feat: select all columns by default

postgrest/_async/request_builder.py

@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ def select(
         self,
         *columns: str,
         count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+        head: Optional[bool] = None,
     ) -> AsyncSelectRequestBuilder[_ReturnT]:
         """Run a SELECT query.
 
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ def select(
         Returns:
             :class:`AsyncSelectRequestBuilder`
         """
-        method, params, headers, json = pre_select(*columns, count=count)
+        method, params, headers, json = pre_select(*columns, count=count, head=head)
         return AsyncSelectRequestBuilder[_ReturnT](
             self.session, self.path, method, headers, params, json
         )

postgrest/_sync/request_builder.py

@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ def select(
         self,
         *columns: str,
         count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+        head: Optional[bool] = None,
     ) -> SyncSelectRequestBuilder[_ReturnT]:
         """Run a SELECT query.
 
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ def select(
         Returns:
             :class:`SyncSelectRequestBuilder`
         """
-        method, params, headers, json = pre_select(*columns, count=count)
+        method, params, headers, json = pre_select(*columns, count=count, head=head)
         return SyncSelectRequestBuilder[_ReturnT](
             self.session, self.path, method, headers, params, json
         )

postgrest/base_request_builder.py

@@ -52,16 +52,29 @@ def _unique_columns(json: List[Dict]):
     return columns
 
 
+def _cleaned_columns(columns: str) -> str:
+    quoted = False
+    result = []
+
+    for c in columns:
+        if c.isspace() and not quoted:
+            continue
+        if c == '"':
+            quoted = not quoted
+        result.append(c)
+
+    return ",".join(result)
+
+
 def pre_select(
     *columns: str,
     count: Optional[CountMethod] = None,
+    head: Optional[bool] = None,
 ) -> QueryArgs:
-    if columns:
-        method = RequestMethod.GET
-        params = QueryParams({"select": ",".join(columns)})
-    else:
-        method = RequestMethod.HEAD
-        params = QueryParams()
+    method = RequestMethod.HEAD if head else RequestMethod.GET
+    cleaned_columns = _cleaned_columns(columns or "*")
+    params = QueryParams({"select": cleaned_columns})
+
     headers = Headers({"Prefer": f"count={count}"}) if count else Headers()
     return QueryArgs(method, params, headers, {})
 

tests/_async/test_request_builder.py

@@ -31,8 +31,16 @@ def test_select(self, request_builder: AsyncRequestBuilder):
     def test_select_with_count(self, request_builder: AsyncRequestBuilder):
         builder = request_builder.select(count=CountMethod.exact)
 
-        assert builder.params.get("select") is None
+        assert builder.params["select"] == "*"
         assert builder.headers["prefer"] == "count=exact"
+        assert builder.http_method == "GET"
+        assert builder.json == {}
+
+    def test_select_with_head(self, request_builder: AsyncRequestBuilder):
+        builder = request_builder.select("col1", "col2", head=True)
+
+        assert builder.params.get("select") == "col1,col2"
+        assert builder.headers.get("prefer") is None
         assert builder.http_method == "HEAD"
         assert builder.json == {}
 
@@ -193,15 +201,15 @@ def test_explain_options(self, request_builder: AsyncRequestBuilder):
 class TestOrder:
     def test_order(self, request_builder: AsyncRequestBuilder):
         builder = request_builder.select().order("country_name", desc=True)
-        assert str(builder.params) == "order=country_name.desc"
+        assert str(builder.params) == "select=%2A&order=country_name.desc"
 
     def test_multiple_orders(self, request_builder: AsyncRequestBuilder):
         builder = (
             request_builder.select()
             .order("country_name", desc=True)
             .order("iso", desc=True)
         )
-        assert str(builder.params) == "order=country_name.desc%2Ciso.desc"
+        assert str(builder.params) == "select=%2A&order=country_name.desc%2Ciso.desc"
 
     def test_multiple_orders_on_foreign_table(self, request_builder: AsyncRequestBuilder):
         foreign_table = "cities"
@@ -212,7 +220,7 @@ def test_multiple_orders_on_foreign_table(self, request_builder: AsyncRequestBui
         )
         assert (
             str(builder.params)
-            == "order=cities%28city_name%29.desc%2Ccities%28id%29.desc"
+            == "select=%2A&order=cities%28city_name%29.desc%2Ccities%28id%29.desc"
         )
 
 

tests/_sync/test_request_builder.py

@@ -31,8 +31,16 @@ def test_select(self, request_builder: SyncRequestBuilder):
     def test_select_with_count(self, request_builder: SyncRequestBuilder):
         builder = request_builder.select(count=CountMethod.exact)
 
-        assert builder.params.get("select") is None
+        assert builder.params["select"] == "*"
         assert builder.headers["prefer"] == "count=exact"
+        assert builder.http_method == "GET"
+        assert builder.json == {}
+
+    def test_select_with_head(self, request_builder: SyncRequestBuilder):
+        builder = request_builder.select("col1", "col2", head=True)
+
+        assert builder.params.get("select") == "col1,col2"
+        assert builder.headers.get("prefer") is None
         assert builder.http_method == "HEAD"
         assert builder.json == {}
 
@@ -193,15 +201,15 @@ def test_explain_options(self, request_builder: SyncRequestBuilder):
 class TestOrder:
     def test_order(self, request_builder: SyncRequestBuilder):
         builder = request_builder.select().order("country_name", desc=True)
-        assert str(builder.params) == "order=country_name.desc"
+        assert str(builder.params) == "select=%2A&order=country_name.desc"
 
     def test_multiple_orders(self, request_builder: SyncRequestBuilder):
         builder = (
             request_builder.select()
             .order("country_name", desc=True)
             .order("iso", desc=True)
         )
-        assert str(builder.params) == "order=country_name.desc%2Ciso.desc"
+        assert str(builder.params) == "select=%2A&order=country_name.desc%2Ciso.desc"
 
     def test_multiple_orders_on_foreign_table(self, request_builder: SyncRequestBuilder):
         foreign_table = "cities"
@@ -212,7 +220,7 @@ def test_multiple_orders_on_foreign_table(self, request_builder: SyncRequestBuil
         )
         assert (
             str(builder.params)
-            == "order=cities%28city_name%29.desc%2Ccities%28id%29.desc"
+            == "select=%2A&order=cities%28city_name%29.desc%2Ccities%28id%29.desc"
         )