[#6739] use rowid as count column for non-view collections to minimize the need of having the id field as covering index

apis/record_crud.go

@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ func recordsList(e *core.RequestEvent) error {
 
 	searchProvider := search.NewProvider(fieldsResolver).Query(query)
 
+	// use rowid when available to minimize the need of a covering index with the "id" field
+	if !collection.IsView() {
+		searchProvider.CountCol("_rowid_")
+	}
+
 	records := []*core.Record{}
 	result, err := searchProvider.ParseAndExec(e.Request.URL.Query().Encode(), &records)
 	if err != nil {