fix: PG cell-edit serialization + recent-connections startup race (#6)

desktop/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "gridline-desktop",
     "private": true,
-    "version": "0.7.11",
+    "version": "0.7.12",
     "description": "An open-source, high-performance database GUI client for PostgreSQL and beyond",
     "type": "module",
     "scripts": {

desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock

@@ -1783,8 +1783,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gridline"
-version = "0.7.10"
+version = "0.7.11"
 dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
  "chrono",
  "deadpool-postgres",
  "indexmap 2.14.0",

desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "gridline"
-version = "0.7.11"
+version = "0.7.12"
 description = "An open-source, high-performance database GUI client for PostgreSQL and beyond"
 authors = ["you"]
 edition = "2021"
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ tauri-plugin-dialog = "2"
 tauri-plugin-fs = "2"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
 tokio-postgres = { version = "0.7", features = ["with-chrono-0_4", "with-uuid-1", "with-serde_json-1"] }
+bytes = "1"
 sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = ["runtime-tokio", "mysql", "tls-rustls", "json"] }
 redis = { version = "0.27", features = ["tokio-comp"] }
 # async-ssh2 is not available at v0.4; using synchronous ssh2 via tokio::task::spawn_blocking per plan's fallback

desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/db_viewer.rs

@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ use crate::models::db_viewer::{
     Change, ColumnInfo, ConstraintInfo, EnumInfo, ExtensionInfo, FunctionInfo, IndexInfo,
     QueryResult, SequenceInfo, TableInfo, TriggerInfo,
 };
+use bytes::BytesMut;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::error::Error;
 use sqlx::Row;
 use tauri::State;
-use tokio_postgres::types::ToSql;
+use tokio_postgres::types::{Format, IsNull, ToSql, Type};
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helper functions
@@ -585,26 +587,75 @@ pub fn build_pg_insert_sql(
     )
 }
 
+/// A value bound to a PostgreSQL parameter in TEXT wire format, accepting any
+/// parameter type.
+///
+/// The frontend ships edited values as plain strings (and PK locators as
+/// numbers/booleans), but binding a native `String` fails for every non-text
+/// column type — `String::accepts` only matches `varchar`/`text`/`bpchar`/
+/// `name` — with `error serializing parameter N: cannot convert between the
+/// Rust type ... and the Postgres type ...`. Binding a native `i64` is also
+/// wrong because `i64::accepts` only matches `int8`.
+///
+/// `PgText` accepts *any* parameter type and writes the value as UTF-8 text in
+/// text wire format, so PostgreSQL itself parses the literal into the target
+/// column type. This works uniformly for `integer`, `bigint`, `numeric`,
+/// `boolean`, `uuid`, `json`/`jsonb`, timestamps, enums, etc. — exactly what
+/// PostgreSQL does for an `'<literal>'` in a query.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct PgText(String);
+
+impl From<&str> for PgText {
+    fn from(s: &str) -> Self {
+        PgText(s.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+impl ToSql for PgText {
+    fn to_sql(
+        &self,
+        _ty: &Type,
+        out: &mut BytesMut,
+    ) -> Result<IsNull, Box<dyn Error + Sync + Send>> {
+        out.extend_from_slice(self.0.as_bytes());
+        Ok(IsNull::No)
+    }
+
+    fn accepts(_ty: &Type) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn encode_format(&self, _ty: &Type) -> Format {
+        Format::Text
+    }
+
+    fn to_sql_checked(
+        &self,
+        ty: &Type,
+        out: &mut BytesMut,
+    ) -> Result<IsNull, Box<dyn Error + Sync + Send>> {
+        self.to_sql(ty, out)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Convert a JSON value into a boxed PostgreSQL-bindable value.
 ///
-/// Maps common JSON types to `tokio_postgres::types::ToSql` implementors.
-/// Unknown/complex types are stringified as a fallback.
+/// Every non-null value is bound as a `PgText` (text wire format) so the server
+/// parses it into the target column type; SQL `NULL` is bound as `None`. This
+/// is deliberately type-agnostic — the caller already knows the column type
+/// through the SQL context (e.g. `SET "col" = $1` lets PostgreSQL infer `$1`
+/// as `col`'s type).
 fn pg_box_value(v: &serde_json::Value) -> Box<dyn ToSql + Send + Sync> {
-    match v {
-        serde_json::Value::Null => Box::new(Option::<String>::None),
-        serde_json::Value::Bool(b) => Box::new(*b),
-        serde_json::Value::Number(n) => {
-            if let Some(i) = n.as_i64() {
-                Box::new(i)
-            } else if let Some(f) = n.as_f64() {
-                Box::new(f)
-            } else {
-                Box::new(n.to_string())
-            }
-        }
-        serde_json::Value::String(s) => Box::new(s.clone()),
-        other => Box::new(other.to_string()),
+    if v.is_null() {
+        return Box::new(Option::<PgText>::None);
     }
+    let text = match v {
+        serde_json::Value::String(s) => s.clone(),
+        serde_json::Value::Bool(b) => b.to_string(),
+        serde_json::Value::Number(n) => n.to_string(),
+        other => other.to_string(),
+    };
+    Box::new(PgText::from(text.as_str()))
 }
 
