuration" do
+    setup do
+      # Save original config
+      original = Application.get_env(:fat_ecto, :default_dynamic)
+
+      on_exit(fn ->
+        # Restore original config
+        if original do
+          Application.put_env(:fat_ecto, :default_dynamic, original)
+        else
+          Application.delete_env(:fat_ecto, :default_dynamic)
+        end
+      end)
+    end
+
+    test "uses global config when no module option provided" do
+      # Set global config
+      Application.put_env(:fat_ecto, :default_dynamic, :return_true)
+
+      # Define a new module that reads the config at compile time
+      # Note: In real usage, this would be defined at compile time with the config already set
+      result = TestModuleWithoutDefaultDynamic.build(%{})
+
+      # This test shows the limitation: module attributes are set at compile time
+      # In production, modules would be compiled with the config already in place
+      # For now, this returns nil because the module was compiled without the config
+      assert result == nil
+    end
+  end
+end