eager update app settings and added isServe check for the auto backups

Co-authored-by: Yuxiang Gao <yuxiang-gao@outlook.com>

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: '>=1.20.0'
+          go-version: '>=1.20.3'
 
       # This step usually is not needed because the /ui/dist is pregenerated locally
       # but its here to ensure that each release embeds the latest admin ui artifacts.
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: goreleaser
           version: latest
-          args: release --rm-dist
+          args: release --clean
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -7,7 +7,20 @@ before:
     - go mod tidy
 
 builds:
-  - main: ./examples/base
+  - id: build_cgo
+    main: ./examples/base
+    binary: pocketbase
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase.Version={{ .Version }}
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=1
+    goos:
+      - linux
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+
+  - id: build_noncgo
+    main: ./examples/base
     binary: pocketbase
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase.Version={{ .Version }}
@@ -33,7 +46,17 @@ release:
   draft: true
 
 archives:
-  - format: zip
+  - id: archive_cgo
+    builds: [build_cgo]
+    name_template: '{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}_cgo'
+    format: zip
+    files:
+      - LICENSE*
+      - CHANGELOG*
+
+  - id: archive_noncgo
+    builds: [build_noncgo]
+    format: zip
     files:
       - LICENSE*
       - CHANGELOG*

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,304 @@
+## v0.16.0
+
+- Added automated backups (_+ cron rotation_) APIs and UI for the `pb_data` directory.
+  The backups can be also initialized programmatically using `app.CreateBackup("backup.zip")`.
+  There is also experimental restore method - `app.RestoreBackup("backup.zip")` (_currently works only on UNIX systems as it relies on execve_).
+  The backups can be stored locally or in external S3 storage (_it has its own configuration, separate from the file uploads storage filesystem_).
+
+- Added option to limit the returned API fields using the `?fields` query parameter.
+  The "fields picker" is applied for `SearchResult.Items` and every other JSON response. For example:
+  ```js
+  // original: {"id": "RECORD_ID", "name": "abc", "description": "...something very big...", "items": ["id1", "id2"], "expand": {"items": [{"id": "id1", "name": "test1"}, {"id": "id2", "name": "test2"}]}}
+  // output:   {"name": "abc", "expand": {"items": [{"name": "test1"}, {"name": "test2"}]}}
+  const result = await pb.collection("example").getOne("RECORD_ID", {
+    expand: "items",
+    fields: "name,expand.items.name",
+  })
+  ```
+
+- Added new `./pocketbase update` command to selfupdate the prebuilt executable (with option to generate a backup of your `pb_data`).
+
+- Added new `./pocketbase admin` console command:
+  ```sh
+  // creates new admin account
+  ./pocketbase admin create test@example.com 123456890
+
+  // changes the password of an existing admin account
+  ./pocketbase admin update test@example.com 0987654321
+
+  // deletes single admin account (if exists)
+  ./pocketbase admin delete test@example.com
+  ```
+
+- Added `apis.Serve(app, options)` helper to allow starting the API server programmatically.
+
+- Updated the schema fields Admin UI for "tidier" fields visualization.
+
+- Updated the logs "real" user IP to check for `Fly-Client-IP` header and changed the `X-Forward-For` header to use the first non-empty leftmost-ish IP as it the closest to the "real IP".
+
+- Added new `tools/archive` helper subpackage for managing archives (_currently works only with zip_).
+
+- Added new `tools/cron` helper subpackage for scheduling task using cron-like syntax (_this eventually may get exported in the future in a separate repo_).
+
+- Added new `Filesystem.List(prefix)` helper to retrieve a flat list with all files under the provided prefix.
+
+- Added new `App.NewBackupsFilesystem()` helper to create a dedicated filesystem abstraction for managing app data backups.
+
+- Added new `App.OnTerminate()` hook (_executed right before app termination, eg. on `SIGTERM` signal_).
+
+- Added `accept` file field attribute with the field MIME types ([#2466](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/pull/2466); thanks @Nikhil1920).
+
+- Added support for multiple files sort in the Admin UI ([#2445](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2445)).
+
+- Added support for multiple relations sort in the Admin UI.
+
+- Added `meta.isNew` to the OAuth2 auth JSON response to indicate a newly OAuth2 created PocketBase user.
+
+
+## v0.15.3
+
+- Updated the Admin UI to use the latest JS SDK to resolve the `isNew` record field conflict ([#2385](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/2385)).
+
+- Fixed `editor` field fullscreen `z-index` ([#2410](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2410)).
+
+- Inserts the default app settings as part of the system init migration so that they are always available when accessed from within a user defined migration ([#2423](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/2423)).
+
+
+## v0.15.2
+
+- Fixed View query `SELECT DISTINCT` identifiers parsing ([#2349-5706019](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/2349#discussioncomment-5706019)).
+
+- Fixed View collection schema incorrectly resolving multiple aliased fields originating from the same field source ([#2349-5707675](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/2349#discussioncomment-5707675)).
+
+- Added OAuth2 redirect fallback message to notify the user to go back to the app in case the browser window is not auto closed.
+
+
+## v0.15.1
+
+- Trigger the related `Record` model realtime subscription events on [custom model struct](https://pocketbase.io/docs/custom-models/) save ([#2325](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/2325)).
+
+- Fixed `Ctrl + S` in the `editor` field not propagating the quick save shortcut to the parent form.
+
+- Added `⌘ + S` alias for the record quick save shortcut (_I have no Mac device to test it but it should work based on [`e.metaKey` docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/metaKey)_).
+
+- Enabled RTL for the TinyMCE editor ([#2327](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2327)).
+
+- Reduced the record form vertical layout shifts and slightly improved the rendering speed when loading multiple `relation` fields.
+
+- Enabled Admin UI assets cache.
+
+
+## v0.15.0
+
+- Simplified the OAuth2 authentication flow in a single "all in one" call ([#55](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/55)).
+  Requires JS SDK v0.14.0+ or Dart SDK v0.9.0+.
+  The manual code-token exchange flow is still supported but the SDK method is renamed to `authWithOAuth2Code()` (_to minimize the breaking changes the JS SDK has a function overload that will proxy the existing `authWithOauth2` calls to `authWithOAuth2Code`_).
+  For more details and example, you could check https://pocketbase.io/docs/authentication/#oauth2-integration.
+
+- Added support for protected files ([#215](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/215)).
+  Requires JS SDK v0.14.0+ or Dart SDK v0.9.0+.
+  It works with a short lived (~5min) file token passed as query param with the file url.
+  For more details and example, you could check https://pocketbase.io/docs/files-handling/#protected-files.
+
+- **!** Fixed typo in `Record.WithUnkownData()` -> `Record.WithUnknownData()`.
+
+- Added simple loose wildcard search term support in the Admin UI.
+
+- Added auto "draft" to allow restoring previous record state in case of accidental reload or power outage.
+
+- Added `Ctrl + S` shortcut to save the record changes without closing the panel.
+
+- Added "drop files" support for the file upload field.
+
+- Refreshed the OAuth2 Admin UI.
+
+
+## v0.14.5
+
+- Added checks for `nil` hooks in `forms.RecordUpsert` when used with custom `Dao` ([#2277](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2277)).
+
+- Fixed unique detailed field error not returned on record create failure ([#2287](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/2287)).
+
+
+## v0.14.4
+
+- Fixed concurrent map write pannic on `list.ExistInSliceWithRegex()` cache ([#2272](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2272)).
+
+
+## v0.14.3
+
+- Fixed Admin UI Logs `meta` visualization in Firefox ([#2221](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2221)).
+
+- Downgraded to v1 of the `aws/aws-sdk-go` package since v2 has compatibility issues with GCS ([#2231](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2231)).
+
+- Upgraded the GitHub action to use [min Go 1.20.3](https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.20.3+label%3ACherryPickApproved) for the prebuilt executable since it contains some minor `net/http` security fixes.
+
+
+## v0.14.2
+
+- Reverted part of the old `COALESCE` handling as a fallback to support empty string comparison with missing joined relation fields.
+
+
+## v0.14.1
+
+- Fixed realtime events firing before the files upload completion.
+
+- Updated the underlying S3 lib to use `aws-sdk-go-v2` ([#1346](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/pull/1346); thanks @yuxiang-gao).
+
+- Updated TinyMCE to v6.4.1.
+
+- Updated the godoc of `Dao.Save*` methods.
+
+
+## v0.14.0
+
+- Added _experimental_ Apple OAuth2 integration.
+
+- Added `@request.headers.*` filter rule support.
+
+- Added support for advanced unique constraints and indexes management ([#345](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/345), [#544](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/544))
+
+- Simplified the collections fields UI to allow easier and quicker scaffolding of the data schema.
+
+- Deprecated `SchemaField.Unique`. Unique constraints are now managed via indexes.
+  The `Unique` field is a no-op and will be removed in future version.
+
+- Removed the `COALESCE` wrapping from some of the generated filter conditions to make better use of the indexes ([#1939](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/1939)).
+
+- Detect `id` aliased view columns as single `relation` fields ([#2029](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/2029)).
+
+- Optimized single relation lookups.
+
+- Normalized record values on `maxSelect` field option change (`select`, `file`, `relation`).
+  When changing **from single to multiple** all already inserted single values are converted to an array.
+  When changing **from multiple to single** only the last item of the already inserted array items is kept.
+
+- Changed the cost/round factor of bcrypt hash generation from 13 to 12 since several users complained about the slow authWithPassword responses on lower spec hardware.
+  _The change will affect only new users. Depending on the demand, we might make it configurable from the auth options._
+
+- Simplified the default mail template styles to allow more control over the template layout ([#1904](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/1904)).
+
+- Added option to explicitly set the record id from the Admin UI ([#2118](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2118)).
+
+- Added `migrate history-sync` command to clean `_migrations` history table from deleted migration files references.
+
+- Added new fields to the `core.RecordAuthWithOAuth2Event` struct:
+    ```
+    IsNewRecord     bool,          // boolean field indicating whether the OAuth2 action created a new auth record
+    ProviderName    string,        // the name of the OAuth2 provider (eg. "google")
+    ProviderClient  auth.Provider, // the loaded Provider client instance
+    ```
+
+- Added CGO linux target for the prebuilt executable.
+
+- **!** Renamed `daos.GetTableColumns()` to `daos.TableColumns()` for consistency with the other Dao table related helpers.
+
+- **!** Renamed `daos.GetTableInfo()` to `daos.TableInfo()` for consistency with the other Dao table related helpers.
+
+- **!** Changed `types.JsonArray` to support specifying a generic type, aka. `types.JsonArray[T]`.
+  If you have previously used `types.JsonArray`, you'll have to update it to `types.JsonArray[any]`.
+
+- **!** Registered the `RemoveTrailingSlash` middleware only for the `/api/*` routes since it is causing issues with subpath file serving endpoints ([#2072](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2072)).
+
+- **!** Changed the request logs `method` value to UPPERCASE, eg. "get" => "GET" ([#1956](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/1956)).
+
+- Other minor UI improvements.
+
+
+## v0.13.4
+
+- Removed eager unique collection name check to support lazy validation during bulk import.
+
+
+## v0.13.3
+
+- Fixed view collections import ([#2044](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/2044)).
+
+- Updated the records picker Admin UI to show properly view collection relations.
+
+
+## v0.13.2
+
+- Fixed Admin UI js error when selecting multiple `file` field as `relation` "Display fields" ([#1989](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/1989)).
+
+
+## v0.13.1
+
+- Added `HEAD` request method support for the `/api/files/:collection/:recordId/:filename` route ([#1976](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/1976)).
+
+
+## v0.13.0
+
+- Added new "View" collection type allowing you to create a read-only collection from a custom SQL `SELECT` statement. It supports:
+  - aggregations (`COUNT()`, `MIN()`, `MAX()`, `GROUP BY`, etc.)
+  - column and table aliases
+  - CTEs and subquery expressions
+  - auto `relation` fields association
+  - `file` fields proxying (up to 5 linked relations, eg. view1->view2->...->base)
+  - `filter`, `sort` and `expand`
+  - List and View API rules
+
+- Added auto fail/retry (default to 8 attempts) for the `SELECT` queries to gracefully handle the `database is locked` errors ([#1795](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/1795#discussioncomment-4882169)).
+  _The default max attempts can be accessed or changed via `Dao.MaxLockRetries`._
+
+- Added default max query execution timeout (30s).
+  _The default timeout can be accessed or changed via `Dao.ModelQueryTimeout`._
+  _For the prebuilt executables it can be also changed via the `--queryTimeout=10` flag._
+
+- Added support for `dao.RecordQuery(collection)` to scan directly the `One()` and `All()` results in `*models.Record` or `[]*models.Record` without the need of explicit `NullStringMap`.
+
+- Added support to overwrite the default file serve headers if an explicit response header is set.
+
+- Added file thumbs when visualizing `relation` display file fields.
+
+- Added "Min select" `relation` field option.
+
+- Enabled `process.env` in JS migrations to allow accessing `os.Environ()`.
+
+- Added `UploadedFiles` field to the `RecordCreateEvent` and `RecordUpdateEvent` event structs.
+
+- **!** Moved file upload after the record persistent to allow setting custom record id safely from the `OnModelBeforeCreate` hook.
+
+- **!** Changed `System.GetFile()` to return directly `*blob.Reader` instead of the `io.ReadCloser` interface.
+
+- **!** Changed `To`, `Cc` and `Bcc` of `mailer.Message` to `[]mail.Address` for consistency and to allow multiple recipients and optional name.
+
+    If you are sending custom emails, you'll have to replace:
+    ```go
+    message := &mailer.Message{
+      ...
+
+      // (old) To: mail.Address{Address: "to@example.com"}
+      To: []mail.Address{{Address: "to@example.com", Name: "Some optional name"}},
+
+      // (old) Cc: []string{"cc@example.com"}
+      Cc: []mail.Address{{Address: "cc@example.com", Name: "Some optional name"}},
+
+      // (old) Bcc: []string{"bcc@example.com"}
+      Bcc: []mail.Address{{Address: "bcc@example.com", Name: "Some optional name"}},
+
+      ...
+    }
+    ```
+
+- **!** Refactored the Authentik integration as a more generic "OpenID Connect" provider (`oidc`) to support any OIDC provider (Okta, Keycloak, etc.).
+  _If you've previously used Authentik, make sure to rename the provider key in your code to `oidc`._
+  _To enable more than one OIDC provider you can use the additional `oidc2` and `oidc3` provider keys._
+
+- **!** Removed the previously deprecated `Dao.Block()` and `Dao.Continue()` helpers in favor of `Dao.NonconcurrentDB()`.
+
+- Updated the internal redirects to allow easier subpath deployment when behind a reverse proxy.
+
+- Other minor Admin UI improvements.
+
+
+## v0.12.3
+
+- Fixed "Toggle column" reactivity when navigating between collections ([#1836](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/pull/1836)).
+
+- Logged the current datetime on server start ([#1822](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/issues/1822)).
+
+
 ## v0.12.2
 
 - Fixed the "Clear" button of the datepicker component not clearing the value ([#1730](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/discussions/1730)).
@@ -985,7 +1286,7 @@ Please check the individual SDK package changelog and apply the necessary change
 - Added option to return serialized custom `models.Record` fields data:
   ```go
   func (m *Record) UnknownData() map[string]any
-  func (m *Record) WithUnkownData(state bool)
+  func (m *Record) WithUnknownData(state bool)
   ```
 
 - Deleted `model.User`. Now the user data is stored as an auth `models.Record`.

apis/backup.go

@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+package apis
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/forms"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
+	"github.com/spf13/cast"
+)
+
+// bindBackupApi registers the file api endpoints and the corresponding handlers.
+//
+// @todo add hooks once the app hooks api restructuring is finalized
+func bindBackupApi(app core.App, rg *echo.Group) {
+	api := backupApi{app: app}
+
+	subGroup := rg.Group("/backups", ActivityLogger(app))
+	subGroup.GET("", api.list, RequireAdminAuth())
+	subGroup.POST("", api.create, RequireAdminAuth())
+	subGroup.GET("/:key", api.download)
+	subGroup.DELETE("/:key", api.delete, RequireAdminAuth())
+	subGroup.POST("/:key/restore", api.restore, RequireAdminAuth())
+}
+
+type backupApi struct {
+	app core.App
+}
+
+func (api *backupApi) list(c echo.Context) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	fsys, err := api.app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Failed to load backups filesystem.", err)
+	}
+	defer fsys.Close()
+
+	fsys.SetContext(ctx)
+
+	backups, err := fsys.List("")
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Failed to retrieve backup items. Raw error: \n"+err.Error(), nil)
+	}
+
+	result := make([]models.BackupFileInfo, len(backups))
+
+	for i, obj := range backups {
+		modified, _ := types.ParseDateTime(obj.ModTime)
+
+		result[i] = models.BackupFileInfo{
+			Key:      obj.Key,
+			Size:     obj.Size,
+			Modified: modified,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, result)
+}
+
+func (api *backupApi) create(c echo.Context) error {
+	if api.app.Cache().Has(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup) {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Try again later - another backup/restore process has already been started", nil)
+	}
+
+	form := forms.NewBackupCreate(api.app)
+	if err := c.Bind(form); err != nil {
+		return NewBadRequestError("An error occurred while loading the submitted data.", err)
+	}
+
+	return form.Submit(func(next forms.InterceptorNextFunc[string]) forms.InterceptorNextFunc[string] {
+		return func(name string) error {
+			if err := next(name); err != nil {
+				return NewBadRequestError("Failed to create backup.", err)
+			}
+
+			// we don't retrieve the generated backup file because it may not be
+			// available yet due to the eventually consistent nature of some S3 providers
+			return c.NoContent(http.StatusNoContent)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func (api *backupApi) download(c echo.Context) error {
+	fileToken := c.QueryParam("token")
+
+	_, err := api.app.Dao().FindAdminByToken(
+		fileToken,
+		api.app.Settings().AdminFileToken.Secret,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewForbiddenError("Insufficient permissions to access the resource.", err)
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	fsys, err := api.app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Failed to load backups filesystem.", err)
+	}
+	defer fsys.Close()
+
+	fsys.SetContext(ctx)
+
+	key := c.PathParam("key")
+
+	br, err := fsys.GetFile(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Failed to retrieve backup item. Raw error: \n"+err.Error(), nil)
+	}
+	defer br.Close()
+
+	return fsys.Serve(
+		c.Response(),
+		c.Request(),
+		key,
+		filepath.Base(key), // without the path prefix (if any)
+	)
+}
+
+func (api *backupApi) restore(c echo.Context) error {
+	if api.app.Cache().Has(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup) {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Try again later - another backup/restore process has already been started.", nil)
+	}
+
+	// @todo remove the extra unescape after https://github.com/labstack/echo/issues/2447
+	key, _ := url.PathUnescape(c.PathParam("key"))
+
+	existsCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	fsys, err := api.app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Failed to load backups filesystem.", err)
+	}
+	defer fsys.Close()
+
+	fsys.SetContext(existsCtx)
+
+	if exists, err := fsys.Exists(key); !exists {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Missing or invalid backup file.", err)
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		// wait max 15 minutes to fetch the backup
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Minute)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		// give some optimistic time to write the response
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
+		if err := api.app.RestoreBackup(ctx, key); err != nil && api.app.IsDebug() {
+			log.Println(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return c.NoContent(http.StatusNoContent)
+}
+
+func (api *backupApi) delete(c echo.Context) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	fsys, err := api.app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Failed to load backups filesystem.", err)
+	}
+	defer fsys.Close()
+
+	fsys.SetContext(ctx)
+
+	key := c.PathParam("key")
+
+	if key != "" && cast.ToString(api.app.Cache().Get(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup)) == key {
+		return NewBadRequestError("The backup is currently being used and cannot be deleted.", nil)
+	}
+
+	if err := fsys.Delete(key); err != nil {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Invalid or already deleted backup file. Raw error: \n"+err.Error(), nil)
+	}
+
+	return c.NoContent(http.StatusNoContent)
+}

apis/backup_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,571 @@
+package apis_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+	"gocloud.dev/blob"
+)
+
+func TestBackupsList(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:   "unauthorized",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as auth record",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsInR5cGUiOiJhdXRoUmVjb3JkIiwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwiZXhwIjoyMjA4OTg1MjYxfQ.UwD8JvkbQtXpymT09d7J6fdA0aP9g4FJ1GPh_ggEkzc",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (empty list)",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`[]`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"test1.zip"`,
+				`"test2.zip"`,
+				`"test3.zip"`,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackupsCreate(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:   "unauthorized",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/backups",
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				ensureNoBackups(t, app)
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as auth record",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/backups",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsInR5cGUiOiJhdXRoUmVjb3JkIiwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwiZXhwIjoyMjA4OTg1MjYxfQ.UwD8JvkbQtXpymT09d7J6fdA0aP9g4FJ1GPh_ggEkzc",
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				ensureNoBackups(t, app)
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (pending backup)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/backups",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				app.Cache().Set(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup, "")
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				ensureNoBackups(t, app)
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (autogenerated name)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/backups",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				files, err := getBackupFiles(app)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+
+				if total := len(files); total != 1 {
+					t.Fatalf("Expected 1 backup file, got %d", total)
+				}
+
+				expected := "pb_backup_"
+				if !strings.HasPrefix(files[0].Key, expected) {
+					t.Fatalf("Expected backup file with prefix %q, got %q", expected, files[0].Key)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 204,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (invalid name)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/backups",
+			Body:   strings.NewReader(`{"name":"!test.zip"}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				ensureNoBackups(t, app)
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"data":{`,
+				`"name":{"code":"validation_match_invalid"`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (valid name)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/backups",
+			Body:   strings.NewReader(`{"name":"test.zip"}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				files, err := getBackupFiles(app)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+
+				if total := len(files); total != 1 {
+					t.Fatalf("Expected 1 backup file, got %d", total)
+				}
+
+				expected := "test.zip"
+				if files[0].Key != expected {
+					t.Fatalf("Expected backup file %q, got %q", expected, files[0].Key)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 204,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackupsDownload(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:   "unauthorized",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "with record auth header",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsInR5cGUiOiJhdXRoUmVjb3JkIiwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwiZXhwIjoyMjA4OTg1MjYxfQ.UwD8JvkbQtXpymT09d7J6fdA0aP9g4FJ1GPh_ggEkzc",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "with admin auth header",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "with empty or invalid token",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip?token=",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "with valid record auth token",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsInR5cGUiOiJhdXRoUmVjb3JkIiwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwiZXhwIjoyMjA4OTg1MjYxfQ.UwD8JvkbQtXpymT09d7J6fdA0aP9g4FJ1GPh_ggEkzc",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "with valid record file token",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsImV4cCI6MTg5MzQ1MjQ2MSwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwidHlwZSI6ImF1dGhSZWNvcmQifQ.0d_0EO6kfn9ijZIQWAqgRi8Bo1z7MKcg1LQpXhQsEPk",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "with valid admin auth token",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "with expired admin file token",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsImV4cCI6MTY0MDk5MTY2MSwidHlwZSI6ImFkbWluIn0.g7Q_3UX6H--JWJ7yt1Hoe-1ugTX1KpbKzdt0zjGSe-E",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "with valid admin file token but missing backup name",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/mizzing?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsImV4cCI6MTg5MzQ1MjQ2MSwidHlwZSI6ImFkbWluIn0.LyAMpSfaHVsuUqIlqqEbhDQSdFzoPz_EIDcb2VJMBsU",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "with valid admin file token",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsImV4cCI6MTg5MzQ1MjQ2MSwidHlwZSI6ImFkbWluIn0.LyAMpSfaHVsuUqIlqqEbhDQSdFzoPz_EIDcb2VJMBsU",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`storage/`,
+				`data.db`,
+				`logs.db`,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackupsDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	noTestBackupFilesChanges := func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp) {
+		files, err := getBackupFiles(app)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		expected := 3
+		if total := len(files); total != expected {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected %d backup(s), got %d", expected, total)
+		}
+	}
+
+	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:   "unauthorized",
+			Method: http.MethodDelete,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				noTestBackupFilesChanges(t, app)
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as auth record",
+			Method: http.MethodDelete,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsInR5cGUiOiJhdXRoUmVjb3JkIiwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwiZXhwIjoyMjA4OTg1MjYxfQ.UwD8JvkbQtXpymT09d7J6fdA0aP9g4FJ1GPh_ggEkzc",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				noTestBackupFilesChanges(t, app)
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (missing file)",
+			Method: http.MethodDelete,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/missing.zip",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				noTestBackupFilesChanges(t, app)
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (existing file with matching active backup)",
+			Method: http.MethodDelete,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+
+				// mock active backup with the same name to delete
+				app.Cache().Set(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup, "test1.zip")
+
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				noTestBackupFilesChanges(t, app)
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (existing file and no matching active backup)",
+			Method: http.MethodDelete,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+
+				// mock active backup with different name
+				app.Cache().Set(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup, "new.zip")
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				files, err := getBackupFiles(app)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+
+				if total := len(files); total != 2 {
+					t.Fatalf("Expected 2 backup files, got %d", total)
+				}
+
+				deletedFile := "test1.zip"
+
+				for _, f := range files {
+					if f.Key == deletedFile {
+						t.Fatalf("Expected backup %q to be deleted", deletedFile)
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 204,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackupsRestore(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:   "unauthorized",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip/restore",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as auth record",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip/restore",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsInR5cGUiOiJhdXRoUmVjb3JkIiwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwiZXhwIjoyMjA4OTg1MjYxfQ.UwD8JvkbQtXpymT09d7J6fdA0aP9g4FJ1GPh_ggEkzc",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (missing file)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/missing.zip/restore",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (active backup process)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/backups/test1.zip/restore",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				if err := createTestBackups(app); err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+
+				app.Cache().Set(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup, "")
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func createTestBackups(app core.App) error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	if err := app.CreateBackup(ctx, "test1.zip"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := app.CreateBackup(ctx, "test2.zip"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := app.CreateBackup(ctx, "test3.zip"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getBackupFiles(app core.App) ([]*blob.ListObject, error) {
+	fsys, err := app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer fsys.Close()
+
+	return fsys.List("")
+}
+
+func ensureNoBackups(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp) {
+	files, err := getBackupFiles(app)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if total := len(files); total != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 0 backup files, got %d", total)
+	}
+}

apis/base.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5/middleware"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/rest"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/ui"
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 )
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ const trailedAdminPath = "/_/"
 func InitApi(app core.App) (*echo.Echo, error) {
 	e := echo.New()
 	e.Debug = app.IsDebug()
+	e.JSONSerializer = &rest.Serializer{
+		FieldsParam: "fields",
+	}
 
 	// configure a custom router
 	e.ResetRouterCreator(func(ec *echo.Echo) echo.Router {
@@ -36,8 +40,8 @@ func InitApi(app core.App) (*echo.Echo, error) {
 	// default middlewares
 	e.Pre(middleware.RemoveTrailingSlashWithConfig(middleware.RemoveTrailingSlashConfig{
 		Skipper: func(c echo.Context) bool {
-			// ignore Admin UI route(s)
-			return strings.HasPrefix(c.Request().URL.Path, trailedAdminPath)
+			// enable by default only for the API routes
+			return !strings.HasPrefix(c.Request().URL.Path, "/api/")
 		},
 	}))
 	e.Use(middleware.Recover())
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ func InitApi(app core.App) (*echo.Echo, error) {
 	// custom error handler
 	e.HTTPErrorHandler = func(c echo.Context, err error) {
 		if c.Response().Committed {
+			if app.IsDebug() {
+				log.Println("HTTPErrorHandler response was already committed:", err)
+			}
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -107,6 +114,7 @@ func InitApi(app core.App) (*echo.Echo, error) {
 	bindRealtimeApi(app, api)
 	bindLogsApi(app, api)
 	bindHealthApi(app, api)
+	bindBackupApi(app, api)
 
 	// trigger the custom BeforeServe hook for the created api router
 	// allowing users to further adjust its options or register new routes
@@ -118,6 +126,10 @@ func InitApi(app core.App) (*echo.Echo, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// note: it is after the OnBeforeServe hook to ensure that the implicit
+	// cache is after any user custom defined middlewares
+	e.Use(eagerRequestDataCache(app))
+
 	// catch all any route
 	api.Any("/*", func(c echo.Context) error {
 		return echo.ErrNotFound
@@ -163,7 +175,7 @@ func bindStaticAdminUI(app core.App, e *echo.Echo) error {
 	e.GET(
 		strings.TrimRight(trailedAdminPath, "/"),
 		func(c echo.Context) error {
-			return c.Redirect(http.StatusTemporaryRedirect, trailedAdminPath)
+			return c.Redirect(http.StatusTemporaryRedirect, strings.TrimLeft(trailedAdminPath, "/"))
 		},
 	)
 
@@ -173,13 +185,14 @@ func bindStaticAdminUI(app core.App, e *echo.Echo) error {
 		trailedAdminPath+"*",
 		echo.StaticDirectoryHandler(ui.DistDirFS, false),
 		installerRedirect(app),
+		uiCacheControl(),
 		middleware.Gzip(),
 	)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-const totalAdminsCacheKey = "totalAdmins"
+const totalAdminsCacheKey = "@totalAdmins"
 
 func updateTotalAdminsCache(app core.App) error {
 	total, err := app.Dao().TotalAdmins()
@@ -192,6 +205,20 @@ func updateTotalAdminsCache(app core.App) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func uiCacheControl() echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(c echo.Context) error {
+			// add default Cache-Control header for all Admin UI resources
+			// (ignoring the root admin path)
+			if c.Request().URL.Path != trailedAdminPath {
+				c.Response().Header().Set("Cache-Control", "max-age=1209600, stale-while-revalidate=86400")
+			}
+
+			return next(c)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // installerRedirect redirects the user to the installer admin UI page
 // when the application needs some preliminary configurations to be done.
 func installerRedirect(app core.App) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
@@ -224,12 +251,12 @@ func installerRedirect(app core.App) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 
 			if totalAdmins == 0 && !hasInstallerParam {
 				// redirect to the installer page
-				return c.Redirect(http.StatusTemporaryRedirect, trailedAdminPath+"?installer#")
+				return c.Redirect(http.StatusTemporaryRedirect, "?installer#")
 			}
 
 			if totalAdmins != 0 && hasInstallerParam {
-				// redirect to the home page
-				return c.Redirect(http.StatusTemporaryRedirect, trailedAdminPath+"#/")
+				// clear the installer param
+				return c.Redirect(http.StatusTemporaryRedirect, "?")
 			}
 
 			return next(c)

apis/base_test.go

@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ package apis_test
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/apis"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 )
 
 func Test404(t *testing.T) {
@@ -136,3 +139,156 @@ func TestCustomRoutesAndErrorsHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		scenario.Test(t)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRemoveTrailingSlashMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:   "non /api/* route (exact match)",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/custom",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				e.AddRoute(echo.Route{
+					Method: http.MethodGet,
+					Path:   "/custom",
+					Handler: func(c echo.Context) error {
+						return c.String(200, "test123")
+					},
+				})
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"test123"},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "non /api/* route (with trailing slash)",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/custom/",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				e.AddRoute(echo.Route{
+					Method: http.MethodGet,
+					Path:   "/custom",
+					Handler: func(c echo.Context) error {
+						return c.String(200, "test123")
+					},
+				})
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  404,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "/api/* route (exact match)",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/custom",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				e.AddRoute(echo.Route{
+					Method: http.MethodGet,
+					Path:   "/api/custom",
+					Handler: func(c echo.Context) error {
+						return c.String(200, "test123")
+					},
+				})
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"test123"},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "/api/* route (with trailing slash)",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/custom/",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				e.AddRoute(echo.Route{
+					Method: http.MethodGet,
+					Path:   "/api/custom",
+					Handler: func(c echo.Context) error {
+						return c.String(200, "test123")
+					},
+				})
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"test123"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEagerRequestDataCache(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:   "[UNKNOWN] unsupported eager cached request method",
+			Method: "UNKNOWN",
+			Url:    "/custom",
+			Body:   strings.NewReader(`{"name":"test123"}`),
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				e.AddRoute(echo.Route{
+					Method: "UNKNOWN",
+					Path:   "/custom",
+					Handler: func(c echo.Context) error {
+						data := &struct {
+							Name string `json:"name"`
+						}{}
+
+						if err := c.Bind(data); err != nil {
+							return err
+						}
+
+						// since the unknown method is not eager cache support
+						// it should fail reading the json body twice
+						r := apis.RequestData(c)
+						if v := cast.ToString(r.Data["name"]); v != "" {
+							t.Fatalf("Expected empty request data body, got, %v", r.Data)
+						}
+
+						return c.String(200, data.Name)
+					},
+				})
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"test123"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	// supported eager cache request methods
+	supportedMethods := []string{"POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE"}
+	for _, m := range supportedMethods {
+		scenarios = append(
+			scenarios,
+			tests.ApiScenario{
+				Name:   fmt.Sprintf("[%s] valid cached json body request", m),
+				Method: http.MethodPost,
+				Url:    "/custom",
+				Body:   strings.NewReader(`{"name":"test123"}`),
+				BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+					e.AddRoute(echo.Route{
+						Method: http.MethodPost,
+						Path:   "/custom",
+						Handler: func(c echo.Context) error {
+							data := &struct {
+								Name string `json:"name"`
+							}{}
+
+							if err := c.Bind(data); err != nil {
+								return err
+							}
+
+							// try to read the body again
+							r := apis.RequestData(c)
+							if v := cast.ToString(r.Data["name"]); v != "test123" {
+								t.Fatalf("Expected request data with name %q, got, %q", "test123", v)
+							}
+
+							return c.String(200, data.Name)
+						},
+					})
+				},
+				ExpectedStatus:  200,
+				ExpectedContent: []string{"test123"},
+			},
+		)
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}

apis/collection.go

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (api *collectionApi) delete(c echo.Context) error {
 
 	handlerErr := api.app.OnCollectionBeforeDeleteRequest().Trigger(event, func(e *core.CollectionDeleteEvent) error {
 		if err := api.app.Dao().DeleteCollection(e.Collection); err != nil {
-			return NewBadRequestError("Failed to delete collection. Make sure that the collection is not referenced by other collections.", err)
+			return NewBadRequestError("Failed to delete collection due to existing dependency.", err)
 		}
 
 		return e.HttpContext.NoContent(http.StatusNoContent)

apis/collection_test.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestCollectionsList(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedContent: []string{
 				`"page":1`,
 				`"perPage":30`,
-				`"totalItems":8`,
+				`"totalItems":10`,
 				`"items":[{`,
 				`"id":"_pb_users_auth_"`,
 				`"id":"v851q4r790rhknl"`,
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ func TestCollectionsList(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedContent: []string{
 				`"page":2`,
 				`"perPage":2`,
-				`"totalItems":8`,
+				`"totalItems":10`,
 				`"items":[{`,
-				`"id":"v851q4r790rhknl"`,
-				`"id":"4d1blo5cuycfaca"`,
+				`"id":"kpv709sk2lqbqk8"`,
+				`"id":"9n89pl5vkct6330"`,
 			},
 			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
 				"OnCollectionsListRequest": 1,
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func TestCollectionDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			Name:   "authorized as admin + using the collection name",
 			Method: http.MethodDelete,
-			Url:    "/api/collections/demo1",
+			Url:    "/api/collections/demo5",
 			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
 				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
 			},
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ func TestCollectionDelete(t *testing.T) {
 				"OnCollectionAfterDeleteRequest":  1,
 			},
 			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
-				ensureDeletedFiles(app, "wsmn24bux7wo113")
+				ensureDeletedFiles(app, "9n89pl5vkct6330")
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			Name:   "authorized as admin + using the collection id",
 			Method: http.MethodDelete,
-			Url:    "/api/collections/wsmn24bux7wo113",
+			Url:    "/api/collections/9n89pl5vkct6330",
 			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
 				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
 			},
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func TestCollectionDelete(t *testing.T) {
 				"OnCollectionAfterDeleteRequest":  1,
 			},
 			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
-				ensureDeletedFiles(app, "wsmn24bux7wo113")
+				ensureDeletedFiles(app, "9n89pl5vkct6330")
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -292,6 +292,22 @@ func TestCollectionDelete(t *testing.T) {
 				"OnCollectionBeforeDeleteRequest": 1,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin + deleting a view",
+			Method: http.MethodDelete,
+			Url:    "/api/collections/view2",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			Delay:          100 * time.Millisecond,
+			ExpectedStatus: 204,
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnModelBeforeDelete":             1,
+				"OnModelAfterDelete":              1,
+				"OnCollectionBeforeDeleteRequest": 1,
+				"OnCollectionAfterDeleteRequest":  1,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
@@ -520,6 +536,133 @@ func TestCollectionCreate(t *testing.T) {
 				`"options":{"minPasswordLength":{"code":"validation_required"`,
 			},
 		},
+
+		// view
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
+		{
+			Name:   "trying to create view collection with invalid options",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/collections",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+				"name":"new",
+				"type":"view",
+				"schema":[{"type":"text","id":"12345789","name":"ignored!@#$"}],
+				"options":{"query": "invalid"}
+			}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"data":{`,
+				`"options":{"query":{"code":"validation_invalid_view_query`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "creating view collection",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/collections",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+				"name":"new",
+				"type":"view",
+				"schema":[{"type":"text","id":"12345789","name":"ignored!@#$"}],
+				"options": {
+					"query": "select 1 as id from _admins"
+				}
+			}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"name":"new"`,
+				`"type":"view"`,
+				`"schema":[]`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnModelBeforeCreate":             1,
+				"OnModelAfterCreate":              1,
+				"OnCollectionBeforeCreateRequest": 1,
+				"OnCollectionAfterCreateRequest":  1,
+			},
+		},
+
+		// indexes
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
+		{
+			Name:   "creating base collection with invalid indexes",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/collections",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+				"name":"new",
+				"type":"base",
+				"schema":[
+					{"type":"text","name":"test"}
+				],
+				"indexes": [
+					"create index idx_test1 on new (test)",
+					"create index idx_test2 on new (missing)"
+				]
+			}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"data":{`,
+				`"indexes":{"1":{"code":"`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnCollectionBeforeCreateRequest": 1,
+				"OnModelBeforeCreate":             1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "creating base collection with valid indexes (+ random table name)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/collections",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+				"name":"new",
+				"type":"base",
+				"schema":[
+					{"type":"text","name":"test"}
+				],
+				"indexes": [
+					"create index idx_test1 on new (test)",
+					"create index idx_test2 on anything (id, test)"
+				]
+			}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"name":"new"`,
+				`"type":"base"`,
+				`"indexes":[`,
+				`idx_test1`,
+				`idx_test2`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnModelBeforeCreate":             1,
+				"OnModelAfterCreate":              1,
+				"OnCollectionBeforeCreateRequest": 1,
+				"OnCollectionAfterCreateRequest":  1,
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				indexes, err := app.Dao().TableIndexes("new")
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+
+				expected := []string{"idx_test1", "idx_test2"}
+				for name := range indexes {
+					if !list.ExistInSlice(name, expected) {
+						t.Fatalf("Missing index %q", name)
+					}
+				}
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
@@ -660,7 +803,7 @@ func TestCollectionUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			Name:   "updating base collection with reserved auth fields",
 			Method: http.MethodPatch,
-			Url:    "/api/collections/demo1",
+			Url:    "/api/collections/demo4",
 			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
 				"schema":[
 					{"type":"text","name":"email"},
@@ -681,7 +824,7 @@ func TestCollectionUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			ExpectedStatus: 200,
 			ExpectedContent: []string{
-				`"name":"demo1"`,
+				`"name":"demo4"`,
 				`"type":"base"`,
 				`"schema":[{`,
 				`"email"`,
@@ -751,6 +894,7 @@ func TestCollectionUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 
 		// rel field change displayFields propagation
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
 		{
 			Name:   "renaming a display field should also update the referenced displayFields value",
 			Method: http.MethodPatch,
@@ -830,6 +974,122 @@ func TestCollectionUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			},
 		},
+
+		// view
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
+		{
+			Name:   "trying to update view collection with invalid options",
+			Method: http.MethodPatch,
+			Url:    "/api/collections/view1",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+				"schema":[{"type":"text","id":"12345789","name":"ignored!@#$"}],
+				"options":{"query": "invalid"}
+			}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"data":{`,
+				`"options":{"query":{"code":"validation_invalid_view_query`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "updating view collection",
+			Method: http.MethodPatch,
+			Url:    "/api/collections/view2",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+				"name":"view2_update",
+				"schema":[{"type":"text","id":"12345789","name":"ignored!@#$"}],
+				"options": {
+					"query": "select 2 as id, created, updated, email from _admins"
+				}
+			}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"name":"view2_update"`,
+				`"type":"view"`,
+				`"schema":[{`,
+				`"name":"email"`,
+			},
+			NotExpectedContent: []string{
+				// base model fields are not part of the schema
+				`"name":"id"`,
+				`"name":"created"`,
+				`"name":"updated"`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnModelBeforeUpdate":             1,
+				"OnModelAfterUpdate":              1,
+				"OnCollectionBeforeUpdateRequest": 1,
+				"OnCollectionAfterUpdateRequest":  1,
+			},
+		},
+
+		// indexes
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
+		{
+			Name:   "updating base collection with invalid indexes",
+			Method: http.MethodPatch,
+			Url:    "/api/collections/demo2",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+				"indexes": [
+					"create unique idx_test1 on demo1 (text)",
+					"create index idx_test2 on demo2 (id, title)"
+				]
+			}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"data":{`,
+				`"indexes":{"0":{"code":"`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "updating base collection with valid indexes (+ random table name)",
+			Method: http.MethodPatch,
+			Url:    "/api/collections/demo2",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+				"indexes": [
+					"create unique index idx_test1 on demo2 (title)",
+					"create index idx_test2 on anything (active)"
+				]
+			}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"name":"demo2"`,
+				`"indexes":[`,
+				"CREATE UNIQUE INDEX `idx_test1`",
+				"CREATE INDEX `idx_test2`",
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnModelBeforeUpdate":             1,
+				"OnModelAfterUpdate":              1,
+				"OnCollectionBeforeUpdateRequest": 1,
+				"OnCollectionAfterUpdateRequest":  1,
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				indexes, err := app.Dao().TableIndexes("new")
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+
+				expected := []string{"idx_test1", "idx_test2"}
+				for name := range indexes {
+					if !list.ExistInSlice(name, expected) {
+						t.Fatalf("Missing index %q", name)
+					}
+				}
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
@@ -837,7 +1097,9 @@ func TestCollectionUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCollectionImport(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCollectionsImport(t *testing.T) {
+	totalCollections := 10
+
 	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
 		{
 			Name:            "unauthorized",
@@ -874,7 +1136,7 @@ func TestCollectionImport(t *testing.T) {
 				if err := app.Dao().CollectionQuery().All(&collections); err != nil {
 					t.Fatal(err)
 				}
-				expected := 8
+				expected := totalCollections
 				if len(collections) != expected {
 					t.Fatalf("Expected %d collections, got %d", expected, len(collections))
 				}
@@ -895,14 +1157,14 @@ func TestCollectionImport(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
 				"OnCollectionsBeforeImportRequest": 1,
-				"OnModelBeforeDelete":              6,
+				"OnModelBeforeDelete":              4,
 			},
 			AfterTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
 				collections := []*models.Collection{}
 				if err := app.Dao().CollectionQuery().All(&collections); err != nil {
 					t.Fatal(err)
 				}
-				expected := 8
+				expected := totalCollections
 				if len(collections) != expected {
 					t.Fatalf("Expected %d collections, got %d", expected, len(collections))
 				}
@@ -944,7 +1206,7 @@ func TestCollectionImport(t *testing.T) {
 				if err := app.Dao().CollectionQuery().All(&collections); err != nil {
 					t.Fatal(err)
 				}
-				expected := 8
+				expected := totalCollections
 				if len(collections) != expected {
 					t.Fatalf("Expected %d collections, got %d", expected, len(collections))
 				}
@@ -974,6 +1236,9 @@ func TestCollectionImport(t *testing.T) {
 							  "name": "test",
 							  "type": "text"
 							}
+						],
+						"indexes": [
+							"create index idx_test on import2 (test)"
 						]
 					},
 					{
@@ -997,10 +1262,16 @@ func TestCollectionImport(t *testing.T) {
 				if err := app.Dao().CollectionQuery().All(&collections); err != nil {
 					t.Fatal(err)
 				}
-				expected := 11
+
+				expected := totalCollections + 3
 				if len(collections) != expected {
 					t.Fatalf("Expected %d collections, got %d", expected, len(collections))
 				}
+
+				indexes, err := app.Dao().TableIndexes("import2")
+				if err != nil || indexes["idx_test"] == "" {
+					t.Fatalf("Missing index %s (%v)", "idx_test", err)
+				}
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1084,8 +1355,8 @@ func TestCollectionImport(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
 				"OnCollectionsAfterImportRequest":  1,
 				"OnCollectionsBeforeImportRequest": 1,
-				"OnModelBeforeDelete":              6,
-				"OnModelAfterDelete":               6,
+				"OnModelBeforeDelete":              8,
+				"OnModelAfterDelete":               8,
 				"OnModelBeforeUpdate":              2,
 				"OnModelAfterUpdate":               2,
 				"OnModelBeforeCreate":              1,

apis/file.go

@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
 package apis
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/resolvers"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tokens"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/list"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/search"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/security"
+	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 )
 
 var imageContentTypes = []string{"image/png", "image/jpg", "image/jpeg", "image/gif"}
@@ -16,6 +28,8 @@ func bindFileApi(app core.App, rg *echo.Group) {
 	api := fileApi{app: app}
 
 	subGroup := rg.Group("/files", ActivityLogger(app))
+	subGroup.POST("/token", api.fileToken)
+	subGroup.HEAD("/:collection/:recordId/:filename", api.download, LoadCollectionContext(api.app))
 	subGroup.GET("/:collection/:recordId/:filename", api.download, LoadCollectionContext(api.app))
 }
 
@@ -23,6 +37,37 @@ type fileApi struct {
 	app core.App
 }
 
+func (api *fileApi) fileToken(c echo.Context) error {
+	event := new(core.FileTokenEvent)
+	event.HttpContext = c
+
+	if admin, _ := c.Get(ContextAdminKey).(*models.Admin); admin != nil {
+		event.Model = admin
+		event.Token, _ = tokens.NewAdminFileToken(api.app, admin)
+	} else if record, _ := c.Get(ContextAuthRecordKey).(*models.Record); record != nil {
+		event.Model = record
+		event.Token, _ = tokens.NewRecordFileToken(api.app, record)
+	}
+
+	handlerErr := api.app.OnFileBeforeTokenRequest().Trigger(event, func(e *core.FileTokenEvent) error {
+		if e.Model == nil || e.Token == "" {
+			return NewBadRequestError("Failed to generate file token.", nil)
+		}
+
+		return e.HttpContext.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]string{
+			"token": e.Token,
+		})
+	})
+
+	if handlerErr == nil {
+		if err := api.app.OnFileAfterTokenRequest().Trigger(event); err != nil && api.app.IsDebug() {
+			log.Println(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return handlerErr
+}
+
 func (api *fileApi) download(c echo.Context) error {
 	collection, _ := c.Get(ContextCollectionKey).(*models.Collection)
 	if collection == nil {
@@ -45,7 +90,33 @@ func (api *fileApi) download(c echo.Context) error {
 	if fileField == nil {
 		return NewNotFoundError("", nil)
 	}
-	options, _ := fileField.Options.(*schema.FileOptions)
+
+	options, ok := fileField.Options.(*schema.FileOptions)
+	if !ok {
+		return NewBadRequestError("", errors.New("Failed to load file options."))
+	}
+
+	// check whether the request is authorized to view the protected file
+	if options.Protected {
+		token := c.QueryParam("token")
+
+		adminOrAuthRecord, _ := api.findAdminOrAuthRecordByFileToken(token)
+
+		if !api.canAccessRecord(adminOrAuthRecord, record, record.Collection().ViewRule) {
+			return NewForbiddenError("Insufficient permissions to access the file resource.", nil)
+		}
+	}
+
+	baseFilesPath := record.BaseFilesPath()
+
+	// fetch the original view file field related record
+	if collection.IsView() {
+		fileRecord, err := api.app.Dao().FindRecordByViewFile(collection.Id, fileField.Name, filename)
+		if err != nil {
+			return NewNotFoundError("", fmt.Errorf("Failed to fetch view file field record: %w", err))
+		}
+		baseFilesPath = fileRecord.BaseFilesPath()
+	}
 
 	fs, err := api.app.NewFilesystem()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -53,7 +124,7 @@ func (api *fileApi) download(c echo.Context) error {
 	}
 	defer fs.Close()
 
-	originalPath := record.BaseFilesPath() + "/" + filename
+	originalPath := baseFilesPath + "/" + filename
 	servedPath := originalPath
 	servedName := filename
 
@@ -70,13 +141,10 @@ func (api *fileApi) download(c echo.Context) error {
 		if list.ExistInSlice(oAttrs.ContentType, imageContentTypes) {
 			// add thumb size as file suffix
 			servedName = thumbSize + "_" + filename
-			servedPath = record.BaseFilesPath() + "/thumbs_" + filename + "/" + servedName
+			servedPath = baseFilesPath + "/thumbs_" + filename + "/" + servedName
 
-			// check if the thumb exists:
-			// - if doesn't exist - create a new thumb with the specified thumb size
-			// - if exists - compare last modified dates to determine whether the thumb should be recreated
-			tAttrs, tAttrsErr := fs.Attributes(servedPath)
-			if tAttrsErr != nil || oAttrs.ModTime.After(tAttrs.ModTime) {
+			// create a new thumb if it doesn exists
+			if exists, _ := fs.Exists(servedPath); !exists {
 				if err := fs.CreateThumb(originalPath, servedPath, thumbSize); err != nil {
 					servedPath = originalPath // fallback to the original
 				}
@@ -92,6 +160,11 @@ func (api *fileApi) download(c echo.Context) error {
 	event.ServedPath = servedPath
 	event.ServedName = servedName
 