 /// Convert a JSON value into a `rusqlite::types::Value` for SQLite binding.
@@ -3320,6 +3371,78 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // PgText: universal text-format parameter binding (serialization fix)
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pg_text_accepts_any_postgres_type() {
+        // String::accepts only matches text-ish types, so a plain String can't
+        // bind to an integer/boolean/uuid/jsonb column. PgText must accept all
+        // of these (the server parses the text into the column's own type).
+        for ty in [
+            Type::TEXT,
+            Type::VARCHAR,
+            Type::INT4,
+            Type::INT8,
+            Type::FLOAT8,
+            Type::NUMERIC,
+            Type::BOOL,
+            Type::UUID,
+            Type::JSON,
+            Type::JSONB,
+            Type::TIMESTAMP,
+            Type::TIMESTAMPTZ,
+            Type::DATE,
+            Type::TIME,
+        ] {
+            assert!(
+                PgText::accepts(&ty),
+                "PgText must accept {:?}",
+                ty
+            );
+        }
+        // Sanity: a native String must NOT accept a non-text type (proving the
+        // root cause this fix addresses).
+        assert!(!<&str as ToSql>::accepts(&Type::INT4));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pg_text_serializes_as_utf8_text() {
+        use bytes::BytesMut;
+        use tokio_postgres::types::IsNull;
+
+        let val = pg_box_value(&serde_json::json!("42"));
+        let mut out = BytesMut::new();
+        let isnull = val.to_sql_checked(&Type::INT4, &mut out).unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(isnull, IsNull::No));
+        assert_eq!(&out[..], b"42");
+        // Text wire format: the bytes are raw UTF-8, not binary-encoded int.
+        assert!(matches!(val.encode_format(&Type::INT4), Format::Text));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pg_text_boxes_null_to_sql_null() {
+        use bytes::BytesMut;
+        use tokio_postgres::types::IsNull;
+
+        let val = pg_box_value(&serde_json::Value::Null);
+        let mut out = BytesMut::new();
+        assert!(matches!(
+            val.to_sql_checked(&Type::TEXT, &mut out).unwrap(),
+            IsNull::Yes
+        ));
+        assert!(out.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pg_text_stringifies_booleans_and_numbers() {
+        let b = pg_box_value(&serde_json::json!(true));
+        assert!(matches!(b.encode_format(&Type::BOOL), Format::Text));
+        let n = pg_box_value(&serde_json::json!(5));
+        assert!(matches!(n.encode_format(&Type::INT4), Format::Text));
+    }
+
     async fn fresh_pool_manager() -> tokio::sync::Mutex<ConnectionPoolManager> {
         tokio::sync::Mutex::new(ConnectionPoolManager::new())
     }

desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Gridline",
-  "version": "0.7.11",
+  "version": "0.7.12",
   "identifier": "com.adrianbonpin.gridline",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "bun run dev",

desktop/src/lib/bundle-config.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import tauriConf from "../../src-tauri/tauri.conf.json";
 
-describe("tauri bundle config (v0.7.11)", () => {
+describe("tauri bundle config (v0.7.12)", () => {
   it("declares bundled pg_tools resources", () => {
     expect(tauriConf.bundle.resources).toContain("resources/pg_tools/*");
   });
-  it("version is 0.7.11", () => {
-    expect(tauriConf.version).toBe("0.7.11");
+  it("version is 0.7.12", () => {
+    expect(tauriConf.version).toBe("0.7.12");
   });
 });

desktop/src/lib/docs-coverage.test.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import agents from "../../../AGENTS.md?raw";
 import readme from "../../../README.md?raw";
 
