Content Types and Respose fixes for restheadpsec

SCHEMA_TABLE_HANDLING.md

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+# Schema and Table Name Handling
+
+This document explains how the handlers properly separate and handle schema and table names.
+
+## Implementation
+
+Both `resolvespec` and `restheadspec` handlers now properly handle schema and table name separation through the following functions:
+
+- `parseTableName(fullTableName)` - Splits "schema.table" into separate components
+- `getSchemaAndTable(defaultSchema, entity, model)` - Returns schema and table separately
+- `getTableName(schema, entity, model)` - Returns the full "schema.table" format
+
+## Priority Order
+
+When determining the schema and table name, the following priority is used:
+
+1. **If `TableName()` contains a schema** (e.g., "myschema.mytable"), that schema takes precedence
+2. **If model implements `SchemaProvider`**, use that schema
+3. **Otherwise**, use the `defaultSchema` parameter from the URL/request
+
+## Scenarios
+
+### Scenario 1: Simple table name, default schema
+```go
+type User struct {
+    ID   string
+    Name string
+}
+
+func (User) TableName() string {
+    return "users"
+}
+```
+- Request URL: `/api/public/users`
+- Result: `schema="public"`, `table="users"`, `fullName="public.users"`
+
+### Scenario 2: Table name includes schema
+```go
+type User struct {
+    ID   string
+    Name string
+}
+
+func (User) TableName() string {
+    return "auth.users"  // Schema included!
+}
+```
+- Request URL: `/api/public/users` (public is ignored)
+- Result: `schema="auth"`, `table="users"`, `fullName="auth.users"`
+- **Note**: The schema from `TableName()` takes precedence over the URL schema
+
+### Scenario 3: Using SchemaProvider
+```go
+type User struct {
+    ID   string
+    Name string
+}
+
+func (User) TableName() string {
+    return "users"
+}
+
+func (User) SchemaName() string {
+    return "auth"
+}
+```
+- Request URL: `/api/public/users` (public is ignored)
+- Result: `schema="auth"`, `table="users"`, `fullName="auth.users"`
+
+### Scenario 4: Table name includes schema AND SchemaProvider
+```go
+type User struct {
+    ID   string
+    Name string
+}
+
+func (User) TableName() string {
+    return "core.users"  // This wins!
+}
+
+func (User) SchemaName() string {
+    return "auth"  // This is ignored
+}
+```
+- Request URL: `/api/public/users`
+- Result: `schema="core"`, `table="users"`, `fullName="core.users"`
+- **Note**: Schema from `TableName()` takes highest precedence
+
+### Scenario 5: No providers at all
+```go
+type User struct {
+    ID   string
+    Name string
+}
+// No TableName() or SchemaName()
+```
+- Request URL: `/api/public/users`
+- Result: `schema="public"`, `table="users"`, `fullName="public.users"`
+- Uses URL schema and entity name
+
+## Key Features
+
+1. **Automatic detection**: The code automatically detects if `TableName()` includes a schema by checking for "."
+2. **Backward compatible**: Existing code continues to work
+3. **Flexible**: Supports multiple ways to specify schema and table
+4. **Debug logging**: Logs when schema is detected in `TableName()` for debugging
+
+## Code Locations
+
+### Handlers
+- `/pkg/resolvespec/handler.go:472-531`
+- `/pkg/restheadspec/handler.go:534-593`
+
+### Database Adapters
+- `/pkg/common/adapters/database/utils.go` - Shared `parseTableName()` function
+- `/pkg/common/adapters/database/bun.go` - Bun adapter with separated schema/table
+- `/pkg/common/adapters/database/gorm.go` - GORM adapter with separated schema/table
+
+## Adapter Implementation
+
+Both Bun and GORM adapters now properly separate schema and table name:
+
+```go
+// BunSelectQuery/GormSelectQuery now have separated fields:
+type BunSelectQuery struct {
+    query      *bun.SelectQuery
+    schema     string // Separated schema name
+    tableName  string // Just the table name, without schema
+    tableAlias string
+}
+```
+
+When `Model()` or `Table()` is called:
+1. The full table name (which may include schema) is parsed
+2. Schema and table name are stored separately
+3. When building joins, the already-separated table name is used directly
+
+This ensures consistent handling of schema-qualified table names throughout the codebase.