+	// clickjacking shouldn't be a concern when serving uploaded files,
+	// so it safe to unset the global X-Frame-Options to allow files embedding
+	// (note: it is out of the hook to allow users to customize the behavior)
+	c.Response().Header().Del("X-Frame-Options")
+
 	return api.app.OnFileDownloadRequest().Trigger(event, func(e *core.FileDownloadEvent) error {
 		res := e.HttpContext.Response()
 		req := e.HttpContext.Request()
@@ -102,3 +175,77 @@ func (api *fileApi) download(c echo.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	})
 }
+
+func (api *fileApi) findAdminOrAuthRecordByFileToken(fileToken string) (models.Model, error) {
+	fileToken = strings.TrimSpace(fileToken)
+	if fileToken == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("missing file token")
+	}
+
+	claims, _ := security.ParseUnverifiedJWT(strings.TrimSpace(fileToken))
+	tokenType := cast.ToString(claims["type"])
+
+	switch tokenType {
+	case tokens.TypeAdmin:
+		admin, err := api.app.Dao().FindAdminByToken(
+			fileToken,
+			api.app.Settings().AdminFileToken.Secret,
+		)
+		if err == nil && admin != nil {
+			return admin, nil
+		}
+	case tokens.TypeAuthRecord:
+		record, err := api.app.Dao().FindAuthRecordByToken(
+			fileToken,
+			api.app.Settings().RecordFileToken.Secret,
+		)
+		if err == nil && record != nil {
+			return record, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, errors.New("missing or invalid file token")
+}
+
+// @todo move to a helper and maybe combine with the realtime checks when refactoring the realtime service
+func (api *fileApi) canAccessRecord(adminOrAuthRecord models.Model, record *models.Record, accessRule *string) bool {
+	admin, _ := adminOrAuthRecord.(*models.Admin)
+	if admin != nil {
+		// admins can access everything
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if accessRule == nil {
+		// only admins can access this record
+		return false
+	}
+
+	ruleFunc := func(q *dbx.SelectQuery) error {
+		if *accessRule == "" {
+			return nil // empty public rule
+		}
+
+		// mock request data
+		requestData := &models.RequestData{
+			Method: "GET",
+		}
+		requestData.AuthRecord, _ = adminOrAuthRecord.(*models.Record)
+
+		resolver := resolvers.NewRecordFieldResolver(api.app.Dao(), record.Collection(), requestData, true)
+		expr, err := search.FilterData(*accessRule).BuildExpr(resolver)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		resolver.UpdateQuery(q)
+		q.AndWhere(expr)
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	foundRecord, err := api.app.Dao().FindRecordById(record.Collection().Id, record.Id, ruleFunc)
+	if err == nil && foundRecord != nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}

apis/file_test.go

@@ -8,9 +8,85 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
 )
 
+func TestFileToken(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:            "unauthorized",
+			Method:          http.MethodPost,
+			Url:             "/api/files/token",
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnFileBeforeTokenRequest": 1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "unauthorized with model and token via hook",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/files/token",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				app.OnFileBeforeTokenRequest().Add(func(e *core.FileTokenEvent) error {
+					record, _ := app.Dao().FindAuthRecordByEmail("users", "test@example.com")
+					e.Model = record
+					e.Token = "test"
+					return nil
+				})
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"token":"test"`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnFileBeforeTokenRequest": 1,
+				"OnFileAfterTokenRequest":  1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "auth record",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/files/token",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsInR5cGUiOiJhdXRoUmVjb3JkIiwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwiZXhwIjoyMjA4OTg1MjYxfQ.UwD8JvkbQtXpymT09d7J6fdA0aP9g4FJ1GPh_ggEkzc",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"token":"`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnFileBeforeTokenRequest": 1,
+				"OnFileAfterTokenRequest":  1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "admin",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/files/token",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"token":"`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnFileBeforeTokenRequest": 1,
+				"OnFileAfterTokenRequest":  1,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFileDownload(t *testing.T) {
 	_, currentFile, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
 	dataDirRelPath := "../tests/data/"
@@ -176,9 +252,136 @@ func TestFileDownload(t *testing.T) {
 				"OnFileDownloadRequest": 1,
 			},
 		},
+
+		// protected file access checks
+		{
+			Name:            "protected file - expired token",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/files/_pb_users_auth_/oap640cot4yru2s/test_kfd2wYLxkz.txt?thumb=100x100",
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{string(testFile)},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnFileDownloadRequest": 1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "protected file - admin with expired file token",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/files/demo1/al1h9ijdeojtsjy/300_Jsjq7RdBgA.png?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsImV4cCI6MTY0MDk5MTY2MSwidHlwZSI6ImFkbWluIn0.g7Q_3UX6H--JWJ7yt1Hoe-1ugTX1KpbKzdt0zjGSe-E",
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "protected file - admin with valid file token",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/files/demo1/al1h9ijdeojtsjy/300_Jsjq7RdBgA.png?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsImV4cCI6MTg5MzQ1MjQ2MSwidHlwZSI6ImFkbWluIn0.LyAMpSfaHVsuUqIlqqEbhDQSdFzoPz_EIDcb2VJMBsU",
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"PNG"},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnFileDownloadRequest": 1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "protected file - guest without view access",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/files/demo1/al1h9ijdeojtsjy/300_Jsjq7RdBgA.png",
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "protected file - guest with view access",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/files/demo1/al1h9ijdeojtsjy/300_Jsjq7RdBgA.png",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				dao := daos.New(app.Dao().DB())
+
+				// mock public view access
+				c, err := dao.FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo1")
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Failed to fetch mock collection: %v", err)
+				}
+				c.ViewRule = types.Pointer("")
+				if err := dao.SaveCollection(c); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Failed to update mock collection: %v", err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"PNG"},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnFileDownloadRequest": 1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "protected file - auth record without view access",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/files/demo1/al1h9ijdeojtsjy/300_Jsjq7RdBgA.png?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsImV4cCI6MTg5MzQ1MjQ2MSwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwidHlwZSI6ImF1dGhSZWNvcmQifQ.0d_0EO6kfn9ijZIQWAqgRi8Bo1z7MKcg1LQpXhQsEPk",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				dao := daos.New(app.Dao().DB())
+
+				// mock restricted user view access
+				c, err := dao.FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo1")
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Failed to fetch mock collection: %v", err)
+				}
+				c.ViewRule = types.Pointer("@request.auth.verified = true")
+				if err := dao.SaveCollection(c); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Failed to update mock collection: %v", err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "protected file - auth record with view access",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/files/demo1/al1h9ijdeojtsjy/300_Jsjq7RdBgA.png?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsImV4cCI6MTg5MzQ1MjQ2MSwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwidHlwZSI6ImF1dGhSZWNvcmQifQ.0d_0EO6kfn9ijZIQWAqgRi8Bo1z7MKcg1LQpXhQsEPk",
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				dao := daos.New(app.Dao().DB())
+
+				// mock user view access
+				c, err := dao.FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo1")
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Failed to fetch mock collection: %v", err)
+				}
+				c.ViewRule = types.Pointer("@request.auth.verified = false")
+				if err := dao.SaveCollection(c); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Failed to update mock collection: %v", err)
+				}
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"PNG"},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnFileDownloadRequest": 1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "protected file in view (view's View API rule failure)",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/files/view1/al1h9ijdeojtsjy/300_Jsjq7RdBgA.png?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsImV4cCI6MTg5MzQ1MjQ2MSwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwidHlwZSI6ImF1dGhSZWNvcmQifQ.0d_0EO6kfn9ijZIQWAqgRi8Bo1z7MKcg1LQpXhQsEPk",
+			ExpectedStatus:  403,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "protected file in view (view's View API rule success)",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/files/view1/84nmscqy84lsi1t/test_d61b33QdDU.txt?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsImV4cCI6MTg5MzQ1MjQ2MSwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwidHlwZSI6ImF1dGhSZWNvcmQifQ.0d_0EO6kfn9ijZIQWAqgRi8Bo1z7MKcg1LQpXhQsEPk",
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"test"},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnFileDownloadRequest": 1,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		// clone for the HEAD test (the same as the original scenario but without body)
+		head := scenario
+		head.Method = http.MethodHead
+		head.Name = ("(HEAD) " + scenario.Name)
+		head.ExpectedContent = nil
+		head.Test(t)
+
+		// regular request test
 		scenario.Test(t)
 	}
 }

apis/health.go

@@ -19,12 +19,20 @@ type healthApi struct {
 	app core.App
 }
 
+type healthCheckResponse struct {
+	Code    int    `json:"code"`
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+	Data    struct {
+		CanBackup bool `json:"canBackup"`
+	} `json:"data"`
+}
+
 // healthCheck returns a 200 OK response if the server is healthy.
 func (api *healthApi) healthCheck(c echo.Context) error {
-	payload := map[string]any{
-		"code":    http.StatusOK,
-		"message": "API is healthy.",
-	}
+	resp := new(healthCheckResponse)
+	resp.Code = http.StatusOK
+	resp.Message = "API is healthy."
+	resp.Data.CanBackup = !api.app.Cache().Has(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup)
 
-	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, payload)
+	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, resp)
 }

apis/health_test.go

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ func TestHealthAPI(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedStatus: 200,
 			ExpectedContent: []string{
 				`"code":200`,
+				`"data":{`,
+				`"canBackup":true`,
 			},
 		},
 	}

apis/middlewares.go

@@ -59,9 +59,12 @@ func RequireGuestOnly() echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 // specifying their names.
 //
 // Example:
-//   apis.RequireRecordAuth()
+//
+//	apis.RequireRecordAuth()
+//
 // Or:
-//   apis.RequireRecordAuth("users", "supervisors")
+//
+//	apis.RequireRecordAuth("users", "supervisors")
 //
 // To restrict the auth record only to the loaded context collection,
 // use [apis.RequireSameContextRecordAuth()] instead.
@@ -83,7 +86,6 @@ func RequireRecordAuth(optCollectionNames ...string) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 	}
 }
 
-//
 // RequireSameContextRecordAuth middleware requires a request to have
 // a valid record Authorization header.
 //
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ func LoadCollectionContext(app core.App, optCollectionTypes ...string) echo.Midd
 				}
 
 				if len(optCollectionTypes) > 0 && !list.ExistInSlice(collection.Type, optCollectionTypes) {
-					return NewBadRequestError("Invalid collection type.", nil)
+					return NewBadRequestError("Unsupported collection type.", nil)
 				}
 
 				c.Set(ContextCollectionKey, collection)
@@ -319,7 +321,7 @@ func ActivityLogger(app core.App) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 
 			model := &models.Request{
 				Url:       httpRequest.URL.RequestURI(),
-				Method:    strings.ToLower(httpRequest.Method),
+				Method:    strings.ToUpper(httpRequest.Method),
 				Status:    status,
 				Auth:      requestAuth,
 				UserIp:    realUserIp(httpRequest, ip),
@@ -366,15 +368,19 @@ func realUserIp(r *http.Request, fallbackIp string) string {
 		return ip
 	}
 
+	if ip := r.Header.Get("Fly-Client-IP"); ip != "" {
+		return ip
+	}
+
 	if ip := r.Header.Get("X-Real-IP"); ip != "" {
 		return ip
 	}
 
 	if ipsList := r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For"); ipsList != "" {
+		// extract the first non-empty leftmost-ish ip
 		ips := strings.Split(ipsList, ",")
-		// extract the rightmost ip
-		for i := len(ips) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-			ip := strings.TrimSpace(ips[i])
+		for _, ip := range ips {
+			ip = strings.TrimSpace(ip)
 			if ip != "" {
 				return ip
 			}
@@ -383,3 +389,19 @@ func realUserIp(r *http.Request, fallbackIp string) string {
 
 	return fallbackIp
 }
+
+// eagerRequestDataCache ensures that the request data is cached in the request
+// context to allow reading for example the json request body data more than once.
+func eagerRequestDataCache(app core.App) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(c echo.Context) error {
+			switch c.Request().Method {
+			// currently we are eagerly caching only the requests with body
+			case "POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE":
+				RequestData(c)
+			}
+
+			return next(c)
+		}
+	}
+}

apis/realtime.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
@@ -215,7 +216,9 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) setSubscriptions(c echo.Context) error {
 func (api *realtimeApi) updateClientsAuthModel(contextKey string, newModel models.Model) error {
 	for _, client := range api.app.SubscriptionsBroker().Clients() {
 		clientModel, _ := client.Get(contextKey).(models.Model)
-		if clientModel != nil && clientModel.GetId() == newModel.GetId() {
+		if clientModel != nil &&
+			clientModel.TableName() == newModel.TableName() &&
+			clientModel.GetId() == newModel.GetId() {
 			client.Set(contextKey, newModel)
 		}
 	}
@@ -227,7 +230,9 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) updateClientsAuthModel(contextKey string, newModel model
 func (api *realtimeApi) unregisterClientsByAuthModel(contextKey string, model models.Model) error {
 	for _, client := range api.app.SubscriptionsBroker().Clients() {
 		clientModel, _ := client.Get(contextKey).(models.Model)
-		if clientModel != nil && clientModel.GetId() == model.GetId() {
+		if clientModel != nil &&
+			clientModel.TableName() == model.TableName() &&
+			clientModel.GetId() == model.GetId() {
 			api.app.SubscriptionsBroker().Unregister(client.Id())
 		}
 	}
@@ -238,7 +243,7 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) unregisterClientsByAuthModel(contextKey string, model mo
 func (api *realtimeApi) bindEvents() {
 	// update the clients that has admin or auth record association
 	api.app.OnModelAfterUpdate().PreAdd(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
-		if record, ok := e.Model.(*models.Record); ok && record != nil && record.Collection().IsAuth() {
+		if record := api.resolveRecord(e.Model); record != nil && record.Collection().IsAuth() {
 			return api.updateClientsAuthModel(ContextAuthRecordKey, record)
 		}
 
@@ -251,8 +256,8 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) bindEvents() {
 
 	// remove the client(s) associated to the deleted admin or auth record
 	api.app.OnModelAfterDelete().PreAdd(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
-		if record, ok := e.Model.(*models.Record); ok && record != nil && record.Collection().IsAuth() {
-			return api.unregisterClientsByAuthModel(ContextAuthRecordKey, record)
+		if collection := api.resolveRecordCollection(e.Model); collection != nil && collection.IsAuth() {
+			return api.unregisterClientsByAuthModel(ContextAuthRecordKey, e.Model)
 		}
 
 		if admin, ok := e.Model.(*models.Admin); ok && admin != nil {
@@ -263,7 +268,7 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) bindEvents() {
 	})
 
 	api.app.OnModelAfterCreate().PreAdd(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
-		if record, ok := e.Model.(*models.Record); ok {
+		if record := api.resolveRecord(e.Model); record != nil {
 			if err := api.broadcastRecord("create", record); err != nil && api.app.IsDebug() {
 				log.Println(err)
 			}
@@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) bindEvents() {
 	})
 
 	api.app.OnModelAfterUpdate().PreAdd(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
-		if record, ok := e.Model.(*models.Record); ok {
+		if record := api.resolveRecord(e.Model); record != nil {
 			if err := api.broadcastRecord("update", record); err != nil && api.app.IsDebug() {
 				log.Println(err)
 			}
@@ -281,7 +286,7 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) bindEvents() {
 	})
 
 	api.app.OnModelBeforeDelete().Add(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
-		if record, ok := e.Model.(*models.Record); ok {
+		if record := api.resolveRecord(e.Model); record != nil {
 			if err := api.broadcastRecord("delete", record); err != nil && api.app.IsDebug() {
 				log.Println(err)
 			}
@@ -290,6 +295,33 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) bindEvents() {
 	})
 }
 
+// resolveRecord converts *if possible* the provided model interface to a Record.
+// This is usually helpful if the provided model is a custom Record model struct.
+func (api *realtimeApi) resolveRecord(model models.Model) (record *models.Record) {
+	record, _ = model.(*models.Record)
+
+	// check if it is custom Record model struct (ignore "private" tables)
+	if record == nil && !strings.HasPrefix(model.TableName(), "_") {
+		record, _ = api.app.Dao().FindRecordById(model.TableName(), model.GetId())
+	}
+
+	return record
+}
+
+// resolveRecordCollection extracts *if possible* the Collection model from the provided model interface.
+// This is usually helpful if the provided model is a custom Record model struct.
+func (api *realtimeApi) resolveRecordCollection(model models.Model) (collection *models.Collection) {
+	if record, ok := model.(*models.Record); ok {
+		collection = record.Collection()
+	} else if !strings.HasPrefix(model.TableName(), "_") {
+		// check if it is custom Record model struct (ignore "private" tables)
+		collection, _ = api.app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId(model.TableName())
+	}
+
+	return collection
+}
+
+// canAccessRecord checks if the subscription client has access to the specified record model.
 func (api *realtimeApi) canAccessRecord(client subscriptions.Client, record *models.Record, accessRule *string) bool {
 	admin, _ := client.Get(ContextAdminKey).(*models.Admin)
 	if admin != nil {
@@ -307,7 +339,7 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) canAccessRecord(client subscriptions.Client, record *mod
 			return nil // empty public rule
 		}
 
-		// emulate request data
+		// mock request data
 		requestData := &models.RequestData{
 			Method: "GET",
 		}

apis/realtime_test.go

@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/apis"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/hook"
@@ -253,7 +255,10 @@ func TestRealtimeAuthRecordDeleteEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	client.Set(apis.ContextAuthRecordKey, authRecord)
 	testApp.SubscriptionsBroker().Register(client)
 
-	testApp.OnModelAfterDelete().Trigger(&core.ModelEvent{Dao: testApp.Dao(), Model: authRecord})
+	e := new(core.ModelEvent)
+	e.Dao = testApp.Dao()
+	e.Model = authRecord
+	testApp.OnModelAfterDelete().Trigger(e)
 
 	if len(testApp.SubscriptionsBroker().Clients()) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected no subscription clients, found %d", len(testApp.SubscriptionsBroker().Clients()))
@@ -282,7 +287,10 @@ func TestRealtimeAuthRecordUpdateEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	authRecord2.SetEmail("new@example.com")
 
-	testApp.OnModelAfterUpdate().Trigger(&core.ModelEvent{Dao: testApp.Dao(), Model: authRecord2})
+	e := new(core.ModelEvent)
+	e.Dao = testApp.Dao()
+	e.Model = authRecord2
+	testApp.OnModelAfterUpdate().Trigger(e)
 
 	clientAuthRecord, _ := client.Get(apis.ContextAuthRecordKey).(*models.Record)
 	if clientAuthRecord.Email() != authRecord2.Email() {
@@ -305,7 +313,10 @@ func TestRealtimeAdminDeleteEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	client.Set(apis.ContextAdminKey, admin)
 	testApp.SubscriptionsBroker().Register(client)
 
-	testApp.OnModelAfterDelete().Trigger(&core.ModelEvent{Dao: testApp.Dao(), Model: admin})
+	e := new(core.ModelEvent)
+	e.Dao = testApp.Dao()
+	e.Model = admin
+	testApp.OnModelAfterDelete().Trigger(e)
 
 	if len(testApp.SubscriptionsBroker().Clients()) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected no subscription clients, found %d", len(testApp.SubscriptionsBroker().Clients()))
@@ -334,10 +345,106 @@ func TestRealtimeAdminUpdateEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	admin2.Email = "new@example.com"
 
-	testApp.OnModelAfterUpdate().Trigger(&core.ModelEvent{Dao: testApp.Dao(), Model: admin2})
+	e := new(core.ModelEvent)
+	e.Dao = testApp.Dao()
+	e.Model = admin2
+	testApp.OnModelAfterUpdate().Trigger(e)
 
 	clientAdmin, _ := client.Get(apis.ContextAdminKey).(*models.Admin)
 	if clientAdmin.Email != admin2.Email {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected authRecord with email %q, got %q", admin2.Email, clientAdmin.Email)
 	}
 }
+
+// Custom auth record model struct
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+var _ models.Model = (*CustomUser)(nil)
+
+type CustomUser struct {
+	models.BaseModel
+
+	Email string `db:"email" json:"email"`
+}
+
+func (m *CustomUser) TableName() string {
+	return "users" // the name of your collection
+}
+
+func findCustomUserByEmail(dao *daos.Dao, email string) (*CustomUser, error) {
+	model := &CustomUser{}
+
+	err := dao.ModelQuery(model).
+		AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{"email": email}).
+		Limit(1).
+		One(model)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return model, nil
+}
+
+func TestRealtimeCustomAuthModelDeleteEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	testApp, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer testApp.Cleanup()
+
+	apis.InitApi(testApp)
+
+	authRecord, err := testApp.Dao().FindFirstRecordByData("users", "email", "test@example.com")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	client := subscriptions.NewDefaultClient()
+	client.Set(apis.ContextAuthRecordKey, authRecord)
+	testApp.SubscriptionsBroker().Register(client)
+
+	// refetch the authRecord as CustomUser
+	customUser, err := findCustomUserByEmail(testApp.Dao(), "test@example.com")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// delete the custom user (should unset the client auth record)
+	if err := testApp.Dao().Delete(customUser); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(testApp.SubscriptionsBroker().Clients()) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected no subscription clients, found %d", len(testApp.SubscriptionsBroker().Clients()))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRealtimeCustomAuthModelUpdateEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	testApp, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer testApp.Cleanup()
+
+	apis.InitApi(testApp)
+
+	authRecord, err := testApp.Dao().FindFirstRecordByData("users", "email", "test@example.com")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	client := subscriptions.NewDefaultClient()
+	client.Set(apis.ContextAuthRecordKey, authRecord)
+	testApp.SubscriptionsBroker().Register(client)
+
+	// refetch the authRecord as CustomUser
+	customUser, err := findCustomUserByEmail(testApp.Dao(), "test@example.com")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// change its email
+	customUser.Email = "new@example.com"
+	if err := testApp.Dao().Save(customUser); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	clientAuthRecord, _ := client.Get(apis.ContextAuthRecordKey).(*models.Record)
+	if clientAuthRecord.Email() != customUser.Email {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected authRecord with email %q, got %q", customUser.Email, clientAuthRecord.Email())
+	}
+}

apis/record_auth.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package apis
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/routine"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/search"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/security"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/subscriptions"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
 
@@ -25,12 +27,15 @@ import (
 func bindRecordAuthApi(app core.App, rg *echo.Group) {
 	api := recordAuthApi{app: app}
 
+	// global oauth2 subscription redirect handler
+	rg.GET("/oauth2-redirect", api.oauth2SubscriptionRedirect)
+
+	// common collection record related routes
 	subGroup := rg.Group(
 		"/collections/:collection",
 		ActivityLogger(app),
 		LoadCollectionContext(app, models.CollectionTypeAuth),
 	)
-
 	subGroup.GET("/auth-methods", api.authMethods)
 	subGroup.POST("/auth-refresh", api.authRefresh, RequireSameContextRecordAuth())
 	subGroup.POST("/auth-with-oauth2", api.authWithOAuth2)
@@ -129,6 +134,16 @@ func (api *recordAuthApi) authMethods(c echo.Context) error {
 		codeVerifier := security.RandomString(43)
 		codeChallenge := security.S256Challenge(codeVerifier)
 		codeChallengeMethod := "S256"
+		urlOpts := []oauth2.AuthCodeOption{
+			oauth2.SetAuthURLParam("code_challenge", codeChallenge),
+			oauth2.SetAuthURLParam("code_challenge_method", codeChallengeMethod),
+		}
+
+		if name == auth.NameApple {
+			// see https://developer.apple.com/documentation/sign_in_with_apple/sign_in_with_apple_js/incorporating_sign_in_with_apple_into_other_platforms#3332113
+			urlOpts = append(urlOpts, oauth2.SetAuthURLParam("response_mode", "query"))
+		}
+
 		result.AuthProviders = append(result.AuthProviders, providerInfo{
 			Name:                name,
 			State:               state,
@@ -137,9 +152,8 @@ func (api *recordAuthApi) authMethods(c echo.Context) error {
 			CodeChallengeMethod: codeChallengeMethod,
 			AuthUrl: provider.BuildAuthUrl(
 				state,
-				oauth2.SetAuthURLParam("code_challenge", codeChallenge),
-				oauth2.SetAuthURLParam("code_challenge_method", codeChallengeMethod),
-			) + "&redirect_uri=", // empty redirect_uri so that users can append their url
+				urlOpts...,
+			) + "&redirect_uri=", // empty redirect_uri so that users can append their redirect url
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -168,10 +182,17 @@ func (api *recordAuthApi) authWithOAuth2(c echo.Context) error {
 		return NewBadRequestError("An error occurred while loading the submitted data.", readErr)
 	}
 
+	event := new(core.RecordAuthWithOAuth2Event)
+	event.HttpContext = c
+	event.Collection = collection
+	event.ProviderName = form.Provider
+	event.IsNewRecord = false
+
 	form.SetBeforeNewRecordCreateFunc(func(createForm *forms.RecordUpsert, authRecord *models.Record, authUser *auth.AuthUser) error {
 		return createForm.DrySubmit(func(txDao *daos.Dao) error {
 			requestData := RequestData(c)
 			requestData.Data = form.CreateData
+			event.IsNewRecord = true
 
 			createRuleFunc := func(q *dbx.SelectQuery) error {
 				admin, _ := c.Get(ContextAdminKey).(*models.Admin)
@@ -204,14 +225,11 @@ func (api *recordAuthApi) authWithOAuth2(c echo.Context) error {
 		})
 	})
 
-	event := new(core.RecordAuthWithOAuth2Event)
-	event.HttpContext = c
-	event.Collection = collection
-
 	_, _, submitErr := form.Submit(func(next forms.InterceptorNextFunc[*forms.RecordOAuth2LoginData]) forms.InterceptorNextFunc[*forms.RecordOAuth2LoginData] {
 		return func(data *forms.RecordOAuth2LoginData) error {
 			event.Record = data.Record
 			event.OAuth2User = data.OAuth2User
+			event.ProviderClient = data.ProviderClient
 
 			return api.app.OnRecordBeforeAuthWithOAuth2Request().Trigger(event, func(e *core.RecordAuthWithOAuth2Event) error {
 				data.Record = e.Record
@@ -224,7 +242,15 @@ func (api *recordAuthApi) authWithOAuth2(c echo.Context) error {
 				e.Record = data.Record
 				e.OAuth2User = data.OAuth2User
 
-				return RecordAuthResponse(api.app, e.HttpContext, e.Record, e.OAuth2User)
+				meta := struct {
+					*auth.AuthUser
+					IsNew bool `json:"isNew"`
+				}{
+					AuthUser: e.OAuth2User,
+					IsNew:    event.IsNewRecord,
+				}
+
+				return RecordAuthResponse(api.app, e.HttpContext, e.Record, meta)
 			})
 		}
 	})
@@ -615,3 +641,40 @@ func (api *recordAuthApi) unlinkExternalAuth(c echo.Context) error {
 
 	return handlerErr
 }
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const oauth2SubscriptionTopic = "@oauth2"
+
+func (api *recordAuthApi) oauth2SubscriptionRedirect(c echo.Context) error {
+	state := c.QueryParam("state")
+	code := c.QueryParam("code")
+
+	if code == "" || state == "" {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Invalid OAuth2 redirect parameters.", nil)
+	}
+
+	client, err := api.app.SubscriptionsBroker().ClientById(state)
+	if err != nil || client.IsDiscarded() || !client.HasSubscription(oauth2SubscriptionTopic) {
+		return NewNotFoundError("Missing or invalid OAuth2 subscription client.", err)
+	}
+
+	data := map[string]string{
+		"state": state,
+		"code":  code,
+	}
+
+	encodedData, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return NewBadRequestError("Failed to marshalize OAuth2 redirect data.", err)
+	}
+
+	msg := subscriptions.Message{
+		Name: oauth2SubscriptionTopic,
+		Data: string(encodedData),
+	}
+
+	client.Channel() <- msg
+
+	return c.Redirect(http.StatusTemporaryRedirect, "../_/#/auth/oauth2-redirect")
+}

apis/record_auth_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package apis_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/subscriptions"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
 )
 
@@ -1144,3 +1146,120 @@ func TestRecordAuthUnlinkExternalsAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		scenario.Test(t)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRecordAuthOAuth2Redirect(t *testing.T) {
+	c1 := subscriptions.NewDefaultClient()
+
+	c2 := subscriptions.NewDefaultClient()
+	c2.Subscribe("@oauth2")
+
+	c3 := subscriptions.NewDefaultClient()
+	c3.Subscribe("test1", "@oauth2")
+
+	c4 := subscriptions.NewDefaultClient()
+	c4.Subscribe("test1", "test2")
+
+	c5 := subscriptions.NewDefaultClient()
+	c5.Subscribe("@oauth2")
+	c5.Discard()
+
+	beforeTestFunc := func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+		app.SubscriptionsBroker().Register(c1)
+		app.SubscriptionsBroker().Register(c2)
+		app.SubscriptionsBroker().Register(c3)
+		app.SubscriptionsBroker().Register(c4)
+		app.SubscriptionsBroker().Register(c5)
+	}
+
+	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:            "no state query param",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/oauth2-redirect?code=123",
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "no code query param",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/oauth2-redirect?state=" + c3.Id(),
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "missing client",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/oauth2-redirect?code=123&state=missing",
+			ExpectedStatus:  404,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "discarded client with @oauth2 subscription",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/oauth2-redirect?code=123&state=" + c5.Id(),
+			BeforeTestFunc:  beforeTestFunc,
+			ExpectedStatus:  404,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "client without @oauth2 subscription",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/oauth2-redirect?code=123&state=" + c4.Id(),
+			BeforeTestFunc:  beforeTestFunc,
+			ExpectedStatus:  404,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "client with @oauth2 subscription",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/oauth2-redirect?code=123&state=" + c3.Id(),
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t *testing.T, app *tests.TestApp, e *echo.Echo) {
+				beforeTestFunc(t, app, e)
+
+				ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
+
+				go func() {
+					defer cancelFunc()
+				L:
+					for {
+						select {
+						case <-c1.Channel():
+							t.Error("Unexpected c1 message")
+							break L
+						case <-c2.Channel():
+							t.Error("Unexpected c2 message")
+							break L
+						case msg := <-c3.Channel():
+							if msg.Name != "@oauth2" {
+								t.Errorf("Expected @oauth2 msg.Name, got %q", msg.Name)
+							}
+
+							expectedParams := []string{`"state"`, `"code"`}
+							for _, p := range expectedParams {
+								if !strings.Contains(msg.Data, p) {
+									t.Errorf("Couldn't find %s in \n%v", p, msg.Data)
+								}
+							}
+
+							break L
+						case <-c4.Channel():
+							t.Error("Unexpected c4 message")
+							break L
+						case <-c5.Channel():
+							t.Error("Unexpected c5 message")
+							break L
+						case <-ctx.Done():
+							t.Error("Context timeout reached")
+							break L
+						}
+					}
+				}()
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: http.StatusTemporaryRedirect,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}

apis/record_crud.go

@@ -26,14 +26,13 @@ func bindRecordCrudApi(app core.App, rg *echo.Group) {
 	subGroup := rg.Group(
 		"/collections/:collection",
 		ActivityLogger(app),
-		LoadCollectionContext(app),
 	)
 
-	subGroup.GET("/records", api.list)
-	subGroup.POST("/records", api.create)
-	subGroup.GET("/records/:id", api.view)
-	subGroup.PATCH("/records/:id", api.update)
-	subGroup.DELETE("/records/:id", api.delete)
+	subGroup.GET("/records", api.list, LoadCollectionContext(app))
+	subGroup.GET("/records/:id", api.view, LoadCollectionContext(app))
+	subGroup.POST("/records", api.create, LoadCollectionContext(app, models.CollectionTypeBase, models.CollectionTypeAuth))
+	subGroup.PATCH("/records/:id", api.update, LoadCollectionContext(app, models.CollectionTypeBase, models.CollectionTypeAuth))
+	subGroup.DELETE("/records/:id", api.delete, LoadCollectionContext(app, models.CollectionTypeBase, models.CollectionTypeAuth))
 }
 
 type recordApi struct {
@@ -73,16 +72,13 @@ func (api *recordApi) list(c echo.Context) error {
 		searchProvider.AddFilter(search.FilterData(*collection.ListRule))
 	}
 
-	var rawRecords = []dbx.NullStringMap{}
-	result, err := searchProvider.ParseAndExec(c.QueryParams().Encode(), &rawRecords)
+	records := []*models.Record{}
+
+	result, err := searchProvider.ParseAndExec(c.QueryParams().Encode(), &records)
 	if err != nil {
 		return NewBadRequestError("Invalid filter parameters.", err)
 	}
 
-	records := models.NewRecordsFromNullStringMaps(collection, rawRecords)
-
-	result.Items = records
-
 	event := new(core.RecordsListEvent)
 	event.HttpContext = c
 	event.Collection = collection
@@ -221,6 +217,7 @@ func (api *recordApi) create(c echo.Context) error {
 	event.HttpContext = c
 	event.Collection = collection
 	event.Record = record
+	event.UploadedFiles = form.FilesToUpload()
 
 	// create the record
 	submitErr := form.Submit(func(next forms.InterceptorNextFunc[*models.Record]) forms.InterceptorNextFunc[*models.Record] {
@@ -309,6 +306,7 @@ func (api *recordApi) update(c echo.Context) error {
 	event.HttpContext = c
 	event.Collection = collection
 	event.Record = record
+	event.UploadedFiles = form.FilesToUpload()
 
 	// update the record
 	submitErr := form.Submit(func(next forms.InterceptorNextFunc[*models.Record]) forms.InterceptorNextFunc[*models.Record] {

apis/record_crud_test.go

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func TestRecordCrudList(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{"OnRecordsListRequest": 1},
 		},
 
-		// auth collection checks
+		// auth collection
 		// -----------------------------------------------------------
 		{
 			Name:           "check email visibility as guest",
@@ -403,6 +403,63 @@ func TestRecordCrudList(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{"OnRecordsListRequest": 1},
 		},
+
+		// view collection
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
+		{
+			Name:           "public view records",
+			Method:         http.MethodGet,
+			Url:            "/api/collections/view2/records?filter=state=false",
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"page":1`,
+				`"perPage":30`,
+				`"totalPages":1`,
+				`"totalItems":2`,
+				`"items":[{`,
+				`"id":"al1h9ijdeojtsjy"`,
+				`"id":"imy661ixudk5izi"`,
+			},
+			NotExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"created"`,
+				`"updated"`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{"OnRecordsListRequest": 1},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:           "guest that doesn't match the view collection list rule",
+			Method:         http.MethodGet,
+			Url:            "/api/collections/view1/records",
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"page":1`,
+				`"perPage":30`,
+				`"totalPages":0`,
+				`"totalItems":0`,
+				`"items":[]`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{"OnRecordsListRequest": 1},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authenticated record that matches the view collection list rule",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/collections/view1/records",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				// users, test@example.com
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsInR5cGUiOiJhdXRoUmVjb3JkIiwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwiZXhwIjoyMjA4OTg1MjYxfQ.UwD8JvkbQtXpymT09d7J6fdA0aP9g4FJ1GPh_ggEkzc",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"page":1`,
+				`"perPage":30`,
+				`"totalPages":1`,
+				`"totalItems":1`,
+				`"items":[{`,
+				`"id":"84nmscqy84lsi1t"`,
+				`"bool":true`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{"OnRecordsListRequest": 1},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
@@ -531,7 +588,7 @@ func TestRecordCrudView(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{"OnRecordViewRequest": 1},
 		},
 
-		// auth collection checks
+		// auth collection
 		// -----------------------------------------------------------
 		{
 			Name:           "check email visibility as guest",
@@ -629,6 +686,49 @@ func TestRecordCrudView(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{"OnRecordViewRequest": 1},
 		},
+
+		// view collection
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
+		{
+			Name:           "public view record",
+			Method:         http.MethodGet,
+			Url:            "/api/collections/view2/records/84nmscqy84lsi1t",
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"id":"84nmscqy84lsi1t"`,
+				`"state":true`,
+				`"file_many":["`,
+				`"rel_many":["`,
+			},
+			NotExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"created"`,
+				`"updated"`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{"OnRecordViewRequest": 1},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "guest that doesn't match the view collection view rule",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			Url:             "/api/collections/view1/records/84nmscqy84lsi1t",
+			ExpectedStatus:  404,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authenticated record that matches the view collection view rule",
+			Method: http.MethodGet,
+			Url:    "/api/collections/view1/records/84nmscqy84lsi1t",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				// users, test@example.com
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsInR5cGUiOiJhdXRoUmVjb3JkIiwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwiZXhwIjoyMjA4OTg1MjYxfQ.UwD8JvkbQtXpymT09d7J6fdA0aP9g4FJ1GPh_ggEkzc",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"id":"84nmscqy84lsi1t"`,
+				`"bool":true`,
+				`"text":"`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{"OnRecordViewRequest": 1},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
@@ -690,6 +790,13 @@ func TestRecordCrudDelete(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedStatus:  404,
 			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:            "trying to delete a view collection record",
+			Method:          http.MethodDelete,
+			Url:             "/api/collections/view1/records/imy661ixudk5izi",
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
 		{
 			Name:           "public collection record delete",
 			Method:         http.MethodDelete,
@@ -885,6 +992,14 @@ func TestRecordCrudCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedStatus:  403,
 			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:            "trying to create a new view collection record",
+			Method:          http.MethodPost,
+			Url:             "/api/collections/view1/records",
+			Body:            strings.NewReader(`{"text":"new"}`),
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
 		{
 			Name:            "submit nil body",
 			Method:          http.MethodPost,
@@ -1058,6 +1173,20 @@ func TestRecordCrudCreate(t *testing.T) {
 				"OnModelAfterCreate":          1,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:   "unique field error check",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/collections/demo2/records",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+				"title":"test2"
+			}`),
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"data":{`,
+				`"title":{`,
+				`"code":"validation_not_unique"`,
+			},
+		},
 
 		// ID checks
 		// -----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1428,6 +1557,14 @@ func TestRecordCrudUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedStatus:  400,
 			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:            "trying to update a view collection record",
+			Method:          http.MethodPatch,
+			Url:             "/api/collections/view1/records/imy661ixudk5izi",
+			Body:            strings.NewReader(`{"text":"new"}`),
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
 		{
 			Name:            "submit nil body",
 			Method:          http.MethodPatch,
@@ -1624,6 +1761,24 @@ func TestRecordCrudUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				`"id":{"code":"validation_in_invalid"`,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:   "unique field error check",
+			Method: http.MethodPatch,
+			Url:    "/api/collections/demo2/records/llvuca81nly1qls",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+				"title":"test2"
+			}`),
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"data":{`,
+				`"title":{`,
+				`"code":"validation_not_unique"`,
+			},
+			ExpectedEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnRecordBeforeUpdateRequest": 1,
+				"OnModelBeforeUpdate":         1,
+			},
+		},
 
 		// check whether if @request.data modifer fields are properly resolved
 		// -----------------------------------------------------------

apis/record_helpers.go

@@ -30,9 +30,18 @@ func RequestData(c echo.Context) *models.RequestData {
 	}
 
 	result := &models.RequestData{
-		Method: c.Request().Method,
-		Query:  map[string]any{},
-		Data:   map[string]any{},
+		Method:  c.Request().Method,
+		Query:   map[string]any{},
+		Data:    map[string]any{},
+		Headers: map[string]any{},
+	}
+
+	// extract the first value of all headers and normalizes the keys
+	// ("X-Token" is converted to "x_token")
+	for k, v := range c.Request().Header {
+		if len(v) > 0 {
+			result.Headers[strings.ToLower(strings.ReplaceAll(k, "-", "_"))] = v[0]
+		}
 	}
 
 	result.AuthRecord, _ = c.Get(ContextAuthRecordKey).(*models.Record)
@@ -112,7 +121,9 @@ func EnrichRecords(c echo.Context, dao *daos.Dao, records []*models.Record, defa
 	}
 
 	expands := defaultExpands
-	expands = append(expands, strings.Split(c.QueryParam(expandQueryParam), ",")...)
+	if param := c.QueryParam(expandQueryParam); param != "" {
+		expands = append(expands, strings.Split(param, ",")...)
+	}
 	if len(expands) == 0 {
 		return nil // nothing to expand
 	}

apis/record_helpers_test.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func TestRequestData(t *testing.T) {
 	e := echo.New()
 	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/?test=123", strings.NewReader(`{"test":456}`))
 	req.Header.Set(echo.HeaderContentType, echo.MIMEApplicationJSON)
+	req.Header.Set("X-Token-Test", "123")
 	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	c := e.NewContext(req, rec)
 
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@ func TestRequestData(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected Method %v, got %v", http.MethodPost, result.Method)
 	}
 
+	rawHeaders, _ := json.Marshal(result.Headers)
+	expectedHeaders := `{"content_type":"application/json","x_token_test":"123"}`
+	if v := string(rawHeaders); v != expectedHeaders {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected Query %v, got %v", expectedHeaders, v)
+	}
+
 	rawQuery, _ := json.Marshal(result.Query)
 	expectedQuery := `{"test":"123"}`
 	if v := string(rawQuery); v != expectedQuery {

apis/serve.go

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+package apis
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5/middleware"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/migrations"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/migrations/logs"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/migrate"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/acme"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/acme/autocert"
+)
+
+// ServeOptions defines an optional struct for apis.Serve().
+type ServeOptions struct {
+	ShowStartBanner bool
+	HttpAddr        string
+	HttpsAddr       string
+	AllowedOrigins  []string // optional list of CORS origins (default to "*")
+	BeforeServeFunc func(server *http.Server) error
+}
+
+// Serve starts a new app web server.
+func Serve(app core.App, options *ServeOptions) error {
+	if options == nil {
+		options = &ServeOptions{}
+	}
+
+	if len(options.AllowedOrigins) == 0 {
+		options.AllowedOrigins = []string{"*"}
+	}
+
+	// ensure that the latest migrations are applied before starting the server
+	if err := runMigrations(app); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// reload app settings in case a new default value was set with a migration
+	// (or if this is the first time the init migration was executed)
+	if err := app.RefreshSettings(); err != nil {
+		color.Yellow("=====================================")
+		color.Yellow("WARNING: Settings load error! \n%v", err)
+		color.Yellow("Fallback to the application defaults.")
+		color.Yellow("=====================================")
+	}
+
+	router, err := InitApi(app)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// configure cors
+	router.Use(middleware.CORSWithConfig(middleware.CORSConfig{
+		Skipper:      middleware.DefaultSkipper,
+		AllowOrigins: options.AllowedOrigins,
+		AllowMethods: []string{http.MethodGet, http.MethodHead, http.MethodPut, http.MethodPatch, http.MethodPost, http.MethodDelete},
+	}))
+
+	// start http server
+	// ---
+	mainAddr := options.HttpAddr
+	if options.HttpsAddr != "" {
+		mainAddr = options.HttpsAddr
+	}
+
+	mainHost, _, _ := net.SplitHostPort(mainAddr)
+
+	certManager := autocert.Manager{
+		Prompt:     autocert.AcceptTOS,
+		Cache:      autocert.DirCache(filepath.Join(app.DataDir(), ".autocert_cache")),
+		HostPolicy: autocert.HostWhitelist(mainHost, "www."+mainHost),
+	}
+
+	serverConfig := &http.Server{
+		TLSConfig: &tls.Config{
+			GetCertificate: certManager.GetCertificate,
+			NextProtos:     []string{acme.ALPNProto},
+		},
+		ReadTimeout:       10 * time.Minute,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
+		// WriteTimeout: 60 * time.Second, // breaks sse!
+		Handler: router,
+		Addr:    mainAddr,
+	}
+
+	if options.BeforeServeFunc != nil {
+		if err := options.BeforeServeFunc(serverConfig); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if options.ShowStartBanner {
+		schema := "http"
+		if options.HttpsAddr != "" {
+			schema = "https"
+		}
+
+		date := new(strings.Builder)
+		log.New(date, "", log.LstdFlags).Print()
+
+		bold := color.New(color.Bold).Add(color.FgGreen)
+		bold.Printf(
+			"%s Server started at %s\n",
+			strings.TrimSpace(date.String()),
+			color.CyanString("%s://%s", schema, serverConfig.Addr),
+		)
+
+		regular := color.New()
+		regular.Printf(" ➜ REST API: %s\n", color.CyanString("%s://%s/api/", schema, serverConfig.Addr))
+		regular.Printf(" ➜ Admin UI: %s\n", color.CyanString("%s://%s/_/", schema, serverConfig.Addr))
+	}
+
+	// try to gracefully shutdown the server on app termination
+	app.OnTerminate().Add(func(e *core.TerminateEvent) error {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		serverConfig.Shutdown(ctx)
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// start HTTPS server
+	if options.HttpsAddr != "" {
+		// if httpAddr is set, start an HTTP server to redirect the traffic to the HTTPS version
+		if options.HttpAddr != "" {
+			go http.ListenAndServe(options.HttpAddr, certManager.HTTPHandler(nil))
+		}
+
+		return serverConfig.ListenAndServeTLS("", "")
+	}
+
+	// OR start HTTP server
+	return serverConfig.ListenAndServe()
+}
+
+type migrationsConnection struct {
+	DB             *dbx.DB
+	MigrationsList migrate.MigrationsList
+}
+
+func runMigrations(app core.App) error {
+	connections := []migrationsConnection{
+		{
+			DB:             app.DB(),
+			MigrationsList: migrations.AppMigrations,
+		},
+		{
+			DB:             app.LogsDB(),
+			MigrationsList: logs.LogsMigrations,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range connections {
+		runner, err := migrate.NewRunner(c.DB, c.MigrationsList)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if _, err := runner.Up(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

apis/settings.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package apis
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/forms"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/settings"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/security"
 )
 
 // bindSettingsApi registers the settings api endpoints.
@@ -22,6 +20,7 @@ func bindSettingsApi(app core.App, rg *echo.Group) {
 	subGroup.PATCH("", api.set)
 	subGroup.POST("/test/s3", api.testS3)
 	subGroup.POST("/test/email", api.testEmail)
+	subGroup.POST("/apple/generate-client-secret", api.generateAppleClientSecret)
 }
 
 type settingsApi struct {
@@ -85,27 +84,22 @@ func (api *settingsApi) set(c echo.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (api *settingsApi) testS3(c echo.Context) error {
-	if !api.app.Settings().S3.Enabled {
-		return NewBadRequestError("S3 storage is not enabled.", nil)
+	form := forms.NewTestS3Filesystem(api.app)
+
+	// load request
+	if err := c.Bind(form); err != nil {
+		return NewBadRequestError("An error occurred while loading the submitted data.", err)
 	}
 
-	fs, err := api.app.NewFilesystem()
-	if err != nil {
-		return NewBadRequestError("Failed to initialize the S3 storage. Raw error: \n"+err.Error(), nil)
-	}
-	defer fs.Close()
+	// send
+	if err := form.Submit(); err != nil {
+		// form error
+		if fErr, ok := err.(validation.Errors); ok {
+			return NewBadRequestError("Failed to test the S3 filesystem.", fErr)
+		}
 
-	testPrefix := "pb_settings_test_" + security.PseudorandomString(5)
-	testFileKey := testPrefix + "/test.txt"
-
-	// try to upload a test file
-	if err := fs.Upload([]byte("test"), testFileKey); err != nil {
-		return NewBadRequestError("Failed to upload a test file. Raw error: \n"+err.Error(), nil)
-	}
-
-	// test prefix deletion (ensures that both bucket list and delete works)
-	if errs := fs.DeletePrefix(testPrefix); len(errs) > 0 {
-		return NewBadRequestError(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to delete a test file. Raw error: %v", errs), nil)
+		// mailer error
+		return NewBadRequestError("Failed to test the S3 filesystem. Raw error: \n"+err.Error(), nil)
 	}
 
 	return c.NoContent(http.StatusNoContent)
@@ -121,8 +115,8 @@ func (api *settingsApi) testEmail(c echo.Context) error {
 
 	// send
 	if err := form.Submit(); err != nil {
+		// form error
 		if fErr, ok := err.(validation.Errors); ok {
-			// form error
 			return NewBadRequestError("Failed to send the test email.", fErr)
 		}
 
