From 7dd630dec2da21c57cc6f3d4b989bca4833301d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hein <hein@bitechsystems.co.za>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:37:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(handler): set default sort to primary key if none
 provided

---
 pkg/resolvespec/handler.go  | 5 +++++
 pkg/restheadspec/handler.go | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pkg/resolvespec/handler.go b/pkg/resolvespec/handler.go
index eff8f30..1a7dd18 100644
--- a/pkg/resolvespec/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/resolvespec/handler.go
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 		// Extract model columns for validation
 		modelColumns := reflection.GetModelColumns(model)
 
+		// Default sort to primary key when none provided
+		if len(options.Sort) == 0 {
+			options.Sort = []common.SortOption{{Column: pkName, Direction: "ASC"}}
+		}
+
 		// Get cursor filter SQL
 		cursorFilter, err := GetCursorFilter(tableName, pkName, modelColumns, options)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/restheadspec/handler.go b/pkg/restheadspec/handler.go
index d52f6b1..60cc9aa 100644
--- a/pkg/restheadspec/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/restheadspec/handler.go
@@ -731,6 +731,11 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 			// For now, pass empty map as joins are handled via Preload
 		}
 
+		// Default sort to primary key when none provided
+		if len(options.Sort) == 0 {
+			options.Sort = []common.SortOption{{Column: pkName, Direction: "ASC"}}
+		}
+
 		// Get cursor filter SQL
 		cursorFilter, err := options.GetCursorFilter(tableName, pkName, modelColumns, expandJoins)
 		if err != nil {