pkg/common/adapters/database/bun.go

@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ func (b *BunAdapter) RunInTransaction(ctx context.Context, fn func(common.Databa
 // BunSelectQuery implements SelectQuery for Bun
 type BunSelectQuery struct {
 	query      *bun.SelectQuery
-	tableName  string
+	schema     string // Separated schema name
+	tableName  string // Just the table name, without schema
 	tableAlias string
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +88,9 @@ func (b *BunSelectQuery) Model(model interface{}) common.SelectQuery {
 
 	// Try to get table name from model if it implements TableNameProvider
 	if provider, ok := model.(common.TableNameProvider); ok {
-		b.tableName = provider.TableName()
+		fullTableName := provider.TableName()
+		// Check if the table name contains schema (e.g., "schema.table")
+		b.schema, b.tableName = parseTableName(fullTableName)
 	}
 
 	return b
@@ -95,7 +98,8 @@ func (b *BunSelectQuery) Model(model interface{}) common.SelectQuery {
 
 func (b *BunSelectQuery) Table(table string) common.SelectQuery {
 	b.query = b.query.Table(table)
-	b.tableName = table
+	// Check if the table name contains schema (e.g., "schema.table")
+	b.schema, b.tableName = parseTableName(table)
 	return b
 }
 
@@ -128,13 +132,9 @@ func (b *BunSelectQuery) Join(query string, args ...interface{}) common.SelectQu
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If no prefix provided, use the table name as prefix
+	// If no prefix provided, use the table name as prefix (already separated from schema)
 	if prefix == "" && b.tableName != "" {
 		prefix = b.tableName
-		// Extract just the table name if it has schema
-		if idx := strings.LastIndex(prefix, "."); idx != -1 {
-			prefix = prefix[idx+1:]
-		}
 	}
 
 	// If prefix is provided, add it as an alias in the join
@@ -169,12 +169,9 @@ func (b *BunSelectQuery) LeftJoin(query string, args ...interface{}) common.Sele
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If no prefix provided, use the table name as prefix
+	// If no prefix provided, use the table name as prefix (already separated from schema)
 	if prefix == "" && b.tableName != "" {
 		prefix = b.tableName
-		if idx := strings.LastIndex(prefix, "."); idx != -1 {
-			prefix = prefix[idx+1:]
-		}
 	}
 
 	// Construct LEFT JOIN with prefix

pkg/common/adapters/database/gorm.go

@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ func (g *GormAdapter) RunInTransaction(ctx context.Context, fn func(common.Datab
 // GormSelectQuery implements SelectQuery for GORM
 type GormSelectQuery struct {
 	db         *gorm.DB
-	tableName  string
+	schema     string // Separated schema name
+	tableName  string // Just the table name, without schema
 	tableAlias string
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +80,9 @@ func (g *GormSelectQuery) Model(model interface{}) common.SelectQuery {
 
 	// Try to get table name from model if it implements TableNameProvider
 	if provider, ok := model.(common.TableNameProvider); ok {
-		g.tableName = provider.TableName()
+		fullTableName := provider.TableName()
+		// Check if the table name contains schema (e.g., "schema.table")
+		g.schema, g.tableName = parseTableName(fullTableName)
 	}
 
 	return g
@@ -87,7 +90,8 @@ func (g *GormSelectQuery) Model(model interface{}) common.SelectQuery {
 
 func (g *GormSelectQuery) Table(table string) common.SelectQuery {
 	g.db = g.db.Table(table)
-	g.tableName = table
+	// Check if the table name contains schema (e.g., "schema.table")
+	g.schema, g.tableName = parseTableName(table)
 	return g
 }
 
@@ -120,13 +124,9 @@ func (g *GormSelectQuery) Join(query string, args ...interface{}) common.SelectQ
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If no prefix provided, use the table name as prefix
+	// If no prefix provided, use the table name as prefix (already separated from schema)
 	if prefix == "" && g.tableName != "" {
 		prefix = g.tableName
-		// Extract just the table name if it has schema
-		if idx := strings.LastIndex(prefix, "."); idx != -1 {
-			prefix = prefix[idx+1:]
-		}
 	}
 