@@ -132,3 +126,28 @@ func (api *settingsApi) testEmail(c echo.Context) error {
 
 	return c.NoContent(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
+
+func (api *settingsApi) generateAppleClientSecret(c echo.Context) error {
+	form := forms.NewAppleClientSecretCreate(api.app)
+
+	// load request
+	if err := c.Bind(form); err != nil {
+		return NewBadRequestError("An error occurred while loading the submitted data.", err)
+	}
+
+	// generate
+	secret, err := form.Submit()
+	if err != nil {
+		// form error
+		if fErr, ok := err.(validation.Errors); ok {
+			return NewBadRequestError("Invalid client secret data.", fErr)
+		}
+
+		// secret generation error
+		return NewBadRequestError("Failed to generate client secret. Raw error: \n"+err.Error(), nil)
+	}
+
+	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
+		"secret": secret,
+	})
+}

apis/settings_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 package apis_test
 
 import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -41,12 +47,15 @@ func TestSettingsList(t *testing.T) {
 				`"logs":{`,
 				`"smtp":{`,
 				`"s3":{`,
+				`"backups":{`,
 				`"adminAuthToken":{`,
 				`"adminPasswordResetToken":{`,
+				`"adminFileToken":{`,
 				`"recordAuthToken":{`,
 				`"recordPasswordResetToken":{`,
 				`"recordEmailChangeToken":{`,
 				`"recordVerificationToken":{`,
+				`"recordFileToken":{`,
 				`"emailAuth":{`,
 				`"googleAuth":{`,
 				`"facebookAuth":{`,
@@ -61,8 +70,11 @@ func TestSettingsList(t *testing.T) {
 				`"stravaAuth":{`,
 				`"giteeAuth":{`,
 				`"livechatAuth":{`,
-				`"authentikAuth":{`,
 				`"giteaAuth":{`,
+				`"oidcAuth":{`,
+				`"oidc2Auth":{`,
+				`"oidc3Auth":{`,
+				`"appleAuth":{`,
 				`"secret":"******"`,
 				`"clientSecret":"******"`,
 			},
@@ -114,12 +126,15 @@ func TestSettingsSet(t *testing.T) {
 				`"logs":{`,
 				`"smtp":{`,
 				`"s3":{`,
+				`"backups":{`,
 				`"adminAuthToken":{`,
 				`"adminPasswordResetToken":{`,
+				`"adminFileToken":{`,
 				`"recordAuthToken":{`,
 				`"recordPasswordResetToken":{`,
 				`"recordEmailChangeToken":{`,
 				`"recordVerificationToken":{`,
+				`"recordFileToken":{`,
 				`"emailAuth":{`,
 				`"googleAuth":{`,
 				`"facebookAuth":{`,
@@ -133,8 +148,11 @@ func TestSettingsSet(t *testing.T) {
 				`"stravaAuth":{`,
 				`"giteeAuth":{`,
 				`"livechatAuth":{`,
-				`"authentikAuth":{`,
 				`"giteaAuth":{`,
+				`"oidcAuth":{`,
+				`"oidc2Auth":{`,
+				`"oidc3Auth":{`,
+				`"appleAuth":{`,
 				`"secret":"******"`,
 				`"clientSecret":"******"`,
 				`"appName":"acme_test"`,
@@ -174,12 +192,15 @@ func TestSettingsSet(t *testing.T) {
 				`"logs":{`,
 				`"smtp":{`,
 				`"s3":{`,
+				`"backups":{`,
 				`"adminAuthToken":{`,
 				`"adminPasswordResetToken":{`,
+				`"adminFileToken":{`,
 				`"recordAuthToken":{`,
 				`"recordPasswordResetToken":{`,
 				`"recordEmailChangeToken":{`,
 				`"recordVerificationToken":{`,
+				`"recordFileToken":{`,
 				`"emailAuth":{`,
 				`"googleAuth":{`,
 				`"facebookAuth":{`,
@@ -194,8 +215,11 @@ func TestSettingsSet(t *testing.T) {
 				`"stravaAuth":{`,
 				`"giteeAuth":{`,
 				`"livechatAuth":{`,
-				`"authentikAuth":{`,
 				`"giteaAuth":{`,
+				`"oidcAuth":{`,
+				`"oidc2Auth":{`,
+				`"oidc3Auth":{`,
+				`"appleAuth":{`,
 				`"secret":"******"`,
 				`"clientSecret":"******"`,
 				`"appName":"update_test"`,
@@ -234,14 +258,44 @@ func TestSettingsTestS3(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
 		},
 		{
-			Name:   "authorized as admin (no s3)",
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (missing body + no s3)",
 			Method: http.MethodPost,
 			Url:    "/api/settings/test/s3",
 			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
 				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
 			},
-			ExpectedStatus:  400,
-			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"data":{`,
+				`"filesystem":{`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (invalid filesystem)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/settings/test/s3",
+			Body:   strings.NewReader(`{"filesystem":"invalid"}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"data":{`,
+				`"filesystem":{`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (valid filesystem and no s3)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/settings/test/s3",
+			Body:   strings.NewReader(`{"filesystem":"storage"}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"data":{}`,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -318,8 +372,12 @@ func TestSettingsTestEmail(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatalf("[verification] Expected 1 sent email, got %d", app.TestMailer.TotalSend)
 				}
 
-				if app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To.Address != "test@example.com" {
-					t.Fatalf("[verification] Expected the email to be sent to %s, got %s", "test@example.com", app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To.Address)
+				if len(app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To) != 1 {
+					t.Fatalf("[verification] Expected 1 recipient, got %v", app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To)
+				}
+
+				if app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To[0].Address != "test@example.com" {
+					t.Fatalf("[verification] Expected the email to be sent to %s, got %s", "test@example.com", app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To[0].Address)
 				}
 
 				if !strings.Contains(app.TestMailer.LastMessage.HTML, "Verify") {
@@ -349,8 +407,12 @@ func TestSettingsTestEmail(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatalf("[password-reset] Expected 1 sent email, got %d", app.TestMailer.TotalSend)
 				}
 
-				if app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To.Address != "test@example.com" {
-					t.Fatalf("[password-reset] Expected the email to be sent to %s, got %s", "test@example.com", app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To.Address)
+				if len(app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To) != 1 {
+					t.Fatalf("[password-reset] Expected 1 recipient, got %v", app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To)
+				}
+
+				if app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To[0].Address != "test@example.com" {
+					t.Fatalf("[password-reset] Expected the email to be sent to %s, got %s", "test@example.com", app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To[0].Address)
 				}
 
 				if !strings.Contains(app.TestMailer.LastMessage.HTML, "Reset password") {
@@ -380,8 +442,12 @@ func TestSettingsTestEmail(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatalf("[email-change] Expected 1 sent email, got %d", app.TestMailer.TotalSend)
 				}
 
-				if app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To.Address != "test@example.com" {
-					t.Fatalf("[email-change] Expected the email to be sent to %s, got %s", "test@example.com", app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To.Address)
+				if len(app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To) != 1 {
+					t.Fatalf("[email-change] Expected 1 recipient, got %v", app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To)
+				}
+
+				if app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To[0].Address != "test@example.com" {
+					t.Fatalf("[email-change] Expected the email to be sent to %s, got %s", "test@example.com", app.TestMailer.LastMessage.To[0].Address)
 				}
 
 				if !strings.Contains(app.TestMailer.LastMessage.HTML, "Confirm new email") {
@@ -401,3 +467,116 @@ func TestSettingsTestEmail(t *testing.T) {
 		scenario.Test(t)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGenerateAppleClientSecret(t *testing.T) {
+	key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	encodedKey, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	privatePem := pem.EncodeToMemory(
+		&pem.Block{
+			Type:  "PRIVATE KEY",
+			Bytes: encodedKey,
+		},
+	)
+
+	scenarios := []tests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:            "unauthorized",
+			Method:          http.MethodPost,
+			Url:             "/api/settings/apple/generate-client-secret",
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as auth record",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/settings/apple/generate-client-secret",
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6IjRxMXhsY2xtZmxva3UzMyIsInR5cGUiOiJhdXRoUmVjb3JkIiwiY29sbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiX3BiX3VzZXJzX2F1dGhfIiwiZXhwIjoyMjA4OTg1MjYxfQ.UwD8JvkbQtXpymT09d7J6fdA0aP9g4FJ1GPh_ggEkzc",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (invalid body)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/settings/apple/generate-client-secret",
+			Body:   strings.NewReader(`{`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{`"data":{}`},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (empty json)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/settings/apple/generate-client-secret",
+			Body:   strings.NewReader(`{}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"clientId":{"code":"validation_required"`,
+				`"teamId":{"code":"validation_required"`,
+				`"keyId":{"code":"validation_required"`,
+				`"privateKey":{"code":"validation_required"`,
+				`"duration":{"code":"validation_required"`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (invalid data)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/settings/apple/generate-client-secret",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(`{
+				"clientId": "",
+				"teamId": "123456789",
+				"keyId": "123456789",
+				"privateKey": "invalid",
+				"duration": -1
+			}`),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"clientId":{"code":"validation_required"`,
+				`"teamId":{"code":"validation_length_invalid"`,
+				`"keyId":{"code":"validation_length_invalid"`,
+				`"privateKey":{"code":"validation_match_invalid"`,
+				`"duration":{"code":"validation_min_greater_equal_than_required"`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "authorized as admin (valid data)",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			Url:    "/api/settings/apple/generate-client-secret",
+			Body: strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf(`{
+				"clientId": "123",
+				"teamId": "1234567890",
+				"keyId": "1234567891",
+				"privateKey": %q,
+				"duration": 1
+			}`, privatePem)),
+			RequestHeaders: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpZCI6InN5d2JoZWNuaDQ2cmhtMCIsInR5cGUiOiJhZG1pbiIsImV4cCI6MjIwODk4NTI2MX0.M1m--VOqGyv0d23eeUc0r9xE8ZzHaYVmVFw1VZW6gT8",
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus: 200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{
+				`"secret":"`,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}

cmd/admin.go

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4/is"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// NewAdminCommand creates and returns new command for managing
+// admin accounts (create, update, delete).
+func NewAdminCommand(app core.App) *cobra.Command {
+	command := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "admin",
+		Short: "Manages admin accounts",
+	}
+
+	command.AddCommand(adminCreateCommand(app))
+	command.AddCommand(adminUpdateCommand(app))
+	command.AddCommand(adminDeleteCommand(app))
+
+	return command
+}
+
+func adminCreateCommand(app core.App) *cobra.Command {
+	command := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "create",
+		Example: "admin create test@example.com 1234567890",
+		Short:   "Creates a new admin account",
+		// prevents printing the error log twice
+		SilenceErrors: true,
+		SilenceUsage:  true,
+		RunE: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if len(args) != 2 {
+				return errors.New("Missing email and password arguments.")
+			}
+
+			if args[0] == "" || is.EmailFormat.Validate(args[0]) != nil {
+				return errors.New("Missing or invalid email address.")
+			}
+
+			if len(args[1]) < 8 {
+				return errors.New("The password must be at least 8 chars long.")
+			}
+
+			admin := &models.Admin{}
+			admin.Email = args[0]
+			admin.SetPassword(args[1])
+
+			if err := app.Dao().SaveAdmin(admin); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create new admin account: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			color.Green("Successfully created new admin %s!", admin.Email)
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	return command
+}
+
+func adminUpdateCommand(app core.App) *cobra.Command {
+	command := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "update",
+		Example: "admin update test@example.com 1234567890",
+		Short:   "Changes the password of a single admin account",
+		// prevents printing the error log twice
+		SilenceErrors: true,
+		SilenceUsage:  true,
+		RunE: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if len(args) != 2 {
+				return errors.New("Missing email and password arguments.")
+			}
+
+			if args[0] == "" || is.EmailFormat.Validate(args[0]) != nil {
+				return errors.New("Missing or invalid email address.")
+			}
+
+			if len(args[1]) < 8 {
+				return errors.New("The new password must be at least 8 chars long.")
+			}
+
+			admin, err := app.Dao().FindAdminByEmail(args[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Admin with email %s doesn't exist.", args[0])
+			}
+
+			admin.SetPassword(args[1])
+
+			if err := app.Dao().SaveAdmin(admin); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to change admin %s password: %v", admin.Email, err)
+			}
+
+			color.Green("Successfully changed admin %s password!", admin.Email)
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	return command
+}
+
+func adminDeleteCommand(app core.App) *cobra.Command {
+	command := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "delete",
+		Example: "admin delete test@example.com",
+		Short:   "Deletes an existing admin account",
+		// prevents printing the error log twice
+		SilenceErrors: true,
+		SilenceUsage:  true,
+		RunE: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if len(args) == 0 || args[0] == "" || is.EmailFormat.Validate(args[0]) != nil {
+				return errors.New("Invalid or missing email address.")
+			}
+
+			admin, err := app.Dao().FindAdminByEmail(args[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				color.Yellow("Admin %s is already deleted.", args[0])
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			if err := app.Dao().DeleteAdmin(admin); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to delete admin %s: %v", admin.Email, err)
+			}
+
+			color.Green("Successfully deleted admin %s!", admin.Email)
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	return command
+}

cmd/admin_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+package cmd_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/cmd"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+)
+
+func TestAdminCreateCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name        string
+		email       string
+		password    string
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"empty email and password",
+			"",
+			"",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"empty email",
+			"",
+			"1234567890",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"invalid email",
+			"invalid",
+			"1234567890",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"duplicated email",
+			"test@example.com",
+			"1234567890",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"empty password",
+			"test@example.com",
+			"",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"short password",
+			"test_new@example.com",
+			"1234567",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"valid email and password",
+			"test_new@example.com",
+			"12345678",
+			false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		command := cmd.NewAdminCommand(app)
+		command.SetArgs([]string{"create", s.email, s.password})
+
+		err := command.Execute()
+
+		hasErr := err != nil
+		if s.expectError != hasErr {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected hasErr %v, got %v (%v)", s.name, s.expectError, hasErr, err)
+		}
+
+		if hasErr {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check whether the admin account was actually created
+		admin, err := app.Dao().FindAdminByEmail(s.email)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to fetch created admin %s: %v", s.name, s.email, err)
+		} else if !admin.ValidatePassword(s.password) {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected the admin password to match", s.name)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminUpdateCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name        string
+		email       string
+		password    string
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"empty email and password",
+			"",
+			"",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"empty email",
+			"",
+			"1234567890",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"invalid email",
+			"invalid",
+			"1234567890",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"nonexisting admin",
+			"test_missing@example.com",
+			"1234567890",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"empty password",
+			"test@example.com",
+			"",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"short password",
+			"test_new@example.com",
+			"1234567",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"valid email and password",
+			"test@example.com",
+			"12345678",
+			false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		command := cmd.NewAdminCommand(app)
+		command.SetArgs([]string{"update", s.email, s.password})
+
+		err := command.Execute()
+
+		hasErr := err != nil
+		if s.expectError != hasErr {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected hasErr %v, got %v (%v)", s.name, s.expectError, hasErr, err)
+		}
+
+		if hasErr {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check whether the admin password was actually changed
+		admin, err := app.Dao().FindAdminByEmail(s.email)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to fetch admin %s: %v", s.name, s.email, err)
+		} else if !admin.ValidatePassword(s.password) {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected the admin password to match", s.name)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminDeleteCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name        string
+		email       string
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"empty email",
+			"",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"invalid email",
+			"invalid",
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"nonexisting admin",
+			"test_missing@example.com",
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"existing admin",
+			"test@example.com",
+			false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		command := cmd.NewAdminCommand(app)
+		command.SetArgs([]string{"delete", s.email})
+
+		err := command.Execute()
+
+		hasErr := err != nil
+		if s.expectError != hasErr {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected hasErr %v, got %v (%v)", s.name, s.expectError, hasErr, err)
+		}
+
+		if hasErr {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check whether the admin account was actually deleted
+		if _, err := app.Dao().FindAdminByEmail(s.email); err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected the admin account to be deleted", s.name)
+		}
+	}
+}

cmd/serve.go

@@ -1,24 +1,12 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"crypto/tls"
 	"log"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"time"
 
-	"github.com/fatih/color"
-	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5/middleware"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/apis"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/migrations"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/migrations/logs"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/migrate"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/acme"
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/acme/autocert"
 )
 
 // NewServeCommand creates and returns new command responsible for
@@ -32,87 +20,15 @@ func NewServeCommand(app core.App, showStartBanner bool) *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "serve",
 		Short: "Starts the web server (default to 127.0.0.1:8090)",
 		Run: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			// ensure that the latest migrations are applied before starting the server
-			if err := runMigrations(app); err != nil {
-				panic(err)
-			}
+			err := apis.Serve(app, &apis.ServeOptions{
+				HttpAddr:        httpAddr,
+				HttpsAddr:       httpsAddr,
+				ShowStartBanner: showStartBanner,
+				AllowedOrigins:  allowedOrigins,
+			})
 
-			// reload app settings in case a new default value was set with a migration
-			// (or if this is the first time the init migration was executed)
-			if err := app.RefreshSettings(); err != nil {
-				color.Yellow("=====================================")
-				color.Yellow("WARNING: Settings load error! \n%v", err)
-				color.Yellow("Fallback to the application defaults.")
-				color.Yellow("=====================================")
-			}
-
-			router, err := apis.InitApi(app)
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(err)
-			}
-
-			// configure cors
-			router.Use(middleware.CORSWithConfig(middleware.CORSConfig{
-				Skipper:      middleware.DefaultSkipper,
-				AllowOrigins: allowedOrigins,
-				AllowMethods: []string{http.MethodGet, http.MethodHead, http.MethodPut, http.MethodPatch, http.MethodPost, http.MethodDelete},
-			}))
-
-			// start http server
-			// ---
-			mainAddr := httpAddr
-			if httpsAddr != "" {
-				mainAddr = httpsAddr
-			}
-
-			mainHost, _, _ := net.SplitHostPort(mainAddr)
-
-			certManager := autocert.Manager{
-				Prompt:     autocert.AcceptTOS,
-				Cache:      autocert.DirCache(filepath.Join(app.DataDir(), ".autocert_cache")),
-				HostPolicy: autocert.HostWhitelist(mainHost, "www."+mainHost),
-			}
-
-			serverConfig := &http.Server{
-				TLSConfig: &tls.Config{
-					GetCertificate: certManager.GetCertificate,
-					NextProtos:     []string{acme.ALPNProto},
-				},
-				ReadTimeout:       5 * time.Minute,
-				ReadHeaderTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
-				// WriteTimeout: 60 * time.Second, // breaks sse!
-				Handler: router,
-				Addr:    mainAddr,
-			}
-
-			if showStartBanner {
-				schema := "http"
-				if httpsAddr != "" {
-					schema = "https"
-				}
-				regular := color.New()
-				bold := color.New(color.Bold).Add(color.FgGreen)
-				bold.Printf("> Server started at: %s\n", color.CyanString("%s://%s", schema, serverConfig.Addr))
-				regular.Printf("  - REST API: %s\n", color.CyanString("%s://%s/api/", schema, serverConfig.Addr))
-				regular.Printf("  - Admin UI: %s\n", color.CyanString("%s://%s/_/", schema, serverConfig.Addr))
-			}
-
-			var serveErr error
-			if httpsAddr != "" {
-				// if httpAddr is set, start an HTTP server to redirect the traffic to the HTTPS version
-				if httpAddr != "" {
-					go http.ListenAndServe(httpAddr, certManager.HTTPHandler(nil))
-				}
-
-				// start HTTPS server
-				serveErr = serverConfig.ListenAndServeTLS("", "")
-			} else {
-				// start HTTP server
-				serveErr = serverConfig.ListenAndServe()
-			}
-
-			if serveErr != http.ErrServerClosed {
-				log.Fatalln(serveErr)
+			if err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+				log.Fatalln(err)
 			}
 		},
 	}
@@ -140,34 +56,3 @@ func NewServeCommand(app core.App, showStartBanner bool) *cobra.Command {
 
 	return command
 }
-
-type migrationsConnection struct {
-	DB             *dbx.DB
-	MigrationsList migrate.MigrationsList
-}
-
-func runMigrations(app core.App) error {
-	connections := []migrationsConnection{
-		{
-			DB:             app.DB(),
-			MigrationsList: migrations.AppMigrations,
-		},
-		{
-			DB:             app.LogsDB(),
-			MigrationsList: logs.LogsMigrations,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, c := range connections {
-		runner, err := migrate.NewRunner(c.DB, c.MigrationsList)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if _, err := runner.Up(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}

cmd/temp_upgrade.go

@@ -1,444 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"regexp"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/fatih/color"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-// Temporary console command to update the pb_data structure to be compatible with the v0.8.0 changes.
-//
-// NB! It will be removed in v0.9+
-func NewTempUpgradeCommand(app core.App) *cobra.Command {
-	command := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "upgrade",
-		Short: "Upgrades your existing pb_data to be compatible with the v0.8.x changes",
-		Long: `
-Upgrades your existing pb_data to be compatible with the v0.8.x changes
-Prerequisites and caveats:
-- already upgraded to v0.7.*
-- no existing users collection
-- existing profiles collection fields like email, username, verified, etc. will be renamed to username2, email2, etc.
-`,
-		Run: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			if err := upgrade(app); err != nil {
-				color.Red("Error: %v", err)
-			}
-		},
-	}
-
-	return command
-}
-
-func upgrade(app core.App) error {
-	if _, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("users"); err == nil {
-		return errors.New("It seems that you've already upgraded or have an existing 'users' collection.")
-	}
-
-	return app.Dao().RunInTransaction(func(txDao *daos.Dao) error {
-		if err := migrateCollections(txDao); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if err := migrateUsers(app, txDao); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		if err := resetMigrationsTable(txDao); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		bold := color.New(color.Bold).Add(color.FgGreen)
-		bold.Println("The pb_data upgrade completed successfully!")
-		bold.Println("You can now start the application as usual with the 'serve' command.")
-		bold.Println("Please review the migrated collection API rules and fields in the Admin UI and apply the necessary changes in your client-side code.")
-		fmt.Println()
-
-		return nil
-	})
-}
-
-// -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-func migrateCollections(txDao *daos.Dao) error {
-	// add new collection columns
-	if _, err := txDao.DB().AddColumn("_collections", "type", "TEXT DEFAULT 'base' NOT NULL").Execute(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if _, err := txDao.DB().AddColumn("_collections", "options", "JSON DEFAULT '{}' NOT NULL").Execute(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	ruleReplacements := []struct {
-		old string
-		new string
-	}{
-		{"expand", "expand2"},
-		{"collecitonId", "collectionId2"},
-		{"collecitonName", "collectionName2"},
-		{"profile.userId", "profile.id"},
-
-		// @collection.*
-		{"@collection.profiles.userId", "@collection.users.id"},
-		{"@collection.profiles.username", "@collection.users.username2"},
-		{"@collection.profiles.email", "@collection.users.email2"},
-		{"@collection.profiles.emailVisibility", "@collection.users.emailVisibility2"},
-		{"@collection.profiles.verified", "@collection.users.verified2"},
-		{"@collection.profiles.tokenKey", "@collection.users.tokenKey2"},
-		{"@collection.profiles.passwordHash", "@collection.users.passwordHash2"},
-		{"@collection.profiles.lastResetSentAt", "@collection.users.lastResetSentAt2"},
-		{"@collection.profiles.lastVerificationSentAt", "@collection.users.lastVerificationSentAt2"},
-		{"@collection.profiles.", "@collection.users."},
-
-		// @request.*
-		{"@request.user.profile.userId", "@request.auth.id"},
-		{"@request.user.profile.username", "@request.auth.username2"},
-		{"@request.user.profile.email", "@request.auth.email2"},
-		{"@request.user.profile.emailVisibility", "@request.auth.emailVisibility2"},
-		{"@request.user.profile.verified", "@request.auth.verified2"},
-		{"@request.user.profile.tokenKey", "@request.auth.tokenKey2"},
-		{"@request.user.profile.passwordHash", "@request.auth.passwordHash2"},
-		{"@request.user.profile.lastResetSentAt", "@request.auth.lastResetSentAt2"},
-		{"@request.user.profile.lastVerificationSentAt", "@request.auth.lastVerificationSentAt2"},
-		{"@request.user.profile.", "@request.auth."},
-		{"@request.user", "@request.auth"},
-	}
-
-	collections := []*models.Collection{}
-	if err := txDao.CollectionQuery().All(&collections); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for _, collection := range collections {
-		collection.Type = models.CollectionTypeBase
-		collection.NormalizeOptions()
-
-		// rename profile fields
-		// ---
-		fieldsToRename := []string{
-			"collectionId",
-			"collectionName",
-			"expand",
-		}
-		if collection.Name == "profiles" {
-			fieldsToRename = append(fieldsToRename,
-				"username",
-				"email",
-				"emailVisibility",
-				"verified",
-				"tokenKey",
-				"passwordHash",
-				"lastResetSentAt",
-				"lastVerificationSentAt",
-			)
-		}
-		for _, name := range fieldsToRename {
-			f := collection.Schema.GetFieldByName(name)
-			if f != nil {
-				color.Blue("[%s - renamed field]", collection.Name)
-				color.Yellow(" - old: %s", f.Name)
-				color.Green(" - new: %s2", f.Name)
-				fmt.Println()
-				f.Name += "2"
-			}
-		}
-		// ---
-
-		// replace rule fields
-		// ---
-		rules := map[string]*string{
-			"ListRule":   collection.ListRule,
-			"ViewRule":   collection.ViewRule,
-			"CreateRule": collection.CreateRule,
-			"UpdateRule": collection.UpdateRule,
-			"DeleteRule": collection.DeleteRule,
-		}
-
-		for ruleKey, rule := range rules {
-			if rule == nil || *rule == "" {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			originalRule := *rule
-
-			for _, replacement := range ruleReplacements {
-				re := regexp.MustCompile(regexp.QuoteMeta(replacement.old) + `\b`)
-				*rule = re.ReplaceAllString(*rule, replacement.new)
-			}
-
-			*rule = replaceReversedLikes(*rule)
-
-			if originalRule != *rule {
-				color.Blue("[%s - replaced %s]:", collection.Name, ruleKey)
-				color.Yellow(" - old: %s", strings.TrimSpace(originalRule))
-				color.Green(" - new: %s", strings.TrimSpace(*rule))
-				fmt.Println()
-			}
-		}
-		// ---
-
-		if err := txDao.SaveCollection(collection); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func migrateUsers(app core.App, txDao *daos.Dao) error {
-	color.Blue(`[merging "_users" and "profiles"]:`)
-
-	profilesCollection, err := txDao.FindCollectionByNameOrId("profiles")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	originalProfilesCollectionId := profilesCollection.Id
-
-	// change the profiles collection id to something else since we will be using
-	// it for the new users collection in order to avoid renaming the storage dir
-	_, idRenameErr := txDao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf(
-		`UPDATE {{_collections}}
-			SET id = '%s'
-			WHERE id = '%s';
-		`,
-		(originalProfilesCollectionId + "__old__"),
-		originalProfilesCollectionId,
-	)).Execute()
-	if idRenameErr != nil {
-		return idRenameErr
-	}
-
-	// refresh profiles collection
-	profilesCollection, err = txDao.FindCollectionByNameOrId("profiles")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	usersSchema, _ := profilesCollection.Schema.Clone()
-	userIdField := usersSchema.GetFieldByName("userId")
-	if userIdField != nil {
-		usersSchema.RemoveField(userIdField.Id)
-	}
-
-	usersCollection := &models.Collection{}
-	usersCollection.MarkAsNew()
-	usersCollection.Id = originalProfilesCollectionId
-	usersCollection.Name = "users"
-	usersCollection.Type = models.CollectionTypeAuth
-	usersCollection.Schema = *usersSchema
-	usersCollection.CreateRule = types.Pointer("")
-	if profilesCollection.ListRule != nil && *profilesCollection.ListRule != "" {
-		*profilesCollection.ListRule = strings.ReplaceAll(*profilesCollection.ListRule, "userId", "id")
-		usersCollection.ListRule = profilesCollection.ListRule
-	}
-	if profilesCollection.ViewRule != nil && *profilesCollection.ViewRule != "" {
-		*profilesCollection.ViewRule = strings.ReplaceAll(*profilesCollection.ViewRule, "userId", "id")
-		usersCollection.ViewRule = profilesCollection.ViewRule
-	}
-	if profilesCollection.UpdateRule != nil && *profilesCollection.UpdateRule != "" {
-		*profilesCollection.UpdateRule = strings.ReplaceAll(*profilesCollection.UpdateRule, "userId", "id")
-		usersCollection.UpdateRule = profilesCollection.UpdateRule
-	}
-	if profilesCollection.DeleteRule != nil && *profilesCollection.DeleteRule != "" {
-		*profilesCollection.DeleteRule = strings.ReplaceAll(*profilesCollection.DeleteRule, "userId", "id")
-		usersCollection.DeleteRule = profilesCollection.DeleteRule
-	}
-
-	// set auth options
-	settings := app.Settings()
-	authOptions := usersCollection.AuthOptions()
-	authOptions.ManageRule = nil
-	authOptions.AllowOAuth2Auth = true
-	authOptions.AllowUsernameAuth = false
-	authOptions.AllowEmailAuth = settings.EmailAuth.Enabled
-	authOptions.MinPasswordLength = settings.EmailAuth.MinPasswordLength
-	authOptions.OnlyEmailDomains = settings.EmailAuth.OnlyDomains
-	authOptions.ExceptEmailDomains = settings.EmailAuth.ExceptDomains
-	// twitter currently is the only provider that doesn't return an email
-	authOptions.RequireEmail = !settings.TwitterAuth.Enabled
-
-	usersCollection.SetOptions(authOptions)
-
-	if err := txDao.SaveCollection(usersCollection); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// copy the original users
-	_, usersErr := txDao.DB().NewQuery(`
-		INSERT INTO {{users}} (id, created, updated, username, email, emailVisibility, verified, tokenKey, passwordHash, lastResetSentAt, lastVerificationSentAt)
-		SELECT id, created, updated, ("u_" || id), email, false, verified, tokenKey, passwordHash, lastResetSentAt, lastVerificationSentAt
-		FROM {{_users}};
-	`).Execute()
-	if usersErr != nil {
-		return usersErr
-	}
-
-	// generate the profile fields copy statements
-	sets := []string{"id = p.id"}
-	for _, f := range usersSchema.Fields() {
-		sets = append(sets, fmt.Sprintf("%s = p.%s", f.Name, f.Name))
-	}
-
-	// copy profile fields
-	_, copyProfileErr := txDao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf(`
-		UPDATE {{users}} as u
-		SET %s
-		FROM {{profiles}} as p
-		WHERE u.id = p.userId;
-	`, strings.Join(sets, ", "))).Execute()
-	if copyProfileErr != nil {
-		return copyProfileErr
-	}
-
-	profileRecords, err := txDao.FindRecordsByExpr("profiles")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// update all profiles and users fields to point to the new users collection
-	collections := []*models.Collection{}
-	if err := txDao.CollectionQuery().All(&collections); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	for _, collection := range collections {
-		var hasChanges bool
-
-		for _, f := range collection.Schema.Fields() {
-			f.InitOptions()
-
-			if f.Type == schema.FieldTypeUser {
-				if collection.Name == "profiles" && f.Name == "userId" {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				hasChanges = true
-
-				// change the user field to a relation field
-				options, _ := f.Options.(*schema.UserOptions)
-				f.Type = schema.FieldTypeRelation
-				f.Options = &schema.RelationOptions{
-					CollectionId:  usersCollection.Id,
-					MaxSelect:     &options.MaxSelect,
-					CascadeDelete: options.CascadeDelete,
-				}
-
-				for _, p := range profileRecords {
-					pId := p.Id
-					pUserId := p.GetString("userId")
-					// replace all user record id references with the profile id
-					_, replaceErr := txDao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf(`
-						UPDATE %s
-						SET [[%s]] = REPLACE([[%s]], '%s', '%s')
-						WHERE [[%s]] LIKE ('%%%s%%');
-					`, collection.Name, f.Name, f.Name, pUserId, pId, f.Name, pUserId)).Execute()
-					if replaceErr != nil {
-						return replaceErr
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		if hasChanges {
-			if err := txDao.Save(collection); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := migrateExternalAuths(txDao, originalProfilesCollectionId); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// drop _users table
-	if _, err := txDao.DB().DropTable("_users").Execute(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// drop profiles table
-	if _, err := txDao.DB().DropTable("profiles").Execute(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// delete profiles collection
-	if err := txDao.Delete(profilesCollection); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	color.Green(` - Successfully merged "_users" and "profiles" into a new collection "users".`)
-	fmt.Println()
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func migrateExternalAuths(txDao *daos.Dao, userCollectionId string) error {
-	_, alterErr := txDao.DB().NewQuery(`
-		-- crate new externalAuths table
-		CREATE TABLE {{_newExternalAuths}} (
-			[[id]]           TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-			[[collectionId]] TEXT NOT NULL,
-			[[recordId]]     TEXT NOT NULL,
-			[[provider]]     TEXT NOT NULL,
-			[[providerId]]   TEXT NOT NULL,
-			[[created]]      TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL,
-			[[updated]]      TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL,
-			---
-			FOREIGN KEY ([[collectionId]]) REFERENCES {{_collections}} ([[id]]) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE
-		);
-
-		-- copy all data from the old table to the new one
-		INSERT INTO {{_newExternalAuths}}
-		SELECT auth.id, "` + userCollectionId + `" as collectionId, [[profiles.id]] as recordId, auth.provider, auth.providerId, auth.created, auth.updated
-		FROM {{_externalAuths}} auth
-		INNER JOIN {{profiles}} on [[profiles.userId]] = [[auth.userId]];
-
-		-- drop old table
-		DROP TABLE {{_externalAuths}};
-
-		-- rename new table
-		ALTER TABLE {{_newExternalAuths}} RENAME TO {{_externalAuths}};
-
-		-- create named indexes
-		CREATE UNIQUE INDEX _externalAuths_record_provider_idx on {{_externalAuths}} ([[collectionId]], [[recordId]], [[provider]]);
-		CREATE UNIQUE INDEX _externalAuths_provider_providerId_idx on {{_externalAuths}} ([[provider]], [[providerId]]);
-	`).Execute()
-
-	return alterErr
-}
-
-func resetMigrationsTable(txDao *daos.Dao) error {
-	// reset the migration state to the new init
-	_, err := txDao.DB().Delete("_migrations", dbx.HashExp{
-		"file": "1661586591_add_externalAuths_table.go",
-	}).Execute()
-
-	return err
-}
-
-var reverseLikeRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(['"]\w*['"])\s*(\~|!~)\s*([\w\@\.]*)`)
-
-func replaceReversedLikes(rule string) string {
-	parts := reverseLikeRegex.FindAllStringSubmatch(rule, -1)
-
-	for _, p := range parts {
-		if len(p) != 4 {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		newPart := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", p[3], p[2], p[1])
-
-		rule = strings.ReplaceAll(rule, p[0], newPart)
-	}
-
-	return rule
-}

core/app.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/settings"
@@ -69,12 +71,20 @@ type App interface {
 	// NewMailClient creates and returns a configured app mail client.
 	NewMailClient() mailer.Mailer
 
-	// NewFilesystem creates and returns a configured filesystem.System instance.
+	// NewFilesystem creates and returns a configured filesystem.System instance
+	// for managing regular app files (eg. collection uploads).
 	//
 	// NB! Make sure to call `Close()` on the returned result
 	// after you are done working with it.
 	NewFilesystem() (*filesystem.System, error)
 
+	// NewBackupsFilesystem creates and returns a configured filesystem.System instance
+	// for managing app backups.
+	//
+	// NB! Make sure to call `Close()` on the returned result
+	// after you are done working with it.
+	NewBackupsFilesystem() (*filesystem.System, error)
+
 	// RefreshSettings reinitializes and reloads the stored application settings.
 	RefreshSettings() error
 
@@ -92,6 +102,31 @@ type App interface {
 	// (eg. closing db connections).
 	ResetBootstrapState() error
 
+	// CreateBackup creates a new backup of the current app pb_data directory.
+	//
+	// Backups can be stored on S3 if it is configured in app.Settings().Backups.
+	//
+	// Please refer to the godoc of the specific core.App implementation
+	// for details on the backup procedures.
+	CreateBackup(ctx context.Context, name string) error
+
+	// RestoreBackup restores the backup with the specified name and restarts
+	// the current running application process.
+	//
+	// The safely perform the restore it is recommended to have free disk space
+	// for at least 2x the size of the restored pb_data backup.
+	//
+	// Please refer to the godoc of the specific core.App implementation
+	// for details on the restore procedures.
+	//
+	// NB! This feature is experimental and currently is expected to work only on UNIX based systems.
+	RestoreBackup(ctx context.Context, name string) error
+
+	// Restart restarts the current running application process.
+	//
+	// Currently it is relying on execve so it is supported only on UNIX based systems.
+	Restart() error
+
 	// ---------------------------------------------------------------
 	// App event hooks
 	// ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -118,6 +153,10 @@ type App interface {
 	// It could be used to log the final API error in external services.
 	OnAfterApiError() *hook.Hook[*ApiErrorEvent]
 
+	// OnTerminate hook is triggered when the app is in the process
+	// of being terminated (eg. on SIGTERM signal).
+	OnTerminate() *hook.Hook[*TerminateEvent]
+
 	// ---------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Dao event hooks
 	// ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -307,6 +346,25 @@ type App interface {
 	// returning it to the client.
 	OnFileDownloadRequest(tags ...string) *hook.TaggedHook[*FileDownloadEvent]
 
+	// OnFileBeforeTokenRequest hook is triggered before each file
+	// token API request.
+	//
+	// If no token or model was submitted, e.Model and e.Token will be empty,
+	// allowing you to implement your own custom model file auth implementation.
+	//
+	// If the optional "tags" list (Collection ids or names) is specified,
+	// then all event handlers registered via the created hook will be
+	// triggered and called only if their event data origin matches the tags.
+	OnFileBeforeTokenRequest(tags ...string) *hook.TaggedHook[*FileTokenEvent]
+
+	// OnFileAfterTokenRequest hook is triggered after each
+	// successful file token API request.
+	//
+	// If the optional "tags" list (Collection ids or names) is specified,
+	// then all event handlers registered via the created hook will be
+	// triggered and called only if their event data origin matches the tags.
+	OnFileAfterTokenRequest(tags ...string) *hook.TaggedHook[*FileTokenEvent]
+
 	// ---------------------------------------------------------------
 	// Admin API event hooks
 	// ---------------------------------------------------------------

core/base.go

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
@@ -23,10 +25,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	DefaultDataMaxOpenConns int = 100
+	DefaultDataMaxOpenConns int = 120
 	DefaultDataMaxIdleConns int = 20
 	DefaultLogsMaxOpenConns int = 10
 	DefaultLogsMaxIdleConns int = 2
+
+	LocalStorageDirName string = "storage"
+	LocalBackupsDirName string = "backups"
+	LocalTempDirName    string = ".pb_temp_to_delete" // temp pb_data sub directory that will be deleted on each app.Bootstrap()
 )
 
 var _ App = (*BaseApp)(nil)
@@ -55,6 +61,7 @@ type BaseApp struct {
 	onBeforeServe     *hook.Hook[*ServeEvent]
 	onBeforeApiError  *hook.Hook[*ApiErrorEvent]
 	onAfterApiError   *hook.Hook[*ApiErrorEvent]
+	onTerminate       *hook.Hook[*TerminateEvent]
 
 	// dao event hooks
 	onModelBeforeCreate *hook.Hook[*ModelEvent]
@@ -88,7 +95,9 @@ type BaseApp struct {
 	onSettingsAfterUpdateRequest  *hook.Hook[*SettingsUpdateEvent]
 
 	// file api event hooks
-	onFileDownloadRequest *hook.Hook[*FileDownloadEvent]
+	onFileDownloadRequest    *hook.Hook[*FileDownloadEvent]
+	onFileBeforeTokenRequest *hook.Hook[*FileTokenEvent]
+	onFileAfterTokenRequest  *hook.Hook[*FileTokenEvent]
 
 	// admin api event hooks
 	onAdminsListRequest                      *hook.Hook[*AdminsListEvent]
@@ -190,6 +199,7 @@ func NewBaseApp(config *BaseAppConfig) *BaseApp {
 		onBeforeServe:     &hook.Hook[*ServeEvent]{},
 		onBeforeApiError:  &hook.Hook[*ApiErrorEvent]{},
 		onAfterApiError:   &hook.Hook[*ApiErrorEvent]{},
+		onTerminate:       &hook.Hook[*TerminateEvent]{},
 
 		// dao event hooks
 		onModelBeforeCreate: &hook.Hook[*ModelEvent]{},
@@ -223,7 +233,9 @@ func NewBaseApp(config *BaseAppConfig) *BaseApp {
 		onSettingsAfterUpdateRequest:  &hook.Hook[*SettingsUpdateEvent]{},
 
 		// file API event hooks
-		onFileDownloadRequest: &hook.Hook[*FileDownloadEvent]{},
+		onFileDownloadRequest:    &hook.Hook[*FileDownloadEvent]{},
+		onFileBeforeTokenRequest: &hook.Hook[*FileTokenEvent]{},
+		onFileAfterTokenRequest:  &hook.Hook[*FileTokenEvent]{},
 
 		// admin API event hooks
 		onAdminsListRequest:                      &hook.Hook[*AdminsListEvent]{},
@@ -334,6 +346,9 @@ func (app *BaseApp) Bootstrap() error {
 	// we don't check for an error because the db migrations may have not been executed yet
 	app.RefreshSettings()
 
+	// cleanup the pb_data temp directory (if any)
+	os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(app.DataDir(), LocalTempDirName))
+
 	if err := app.OnAfterBootstrap().Trigger(event); err != nil && app.IsDebug() {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}
@@ -467,12 +482,13 @@ func (app *BaseApp) NewMailClient() mailer.Mailer {
 }
 
 // NewFilesystem creates a new local or S3 filesystem instance
+// for managing regular app files (eg. collection uploads)
 // based on the current app settings.
 //
 // NB! Make sure to call `Close()` on the returned result
 // after you are done working with it.
 func (app *BaseApp) NewFilesystem() (*filesystem.System, error) {
-	if app.settings.S3.Enabled {
+	if app.settings != nil && app.settings.S3.Enabled {
 		return filesystem.NewS3(
 			app.settings.S3.Bucket,
 			app.settings.S3.Region,
@@ -484,7 +500,54 @@ func (app *BaseApp) NewFilesystem() (*filesystem.System, error) {
 	}
 
 	// fallback to local filesystem
-	return filesystem.NewLocal(filepath.Join(app.DataDir(), "storage"))
+	return filesystem.NewLocal(filepath.Join(app.DataDir(), LocalStorageDirName))
+}
+
+// NewFilesystem creates a new local or S3 filesystem instance
+// for managing app backups based on the current app settings.
+//
+// NB! Make sure to call `Close()` on the returned result
+// after you are done working with it.
+func (app *BaseApp) NewBackupsFilesystem() (*filesystem.System, error) {
+	if app.settings != nil && app.settings.Backups.S3.Enabled {
+		return filesystem.NewS3(
+			app.settings.Backups.S3.Bucket,
+			app.settings.Backups.S3.Region,
+			app.settings.Backups.S3.Endpoint,
+			app.settings.Backups.S3.AccessKey,
+			app.settings.Backups.S3.Secret,
+			app.settings.Backups.S3.ForcePathStyle,
+		)
+	}
+
+	// fallback to local filesystem
+	return filesystem.NewLocal(filepath.Join(app.DataDir(), LocalBackupsDirName))
+}
+
+// Restart restarts (aka. replaces) the current running application process.
+//
+// NB! It relies on execve which is supported only on UNIX based systems.
+func (app *BaseApp) Restart() error {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		return errors.New("restart is not supported on windows")
+	}
+
+	execPath, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// optimistically reset the app bootstrap state
+	app.ResetBootstrapState()
+
+	if err := syscall.Exec(execPath, os.Args, os.Environ()); err != nil {
+		// restart the app bootstrap state
+		app.Bootstrap()
+
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // RefreshSettings reinitializes and reloads the stored application settings.
@@ -537,6 +600,10 @@ func (app *BaseApp) OnAfterApiError() *hook.Hook[*ApiErrorEvent] {
 	return app.onAfterApiError
 }
 
+func (app *BaseApp) OnTerminate() *hook.Hook[*TerminateEvent] {
+	return app.onTerminate
+}
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Dao event hooks
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -653,6 +720,14 @@ func (app *BaseApp) OnFileDownloadRequest(tags ...string) *hook.TaggedHook[*File
 	return hook.NewTaggedHook(app.onFileDownloadRequest, tags...)
 }
 
+func (app *BaseApp) OnFileBeforeTokenRequest(tags ...string) *hook.TaggedHook[*FileTokenEvent] {
+	return hook.NewTaggedHook(app.onFileBeforeTokenRequest, tags...)
+}
+
+func (app *BaseApp) OnFileAfterTokenRequest(tags ...string) *hook.TaggedHook[*FileTokenEvent] {
+	return hook.NewTaggedHook(app.onFileAfterTokenRequest, tags...)
+}
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Admin API event hooks
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -979,34 +1054,55 @@ func (app *BaseApp) createDaoWithHooks(concurrentDB, nonconcurrentDB dbx.Builder
 	dao := daos.NewMultiDB(concurrentDB, nonconcurrentDB)
 
 	dao.BeforeCreateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
-		return app.OnModelBeforeCreate().Trigger(&ModelEvent{eventDao, m})
+		e := new(ModelEvent)
+		e.Dao = eventDao
+		e.Model = m
+
+		return app.OnModelBeforeCreate().Trigger(e)
 	}
 
 	dao.AfterCreateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) {
-		err := app.OnModelAfterCreate().Trigger(&ModelEvent{eventDao, m})
-		if err != nil && app.isDebug {
+		e := new(ModelEvent)
+		e.Dao = eventDao
+		e.Model = m
+
+		if err := app.OnModelAfterCreate().Trigger(e); err != nil && app.isDebug {
 			log.Println(err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	dao.BeforeUpdateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
-		return app.OnModelBeforeUpdate().Trigger(&ModelEvent{eventDao, m})
+		e := new(ModelEvent)
+		e.Dao = eventDao
+		e.Model = m
+
+		return app.OnModelBeforeUpdate().Trigger(e)
 	}
 
 	dao.AfterUpdateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) {
-		err := app.OnModelAfterUpdate().Trigger(&ModelEvent{eventDao, m})
-		if err != nil && app.isDebug {
+		e := new(ModelEvent)
+		e.Dao = eventDao
+		e.Model = m
+
+		if err := app.OnModelAfterUpdate().Trigger(e); err != nil && app.isDebug {
 			log.Println(err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	dao.BeforeDeleteFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
-		return app.OnModelBeforeDelete().Trigger(&ModelEvent{eventDao, m})
+		e := new(ModelEvent)
+		e.Dao = eventDao
+		e.Model = m
+
+		return app.OnModelBeforeDelete().Trigger(e)
 	}
 
 	dao.AfterDeleteFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) {
-		err := app.OnModelAfterDelete().Trigger(&ModelEvent{eventDao, m})
-		if err != nil && app.isDebug {
+		e := new(ModelEvent)
+		e.Dao = eventDao
+		e.Model = m
+
+		if err := app.OnModelAfterDelete().Trigger(e); err != nil && app.isDebug {
 			log.Println(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -1051,4 +1147,13 @@ func (app *BaseApp) registerDefaultHooks() {
 
 		return nil
 	})
+
+	app.OnTerminate().Add(func(e *TerminateEvent) error {
+		app.ResetBootstrapState()
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err := app.initAutobackupHooks(); err != nil && app.IsDebug() {
+		log.Println(err)
+	}
 }

core/base_backup.go

@@ -0,0 +1,349 @@
+package core
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"sort"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/archive"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/cron"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/filesystem"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/security"
+)
+
+const CacheKeyActiveBackup string = "@activeBackup"
+
+// CreateBackup creates a new backup of the current app pb_data directory.
+//
+// If name is empty, it will be autogenerated.
+// If backup with the same name exists, the new backup file will replace it.
+//
+// The backup is executed within a transaction, meaning that new writes
+// will be temporary "blocked" until the backup file is generated.
+//
+// By default backups are stored in pb_data/backups
+// (the backups directory itself is excluded from the generated backup).
+//
+// When using S3 storage for the uploaded collection files, you have to
+// take care manually to backup those since they are not part of the pb_data.
+//
+// Backups can be stored on S3 if it is configured in app.Settings().Backups.
+func (app *BaseApp) CreateBackup(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
+	if app.Cache().Has(CacheKeyActiveBackup) {
+		return errors.New("try again later - another backup/restore operation has already been started")
+	}
+
+	// auto generate backup name
+	if name == "" {
+		name = fmt.Sprintf(
+			"pb_backup_%s.zip",
+			time.Now().UTC().Format("20060102150405"),
+		)
+	}
+
+	app.Cache().Set(CacheKeyActiveBackup, name)
+	defer app.Cache().Remove(CacheKeyActiveBackup)
+
+	// Archive pb_data in a temp directory, exluding the "backups" dir itself (if exist).
+	//
+	// Run in transaction to temporary block other writes (transactions uses the NonconcurrentDB connection).
+	// ---
+	tempPath := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "pb_backup_"+security.PseudorandomString(4))
+	createErr := app.Dao().RunInTransaction(func(txDao *daos.Dao) error {
+		if err := archive.Create(app.DataDir(), tempPath, LocalBackupsDirName); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if createErr != nil {
+		return createErr
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tempPath)
+
+	// Persist the backup in the backups filesystem.
+	// ---
+	fsys, err := app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer fsys.Close()
+
+	fsys.SetContext(ctx)
+
+	file, err := filesystem.NewFileFromPath(tempPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	file.OriginalName = name
+	file.Name = file.OriginalName
+
+	if err := fsys.UploadFile(file, file.Name); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RestoreBackup restores the backup with the specified name and restarts
+// the current running application process.
+//
+// NB! This feature is experimental and currently is expected to work only on UNIX based systems.
+//
+// To safely perform the restore it is recommended to have free disk space
+// for at least 2x the size of the restored pb_data backup.
+//
+// The performed steps are:
+//
+//  1. Download the backup with the specified name in a temp location
+//     (this is in case of S3; otherwise it creates a temp copy of the zip)
+//
+//  2. Extract the backup in a temp directory next to the app "pb_data"
+//     (eg. "pb_data/../pb_data_to_restore").
+//
+//  3. Move the current app "pb_data" under a special sub temp dir that
+//     will be deleted on the next app start up (eg. "pb_data_to_restore/.pb_temp_to_delete/").
+//     This is because on some operating systems it may not be allowed
+//     to delete the currently open "pb_data" files.
+//
+//  4. Rename the extracted dir from step 1 as the new "pb_data".
+//
+//  5. Move from the old "pb_data" any local backups that may have been
+//     created previously to the new "pb_data/backups".
+//
+//  6. Restart the app (on successfull app bootstap it will also remove the old pb_data).
+//
+// If a failure occure during the restore process the dir changes are reverted.
+// If for whatever reason the revert is not possible, it panics.
+func (app *BaseApp) RestoreBackup(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		return errors.New("restore is not supported on windows")
+	}
+
+	if app.Cache().Has(CacheKeyActiveBackup) {
+		return errors.New("try again later - another backup/restore operation has already been started")
+	}
+
+	app.Cache().Set(CacheKeyActiveBackup, name)
+	defer app.Cache().Remove(CacheKeyActiveBackup)
+
+	fsys, err := app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer fsys.Close()
+
+	fsys.SetContext(ctx)
+
+	// fetch the backup file in a temp location
+	br, err := fsys.GetFile(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer br.Close()
+
+	tempZip, err := os.CreateTemp(os.TempDir(), "pb_restore")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tempZip.Name())
+
+	if _, err := io.Copy(tempZip, br); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	parentDataDir := filepath.Dir(app.DataDir())
+
+	extractedDataDir := filepath.Join(parentDataDir, "pb_restore_"+security.PseudorandomString(4))
+	defer os.RemoveAll(extractedDataDir)
+	if err := archive.Extract(tempZip.Name(), extractedDataDir); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// ensure that a database file exists
+	extractedDB := filepath.Join(extractedDataDir, "data.db")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(extractedDB); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("data.db file is missing or invalid: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// remove the extracted zip file since we no longer need it
+	// (this is in case the app restarts and the defer calls are not called)
+	if err := os.Remove(tempZip.Name()); err != nil && app.IsDebug() {
+		log.Println(err)
+	}
+
+	// make sure that a special temp directory exists in the extracted one
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(extractedDataDir, LocalTempDirName), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create a temp dir: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// move the current pb_data to a special temp location that will
+	// hold the old data between dirs replace
+	// (the temp dir will be automatically removed on the next app start)
+	oldTempDataDir := filepath.Join(extractedDataDir, LocalTempDirName, "old_pb_data")
+	if err := os.Rename(app.DataDir(), oldTempDataDir); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to move the current pb_data to a temp location: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// "restore", aka. set the extracted backup as the new pb_data directory
+	if err := os.Rename(extractedDataDir, app.DataDir()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set the extracted backup as pb_data dir: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// update the old temp data dir path after the restore
+	oldTempDataDir = filepath.Join(app.DataDir(), LocalTempDirName, "old_pb_data")
+
+	oldLocalBackupsDir := filepath.Join(oldTempDataDir, LocalBackupsDirName)
+	newLocalBackupsDir := filepath.Join(app.DataDir(), LocalBackupsDirName)
+
+	revertDataDirChanges := func(revertLocalBackupsDir bool) error {
+		if revertLocalBackupsDir {
+			if _, err := os.Stat(newLocalBackupsDir); err == nil {
+				if err := os.Rename(newLocalBackupsDir, oldLocalBackupsDir); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to revert the backups dir change: %w", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := os.Rename(app.DataDir(), extractedDataDir); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to revert the extracted dir change: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := os.Rename(oldTempDataDir, app.DataDir()); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to revert old pb_data dir change: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// restore the local pb_data/backups dir (if any)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(oldLocalBackupsDir); err == nil {
+		if err := os.Rename(oldLocalBackupsDir, newLocalBackupsDir); err != nil {
+			if err := revertDataDirChanges(false); err != nil && app.IsDebug() {
+				log.Println(err)
+			}
+
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to move the local pb_data/backups dir: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// restart the app
+	if err := app.Restart(); err != nil {
+		if err := revertDataDirChanges(true); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to restart the app process: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// initAutobackupHooks registers the autobackup app serve hooks.
+// @todo add tests
+func (app *BaseApp) initAutobackupHooks() error {
+	c := cron.New()
+	isServe := false
+
+	loadJob := func() {
+		c.Stop()
+
+		rawSchedule := app.Settings().Backups.Cron
+		if rawSchedule == "" || !isServe || !app.IsBootstrapped() {
+			return
+		}
+
+		c.Add("@autobackup", rawSchedule, func() {
+			autoPrefix := "@auto_pb_backup_"
+
+			name := fmt.Sprintf(
+				"%s%s.zip",
+				autoPrefix,
+				time.Now().UTC().Format("20060102150405"),
+			)
+
+			if err := app.CreateBackup(context.Background(), name); err != nil && app.IsDebug() {
+				// @todo replace after logs generalization
+				log.Println(err)
+			}
+
+			maxKeep := app.Settings().Backups.CronMaxKeep
+
+			if maxKeep == 0 {
+				return // no explicit limit
+			}
+
+			fsys, err := app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+			if err != nil && app.IsDebug() {
+				// @todo replace after logs generalization
+				log.Println(err)
+				return
+			}
+			defer fsys.Close()
+
+			files, err := fsys.List(autoPrefix)
+			if err != nil && app.IsDebug() {
+				// @todo replace after logs generalization
+				log.Println(err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if maxKeep >= len(files) {
+				return // nothing to remove
+			}
+
+			// sort desc
+			sort.Slice(files, func(i, j int) bool {
+				return files[i].ModTime.After(files[j].ModTime)
+			})
+
+			// keep only the most recent n auto backup files
+			toRemove := files[maxKeep:]
+
+			for _, f := range toRemove {
+				if err := fsys.Delete(f.Key); err != nil && app.IsDebug() {
+					// @todo replace after logs generalization
+					log.Println(err)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+
+		// restart the ticker
+		c.Start()
+	}
+
+	// load on app serve
+	app.OnBeforeServe().Add(func(e *ServeEvent) error {
+		isServe = true
+		loadJob()
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// stop the ticker on app termination
+	app.OnTerminate().Add(func(e *TerminateEvent) error {
+		c.Stop()
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// reload on app settings change
+	app.OnModelAfterUpdate((&models.Param{}).TableName()).Add(func(e *ModelEvent) error {
+		p := e.Model.(*models.Param)
+		if p == nil || p.Key != models.ParamAppSettings {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		loadJob()
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return nil
+}