-describe("v0.7.11 docs coverage", () => {
+describe("v0.7.12 docs coverage", () => {
   it("AGENTS.md marks inline cell editing complete", () => {
     expect(agents).toContain("Inline cell editing");
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Inline cell editing \| ✅/);
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ describe("v0.7.11 docs coverage", () => {
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Connection status indicator on cards \| ✅/);
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Move-to-folder bulk action \| ✅/);
   });
-  it("README declares v0.7.11", () => {
-    expect(readme).toContain("0.7.11");
+  it("README declares v0.7.12", () => {
+    expect(readme).toContain("0.7.12");
   });
   it("AGENTS.md marks schema CRUD complete", () => {
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Schema CRUD \| ✅/);
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ describe("v0.7.11 docs coverage", () => {
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Cancel long-running queries \| ✅/);
     expect(agents).toMatch(/Settings export\/import \| ✅/);
   });
-  it("README links to v0.7.11 assets in both download tables", () => {
-    expect(readme).toContain("releases/download/v0.7.11/");
-    expect(readme).toContain("Gridline_0.7.11_aarch64.dmg");
-    expect(readme).toContain("Gridline-0.7.11-1.x86_64.rpm");
+  it("README links to v0.7.12 assets in both download tables", () => {
+    expect(readme).toContain("releases/download/v0.7.12/");
+    expect(readme).toContain("Gridline_0.7.12_aarch64.dmg");
+    expect(readme).toContain("Gridline-0.7.12-1.x86_64.rpm");
   });
 });

desktop/src/lib/version.test.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import pkg from "../../package.json";
 
 describe("version", () => {
-  it("declares v0.7.11 across the app shell", () => {
-    expect(pkg.version).toBe("0.7.11");
+  it("declares v0.7.12 across the app shell", () => {
+    expect(pkg.version).toBe("0.7.12");
   });
 });

desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.test.ts

@@ -225,6 +225,33 @@ describe("favorites / recents / move-selection", () => {
     expect(commands.recordRecentConnection).toHaveBeenCalledWith("c1");
   });
 
+  it("loadAll refreshes recents once connections are known (startup race fix)", async () => {
+    const conn = makeConn({ id: "c1", name: "Prod" });
+    vi.spyOn(commands, "getConnections").mockResolvedValue([conn]);
+    vi.spyOn(commands, "getFolders").mockResolvedValue([]);
+    vi.spyOn(commands, "getTags").mockResolvedValue([]);
+    vi.spyOn(commands, "getRecentConnections").mockResolvedValue([
+      { connection_id: "c1", opened_at: "2026-08-02T00:00:00Z" },
+    ]);
+
+    // Simulate the app-shell mount: loadAll fires and populates connections.
+    await useConnectionStore.getState().loadAll();
+
+    // The recent strip must now show the connection that was opened previously.
+    expect(commands.getRecentConnections).toHaveBeenCalledWith(8);
+    expect(useConnectionStore.getState().recent).toEqual([conn]);
+  });
+
+  it("loadRecent maps cached recent ids against the current connection list", async () => {
+    const conn = makeConn({ id: "c1", name: "Prod" });
+    useConnectionStore.setState({ connections: [conn] });
+    vi.spyOn(commands, "getRecentConnections").mockResolvedValue([
+      { connection_id: "c1", opened_at: "2026-08-02T00:00:00Z" },
+    ]);
+    await useConnectionStore.getState().loadRecent();
+    expect(useConnectionStore.getState().recent).toEqual([conn]);
+  });
+
   describe("duplicateConnection", () => {
     it("copies fields with a '(copy)' name and favorite false", async () => {
       const src = makeConn({ id: "c1", name: "Prod", folder_id: "f1", tag_ids: ["t1"], favorite: true });

desktop/src/stores/connectionStore.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ export const useConnectionStore = create<ConnectionState>((set, get) => ({
       set((s) => ({ connections: [...s.connections].sort((a, b) => Number(b.favorite) - Number(a.favorite)) }));
       // Also load tag order
       get().loadTagOrder();
+      // Refresh recents once connections are known so the recent strip is not
+      // computed against an empty list (avoids a startup race with loadRecent).
+      get().loadRecent().catch(() => {});
     } catch (e) {
       set({ loading: false, error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e) });
     }