 	// If prefix is provided, add it as an alias in the join
@@ -161,12 +161,9 @@ func (g *GormSelectQuery) LeftJoin(query string, args ...interface{}) common.Sel
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If no prefix provided, use the table name as prefix
+	// If no prefix provided, use the table name as prefix (already separated from schema)
 	if prefix == "" && g.tableName != "" {
 		prefix = g.tableName
-		if idx := strings.LastIndex(prefix, "."); idx != -1 {
-			prefix = prefix[idx+1:]
-		}
 	}
 
 	// Construct LEFT JOIN with prefix

pkg/common/adapters/database/utils.go

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package database
+
+import "strings"
+
+// parseTableName splits a table name that may contain schema into separate schema and table
+// For example: "public.users" -> ("public", "users")
+//              "users" -> ("", "users")
+func parseTableName(fullTableName string) (schema, table string) {
+	if idx := strings.LastIndex(fullTableName, "."); idx != -1 {
+		return fullTableName[:idx], fullTableName[idx+1:]
+	}
+	return "", fullTableName
+}

pkg/modelregistry/model_registry.go

@@ -38,12 +38,28 @@ func (r *DefaultModelRegistry) RegisterModel(name string, model interface{}) err
 		return fmt.Errorf("model cannot be nil")
 	}
 
-	if modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		return fmt.Errorf("model must be a non-pointer struct, got pointer to %s", modelType.Elem().Kind())
+	originalType := modelType
+
+	// Unwrap pointers, slices, and arrays to check the underlying type
+	for modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Slice || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Array {
+		modelType = modelType.Elem()
 	}
 
+	// Validate that the underlying type is a struct
 	if modelType.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
-		return fmt.Errorf("model must be a struct, got %s", modelType.Kind())
+		return fmt.Errorf("model must be a struct or pointer to struct, got %s", originalType.String())
+	}
+
+	// If a pointer/slice/array was passed, unwrap to the base struct
+	if originalType != modelType {
+		// Create a zero value of the struct type
+		model = reflect.New(modelType).Elem().Interface()
+	}
+
+	// Additional check: ensure model is not a pointer
+	finalType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
+	if finalType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		return fmt.Errorf("model must be a non-pointer struct, got pointer to %s. Use MyModel{} instead of &MyModel{}", finalType.Elem().Name())
 	}
 
 	r.models[name] = model

pkg/resolvespec/handler.go

@@ -73,6 +73,26 @@ func (h *Handler) Handle(w common.ResponseWriter, r common.Request, params map[s
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Validate that the model is a struct type (not a slice or pointer to slice)
+	modelType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
+	originalType := modelType
+	for modelType != nil && (modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Slice || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Array) {
+		modelType = modelType.Elem()
+	}
+
+	if modelType == nil || modelType.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		logger.Error("Model for %s.%s must be a struct type, got %v. Please register models as struct types, not slices or pointers to slices.", schema, entity, originalType)
+		h.sendError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "invalid_model_type",
+			fmt.Sprintf("Model must be a struct type, got %v. Ensure you register the struct (e.g., ModelCoreAccount{}) not a slice (e.g., []*ModelCoreAccount)", originalType),
+			fmt.Errorf("invalid model type: %v", originalType))
+		return
+	}
+
+	// If the registered model was a pointer or slice, use the unwrapped struct type
+	if originalType != modelType {
+		model = reflect.New(modelType).Elem().Interface()
+	}
+
 	// Create a pointer to the model type for database operations
 	modelPtr := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(model)).Interface()
 	tableName := h.getTableName(schema, entity, model)
@@ -132,12 +152,23 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 	entity := GetEntity(ctx)
 	tableName := GetTableName(ctx)
 	model := GetModel(ctx)
-	modelPtr := GetModelPtr(ctx)
+
+	// Validate and unwrap model type to get base struct
+	modelType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
+	for modelType != nil && (modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Slice || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Array) {
+		modelType = modelType.Elem()
+	}
+
+	if modelType == nil || modelType.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		logger.Error("Model must be a struct type, got %v for %s.%s", modelType, schema, entity)
+		h.sendError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "invalid_model", "Model must be a struct type", fmt.Errorf("invalid model type: %v", modelType))
+		return
+	}
 
 	logger.Info("Reading records from %s.%s", schema, entity)
 