core/base_backup_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package core_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/archive"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/list"
+)
+
+func TestCreateBackup(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	// test pending error
+	app.Cache().Set(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup, "")
+	if err := app.CreateBackup(context.Background(), "test.zip"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected pending error, got nil")
+	}
+	app.Cache().Remove(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup)
+
+	// create with auto generated name
+	if err := app.CreateBackup(context.Background(), ""); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to create a backup with autogenerated name")
+	}
+
+	// create with custom name
+	if err := app.CreateBackup(context.Background(), "custom"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to create a backup with custom name")
+	}
+
+	// create new with the same name (aka. replace)
+	if err := app.CreateBackup(context.Background(), "custom"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to create and replace a backup with the same name")
+	}
+
+	backupsDir := filepath.Join(app.DataDir(), core.LocalBackupsDirName)
+
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(backupsDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	expectedFiles := []string{
+		`^pb_backup_\w+\.zip$`,
+		`^pb_backup_\w+\.zip.attrs$`,
+		"custom",
+		"custom.attrs",
+	}
+
+	if len(entries) != len(expectedFiles) {
+		names := getEntryNames(entries)
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %d backup files, got %d: \n%v", len(expectedFiles), len(entries), names)
+	}
+
+	for i, entry := range entries {
+		if !list.ExistInSliceWithRegex(entry.Name(), expectedFiles) {
+			t.Fatalf("[%d] Missing backup file %q", i, entry.Name())
+		}
+
+		if strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name(), ".attrs") {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		path := filepath.Join(backupsDir, entry.Name())
+
+		if err := verifyBackupContent(app, path); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("[%d] Failed to verify backup content: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRestoreBackup(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	// create test backup
+	if err := app.CreateBackup(context.Background(), "test"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to create test backup")
+	}
+
+	// test pending error
+	app.Cache().Set(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup, "")
+	if err := app.RestoreBackup(context.Background(), "test"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected pending error, got nil")
+	}
+	app.Cache().Remove(core.CacheKeyActiveBackup)
+
+	// missing backup
+	if err := app.RestoreBackup(context.Background(), "missing"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected missing error, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func verifyBackupContent(app core.App, path string) error {
+	dir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "backup_test")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+
+	if err := archive.Extract(path, dir); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	expectedRootEntries := []string{
+		"storage",
+		"data.db",
+		"data.db-shm",
+		"data.db-wal",
+		"logs.db",
+		"logs.db-shm",
+		"logs.db-wal",
+		".gitignore",
+	}
+
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(entries) != len(expectedRootEntries) {
+		names := getEntryNames(entries)
+		return fmt.Errorf("Expected %d backup files, got %d: \n%v", len(expectedRootEntries), len(entries), names)
+	}
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		if !list.ExistInSliceWithRegex(entry.Name(), expectedRootEntries) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Didn't expect %q entry", entry.Name())
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getEntryNames(entries []fs.DirEntry) []string {
+	names := make([]string, len(entries))
+
+	for i, entry := range entries {
+		names[i] = entry.Name()
+	}
+
+	return names
+}

core/base_test.go

@@ -236,3 +236,33 @@ func TestBaseAppNewFilesystem(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected nil s3 filesystem, got %v", s3)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBaseAppNewBackupsFilesystem(t *testing.T) {
+	const testDataDir = "./pb_base_app_test_data_dir/"
+	defer os.RemoveAll(testDataDir)
+
+	app := NewBaseApp(&BaseAppConfig{
+		DataDir:       testDataDir,
+		EncryptionEnv: "pb_test_env",
+		IsDebug:       false,
+	})
+
+	// local
+	local, localErr := app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+	if localErr != nil {
+		t.Fatal(localErr)
+	}
+	if local == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected local backups filesystem instance, got nil")
+	}
+
+	// misconfigured s3
+	app.Settings().Backups.S3.Enabled = true
+	s3, s3Err := app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+	if s3Err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected S3 error, got nil")
+	}
+	if s3 != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected nil s3 backups filesystem, got %v", s3)
+	}
+}

core/events.go

@@ -1,19 +1,40 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/settings"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/auth"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/filesystem"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/hook"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/mailer"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/search"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/subscriptions"
-
-	"github.com/labstack/echo/v5"
 )
 
+var (
+	_ hook.Tagger = (*BaseModelEvent)(nil)
+	_ hook.Tagger = (*BaseCollectionEvent)(nil)
+)
+
+type BaseModelEvent struct {
+	Model models.Model
+}
+
+func (e *BaseModelEvent) Tags() []string {
+	if e.Model == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if r, ok := e.Model.(*models.Record); ok && r.Collection() != nil {
+		return []string{r.Collection().Id, r.Collection().Name}
+	}
+
+	return []string{e.Model.TableName()}
+}
+
 type BaseCollectionEvent struct {
 	Collection *models.Collection
 }
@@ -44,6 +65,10 @@ type BootstrapEvent struct {
 	App App
 }
 
+type TerminateEvent struct {
+	App App
+}
+
 type ServeEvent struct {
 	App    App
 	Router *echo.Echo
@@ -58,23 +83,10 @@ type ApiErrorEvent struct {
 // Model DAO events data
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-var _ hook.Tagger = (*ModelEvent)(nil)
-
 type ModelEvent struct {
-	Dao   *daos.Dao
-	Model models.Model
-}
+	BaseModelEvent
 
-func (e *ModelEvent) Tags() []string {
-	if e.Model == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if r, ok := e.Model.(*models.Record); ok && r.Collection() != nil {
-		return []string{r.Collection().Id, r.Collection().Name}
-	}
-
-	return []string{e.Model.TableName()}
+	Dao *daos.Dao
 }
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -160,15 +172,17 @@ type RecordViewEvent struct {
 type RecordCreateEvent struct {
 	BaseCollectionEvent
 
-	HttpContext echo.Context
-	Record      *models.Record
+	HttpContext   echo.Context
+	Record        *models.Record
+	UploadedFiles map[string][]*filesystem.File
 }
 
 type RecordUpdateEvent struct {
 	BaseCollectionEvent
 
-	HttpContext echo.Context
-	Record      *models.Record
+	HttpContext   echo.Context
+	Record        *models.Record
+	UploadedFiles map[string][]*filesystem.File
 }
 
 type RecordDeleteEvent struct {
@@ -203,9 +217,12 @@ type RecordAuthWithPasswordEvent struct {
 type RecordAuthWithOAuth2Event struct {
 	BaseCollectionEvent
 
-	HttpContext echo.Context
-	Record      *models.Record
-	OAuth2User  *auth.AuthUser
+	HttpContext    echo.Context
+	ProviderName   string
+	ProviderClient auth.Provider
+	Record         *models.Record
+	OAuth2User     *auth.AuthUser
+	IsNewRecord    bool
 }
 
 type RecordAuthRefreshEvent struct {
@@ -374,6 +391,13 @@ type CollectionsImportEvent struct {
 // File API events data
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+type FileTokenEvent struct {
+	BaseModelEvent
+
+	HttpContext echo.Context
+	Token       string
+}
+
 type FileDownloadEvent struct {
 	BaseCollectionEvent
 

daos/base.go

@@ -4,19 +4,13 @@
 package daos
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
-	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
 )
 
-const DefaultMaxFailRetries = 5
-
 // New creates a new Dao instance with the provided db builder
 // (for both async and sync db operations).
 func New(db dbx.Builder) *Dao {
@@ -27,8 +21,10 @@ func New(db dbx.Builder) *Dao {
 // async and sync db builders.
 func NewMultiDB(concurrentDB, nonconcurrentDB dbx.Builder) *Dao {
 	return &Dao{
-		concurrentDB:    concurrentDB,
-		nonconcurrentDB: nonconcurrentDB,
+		concurrentDB:      concurrentDB,
+		nonconcurrentDB:   nonconcurrentDB,
+		MaxLockRetries:    8,
+		ModelQueryTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -39,9 +35,13 @@ type Dao struct {
 	concurrentDB    dbx.Builder
 	nonconcurrentDB dbx.Builder
 
-	// @todo delete after removing Block and Continue
-	sem *semaphore.Weighted
-	mux sync.RWMutex
+	// MaxLockRetries specifies the default max "database is locked" auto retry attempts.
+	MaxLockRetries int
+
+	// ModelQueryTimeout is the default max duration of a running ModelQuery().
+	//
+	// This field has no effect if an explicit query context is already specified.
+	ModelQueryTimeout time.Duration
 
 	BeforeCreateFunc func(eventDao *Dao, m models.Model) error
 	AfterCreateFunc  func(eventDao *Dao, m models.Model)
@@ -74,55 +74,24 @@ func (dao *Dao) NonconcurrentDB() dbx.Builder {
 	return dao.nonconcurrentDB
 }
 
-// Deprecated: Will be removed in the next releases. Use [Dao.NonconcurrentDB()] instead.
-//
-// Block acquires a lock and blocks all other go routines that uses
-// the Dao instance until dao.Continue() is called, effectively making
-// the concurrent requests to perform synchronous db operations.
-//
-// This method should be used only as a last resort and as a workaround
-// for the SQLITE_BUSY error when mixing read&write in a transaction.
-//
-// Example:
-//
-// 	func someLongRunningTransaction() error {
-// 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
-// 		defer cancel()
-// 		if err := app.Dao().Block(ctx); err != nil {
-// 			return err
-// 		}
-// 		defer app.Dao().Continue()
-//
-// 		return app.Dao().RunInTransaction(func (txDao *daos.Dao) error {
-// 			// some long running read&write transaction...
-// 		})
-// 	}
-func (dao *Dao) Block(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if dao.sem == nil {
-		dao.mux.Lock()
-		dao.sem = semaphore.NewWeighted(1)
-		dao.mux.Unlock()
-	}
+// Clone returns a new Dao with the same configuration options as the current one.
+func (dao *Dao) Clone() *Dao {
+	clone := *dao
 
-	return dao.sem.Acquire(ctx, 1)
+	return &clone
 }
 
-// Deprecated: Will be removed in the next releases. Use [Dao.NonconcurrentDB()] instead.
-//
-// Continue releases the previously acquired Block() lock.
-func (dao *Dao) Continue() {
-	if dao.sem == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	dao.sem.Release(1)
-}
-
-// ModelQuery creates a new query with preset Select and From fields
-// based on the provided model argument.
+// ModelQuery creates a new preconfigured select query with preset
+// SELECT, FROM and other common fields based on the provided model.
 func (dao *Dao) ModelQuery(m models.Model) *dbx.SelectQuery {
 	tableName := m.TableName()
-	return dao.DB().Select("{{" + tableName + "}}.*").From(tableName)
+
+	return dao.DB().
+		Select("{{" + tableName + "}}.*").
+		From(tableName).
+		WithBuildHook(func(query *dbx.Query) {
+			query.WithExecHook(execLockRetry(dao.ModelQueryTimeout, dao.MaxLockRetries))
+		})
 }
 
 // FindById finds a single db record with the specified id and
@@ -148,6 +117,8 @@ func (dao *Dao) RunInTransaction(fn func(txDao *Dao) error) error {
 		// ---
 		// create a new dao with the same hooks to avoid semaphore deadlock when nesting
 		txDao := New(txOrDB)
+		txDao.MaxLockRetries = dao.MaxLockRetries
+		txDao.ModelQueryTimeout = dao.ModelQueryTimeout
 		txDao.BeforeCreateFunc = dao.BeforeCreateFunc
 		txDao.BeforeUpdateFunc = dao.BeforeUpdateFunc
 		txDao.BeforeDeleteFunc = dao.BeforeDeleteFunc
@@ -224,7 +195,7 @@ func (dao *Dao) Delete(m models.Model) error {
 		return errors.New("ID is not set")
 	}
 
-	return dao.failRetry(func(retryDao *Dao) error {
+	return dao.lockRetry(func(retryDao *Dao) error {
 		if retryDao.BeforeDeleteFunc != nil {
 			if err := retryDao.BeforeDeleteFunc(retryDao, m); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -240,20 +211,23 @@ func (dao *Dao) Delete(m models.Model) error {
 		}
 
 		return nil
-	}, DefaultMaxFailRetries)
+	})
 }
 
-// Save upserts (update or create if primary key is not set) the provided model.
+// Save persists the provided model in the database.
+//
+// If m.IsNew() is true, the method will perform a create, otherwise an update.
+// To explicitly mark a model for update you can use m.MarkAsNotNew().
 func (dao *Dao) Save(m models.Model) error {
 	if m.IsNew() {
-		return dao.failRetry(func(retryDao *Dao) error {
+		return dao.lockRetry(func(retryDao *Dao) error {
 			return retryDao.create(m)
-		}, DefaultMaxFailRetries)
+		})
 	}
 
-	return dao.failRetry(func(retryDao *Dao) error {
+	return dao.lockRetry(func(retryDao *Dao) error {
 		return retryDao.update(m)
-	}, DefaultMaxFailRetries)
+	})
 }
 
 func (dao *Dao) update(m models.Model) error {
@@ -347,32 +321,19 @@ func (dao *Dao) create(m models.Model) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dao *Dao) failRetry(op func(retryDao *Dao) error, maxRetries int) error {
+func (dao *Dao) lockRetry(op func(retryDao *Dao) error) error {
 	retryDao := dao
-	attempts := 1
 
-Retry:
-	if attempts == 2 {
-		// assign new Dao without the before hooks to avoid triggering
-		// the already fired before callbacks multiple times
-		retryDao = NewMultiDB(dao.concurrentDB, dao.nonconcurrentDB)
-		retryDao.AfterCreateFunc = dao.AfterCreateFunc
-		retryDao.AfterUpdateFunc = dao.AfterUpdateFunc
-		retryDao.AfterDeleteFunc = dao.AfterDeleteFunc
-	}
+	return baseLockRetry(func(attempt int) error {
+		if attempt == 2 {
+			// assign new Dao without the before hooks to avoid triggering
+			// the already fired before callbacks multiple times
+			retryDao = NewMultiDB(dao.concurrentDB, dao.nonconcurrentDB)
+			retryDao.AfterCreateFunc = dao.AfterCreateFunc
+			retryDao.AfterUpdateFunc = dao.AfterUpdateFunc
+			retryDao.AfterDeleteFunc = dao.AfterDeleteFunc
+		}
 
-	// execute
-	err := op(retryDao)
-
-	if err != nil &&
-		attempts < maxRetries &&
-		// note: we are checking the err message so that we can handle both the cgo and noncgo errors
-		strings.Contains(err.Error(), "database is locked") {
-		// wait and retry
-		time.Sleep(time.Duration(200*attempts) * time.Millisecond)
-		attempts++
-		goto Retry
-	}
-
-	return err
+		return op(retryDao)
+	}, dao.MaxLockRetries)
 }

daos/base_retry.go

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package daos
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+)
+
+// default retries intervals (in ms)
+var defaultRetryIntervals = []int{100, 250, 350, 500, 700, 1000}
+
+func execLockRetry(timeout time.Duration, maxRetries int) dbx.ExecHookFunc {
+	return func(q *dbx.Query, op func() error) error {
+		if q.Context() == nil {
+			cancelCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
+			defer func() {
+				cancel()
+				//nolint:staticcheck
+				q.WithContext(nil) // reset
+			}()
+			q.WithContext(cancelCtx)
+		}
+
+		return baseLockRetry(func(attempt int) error {
+			return op()
+		}, maxRetries)
+	}
+}
+
+func baseLockRetry(op func(attempt int) error, maxRetries int) error {
+	attempt := 1
+
+Retry:
+	err := op(attempt)
+
+	if err != nil &&
+		attempt <= maxRetries &&
+		// we are checking the err message to handle both the cgo and noncgo errors
+		strings.Contains(err.Error(), "database is locked") {
+		// wait and retry
+		time.Sleep(getDefaultRetryInterval(attempt))
+		attempt++
+		goto Retry
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func getDefaultRetryInterval(attempt int) time.Duration {
+	if attempt < 0 || attempt > len(defaultRetryIntervals)-1 {
+		return time.Duration(defaultRetryIntervals[len(defaultRetryIntervals)-1]) * time.Millisecond
+	}
+
+	return time.Duration(defaultRetryIntervals[attempt]) * time.Millisecond
+}

daos/base_retry_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package daos
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGetDefaultRetryInterval(t *testing.T) {
+	if i := getDefaultRetryInterval(-1); i.Milliseconds() != 1000 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1000ms, got %v", i)
+	}
+
+	if i := getDefaultRetryInterval(999); i.Milliseconds() != 1000 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1000ms, got %v", i)
+	}
+
+	if i := getDefaultRetryInterval(3); i.Milliseconds() != 500 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 500ms, got %v", i)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBaseLockRetry(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		err              error
+		failUntilAttempt int
+		expectedAttempts int
+	}{
+		{nil, 3, 1},
+		{errors.New("test"), 3, 1},
+		{errors.New("database is locked"), 3, 3},
+	}
+
+	for i, s := range scenarios {
+		lastAttempt := 0
+
+		err := baseLockRetry(func(attempt int) error {
+			lastAttempt = attempt
+
+			if attempt < s.failUntilAttempt {
+				return s.err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		}, s.failUntilAttempt+2)
+
+		if lastAttempt != s.expectedAttempts {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected lastAttempt to be %d, got %d", i, s.expectedAttempts, lastAttempt)
+		}
+
+		if s.failUntilAttempt == s.expectedAttempts && err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected nil, got err %v", i, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if s.failUntilAttempt != s.expectedAttempts && s.err != nil && err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected error %q, got nil", i, s.err)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}

daos/base_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package daos_test
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
@@ -39,6 +40,86 @@ func TestNewMultiDB(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDaoClone(t *testing.T) {
+	testApp, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer testApp.Cleanup()
+
+	hookCalls := map[string]int{}
+
+	dao := daos.NewMultiDB(testApp.Dao().ConcurrentDB(), testApp.Dao().NonconcurrentDB())
+	dao.MaxLockRetries = 1
+	dao.ModelQueryTimeout = 2
+	dao.BeforeDeleteFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
+		hookCalls["BeforeDeleteFunc"]++
+		return nil
+	}
+	dao.BeforeUpdateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
+		hookCalls["BeforeUpdateFunc"]++
+		return nil
+	}
+	dao.BeforeCreateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
+		hookCalls["BeforeCreateFunc"]++
+		return nil
+	}
+	dao.AfterDeleteFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) {
+		hookCalls["AfterDeleteFunc"]++
+	}
+	dao.AfterUpdateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) {
+		hookCalls["AfterUpdateFunc"]++
+	}
+	dao.AfterCreateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) {
+		hookCalls["AfterCreateFunc"]++
+	}
+
+	clone := dao.Clone()
+	clone.MaxLockRetries = 3
+	clone.ModelQueryTimeout = 4
+	clone.AfterCreateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) {
+		hookCalls["NewAfterCreateFunc"]++
+	}
+
+	if dao.MaxLockRetries == clone.MaxLockRetries {
+		t.Fatal("Expected different MaxLockRetries")
+	}
+
+	if dao.ModelQueryTimeout == clone.ModelQueryTimeout {
+		t.Fatal("Expected different ModelQueryTimeout")
+	}
+
+	// trigger hooks
+	dao.BeforeDeleteFunc(nil, nil)
+	dao.BeforeUpdateFunc(nil, nil)
+	dao.BeforeCreateFunc(nil, nil)
+	dao.AfterDeleteFunc(nil, nil)
+	dao.AfterUpdateFunc(nil, nil)
+	dao.AfterCreateFunc(nil, nil)
+	clone.BeforeDeleteFunc(nil, nil)
+	clone.BeforeUpdateFunc(nil, nil)
+	clone.BeforeCreateFunc(nil, nil)
+	clone.AfterDeleteFunc(nil, nil)
+	clone.AfterUpdateFunc(nil, nil)
+	clone.AfterCreateFunc(nil, nil)
+
+	expectations := []struct {
+		hook  string
+		total int
+	}{
+		{"BeforeDeleteFunc", 2},
+		{"BeforeUpdateFunc", 2},
+		{"BeforeCreateFunc", 2},
+		{"AfterDeleteFunc", 2},
+		{"AfterUpdateFunc", 2},
+		{"AfterCreateFunc", 1},
+		{"NewAfterCreateFunc", 1},
+	}
+
+	for _, e := range expectations {
+		if hookCalls[e.hook] != e.total {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %s to be caleed %d", e.hook, e.total)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDaoModelQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	testApp, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
 	defer testApp.Cleanup()
@@ -71,6 +152,24 @@ func TestDaoModelQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDaoModelQueryCancellation(t *testing.T) {
+	testApp, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer testApp.Cleanup()
+
+	dao := daos.New(testApp.DB())
+
+	m := &models.Admin{}
+
+	if err := dao.ModelQuery(m).One(m); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to execute control query: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	dao.ModelQueryTimeout = 0 * time.Millisecond
+	if err := dao.ModelQuery(m).One(m); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected to be cancelled, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDaoFindById(t *testing.T) {
 	testApp, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
 	defer testApp.Cleanup()

daos/collection.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package daos
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
@@ -129,21 +131,39 @@ func (dao *Dao) DeleteCollection(collection *models.Collection) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if total := len(result); total > 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("The collection %q has external relation field references (%d).", collection.Name, total)
+		names := make([]string, 0, len(result))
+		for ref := range result {
+			names = append(names, ref.Name)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("The collection %q has external relation field references (%s).", collection.Name, strings.Join(names, ", "))
 	}
 
 	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
-		// delete the related records table
-		if err := txDao.DeleteTable(collection.Name); err != nil {
-			return err
+		// delete the related view or records table
+		if collection.IsView() {
+			if err := txDao.DeleteView(collection.Name); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			if err := txDao.DeleteTable(collection.Name); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		// trigger views resave to check for dependencies
+		if err := txDao.resaveViewsWithChangedSchema(collection.Id); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("The collection has a view dependency - %w", err)
 		}
 
 		return txDao.Delete(collection)
 	})
 }
 
-// SaveCollection upserts the provided Collection model and updates
+// SaveCollection persists the provided Collection model and updates
 // its related records table schema.
+//
+// If collecction.IsNew() is true, the method will perform a create, otherwise an update.
+// To explicitly mark a collection for update you can use collecction.MarkAsNotNew().
 func (dao *Dao) SaveCollection(collection *models.Collection) error {
 	var oldCollection *models.Collection
 
@@ -157,20 +177,41 @@ func (dao *Dao) SaveCollection(collection *models.Collection) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
+	txErr := dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
 		// set default collection type
 		if collection.Type == "" {
 			collection.Type = models.CollectionTypeBase
 		}
 
-		// persist the collection model
-		if err := txDao.Save(collection); err != nil {
-			return err
+		switch collection.Type {
+		case models.CollectionTypeView:
+			if err := txDao.saveViewCollection(collection, oldCollection); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		default:
+			// persist the collection model
+			if err := txDao.Save(collection); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// sync the changes with the related records table
+			if err := txDao.SyncRecordTableSchema(collection, oldCollection); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
-		// sync the changes with the related records table
-		return txDao.SyncRecordTableSchema(collection, oldCollection)
+		return nil
 	})
+
+	if txErr != nil {
+		return txErr
+	}
+
+	// trigger an update for all views with changed schema as a result of the current collection save
+	// (ignoring view errors to allow users to update the query from the UI)
+	dao.resaveViewsWithChangedSchema(collection.Id)
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // ImportCollections imports the provided collections list within a single transaction.
@@ -183,7 +224,7 @@ func (dao *Dao) SaveCollection(collection *models.Collection) error {
 func (dao *Dao) ImportCollections(
 	importedCollections []*models.Collection,
 	deleteMissing bool,
-	beforeRecordsSync func(txDao *Dao, mappedImported, mappedExisting map[string]*models.Collection) error,
+	afterSync func(txDao *Dao, mappedImported, mappedExisting map[string]*models.Collection) error,
 ) error {
 	if len(importedCollections) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("No collections to import")
@@ -191,7 +232,7 @@ func (dao *Dao) ImportCollections(
 
 	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
 		existingCollections := []*models.Collection{}
-		if err := txDao.CollectionQuery().OrderBy("created ASC").All(&existingCollections); err != nil {
+		if err := txDao.CollectionQuery().OrderBy("updated ASC").All(&existingCollections); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		mappedExisting := make(map[string]*models.Collection, len(existingCollections))
@@ -247,6 +288,17 @@ func (dao *Dao) ImportCollections(
 					return fmt.Errorf("System collection %q cannot be deleted.", existing.Name)
 				}
 
+				// delete the related records table or view
+				if existing.IsView() {
+					if err := txDao.DeleteView(existing.Name); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				} else {
+					if err := txDao.DeleteTable(existing.Name); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+
 				// delete the collection
 				if err := txDao.Delete(existing); err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -261,29 +313,130 @@ func (dao *Dao) ImportCollections(
 			}
 		}
 
-		if beforeRecordsSync != nil {
-			if err := beforeRecordsSync(txDao, mappedImported, mappedExisting); err != nil {
+		// sync record tables
+		for _, imported := range importedCollections {
+			if imported.IsView() {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			existing := mappedExisting[imported.GetId()]
+
+			if err := txDao.SyncRecordTableSchema(imported, existing); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
 
-		// delete the record tables of the deleted collections
-		if deleteMissing {
-			for _, existing := range existingCollections {
-				if mappedImported[existing.GetId()] != nil {
-					continue // exist
-				}
+		// sync views
+		for _, imported := range importedCollections {
+			if !imported.IsView() {
+				continue
+			}
 
-				if err := txDao.DeleteTable(existing.Name); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
+			existing := mappedExisting[imported.GetId()]
+
+			if err := txDao.saveViewCollection(imported, existing); err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
 		}
 
-		// sync the upserted collections with the related records table
-		for _, imported := range importedCollections {
-			existing := mappedExisting[imported.GetId()]
-			if err := txDao.SyncRecordTableSchema(imported, existing); err != nil {
+		if afterSync != nil {
+			if err := afterSync(txDao, mappedImported, mappedExisting); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// saveViewCollection persists the provided View collection changes:
+//   - deletes the old related SQL view (if any)
+//   - creates a new SQL view with the latest newCollection.Options.Query
+//   - generates a new schema based on newCollection.Options.Query
+//   - updates newCollection.Schema based on the generated view table info and query
+//   - saves the newCollection
+//
+// This method returns an error if newCollection is not a "view".
+func (dao *Dao) saveViewCollection(newCollection, oldCollection *models.Collection) error {
+	if !newCollection.IsView() {
+		return errors.New("not a view collection")
+	}
+
+	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
+		query := newCollection.ViewOptions().Query
+
+		// generate collection schema from the query
+		viewSchema, err := txDao.CreateViewSchema(query)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// delete old renamed view
+		if oldCollection != nil {
+			if err := txDao.DeleteView(oldCollection.Name); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		// (re)create the view
+		if err := txDao.SaveView(newCollection.Name, query); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		newCollection.Schema = viewSchema
+
+		return txDao.Save(newCollection)
+	})
+}
+
+// resaveViewsWithChangedSchema updates all view collections with changed schemas.
+func (dao *Dao) resaveViewsWithChangedSchema(excludeIds ...string) error {
+	collections, err := dao.FindCollectionsByType(models.CollectionTypeView)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
+		for _, collection := range collections {
+			if len(excludeIds) > 0 && list.ExistInSlice(collection.Id, excludeIds) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// clone the existing schema so that it is safe for temp modifications
+			oldSchema, err := collection.Schema.Clone()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// generate a new schema from the query
+			newSchema, err := txDao.CreateViewSchema(collection.ViewOptions().Query)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// unset the schema field ids to exclude from the comparison
+			for _, f := range oldSchema.Fields() {
+				f.Id = ""
+			}
+			for _, f := range newSchema.Fields() {
+				f.Id = ""
+			}
+
+			encodedNewSchema, err := json.Marshal(newSchema)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			encodedOldSchema, err := json.Marshal(oldSchema)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if bytes.EqualFold(encodedNewSchema, encodedOldSchema) {
+				continue // no changes
+			}
+
+			if err := txDao.saveViewCollection(collection, nil); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}

daos/collection_test.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/list"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
 )
 
 func TestCollectionQuery(t *testing.T) {
@@ -45,16 +46,16 @@ func TestFindCollectionsByType(t *testing.T) {
 
 		hasErr := err != nil
 		if hasErr != scenario.expectError {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected hasErr to be %v, got %v (%v)", i, scenario.expectError, hasErr, err)
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected hasErr to be %v, got %v (%v)", i, scenario.expectError, hasErr, err)
 		}
 
 		if len(collections) != scenario.expectTotal {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected %d collections, got %d", i, scenario.expectTotal, len(collections))
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected %d collections, got %d", i, scenario.expectTotal, len(collections))
 		}
 
 		for _, c := range collections {
 			if c.Type != scenario.collectionType {
-				t.Errorf("(%d) Expected collection with type %s, got %s: \n%v", i, scenario.collectionType, c.Type, c)
+				t.Errorf("[%d] Expected collection with type %s, got %s: \n%v", i, scenario.collectionType, c.Type, c)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -80,11 +81,11 @@ func TestFindCollectionByNameOrId(t *testing.T) {
 
 		hasErr := err != nil
 		if hasErr != scenario.expectError {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected hasErr to be %v, got %v (%v)", i, scenario.expectError, hasErr, err)
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected hasErr to be %v, got %v (%v)", i, scenario.expectError, hasErr, err)
 		}
 
 		if model != nil && model.Id != scenario.nameOrId && !strings.EqualFold(model.Name, scenario.nameOrId) {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected model with identifier %s, got %v", i, scenario.nameOrId, model)
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected model with identifier %s, got %v", i, scenario.nameOrId, model)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func TestIsCollectionNameUnique(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, scenario := range scenarios {
 		result := app.Dao().IsCollectionNameUnique(scenario.name, scenario.excludeId)
 		if result != scenario.expected {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected %v, got %v", i, scenario.expected, result)
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected %v, got %v", i, scenario.expected, result)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ func TestFindCollectionReferences(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		for i, f := range fields {
 			if !list.ExistInSlice(f.Name, expectedFields) {
-				t.Fatalf("(%d) Didn't expect field %v", i, f)
+				t.Fatalf("[%d] Didn't expect field %v", i, f)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -165,21 +166,34 @@ func TestDeleteCollection(t *testing.T) {
 	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
 	defer app.Cleanup()
 
-	c0 := &models.Collection{}
-	c1, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("clients")
+	colEmpty := &models.Collection{}
+
+	colAuth, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("clients")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	c2, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo2")
+
+	colReferenced, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo2")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	c3, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo1")
+
+	colSystem, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo3")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	c3.System = true
-	if err := app.Dao().Save(c3); err != nil {
+	colSystem.System = true
+	if err := app.Dao().Save(colSystem); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	colView1, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("view1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	colView2, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("view2")
+	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -187,18 +201,29 @@ func TestDeleteCollection(t *testing.T) {
 		model       *models.Collection
 		expectError bool
 	}{
-		{c0, true},
-		{c1, false},
-		{c2, true}, // is part of a reference
-		{c3, true}, // system
+		{colEmpty, true},
+		{colAuth, false},
+		{colReferenced, true},
+		{colSystem, true},
+		{colView1, true}, // view2 depend on it
+		{colView2, false},
 	}
 
-	for i, scenario := range scenarios {
-		err := app.Dao().DeleteCollection(scenario.model)
-		hasErr := err != nil
+	for i, s := range scenarios {
+		err := app.Dao().DeleteCollection(s.model)
 
-		if hasErr != scenario.expectError {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected hasErr %v, got %v", i, scenario.expectError, hasErr)
+		hasErr := err != nil
+		if hasErr != s.expectError {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected hasErr %v, got %v (%v)", i, s.expectError, hasErr, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if hasErr {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if app.Dao().HasTable(s.model.Name) {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected table/view %s to be deleted", i, s.model.Name)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -234,7 +259,7 @@ func TestSaveCollectionCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// check if the records table has the schema fields
-	columns, err := app.Dao().GetTableColumns(collection.Name)
+	columns, err := app.Dao().TableColumns(collection.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -244,7 +269,7 @@ func TestSaveCollectionCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, c := range columns {
 		if !list.ExistInSlice(c, expectedColumns) {
-			t.Fatalf("(%d) Didn't expect record column %s", i, c)
+			t.Fatalf("[%d] Didn't expect record column %s", i, c)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -273,7 +298,7 @@ func TestSaveCollectionUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// check if the records table has the schema fields
 	expectedColumns := []string{"id", "created", "updated", "title_update", "test", "files"}
-	columns, err := app.Dao().GetTableColumns(collection.Name)
+	columns, err := app.Dao().TableColumns(collection.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -282,12 +307,74 @@ func TestSaveCollectionUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, c := range columns {
 		if !list.ExistInSlice(c, expectedColumns) {
-			t.Fatalf("(%d) Didn't expect record column %s", i, c)
+			t.Fatalf("[%d] Didn't expect record column %s", i, c)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// indirect update of a field used in view should cause view(s) update
+func TestSaveCollectionIndirectViewsUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	collection, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// update MaxSelect fields
+	{
+		relMany := collection.Schema.GetFieldByName("rel_many")
+		relManyOpt := relMany.Options.(*schema.RelationOptions)
+		relManyOpt.MaxSelect = types.Pointer(1)
+
+		fileOne := collection.Schema.GetFieldByName("file_one")
+		fileOneOpt := fileOne.Options.(*schema.FileOptions)
+		fileOneOpt.MaxSelect = 10
+
+		if err := app.Dao().SaveCollection(collection); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// check view1 schema
+	{
+		view1, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("view1")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		relMany := view1.Schema.GetFieldByName("rel_many")
+		relManyOpt := relMany.Options.(*schema.RelationOptions)
+		if relManyOpt.MaxSelect == nil || *relManyOpt.MaxSelect != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected view1.rel_many MaxSelect to be %d, got %v", 1, relManyOpt.MaxSelect)
+		}
+
+		fileOne := view1.Schema.GetFieldByName("file_one")
+		fileOneOpt := fileOne.Options.(*schema.FileOptions)
+		if fileOneOpt.MaxSelect != 10 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected view1.file_one MaxSelect to be %d, got %v", 10, fileOneOpt.MaxSelect)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// check view2 schema
+	{
+		view2, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("view2")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		relMany := view2.Schema.GetFieldByName("rel_many")
+		relManyOpt := relMany.Options.(*schema.RelationOptions)
+		if relManyOpt.MaxSelect == nil || *relManyOpt.MaxSelect != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected view2.rel_many MaxSelect to be %d, got %v", 1, relManyOpt.MaxSelect)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 func TestImportCollections(t *testing.T) {
+	totalCollections := 10
+
 	scenarios := []struct {
 		name                   string
 		jsonData               string
@@ -302,7 +389,7 @@ func TestImportCollections(t *testing.T) {
 			name:                   "empty collections",
 			jsonData:               `[]`,
 			expectError:            true,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 8,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "minimal collection import",
@@ -312,7 +399,7 @@ func TestImportCollections(t *testing.T) {
 			]`,
 			deleteMissing:          false,
 			expectError:            false,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 10,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections + 2,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "minimal collection import + failed beforeRecordsSync",
@@ -324,7 +411,7 @@ func TestImportCollections(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			deleteMissing:          false,
 			expectError:            true,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 8,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "minimal collection import + successful beforeRecordsSync",
@@ -336,7 +423,7 @@ func TestImportCollections(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			deleteMissing:          false,
 			expectError:            false,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 9,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections + 1,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "new + update + delete system collection",
@@ -372,7 +459,7 @@ func TestImportCollections(t *testing.T) {
 			]`,
 			deleteMissing:          true,
 			expectError:            true,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 8,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "new + update + delete non-system collection",
@@ -415,7 +502,7 @@ func TestImportCollections(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				{
 					"id":"wsmn24bux7wo113",
-					"name":"demo",
+					"name":"demo1_rename",
 					"schema":[
 						{
 							"id":"_2hlxbmp",
@@ -442,11 +529,19 @@ func TestImportCollections(t *testing.T) {
 							"type":"bool"
 						}
 					]
+				},
+				{
+					"id": "test_new_view",
+					"name": "new_view",
+					"type": "view",
+					"options": {
+						"query": "select id from demo2"
+					}
 				}
 			]`,
 			deleteMissing:          true,
 			expectError:            false,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 3,
+			expectCollectionsCount: 4,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "test with deleteMissing: false",
@@ -501,7 +596,7 @@ func TestImportCollections(t *testing.T) {
 			]`,
 			deleteMissing:          false,
 			expectError:            false,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 9,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections + 1,
 			afterTestFunc: func(testApp *tests.TestApp, resultCollections []*models.Collection) {
 				expectedCollectionFields := map[string]int{
 					"nologin":    1,
@@ -509,7 +604,7 @@ func TestImportCollections(t *testing.T) {
 					"demo2":      2,
 					"demo3":      2,
 					"demo4":      11,
-					"demo5":      5,
+					"demo5":      6,
 					"new_import": 1,
 				}
 				for name, expectedCount := range expectedCollectionFields {

daos/external_auth.go

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ func (dao *Dao) ExternalAuthQuery() *dbx.SelectQuery {
 	return dao.ModelQuery(&models.ExternalAuth{})
 }
 
-/// FindAllExternalAuthsByRecord returns all ExternalAuth models
-/// linked to the provided auth record.
+// FindAllExternalAuthsByRecord returns all ExternalAuth models
+// linked to the provided auth record.
 func (dao *Dao) FindAllExternalAuthsByRecord(authRecord *models.Record) ([]*models.ExternalAuth, error) {
 	auths := []*models.ExternalAuth{}
 

daos/record.go

@@ -20,7 +20,74 @@ func (dao *Dao) RecordQuery(collection *models.Collection) *dbx.SelectQuery {
 	tableName := collection.Name
 	selectCols := fmt.Sprintf("%s.*", dao.DB().QuoteSimpleColumnName(tableName))
 
-	return dao.DB().Select(selectCols).From(tableName)
+	return dao.DB().
+		Select(selectCols).
+		From(tableName).
+		WithBuildHook(func(query *dbx.Query) {
+			query.WithExecHook(execLockRetry(dao.ModelQueryTimeout, dao.MaxLockRetries)).
+				WithOneHook(func(q *dbx.Query, a any, op func(b any) error) error {
+					switch v := a.(type) {
+					case *models.Record:
+						if v == nil {
+							return op(a)
+						}
+
+						row := dbx.NullStringMap{}
+						if err := op(&row); err != nil {
+							return err
+						}
+
+						record := models.NewRecordFromNullStringMap(collection, row)
+
+						*v = *record
+
+						return nil
+					default:
+						return op(a)
+					}
+				}).
+				WithAllHook(func(q *dbx.Query, sliceA any, op func(sliceB any) error) error {
+					switch v := sliceA.(type) {
+					case *[]*models.Record:
+						if v == nil {
+							return op(sliceA)
+						}
+
+						rows := []dbx.NullStringMap{}
+						if err := op(&rows); err != nil {
+							return err
+						}
+
+						records := models.NewRecordsFromNullStringMaps(collection, rows)
+
+						*v = records
+
+						return nil
+					case *[]models.Record:
+						if v == nil {
+							return op(sliceA)
+						}
+
+						rows := []dbx.NullStringMap{}
+						if err := op(&rows); err != nil {
+							return err
+						}
+
+						records := models.NewRecordsFromNullStringMaps(collection, rows)
+
+						nonPointers := make([]models.Record, len(records))
+						for i, r := range records {
+							nonPointers[i] = *r
+						}
+
+						*v = nonPointers
+
+						return nil
+					default:
+						return op(sliceA)
+					}
+				})
+		})
 }
 
 // FindRecordById finds the Record model by its id.
@@ -34,10 +101,8 @@ func (dao *Dao) FindRecordById(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	tableName := collection.Name
-
 	query := dao.RecordQuery(collection).
-		AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{tableName + ".id": recordId})
+		AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{collection.Name + ".id": recordId})
 
 	for _, filter := range optFilters {
 		if filter == nil {
@@ -48,12 +113,13 @@ func (dao *Dao) FindRecordById(
 		}
 	}
 
-	row := dbx.NullStringMap{}
-	if err := query.Limit(1).One(row); err != nil {
+	record := &models.Record{}
+
+	if err := query.Limit(1).One(record); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return models.NewRecordFromNullStringMap(collection, row), nil
+	return record, nil
 }
 
 // FindRecordsByIds finds all Record models by the provided ids.
@@ -83,12 +149,13 @@ func (dao *Dao) FindRecordsByIds(
 		}
 	}
 
-	rows := make([]dbx.NullStringMap, 0, len(recordIds))
-	if err := query.All(&rows); err != nil {
+	records := make([]*models.Record, 0, len(recordIds))
+
+	if err := query.All(&records); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return models.NewRecordsFromNullStringMaps(collection, rows), nil
+	return records, nil
 }
 
 // FindRecordsByExpr finds all records by the specified db expression.
@@ -117,35 +184,38 @@ func (dao *Dao) FindRecordsByExpr(collectionNameOrId string, exprs ...dbx.Expres
 		}
 	}
 
-	rows := []dbx.NullStringMap{}
+	var records []*models.Record
 
-	if err := query.All(&rows); err != nil {
+	if err := query.All(&records); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return models.NewRecordsFromNullStringMaps(collection, rows), nil
+	return records, nil
 }
 
 // FindFirstRecordByData returns the first found record matching
 // the provided key-value pair.
-func (dao *Dao) FindFirstRecordByData(collectionNameOrId string, key string, value any) (*models.Record, error) {
+func (dao *Dao) FindFirstRecordByData(
+	collectionNameOrId string,
+	key string,
+	value any,
+) (*models.Record, error) {
 	collection, err := dao.FindCollectionByNameOrId(collectionNameOrId)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	row := dbx.NullStringMap{}
+	record := &models.Record{}
 
 	err = dao.RecordQuery(collection).
 		AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{inflector.Columnify(key): value}).
 		Limit(1).
-		One(row)
-
+		One(record)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return models.NewRecordFromNullStringMap(collection, row), nil
+	return record, nil
 }
 
 // IsRecordValueUnique checks if the provided key-value pair is a unique Record value.
@@ -177,9 +247,9 @@ func (dao *Dao) IsRecordValueUnique(
 		var normalizedVal any
 		switch val := value.(type) {
 		case []string:
-			normalizedVal = append(types.JsonArray{}, list.ToInterfaceSlice(val)...)
+			normalizedVal = append(types.JsonArray[string]{}, val...)
 		case []any:
-			normalizedVal = append(types.JsonArray{}, val...)
+			normalizedVal = append(types.JsonArray[any]{}, val...)
 		default:
 			normalizedVal = val
 		}
@@ -248,18 +318,17 @@ func (dao *Dao) FindAuthRecordByEmail(collectionNameOrId string, email string) (
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q is not an auth collection", collectionNameOrId)
 	}
 
-	row := dbx.NullStringMap{}
+	record := &models.Record{}
 
 	err = dao.RecordQuery(collection).
 		AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{schema.FieldNameEmail: email}).
 		Limit(1).
-		One(row)
-
+		One(record)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return models.NewRecordFromNullStringMap(collection, row), nil
+	return record, nil
 }
 
 // FindAuthRecordByUsername finds the auth record associated with the provided username (case insensitive).
@@ -274,20 +343,19 @@ func (dao *Dao) FindAuthRecordByUsername(collectionNameOrId string, username str
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q is not an auth collection", collectionNameOrId)
 	}
 
-	row := dbx.NullStringMap{}
+	record := &models.Record{}
 
 	err = dao.RecordQuery(collection).
 		AndWhere(dbx.NewExp("LOWER([["+schema.FieldNameUsername+"]])={:username}", dbx.Params{
 			"username": strings.ToLower(username),
 		})).
 		Limit(1).
-		One(row)
-
+		One(record)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return models.NewRecordFromNullStringMap(collection, row), nil
+	return record, nil
 }
 
 // SuggestUniqueAuthRecordUsername checks if the provided username is unique
@@ -318,7 +386,10 @@ func (dao *Dao) SuggestUniqueAuthRecordUsername(
 	return username
 }
 
-// SaveRecord upserts the provided Record model.
+// SaveRecord persists the provided Record model in the database.
+//
+// If record.IsNew() is true, the method will perform a create, otherwise an update.
+// To explicitly mark a record for update you can use record.MarkAsNotNew().
 func (dao *Dao) SaveRecord(record *models.Record) error {
 	if record.Collection().IsAuth() {
 		if record.Username() == "" {
@@ -396,18 +467,24 @@ func (dao *Dao) cascadeRecordDelete(mainRecord *models.Record, refs map[*models.
 	uniqueJsonEachAlias := "__je__" + security.PseudorandomString(4)
 
 	for refCollection, fields := range refs {
+		if refCollection.IsView() {
+			continue // skip view collections
+		}
+
 		for _, field := range fields {
 			recordTableName := inflector.Columnify(refCollection.Name)
 			prefixedFieldName := recordTableName + "." + inflector.Columnify(field.Name)
 
-			// @todo optimize single relation lookup in v0.12+
-			query := dao.RecordQuery(refCollection).
-				Distinct(true).
-				InnerJoin(fmt.Sprintf(
-					// note: the case is used to normalize the value access
+			query := dao.RecordQuery(refCollection).Distinct(true)
+
+			if opt, ok := field.Options.(schema.MultiValuer); !ok || !opt.IsMultiple() {
+				query.AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{prefixedFieldName: mainRecord.Id})
+			} else {
+				query.InnerJoin(fmt.Sprintf(
 					`json_each(CASE WHEN json_valid([[%s]]) THEN [[%s]] ELSE json_array([[%s]]) END) as {{%s}}`,
 					prefixedFieldName, prefixedFieldName, prefixedFieldName, uniqueJsonEachAlias,
 				), dbx.HashExp{uniqueJsonEachAlias + ".value": mainRecord.Id})
+			}
 
 			if refCollection.Id == mainRecord.Collection().Id {
 				query.AndWhere(dbx.Not(dbx.HashExp{recordTableName + ".id": mainRecord.Id}))

daos/record_expand.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/dbutils"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/inflector"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/list"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/security"
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func (dao *Dao) expandRecords(records []*models.Record, expandPath string, fetch
 		if indirectRelFieldOptions == nil || indirectRelFieldOptions.CollectionId != mainCollection.Id {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Invalid indirect relation field path %q.", parts[0])
 		}
-		if indirectRelFieldOptions.MaxSelect != nil && *indirectRelFieldOptions.MaxSelect != 1 {
+		if indirectRelFieldOptions.IsMultiple() {
 			// for now don't allow multi-relation indirect fields expand
 			// due to eventual poor query performance with large data sets.
 			return fmt.Errorf("Multi-relation fields cannot be indirectly expanded in %q.", parts[0])
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func (dao *Dao) expandRecords(records []*models.Record, expandPath string, fetch
 			MaxSelect:    nil,
 			CollectionId: indirectRel.Id,
 		}
-		if indirectRelField.Unique {
+		if isRelFieldUnique(indirectRel, indirectRelField.Name) {
 			relFieldOptions.MaxSelect = types.Pointer(1)
 		}
 		// indirect relation
@@ -269,3 +270,14 @@ func normalizeExpands(paths []string) []string {
 
 	return list.ToUniqueStringSlice(result)
 }
+
+func isRelFieldUnique(collection *models.Collection, fieldName string) bool {
+	for _, idx := range collection.Indexes {
+		parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(idx)
+		if parsed.Unique && len(parsed.Columns) == 1 && strings.EqualFold(parsed.Columns[0].Name, fieldName) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}

daos/record_expand_test.go

@@ -362,3 +362,57 @@ func TestExpandRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIndirectExpandSingeVsArrayResult(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	record, err := app.Dao().FindRecordById("demo3", "7nwo8tuiatetxdm")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// non-unique indirect expand
+	{
+		errs := app.Dao().ExpandRecord(record, []string{"demo4(rel_one_cascade)"}, func(c *models.Collection, ids []string) ([]*models.Record, error) {
+			return app.Dao().FindRecordsByIds(c.Id, ids, nil)
+		})
+		if len(errs) > 0 {
+			t.Fatal(errs)
+		}
+
+		result, ok := record.Expand()["demo4(rel_one_cascade)"].([]*models.Record)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected the expanded result to be a slice, got %v", result)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// mock a unique constraint for the rel_one_cascade field
+	{
+		demo4, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo4")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		demo4.Indexes = append(demo4.Indexes, "create unique index idx_unique_expand on demo4 (rel_one_cascade)")
+
+		if err := app.Dao().SaveCollection(demo4); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to mock unique constraint: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// non-unique indirect expand
+	{
+		errs := app.Dao().ExpandRecord(record, []string{"demo4(rel_one_cascade)"}, func(c *models.Collection, ids []string) ([]*models.Record, error) {
+			return app.Dao().FindRecordsByIds(c.Id, ids, nil)
+		})
+		if len(errs) > 0 {
+			t.Fatal(errs)
+		}
+
+		result, ok := record.Expand()["demo4(rel_one_cascade)"].(*models.Record)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected the expanded result to be a single model, got %v", result)
+		}
+	}
+}

daos/record_table_sync.go

@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ package daos
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	validation "github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/dbutils"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/list"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/security"
 )
@@ -15,70 +19,67 @@ import (
 //
 // If `oldCollection` is null, then only `newCollection` is used to create the record table.
 func (dao *Dao) SyncRecordTableSchema(newCollection *models.Collection, oldCollection *models.Collection) error {
-	// create
-	if oldCollection == nil {
-		cols := map[string]string{
-			schema.FieldNameId:      "TEXT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL",
-			schema.FieldNameCreated: "TEXT DEFAULT '' NOT NULL",
-			schema.FieldNameUpdated: "TEXT DEFAULT '' NOT NULL",
-		}
+	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
+		// create
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
+		if oldCollection == nil {
+			cols := map[string]string{
+				schema.FieldNameId:      "TEXT PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT ('r'||lower(hex(randomblob(7)))) NOT NULL",
+				schema.FieldNameCreated: "TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%fZ')) NOT NULL",
+				schema.FieldNameUpdated: "TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%fZ')) NOT NULL",
+			}
 
-		if newCollection.IsAuth() {
-			cols[schema.FieldNameUsername] = "TEXT NOT NULL"
-			cols[schema.FieldNameEmail] = "TEXT DEFAULT '' NOT NULL"
-			cols[schema.FieldNameEmailVisibility] = "BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE NOT NULL"
-			cols[schema.FieldNameVerified] = "BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE NOT NULL"
-			cols[schema.FieldNameTokenKey] = "TEXT NOT NULL"
-			cols[schema.FieldNamePasswordHash] = "TEXT NOT NULL"
-			cols[schema.FieldNameLastResetSentAt] = "TEXT DEFAULT '' NOT NULL"
-			cols[schema.FieldNameLastVerificationSentAt] = "TEXT DEFAULT '' NOT NULL"
-		}
+			if newCollection.IsAuth() {
+				cols[schema.FieldNameUsername] = "TEXT NOT NULL"
+				cols[schema.FieldNameEmail] = "TEXT DEFAULT '' NOT NULL"
+				cols[schema.FieldNameEmailVisibility] = "BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE NOT NULL"
+				cols[schema.FieldNameVerified] = "BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE NOT NULL"
+				cols[schema.FieldNameTokenKey] = "TEXT NOT NULL"
+				cols[schema.FieldNamePasswordHash] = "TEXT NOT NULL"
+				cols[schema.FieldNameLastResetSentAt] = "TEXT DEFAULT '' NOT NULL"
+				cols[schema.FieldNameLastVerificationSentAt] = "TEXT DEFAULT '' NOT NULL"
+			}
 
-		// ensure that the new collection has an id
-		if !newCollection.HasId() {
-			newCollection.RefreshId()
-			newCollection.MarkAsNew()
-		}
+			// ensure that the new collection has an id
+			if !newCollection.HasId() {
+				newCollection.RefreshId()
+				newCollection.MarkAsNew()
+			}
 
-		tableName := newCollection.Name
+			tableName := newCollection.Name
 
-		// add schema field definitions
-		for _, field := range newCollection.Schema.Fields() {
-			cols[field.Name] = field.ColDefinition()
-		}
+			// add schema field definitions
+			for _, field := range newCollection.Schema.Fields() {
+				cols[field.Name] = field.ColDefinition()
+			}
 
-		// create table
-		if _, err := dao.DB().CreateTable(tableName, cols).Execute(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// add named index on the base `created` column
-		if _, err := dao.DB().CreateIndex(tableName, "_"+newCollection.Id+"_created_idx", "created").Execute(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// add named unique index on the email and tokenKey columns
-		if newCollection.IsAuth() {
-			_, err := dao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf(
-				`
-				CREATE UNIQUE INDEX _%s_username_idx ON {{%s}} ([[username]]);
-				CREATE UNIQUE INDEX _%s_email_idx ON {{%s}} ([[email]]) WHERE [[email]] != '';
-				CREATE UNIQUE INDEX _%s_tokenKey_idx ON {{%s}} ([[tokenKey]]);
-				`,
-				newCollection.Id, tableName,
-				newCollection.Id, tableName,
-				newCollection.Id, tableName,
-			)).Execute()
-			if err != nil {
+			// create table
+			if _, err := txDao.DB().CreateTable(tableName, cols).Execute(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+
+			// add named unique index on the email and tokenKey columns
+			if newCollection.IsAuth() {
+				_, err := txDao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf(
+					`
+					CREATE UNIQUE INDEX _%s_username_idx ON {{%s}} ([[username]]);
+					CREATE UNIQUE INDEX _%s_email_idx ON {{%s}} ([[email]]) WHERE [[email]] != '';
+					CREATE UNIQUE INDEX _%s_tokenKey_idx ON {{%s}} ([[tokenKey]]);
+					`,
+					newCollection.Id, tableName,
+					newCollection.Id, tableName,
+					newCollection.Id, tableName,
+				)).Execute()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+
+			return txDao.createCollectionIndexes(newCollection)
 		}
 
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// update
-	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
+		// update
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
 		oldTableName := oldCollection.Name
 		newTableName := newCollection.Name
 		oldSchema := oldCollection.Schema
@@ -86,9 +87,14 @@ func (dao *Dao) SyncRecordTableSchema(newCollection *models.Collection, oldColle
 		deletedFieldNames := []string{}
 		renamedFieldNames := map[string]string{}
 
+		// drop old indexes (if any)
+		if err := txDao.dropCollectionIndex(oldCollection); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		// check for renamed table
 		if !strings.EqualFold(oldTableName, newTableName) {
-			_, err := txDao.DB().RenameTable(oldTableName, newTableName).Execute()
+			_, err := txDao.DB().RenameTable("{{"+oldTableName+"}}", "{{"+newTableName+"}}").Execute()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ func (dao *Dao) SyncRecordTableSchema(newCollection *models.Collection, oldColle
 
 			_, err := txDao.DB().DropColumn(newTableName, oldField.Name).Execute()
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to drop column %s - %w", oldField.Name, err)
 			}
 
 			deletedFieldNames = append(deletedFieldNames, oldField.Name)
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ func (dao *Dao) SyncRecordTableSchema(newCollection *models.Collection, oldColle
 				// add
 				_, err := txDao.DB().AddColumn(newTableName, tempName, field.ColDefinition()).Execute()
 				if err != nil {
-					return err
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to add column %s - %w", field.Name, err)
 				}
 			} else if oldField.Name != field.Name {
 				tempName := field.Name + security.PseudorandomString(5)
@@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ func (dao *Dao) SyncRecordTableSchema(newCollection *models.Collection, oldColle
 				// rename
 				_, err := txDao.DB().RenameColumn(newTableName, oldField.Name, tempName).Execute()
 				if err != nil {
-					return err
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to rename column %s - %w", oldField.Name, err)
 				}
 
 				renamedFieldNames[oldField.Name] = field.Name
@@ -149,11 +155,109 @@ func (dao *Dao) SyncRecordTableSchema(newCollection *models.Collection, oldColle
 			}
 		}
 
-		return txDao.syncCollectionReferences(newCollection, renamedFieldNames, deletedFieldNames)
+		if err := txDao.normalizeSingleVsMultipleFieldChanges(newCollection, oldCollection); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := txDao.syncRelationDisplayFieldsChanges(newCollection, renamedFieldNames, deletedFieldNames); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return txDao.createCollectionIndexes(newCollection)
 	})
 }
 
-func (dao *Dao) syncCollectionReferences(collection *models.Collection, renamedFieldNames map[string]string, deletedFieldNames []string) error {
+func (dao *Dao) normalizeSingleVsMultipleFieldChanges(newCollection, oldCollection *models.Collection) error {
+	if newCollection.IsView() || oldCollection == nil {
+		return nil // view or not an update
+	}
+
+	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
+		for _, newField := range newCollection.Schema.Fields() {
+			oldField := oldCollection.Schema.GetFieldById(newField.Id)
+			if oldField == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			var isNewMultiple bool
+			if opt, ok := newField.Options.(schema.MultiValuer); ok {
+				isNewMultiple = opt.IsMultiple()
+			}
+
+			var isOldMultiple bool
+			if opt, ok := oldField.Options.(schema.MultiValuer); ok {
+				isOldMultiple = opt.IsMultiple()
+			}
+
+			if isOldMultiple == isNewMultiple {
+				continue // no change
+			}
+
+			var updateQuery *dbx.Query
+
+			if !isOldMultiple && isNewMultiple {
+				// single -> multiple (convert to array)
+				updateQuery = txDao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf(
+					`UPDATE {{%s}} set [[%s]] = (
+							CASE
+								WHEN COALESCE([[%s]], '') = ''
+								THEN '[]'
+								ELSE (
+									CASE
+										WHEN json_valid([[%s]]) AND json_type([[%s]]) == 'array'
+										THEN [[%s]]
+										ELSE json_array([[%s]])
+									END
+								)
+							END
+						)`,
+					newCollection.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+				))
+			} else {
+				// multiple -> single (keep only the last element)
+				//
+				// note: for file fields the actual files are not deleted
+				// allowing additional custom handling via migration.
+				updateQuery = txDao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf(
+					`UPDATE {{%s}} set [[%s]] = (
+						CASE
+							WHEN COALESCE([[%s]], '[]') = '[]'
+							THEN ''
+							ELSE (
+								CASE
+									WHEN json_valid([[%s]]) AND json_type([[%s]]) == 'array'
+									THEN COALESCE(json_extract([[%s]], '$[#-1]'), '')
+									ELSE [[%s]]
+								END
+							)
+						END
+					)`,
+					newCollection.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+					newField.Name,
+				))
+			}
+
+			if _, err := updateQuery.Execute(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+func (dao *Dao) syncRelationDisplayFieldsChanges(collection *models.Collection, renamedFieldNames map[string]string, deletedFieldNames []string) error {
 	if len(renamedFieldNames) == 0 && len(deletedFieldNames) == 0 {
 		return nil // nothing to sync
 	}
@@ -196,3 +300,73 @@ func (dao *Dao) syncCollectionReferences(collection *models.Collection, renamedF
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (dao *Dao) dropCollectionIndex(collection *models.Collection) error {
+	if collection.IsView() {
+		return nil // views don't have indexes
+	}
+
+	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
+		for _, raw := range collection.Indexes {
+			parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(raw)
+
+			if !parsed.IsValid() {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if _, err := txDao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf("DROP INDEX IF EXISTS [[%s]]", parsed.IndexName)).Execute(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+func (dao *Dao) createCollectionIndexes(collection *models.Collection) error {
+	if collection.IsView() {
+		return nil // views don't have indexes
+	}
+
+	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
+		// drop new indexes in case a duplicated index name is used
+		if err := txDao.dropCollectionIndex(collection); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// upsert new indexes
+		//
+		// note: we are returning validation errors because the indexes cannot be
+		//       validated in a form, aka. before persisting the related collection
+		//       record table changes
+		errs := validation.Errors{}
+		for i, idx := range collection.Indexes {
+			parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(idx)
+
+			// ensure that the index is always for the current collection
+			parsed.TableName = collection.Name
+
+			if !parsed.IsValid() {
+				errs[strconv.Itoa(i)] = validation.NewError(
+					"validation_invalid_index_expression",
+					"Invalid CREATE INDEX expression.",
+				)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if _, err := txDao.DB().NewQuery(parsed.Build()).Execute(); err != nil {
+				errs[strconv.Itoa(i)] = validation.NewError(
+					"validation_invalid_index_expression",
+					fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create index %s - %v.", parsed.IndexName, err.Error()),
+				)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(errs) > 0 {
+			return validation.Errors{"indexes": errs}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}

daos/record_table_sync_test.go

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package daos_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/list"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
 )
 
 func TestSyncRecordTableSchema(t *testing.T) {
@@ -36,15 +40,17 @@ func TestSyncRecordTableSchema(t *testing.T) {
 			Type: schema.FieldTypeEmail,
 		},
 	)
+	updatedCollection.Indexes = types.JsonArray[string]{"create index idx_title_renamed on anything (title_renamed)"}
 
 	scenarios := []struct {
-		newCollection     *models.Collection
-		oldCollection     *models.Collection
-		expectedTableName string
-		expectedColumns   []string
+		name                 string
+		newCollection        *models.Collection
+		oldCollection        *models.Collection
+		expectedColumns      []string
+		expectedIndexesCount int
 	}{
-		// new base collection
 		{
+			"new base collection",
 			&models.Collection{
 				Name: "new_table",
 				Schema: schema.NewSchema(
@@ -55,11 +61,11 @@ func TestSyncRecordTableSchema(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			nil,
-			"new_table",
 			[]string{"id", "created", "updated", "test"},
+			0,
 		},
-		// new auth collection
 		{
+			"new auth collection",
 			&models.Collection{
 				Name: "new_table_auth",
 				Type: models.CollectionTypeAuth,
@@ -69,51 +75,185 @@ func TestSyncRecordTableSchema(t *testing.T) {
 						Type: schema.FieldTypeText,
 					},
 				),
+				Indexes: types.JsonArray[string]{"create index idx_auth_test on anything (email, username)"},
 			},
 			nil,
-			"new_table_auth",
 			[]string{
 				"id", "created", "updated", "test",
 				"username", "email", "verified", "emailVisibility",
 				"tokenKey", "passwordHash", "lastResetSentAt", "lastVerificationSentAt",
 			},
+			4,
 		},
-		// no changes
 		{
+			"no changes",
 			oldCollection,
 			oldCollection,
-			"demo3",
 			[]string{"id", "created", "updated", "title", "active"},
+			3,
 		},
-		// renamed table, deleted column, renamed columnd and new column
 		{
+			"renamed table, deleted column, renamed columnd and new column",
 			updatedCollection,
 			oldCollection,
-			"demo_renamed",
 			[]string{"id", "created", "updated", "title_renamed", "new_field"},
+			1,
 		},
 	}
 
-	for i, scenario := range scenarios {
-		err := app.Dao().SyncRecordTableSchema(scenario.newCollection, scenario.oldCollection)
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		err := app.Dao().SyncRecordTableSchema(s.newCollection, s.oldCollection)
 		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) %v", i, err)
+			t.Errorf("[%s] %v", s.name, err)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if !app.Dao().HasTable(scenario.newCollection.Name) {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected table %s to exist", i, scenario.newCollection.Name)
+		if !app.Dao().HasTable(s.newCollection.Name) {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected table %s to exist", s.name, s.newCollection.Name)
 		}
 
-		cols, _ := app.Dao().GetTableColumns(scenario.newCollection.Name)
-		if len(cols) != len(scenario.expectedColumns) {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected columns %v, got %v", i, scenario.expectedColumns, cols)
+		cols, _ := app.Dao().TableColumns(s.newCollection.Name)
+		if len(cols) != len(s.expectedColumns) {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected columns %v, got %v", s.name, s.expectedColumns, cols)
 		}
 
 		for _, c := range cols {
-			if !list.ExistInSlice(c, scenario.expectedColumns) {
-				t.Errorf("(%d) Couldn't find column %s in %v", i, c, scenario.expectedColumns)
+			if !list.ExistInSlice(c, s.expectedColumns) {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Couldn't find column %s in %v", s.name, c, s.expectedColumns)
 			}
 		}
+
+		indexes, _ := app.Dao().TableIndexes(s.newCollection.Name)
+
+		if totalIndexes := len(indexes); totalIndexes != s.expectedIndexesCount {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected %d indexes, got %d:\n%v", s.name, s.expectedIndexesCount, totalIndexes, indexes)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSingleVsMultipleValuesNormalization(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	collection, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// mock field changes
+	{
+		selectOneField := collection.Schema.GetFieldByName("select_one")
+		opt := selectOneField.Options.(*schema.SelectOptions)
+		opt.MaxSelect = 2
+	}
+	{
+		selectManyField := collection.Schema.GetFieldByName("select_many")
+		opt := selectManyField.Options.(*schema.SelectOptions)
+		opt.MaxSelect = 1
+	}
+	{
+		fileOneField := collection.Schema.GetFieldByName("file_one")
+		opt := fileOneField.Options.(*schema.FileOptions)
+		opt.MaxSelect = 2
+	}
+	{
+		fileManyField := collection.Schema.GetFieldByName("file_many")
+		opt := fileManyField.Options.(*schema.FileOptions)
+		opt.MaxSelect = 1
+	}
+	{
+		relOneField := collection.Schema.GetFieldByName("rel_one")
+		opt := relOneField.Options.(*schema.RelationOptions)
+		opt.MaxSelect = types.Pointer(2)
+	}
+	{
+		relManyField := collection.Schema.GetFieldByName("rel_many")
+		opt := relManyField.Options.(*schema.RelationOptions)
+		opt.MaxSelect = types.Pointer(1)
+	}
+
+	if err := app.Dao().SaveCollection(collection); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	type expectation struct {
+		SelectOne  string `db:"select_one"`
+		SelectMany string `db:"select_many"`
+		FileOne    string `db:"file_one"`
+		FileMany   string `db:"file_many"`
+		RelOne     string `db:"rel_one"`
+		RelMany    string `db:"rel_many"`
+	}
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		recordId string
+		expected expectation
+	}{
+		{
+			"imy661ixudk5izi",
+			expectation{
+				SelectOne:  `[]`,
+				SelectMany: ``,
+				FileOne:    `[]`,
+				FileMany:   ``,
+				RelOne:     `[]`,
+				RelMany:    ``,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"al1h9ijdeojtsjy",
+			expectation{
+				SelectOne:  `["optionB"]`,
+				SelectMany: `optionB`,
+				FileOne:    `["300_Jsjq7RdBgA.png"]`,
+				FileMany:   ``,
+				RelOne:     `["84nmscqy84lsi1t"]`,
+				RelMany:    `oap640cot4yru2s`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"84nmscqy84lsi1t",
+			expectation{
+				SelectOne:  `["optionB"]`,
+				SelectMany: `optionC`,
+				FileOne:    `["test_d61b33QdDU.txt"]`,
+				FileMany:   `test_tC1Yc87DfC.txt`,
+				RelOne:     `[]`,
+				RelMany:    `oap640cot4yru2s`,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		result := new(expectation)
+
+		err := app.Dao().DB().Select(
+			"select_one",
+			"select_many",
+			"file_one",
+			"file_many",
+			"rel_one",
+			"rel_many",
+		).From(collection.Name).Where(dbx.HashExp{"id": s.recordId}).One(result)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to load record: %v", s.recordId, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		encodedResult, err := json.Marshal(result)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to encode result: %v", s.recordId, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		encodedExpectation, err := json.Marshal(s.expected)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to encode expectation: %v", s.recordId, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !bytes.EqualFold(encodedExpectation, encodedResult) {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected \n%s, \ngot \n%s", s.recordId, encodedExpectation, encodedResult)
+		}
 	}
 }

daos/record_test.go

@@ -36,6 +36,91 @@ func TestRecordQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRecordQueryOneWithRecord(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	collection, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	id := "84nmscqy84lsi1t"
+
+	q := app.Dao().RecordQuery(collection).
+		Where(dbx.HashExp{"id": id})
+
+	record := &models.Record{}
+	if err := q.One(record); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if record.GetString("id") != id {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected record with id %q, got %q", id, record.GetString("id"))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecordQueryAllWithRecordsSlices(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	collection, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	id1 := "84nmscqy84lsi1t"
+	id2 := "al1h9ijdeojtsjy"
+
+	{
+		records := []models.Record{}
+
+		q := app.Dao().RecordQuery(collection).
+			Where(dbx.HashExp{"id": []any{id1, id2}}).
+			OrderBy("created asc")
+
+		if err := q.All(&records); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if len(records) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected %d records, got %d", 2, len(records))
+		}
+
+		if records[0].Id != id1 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected record with id %q, got %q", id1, records[0].Id)
+		}
+
+		if records[1].Id != id2 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected record with id %q, got %q", id2, records[1].Id)
+		}
+	}
+
+	{
+		records := []*models.Record{}
+
+		q := app.Dao().RecordQuery(collection).
+			Where(dbx.HashExp{"id": []any{id1, id2}}).
+			OrderBy("created asc")
+
+		if err := q.All(&records); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if len(records) != 2 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected %d records, got %d", 2, len(records))
+		}
+
+		if records[0].Id != id1 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected record with id %q, got %q", id1, records[0].Id)
+		}
+
+		if records[1].Id != id2 {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected record with id %q, got %q", id2, records[1].Id)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFindRecordById(t *testing.T) {
 	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
 	defer app.Cleanup()
@@ -663,13 +748,13 @@ func TestDeleteRecord(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	// ensure that the json rel fields were prefixed
 	joinedQueries := strings.Join(calledQueries, " ")
-	expectedRelManyJoin := "`demo1` INNER JOIN json_each(CASE WHEN json_valid([[demo1.rel_many]]) THEN [[demo1.rel_many]] ELSE json_array([[demo1.rel_many]]) END)"
-	if !strings.Contains(joinedQueries, expectedRelManyJoin) {
-		t.Fatalf("(rec3) Expected the cascade delete to call the query \n%v, got \n%v", expectedRelManyJoin, calledQueries)
+	expectedRelManyPart := "`demo1` INNER JOIN json_each(CASE WHEN json_valid([[demo1.rel_many]]) THEN [[demo1.rel_many]] ELSE json_array([[demo1.rel_many]]) END)"
+	if !strings.Contains(joinedQueries, expectedRelManyPart) {
+		t.Fatalf("(rec3) Expected the cascade delete to call the query \n%v, got \n%v", expectedRelManyPart, calledQueries)
 	}
-	expectedRelOneJoin := "`demo1` INNER JOIN json_each(CASE WHEN json_valid([[demo1.rel_one]]) THEN [[demo1.rel_one]] ELSE json_array([[demo1.rel_one]]) END)"
-	if !strings.Contains(joinedQueries, expectedRelOneJoin) {
-		t.Fatalf("(rec3) Expected the cascade delete to call the query \n%v, got \n%v", expectedRelOneJoin, calledQueries)
+	expectedRelOnePart := "SELECT DISTINCT `demo1`.* FROM `demo1` WHERE (`demo1`.`rel_one`="
+	if !strings.Contains(joinedQueries, expectedRelOnePart) {
+		t.Fatalf("(rec3) Expected the cascade delete to call the query \n%v, got \n%v", expectedRelOnePart, calledQueries)
 	}
 }
 

daos/request.go

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (dao *Dao) DeleteOldRequests(createdBefore time.Time) error {
 	formattedDate := createdBefore.UTC().Format(types.DefaultDateLayout)
 	expr := dbx.NewExp("[[created]] <= {:date}", dbx.Params{"date": formattedDate})
 
-	_, err := dao.DB().Delete(tableName, expr).Execute()
+	_, err := dao.NonconcurrentDB().Delete(tableName, expr).Execute()
 
 	return err
 }

daos/table.go

@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 package daos
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
 )
 
-// HasTable checks if a table with the provided name exists (case insensitive).
+// HasTable checks if a table (or view) with the provided name exists (case insensitive).
 func (dao *Dao) HasTable(tableName string) bool {
 	var exists bool
 
 	err := dao.DB().Select("count(*)").
 		From("sqlite_schema").
-		AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{"type": "table"}).
+		AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{"type": []any{"table", "view"}}).
 		AndWhere(dbx.NewExp("LOWER([[name]])=LOWER({:tableName})", dbx.Params{"tableName": tableName})).
 		Limit(1).
 		Row(&exists)
@@ -18,8 +21,8 @@ func (dao *Dao) HasTable(tableName string) bool {
 	return err == nil && exists
 }
 
-// GetTableColumns returns all column names of a single table by its name.
-func (dao *Dao) GetTableColumns(tableName string) ([]string, error) {
+// TableColumns returns all column names of a single table by its name.
+func (dao *Dao) TableColumns(tableName string) ([]string, error) {
 	columns := []string{}
 
 	err := dao.DB().NewQuery("SELECT name FROM PRAGMA_TABLE_INFO({:tableName})").
@@ -29,9 +32,67 @@ func (dao *Dao) GetTableColumns(tableName string) ([]string, error) {
 	return columns, err
 }
 
+// TableInfo returns the `table_info` pragma result for the specified table.
+func (dao *Dao) TableInfo(tableName string) ([]*models.TableInfoRow, error) {
+	info := []*models.TableInfoRow{}
+
+	err := dao.DB().NewQuery("SELECT * FROM PRAGMA_TABLE_INFO({:tableName})").
+		Bind(dbx.Params{"tableName": tableName}).
+		All(&info)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// mattn/go-sqlite3 doesn't throw an error on invalid or missing table
+	// so we additionally have to check whether the loaded info result is nonempty
+	if len(info) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty table info probably due to invalid or missing table %s", tableName)
+	}
+
+	return info, nil
+}
+
+// TableIndexes returns a name grouped map with all non empty index of the specified table.
+//
+// Note: This method doesn't return an error on nonexisting table.
+func (dao *Dao) TableIndexes(tableName string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	indexes := []struct {
+		Name string
+		Sql  string
+	}{}
+
+	err := dao.DB().Select("name", "sql").
+		From("sqlite_master").
+		AndWhere(dbx.NewExp("sql is not null")).
+		AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{
+			"type":     "index",
+			"tbl_name": tableName,
+		}).
+		All(&indexes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	result := make(map[string]string, len(indexes))
+
+	for _, idx := range indexes {
+		result[idx.Name] = idx.Sql
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 // DeleteTable drops the specified table.
+//
+// This method is a no-op if a table with the provided name doesn't exist.
+//
+// Be aware that this method is vulnerable to SQL injection and the
+// "tableName" argument must come only from trusted input!
 func (dao *Dao) DeleteTable(tableName string) error {
-	_, err := dao.DB().DropTable(tableName).Execute()
+	_, err := dao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf(
+		"DROP TABLE IF EXISTS {{%s}}",
+		tableName,
+	)).Execute()
 
 	return err
 }

daos/table_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package daos_test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -23,17 +24,18 @@ func TestHasTable(t *testing.T) {
 		{"_admins", true},
 		{"demo3", true},
 		{"DEMO3", true}, // table names are case insensitives by default
+		{"view1", true}, // view
 	}
 
 	for i, scenario := range scenarios {
 		result := app.Dao().HasTable(scenario.tableName)
 		if result != scenario.expected {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected %v, got %v", i, scenario.expected, result)
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected %v, got %v", i, scenario.expected, result)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func TestGetTableColumns(t *testing.T) {
+func TestTableColumns(t *testing.T) {
 	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
 	defer app.Cleanup()
 
@@ -45,21 +47,50 @@ func TestGetTableColumns(t *testing.T) {
 		{"_params", []string{"id", "key", "value", "created", "updated"}},
 	}
 
-	for i, scenario := range scenarios {
-		columns, _ := app.Dao().GetTableColumns(scenario.tableName)
+	for i, s := range scenarios {
+		columns, _ := app.Dao().TableColumns(s.tableName)
 
-		if len(columns) != len(scenario.expected) {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected columns %v, got %v", i, scenario.expected, columns)
+		if len(columns) != len(s.expected) {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected columns %v, got %v", i, s.expected, columns)
+			continue
 		}
 
 		for _, c := range columns {
-			if !list.ExistInSlice(c, scenario.expected) {
-				t.Errorf("(%d) Didn't expect column %s", i, c)
+			if !list.ExistInSlice(c, s.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("[%d] Didn't expect column %s", i, c)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTableInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		tableName string
+		expected  string
+	}{
+		{"", "null"},
+		{"missing", "null"},
+		{
+			"_admins",
+			`[{"PK":1,"Index":0,"Name":"id","Type":"TEXT","NotNull":false,"DefaultValue":null},{"PK":0,"Index":1,"Name":"avatar","Type":"INTEGER","NotNull":true,"DefaultValue":0},{"PK":0,"Index":2,"Name":"email","Type":"TEXT","NotNull":true,"DefaultValue":null},{"PK":0,"Index":3,"Name":"tokenKey","Type":"TEXT","NotNull":true,"DefaultValue":null},{"PK":0,"Index":4,"Name":"passwordHash","Type":"TEXT","NotNull":true,"DefaultValue":null},{"PK":0,"Index":5,"Name":"lastResetSentAt","Type":"TEXT","NotNull":true,"DefaultValue":""},{"PK":0,"Index":6,"Name":"created","Type":"TEXT","NotNull":true,"DefaultValue":""},{"PK":0,"Index":7,"Name":"updated","Type":"TEXT","NotNull":true,"DefaultValue":""}]`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, s := range scenarios {
+		rows, _ := app.Dao().TableInfo(s.tableName)
+
+		raw, _ := json.Marshal(rows)
+		rawStr := string(raw)
+
+		if rawStr != s.expected {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected \n%v, \ngot \n%v", i, s.expected, rawStr)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDeleteTable(t *testing.T) {
 	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
 	defer app.Cleanup()
@@ -69,16 +100,17 @@ func TestDeleteTable(t *testing.T) {
 		expectError bool
 	}{
 		{"", true},
-		{"test", true},
+		{"test", false}, // missing tables are ignored
 		{"_admins", false},
 		{"demo3", false},
 	}
 
-	for i, scenario := range scenarios {
-		err := app.Dao().DeleteTable(scenario.tableName)
+	for i, s := range scenarios {
+		err := app.Dao().DeleteTable(s.tableName)
+
 		hasErr := err != nil
-		if hasErr != scenario.expectError {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected hasErr %v, got %v", i, scenario.expectError, hasErr)
+		if hasErr != s.expectError {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected hasErr %v, got %v", i, s.expectError, hasErr)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -107,3 +139,45 @@ func TestVacuum(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected VACUUM query, got %s", calledQueries[0])
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTableIndexes(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		table         string
+		expectError   bool
+		expectIndexes []string
+	}{
+		{
+			"missing",
+			false,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"demo2",
+			false,
+			[]string{"idx_demo2_created", "idx_unique_demo2_title", "idx_demo2_active"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		result, err := app.Dao().TableIndexes(s.table)
+
+		hasErr := err != nil
+		if hasErr != s.expectError {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected hasErr %v, got %v", s.table, s.expectError, hasErr)
+		}
+
+		if len(s.expectIndexes) != len(result) {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected %d indexes, got %d:\n%v", s.table, len(s.expectIndexes), len(result), result)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, name := range s.expectIndexes {
+			if result[name] == "" {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Missing index %q in \n%v", s.table, name, result)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

daos/view.go

@@ -0,0 +1,590 @@
+package daos
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/inflector"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/list"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/security"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/tokenizer"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
+)
+
+// DeleteView drops the specified view name.
+//
+// This method is a no-op if a view with the provided name doesn't exist.
+//
+// Be aware that this method is vulnerable to SQL injection and the
+// "name" argument must come only from trusted input!
+func (dao *Dao) DeleteView(name string) error {
+	_, err := dao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf(
+		"DROP VIEW IF EXISTS {{%s}}",
+		name,
+	)).Execute()
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// SaveView creates (or updates already existing) persistent SQL view.
+//
+// Be aware that this method is vulnerable to SQL injection and the
+// "selectQuery" argument must come only from trusted input!
+func (dao *Dao) SaveView(name string, selectQuery string) error {
+	return dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
+		// delete old view (if exists)
+		if err := txDao.DeleteView(name); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		trimmed := strings.Trim(selectQuery, ";")
+
+		// try to eagerly detect multiple inline statements
+		tk := tokenizer.NewFromString(trimmed)
+		tk.Separators(';')
+		if queryParts, _ := tk.ScanAll(); len(queryParts) > 1 {
+			return errors.New("multiple statements are not supported")
+		}
+
+		// (re)create the view
+		//
+		// note: the query is wrapped in a secondary SELECT as a rudimentary
+		// measure to discourage multiple inline sql statements execution.
+		viewQuery := fmt.Sprintf("CREATE VIEW {{%s}} AS SELECT * FROM (%s)", name, trimmed)
+		if _, err := txDao.DB().NewQuery(viewQuery).Execute(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// fetch the view table info to ensure that the view was created
+		// because missing tables or columns won't return an error
+		if _, err := txDao.TableInfo(name); err != nil {
+			// manually cleanup previously created view in case the func
+			// is called in a nested transaction and the error is discarded
+			txDao.DeleteView(name)
+
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// CreateViewSchema creates a new view schema from the provided select query.
+//
+// There are some caveats:
+// - The select query must have an "id" column.
+// - Wildcard ("*") columns are not supported to avoid accidentally leaking sensitive data.
+func (dao *Dao) CreateViewSchema(selectQuery string) (schema.Schema, error) {
+	result := schema.NewSchema()
+
+	suggestedFields, err := dao.parseQueryToFields(selectQuery)
+	if err != nil {
+		return result, err
+	}
+
+	// note wrap in a transaction in case the selectQuery contains
+	// multiple statements allowing us to rollback on any error
+	txErr := dao.RunInTransaction(func(txDao *Dao) error {
+		tempView := "_temp_" + security.PseudorandomString(5)
+		// create a temp view with the provided query
+		if err := txDao.SaveView(tempView, selectQuery); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer txDao.DeleteView(tempView)
+
+		// extract the generated view table info
+		info, err := txDao.TableInfo(tempView)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var hasId bool
+
+		for _, row := range info {
+			if row.Name == schema.FieldNameId {
+				hasId = true
+			}
+
+			if list.ExistInSlice(row.Name, schema.BaseModelFieldNames()) {
+				continue // skip base model fields since they are not part of the schema
+			}
+
+			var field *schema.SchemaField
+
+			if f, ok := suggestedFields[row.Name]; ok {
+				field = f.field
+			} else {
+				field = defaultViewField(row.Name)
+			}
+
+			result.AddField(field)
+		}
+
+		if !hasId {
+			return errors.New("missing required id column (you ca use `(ROW_NUMBER() OVER()) as id` if you don't have one)")
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return result, txErr
+}
+
+// FindRecordByViewFile returns the original models.Record of the
+// provided view collection file.
+func (dao *Dao) FindRecordByViewFile(
+	viewCollectionNameOrId string,
+	fileFieldName string,
+	filename string,
+) (*models.Record, error) {
+	view, err := dao.FindCollectionByNameOrId(viewCollectionNameOrId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if !view.IsView() {
+		return nil, errors.New("not a view collection")
+	}
+
+	var findFirstNonViewQueryFileField func(int) (*queryField, error)
+	findFirstNonViewQueryFileField = func(level int) (*queryField, error) {
+		// check the level depth to prevent infinite circular recursion
+		// (the limit is arbitrary and may change in the future)
+		if level > 5 {
+			return nil, errors.New("reached the max recursion level of view collection file field queries")
+		}
+
+		queryFields, err := dao.parseQueryToFields(view.ViewOptions().Query)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for _, item := range queryFields {
+			if item.collection == nil ||
+				item.original == nil ||
+				item.field.Name != fileFieldName {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if item.collection.IsView() {
+				view = item.collection
+				fileFieldName = item.original.Name
+				return findFirstNonViewQueryFileField(level + 1)
+			}
+
+			return item, nil
+		}
+
+		return nil, errors.New("no query file field found")
+	}
+
+	qf, err := findFirstNonViewQueryFileField(1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	cleanFieldName := inflector.Columnify(qf.original.Name)
+
+	record := &models.Record{}
+
+	query := dao.RecordQuery(qf.collection).Limit(1)
+
+	if opt, ok := qf.original.Options.(schema.MultiValuer); !ok || !opt.IsMultiple() {
+		query.AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{cleanFieldName: filename})
+	} else {
+		query.InnerJoin(fmt.Sprintf(
+			`json_each(CASE WHEN json_valid([[%s]]) THEN [[%s]] ELSE json_array([[%s]]) END) as {{_je_file}}`,
+			cleanFieldName, cleanFieldName, cleanFieldName,
+		), dbx.HashExp{"_je_file.value": filename})
+	}
+
+	if err := query.One(record); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return record, nil
+}
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Raw query to schema helpers
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type queryField struct {
+	// field is the final resolved field.
+	field *schema.SchemaField
+
+	// collection refers to the original field's collection model.
+	// It could be nil if the found query field is not from a collection schema.
+	collection *models.Collection
+
+	// original is the original found collection field.
+	// It could be nil if the found query field is not from a collection schema.
+	original *schema.SchemaField
+}
+
+func defaultViewField(name string) *schema.SchemaField {
+	return &schema.SchemaField{
+		Name: name,
+		Type: schema.FieldTypeJson,
+	}
+}
+
+func (dao *Dao) parseQueryToFields(selectQuery string) (map[string]*queryField, error) {
+	p := new(identifiersParser)
+	if err := p.parse(selectQuery); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	collections, err := dao.findCollectionsByIdentifiers(p.tables)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	result := make(map[string]*queryField, len(p.columns))
+
+	var mainTable identifier
+
+	if len(p.tables) > 0 {
+		mainTable = p.tables[0]
+	}
+
+	for _, col := range p.columns {
+		colLower := strings.ToLower(col.original)
+
+		// numeric expression cast
+		if strings.Contains(colLower, "(") &&
+			(strings.HasPrefix(colLower, "count(") ||
+				strings.HasPrefix(colLower, "total(") ||
+				strings.Contains(colLower, " as numeric") ||
+				strings.Contains(colLower, " as real") ||
+				strings.Contains(colLower, " as int") ||
+				strings.Contains(colLower, " as integer") ||
+				strings.Contains(colLower, " as decimal")) {
+			result[col.alias] = &queryField{
+				field: &schema.SchemaField{
+					Name: col.alias,
+					Type: schema.FieldTypeNumber,
+				},
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		parts := strings.Split(col.original, ".")
+
+		var fieldName string
+		var collection *models.Collection
+
+		if len(parts) == 2 {
+			fieldName = parts[1]
+			collection = collections[parts[0]]
+		} else {
+			fieldName = parts[0]
+			collection = collections[mainTable.alias]
+		}
+
+		// fallback to the default field if the found column is not from a collection schema
+		if collection == nil {
+			result[col.alias] = &queryField{
+				field: defaultViewField(col.alias),
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if fieldName == "*" {
+			return nil, errors.New("dynamic column names are not supported")
+		}
+
+		// find the first field by name (case insensitive)
+		var field *schema.SchemaField
+		for _, f := range collection.Schema.Fields() {
+			if strings.EqualFold(f.Name, fieldName) {
+				field = f
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if field != nil {
+			clone := *field
+			clone.Id = "" // unset to prevent duplications if the same field is aliased multiple times
+			clone.Name = col.alias
+			result[col.alias] = &queryField{
+				field:      &clone,
+				collection: collection,
+				original:   field,
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if fieldName == schema.FieldNameId {
+			// convert to relation since it is a direct id reference
+			result[col.alias] = &queryField{
+				field: &schema.SchemaField{
+					Name: col.alias,
+					Type: schema.FieldTypeRelation,
+					Options: &schema.RelationOptions{
+						MaxSelect:    types.Pointer(1),
+						CollectionId: collection.Id,
+					},
+				},
+				collection: collection,
+			}
+		} else if fieldName == schema.FieldNameCreated || fieldName == schema.FieldNameUpdated {
+			result[col.alias] = &queryField{
+				field: &schema.SchemaField{
+					Name: col.alias,
+					Type: schema.FieldTypeDate,
+				},
+				collection: collection,
+			}
+		} else if fieldName == schema.FieldNameUsername && collection.IsAuth() {
+			result[col.alias] = &queryField{
+				field: &schema.SchemaField{
+					Name: col.alias,
+					Type: schema.FieldTypeText,
+				},
+				collection: collection,
+			}
+		} else if fieldName == schema.FieldNameEmail && collection.IsAuth() {
+			result[col.alias] = &queryField{
+				field: &schema.SchemaField{
+					Name: col.alias,
+					Type: schema.FieldTypeEmail,
+				},
+				collection: collection,
+			}
+		} else if (fieldName == schema.FieldNameVerified || fieldName == schema.FieldNameEmailVisibility) && collection.IsAuth() {
+			result[col.alias] = &queryField{
+				field: &schema.SchemaField{
+					Name: col.alias,
+					Type: schema.FieldTypeBool,
+				},
+				collection: collection,
+			}
+		} else {
+			result[col.alias] = &queryField{
+				field:      defaultViewField(col.alias),
+				collection: collection,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (dao *Dao) findCollectionsByIdentifiers(tables []identifier) (map[string]*models.Collection, error) {
+	names := make([]any, 0, len(tables))
+
+	for _, table := range tables {
+		if strings.Contains(table.alias, "(") {
+			continue // skip expressions
+		}
+		names = append(names, table.original)
+	}
+
+	if len(names) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	result := make(map[string]*models.Collection, len(names))
+	collections := make([]*models.Collection, 0, len(names))
+
+	err := dao.CollectionQuery().
+		AndWhere(dbx.In("name", names...)).
+		All(&collections)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, table := range tables {
+		for _, collection := range collections {
+			if collection.Name == table.original {
+				result[table.alias] = collection
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Raw query identifiers parser
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+var joinReplaceRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(?im)\s+(inner join|outer join|left join|right join|join)\s+?`)
+var discardReplaceRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(?im)\s+(where|group by|having|order|limit|with)\s+?`)
+var commentsReplaceRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)(\/\*[\s\S]+\*\/)|(--.+$)`)
+
+type identifier struct {
+	original string
+	alias    string
+}
+
+type identifiersParser struct {
+	columns []identifier
+	tables  []identifier
+}
+
+func (p *identifiersParser) parse(selectQuery string) error {
+	str := strings.Trim(selectQuery, ";")
+	str = joinReplaceRegex.ReplaceAllString(str, " _join_ ")
+	str = discardReplaceRegex.ReplaceAllString(str, " _discard_ ")
+	str = commentsReplaceRegex.ReplaceAllString(str, "")
+
+	tk := tokenizer.NewFromString(str)
+	tk.Separators(',', ' ', '\n', '\t')
+	tk.KeepSeparator(true)
+
+	var skip bool
+	var partType string
+	var activeBuilder *strings.Builder
+	var selectParts strings.Builder
+	var fromParts strings.Builder
+	var joinParts strings.Builder
+
+	for {
+		token, err := tk.Scan()
+		if err != nil {
+			if err != io.EOF {
+				return err
+			}
+			break
+		}
+
+		trimmed := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(token))
+
+		switch trimmed {
+		case "select":
+			skip = false
+			partType = "select"
+			activeBuilder = &selectParts
+		case "distinct":
+			continue // ignore as it is not important for the identifiers parsing
+		case "from":
+			skip = false
+			partType = "from"
+			activeBuilder = &fromParts
+		case "_join_":
+			skip = false
+
+			// the previous part was also a join
+			if partType == "join" {
+				joinParts.WriteString(",")
+			}
+
+			partType = "join"
+			activeBuilder = &joinParts
+		case "_discard_":
+			// skip following tokens
+			skip = true
+		default:
+			isJoin := partType == "join"
+
+			if isJoin && trimmed == "on" {
+				skip = true
+			}
+
+			if !skip && activeBuilder != nil {
+				activeBuilder.WriteString(" ")
+				activeBuilder.WriteString(token)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	selects, err := extractIdentifiers(selectParts.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	froms, err := extractIdentifiers(fromParts.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	joins, err := extractIdentifiers(joinParts.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	p.columns = selects
+	p.tables = froms
+	p.tables = append(p.tables, joins...)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func extractIdentifiers(rawExpression string) ([]identifier, error) {
+	rawTk := tokenizer.NewFromString(rawExpression)
+	rawTk.Separators(',')
+
+	rawIdentifiers, err := rawTk.ScanAll()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	result := make([]identifier, 0, len(rawIdentifiers))
+
+	for _, rawIdentifier := range rawIdentifiers {
+		tk := tokenizer.NewFromString(rawIdentifier)
+		tk.Separators(' ', '\n', '\t')
+
+		parts, err := tk.ScanAll()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		resolved, err := identifierFromParts(parts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		result = append(result, resolved)
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func identifierFromParts(parts []string) (identifier, error) {
+	var result identifier
+
+	switch len(parts) {
+	case 3:
+		if !strings.EqualFold(parts[1], "as") {
+			return result, fmt.Errorf(`invalid identifier part - expected "as", got %v`, parts[1])
+		}
+
+		result.original = parts[0]
+		result.alias = parts[2]
+	case 2:
+		result.original = parts[0]
+		result.alias = parts[1]
+	case 1:
+		subParts := strings.Split(parts[0], ".")
+		result.original = parts[0]
+		result.alias = subParts[len(subParts)-1]
+	default:
+		return result, fmt.Errorf(`invalid identifier parts %v`, parts)
+	}
+
+	result.original = trimRawIdentifier(result.original)
+	result.alias = trimRawIdentifier(result.alias)
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func trimRawIdentifier(rawIdentifier string) string {
+	const trimChars = "`\"[];"
+
+	parts := strings.Split(rawIdentifier, ".")
+
+	for i := range parts {
+		parts[i] = strings.Trim(parts[i], trimChars)
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(parts, ".")
+}