-	query := h.db.NewSelect().Model(modelPtr)
-	query = query.Table(tableName)
+	// Use Table() with the resolved table name (don't use Model() as it would add the table twice)
+	query := h.db.NewSelect().Table(tableName)
 
 	// Apply column selection
 	if len(options.Columns) > 0 {
@@ -189,8 +220,8 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 	var result interface{}
 	if id != "" {
 		logger.Debug("Querying single record with ID: %s", id)
-		// Create a pointer to the struct type for scanning
-		singleResult := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(model)).Interface()
+		// Create a pointer to the struct type for scanning - use modelType which is already unwrapped
+		singleResult := reflect.New(modelType).Interface()
 		query = query.Where("id = ?", id)
 		if err := query.Scan(ctx, singleResult); err != nil {
 			logger.Error("Error querying record: %v", err)
@@ -200,8 +231,8 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 		result = singleResult
 	} else {
 		logger.Debug("Querying multiple records")
-		// Create a slice of pointers to the model type
-		sliceType := reflect.SliceOf(reflect.PointerTo(reflect.TypeOf(model)))
+		// Create a slice of pointers to the model type - use modelType which is already unwrapped
+		sliceType := reflect.SliceOf(reflect.PointerTo(modelType))
 		results := reflect.New(sliceType).Interface()
 
 		if err := query.Scan(ctx, results); err != nil {
@@ -435,19 +466,86 @@ func (h *Handler) applyFilter(query common.SelectQuery, filter common.FilterOpti
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *Handler) getTableName(schema, entity string, model interface{}) string {
-	if provider, ok := model.(common.TableNameProvider); ok {
-		return provider.TableName()
+// parseTableName splits a table name that may contain schema into separate schema and table
+func (h *Handler) parseTableName(fullTableName string) (schema, table string) {
+	if idx := strings.LastIndex(fullTableName, "."); idx != -1 {
+		return fullTableName[:idx], fullTableName[idx+1:]
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", schema, entity)
+	return "", fullTableName
+}
+
+// getSchemaAndTable returns the schema and table name separately
+// It checks SchemaProvider and TableNameProvider interfaces and handles cases where
+// the table name may already include the schema (e.g., "public.users")
+//
+// Priority order:
+// 1. If TableName() contains a schema (e.g., "myschema.mytable"), that schema takes precedence
+// 2. If model implements SchemaProvider, use that schema
+// 3. Otherwise, use the defaultSchema parameter
+func (h *Handler) getSchemaAndTable(defaultSchema, entity string, model interface{}) (schema, table string) {
+	// First check if model provides a table name
+	// We check this FIRST because the table name might already contain the schema
+	if tableProvider, ok := model.(common.TableNameProvider); ok {
+		tableName := tableProvider.TableName()
+
+		// IMPORTANT: Check if the table name already contains a schema (e.g., "schema.table")
+		// This is common when models need to specify a different schema than the default
+		if tableSchema, tableOnly := h.parseTableName(tableName); tableSchema != "" {
+			// Table name includes schema - use it and ignore any other schema providers
+			logger.Debug("TableName() includes schema: %s.%s", tableSchema, tableOnly)
+			return tableSchema, tableOnly
+		}
+
+		// Table name is just the table name without schema
+		// Now determine which schema to use
+		if schemaProvider, ok := model.(common.SchemaProvider); ok {
+			schema = schemaProvider.SchemaName()
+		} else {
+			schema = defaultSchema
+		}
+
+		return schema, tableName
+	}
+
+	// No TableNameProvider, so check for schema and use entity as table name
+	if schemaProvider, ok := model.(common.SchemaProvider); ok {
+		schema = schemaProvider.SchemaName()
+	} else {
+		schema = defaultSchema
+	}
+
+	// Default to entity name as table
+	return schema, entity
+}
+
+// getTableName returns the full table name including schema (schema.table)
+func (h *Handler) getTableName(schema, entity string, model interface{}) string {
+	schemaName, tableName := h.getSchemaAndTable(schema, entity, model)
+	if schemaName != "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", schemaName, tableName)
+	}
+	return tableName
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) generateMetadata(schema, entity string, model interface{}) *common.TableMetadata {
 	modelType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
-	if modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+
+	// Unwrap pointers, slices, and arrays to get to the base struct type
+	for modelType != nil && (modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Slice || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Array) {
 		modelType = modelType.Elem()
 	}
 