daos/view_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,612 @@
+package daos_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/list"
+)
+
+func ensureNoTempViews(app core.App, t *testing.T) {
+	var total int
+
+	err := app.Dao().DB().Select("count(*)").
+		From("sqlite_schema").
+		AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{"type": "view"}).
+		AndWhere(dbx.NewExp(`[[name]] LIKE '%\_temp\_%' ESCAPE '\'`)).
+		Limit(1).
+		Row(&total)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to check for temp views: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if total > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected all temp views to be deleted, got %d", total)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeleteView(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		viewName    string
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		{"", true},
+		{"demo1", true},    // not a view table
+		{"missing", false}, // missing or already deleted
+		{"view1", false},   // existing
+		{"VieW1", false},   // view names are case insensitives
+	}
+
+	for i, s := range scenarios {
+		err := app.Dao().DeleteView(s.viewName)
+
+		hasErr := err != nil
+		if hasErr != s.expectError {
+			t.Errorf("[%d - %q] Expected hasErr %v, got %v (%v)", i, s.viewName, s.expectError, hasErr, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	ensureNoTempViews(app, t)
+}
+
+func TestSaveView(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		scenarioName  string
+		viewName      string
+		query         string
+		expectError   bool
+		expectColumns []string
+	}{
+		{
+			"empty name and query",
+			"",
+			"",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"empty name",
+			"",
+			"select * from _admins",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"empty query",
+			"123Test",
+			"",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"invalid query",
+			"123Test",
+			"123 456",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"missing table",
+			"123Test",
+			"select id from missing",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"non select query",
+			"123Test",
+			"drop table _admins",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"multiple select queries",
+			"123Test",
+			"select *, count(id) as c  from _admins; select * from demo1;",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"try to break the parent parenthesis",
+			"123Test",
+			"select *, count(id) as c  from `_admins`)",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"simple select query (+ trimmed semicolon)",
+			"123Test",
+			";select *, count(id) as c  from _admins;",
+			false,
+			[]string{
+				"id", "created", "updated",
+				"passwordHash", "tokenKey", "email",
+				"lastResetSentAt", "avatar", "c",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"update old view with new query",
+			"123Test",
+			"select 1 as test from _admins",
+			false,
+			[]string{"test"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		err := app.Dao().SaveView(s.viewName, s.query)
+
+		hasErr := err != nil
+		if hasErr != s.expectError {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected hasErr %v, got %v (%v)", s.scenarioName, s.expectError, hasErr, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if hasErr {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		infoRows, err := app.Dao().TableInfo(s.viewName)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to fetch table info for %s: %v", s.scenarioName, s.viewName, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if len(s.expectColumns) != len(infoRows) {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected %d columns, got %d", s.scenarioName, len(s.expectColumns), len(infoRows))
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, row := range infoRows {
+			if !list.ExistInSlice(row.Name, s.expectColumns) {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Missing %q column in %v", s.scenarioName, row.Name, s.expectColumns)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	ensureNoTempViews(app, t)
+}
+
+func TestCreateViewSchemaWithDiscardedNestedTransaction(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	app.Dao().RunInTransaction(func(txDao *daos.Dao) error {
+		_, err := txDao.CreateViewSchema("select id from missing")
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatal("Expected error, got nil")
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	ensureNoTempViews(app, t)
+}
+
+func TestCreateViewSchema(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name         string
+		query        string
+		expectError  bool
+		expectFields map[string]string // name-type pairs
+	}{
+		{
+			"empty query",
+			"",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"invalid query",
+			"test 123456",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"missing table",
+			"select id from missing",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"query with wildcard column",
+			"select a.id, a.* from demo1 a",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"query without id",
+			"select text, url, created, updated from demo1",
+			true,
+			nil,
+		},
+		{
+			"query with comments",
+			`
+				select
+				-- test single line
+				id,
+				text,
+				/* multi
+					line comment */
+				url, created, updated from demo1
+			`,
+			false,
+			map[string]string{
+				"text": schema.FieldTypeText,
+				"url":  schema.FieldTypeUrl,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"query with all fields and quoted identifiers",
+			`
+				select
+					"id",
+					"created",
+					"updated",
+					[text],
+					` + "`bool`" + `,
+					"url",
+					"select_one",
+					"select_many",
+					"file_one",
+					"demo1"."file_many",
+					` + "`demo1`." + "`number`" + ` number_alias,
+					"email",
+					"datetime",
+					"json",
+					"rel_one",
+					"rel_many"
+				from demo1
+			`,
+			false,
+			map[string]string{
+				"text":         schema.FieldTypeText,
+				"bool":         schema.FieldTypeBool,
+				"url":          schema.FieldTypeUrl,
+				"select_one":   schema.FieldTypeSelect,
+				"select_many":  schema.FieldTypeSelect,
+				"file_one":     schema.FieldTypeFile,
+				"file_many":    schema.FieldTypeFile,
+				"number_alias": schema.FieldTypeNumber,
+				"email":        schema.FieldTypeEmail,
+				"datetime":     schema.FieldTypeDate,
+				"json":         schema.FieldTypeJson,
+				"rel_one":      schema.FieldTypeRelation,
+				"rel_many":     schema.FieldTypeRelation,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"query with indirect relations fields",
+			"select a.id, b.id as bid, b.created from demo1 as a left join demo2 b",
+			false,
+			map[string]string{
+				"bid": schema.FieldTypeRelation,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"query with multiple froms, joins and style of aliasses",
+			`
+				select
+					a.id as id,
+					b.id as bid,
+					lj.id cid,
+					ij.id as did,
+					a.bool,
+					_admins.id as eid,
+					_admins.email
+				from demo1 a, demo2 as b
+				left join demo3 lj on lj.id = 123
+				inner join demo4 as ij on ij.id = 123
+				join _admins
+				where 1=1
+				group by a.id
+				limit 10
+			`,
+			false,
+			map[string]string{
+				"bid":   schema.FieldTypeRelation,
+				"cid":   schema.FieldTypeRelation,
+				"did":   schema.FieldTypeRelation,
+				"bool":  schema.FieldTypeBool,
+				"eid":   schema.FieldTypeJson, // not from collection
+				"email": schema.FieldTypeJson, // not from collection
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"query with numeric casts",
+			`select
+				a.id,
+				count(a.id) count,
+				cast(a.id as int) cast_int,
+				cast(a.id as integer) cast_integer,
+				cast(a.id as real) cast_real,
+				cast(a.id as decimal) cast_decimal,
+				cast(a.id as numeric) cast_numeric,
+				avg(a.id) avg,
+				sum(a.id) sum,
+				total(a.id) total,
+				min(a.id) min,
+				max(a.id) max
+			from demo1 a`,
+			false,
+			map[string]string{
+				"count":        schema.FieldTypeNumber,
+				"total":        schema.FieldTypeNumber,
+				"cast_int":     schema.FieldTypeNumber,
+				"cast_integer": schema.FieldTypeNumber,
+				"cast_real":    schema.FieldTypeNumber,
+				"cast_decimal": schema.FieldTypeNumber,
+				"cast_numeric": schema.FieldTypeNumber,
+				// json because they are nullable
+				"sum": schema.FieldTypeJson,
+				"avg": schema.FieldTypeJson,
+				"min": schema.FieldTypeJson,
+				"max": schema.FieldTypeJson,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"query with reserved auth collection fields",
+			`
+				select
+					a.id,
+					a.username,
+					a.email,
+					a.emailVisibility,
+					a.verified,
+					demo1.id relid
+				from users a
+				left join demo1
+			`,
+			false,
+			map[string]string{
+				"username":        schema.FieldTypeText,
+				"email":           schema.FieldTypeEmail,
+				"emailVisibility": schema.FieldTypeBool,
+				"verified":        schema.FieldTypeBool,
+				"relid":           schema.FieldTypeRelation,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"query with unknown fields and aliases",
+			`select
+				id,
+				id as id2,
+				text as text_alias,
+				url as url_alias,
+				"demo1"."bool" as bool_alias,
+				number as number_alias,
+				created created_alias,
+				updated updated_alias,
+				123 as custom
+			from demo1`,
+			false,
+			map[string]string{
+				"id2":           schema.FieldTypeRelation,
+				"text_alias":    schema.FieldTypeText,
+				"url_alias":     schema.FieldTypeUrl,
+				"bool_alias":    schema.FieldTypeBool,
+				"number_alias":  schema.FieldTypeNumber,
+				"created_alias": schema.FieldTypeDate,
+				"updated_alias": schema.FieldTypeDate,
+				"custom":        schema.FieldTypeJson,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"query with distinct and reordered id column",
+			`select distinct
+				id as id2,
+				id,
+				123 as custom
+			from demo1`,
+			false,
+			map[string]string{
+				"id2":    schema.FieldTypeRelation,
+				"custom": schema.FieldTypeJson,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"query with aliasing the same field multiple times",
+			`select
+				a.id as id,
+				a.text as alias1,
+				a.text as alias2,
+				b.text as alias3,
+				b.text as alias4
+			from demo1 a
+			left join demo1 as b`,
+			false,
+			map[string]string{
+				"alias1": schema.FieldTypeText,
+				"alias2": schema.FieldTypeText,
+				"alias3": schema.FieldTypeText,
+				"alias4": schema.FieldTypeText,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		result, err := app.Dao().CreateViewSchema(s.query)
+
+		hasErr := err != nil
+		if hasErr != s.expectError {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected hasErr %v, got %v (%v)", s.name, s.expectError, hasErr, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if hasErr {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if len(s.expectFields) != len(result.Fields()) {
+			serialized, _ := json.Marshal(result)
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected %d fields, got %d: \n%s", s.name, len(s.expectFields), len(result.Fields()), serialized)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for name, typ := range s.expectFields {
+			field := result.GetFieldByName(name)
+
+			if field == nil {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Expected to find field %s, got nil", s.name, name)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if field.Type != typ {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Expected field %s to be %q, got %s", s.name, name, typ, field.Type)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	ensureNoTempViews(app, t)
+}
+
+func TestFindRecordByViewFile(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	prevCollection, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	totalLevels := 6
+
+	// create collection view mocks
+	fileOneAlias := "file_one one0"
+	fileManyAlias := "file_many many0"
+	mockCollections := make([]*models.Collection, 0, totalLevels)
+	for i := 0; i <= totalLevels; i++ {
+		view := new(models.Collection)
+		view.Type = models.CollectionTypeView
+		view.Name = fmt.Sprintf("_test_view%d", i)
+		view.SetOptions(&models.CollectionViewOptions{
+			Query: fmt.Sprintf(
+				"select id, %s, %s from %s",
+				fileOneAlias,
+				fileManyAlias,
+				prevCollection.Name,
+			),
+		})
+
+		// save view
+		if err := app.Dao().SaveCollection(view); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to save view%d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+
+		mockCollections = append(mockCollections, view)
+		prevCollection = view
+		fileOneAlias = fmt.Sprintf("one%d one%d", i, i+1)
+		fileManyAlias = fmt.Sprintf("many%d many%d", i, i+1)
+	}
+
+	fileOneName := "test_d61b33QdDU.txt"
+	fileManyName := "test_QZFjKjXchk.txt"
+	expectedRecordId := "84nmscqy84lsi1t"
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name               string
+		collectionNameOrId string
+		fileFieldName      string
+		filename           string
+		expectError        bool
+		expectRecordId     string
+	}{
+		{
+			"missing collection",
+			"missing",
+			"a",
+			fileOneName,
+			true,
+			"",
+		},
+		{
+			"non-view collection",
+			"demo1",
+			"file_one",
+			fileOneName,
+			true,
+			"",
+		},
+		{
+			"view collection after the max recursion limit",
+			mockCollections[totalLevels-1].Name,
+			fmt.Sprintf("one%d", totalLevels-1),
+			fileOneName,
+			true,
+			"",
+		},
+		{
+			"first view collection (single file)",
+			mockCollections[0].Name,
+			"one0",
+			fileOneName,
+			false,
+			expectedRecordId,
+		},
+		{
+			"first view collection (many files)",
+			mockCollections[0].Name,
+			"many0",
+			fileManyName,
+			false,
+			expectedRecordId,
+		},
+
+		{
+			"last view collection before the recursion limit (single file)",
+			mockCollections[totalLevels-2].Name,
+			fmt.Sprintf("one%d", totalLevels-2),
+			fileOneName,
+			false,
+			expectedRecordId,
+		},
+		{
+			"last view collection before the recursion limit (many files)",
+			mockCollections[totalLevels-2].Name,
+			fmt.Sprintf("many%d", totalLevels-2),
+			fileManyName,
+			false,
+			expectedRecordId,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		record, err := app.Dao().FindRecordByViewFile(
+			s.collectionNameOrId,
+			s.fileFieldName,
+			s.filename,
+		)
+
+		hasErr := err != nil
+		if hasErr != s.expectError {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected hasErr %v, got %v (%v)", s.name, s.expectError, hasErr, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if hasErr {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if record.Id != s.expectRecordId {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected recordId %q, got %q", s.name, s.expectRecordId, record.Id)
+		}
+	}
+}

examples/base/main.go

@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/apis"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/plugins/ghupdate"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/plugins/jsvm"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/plugins/migratecmd"
 )
@@ -52,6 +54,14 @@ func main() {
 		"fallback the request to index.html on missing static path (eg. when pretty urls are used with SPA)",
 	)
 
+	var queryTimeout int
+	app.RootCmd.PersistentFlags().IntVar(
+		&queryTimeout,
+		"queryTimeout",
+		30,
+		"the default SELECT queries timeout in seconds",
+	)
+
 	app.RootCmd.ParseFlags(os.Args[1:])
 
 	// ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -70,6 +80,14 @@ func main() {
 		Dir:          migrationsDir,
 	})
 
+	// GitHub selfupdate
+	ghupdate.MustRegister(app, app.RootCmd, nil)
+
+	app.OnAfterBootstrap().Add(func(e *core.BootstrapEvent) error {
+		app.Dao().ModelQueryTimeout = time.Duration(queryTimeout) * time.Second
+		return nil
+	})
+
 	app.OnBeforeServe().Add(func(e *core.ServeEvent) error {
 		// serves static files from the provided public dir (if exists)
 		e.Router.GET("/*", apis.StaticDirectoryHandler(os.DirFS(publicDir), indexFallback))

forms/apple_client_secret_create.go

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package forms
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	validation "github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4"
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+)
+
+var privateKeyRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY----[\s\S]+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----`)
+
+// AppleClientSecretCreate is a [models.Admin] upsert (create/update) form.
+//
+// Reference: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/sign_in_with_apple/generate_and_validate_tokens
+type AppleClientSecretCreate struct {
+	app core.App
+
+	// ClientId is the identifier of your app (aka. Service ID).
+	ClientId string `form:"clientId" json:"clientId"`
+
+	// TeamId is a 10-character string associated with your developer account
+	// (usually could be found next to your name in the Apple Developer site).
+	TeamId string `form:"teamId" json:"teamId"`
+
+	// KeyId is a 10-character key identifier generated for the "Sign in with Apple"
+	// private key associated with your developer account.
+	KeyId string `form:"keyId" json:"keyId"`
+
+	// PrivateKey is the private key associated to your app.
+	// Usually wrapped within -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY----- X -----END PRIVATE KEY-----.
+	PrivateKey string `form:"privateKey" json:"privateKey"`
+
+	// Duration specifies how long the generated JWT token should be considered valid.
+	// The specified value must be in seconds and max 15777000 (~6months).
+	Duration int `form:"duration" json:"duration"`
+}
+
+// NewAppleClientSecretCreate creates a new [AppleClientSecretCreate] form with initializer
+// config created from the provided [core.App] instances.
+func NewAppleClientSecretCreate(app core.App) *AppleClientSecretCreate {
+	form := &AppleClientSecretCreate{
+		app: app,
+	}
+
+	return form
+}
+
+// Validate makes the form validatable by implementing [validation.Validatable] interface.
+func (form *AppleClientSecretCreate) Validate() error {
+	return validation.ValidateStruct(form,
+		validation.Field(&form.ClientId, validation.Required),
+		validation.Field(&form.TeamId, validation.Required, validation.Length(10, 10)),
+		validation.Field(&form.KeyId, validation.Required, validation.Length(10, 10)),
+		validation.Field(&form.PrivateKey, validation.Required, validation.Match(privateKeyRegex)),
+		validation.Field(&form.Duration, validation.Required, validation.Min(1), validation.Max(15777000)),
+	)
+}
+
+// Submit validates the form and returns a new Apple Client Secret JWT.
+func (form *AppleClientSecretCreate) Submit() (string, error) {
+	if err := form.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	signKey, err := jwt.ParseECPrivateKeyFromPEM([]byte(strings.TrimSpace(form.PrivateKey)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	claims := &jwt.RegisteredClaims{
+		Audience:  jwt.ClaimStrings{"https://appleid.apple.com"},
+		Subject:   form.ClientId,
+		Issuer:    form.TeamId,
+		IssuedAt:  jwt.NewNumericDate(now),
+		ExpiresAt: jwt.NewNumericDate(now.Add(time.Duration(form.Duration) * time.Second)),
+	}
+
+	token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodES256, claims)
+	token.Header["kid"] = form.KeyId
+
+	return token.SignedString(signKey)
+}

forms/apple_client_secret_create_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package forms_test
+
+import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"encoding/pem"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/forms"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+)
+
+func TestAppleClientSecretCreateValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	encodedKey, err := x509.MarshalPKCS8PrivateKey(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	privatePem := pem.EncodeToMemory(
+		&pem.Block{
+			Type:  "PRIVATE KEY",
+			Bytes: encodedKey,
+		},
+	)
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name        string
+		formData    map[string]any
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"empty data",
+			map[string]any{},
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"invalid data",
+			map[string]any{
+				"clientId":   "",
+				"teamId":     "123456789",
+				"keyId":      "123456789",
+				"privateKey": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY----- invalid -----END PRIVATE KEY-----",
+				"duration":   -1,
+			},
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			"valid data",
+			map[string]any{
+				"clientId":   "123",
+				"teamId":     "1234567890",
+				"keyId":      "1234567891",
+				"privateKey": string(privatePem),
+				"duration":   1,
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		form := forms.NewAppleClientSecretCreate(app)
+
+		rawData, marshalErr := json.Marshal(s.formData)
+		if marshalErr != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to marshalize the scenario data: %v", s.name, marshalErr)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// load data
+		loadErr := json.Unmarshal(rawData, form)
+		if loadErr != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to load form data: %v", s.name, loadErr)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		secret, err := form.Submit()
+
+		hasErr := err != nil
+		if hasErr != s.expectError {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected hasErr %v, got %v (%v)", s.name, s.expectError, hasErr, err)
+		}
+
+		if hasErr {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if secret == "" {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected non-empty secret", s.name)
+		}
+
+		claims := jwt.MapClaims{}
+		token, _, err := jwt.NewParser().ParseUnverified(secret, claims)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to parse token: %v", s.name, err)
+		}
+
+		if alg := token.Header["alg"]; alg != "ES256" {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected %q alg header, got %q", s.name, "ES256", alg)
+		}
+
+		if kid := token.Header["kid"]; kid != form.KeyId {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected %q kid header, got %q", s.name, form.KeyId, kid)
+		}
+	}
+}

forms/backup_create.go

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package forms
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"regexp"
+
+	validation "github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+)
+
+var backupNameRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-z0-9_-]+\.zip$`)
+
+// BackupCreate is a request form for creating a new app backup.
+type BackupCreate struct {
+	app core.App
+	ctx context.Context
+
+	Name string `form:"name" json:"name"`
+}
+
+// NewBackupCreate creates new BackupCreate request form.
+func NewBackupCreate(app core.App) *BackupCreate {
+	return &BackupCreate{
+		app: app,
+		ctx: context.Background(),
+	}
+}
+
+// SetContext replaces the default form context with the provided one.
+func (form *BackupCreate) SetContext(ctx context.Context) {
+	form.ctx = ctx
+}
+
+// Validate makes the form validatable by implementing [validation.Validatable] interface.
+func (form *BackupCreate) Validate() error {
+	return validation.ValidateStruct(form,
+		validation.Field(
+			&form.Name,
+			validation.Length(1, 100),
+			validation.Match(backupNameRegex),
+			validation.By(form.checkUniqueName),
+		),
+	)
+}
+
+func (form *BackupCreate) checkUniqueName(value any) error {
+	v, _ := value.(string)
+	if v == "" {
+		return nil // nothing to check
+	}
+
+	fsys, err := form.app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer fsys.Close()
+
+	fsys.SetContext(form.ctx)
+
+	if exists, err := fsys.Exists(v); err != nil || exists {
+		return validation.NewError("validation_backup_name_exists", "The backup file name is invalid or already exists.")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Submit validates the form and creates the app backup.
+//
+// You can optionally provide a list of InterceptorFunc to further
+// modify the form behavior before creating the backup.
+func (form *BackupCreate) Submit(interceptors ...InterceptorFunc[string]) error {
+	if err := form.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return runInterceptors(form.Name, func(name string) error {
+		return form.app.CreateBackup(form.ctx, name)
+	}, interceptors...)
+}

forms/backup_create_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package forms_test
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	validation "github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/forms"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+)
+
+func TestBackupCreateValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name           string
+		backupName     string
+		expectedErrors []string
+	}{
+		{
+			"invalid length",
+			strings.Repeat("a", 97) + ".zip",
+			[]string{"name"},
+		},
+		{
+			"valid length + invalid format",
+			strings.Repeat("a", 96),
+			[]string{"name"},
+		},
+		{
+			"valid length + valid format",
+			strings.Repeat("a", 96) + ".zip",
+			[]string{},
+		},
+		{
+			"auto generated name",
+			"",
+			[]string{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		func() {
+			app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+			defer app.Cleanup()
+
+			fsys, err := app.NewBackupsFilesystem()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			defer fsys.Close()
+
+			form := forms.NewBackupCreate(app)
+			form.Name = s.backupName
+
+			result := form.Submit()
+
+			// parse errors
+			errs, ok := result.(validation.Errors)
+			if !ok && result != nil {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to parse errors %v", s.name, result)
+				return
+			}
+
+			// check errors
+			if len(errs) > len(s.expectedErrors) {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Expected error keys %v, got %v", s.name, s.expectedErrors, errs)
+			}
+			for _, k := range s.expectedErrors {
+				if _, ok := errs[k]; !ok {
+					t.Errorf("[%s] Missing expected error key %q in %v", s.name, k, errs)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// retrieve all created backup files
+			files, err := fsys.List("")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to retrieve backup files", s.name)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if result != nil {
+				if total := len(files); total != 0 {
+					t.Errorf("[%s] Didn't expected backup files, found %d", s.name, total)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			if total := len(files); total != 1 {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Expected 1 backup file, got %d", s.name, total)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if s.backupName == "" {
+				prefix := "pb_backup_"
+				if !strings.HasPrefix(files[0].Key, prefix) {
+					t.Errorf("[%s] Expected the backup file, to have prefix %q: %q", s.name, prefix, files[0].Key)
+				}
+			} else if s.backupName != files[0].Key {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Expected backup file %q, got %q", s.name, s.backupName, files[0].Key)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+}

forms/collection_upsert.go

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
-	"strings"
+	"strconv"
 
 	validation "github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/resolvers"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/dbutils"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/list"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/search"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
@@ -26,17 +27,18 @@ type CollectionUpsert struct {
 	dao        *daos.Dao
 	collection *models.Collection
 
-	Id         string        `form:"id" json:"id"`
-	Type       string        `form:"type" json:"type"`
-	Name       string        `form:"name" json:"name"`
-	System     bool          `form:"system" json:"system"`
-	Schema     schema.Schema `form:"schema" json:"schema"`
-	ListRule   *string       `form:"listRule" json:"listRule"`
-	ViewRule   *string       `form:"viewRule" json:"viewRule"`
-	CreateRule *string       `form:"createRule" json:"createRule"`
-	UpdateRule *string       `form:"updateRule" json:"updateRule"`
-	DeleteRule *string       `form:"deleteRule" json:"deleteRule"`
-	Options    types.JsonMap `form:"options" json:"options"`
+	Id         string                  `form:"id" json:"id"`
+	Type       string                  `form:"type" json:"type"`
+	Name       string                  `form:"name" json:"name"`
+	System     bool                    `form:"system" json:"system"`
+	Schema     schema.Schema           `form:"schema" json:"schema"`
+	Indexes    types.JsonArray[string] `form:"indexes" json:"indexes"`
+	ListRule   *string                 `form:"listRule" json:"listRule"`
+	ViewRule   *string                 `form:"viewRule" json:"viewRule"`
+	CreateRule *string                 `form:"createRule" json:"createRule"`
+	UpdateRule *string                 `form:"updateRule" json:"updateRule"`
+	DeleteRule *string                 `form:"deleteRule" json:"deleteRule"`
+	Options    types.JsonMap           `form:"options" json:"options"`
 }
 
 // NewCollectionUpsert creates a new [CollectionUpsert] form with initializer
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ func NewCollectionUpsert(app core.App, collection *models.Collection) *Collectio
 	form.Type = form.collection.Type
 	form.Name = form.collection.Name
 	form.System = form.collection.System
+	form.Indexes = form.collection.Indexes
 	form.ListRule = form.collection.ListRule
 	form.ViewRule = form.collection.ViewRule
 	form.CreateRule = form.collection.CreateRule
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ func NewCollectionUpsert(app core.App, collection *models.Collection) *Collectio
 	}
 
 	clone, _ := form.collection.Schema.Clone()
-	if clone != nil {
+	if clone != nil && form.Type != models.CollectionTypeView {
 		form.Schema = *clone
 	} else {
 		form.Schema = schema.Schema{}
@@ -86,6 +89,16 @@ func (form *CollectionUpsert) SetDao(dao *daos.Dao) {
 // Validate makes the form validatable by implementing [validation.Validatable] interface.
 func (form *CollectionUpsert) Validate() error {
 	isAuth := form.Type == models.CollectionTypeAuth
+	isView := form.Type == models.CollectionTypeView
+
+	// generate schema from the query (overwriting any explicit user defined schema)
+	if isView {
+		options := models.CollectionViewOptions{}
+		if err := decodeOptions(form.Options, &options); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		form.Schema, _ = form.dao.CreateViewSchema(options.Query)
+	}
 
 	return validation.ValidateStruct(form,
 		validation.Field(
@@ -104,7 +117,11 @@ func (form *CollectionUpsert) Validate() error {
 		validation.Field(
 			&form.Type,
 			validation.Required,
-			validation.In(models.CollectionTypeAuth, models.CollectionTypeBase),
+			validation.In(
+				models.CollectionTypeBase,
+				models.CollectionTypeAuth,
+				models.CollectionTypeView,
+			),
 			validation.By(form.ensureNoTypeChange),
 		),
 		validation.Field(
@@ -115,23 +132,33 @@ func (form *CollectionUpsert) Validate() error {
 			validation.By(form.ensureNoSystemNameChange),
 			validation.By(form.checkUniqueName),
 		),
-		// validates using the type's own validation rules + some collection's specific
+		// validates using the type's own validation rules + some collection's specifics
 		validation.Field(
 			&form.Schema,
 			validation.By(form.checkMinSchemaFields),
 			validation.By(form.ensureNoSystemFieldsChange),
 			validation.By(form.ensureNoFieldsTypeChange),
 			validation.By(form.checkRelationFields),
-			validation.When(
-				isAuth,
-				validation.By(form.ensureNoAuthFieldName),
-			),
+			validation.When(isAuth, validation.By(form.ensureNoAuthFieldName)),
 		),
 		validation.Field(&form.ListRule, validation.By(form.checkRule)),
 		validation.Field(&form.ViewRule, validation.By(form.checkRule)),
-		validation.Field(&form.CreateRule, validation.By(form.checkRule)),
-		validation.Field(&form.UpdateRule, validation.By(form.checkRule)),
-		validation.Field(&form.DeleteRule, validation.By(form.checkRule)),
+		validation.Field(
+			&form.CreateRule,
+			validation.When(isView, validation.Nil),
+			validation.By(form.checkRule),
+		),
+		validation.Field(
+			&form.UpdateRule,
+			validation.When(isView, validation.Nil),
+			validation.By(form.checkRule),
+		),
+		validation.Field(
+			&form.DeleteRule,
+			validation.When(isView, validation.Nil),
+			validation.By(form.checkRule),
+		),
+		validation.Field(&form.Indexes, validation.By(form.checkIndexes)),
 		validation.Field(&form.Options, validation.By(form.checkOptions)),
 	)
 }
@@ -149,11 +176,6 @@ func (form *CollectionUpsert) checkUniqueName(value any) error {
 		return validation.NewError("validation_collection_name_id_duplicate", "The name must not match an existing collection id.")
 	}
 
-	// ensure that there is no existing table name with the same name
-	if (form.collection.IsNew() || !strings.EqualFold(v, form.collection.Name)) && form.dao.HasTable(v) {
-		return validation.NewError("validation_collection_name_table_exists", "The collection name must be also unique table name.")
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -222,7 +244,28 @@ func (form *CollectionUpsert) checkRelationFields(value any) error {
 
 		options, _ := field.Options.(*schema.RelationOptions)
 		if options == nil {
-			continue
+			return validation.Errors{fmt.Sprint(i): validation.Errors{
+				"options": validation.NewError(
+					"validation_schema_invalid_relation_field_options",
+					"The relation field has invalid field options.",
+				)},
+			}
+		}
+
+		// prevent collectionId change
+		oldField := form.collection.Schema.GetFieldById(field.Id)
+		if oldField != nil {
+			oldOptions, _ := oldField.Options.(*schema.RelationOptions)
+			if oldOptions != nil && oldOptions.CollectionId != options.CollectionId {
+				return validation.Errors{fmt.Sprint(i): validation.Errors{
+					"options": validation.Errors{
+						"collectionId": validation.NewError(
+							"validation_field_relation_change",
+							"The relation collection cannot be changed.",
+						),
+					}},
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		collection, err := form.dao.FindCollectionByNameOrId(options.CollectionId)
@@ -288,13 +331,15 @@ func (form *CollectionUpsert) ensureNoAuthFieldName(value any) error {
 }
 
 func (form *CollectionUpsert) checkMinSchemaFields(value any) error {
-	if form.Type == models.CollectionTypeAuth {
-		return nil // auth collections doesn't require having additional schema fields
-	}
+	v, _ := value.(schema.Schema)
 
-	v, ok := value.(schema.Schema)
-	if !ok || len(v.Fields()) == 0 {
-		return validation.ErrRequired
+	switch form.Type {
+	case models.CollectionTypeAuth, models.CollectionTypeView:
+		return nil // no schema fields constraint
+	default:
+		if len(v.Fields()) == 0 {
+			return validation.ErrRequired
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -340,18 +385,52 @@ func (form *CollectionUpsert) checkRule(value any) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (form *CollectionUpsert) checkIndexes(value any) error {
+	v, _ := value.(types.JsonArray[string])
+
+	if form.Type == models.CollectionTypeView && len(v) > 0 {
+		return validation.NewError(
+			"validation_indexes_not_supported",
+			"The collection doesn't support indexes.",
+		)
+	}
+
+	for i, rawIndex := range v {
+		parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(rawIndex)
+
+		if !parsed.IsValid() {
+			return validation.Errors{
+				strconv.Itoa(i): validation.NewError(
+					"validation_invalid_index_expression",
+					"Invalid CREATE INDEX expression.",
+				),
+			}
+		}
+
+		// note: we don't check the index table because it is always
+		// overwritten by the daos.SyncRecordTableSchema to allow
+		// easier partial modifications (eg. changing only the collection name).
+		// if !strings.EqualFold(parsed.TableName, form.Name) {
+		// 	return validation.Errors{
+		// 		strconv.Itoa(i): validation.NewError(
+		// 			"validation_invalid_index_table",
+		// 			fmt.Sprintf("The index table must be the same as the collection name."),
+		// 		),
+		// 	}
+		// }
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (form *CollectionUpsert) checkOptions(value any) error {
 	v, _ := value.(types.JsonMap)
 
-	if form.Type == models.CollectionTypeAuth {
-		raw, err := v.MarshalJSON()
-		if err != nil {
-			return validation.NewError("validation_invalid_options", "Invalid options.")
-		}
-
+	switch form.Type {
+	case models.CollectionTypeAuth:
 		options := models.CollectionAuthOptions{}
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &options); err != nil {
-			return validation.NewError("validation_invalid_options", "Invalid options.")
+		if err := decodeOptions(v, &options); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
 		// check the generic validations
@@ -363,6 +442,39 @@ func (form *CollectionUpsert) checkOptions(value any) error {
 		if err := form.checkRule(options.ManageRule); err != nil {
 			return validation.Errors{"manageRule": err}
 		}
+	case models.CollectionTypeView:
+		options := models.CollectionViewOptions{}
+		if err := decodeOptions(v, &options); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// check the generic validations
+		if err := options.Validate(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// check the query option
+		if _, err := form.dao.CreateViewSchema(options.Query); err != nil {
+			return validation.Errors{
+				"query": validation.NewError(
+					"validation_invalid_view_query",
+					fmt.Sprintf("Invalid query - %s", err.Error()),
+				),
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func decodeOptions(options types.JsonMap, result any) error {
+	raw, err := options.MarshalJSON()
+	if err != nil {
+		return validation.NewError("validation_invalid_options", "Invalid options.")
+	}
+
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, result); err != nil {
+		return validation.NewError("validation_invalid_options", "Invalid options.")
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -398,7 +510,17 @@ func (form *CollectionUpsert) Submit(interceptors ...InterceptorFunc[*models.Col
 		form.collection.Name = form.Name
 	}
 
-	form.collection.Schema = form.Schema
+	// view schema is autogenerated on save and cannot have indexes
+	if !form.collection.IsView() {
+		form.collection.Schema = form.Schema
+
+		// normalize indexes format
+		form.collection.Indexes = make(types.JsonArray[string], len(form.Indexes))
+		for i, rawIdx := range form.Indexes {
+			form.collection.Indexes[i] = dbutils.ParseIndex(rawIdx).Build()
+		}
+	}
+
 	form.collection.ListRule = form.ListRule
 	form.collection.ViewRule = form.ViewRule
 	form.collection.CreateRule = form.CreateRule

forms/collection_upsert_test.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/dbutils"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/security"
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 )
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func TestNewCollectionUpsert(t *testing.T) {
 	collection.Name = "test_name"
 	collection.Type = "test_type"
 	collection.System = true
-	listRule := "testview"
+	listRule := "test_list"
 	collection.ListRule = &listRule
 	viewRule := "test_view"
 	collection.ViewRule = &viewRule
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"empty create (base)", "", "{}", []string{"name", "schema"}},
 		{"empty create (auth)", "", `{"type":"auth"}`, []string{"name"}},
+		{"empty create (view)", "", `{"type":"view"}`, []string{"name", "options"}},
 		{"empty update", "demo2", "{}", []string{}},
 		{
 			"create failure",
@@ -113,9 +115,10 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				"viewRule": "missing = '123'",
 				"createRule": "missing = '123'",
 				"updateRule": "missing = '123'",
-				"deleteRule": "missing = '123'"
+				"deleteRule": "missing = '123'",
+				"indexes": ["create index '' on '' ()"]
 			}`,
-			[]string{"name", "type", "schema", "listRule", "viewRule", "createRule", "updateRule", "deleteRule"},
+			[]string{"name", "type", "schema", "listRule", "viewRule", "createRule", "updateRule", "deleteRule", "indexes"},
 		},
 		{
 			"create failure - existing name",
@@ -188,7 +191,7 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 			[]string{"schema"},
 		},
 		{
-			"create failure - check type options validators",
+			"create failure - check auth options validators",
 			"",
 			`{
 				"name": "test_new",
@@ -200,6 +203,16 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 			}`,
 			[]string{"options"},
 		},
+		{
+			"create failure - check view options validators",
+			"",
+			`{
+				"name": "test_new",
+				"type": "view",
+				"options": { "query": "invalid query" }
+			}`,
+			[]string{"options"},
+		},
 		{
 			"create success",
 			"",
@@ -223,7 +236,8 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				"viewRule": "test1='123' && emailVisibility = true",
 				"createRule": "test1='123' && email != ''",
 				"updateRule": "test1='123' && username != ''",
-				"deleteRule": "test1='123' && id != ''"
+				"deleteRule": "test1='123' && id != ''",
+				"indexes": ["create index idx_test_new on anything (test1)"]
 			}`,
 			[]string{},
 		},
@@ -234,9 +248,10 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				"schema": [
 					{"id":"a123456","name":"test1","type":"url"},
 					{"id":"b123456","name":"test2","type":"bool"}
-				]
+				],
+				"indexes": ["create index idx_test_new on test_new (test1)", "invalid"]
 			}`,
-			[]string{"schema"},
+			[]string{"schema", "indexes"},
 		},
 		{
 			"update success - rename fields to existing field names (aka. reusing field names)",
@@ -280,6 +295,26 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 			}`,
 			[]string{"type"},
 		},
+		{
+			"update failure - changing relation collection",
+			"users",
+			`{
+				"schema": [
+					{
+						"id": "lkeigvv3",
+						"name": "rel",
+						"type": "relation",
+						"options": {
+							"collectionId": "wzlqyes4orhoygb",
+							"cascadeDelete": false,
+							"maxSelect": 1,
+							"displayFields": null
+						}
+					}
+				]
+			}`,
+			[]string{"schema"},
+		},
 		{
 			"update failure - all fields",
 			"demo2",
@@ -295,9 +330,10 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				"createRule": "missing = '123'",
 				"updateRule": "missing = '123'",
 				"deleteRule": "missing = '123'",
-				"options": {"test": 123}
+				"options": {"test": 123},
+				"indexes": ["create index '' from demo2 on (id)"]
 			}`,
-			[]string{"name", "type", "system", "schema", "listRule", "viewRule", "createRule", "updateRule", "deleteRule"},
+			[]string{"name", "type", "system", "schema", "listRule", "viewRule", "createRule", "updateRule", "deleteRule", "indexes"},
 		},
 		{
 			"update success - update all fields",
@@ -313,7 +349,11 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				"createRule": "test='123' && email != ''",
 				"updateRule": "test='123' && username != ''",
 				"deleteRule": "test='123' && id != ''",
-				"options": {"minPasswordLength": 10}
+				"options": {"minPasswordLength": 10},
+				"indexes": [
+					"create index idx_clients_test1 on anything (id, email, test)",
+					"create unique index idx_clients_test2 on clients (id, username, email)"
+				]
 			}`,
 			[]string{},
 		},
@@ -340,7 +380,8 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				"viewRule": null,
 				"createRule": null,
 				"updateRule": null,
-				"deleteRule": null
+				"deleteRule": null,
+				"indexes": []
 			}`,
 			[]string{},
 		},
@@ -356,6 +397,101 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 			}`,
 			[]string{},
 		},
+
+		// view tests
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
+		{
+			"view create failure",
+			"",
+			`{
+				"name": "upsert_view",
+				"type": "view",
+				"listRule": "id='123' && verified = true",
+				"viewRule": "id='123' && emailVisibility = true",
+				"schema": [
+					{"id":"abc123","name":"some invalid field name that will be overwritten !@#$","type":"bool"}
+				],
+				"options": {
+					"query": "select id, email from users; drop table _admins;"
+				},
+				"indexes": ["create index idx_test_view on upsert_view (id)"]
+			}`,
+			[]string{
+				"listRule",
+				"viewRule",
+				"options",
+				"indexes", // views don't have indexes
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"view create success",
+			"",
+			`{
+				"name": "upsert_view",
+				"type": "view",
+				"listRule": "id='123' && verified = true",
+				"viewRule": "id='123' && emailVisibility = true",
+				"schema": [
+					{"id":"abc123","name":"some invalid field name that will be overwritten !@#$","type":"bool"}
+				],
+				"options": {
+					"query": "select id, emailVisibility, verified from users"
+				}
+			}`,
+			[]string{
+				// "schema", should be overwritten by an autogenerated from the query
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"view update failure (schema autogeneration and rule fields check)",
+			"upsert_view",
+			`{
+				"name": "upsert_view_2",
+				"listRule": "id='456' && verified = true",
+				"viewRule": "id='456'",
+				"createRule": "id='123'",
+				"updateRule": "id='123'",
+				"deleteRule": "id='123'",
+				"schema": [
+					{"id":"abc123","name":"verified","type":"bool"}
+				],
+				"options": {
+					"query": "select 1 as id"
+				}
+			}`,
+			[]string{
+				"listRule",   // missing field (ignoring the old or explicit schema)
+				"createRule", // not allowed
+				"updateRule", // not allowed
+				"deleteRule", // not allowed
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"view update failure (check query identifiers format)",
+			"upsert_view",
+			`{
+				"listRule": null,
+				"viewRule": null,
+				"options": {
+					"query": "select 1 as id, 2 as [invalid!@#]"
+				}
+			}`,
+			[]string{
+				"schema", // should fail due to invalid field name
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"view update success",
+			"upsert_view",
+			`{
+				"listRule": null,
+				"viewRule": null,
+				"options": {
+					"query": "select 1 as id, 2 as valid"
+				}
+			}`,
+			[]string{},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, s := range scenarios {
@@ -454,10 +590,41 @@ func TestCollectionUpsertValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected DeleteRule %v, got %v", s.testName, collection.DeleteRule, form.DeleteRule)
 		}
 
-		formSchema, _ := form.Schema.MarshalJSON()
-		collectionSchema, _ := collection.Schema.MarshalJSON()
-		if string(formSchema) != string(collectionSchema) {
-			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected Schema %v, got %v", s.testName, string(collectionSchema), string(formSchema))
+		rawFormSchema, _ := form.Schema.MarshalJSON()
+		rawCollectionSchema, _ := collection.Schema.MarshalJSON()
+
+		if len(form.Schema.Fields()) != len(collection.Schema.Fields()) {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected Schema \n%v, \ngot \n%v", s.testName, string(rawCollectionSchema), string(rawFormSchema))
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, f := range form.Schema.Fields() {
+			if collection.Schema.GetFieldByName(f.Name) == nil {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Missing field %s \nin \n%v", s.testName, f.Name, string(rawFormSchema))
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		// check indexes (if any)
+		allIndexes, _ := app.Dao().TableIndexes(form.Name)
+		for _, formIdx := range form.Indexes {
+			parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(formIdx)
+			parsed.TableName = form.Name
+			normalizedIdx := parsed.Build()
+
+			var exists bool
+			for _, idx := range allIndexes {
+				if dbutils.ParseIndex(idx).Build() == normalizedIdx {
+					exists = true
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+
+			if !exists {
+				t.Errorf(
+					"[%s] Missing index %s \nin \n%v", s.testName, normalizedIdx, allIndexes)
+				continue
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

forms/collections_import.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (form *CollectionsImport) Submit(interceptors ...InterceptorFunc[[]*models.
 			importErr := txDao.ImportCollections(
 				collections,
 				form.DeleteMissing,
-				form.beforeRecordsSync,
+				form.afterSync,
 			)
 			if importErr == nil {
 				return nil
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ func (form *CollectionsImport) Submit(interceptors ...InterceptorFunc[[]*models.
 	}, interceptors...)
 }
 
-func (form *CollectionsImport) beforeRecordsSync(txDao *daos.Dao, mappedNew, mappedOld map[string]*models.Collection) error {
+func (form *CollectionsImport) afterSync(txDao *daos.Dao, mappedNew, mappedOld map[string]*models.Collection) error {
 	// refresh the actual persisted collections list
 	refreshedCollections := []*models.Collection{}
-	if err := txDao.CollectionQuery().OrderBy("created ASC").All(&refreshedCollections); err != nil {
+	if err := txDao.CollectionQuery().OrderBy("updated ASC").All(&refreshedCollections); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 

forms/collections_import_test.go

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ func TestCollectionsImportValidate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCollectionsImportSubmit(t *testing.T) {
+	totalCollections := 10
+
 	scenarios := []struct {
 		name                   string
 		jsonData               string
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ func TestCollectionsImportSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				"collections": []
 			}`,
 			expectError:            true,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 8,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections,
 			expectEvents:           nil,
 		},
 		{
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ func TestCollectionsImportSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				]
 			}`,
 			expectError:            true,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 8,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections,
 			expectEvents: map[string]int{
 				"OnModelBeforeCreate": 2,
 			},
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ func TestCollectionsImportSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				]
 			}`,
 			expectError:            true,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 8,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections,
 			expectEvents: map[string]int{
 				"OnModelBeforeCreate": 2,
 			},
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ func TestCollectionsImportSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				]
 			}`,
 			expectError:            false,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 11,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections + 3,
 			expectEvents: map[string]int{
 				"OnModelBeforeCreate": 3,
 				"OnModelAfterCreate":  3,
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ func TestCollectionsImportSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				]
 			}`,
 			expectError:            true,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 8,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections,
 			expectEvents: map[string]int{
 				"OnModelBeforeCreate": 1,
 			},
@@ -202,9 +204,9 @@ func TestCollectionsImportSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				]
 			}`,
 			expectError:            true,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 8,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections,
 			expectEvents: map[string]int{
-				"OnModelBeforeDelete": 5,
+				"OnModelBeforeDelete": 4,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ func TestCollectionsImportSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				"collections": [
 					{
 						"id":"sz5l5z67tg7gku0",
-						"name":"demo2",
+						"name":"demo2_rename",
 						"schema":[
 							{
 								"id":"_2hlxbmp",
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ func TestCollectionsImportSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				]
 			}`,
 			expectError:            false,
-			expectCollectionsCount: 10,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections + 2,
 			expectEvents: map[string]int{
 				"OnModelBeforeUpdate": 1,
 				"OnModelAfterUpdate":  1,
@@ -341,8 +343,76 @@ func TestCollectionsImportSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 				"OnModelAfterUpdate":  2,
 				"OnModelBeforeCreate": 1,
 				"OnModelAfterCreate":  1,
-				"OnModelBeforeDelete": 6,
-				"OnModelAfterDelete":  6,
+				"OnModelBeforeDelete": totalCollections - 2,
+				"OnModelAfterDelete":  totalCollections - 2,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "lazy system table name error",
+			jsonData: `{
+				"collections": [
+					{
+						"name": "_admins",
+						"schema": [
+							{
+								"id":"fz6iql2m",
+								"name":"active",
+								"type":"bool"
+							}
+						]
+					}
+				]
+			}`,
+			expectError:            true,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections,
+			expectEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnModelBeforeCreate": 1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "lazy view evaluation",
+			jsonData: `{
+				"collections": [
+					{
+						"name": "view_before",
+						"type": "view",
+						"options": {
+							"query": "select id, active from base_test"
+						}
+					},
+					{
+						"name": "base_test",
+						"schema": [
+							{
+								"id":"fz6iql2m",
+								"name":"active",
+								"type":"bool"
+							}
+						]
+					},
+					{
+						"name": "view_after_new",
+						"type": "view",
+						"options": {
+							"query": "select id, active from base_test"
+						}
+					},
+					{
+						"name": "view_after_old",
+						"type": "view",
+						"options": {
+							"query": "select id from demo1"
+						}
+					}
+				]
+			}`,
+			expectError:            false,
+			expectCollectionsCount: totalCollections + 4,
+			expectEvents: map[string]int{
+				"OnModelBeforeUpdate": 3,
+				"OnModelAfterUpdate":  3,
+				"OnModelBeforeCreate": 4,
+				"OnModelAfterCreate":  4,
 			},
 		},
 	}

forms/record_oauth2_login.go

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package forms
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	validation "github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4"
 	"github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4/is"
@@ -16,9 +18,10 @@ import (
 
 // RecordOAuth2LoginData defines the OA
 type RecordOAuth2LoginData struct {
-	ExternalAuth *models.ExternalAuth
-	Record       *models.Record
-	OAuth2User   *auth.AuthUser
+	ExternalAuth   *models.ExternalAuth
+	Record         *models.Record
+	OAuth2User     *auth.AuthUser
+	ProviderClient auth.Provider
 }
 
 // BeforeOAuth2RecordCreateFunc defines a callback function that will
@@ -127,6 +130,11 @@ func (form *RecordOAuth2Login) Submit(
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	provider.SetContext(ctx)
+
 	// load provider configuration
 	providerConfig := form.app.Settings().NamedAuthProviderConfigs()[form.Provider]
 	if err := providerConfig.SetupProvider(provider); err != nil {
@@ -169,9 +177,10 @@ func (form *RecordOAuth2Login) Submit(
 	}
 
 	interceptorData := &RecordOAuth2LoginData{
-		ExternalAuth: rel,
-		Record:       authRecord,
-		OAuth2User:   authUser,
+		ExternalAuth:   rel,
+		Record:         authRecord,
+		OAuth2User:     authUser,
+		ProviderClient: provider,
 	}
 
 	interceptorsErr := runInterceptors(interceptorData, func(newData *RecordOAuth2LoginData) error {

forms/record_upsert.go

@@ -235,6 +235,16 @@ func (form *RecordUpsert) LoadRequest(r *http.Request, keyPrefix string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// FilesToUpload returns the parsed request files ready for upload.
+func (form *RecordUpsert) FilesToUpload() map[string][]*filesystem.File {
+	return form.filesToUpload
+}
+
+// FilesToUpload returns the parsed request filenames ready to be deleted.
+func (form *RecordUpsert) FilesToDelete() []string {
+	return form.filesToDelete
+}
+
 // AddFiles adds the provided file(s) to the specified file field.
 //
 // If the file field is a SINGLE-value file field (aka. "Max Select = 1"),
@@ -246,9 +256,9 @@ func (form *RecordUpsert) LoadRequest(r *http.Request, keyPrefix string) error {
 //
 // Example
 //
-// 	f1, _ := filesystem.NewFileFromPath("/path/to/file1.txt")
-// 	f2, _ := filesystem.NewFileFromPath("/path/to/file2.txt")
-// 	form.AddFiles("documents", f1, f2)
+//	f1, _ := filesystem.NewFileFromPath("/path/to/file1.txt")
+//	f2, _ := filesystem.NewFileFromPath("/path/to/file2.txt")
+//	form.AddFiles("documents", f1, f2)
 func (form *RecordUpsert) AddFiles(key string, files ...*filesystem.File) error {
 	field := form.record.Collection().Schema.GetFieldByName(key)
 	if field == nil || field.Type != schema.FieldTypeFile {
@@ -298,11 +308,11 @@ func (form *RecordUpsert) AddFiles(key string, files ...*filesystem.File) error
 //
 // Example
 //
-//  // mark only only 2 files for removal
-// 	form.AddFiles("documents", "file1_aw4bdrvws6.txt", "file2_xwbs36bafv.txt")
+//	// mark only only 2 files for removal
+//	form.AddFiles("documents", "file1_aw4bdrvws6.txt", "file2_xwbs36bafv.txt")
 //
-// 	// mark all "documents" files for removal
-// 	form.AddFiles("documents")
+//	// mark all "documents" files for removal
+//	form.AddFiles("documents")
 func (form *RecordUpsert) RemoveFiles(key string, toDelete ...string) error {
 	field := form.record.Collection().Schema.GetFieldByName(key)
 	if field == nil || field.Type != schema.FieldTypeFile {
@@ -419,7 +429,6 @@ func (form *RecordUpsert) LoadData(requestData map[string]any) error {
 		if len(submittedNames) == 0 && len(oldNames) > 0 {
 			form.RemoveFiles(key)
 		} else if len(oldNames) > 0 {
-
 			toDelete := []string{}
 
 			for _, name := range oldNames {
@@ -698,7 +707,7 @@ func (form *RecordUpsert) DrySubmit(callback func(txDao *daos.Dao) error) error
 		defer tx.Rollback()
 
 		if err := txDao.SaveRecord(form.record); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return form.prepareError(err)
 		}
 
 		// restore record isNew state
@@ -731,19 +740,46 @@ func (form *RecordUpsert) Submit(interceptors ...InterceptorFunc[*models.Record]
 			form.record.MarkAsNew()
 		}
 
-		// upload new files (if any)
-		if err := form.processFilesToUpload(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to process the uploaded files: %w", err)
-		}
+		dao := form.dao.Clone()
 
-		// persist the record model
-		if saveErr := form.dao.SaveRecord(form.record); saveErr != nil {
-			// try to cleanup the successfully uploaded files
-			if _, err := form.deleteFilesByNamesList(form.getFilesToUploadNames()); err != nil && form.app.IsDebug() {
-				log.Println(err)
+		// upload new files (if any)
+		//
+		// note: executed after the default BeforeCreateFunc and BeforeUpdateFunc hooks
+		// to allow uploading AFTER the before app model hooks (eg. in case of an id change)
+		// but BEFORE the actual record db persistence
+		// ---
+		dao.BeforeCreateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
+			if form.dao.BeforeCreateFunc != nil {
+				if err := form.dao.BeforeCreateFunc(eventDao, m); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
 			}
 