+	// Validate that we have a struct type
+	if modelType == nil || modelType.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		logger.Error("Model type must be a struct, got %v for %s.%s", modelType, schema, entity)
+		return &common.TableMetadata{
+			Schema:    schema,
+			Table:     entity,
+			Columns:   make([]common.Column, 0),
+			Relations: make([]string, 0),
+		}
+	}
+
 	metadata := &common.TableMetadata{
 		Schema:    schema,
 		Table:     entity,
@@ -591,10 +689,18 @@ type relationshipInfo struct {
 
 func (h *Handler) applyPreloads(model interface{}, query common.SelectQuery, preloads []common.PreloadOption) common.SelectQuery {
 	modelType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
-	if modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+
+	// Unwrap pointers, slices, and arrays to get to the base struct type
+	for modelType != nil && (modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Slice || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Array) {
 		modelType = modelType.Elem()
 	}
 
+	// Validate that we have a struct type
+	if modelType == nil || modelType.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		logger.Warn("Cannot apply preloads to non-struct type: %v", modelType)
+		return query
+	}
+
 	for _, preload := range preloads {
 		logger.Debug("Processing preload for relation: %s", preload.Relation)
 		relInfo := h.getRelationshipInfo(modelType, preload.Relation)
@@ -618,6 +724,12 @@ func (h *Handler) applyPreloads(model interface{}, query common.SelectQuery, pre
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) getRelationshipInfo(modelType reflect.Type, relationName string) *relationshipInfo {
+	// Ensure we have a struct type
+	if modelType == nil || modelType.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		logger.Warn("Cannot get relationship info from non-struct type: %v", modelType)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	for i := 0; i < modelType.NumField(); i++ {
 		field := modelType.Field(i)
 		jsonTag := field.Tag.Get("json")

pkg/restheadspec/handler.go

@@ -67,6 +67,26 @@ func (h *Handler) Handle(w common.ResponseWriter, r common.Request, params map[s
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Validate that the model is a struct type (not a slice or pointer to slice)
+	modelType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
+	originalType := modelType
+	for modelType != nil && (modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Slice || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Array) {
+		modelType = modelType.Elem()
+	}
+
+	if modelType == nil || modelType.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		logger.Error("Model for %s.%s must be a struct type, got %v. Please register models as struct types, not slices or pointers to slices.", schema, entity, originalType)
+		h.sendError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "invalid_model_type",
+			fmt.Sprintf("Model must be a struct type, got %v. Ensure you register the struct (e.g., ModelCoreAccount{}) not a slice (e.g., []*ModelCoreAccount)", originalType),
+			fmt.Errorf("invalid model type: %v", originalType))
+		return
+	}
+
+	// If the registered model was a pointer or slice, use the unwrapped struct type
+	if originalType != modelType {
+		model = reflect.New(modelType).Elem().Interface()
+	}
+
 	modelPtr := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(model)).Interface()
 	tableName := h.getTableName(schema, entity, model)
 
@@ -158,12 +178,27 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 	schema := GetSchema(ctx)
 	entity := GetEntity(ctx)
 	tableName := GetTableName(ctx)
-	modelPtr := GetModelPtr(ctx)
+	model := GetModel(ctx)
+
+	// Validate and unwrap model type to get base struct
+	modelType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
+	for modelType != nil && (modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Slice || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Array) {
+		modelType = modelType.Elem()
+	}
+
+	if modelType == nil || modelType.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		logger.Error("Model must be a struct type, got %v for %s.%s", modelType, schema, entity)
+		h.sendError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "invalid_model", "Model must be a struct type", fmt.Errorf("invalid model type: %v", modelType))
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Create a pointer to a slice of pointers to the model type for query results
+	modelPtr := reflect.New(reflect.SliceOf(reflect.PointerTo(modelType))).Interface()
 
 	logger.Info("Reading records from %s.%s", schema, entity)
 
-	query := h.db.NewSelect().Model(modelPtr)
-	query = query.Table(tableName)
+	// Use Table() with the resolved table name (don't use Model() as it would add the table twice)
+	query := h.db.NewSelect().Table(tableName)
 
 	// Apply column selection
 	if len(options.Columns) > 0 {
@@ -252,10 +287,8 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 		query = query.Offset(*options.Offset)
 	}
 
-	// Execute query - create a slice of pointers to the model type
-	model := GetModel(ctx)
-	resultSlice := reflect.New(reflect.SliceOf(reflect.PointerTo(reflect.TypeOf(model)))).Interface()
-	if err := query.Scan(ctx, resultSlice); err != nil {
+	// Execute query - modelPtr was already created earlier
+	if err := query.Scan(ctx, modelPtr); err != nil {
 		logger.Error("Error executing query: %v", err)
 		h.sendError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "query_error", "Error executing query", err)
 		return
@@ -277,7 +310,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRead(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, id st
 		Offset:   offset,
 	}
 
-	h.sendFormattedResponse(w, resultSlice, metadata, options)
+	h.sendFormattedResponse(w, modelPtr, metadata, options)
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) handleCreate(ctx context.Context, w common.ResponseWriter, data interface{}, options ExtendedRequestOptions) {
@@ -498,28 +531,85 @@ func (h *Handler) applyFilter(query common.SelectQuery, filter common.FilterOpti
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *Handler) getTableName(schema, entity string, model interface{}) string {
-	// Check if model implements TableNameProvider
-	if provider, ok := model.(common.TableNameProvider); ok {
-		tableName := provider.TableName()
-		if tableName != "" {
-			return tableName
+// parseTableName splits a table name that may contain schema into separate schema and table
+func (h *Handler) parseTableName(fullTableName string) (schema, table string) {
+	if idx := strings.LastIndex(fullTableName, "."); idx != -1 {
+		return fullTableName[:idx], fullTableName[idx+1:]
+	}
+	return "", fullTableName
+}
+
+// getSchemaAndTable returns the schema and table name separately
+// It checks SchemaProvider and TableNameProvider interfaces and handles cases where
+// the table name may already include the schema (e.g., "public.users")
+//
+// Priority order:
+// 1. If TableName() contains a schema (e.g., "myschema.mytable"), that schema takes precedence
+// 2. If model implements SchemaProvider, use that schema
+// 3. Otherwise, use the defaultSchema parameter
+func (h *Handler) getSchemaAndTable(defaultSchema, entity string, model interface{}) (schema, table string) {
+	// First check if model provides a table name
+	// We check this FIRST because the table name might already contain the schema
+	if tableProvider, ok := model.(common.TableNameProvider); ok {
+		tableName := tableProvider.TableName()
+
+		// IMPORTANT: Check if the table name already contains a schema (e.g., "schema.table")
+		// This is common when models need to specify a different schema than the default
+		if tableSchema, tableOnly := h.parseTableName(tableName); tableSchema != "" {
+			// Table name includes schema - use it and ignore any other schema providers
+			logger.Debug("TableName() includes schema: %s.%s", tableSchema, tableOnly)
+			return tableSchema, tableOnly
 		}
+
+		// Table name is just the table name without schema
+		// Now determine which schema to use
+		if schemaProvider, ok := model.(common.SchemaProvider); ok {
+			schema = schemaProvider.SchemaName()
+		} else {
+			schema = defaultSchema
+		}
+
+		return schema, tableName
 	}
 
-	// Default to schema.entity
-	if schema != "" {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", schema, entity)
+	// No TableNameProvider, so check for schema and use entity as table name
+	if schemaProvider, ok := model.(common.SchemaProvider); ok {
+		schema = schemaProvider.SchemaName()
+	} else {
+		schema = defaultSchema
 	}
-	return entity
+
+	// Default to entity name as table
+	return schema, entity
+}
+
+// getTableName returns the full table name including schema (schema.table)
+func (h *Handler) getTableName(schema, entity string, model interface{}) string {
+	schemaName, tableName := h.getSchemaAndTable(schema, entity, model)
+	if schemaName != "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", schemaName, tableName)
+	}
+	return tableName
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) generateMetadata(schema, entity string, model interface{}) *common.TableMetadata {
 	modelType := reflect.TypeOf(model)
-	if modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+
+	// Unwrap pointers, slices, and arrays to get to the base struct type
+	for modelType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Slice || modelType.Kind() == reflect.Array {
 		modelType = modelType.Elem()
 	}
 