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to save the record: %w", saveErr)
+			if m.TableName() == form.record.TableName() && m.GetId() == form.record.GetId() {
+				return form.processFilesToUpload()
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		dao.BeforeUpdateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
+			if form.dao.BeforeUpdateFunc != nil {
+				if err := form.dao.BeforeUpdateFunc(eventDao, m); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+
+			if m.TableName() == form.record.TableName() && m.GetId() == form.record.GetId() {
+				return form.processFilesToUpload()
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		}
+		// ---
+
+		// persist the record model
+		if err := dao.SaveRecord(form.record); err != nil {
+			return form.prepareError(err)
 		}
 
 		// delete old files (if any)
@@ -758,25 +794,13 @@ func (form *RecordUpsert) Submit(interceptors ...InterceptorFunc[*models.Record]
 	}, interceptors...)
 }
 
-func (form *RecordUpsert) getFilesToUploadNames() []string {
-	names := []string{}
-
-	for fieldKey := range form.filesToUpload {
-		for _, file := range form.filesToUpload[fieldKey] {
-			names = append(names, file.Name)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return names
-}
-
 func (form *RecordUpsert) processFilesToUpload() error {
 	if len(form.filesToUpload) == 0 {
 		return nil // no parsed file fields
 	}
 
 	if !form.record.HasId() {
-		return errors.New("the record is not persisted yet")
+		return errors.New("the record doesn't have an id")
 	}
 
 	fs, err := form.app.NewFilesystem()
@@ -824,7 +848,7 @@ func (form *RecordUpsert) deleteFilesByNamesList(filenames []string) ([]string,
 	}
 
 	if !form.record.HasId() {
-		return filenames, errors.New("the record doesn't have a unique ID")
+		return filenames, errors.New("the record doesn't have an id")
 	}
 
 	fs, err := form.app.NewFilesystem()
@@ -857,3 +881,30 @@ func (form *RecordUpsert) deleteFilesByNamesList(filenames []string) ([]string,
 
 	return filenames, nil
 }
+
+// prepareError parses the provided error and tries to return
+// user-friendly validation error(s).
+func (form *RecordUpsert) prepareError(err error) error {
+	msg := strings.ToLower(err.Error())
+
+	validationErrs := validation.Errors{}
+
+	// check for unique constraint failure
+	if strings.Contains(msg, "unique constraint failed") {
+		msg = strings.ReplaceAll(strings.TrimSpace(msg), ",", " ")
+
+		c := form.record.Collection()
+		for _, f := range c.Schema.Fields() {
+			// blank space to unify multi-columns lookup
+			if strings.Contains(msg+" ", fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s ", strings.ToLower(c.Name), f.Name)) {
+				validationErrs[f.Name] = validation.NewError("validation_not_unique", "Value must be unique")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(validationErrs) > 0 {
+		return validationErrs
+	}
+
+	return err
+}

forms/record_upsert_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
@@ -979,11 +980,33 @@ func TestRecordUpsertAddAndRemoveFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	removed0 := "test_d61b33QdDU.txt" // replaced
+	removed1 := "300_WlbFWSGmW9.png"
+	removed2 := "logo_vcfJJG5TAh.svg"
+
 	form.AddFiles("file_one", f1) // should replace the existin file
 
 	form.AddFiles("file_many", f2, f3) // should append
 
-	form.RemoveFiles("file_many", "300_WlbFWSGmW9.png", "logo_vcfJJG5TAh.svg") // should remove
+	form.RemoveFiles("file_many", removed1, removed2) // should remove
+
+	filesToUpload := form.FilesToUpload()
+	if v, ok := filesToUpload["file_one"]; !ok || len(v) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected filesToUpload[file_one] to have exactly 1 file, got %v", v)
+	}
+	if v, ok := filesToUpload["file_many"]; !ok || len(v) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected filesToUpload[file_many] to have exactly 2 file, got %v", v)
+	}
+
+	filesToDelete := form.FilesToDelete()
+	if len(filesToDelete) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected exactly 2 file to delete, got %v", filesToDelete)
+	}
+	for _, f := range []string{removed0, removed1, removed2} {
+		if !list.ExistInSlice(f, filesToDelete) {
+			t.Fatalf("Missing file %q from filesToDelete %v", f, filesToDelete)
+		}
+	}
 
 	if err := form.Submit(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to submit the RecordUpsert form, got %v", err)
@@ -995,14 +1018,14 @@ func TestRecordUpsertAddAndRemoveFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// ensure files deletion
-	if hasRecordFile(app, recordAfter, "test_d61b33QdDU.txt") {
+	if hasRecordFile(app, recordAfter, removed0) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected the old file_one file to be deleted")
 	}
-	if hasRecordFile(app, recordAfter, "300_WlbFWSGmW9.png") {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected 300_WlbFWSGmW9.png to be deleted")
+	if hasRecordFile(app, recordAfter, removed1) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s to be deleted", removed1)
 	}
-	if hasRecordFile(app, recordAfter, "logo_vcfJJG5TAh.svg") {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected logo_vcfJJG5TAh.svg to be deleted")
+	if hasRecordFile(app, recordAfter, removed2) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s to be deleted", removed2)
 	}
 
 	fileOne := recordAfter.GetStringSlice("file_one")
@@ -1015,3 +1038,64 @@ func TestRecordUpsertAddAndRemoveFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected file_many to be 5, got %v", fileMany)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRecordUpsertUploadFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	collection, err := app.Dao().FindCollectionByNameOrId("demo3")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	testDaos := []*daos.Dao{
+		app.Dao(),                // with hooks
+		daos.New(app.Dao().DB()), // without hooks
+	}
+
+	for i, dao := range testDaos {
+		// create with invalid file
+		{
+			prefix := fmt.Sprintf("%d-create", i)
+
+			new := models.NewRecord(collection)
+			new.Id = "123456789012341"
+
+			form := forms.NewRecordUpsert(app, new)
+			form.SetDao(dao)
+			form.LoadData(map[string]any{"title": "new_test"})
+			form.AddFiles("files", &filesystem.File{Reader: &filesystem.PathReader{Path: "/tmp/__missing__"}})
+
+			if err := form.Submit(); err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("[%s] Expected error, got nil", prefix)
+			}
+
+			if r, err := app.Dao().FindRecordById(collection.Id, new.Id); err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("[%s] Expected the inserted record to be deleted, found \n%v", prefix, r.PublicExport())
+			}
+		}
+
+		// update with invalid file
+		{
+			prefix := fmt.Sprintf("%d-update", i)
+
+			record, err := app.Dao().FindRecordById(collection.Id, "1tmknxy2868d869")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			form := forms.NewRecordUpsert(app, record)
+			form.SetDao(dao)
+			form.LoadData(map[string]any{"title": "update_test"})
+			form.AddFiles("files", &filesystem.File{Reader: &filesystem.PathReader{Path: "/tmp/__missing__"}})
+
+			if err := form.Submit(); err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("[%s] Expected error, got nil", prefix)
+			}
+
+			if r, _ := app.Dao().FindRecordById(collection.Id, record.Id); r == nil || r.GetString("title") == "update_test" {
+				t.Fatalf("[%s] Expected the record changes to be reverted, got \n%v", prefix, r.PublicExport())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

forms/settings_upsert.go

@@ -58,8 +58,22 @@ func (form *SettingsUpsert) Submit(interceptors ...InterceptorFunc[*settings.Set
 	return runInterceptors(form.Settings, func(s *settings.Settings) error {
 		form.Settings = s
 
+		oldSettings, err := form.app.Settings().Clone();
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// eagerly merge the application settings with the form ones
+		if err := form.app.Settings().Merge(form.Settings); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// persists settings change
 		encryptionKey := os.Getenv(form.app.EncryptionEnv())
 		if err := form.dao.SaveSettings(form.Settings, encryptionKey); err != nil {
+			// try to revert app settings
+			form.app.Settings().Merge(oldSettings)
+
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -73,7 +87,6 @@ func (form *SettingsUpsert) Submit(interceptors ...InterceptorFunc[*settings.Set
 			form.app.LogsDao().Vacuum()
 		}
 
-		// merge the application settings with the form ones
-		return form.app.Settings().Merge(form.Settings)
+		return nil
 	}, interceptors...)
 }

forms/test_email_send_test.go

@@ -24,56 +24,58 @@ func TestEmailSendValidateAndSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i, s := range scenarios {
-		app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
-		defer app.Cleanup()
+		func() {
+			app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+			defer app.Cleanup()
 
-		form := forms.NewTestEmailSend(app)
-		form.Email = s.email
-		form.Template = s.template
+			form := forms.NewTestEmailSend(app)
+			form.Email = s.email
+			form.Template = s.template
 
-		result := form.Submit()
+			result := form.Submit()
 
-		// parse errors
-		errs, ok := result.(validation.Errors)
-		if !ok && result != nil {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Failed to parse errors %v", i, result)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// check errors
-		if len(errs) > len(s.expectedErrors) {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected error keys %v, got %v", i, s.expectedErrors, errs)
-			continue
-		}
-		for _, k := range s.expectedErrors {
-			if _, ok := errs[k]; !ok {
-				t.Errorf("(%d) Missing expected error key %q in %v", i, k, errs)
-				continue
+			// parse errors
+			errs, ok := result.(validation.Errors)
+			if !ok && result != nil {
+				t.Errorf("(%d) Failed to parse errors %v", i, result)
+				return
 			}
-		}
 
-		expectedEmails := 1
-		if len(s.expectedErrors) > 0 {
-			expectedEmails = 0
-		}
+			// check errors
+			if len(errs) > len(s.expectedErrors) {
+				t.Errorf("(%d) Expected error keys %v, got %v", i, s.expectedErrors, errs)
+				return
+			}
+			for _, k := range s.expectedErrors {
+				if _, ok := errs[k]; !ok {
+					t.Errorf("(%d) Missing expected error key %q in %v", i, k, errs)
+					return
+				}
+			}
 
-		if app.TestMailer.TotalSend != expectedEmails {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected %d email(s) to be sent, got %d", i, expectedEmails, app.TestMailer.TotalSend)
-		}
+			expectedEmails := 1
+			if len(s.expectedErrors) > 0 {
+				expectedEmails = 0
+			}
 
-		if len(s.expectedErrors) > 0 {
-			continue
-		}
+			if app.TestMailer.TotalSend != expectedEmails {
+				t.Errorf("(%d) Expected %d email(s) to be sent, got %d", i, expectedEmails, app.TestMailer.TotalSend)
+			}
 
-		expectedContent := "Verify"
-		if s.template == "password-reset" {
-			expectedContent = "Reset password"
-		} else if s.template == "email-change" {
-			expectedContent = "Confirm new email"
-		}
+			if len(s.expectedErrors) > 0 {
+				return
+			}
 
-		if !strings.Contains(app.TestMailer.LastMessage.HTML, expectedContent) {
-			t.Errorf("(%d) Expected the email to contains %s, got \n%v", i, expectedContent, app.TestMailer.LastMessage.HTML)
-		}
+			expectedContent := "Verify"
+			if s.template == "password-reset" {
+				expectedContent = "Reset password"
+			} else if s.template == "email-change" {
+				expectedContent = "Confirm new email"
+			}
+
+			if !strings.Contains(app.TestMailer.LastMessage.HTML, expectedContent) {
+				t.Errorf("(%d) Expected the email to contains %s, got \n%v", i, expectedContent, app.TestMailer.LastMessage.HTML)
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 }

forms/test_s3_filesystem.go

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package forms
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	validation "github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/settings"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/filesystem"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/security"
+)
+
+const (
+	s3FilesystemStorage = "storage"
+	s3FilesystemBackups = "backups"
+)
+
+// TestS3Filesystem defines a S3 filesystem connection test.
+type TestS3Filesystem struct {
+	app core.App
+
+	// The name of the filesystem - storage or backups
+	Filesystem string `form:"filesystem" json:"filesystem"`
+}
+
+// NewTestS3Filesystem creates and initializes new TestS3Filesystem form.
+func NewTestS3Filesystem(app core.App) *TestS3Filesystem {
+	return &TestS3Filesystem{app: app}
+}
+
+// Validate makes the form validatable by implementing [validation.Validatable] interface.
+func (form *TestS3Filesystem) Validate() error {
+	return validation.ValidateStruct(form,
+		validation.Field(
+			&form.Filesystem,
+			validation.Required,
+			validation.In(s3FilesystemStorage, s3FilesystemBackups),
+		),
+	)
+}
+
+// Submit validates and performs a S3 filesystem connection test.
+func (form *TestS3Filesystem) Submit() error {
+	if err := form.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var s3Config settings.S3Config
+
+	if form.Filesystem == s3FilesystemBackups {
+		s3Config = form.app.Settings().Backups.S3
+	} else {
+		s3Config = form.app.Settings().S3
+	}
+
+	if !s3Config.Enabled {
+		return errors.New("S3 storage filesystem is not enabled")
+	}
+
+	fsys, err := filesystem.NewS3(
+		s3Config.Bucket,
+		s3Config.Region,
+		s3Config.Endpoint,
+		s3Config.AccessKey,
+		s3Config.Secret,
+		s3Config.ForcePathStyle,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize the S3 filesystem: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer fsys.Close()
+
+	testPrefix := "pb_settings_test_" + security.PseudorandomString(5)
+	testFileKey := testPrefix + "/test.txt"
+
+	// try to upload a test file
+	if err := fsys.Upload([]byte("test"), testFileKey); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to upload a test file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// test prefix deletion (ensures that both bucket list and delete works)
+	if errs := fsys.DeletePrefix(testPrefix); len(errs) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete a test file: %w", errs[0])
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

forms/test_s3_filesystem_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package forms_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	validation "github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/forms"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+)
+
+func TestS3FilesystemValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name           string
+		filesystem     string
+		expectedErrors []string
+	}{
+		{
+			"empty filesystem",
+			"",
+			[]string{"filesystem"},
+		},
+		{
+			"invalid filesystem",
+			"something",
+			[]string{"filesystem"},
+		},
+		{
+			"backups filesystem",
+			"backups",
+			[]string{},
+		},
+		{
+			"storage filesystem",
+			"storage",
+			[]string{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		form := forms.NewTestS3Filesystem(app)
+		form.Filesystem = s.filesystem
+
+		result := form.Validate()
+
+		// parse errors
+		errs, ok := result.(validation.Errors)
+		if !ok && result != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to parse errors %v", s.name, result)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check errors
+		if len(errs) > len(s.expectedErrors) {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected error keys %v, got %v", s.name, s.expectedErrors, errs)
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, k := range s.expectedErrors {
+			if _, ok := errs[k]; !ok {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Missing expected error key %q in %v", s.name, k, errs)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestS3FilesystemSubmitFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	app, _ := tests.NewTestApp()
+	defer app.Cleanup()
+
+	// check if validate was called
+	{
+		form := forms.NewTestS3Filesystem(app)
+		form.Filesystem = ""
+
+		result := form.Submit()
+
+		if result == nil {
+			t.Fatal("Expected error, got nil")
+		}
+
+		if _, ok := result.(validation.Errors); !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected validation.Error, got %v", result)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// check with valid storage and disabled s3
+	{
+		form := forms.NewTestS3Filesystem(app)
+		form.Filesystem = "storage"
+
+		result := form.Submit()
+
+		if result == nil {
+			t.Fatal("Expected error, got nil")
+		}
+
+		if _, ok := result.(validation.Error); ok {
+			t.Fatalf("Didn't expect validation.Error, got %v", result)
+		}
+	}
+}

forms/validators/file.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 // size is no more than the provided maxBytes.
 //
 // Example:
+//
 //	validation.Field(&form.File, validation.By(validators.UploadedFileSize(1000)))
 func UploadedFileSize(maxBytes int) validation.RuleFunc {
 	return func(value any) error {
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ func UploadedFileSize(maxBytes int) validation.RuleFunc {
 // mimetype is within the provided allowed mime types.
 //
 // Example:
-// 	validMimeTypes := []string{"test/plain","image/jpeg"}
+//
+//	validMimeTypes := []string{"test/plain","image/jpeg"}
 //	validation.Field(&form.File, validation.By(validators.UploadedFileMimeType(validMimeTypes)))
 func UploadedFileMimeType(validTypes []string) validation.RuleFunc {
 	return func(value any) error {

forms/validators/model.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 // Compare checks whether the provided model id exists.
 //
 // Example:
+//
 //	validation.Field(&form.Id, validation.By(validators.UniqueId(form.dao, tableName)))
 func UniqueId(dao *daos.Dao, tableName string) validation.RuleFunc {
 	return func(value any) error {

forms/validators/record_data.go

@@ -86,17 +86,6 @@ func (validator *RecordDataValidator) Validate(data map[string]any) error {
 			errs[key] = err
 			continue
 		}
-
-		// check unique constraint
-		if field.Unique && !validator.dao.IsRecordValueUnique(
-			validator.record.Collection().Id,
-			key,
-			value,
-			validator.record.GetId(),
-		) {
-			errs[key] = validation.NewError("validation_not_unique", "Value must be unique")
-			continue
-		}
 	}
 
 	if len(errs) == 0 {
@@ -362,6 +351,10 @@ func (validator *RecordDataValidator) checkRelationValue(field *schema.SchemaFie
 
 	options, _ := field.Options.(*schema.RelationOptions)
 
+	if options.MinSelect != nil && len(ids) < *options.MinSelect {
+		return validation.NewError("validation_not_enough_values", fmt.Sprintf("Select at least %d", *options.MinSelect))
+	}
+
 	if options.MaxSelect != nil && len(ids) > *options.MaxSelect {
 		return validation.NewError("validation_too_many_values", fmt.Sprintf("Select no more than %d", *options.MaxSelect))
 	}

forms/validators/record_data_test.go

@@ -99,16 +99,6 @@ func TestRecordDataValidatorValidateText(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 			[]string{"field2"},
 		},
-		{
-			"(text) check unique constraint",
-			map[string]any{
-				"field1": "test",
-				"field2": "test",
-				"field3": "test",
-			},
-			nil,
-			[]string{"field3"},
-		},
 		{
 			"(text) check min constraint",
 			map[string]any{
@@ -225,16 +215,6 @@ func TestRecordDataValidatorValidateNumber(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 			[]string{"field2"},
 		},
-		{
-			"(number) check unique constraint",
-			map[string]any{
-				"field1": 123,
-				"field2": 123,
-				"field3": 123,
-			},
-			nil,
-			[]string{"field3"},
-		},
 		{
 			"(number) check min constraint",
 			map[string]any{
@@ -345,16 +325,6 @@ func TestRecordDataValidatorValidateBool(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 			[]string{"field2"},
 		},
-		{
-			"(bool) check unique constraint",
-			map[string]any{
-				"field1": true,
-				"field2": true,
-				"field3": true,
-			},
-			nil,
-			[]string{"field3"},
-		},
 		{
 			"(bool) valid data (only required)",
 			map[string]any{
@@ -441,16 +411,6 @@ func TestRecordDataValidatorValidateEmail(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 			[]string{"field1", "field2", "field3"},
 		},
-		{
-			"(email) check unique constraint",
-			map[string]any{
-				"field1": "test@example.com",
-				"field2": "test@test.com",
-				"field3": "test@example.com",
-			},
-			nil,
-			[]string{"field3"},
-		},
 		{
 			"(email) check ExceptDomains constraint",
 			map[string]any{
@@ -557,16 +517,6 @@ func TestRecordDataValidatorValidateUrl(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 			[]string{"field1", "field3"},
 		},
-		{
-			"(url) check unique constraint",
-			map[string]any{
-				"field1": "http://example.com",
-				"field2": "http://test.com",
-				"field3": "http://example.com",
-			},
-			nil,
-			[]string{"field3"},
-		},
 		{
 			"(url) check ExceptDomains constraint",
 			map[string]any{
@@ -695,16 +645,6 @@ func TestRecordDataValidatorValidateDate(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 			[]string{"field2"},
 		},
-		{
-			"(date) check unique constraint",
-			map[string]any{
-				"field1": "2029-01-01 01:01:01.123",
-				"field2": "2029-01-01 01:01:01.123",
-				"field3": "2029-01-01 01:01:01.123",
-			},
-			nil,
-			[]string{"field3"},
-		},
 		{
 			"(date) check min date constraint",
 			map[string]any{
@@ -827,26 +767,6 @@ func TestRecordDataValidatorValidateSelect(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 			[]string{},
 		},
-		{
-			"(select) check unique constraint",
-			map[string]any{
-				"field1": "a",
-				"field2": "b",
-				"field3": []string{"a", "b", "c"},
-			},
-			nil,
-			[]string{"field3"},
-		},
-		{
-			"(select) check unique constraint - same elements but different order",
-			map[string]any{
-				"field1": "a",
-				"field2": "b",
-				"field3": []string{"a", "c", "b"},
-			},
-			nil,
-			[]string{},
-		},
 		{
 			"(select) check Values constraint",
 			map[string]any{
@@ -977,16 +897,6 @@ func TestRecordDataValidatorValidateJson(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 			[]string{"field2"},
 		},
-		{
-			"(json) check unique constraint",
-			map[string]any{
-				"field1": `{"test":123}`,
-				"field2": `{"test":123}`,
-				"field3": map[string]any{"test": 123},
-			},
-			nil,
-			[]string{"field3"},
-		},
 		{
 			"(json) check json text invalid obj, array and number normalizations",
 			map[string]any{
@@ -1212,6 +1122,7 @@ func TestRecordDataValidatorValidateRelation(t *testing.T) {
 			Unique: true,
 			Type:   schema.FieldTypeRelation,
 			Options: &schema.RelationOptions{
+				MinSelect:    types.Pointer(2),
 				CollectionId: demo.Id,
 			},
 		},
@@ -1259,11 +1170,10 @@ func TestRecordDataValidatorValidateRelation(t *testing.T) {
 			[]string{"field2"},
 		},
 		{
-			"check unique constraint",
+			"check min constraint",
 			map[string]any{
-				"field1": relId1,
 				"field2": relId2,
-				"field3": []string{relId1, relId2, relId3, relId3}, // repeating values are collapsed
+				"field3": []string{relId1},
 			},
 			nil,
 			[]string{"field3"},

forms/validators/string.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 // Compare checks whether the validated value matches another string.
 //
 // Example:
+//
 //	validation.Field(&form.PasswordConfirm, validation.By(validators.Compare(form.Password)))
 func Compare(valueToCompare string) validation.RuleFunc {
 	return func(value any) error {

go.mod

@@ -4,86 +4,86 @@ go 1.18
 
 require (
 	github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.6
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.187
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.266
 	github.com/disintegration/imaging v1.6.2
-	github.com/domodwyer/mailyak/v3 v3.3.4
-	github.com/dop251/goja v0.0.0-20221118162653-d4bf6fde1b86
-	github.com/dop251/goja_nodejs v0.0.0-20221009164102-3aa5028e57f6
-	github.com/fatih/color v1.14.1
-	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.1
+	github.com/domodwyer/mailyak/v3 v3.6.0
+	github.com/dop251/goja v0.0.0-20230427124612-428fc442ff5f
+	github.com/dop251/goja_nodejs v0.0.0-20230322100729-2550c7b6c124
+	github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0
+	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.2
 	github.com/ganigeorgiev/fexpr v0.3.0
 	github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4 v4.3.0
-	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.4.3
+	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.0
 	github.com/labstack/echo/v5 v5.0.0-20220201181537-ed2888cfa198
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.16
-	github.com/pocketbase/dbx v1.9.0
-	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.0
-	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.1
-	gocloud.dev v0.28.0
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.5.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.5.0
-	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.4.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0
-	modernc.org/sqlite v1.20.3
+	github.com/pocketbase/dbx v1.10.0
+	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.1
+	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
+	gocloud.dev v0.29.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.9.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.10.0
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.8.0
+	modernc.org/sqlite v1.22.1
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20210307081110-f21760c49a8d // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.17.3 // indirect
+	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20230301143203-a9d515a09cc2 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.18.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.4.10 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.18.10 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.13.10 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.12.21 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager v1.11.49 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.1.27 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.4.21 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.3.28 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/v4a v1.0.18 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.18.25 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.13.24 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.13.3 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/manager v1.11.67 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.1.33 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/endpoints/v2 v2.4.27 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/ini v1.3.34 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/v4a v1.0.25 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/accept-encoding v1.9.11 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/checksum v1.1.22 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.9.21 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/s3shared v1.13.21 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.30.1 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso v1.12.0 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssooidc v1.14.0 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.18.2 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/checksum v1.1.28 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.9.27 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/s3shared v1.14.2 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3 v1.33.1 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso v1.12.10 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ssooidc v1.14.10 // indirect
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.19.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.13.5 // indirect
-	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.7.0 // indirect
+	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-sourcemap/sourcemap v2.1.3+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
-	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
+	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20230510103437-eeec1cb781c3 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/wire v0.5.0 // indirect
-	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.7.0 // indirect
+	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.17 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.18 // indirect
 	github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20200706080929-d51e80ef957d // indirect
-	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230126093431-47fa9a501578 // indirect
+	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.2 // indirect
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/image v0.3.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.7.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.4.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/term v0.4.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.6.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/image v0.7.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.10.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.8.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.9.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.5.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.9.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20220907171357-04be3eba64a2 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/api v0.108.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/api v0.123.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20230125152338-dcaf20b6aeaa // indirect
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.52.3 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 // indirect
-	lukechampine.com/uint128 v1.2.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20230410155749-daa745c078e1 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.55.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.30.0 // indirect
+	lukechampine.com/uint128 v1.3.0 // indirect
 	modernc.org/cc/v3 v3.40.0 // indirect
 	modernc.org/ccgo/v3 v3.16.13 // indirect
-	modernc.org/libc v1.22.2 // indirect
+	modernc.org/libc v1.22.6 // indirect
 	modernc.org/mathutil v1.5.0 // indirect
 	modernc.org/memory v1.5.0 // indirect
 	modernc.org/opt v0.1.3 // indirect

mails/admin.go

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func SendAdminPasswordReset(app core.App, admin *models.Admin) error {
 			Name:    app.Settings().Meta.SenderName,
 			Address: app.Settings().Meta.SenderAddress,
 		},
-		To:      mail.Address{Address: admin.Email},
+		To:      []mail.Address{{Address: admin.Email}},
 		Subject: "Reset admin password",
 		HTML:    body,
 	}

mails/record.go

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func SendRecordPasswordReset(app core.App, authRecord *models.Record) error {
 			Name:    app.Settings().Meta.SenderName,
 			Address: app.Settings().Meta.SenderAddress,
 		},
-		To:      mail.Address{Address: authRecord.Email()},
+		To:      []mail.Address{{Address: authRecord.Email()}},
 		Subject: subject,
 		HTML:    body,
 	}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func SendRecordVerification(app core.App, authRecord *models.Record) error {
 			Name:    app.Settings().Meta.SenderName,
 			Address: app.Settings().Meta.SenderAddress,
 		},
-		To:      mail.Address{Address: authRecord.Email()},
+		To:      []mail.Address{{Address: authRecord.Email()}},
 		Subject: subject,
 		HTML:    body,
 	}
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func SendRecordChangeEmail(app core.App, record *models.Record, newEmail string)
 			Name:    app.Settings().Meta.SenderName,
 			Address: app.Settings().Meta.SenderAddress,
 		},
-		To:      mail.Address{Address: newEmail},
+		To:      []mail.Address{{Address: newEmail}},
 		Subject: subject,
 		HTML:    body,
 	}

mails/templates/layout.go

@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ const Layout = `
             font-family: Source Sans Pro, sans-serif, emoji;
         }
         body {
-            padding: 30px 20px;
-        }
-        p {
-            display: block;
-            margin: 10px 0;
-            font-family: Source Sans Pro, sans-serif, emoji;
+            padding: 20px 30px;
         }
         strong {
             font-weight: bold;
@@ -32,6 +27,11 @@ const Layout = `
         em, i {
             font-style: italic;
         }
+        p {
+            display: block;
+            margin: 10px 0;
+            font-family: inherit;
+        }
         small {
             font-size: 12px;
             line-height: 16px;
@@ -58,54 +58,22 @@ const Layout = `
             color: #fff !important;
             background: #16161a !important;
             text-decoration: none !important;
-            line-height: 45px;
-            width: 100%;
-            max-width: 100%;
+            line-height: 40px;
+            width: auto;
+            min-width: 150px;
             text-align: center;
-            padding: 0 30px;
-            margin: 10px 0;
+            padding: 0 20px;
+            margin: 5px 0;
             font-family: Source Sans Pro, sans-serif, emoji;;
             font-size: 14px;
             font-weight: bold;
-            border-radius: 3px;
+            border-radius: 6px;
             box-sizing: border-box;
         }
-        .wrapper {
-            display: block;
-            width: 460px;
-            max-width: 100%;
-            margin: auto;
-            font-family: inherit;
-        }
-        .content {
-            display: block;
-            width: 100%;
-            padding: 10px 20px;
-            font-family: inherit;
-            box-sizing: border-box;
-            background: #fff;
-            border-radius: 10px;
-            -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 2px 30px 0px rgb(0,0,0,0.05);
-            -moz-box-shadow: 0px 2px 30px 0px rgb(0,0,0,0.05);
-            box-shadow: 0px 2px 30px 0px rgb(0,0,0,0.05);
-        }
-        .footer {
-            display: block;
-            width: 100%;
-            text-align: center;
-            margin: 10px 0;
-            color:  #666f75;
-            font-size: 11px;
-            font-family: inherit;
-        }
     </style>
 </head>
 <body>
-    <div class="wrapper">
-        <div class="content">
-            {{template "content" .}}
-        </div>
-    </div>
+    {{template "content" .}}
 </body>
 </html>
 `

migrations/1640988000_init.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/settings"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/migrate"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
 )
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ func init() {
 				[[tokenKey]]        TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
 				[[passwordHash]]    TEXT NOT NULL,
 				[[lastResetSentAt]] TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL,
-				[[created]]         TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL,
-				[[updated]]         TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL
+				[[created]]         TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%fZ')) NOT NULL,
+				[[updated]]         TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%fZ')) NOT NULL
 			);
 
 			CREATE TABLE {{_collections}} (
@@ -52,14 +53,15 @@ func init() {
 				[[type]]       TEXT DEFAULT "base" NOT NULL,
 				[[name]]       TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
 				[[schema]]     JSON DEFAULT "[]" NOT NULL,
+				[[indexes]]    JSON DEFAULT "[]" NOT NULL,
 				[[listRule]]   TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
 				[[viewRule]]   TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
 				[[createRule]] TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
 				[[updateRule]] TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
 				[[deleteRule]] TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
 				[[options]]    JSON DEFAULT "{}" NOT NULL,
-				[[created]]    TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL,
-				[[updated]]    TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL
+				[[created]]    TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%fZ')) NOT NULL,
+				[[updated]]    TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%fZ')) NOT NULL
 			);
 
 			CREATE TABLE {{_params}} (
@@ -76,8 +78,8 @@ func init() {
 				[[recordId]]     TEXT NOT NULL,
 				[[provider]]     TEXT NOT NULL,
 				[[providerId]]   TEXT NOT NULL,
-				[[created]]      TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL,
-				[[updated]]      TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL,
+				[[created]]      TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%fZ')) NOT NULL,
+				[[updated]]      TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%fZ')) NOT NULL,
 				---
 				FOREIGN KEY ([[collectionId]]) REFERENCES {{_collections}} ([[id]]) ON UPDATE CASCADE ON DELETE CASCADE
 			);
@@ -89,6 +91,15 @@ func init() {
 			return tablesErr
 		}
 
+		dao := daos.New(db)
+
+		// inserts default settings
+		// -----------------------------------------------------------
+		defaultSettings := settings.New()
+		if err := dao.SaveSettings(defaultSettings); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		// inserts the system profiles collection
 		// -----------------------------------------------------------
 		usersCollection := &models.Collection{}
@@ -138,7 +149,7 @@ func init() {
 			},
 		)
 
-		return daos.New(db).SaveCollection(usersCollection)
+		return dao.SaveCollection(usersCollection)
 	}, func(db dbx.Builder) error {
 		tables := []string{
 			"users",

migrations/1677152688_rename_authentik_to_oidc.go

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package migrations
+
+import (
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+)
+
+// This migration replaces the "authentikAuth" setting with "oidc".
+func init() {
+	AppMigrations.Register(func(db dbx.Builder) error {
+		_, err := db.NewQuery(`
+			UPDATE {{_params}}
+			SET [[value]] = replace([[value]], '"authentikAuth":', '"oidcAuth":')
+			WHERE [[key]] = 'settings'
+		`).Execute()
+
+		return err
+	}, func(db dbx.Builder) error {
+		_, err := db.NewQuery(`
+			UPDATE {{_params}}
+			SET [[value]] = replace([[value]], '"oidcAuth":', '"authentikAuth":')
+			WHERE [[key]] = 'settings'
+		`).Execute()
+
+		return err
+	})
+}

migrations/1679943780_normalize_single_multiple_values.go

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package migrations
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models/schema"
+)
+
+// Normalizes old single and multiple values of MultiValuer fields (file, select, relation).
+func init() {
+	AppMigrations.Register(func(db dbx.Builder) error {
+		dao := daos.New(db)
+
+		collections := []*models.Collection{}
+		if err := dao.CollectionQuery().All(&collections); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		for _, c := range collections {
+			if c.IsView() {
+				// skip view collections
+				continue
+			}
+
+			for _, f := range c.Schema.Fields() {
+				opt, ok := f.Options.(schema.MultiValuer)
+				if !ok {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				var updateQuery *dbx.Query
+
+				if opt.IsMultiple() {
+					updateQuery = dao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf(
+						`UPDATE {{%s}} set [[%s]] = (
+							CASE
+								WHEN COALESCE([[%s]], '') = ''
+								THEN '[]'
+								ELSE (
+									CASE
+										WHEN json_valid([[%s]]) AND json_type([[%s]]) == 'array'
+										THEN [[%s]]
+										ELSE json_array([[%s]])
+									END
+								)
+							END
+						)`,
+						c.Name,
+						f.Name,
+						f.Name,
+						f.Name,
+						f.Name,
+						f.Name,
+						f.Name,
+					))
+				} else {
+					updateQuery = dao.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf(
+						`UPDATE {{%s}} set [[%s]] = (
+							CASE
+								WHEN COALESCE([[%s]], '[]') = '[]'
+								THEN ''
+								ELSE (
+									CASE
+										WHEN json_valid([[%s]]) AND json_type([[%s]]) == 'array'
+										THEN COALESCE(json_extract([[%s]], '$[#-1]'), '')
+										ELSE [[%s]]
+									END
+								)
+							END
+						)`,
+						c.Name,
+						f.Name,
+						f.Name,
+						f.Name,
+						f.Name,
+						f.Name,
+						f.Name,
+					))
+				}
+
+				if _, err := updateQuery.Execute(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// trigger view query update after the records normalization
+		// (ignore save error in case of invalid query to allow users to change it from the UI)
+		for _, c := range collections {
+			if !c.IsView() {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			dao.SaveCollection(c)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}, func(db dbx.Builder) error {
+		return nil
+	})
+}

migrations/1679943781_add_indexes_column.go

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+package migrations
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/daos"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/models"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/dbutils"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/list"
+)
+
+// Adds _collections indexes column (if not already).
+//
+// Note: This migration will be deleted once schema.SchemaField.Unuique is removed.
+func init() {
+	AppMigrations.Register(func(db dbx.Builder) error {
+		dao := daos.New(db)
+
+		// cleanup failed remaining/"dangling" temp views to prevent
+		// errors during the indexes upsert
+		// ---
+		tempViews := []string{}
+		viewsErr := db.Select("name").
+			From("sqlite_schema").
+			AndWhere(dbx.HashExp{"type": "view"}).
+			AndWhere(dbx.NewExp(`[[name]] LIKE '\_temp\_%' ESCAPE '\'`)).
+			Column(&tempViews)
+		if viewsErr != nil {
+			return viewsErr
+		}
+		for _, name := range tempViews {
+			if err := dao.DeleteView(name); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		// ---
+
+		cols, err := dao.TableColumns("_collections")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var hasIndexesColumn bool
+		for _, col := range cols {
+			if col == "indexes" {
+				// already existing (probably via the init migration)
+				hasIndexesColumn = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if !hasIndexesColumn {
+			if _, err := db.AddColumn("_collections", "indexes", `JSON DEFAULT "[]" NOT NULL`).Execute(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		collections := []*models.Collection{}
+		if err := dao.CollectionQuery().AndWhere(dbx.NewExp("type != 'view'")).All(&collections); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		type indexInfo struct {
+			Sql       string `db:"sql"`
+			IndexName string `db:"name"`
+			TableName string `db:"tbl_name"`
+		}
+
+		indexesQuery := db.NewQuery(`SELECT * FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = "index" and sql is not null`)
+		rawIndexes := []indexInfo{}
+		if err := indexesQuery.All(&rawIndexes); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		indexesByTableName := map[string][]indexInfo{}
+		for _, idx := range rawIndexes {
+			indexesByTableName[idx.TableName] = append(indexesByTableName[idx.TableName], idx)
+		}
+
+		for _, c := range collections {
+			c.Indexes = nil // reset
+
+			excludeIndexes := []string{
+				"_" + c.Id + "_email_idx",
+				"_" + c.Id + "_username_idx",
+				"_" + c.Id + "_tokenKey_idx",
+			}
+
+			// convert custom indexes into the related collections
+			for _, idx := range indexesByTableName[c.Name] {
+				if strings.Contains(idx.IndexName, "sqlite_autoindex_") ||
+					list.ExistInSlice(idx.IndexName, excludeIndexes) {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// drop old index (it will be recreated with the collection)
+				if _, err := db.DropIndex(idx.TableName, idx.IndexName).Execute(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+
+				c.Indexes = append(c.Indexes, idx.Sql)
+			}
+
+			// convert unique fields to indexes
+		FieldsLoop:
+			for _, f := range c.Schema.Fields() {
+				if !f.Unique {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				for _, idx := range indexesByTableName[c.Name] {
+					parsed := dbutils.ParseIndex(idx.Sql)
+					if parsed.Unique && len(parsed.Columns) == 1 && strings.EqualFold(parsed.Columns[0].Name, f.Name) {
+						continue FieldsLoop // already added
+					}
+				}
+
+				c.Indexes = append(c.Indexes, fmt.Sprintf(
+					`CREATE UNIQUE INDEX "idx_unique_%s" on "%s" ("%s")`,
+					f.Id,
+					c.Name,
+					f.Name,
+				))
+			}
+
+			if len(c.Indexes) > 0 {
+				if err := dao.SaveCollection(c); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}, func(db dbx.Builder) error {
+		_, err := db.DropColumn("_collections", "indexes").Execute()
+
+		return err
+	})
+}

migrations/logs/1640988000_init.go

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ func init() {
 				[[referer]]   TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL,
 				[[userAgent]] TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL,
 				[[meta]]      JSON DEFAULT "{}" NOT NULL,
-				[[created]]   TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL,
-				[[updated]]   TEXT DEFAULT "" NOT NULL
+				[[created]]   TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%fZ')) NOT NULL,
+				[[updated]]   TEXT DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%fZ')) NOT NULL
 			);
 
 			CREATE INDEX _request_status_idx on {{_requests}} ([[status]]);

migrations/logs/1677760279_uppsercase_method.go

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package logs
+
+import (
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+)
+
+// This migration normalizes the request logs method to UPPERCASE (eg. "get" => "GET").
+func init() {
+	LogsMigrations.Register(func(db dbx.Builder) error {
+		_, err := db.NewQuery("UPDATE {{_requests}} SET method=UPPER(method)").Execute()
+
+		return err
+	}, func(db dbx.Builder) error {
+		_, err := db.NewQuery("UPDATE {{_requests}} SET method=LOWER(method)").Execute()
+
+		return err
+	})
+}

models/admin.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (m *Admin) SetPassword(password string) error {
 	}
 
 	// hash the password
-	hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), 13)
+	hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), 12)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

models/backup_file_info.go

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package models
+
+import "github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
+
+type BackupFileInfo struct {
+	Key      string         `json:"key"`
+	Size     int64          `json:"size"`
+	Modified types.DateTime `json:"modified"`
+}

models/collection.go

@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@ var (
 const (
 	CollectionTypeBase = "base"
 	CollectionTypeAuth = "auth"
+	CollectionTypeView = "view"
 )
 
 type Collection struct {
 	BaseModel
 
-	Name   string        `db:"name" json:"name"`
-	Type   string        `db:"type" json:"type"`
-	System bool          `db:"system" json:"system"`
-	Schema schema.Schema `db:"schema" json:"schema"`
+	Name    string                  `db:"name" json:"name"`
+	Type    string                  `db:"type" json:"type"`
+	System  bool                    `db:"system" json:"system"`
+	Schema  schema.Schema           `db:"schema" json:"schema"`
+	Indexes types.JsonArray[string] `db:"indexes" json:"indexes"`
 
 	// rules
 	ListRule   *string `db:"listRule" json:"listRule"`
@@ -52,11 +54,16 @@ func (m *Collection) IsBase() bool {
 	return m.Type == CollectionTypeBase
 }
 
-// IsBase checks if the current collection has "auth" type.
+// IsAuth checks if the current collection has "auth" type.
 func (m *Collection) IsAuth() bool {
 	return m.Type == CollectionTypeAuth
 }
 
+// IsView checks if the current collection has "view" type.
+func (m *Collection) IsView() bool {
+	return m.Type == CollectionTypeView
+}
+
 // MarshalJSON implements the [json.Marshaler] interface.
 func (m Collection) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	type alias Collection // prevent recursion
@@ -82,6 +89,14 @@ func (m *Collection) AuthOptions() CollectionAuthOptions {
 	return result
 }
 
+// ViewOptions decodes the current collection options and returns them
+// as new [CollectionViewOptions] instance.
+func (m *Collection) ViewOptions() CollectionViewOptions {
+	result := CollectionViewOptions{}
+	m.DecodeOptions(&result)
+	return result
+}
+
 // NormalizeOptions updates the current collection options with a
 // new normalized state based on the collection type.
 func (m *Collection) NormalizeOptions() error {
@@ -89,6 +104,8 @@ func (m *Collection) NormalizeOptions() error {
 	switch m.Type {
 	case CollectionTypeAuth:
 		typedOptions = m.AuthOptions()
+	case CollectionTypeView:
+		typedOptions = m.ViewOptions()
 	default:
 		typedOptions = m.BaseOptions()
 	}
@@ -143,7 +160,7 @@ func (m *Collection) SetOptions(typedOptions any) error {
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// CollectionAuthOptions defines the "base" Collection.Options fields.
+// CollectionBaseOptions defines the "base" Collection.Options fields.
 type CollectionBaseOptions struct {
 }
 
@@ -152,6 +169,8 @@ func (o CollectionBaseOptions) Validate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 // CollectionAuthOptions defines the "auth" Collection.Options fields.
 type CollectionAuthOptions struct {
 	ManageRule         *string  `form:"manageRule" json:"manageRule"`
@@ -184,3 +203,17 @@ func (o CollectionAuthOptions) Validate() error {
 		),
 	)
 }
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// CollectionViewOptions defines the "view" Collection.Options fields.
+type CollectionViewOptions struct {
+	Query string `form:"query" json:"query"`
+}
+
+// Validate implements [validation.Validatable] interface.
+func (o CollectionViewOptions) Validate() error {
+	return validation.ValidateStruct(&o,
+		validation.Field(&o.Query, validation.Required),
+	)
+}

models/collection_test.go

@@ -75,33 +75,33 @@ func TestCollectionMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"no type",
 			models.Collection{Name: "test"},
-			`{"id":"","created":"","updated":"","name":"test","type":"","system":false,"schema":[],"listRule":null,"viewRule":null,"createRule":null,"updateRule":null,"deleteRule":null,"options":{}}`,
+			`{"id":"","created":"","updated":"","name":"test","type":"","system":false,"schema":[],"indexes":[],"listRule":null,"viewRule":null,"createRule":null,"updateRule":null,"deleteRule":null,"options":{}}`,
 		},
 		{
 			"unknown type + non empty options",
-			models.Collection{Name: "test", Type: "unknown", ListRule: types.Pointer("test_list"), Options: types.JsonMap{"test": 123}},
-			`{"id":"","created":"","updated":"","name":"test","type":"unknown","system":false,"schema":[],"listRule":"test_list","viewRule":null,"createRule":null,"updateRule":null,"deleteRule":null,"options":{}}`,
+			models.Collection{Name: "test", Type: "unknown", ListRule: types.Pointer("test_list"), Options: types.JsonMap{"test": 123}, Indexes: types.JsonArray[string]{"idx_test"}},
+			`{"id":"","created":"","updated":"","name":"test","type":"unknown","system":false,"schema":[],"indexes":["idx_test"],"listRule":"test_list","viewRule":null,"createRule":null,"updateRule":null,"deleteRule":null,"options":{}}`,
 		},
 		{
 			"base type + non empty options",
 			models.Collection{Name: "test", Type: models.CollectionTypeBase, ListRule: types.Pointer("test_list"), Options: types.JsonMap{"test": 123}},
-			`{"id":"","created":"","updated":"","name":"test","type":"base","system":false,"schema":[],"listRule":"test_list","viewRule":null,"createRule":null,"updateRule":null,"deleteRule":null,"options":{}}`,
+			`{"id":"","created":"","updated":"","name":"test","type":"base","system":false,"schema":[],"indexes":[],"listRule":"test_list","viewRule":null,"createRule":null,"updateRule":null,"deleteRule":null,"options":{}}`,
 		},
 		{
 			"auth type + non empty options",
 			models.Collection{BaseModel: models.BaseModel{Id: "test"}, Type: models.CollectionTypeAuth, Options: types.JsonMap{"test": 123, "allowOAuth2Auth": true, "minPasswordLength": 4}},
-			`{"id":"test","created":"","updated":"","name":"","type":"auth","system":false,"schema":[],"listRule":null,"viewRule":null,"createRule":null,"updateRule":null,"deleteRule":null,"options":{"allowEmailAuth":false,"allowOAuth2Auth":true,"allowUsernameAuth":false,"exceptEmailDomains":null,"manageRule":null,"minPasswordLength":4,"onlyEmailDomains":null,"requireEmail":false}}`,
+			`{"id":"test","created":"","updated":"","name":"","type":"auth","system":false,"schema":[],"indexes":[],"listRule":null,"viewRule":null,"createRule":null,"updateRule":null,"deleteRule":null,"options":{"allowEmailAuth":false,"allowOAuth2Auth":true,"allowUsernameAuth":false,"exceptEmailDomains":null,"manageRule":null,"minPasswordLength":4,"onlyEmailDomains":null,"requireEmail":false}}`,
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, s := range scenarios {
 		result, err := s.collection.MarshalJSON()
 		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("(%s) Unexpected error %v", s.name, err)
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Unexpected error %v", s.name, err)
 			continue
 		}
 		if string(result) != s.expected {
-			t.Errorf("(%s) Expected\n%v \ngot \n%v", s.name, s.expected, string(result))
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected\n%v \ngot \n%v", s.name, s.expected, string(result))
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestCollectionBaseOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		if strEncoded := string(encoded); strEncoded != s.expected {
-			t.Errorf("(%s) Expected \n%v \ngot \n%v", s.name, s.expected, strEncoded)
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected \n%v \ngot \n%v", s.name, s.expected, strEncoded)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -188,7 +188,52 @@ func TestCollectionAuthOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		if strEncoded := string(encoded); strEncoded != s.expected {
-			t.Errorf("(%s) Expected \n%v \ngot \n%v", s.name, s.expected, strEncoded)
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected \n%v \ngot \n%v", s.name, s.expected, strEncoded)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCollectionViewOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	options := types.JsonMap{"query": "select id from demo1", "minPasswordLength": 4}
+	expectedSerialization := `{"query":"select id from demo1"}`
+
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name       string
+		collection models.Collection
+		expected   string
+	}{
+		{
+			"no type",
+			models.Collection{Options: options},
+			expectedSerialization,
+		},
+		{
+			"unknown type",
+			models.Collection{Type: "anything", Options: options},
+			expectedSerialization,
+		},
+		{
+			"different type",
+			models.Collection{Type: models.CollectionTypeBase, Options: options},
+			expectedSerialization,
+		},
+		{
+			"view type",
+			models.Collection{Type: models.CollectionTypeView, Options: options},
+			expectedSerialization,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		result := s.collection.ViewOptions()
+
+		encoded, err := json.Marshal(result)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if strEncoded := string(encoded); strEncoded != s.expected {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected \n%v \ngot \n%v", s.name, s.expected, strEncoded)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -218,7 +263,7 @@ func TestNormalizeOptions(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, s := range scenarios {
 		if err := s.collection.NormalizeOptions(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("(%s) Unexpected error %v", s.name, err)
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Unexpected error %v", s.name, err)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -228,7 +273,7 @@ func TestNormalizeOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		if strEncoded := string(encoded); strEncoded != s.expected {
-			t.Errorf("(%s) Expected \n%v \ngot \n%v", s.name, s.expected, strEncoded)
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected \n%v \ngot \n%v", s.name, s.expected, strEncoded)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -286,7 +331,7 @@ func TestSetOptions(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, s := range scenarios {
 		if err := s.collection.SetOptions(s.options); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("(%s) Unexpected error %v", s.name, err)
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Unexpected error %v", s.name, err)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -296,7 +341,7 @@ func TestSetOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		if strEncoded := string(encoded); strEncoded != s.expected {
-			t.Errorf("(%s) Expected \n%v \ngot \n%v", s.name, s.expected, strEncoded)
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected \n%v \ngot \n%v", s.name, s.expected, strEncoded)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -378,18 +423,61 @@ func TestCollectionAuthOptionsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		// parse errors
 		errs, ok := result.(validation.Errors)
 		if !ok && result != nil {
-			t.Errorf("(%s) Failed to parse errors %v", s.name, result)
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to parse errors %v", s.name, result)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if len(errs) != len(s.expectedErrors) {
-			t.Errorf("(%s) Expected error keys %v, got errors \n%v", s.name, s.expectedErrors, result)
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected error keys %v, got errors \n%v", s.name, s.expectedErrors, result)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		for key := range errs {
 			if !list.ExistInSlice(key, s.expectedErrors) {
-				t.Errorf("(%s) Unexpected error key %q in \n%v", s.name, key, errs)
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Unexpected error key %q in \n%v", s.name, key, errs)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCollectionViewOptionsValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name           string
+		options        models.CollectionViewOptions
+		expectedErrors []string
+	}{
+		{
+			"empty",
+			models.CollectionViewOptions{},
+			[]string{"query"},
+		},
+		{
+			"valid data",
+			models.CollectionViewOptions{
+				Query: "test123",
+			},
+			[]string{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		result := s.options.Validate()
+
+		// parse errors
+		errs, ok := result.(validation.Errors)
+		if !ok && result != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to parse errors %v", s.name, result)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if len(errs) != len(s.expectedErrors) {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected error keys %v, got errors \n%v", s.name, s.expectedErrors, result)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for key := range errs {
+			if !list.ExistInSlice(key, s.expectedErrors) {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Unexpected error key %q in \n%v", s.name, key, errs)
 			}
 		}
 	}

models/record.go

@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ func nullStringMapValue(data dbx.NullStringMap, key string) any {
 