+	// Validate that we have a struct type
+	if modelType.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		logger.Error("Model type must be a struct, got %s for %s.%s", modelType.Kind(), schema, entity)
+		return &common.TableMetadata{
+			Schema:  schema,
+			Table:   h.getTableName(schema, entity, model),
+			Columns: []common.Column{},
+		}
+	}
+
 	tableName := h.getTableName(schema, entity, model)
 
 	metadata := &common.TableMetadata{
@@ -605,7 +695,7 @@ func (h *Handler) sendFormattedResponse(w common.ResponseWriter, data interface{
 	if options.CleanJSON {
 		data = h.cleanJSON(data)
 	}
-
+	w.SetHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	// Format response based on response format option
 	switch options.ResponseFormat {
 	case "simple":

pkg/restheadspec/headers.go

@@ -19,21 +19,21 @@ type ExtendedRequestOptions struct {
 	CleanJSON bool
 
 	// Advanced filtering
-	SearchColumns []string
+	SearchColumns  []string
 	CustomSQLWhere string
-	CustomSQLOr string
+	CustomSQLOr    string
 
 	// Joins
 	Expand []ExpandOption
 
 	// Advanced features
-	AdvancedSQL map[string]string // Column -> SQL expression
-	ComputedQL map[string]string  // Column -> CQL expression
-	Distinct bool
-	SkipCount bool
-	SkipCache bool
+	AdvancedSQL    map[string]string // Column -> SQL expression
+	ComputedQL     map[string]string // Column -> CQL expression
+	Distinct       bool
+	SkipCount      bool
+	SkipCache      bool
 	FetchRowNumber *string
-	PKRow *string
+	PKRow          *string
 
 	// Response format
 	ResponseFormat string // "simple", "detail", "syncfusion"
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ type ExtendedRequestOptions struct {
 	AtomicTransaction bool
 
 	// Cursor pagination
-	CursorForward string
+	CursorForward  string
 	CursorBackward string
 }
 
 // ExpandOption represents a relation expansion configuration
 type ExpandOption struct {
 	Relation string
-	Columns []string
-	Where string
-	Sort string
+	Columns  []string
+	Where    string
+	Sort     string
 }
 
 // decodeHeaderValue decodes base64 encoded header values
@@ -85,12 +85,13 @@ func (h *Handler) parseOptionsFromHeaders(r common.Request) ExtendedRequestOptio
 	options := ExtendedRequestOptions{
 		RequestOptions: common.RequestOptions{
 			Filters: make([]common.FilterOption, 0),
-			Sort: make([]common.SortOption, 0),
+			Sort:    make([]common.SortOption, 0),
 			Preload: make([]common.PreloadOption, 0),
 		},
-		AdvancedSQL: make(map[string]string),
-		ComputedQL: make(map[string]string),
-		Expand: make([]ExpandOption, 0),
+		AdvancedSQL:    make(map[string]string),
+		ComputedQL:     make(map[string]string),
+		Expand:         make([]ExpandOption, 0),
+		ResponseFormat: "simple", // Default response format
 	}
 
 	// Get all headers
@@ -212,9 +213,9 @@ func (h *Handler) parseNotSelectFields(options *ExtendedRequestOptions, value st
 func (h *Handler) parseFieldFilter(options *ExtendedRequestOptions, headerKey, value string) {
 	colName := strings.TrimPrefix(headerKey, "x-fieldfilter-")
 	options.Filters = append(options.Filters, common.FilterOption{
-		Column: colName,
+		Column:   colName,
 		Operator: "eq",
-		Value: value,
+		Value:    value,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -223,9 +224,9 @@ func (h *Handler) parseSearchFilter(options *ExtendedRequestOptions, headerKey,
 	colName := strings.TrimPrefix(headerKey, "x-searchfilter-")
 	// Use ILIKE for fuzzy search
 	options.Filters = append(options.Filters, common.FilterOption{
-		Column: colName,
+		Column:   colName,
 		Operator: "ilike",
-		Value: "%" + value + "%",
+		Value:    "%" + value + "%",
 	})
 }
 
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ func (h *Handler) parseSorting(options *ExtendedRequestOptions, value string) {
 		}
 
 		options.Sort = append(options.Sort, common.SortOption{
-			Column: colName,
+			Column:    colName,
 			Direction: direction,
 		})
 	}