 // NewRecordFromNullStringMap initializes a single new Record model
 // with data loaded from the provided NullStringMap.
+//
+// Note that this method is intended to load and Scan data from a database
+// result and calls PostScan() which marks the record as "not new".
 func NewRecordFromNullStringMap(collection *Collection, data dbx.NullStringMap) *Record {
 	resultMap := make(map[string]any, len(data))
 
@@ -89,6 +92,9 @@ func NewRecordFromNullStringMap(collection *Collection, data dbx.NullStringMap)
 
 // NewRecordsFromNullStringMaps initializes a new Record model for
 // each row in the provided NullStringMap slice.
+//
+// Note that this method is intended to load and Scan data from a database
+// result and calls PostScan() for each record marking them as "not new".
 func NewRecordsFromNullStringMaps(collection *Collection, rows []dbx.NullStringMap) []*Record {
 	result := make([]*Record, len(rows))
 
@@ -273,9 +279,9 @@ func (m *Record) IgnoreEmailVisibility(state bool) {
 	m.ignoreEmailVisibility = state
 }
 
-// WithUnkownData toggles the export/serialization of unknown data fields
+// WithUnknownData toggles the export/serialization of unknown data fields
 // (false by default).
-func (m *Record) WithUnkownData(state bool) {
+func (m *Record) WithUnknownData(state bool) {
 	m.exportUnknown = state
 }
 
@@ -469,8 +475,12 @@ func (m *Record) PublicExport() map[string]any {
 
 	// export base model fields
 	result[schema.FieldNameId] = m.GetId()
-	result[schema.FieldNameCreated] = m.GetCreated()
-	result[schema.FieldNameUpdated] = m.GetUpdated()
+	if created := m.GetCreated(); !m.Collection().IsView() || !created.IsZero() {
+		result[schema.FieldNameCreated] = created
+	}
+	if updated := m.GetUpdated(); !m.Collection().IsView() || !updated.IsZero() {
+		result[schema.FieldNameUpdated] = updated
+	}
 
 	// add helper collection reference fields
 	result[schema.FieldNameCollectionId] = m.collection.Id
@@ -556,7 +566,7 @@ func (m *Record) ReplaceModifers(data map[string]any) map[string]any {
 		}
 
 		// -----------------------------------------------------------
-		// legacy file field modifiers (kept for backward compatability)
+		// legacy file field modifiers (kept for backward compatibility)
 		// -----------------------------------------------------------
 
 		var oldNames []string
@@ -620,16 +630,16 @@ func (m *Record) getNormalizeDataValueForDB(key string) any {
 	switch ids := val.(type) {
 	case []string:
 		// encode string slice
-		return append(types.JsonArray{}, list.ToInterfaceSlice(ids)...)
+		return append(types.JsonArray[string]{}, ids...)
 	case []int:
 		// encode int slice
-		return append(types.JsonArray{}, list.ToInterfaceSlice(ids)...)
+		return append(types.JsonArray[int]{}, ids...)
 	case []float64:
 		// encode float64 slice
-		return append(types.JsonArray{}, list.ToInterfaceSlice(ids)...)
+		return append(types.JsonArray[float64]{}, ids...)
 	case []any:
 		// encode interface slice
-		return append(types.JsonArray{}, ids...)
+		return append(types.JsonArray[any]{}, ids...)
 	default:
 		// no changes
 		return val
@@ -854,7 +864,7 @@ func (m *Record) SetPassword(password string) error {
 	}
 
 	// hash the password
-	hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), 13)
+	hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), 12)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

models/record_test.go

@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func TestRecordCleanCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	// allow the special flags and options to check whether they will be ignored
 	m.SetExpand(map[string]any{"test": 123})
 	m.IgnoreEmailVisibility(true)
-	m.WithUnkownData(true)
+	m.WithUnknownData(true)
 
 	copy := m.CleanCopy()
 	copyExport, _ := copy.MarshalJSON()
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ func TestRecordPublicExportAndMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 
 		m.Load(data)
 		m.IgnoreEmailVisibility(s.exportHidden)
-		m.WithUnkownData(s.exportUnknown)
+		m.WithUnknownData(s.exportUnknown)
 
 		exportResult, err := json.Marshal(m.PublicExport())
 		if err != nil {

models/request_data.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type RequestData struct {
 	Method     string         `json:"method"`
 	Query      map[string]any `json:"query"`
 	Data       map[string]any `json:"data"`
+	Headers    map[string]any `json:"headers"`
 	AuthRecord *Record        `json:"authRecord"`
 	Admin      *Admin         `json:"admin"`
 }

models/schema/schema_field.go

@@ -131,15 +131,19 @@ type SchemaField struct {
 	Name     string `form:"name" json:"name"`
 	Type     string `form:"type" json:"type"`
 	Required bool   `form:"required" json:"required"`
-	Unique   bool   `form:"unique" json:"unique"`
-	Options  any    `form:"options" json:"options"`
+
+	// Deprecated: This field is no-op and will be removed in future versions.
+	// Please use the collection.Indexes field to define a unique constraint.
+	Unique bool `form:"unique" json:"unique"`
+
+	Options any `form:"options" json:"options"`
 }
 
 // ColDefinition returns the field db column type definition as string.
 func (f *SchemaField) ColDefinition() string {
 	switch f.Type {
 	case FieldTypeNumber:
-		return "REAL DEFAULT 0"
+		return "NUMERIC DEFAULT 0"
 	case FieldTypeBool:
 		return "BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE"
 	case FieldTypeJson:
@@ -321,7 +325,7 @@ func (f *SchemaField) PrepareValue(value any) any {
 		val := list.ToUniqueStringSlice(value)
 
 		options, _ := f.Options.(*SelectOptions)
-		if options.MaxSelect <= 1 {
+		if !options.IsMultiple() {
 			if len(val) > 0 {
 				return val[len(val)-1] // the last selected
 			}
@@ -333,7 +337,7 @@ func (f *SchemaField) PrepareValue(value any) any {
 		val := list.ToUniqueStringSlice(value)
 
 		options, _ := f.Options.(*FileOptions)
-		if options.MaxSelect <= 1 {
+		if !options.IsMultiple() {
 			if len(val) > 0 {
 				return val[len(val)-1] // the last selected
 			}
@@ -345,7 +349,7 @@ func (f *SchemaField) PrepareValue(value any) any {
 		ids := list.ToUniqueStringSlice(value)
 
 		options, _ := f.Options.(*RelationOptions)
-		if options.MaxSelect != nil && *options.MaxSelect <= 1 {
+		if !options.IsMultiple() {
 			if len(ids) > 0 {
 				return ids[len(ids)-1] // the last selected
 			}
@@ -386,8 +390,7 @@ func (f *SchemaField) PrepareValueWithModifier(baseValue any, modifier string, m
 		}
 	case FieldTypeFile:
 		// note: file for now supports only the subtract modifier
-		switch modifier {
-		case FieldValueModifierSubtract:
+		if modifier == FieldValueModifierSubtract {
 			resolvedValue = list.SubtractSlice(
 				list.ToUniqueStringSlice(baseValue),
 				list.ToUniqueStringSlice(modifierValue),
@@ -400,7 +403,12 @@ func (f *SchemaField) PrepareValueWithModifier(baseValue any, modifier string, m
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// FieldOptions interfaces that defines common methods that every field options struct has.
+// MultiValuer defines common interface methods that every multi-valued (eg. with MaxSelect) field option struct has.
+type MultiValuer interface {
+	IsMultiple() bool
+}
+
+// FieldOptions defines common interface methods that every field option struct has.
 type FieldOptions interface {
 	Validate() error
 }
@@ -565,6 +573,12 @@ func (o SelectOptions) Validate() error {
 	)
 }
 
+// IsMultiple implements MultiValuer interface and checks whether the
+// current field options support multiple values.
+func (o SelectOptions) IsMultiple() bool {
+	return o.MaxSelect > 1
+}
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 type JsonOptions struct {
@@ -576,11 +590,14 @@ func (o JsonOptions) Validate() error {
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+var _ MultiValuer = (*FileOptions)(nil)
+
 type FileOptions struct {
 	MaxSelect int      `form:"maxSelect" json:"maxSelect"`
 	MaxSize   int      `form:"maxSize" json:"maxSize"` // in bytes
 	MimeTypes []string `form:"mimeTypes" json:"mimeTypes"`
 	Thumbs    []string `form:"thumbs" json:"thumbs"`
+	Protected bool     `form:"protected" json:"protected"`
 }
 
 func (o FileOptions) Validate() error {
@@ -594,8 +611,16 @@ func (o FileOptions) Validate() error {
 	)
 }
 
+// IsMultiple implements MultiValuer interface and checks whether the
+// current field options support multiple values.
+func (o FileOptions) IsMultiple() bool {
+	return o.MaxSelect > 1
+}
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+var _ MultiValuer = (*RelationOptions)(nil)
+
 type RelationOptions struct {
 	// CollectionId is the id of the related collection.
 	CollectionId string `form:"collectionId" json:"collectionId"`
@@ -604,6 +629,12 @@ type RelationOptions struct {
 	// in case of delete of all linked relations.
 	CascadeDelete bool `form:"cascadeDelete" json:"cascadeDelete"`
 
+	// MinSelect indicates the min number of allowed relation records
+	// that could be linked to the main model.
+	//
+	// If nil no limits are applied.
+	MinSelect *int `form:"minSelect" json:"minSelect"`
+
 	// MaxSelect indicates the max number of allowed relation records
 	// that could be linked to the main model.
 	//
@@ -615,12 +646,24 @@ type RelationOptions struct {
 }
 
 func (o RelationOptions) Validate() error {
+	minVal := 0
+	if o.MinSelect != nil {
+		minVal = *o.MinSelect
+	}
+
 	return validation.ValidateStruct(&o,
 		validation.Field(&o.CollectionId, validation.Required),
-		validation.Field(&o.MaxSelect, validation.NilOrNotEmpty, validation.Min(1)),
+		validation.Field(&o.MinSelect, validation.NilOrNotEmpty, validation.Min(1)),
+		validation.Field(&o.MaxSelect, validation.NilOrNotEmpty, validation.Min(minVal)),
 	)
 }
 
+// IsMultiple implements MultiValuer interface and checks whether the
+// current field options support multiple values.
+func (o RelationOptions) IsMultiple() bool {
+	return o.MaxSelect == nil || *o.MaxSelect > 1
+}
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // Deprecated: Will be removed in v0.9+

models/schema/schema_field_test.go

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestSchemaFieldColDefinition(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			schema.SchemaField{Type: schema.FieldTypeNumber, Name: "test"},
-			"REAL DEFAULT 0",
+			"NUMERIC DEFAULT 0",
 		},
 		{
 			schema.SchemaField{Type: schema.FieldTypeBool, Name: "test"},
@@ -504,12 +504,12 @@ func TestSchemaFieldInitOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			schema.SchemaField{Type: schema.FieldTypeFile},
 			false,
-			`{"system":false,"id":"","name":"","type":"file","required":false,"unique":false,"options":{"maxSelect":0,"maxSize":0,"mimeTypes":null,"thumbs":null}}`,
+			`{"system":false,"id":"","name":"","type":"file","required":false,"unique":false,"options":{"maxSelect":0,"maxSize":0,"mimeTypes":null,"thumbs":null,"protected":false}}`,
 		},
 		{
 			schema.SchemaField{Type: schema.FieldTypeRelation},
 			false,
-			`{"system":false,"id":"","name":"","type":"relation","required":false,"unique":false,"options":{"collectionId":"","cascadeDelete":false,"maxSelect":null,"displayFields":null}}`,
+			`{"system":false,"id":"","name":"","type":"relation","required":false,"unique":false,"options":{"collectionId":"","cascadeDelete":false,"minSelect":null,"maxSelect":null,"displayFields":null}}`,
 		},
 		{
 			schema.SchemaField{Type: schema.FieldTypeUser},
@@ -1983,6 +1983,28 @@ func TestSelectOptionsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	checkFieldOptionsScenarios(t, scenarios)
 }
 
+func TestSelectOptionsIsMultiple(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		maxSelect int
+		expect    bool
+	}{
+		{-1, false},
+		{0, false},
+		{1, false},
+		{2, true},
+	}
+
+	for i, s := range scenarios {
+		opt := schema.SelectOptions{
+			MaxSelect: s.maxSelect,
+		}
+
+		if v := opt.IsMultiple(); v != s.expect {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected %v, got %v", i, s.expect, v)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestJsonOptionsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	scenarios := []fieldOptionsScenario{
 		{
@@ -2053,6 +2075,28 @@ func TestFileOptionsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	checkFieldOptionsScenarios(t, scenarios)
 }
 
+func TestFileOptionsIsMultiple(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		maxSelect int
+		expect    bool
+	}{
+		{-1, false},
+		{0, false},
+		{1, false},
+		{2, true},
+	}
+
+	for i, s := range scenarios {
+		opt := schema.FileOptions{
+			MaxSelect: s.maxSelect,
+		}
+
+		if v := opt.IsMultiple(); v != s.expect {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected %v, got %v", i, s.expect, v)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRelationOptionsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	scenarios := []fieldOptionsScenario{
 		{
@@ -2088,3 +2132,26 @@ func TestRelationOptionsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	checkFieldOptionsScenarios(t, scenarios)
 }
+
+func TestRelationOptionsIsMultiple(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		maxSelect *int
+		expect    bool
+	}{
+		{nil, true},
+		{types.Pointer(-1), false},
+		{types.Pointer(0), false},
+		{types.Pointer(1), false},
+		{types.Pointer(2), true},
+	}
+
+	for i, s := range scenarios {
+		opt := schema.RelationOptions{
+			MaxSelect: s.maxSelect,
+		}
+
+		if v := opt.IsMultiple(); v != s.expect {
+			t.Errorf("[%d] Expected %v, got %v", i, s.expect, v)
+		}
+	}
+}

models/settings/settings.go

@@ -10,26 +10,34 @@ import (
 	validation "github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4"
 	"github.com/go-ozzo/ozzo-validation/v4/is"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/auth"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/cron"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/mailer"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/rest"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/security"
 )
 
+// SecretMask is the default settings secrets replacement value
+// (see Settings.RedactClone()).
+const SecretMask string = "******"
+
 // Settings defines common app configuration options.
 type Settings struct {
 	mux sync.RWMutex
 
-	Meta MetaConfig `form:"meta" json:"meta"`
-	Logs LogsConfig `form:"logs" json:"logs"`
-	Smtp SmtpConfig `form:"smtp" json:"smtp"`
-	S3   S3Config   `form:"s3" json:"s3"`
+	Meta    MetaConfig    `form:"meta" json:"meta"`
+	Logs    LogsConfig    `form:"logs" json:"logs"`
+	Smtp    SmtpConfig    `form:"smtp" json:"smtp"`
+	S3      S3Config      `form:"s3" json:"s3"`
+	Backups BackupsConfig `form:"backups" json:"backups"`
 
 	AdminAuthToken           TokenConfig `form:"adminAuthToken" json:"adminAuthToken"`
 	AdminPasswordResetToken  TokenConfig `form:"adminPasswordResetToken" json:"adminPasswordResetToken"`
+	AdminFileToken           TokenConfig `form:"adminFileToken" json:"adminFileToken"`
 	RecordAuthToken          TokenConfig `form:"recordAuthToken" json:"recordAuthToken"`
 	RecordPasswordResetToken TokenConfig `form:"recordPasswordResetToken" json:"recordPasswordResetToken"`
 	RecordEmailChangeToken   TokenConfig `form:"recordEmailChangeToken" json:"recordEmailChangeToken"`
 	RecordVerificationToken  TokenConfig `form:"recordVerificationToken" json:"recordVerificationToken"`
+	RecordFileToken          TokenConfig `form:"recordFileToken" json:"recordFileToken"`
 
 	// Deprecated: Will be removed in v0.9+
 	EmailAuth EmailAuthConfig `form:"emailAuth" json:"emailAuth"`
@@ -47,8 +55,11 @@ type Settings struct {
 	StravaAuth    AuthProviderConfig `form:"stravaAuth" json:"stravaAuth"`
 	GiteeAuth     AuthProviderConfig `form:"giteeAuth" json:"giteeAuth"`
 	LivechatAuth  AuthProviderConfig `form:"livechatAuth" json:"livechatAuth"`
-	AuthentikAuth AuthProviderConfig `form:"authentikAuth" json:"authentikAuth"`
 	GiteaAuth     AuthProviderConfig `form:"giteaAuth" json:"giteaAuth"`
+	OIDCAuth      AuthProviderConfig `form:"oidcAuth" json:"oidcAuth"`
+	OIDC2Auth     AuthProviderConfig `form:"oidc2Auth" json:"oidc2Auth"`
+	OIDC3Auth     AuthProviderConfig `form:"oidc3Auth" json:"oidc3Auth"`
+	AppleAuth     AuthProviderConfig `form:"appleAuth" json:"appleAuth"`
 }
 
 // New creates and returns a new default Settings instance.
@@ -75,29 +86,40 @@ func New() *Settings {
 			Password: "",
 			Tls:      false,
 		},
+		Backups: BackupsConfig{
+			CronMaxKeep: 3,
+		},
 		AdminAuthToken: TokenConfig{
 			Secret:   security.RandomString(50),
-			Duration: 1209600, // 14 days,
+			Duration: 1209600, // 14 days
 		},
 		AdminPasswordResetToken: TokenConfig{
 			Secret:   security.RandomString(50),
-			Duration: 1800, // 30 minutes,
+			Duration: 1800, // 30 minutes
+		},
+		AdminFileToken: TokenConfig{
+			Secret:   security.RandomString(50),
+			Duration: 120, // 2 minutes
 		},
 		RecordAuthToken: TokenConfig{
 			Secret:   security.RandomString(50),
-			Duration: 1209600, // 14 days,
+			Duration: 1209600, // 14 days
 		},
 		RecordPasswordResetToken: TokenConfig{
 			Secret:   security.RandomString(50),
-			Duration: 1800, // 30 minutes,
+			Duration: 1800, // 30 minutes
 		},
 		RecordVerificationToken: TokenConfig{
 			Secret:   security.RandomString(50),
-			Duration: 604800, // 7 days,
+			Duration: 604800, // 7 days
+		},
+		RecordFileToken: TokenConfig{
+			Secret:   security.RandomString(50),
+			Duration: 120, // 2 minutes
 		},
 		RecordEmailChangeToken: TokenConfig{
 			Secret:   security.RandomString(50),
-			Duration: 1800, // 30 minutes,
+			Duration: 1800, // 30 minutes
 		},
 		GoogleAuth: AuthProviderConfig{
 			Enabled: false,
@@ -138,10 +160,19 @@ func New() *Settings {
 		LivechatAuth: AuthProviderConfig{
 			Enabled: false,
 		},
-		AuthentikAuth: AuthProviderConfig{
+		GiteaAuth: AuthProviderConfig{
 			Enabled: false,
 		},
-		GiteaAuth: AuthProviderConfig{
+		OIDCAuth: AuthProviderConfig{
+			Enabled: false,
+		},
+		OIDC2Auth: AuthProviderConfig{
+			Enabled: false,
+		},
+		OIDC3Auth: AuthProviderConfig{
+			Enabled: false,
+		},
+		AppleAuth: AuthProviderConfig{
 			Enabled: false,
 		},
 	}
@@ -157,12 +188,15 @@ func (s *Settings) Validate() error {
 		validation.Field(&s.Logs),
 		validation.Field(&s.AdminAuthToken),
 		validation.Field(&s.AdminPasswordResetToken),
+		validation.Field(&s.AdminFileToken),
 		validation.Field(&s.RecordAuthToken),
 		validation.Field(&s.RecordPasswordResetToken),
 		validation.Field(&s.RecordEmailChangeToken),
 		validation.Field(&s.RecordVerificationToken),
+		validation.Field(&s.RecordFileToken),
 		validation.Field(&s.Smtp),
 		validation.Field(&s.S3),
+		validation.Field(&s.Backups),
 		validation.Field(&s.GoogleAuth),
 		validation.Field(&s.FacebookAuth),
 		validation.Field(&s.GithubAuth),
@@ -176,8 +210,11 @@ func (s *Settings) Validate() error {
 		validation.Field(&s.StravaAuth),
 		validation.Field(&s.GiteeAuth),
 		validation.Field(&s.LivechatAuth),
-		validation.Field(&s.AuthentikAuth),
 		validation.Field(&s.GiteaAuth),
+		validation.Field(&s.OIDCAuth),
+		validation.Field(&s.OIDC2Auth),
+		validation.Field(&s.OIDC3Auth),
+		validation.Field(&s.AppleAuth),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -211,17 +248,18 @@ func (s *Settings) RedactClone() (*Settings, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	mask := "******"
-
 	sensitiveFields := []*string{
 		&clone.Smtp.Password,
 		&clone.S3.Secret,
+		&clone.Backups.S3.Secret,
 		&clone.AdminAuthToken.Secret,
 		&clone.AdminPasswordResetToken.Secret,
+		&clone.AdminFileToken.Secret,
 		&clone.RecordAuthToken.Secret,
 		&clone.RecordPasswordResetToken.Secret,
 		&clone.RecordEmailChangeToken.Secret,
 		&clone.RecordVerificationToken.Secret,
+		&clone.RecordFileToken.Secret,
 		&clone.GoogleAuth.ClientSecret,
 		&clone.FacebookAuth.ClientSecret,
 		&clone.GithubAuth.ClientSecret,
@@ -235,14 +273,17 @@ func (s *Settings) RedactClone() (*Settings, error) {
 		&clone.StravaAuth.ClientSecret,
 		&clone.GiteeAuth.ClientSecret,
 		&clone.LivechatAuth.ClientSecret,
-		&clone.AuthentikAuth.ClientSecret,
 		&clone.GiteaAuth.ClientSecret,
+		&clone.OIDCAuth.ClientSecret,
+		&clone.OIDC2Auth.ClientSecret,
+		&clone.OIDC3Auth.ClientSecret,
+		&clone.AppleAuth.ClientSecret,
 	}
 
 	// mask all sensitive fields
 	for _, v := range sensitiveFields {
 		if v != nil && *v != "" {
-			*v = mask
+			*v = SecretMask
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -256,21 +297,24 @@ func (s *Settings) NamedAuthProviderConfigs() map[string]AuthProviderConfig {
 	defer s.mux.RUnlock()
 
 	return map[string]AuthProviderConfig{
-		auth.NameGoogle:    s.GoogleAuth,
-		auth.NameFacebook:  s.FacebookAuth,
-		auth.NameGithub:    s.GithubAuth,
-		auth.NameGitlab:    s.GitlabAuth,
-		auth.NameDiscord:   s.DiscordAuth,
-		auth.NameTwitter:   s.TwitterAuth,
-		auth.NameMicrosoft: s.MicrosoftAuth,
-		auth.NameSpotify:   s.SpotifyAuth,
-		auth.NameKakao:     s.KakaoAuth,
-		auth.NameTwitch:    s.TwitchAuth,
-		auth.NameStrava:    s.StravaAuth,
-		auth.NameGitee:     s.GiteeAuth,
-		auth.NameLivechat:  s.LivechatAuth,
-		auth.NameAuthentik: s.AuthentikAuth,
-		auth.NameGitea:     s.GiteaAuth,
+		auth.NameGoogle:     s.GoogleAuth,
+		auth.NameFacebook:   s.FacebookAuth,
+		auth.NameGithub:     s.GithubAuth,
+		auth.NameGitlab:     s.GitlabAuth,
+		auth.NameDiscord:    s.DiscordAuth,
+		auth.NameTwitter:    s.TwitterAuth,
+		auth.NameMicrosoft:  s.MicrosoftAuth,
+		auth.NameSpotify:    s.SpotifyAuth,
+		auth.NameKakao:      s.KakaoAuth,
+		auth.NameTwitch:     s.TwitchAuth,
+		auth.NameStrava:     s.StravaAuth,
+		auth.NameGitee:      s.GiteeAuth,
+		auth.NameLivechat:   s.LivechatAuth,
+		auth.NameGitea:      s.GiteaAuth,
+		auth.NameOIDC:       s.OIDCAuth,
+		auth.NameOIDC + "2": s.OIDC2Auth,
+		auth.NameOIDC + "3": s.OIDC3Auth,
+		auth.NameApple:      s.AppleAuth,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -356,6 +400,51 @@ func (c S3Config) Validate() error {
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+type BackupsConfig struct {
+	// Cron is a cron expression to schedule auto backups, eg. "* * * * *".
+	//
+	// Leave it empty to disable the auto backups functionality.
+	Cron string `form:"cron" json:"cron"`
+
+	// CronMaxKeep is the the max number of cron generated backups to
+	// keep before removing older entries.
+	//
+	// This field works only when the cron config has valid cron expression.
+	CronMaxKeep int `form:"cronMaxKeep" json:"cronMaxKeep"`
+
+	// S3 is an optional S3 storage config specifying where to store the app backups.
+	S3 S3Config `form:"s3" json:"s3"`
+}
+
+// Validate makes BackupsConfig validatable by implementing [validation.Validatable] interface.
+func (c BackupsConfig) Validate() error {
+	return validation.ValidateStruct(&c,
+		validation.Field(&c.S3),
+		validation.Field(&c.Cron, validation.By(checkCronExpression)),
+		validation.Field(
+			&c.CronMaxKeep,
+			validation.When(c.Cron != "", validation.Required),
+			validation.Min(1),
+		),
+	)
+}
+
+func checkCronExpression(value any) error {
+	v, _ := value.(string)
+	if v == "" {
+		return nil // nothing to check
+	}
+
+	_, err := cron.NewSchedule(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return validation.NewError("validation_invalid_cron", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 type MetaConfig struct {
 	AppName                    string        `form:"appName" json:"appName"`
 	AppUrl                     string        `form:"appUrl" json:"appUrl"`
@@ -481,11 +570,11 @@ func (c LogsConfig) Validate() error {
 
 type AuthProviderConfig struct {
 	Enabled      bool   `form:"enabled" json:"enabled"`
-	ClientId     string `form:"clientId" json:"clientId,omitempty"`
-	ClientSecret string `form:"clientSecret" json:"clientSecret,omitempty"`
-	AuthUrl      string `form:"authUrl" json:"authUrl,omitempty"`
-	TokenUrl     string `form:"tokenUrl" json:"tokenUrl,omitempty"`
-	UserApiUrl   string `form:"userApiUrl" json:"userApiUrl,omitempty"`
+	ClientId     string `form:"clientId" json:"clientId"`
+	ClientSecret string `form:"clientSecret" json:"clientSecret"`
+	AuthUrl      string `form:"authUrl" json:"authUrl"`
+	TokenUrl     string `form:"tokenUrl" json:"tokenUrl"`
+	UserApiUrl   string `form:"userApiUrl" json:"userApiUrl"`
 }
 
 // Validate makes `ProviderConfig` validatable by implementing [validation.Validatable] interface.

models/settings/settings_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package settings_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
@@ -24,10 +25,12 @@ func TestSettingsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	s.S3.Endpoint = "invalid"
 	s.AdminAuthToken.Duration = -10
 	s.AdminPasswordResetToken.Duration = -10
+	s.AdminFileToken.Duration = -10
 	s.RecordAuthToken.Duration = -10
 	s.RecordPasswordResetToken.Duration = -10
 	s.RecordEmailChangeToken.Duration = -10
 	s.RecordVerificationToken.Duration = -10
+	s.RecordFileToken.Duration = -10
 	s.GoogleAuth.Enabled = true
 	s.GoogleAuth.ClientId = ""
 	s.FacebookAuth.Enabled = true
@@ -54,10 +57,16 @@ func TestSettingsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	s.GiteeAuth.ClientId = ""
 	s.LivechatAuth.Enabled = true
 	s.LivechatAuth.ClientId = ""
-	s.AuthentikAuth.Enabled = true
-	s.AuthentikAuth.ClientId = ""
 	s.GiteaAuth.Enabled = true
 	s.GiteaAuth.ClientId = ""
+	s.OIDCAuth.Enabled = true
+	s.OIDCAuth.ClientId = ""
+	s.OIDC2Auth.Enabled = true
+	s.OIDC2Auth.ClientId = ""
+	s.OIDC3Auth.Enabled = true
+	s.OIDC3Auth.ClientId = ""
+	s.AppleAuth.Enabled = true
+	s.AppleAuth.ClientId = ""
 
 	// check if Validate() is triggering the members validate methods.
 	err := s.Validate()
@@ -72,10 +81,12 @@ func TestSettingsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		`"s3":{`,
 		`"adminAuthToken":{`,
 		`"adminPasswordResetToken":{`,
+		`"adminFileToken":{`,
 		`"recordAuthToken":{`,
 		`"recordPasswordResetToken":{`,
 		`"recordEmailChangeToken":{`,
 		`"recordVerificationToken":{`,
+		`"recordFileToken":{`,
 		`"googleAuth":{`,
 		`"facebookAuth":{`,
 		`"githubAuth":{`,
@@ -89,8 +100,11 @@ func TestSettingsValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		`"stravaAuth":{`,
 		`"giteeAuth":{`,
 		`"livechatAuth":{`,
-		`"authentikAuth":{`,
 		`"giteaAuth":{`,
+		`"oidcAuth":{`,
+		`"oidc2Auth":{`,
+		`"oidc3Auth":{`,
+		`"appleAuth":{`,
 	}
 
 	errBytes, _ := json.Marshal(err)
@@ -113,12 +127,15 @@ func TestSettingsMerge(t *testing.T) {
 	s2.Smtp.Enabled = true
 	s2.S3.Enabled = true
 	s2.S3.Endpoint = "test"
+	s2.Backups.Cron = "* * * * *"
 	s2.AdminAuthToken.Duration = 1
 	s2.AdminPasswordResetToken.Duration = 2
+	s2.AdminFileToken.Duration = 2
 	s2.RecordAuthToken.Duration = 3
 	s2.RecordPasswordResetToken.Duration = 4
 	s2.RecordEmailChangeToken.Duration = 5
 	s2.RecordVerificationToken.Duration = 6
+	s2.RecordFileToken.Duration = 7
 	s2.GoogleAuth.Enabled = true
 	s2.GoogleAuth.ClientId = "google_test"
 	s2.FacebookAuth.Enabled = true
@@ -145,10 +162,16 @@ func TestSettingsMerge(t *testing.T) {
 	s2.GiteeAuth.ClientId = "gitee_test"
 	s2.LivechatAuth.Enabled = true
 	s2.LivechatAuth.ClientId = "livechat_test"
-	s2.AuthentikAuth.Enabled = true
-	s2.AuthentikAuth.ClientId = "authentik_test"
 	s2.GiteaAuth.Enabled = true
 	s2.GiteaAuth.ClientId = "gitea_test"
+	s2.OIDCAuth.Enabled = true
+	s2.OIDCAuth.ClientId = "oidc_test"
+	s2.OIDC2Auth.Enabled = true
+	s2.OIDC2Auth.ClientId = "oidc2_test"
+	s2.OIDC3Auth.Enabled = true
+	s2.OIDC3Auth.ClientId = "oidc3_test"
+	s2.AppleAuth.Enabled = true
+	s2.AppleAuth.ClientId = "apple_test"
 
 	if err := s1.Merge(s2); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -199,47 +222,73 @@ func TestSettingsClone(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSettingsRedactClone(t *testing.T) {
+	testSecret := "test_secret"
+
 	s1 := settings.New()
-	s1.Meta.AppName = "test123" // control field
-	s1.Smtp.Password = "test123"
-	s1.Smtp.Tls = true
-	s1.S3.Secret = "test123"
-	s1.AdminAuthToken.Secret = "test123"
-	s1.AdminPasswordResetToken.Secret = "test123"
-	s1.RecordAuthToken.Secret = "test123"
-	s1.RecordPasswordResetToken.Secret = "test123"
-	s1.RecordEmailChangeToken.Secret = "test123"
-	s1.RecordVerificationToken.Secret = "test123"
-	s1.GoogleAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.FacebookAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.GithubAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.GitlabAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.DiscordAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.TwitterAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.MicrosoftAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.SpotifyAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.KakaoAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.TwitchAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.StravaAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.GiteeAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.LivechatAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.AuthentikAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
-	s1.GiteaAuth.ClientSecret = "test123"
+
+	// control fields
+	s1.Meta.AppName = "test123"
+
+	// secrets
+	s1.Smtp.Password = testSecret
+	s1.S3.Secret = testSecret
+	s1.Backups.S3.Secret = testSecret
+	s1.AdminAuthToken.Secret = testSecret
+	s1.AdminPasswordResetToken.Secret = testSecret
+	s1.AdminFileToken.Secret = testSecret
+	s1.RecordAuthToken.Secret = testSecret
+	s1.RecordPasswordResetToken.Secret = testSecret
+	s1.RecordEmailChangeToken.Secret = testSecret
+	s1.RecordVerificationToken.Secret = testSecret
+	s1.RecordFileToken.Secret = testSecret
+	s1.GoogleAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.FacebookAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.GithubAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.GitlabAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.DiscordAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.TwitterAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.MicrosoftAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.SpotifyAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.KakaoAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.TwitchAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.StravaAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.GiteeAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.LivechatAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.GiteaAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.OIDCAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.OIDC2Auth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.OIDC3Auth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+	s1.AppleAuth.ClientSecret = testSecret
+
+	s1Bytes, err := json.Marshal(s1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	s2, err := s1.RedactClone()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	encoded, err := json.Marshal(s2)
+	s2Bytes, err := json.Marshal(s2)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	expected := `{"meta":{"appName":"test123","appUrl":"http://localhost:8090","hideControls":false,"senderName":"Support","senderAddress":"support@example.com","verificationTemplate":{"body":"\u003cp\u003eHello,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThank you for joining us at {APP_NAME}.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick on the button below to verify your email address.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca class=\"btn\" href=\"{ACTION_URL}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eVerify\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  Thanks,\u003cbr/\u003e\n  {APP_NAME} team\n\u003c/p\u003e","subject":"Verify your {APP_NAME} email","actionUrl":"{APP_URL}/_/#/auth/confirm-verification/{TOKEN}"},"resetPasswordTemplate":{"body":"\u003cp\u003eHello,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick on the button below to reset your password.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca class=\"btn\" href=\"{ACTION_URL}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eReset password\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you didn't ask to reset your password, you can ignore this email.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  Thanks,\u003cbr/\u003e\n  {APP_NAME} team\n\u003c/p\u003e","subject":"Reset your {APP_NAME} password","actionUrl":"{APP_URL}/_/#/auth/confirm-password-reset/{TOKEN}"},"confirmEmailChangeTemplate":{"body":"\u003cp\u003eHello,\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick on the button below to confirm your new email address.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca class=\"btn\" href=\"{ACTION_URL}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eConfirm new email\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you didn't ask to change your email address, you can ignore this email.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  Thanks,\u003cbr/\u003e\n  {APP_NAME} team\n\u003c/p\u003e","subject":"Confirm your {APP_NAME} new email address","actionUrl":"{APP_URL}/_/#/auth/confirm-email-change/{TOKEN}"}},"logs":{"maxDays":5},"smtp":{"enabled":false,"host":"smtp.example.com","port":587,"username":"","password":"******","authMethod":"","tls":true},"s3":{"enabled":false,"bucket":"","region":"","endpoint":"","accessKey":"","secret":"******","forcePathStyle":false},"adminAuthToken":{"secret":"******","duration":1209600},"adminPasswordResetToken":{"secret":"******","duration":1800},"recordAuthToken":{"secret":"******","duration":1209600},"recordPasswordResetToken":{"secret":"******","duration":1800},"recordEmailChangeToken":{"secret":"******","duration":1800},"recordVerificationToken":{"secret":"******","duration":604800},"emailAuth":{"enabled":false,"exceptDomains":null,"onlyDomains":null,"minPasswordLength":0},"googleAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"facebookAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"githubAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"gitlabAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"discordAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"twitterAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"microsoftAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"spotifyAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"kakaoAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"twitchAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"stravaAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"giteeAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"livechatAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"authentikAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"},"giteaAuth":{"enabled":false,"clientSecret":"******"}}`
+	if bytes.Equal(s1Bytes, s2Bytes) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected the 2 settings to differ, got \n%s", s2Bytes)
+	}
 
-	if encodedStr := string(encoded); encodedStr != expected {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected\n%v\ngot\n%v", expected, encodedStr)
+	if strings.Contains(string(s2Bytes), testSecret) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %q secret to be replaced with mask, got \n%s", testSecret, s2Bytes)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(string(s2Bytes), settings.SecretMask) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected the secrets to be replaced with the secret mask, got \n%s", s2Bytes)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(string(s2Bytes), `"appName":"test123"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("Missing control field in \n%s", s2Bytes)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -250,7 +299,7 @@ func TestNamedAuthProviderConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 	s.FacebookAuth.ClientId = "facebook_test"
 	s.GithubAuth.ClientId = "github_test"
 	s.GitlabAuth.ClientId = "gitlab_test"
-	s.GitlabAuth.Enabled = true
+	s.GitlabAuth.Enabled = true // control
 	s.DiscordAuth.ClientId = "discord_test"
 	s.TwitterAuth.ClientId = "twitter_test"
 	s.MicrosoftAuth.ClientId = "microsoft_test"
@@ -260,8 +309,11 @@ func TestNamedAuthProviderConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 	s.StravaAuth.ClientId = "strava_test"
 	s.GiteeAuth.ClientId = "gitee_test"
 	s.LivechatAuth.ClientId = "livechat_test"
-	s.AuthentikAuth.ClientId = "authentik_test"
 	s.GiteaAuth.ClientId = "gitea_test"
+	s.OIDCAuth.ClientId = "oidc_test"
+	s.OIDC2Auth.ClientId = "oidc2_test"
+	s.OIDC3Auth.ClientId = "oidc3_test"
+	s.AppleAuth.ClientId = "apple_test"
 
 	result := s.NamedAuthProviderConfigs()
 
@@ -272,21 +324,24 @@ func TestNamedAuthProviderConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 	encodedStr := string(encoded)
 
 	expectedParts := []string{
-		`"discord":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"discord_test"}`,
-		`"facebook":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"facebook_test"}`,
-		`"github":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"github_test"}`,
-		`"gitlab":{"enabled":true,"clientId":"gitlab_test"}`,
-		`"google":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"google_test"}`,
-		`"microsoft":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"microsoft_test"}`,
-		`"spotify":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"spotify_test"}`,
-		`"twitter":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"twitter_test"}`,
-		`"kakao":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"kakao_test"}`,
-		`"twitch":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"twitch_test"}`,
-		`"strava":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"strava_test"}`,
-		`"gitee":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"gitee_test"}`,
-		`"livechat":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"livechat_test"}`,
-		`"authentik":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"authentik_test"}`,
-		`"gitea":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"gitea_test"}`,
+		`"discord":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"discord_test"`,
+		`"facebook":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"facebook_test"`,
+		`"github":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"github_test"`,
+		`"gitlab":{"enabled":true,"clientId":"gitlab_test"`,
+		`"google":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"google_test"`,
+		`"microsoft":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"microsoft_test"`,
+		`"spotify":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"spotify_test"`,
+		`"twitter":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"twitter_test"`,
+		`"kakao":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"kakao_test"`,
+		`"twitch":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"twitch_test"`,
+		`"strava":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"strava_test"`,
+		`"gitee":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"gitee_test"`,
+		`"livechat":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"livechat_test"`,
+		`"gitea":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"gitea_test"`,
+		`"oidc":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"oidc_test"`,
+		`"oidc2":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"oidc2_test"`,
+		`"oidc3":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"oidc3_test"`,
+		`"apple":{"enabled":false,"clientId":"apple_test"`,
 	}
 	for _, p := range expectedParts {
 		if !strings.Contains(encodedStr, p) {
@@ -557,6 +612,74 @@ func TestMetaConfigValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBackupsConfigValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name           string
+		config         settings.BackupsConfig
+		expectedErrors []string
+	}{
+		{
+			"zero value",
+			settings.BackupsConfig{},
+			[]string{},
+		},
+		{
+			"invalid cron",
+			settings.BackupsConfig{
+				Cron:        "invalid",
+				CronMaxKeep: 0,
+			},
+			[]string{"cron", "cronMaxKeep"},
+		},
+		{
+			"invalid enabled S3",
+			settings.BackupsConfig{
+				S3: settings.S3Config{
+					Enabled: true,
+				},
+			},
+			[]string{"s3"},
+		},
+		{
+			"valid data",
+			settings.BackupsConfig{
+				S3: settings.S3Config{
+					Enabled:   true,
+					Endpoint:  "example.com",
+					Bucket:    "test",
+					Region:    "test",
+					AccessKey: "test",
+					Secret:    "test",
+				},
+				Cron:        "*/10 * * * *",
+				CronMaxKeep: 1,
+			},
+			[]string{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		result := s.config.Validate()
+
+		// parse errors
+		errs, ok := result.(validation.Errors)
+		if !ok && result != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Failed to parse errors %v", s.name, result)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// check errors
+		if len(errs) > len(s.expectedErrors) {
+			t.Errorf("[%s] Expected error keys %v, got %v", s.name, s.expectedErrors, errs)
+		}
+		for _, k := range s.expectedErrors {
+			if _, ok := errs[k]; !ok {
+				t.Errorf("[%s] Missing expected error key %q in %v", s.name, k, errs)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEmailTemplateValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	scenarios := []struct {
 		emailTemplate  settings.EmailTemplate

models/table_info.go

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package models
+
+import "github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/types"
+
+type TableInfoRow struct {
+	// the `db:"pk"` tag has special semantic so we cannot rename
+	// the original field without specifying a custom mapper
+	PK int
+
+	Index        int           `db:"cid"`
+	Name         string        `db:"name"`
+	Type         string        `db:"type"`
+	NotNull      bool          `db:"notnull"`
+	DefaultValue types.JsonRaw `db:"dflt_value"`
+}

plugins/ghupdate/ghupdate.go

@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+// Package ghupdate implements a new command to selfupdate the current
+// PocketBase executable with the latest GitHub release.
+package ghupdate
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/archive"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// HttpClient is a base HTTP client interface (usually used for test purposes).
+type HttpClient interface {
+	Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
+}
+
+// Options defines optional struct to customize the default plugin behavior.
+//
+// NB! This plugin is considered experimental and its options may change in the future.
+type Options struct {
+	// Owner specifies the account owner of the repository (default to "pocketbase").
+	Owner string
+
+	// Repo specifies the name of the repository (default to "pocketbase").
+	Repo string
+
+	// ArchiveExecutable specifies the name of the executable file in the release archive (default to "pocketbase").
+	ArchiveExecutable string
+
+	// Optional context to use when fetching and downloading the latest release.
+	Context context.Context
+
+	// The HTTP client to use when fetching and downloading the latest release.
+	// Defaults to `http.DefaultClient`.
+	HttpClient HttpClient
+}
+
+// MustRegister registers the ghupdate plugin to the provided app instance
+// and panic if it fails.
+func MustRegister(app core.App, rootCmd *cobra.Command, options *Options) {
+	if err := Register(app, rootCmd, options); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Register registers the ghupdate plugin to the provided app instance.
+func Register(app core.App, rootCmd *cobra.Command, options *Options) error {
+	p := &plugin{
+		app:            app,
+		currentVersion: rootCmd.Version,
+	}
+
+	if options != nil {
+		p.options = options
+	} else {
+		p.options = &Options{}
+	}
+
+	if p.options.Owner == "" {
+		p.options.Owner = "pocketbase"
+	}
+
+	if p.options.Repo == "" {
+		p.options.Repo = "pocketbase"
+	}
+
+	if p.options.ArchiveExecutable == "" {
+		p.options.ArchiveExecutable = "pocketbase"
+	}
+
+	if p.options.HttpClient == nil {
+		p.options.HttpClient = http.DefaultClient
+	}
+
+	if p.options.Context == nil {
+		p.options.Context = context.Background()
+	}
+
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(p.updateCmd())
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+type plugin struct {
+	app            core.App
+	currentVersion string
+	options        *Options
+}
+
+func (p *plugin) updateCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	var withBackup bool
+
+	command := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "update",
+		Short: "Automatically updates the current PocketBase executable with the latest available version",
+		// @todo remove after logs generalization
+		// prevents printing the error log twice
+		SilenceErrors: true,
+		SilenceUsage:  true,
+		RunE: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			return p.update(withBackup)
+		},
+	}
+
+	command.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(
+		&withBackup,
+		"backup",
+		true,
+		"Creates a pb_data backup at the end of the update process",
+	)
+
+	return command
+}
+
+func (p *plugin) update(withBackup bool) error {
+	color.Yellow("Fetching release information...")
+
+	latest, err := fetchLatestRelease(
+		p.options.Context,
+		p.options.HttpClient,
+		p.options.Owner,
+		p.options.Repo,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if p.currentVersion >= latest.Tag {
+		color.Green("You already have the latest PocketBase %s.", p.currentVersion)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	suffix := archiveSuffix(runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+	if suffix == "" {
+		return errors.New("unsupported platform")
+	}
+
+	asset, err := latest.findAssetBySuffix(suffix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	releaseDir := path.Join(p.app.DataDir(), core.LocalTempDirName)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(releaseDir)
+
+	color.Yellow("Downloading %s...", asset.Name)
+
+	// download the release asset
+	assetZip := path.Join(releaseDir, asset.Name)
+	if err := downloadFile(p.options.Context, p.options.HttpClient, asset.DownloadUrl, assetZip); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	color.Yellow("Extracting %s...", asset.Name)
+
+	extractDir := path.Join(releaseDir, "extracted_"+asset.Name)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(extractDir)
+
+	if err := archive.Extract(assetZip, extractDir); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	color.Yellow("Replacing the executable...")
+
+	oldExec, err := os.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	renamedOldExec := oldExec + ".old"
+	defer os.Remove(renamedOldExec)
+
+	newExec := path.Join(extractDir, p.options.ArchiveExecutable)
+
+	// rename the current executable
+	if err := os.Rename(oldExec, renamedOldExec); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to rename the current executable: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	tryToRevertExecChanges := func() {
+		if revertErr := os.Rename(renamedOldExec, oldExec); revertErr != nil && p.app.IsDebug() {
+			log.Println(revertErr)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// replace with the extracted binary
+	if err := os.Rename(newExec, oldExec); err != nil {
+		tryToRevertExecChanges()
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed replacing the executable: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if withBackup {
+		color.Yellow("Creating pb_data backup...")
+
+		backupName := fmt.Sprintf("@update_%s.zip", latest.Tag)
+		if err := p.app.CreateBackup(p.options.Context, backupName); err != nil {
+			tryToRevertExecChanges()
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	color.HiBlack("---")
+	color.Green("Update completed sucessfully! You can start the executable as usual.")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func fetchLatestRelease(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	client HttpClient,
+	owner string,
+	repo string,
+) (*release, error) {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/repos/%s/%s/releases/latest", owner, repo)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	res, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	rawBody, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// http.Client doesn't treat non 2xx responses as error
+	if res.StatusCode >= 400 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"(%d) failed to fetch latest releases:\n%s",
+			res.StatusCode,
+			string(rawBody),
+		)
+	}
+
+	result := &release{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(rawBody, result); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func downloadFile(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	client HttpClient,
+	url string,
+	destPath string,
+) error {
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	res, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	// http.Client doesn't treat non 2xx responses as error
+	if res.StatusCode >= 400 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("(%d) failed to send download file request", res.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	// ensure that the dest parent dir(s) exist
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(destPath), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	dest, err := os.Create(destPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer dest.Close()
+
+	if _, err := io.Copy(dest, res.Body); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func archiveSuffix(goos, goarch string) string {
+	switch goos {
+	case "linux":
+		switch goarch {
+		case "amd64":
+			return "_linux_amd64.zip"
+		case "arm64":
+			return "_linux_arm64.zip"
+		case "arm":
+			return "_linux_armv7.zip"
+		}
+	case "darwin":
+		switch goarch {
+		case "amd64":
+			return "_darwin_amd64.zip"
+		case "arm64":
+			return "_darwin_arm64.zip"
+		}
+	case "windows":
+		switch goarch {
+		case "amd64":
+			return "_windows_amd64.zip"
+		case "arm64":
+			return "_windows_arm64.zip"
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}

plugins/ghupdate/release.go

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package ghupdate
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type releaseAsset struct {
+	Id          int    `json:"id"`
+	Name        string `json:"name"`
+	Size        int    `json:"size"`
+	DownloadUrl string `json:"browser_download_url"`
+}
+
+type release struct {
+	Id        int             `json:"id"`
+	Name      string          `json:"name"`
+	Tag       string          `json:"tag_name"`
+	Published string          `json:"published_at"`
+	Url       string          `json:"html_url"`
+	Assets    []*releaseAsset `json:"assets"`
+}
+
+// findAssetBySuffix returns the first available asset containing the specified suffix.
+func (r *release) findAssetBySuffix(suffix string) (*releaseAsset, error) {
+	if suffix != "" {
+		for _, asset := range r.Assets {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(asset.Name, suffix) {
+				return asset, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, errors.New("missing asset containing " + suffix)
+}

plugins/ghupdate/release_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package ghupdate
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestReleaseFindAssetBySuffix(t *testing.T) {
+	r := release{
+		Assets: []*releaseAsset{
+			{Name: "test1.zip", Id: 1},
+			{Name: "test2.zip", Id: 2},
+			{Name: "test22.zip", Id: 22},
+			{Name: "test3.zip", Id: 3},
+		},
+	}
+
+	asset, err := r.findAssetBySuffix("2.zip")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected nil, got err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if asset.Id != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected asset with id %d, got %v", 2, asset)
+	}
+}