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Issue

Conditional user filtering accepts only the AND operation — validateCondition rejects anything else
with Unsupported Conditional operation: OR. So a filter such as userName eq alice or userName eq bob
cannot be evaluated by the JDBC user store at all, and the SCIM 2.0 layer above has no way to support
the or operator.

Fix

The AND query builder is written around narrowing the result set — each extra group or claim expression
becomes another INTERSECT (or another joined sub query on MySQL/MariaDB). An OR filter widens it
instead, so UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManager.getQueryStringForOrOperation(..) builds it separately rather
than threading a second operator through the existing builder. Each expression becomes an independent
predicate on UM_USER, OR-ed together; role and claim expressions become correlated (NOT) EXISTS sub
queries, which keeps the result at one row per user — so no DISTINCT is needed and LIMIT/OFFSET
pagination stays correct — and lets each sub query use its own index. NE is rendered as NOT EXISTS
over the equality match, so it also matches users that carry no such attribute or role at all.

Mixing AND and OR in one filter stays unsupported. OR is opt-in per user store manager through
isOrConditionSupported(), which only the unique-ID JDBC manager overrides — every other manager keeps
rejecting OR rather than silently evaluating it as AND. OR combined with an identity claim is rejected
too, since those are resolved against the identity data store and then intersected with the user store
result, which cannot express a union.

Covered by UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManagerOrFilterTest, which runs the generated SQL against H2.

Conditional filtering so far accepted only AND, and the JDBC query builder
was written around narrowing the result set: each additional expression
became another INTERSECT (or another joined sub query on MySQL). An OR
filter widens the result set instead, so it is built by a dedicated builder
rather than by threading a second operator through the existing one. Mixing
AND and OR in the same filter stays unsupported.

The OR builder renders every expression as an independent predicate against
UM_USER and combines them with OR. Role and claim expressions become
correlated (NOT) EXISTS sub queries, which keeps the result at one row per
user - so no DISTINCT is needed and LIMIT/OFFSET pagination stays correct -
and lets each sub query use its own index. NE is rendered as NOT EXISTS over
the equality match, so that it also matches the users that do not carry the
attribute or the role at all.

OR is enabled per user store manager through isOrConditionSupported(), which
only the unique ID JDBC manager overrides; every other manager keeps
rejecting OR rather than silently evaluating it as AND. Filters that combine
OR with an identity claim are rejected too, since those are resolved against
the identity data store and intersected with the user store results, which
cannot express a union.
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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added support for OR-based user searches in compatible user stores.
    • Search filters can combine usernames, claims, and groups, including partial matches and exclusions.
    • Results support pagination, accurate counts, and duplicate prevention.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of users missing matching claims or group memberships in exclusion searches.
    • Mixed AND/OR filters are rejected when unsupported.

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OR user filtering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Condition validation and domain resolution
core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/common/AbstractUserStoreManager.java
Validation resolves the domain-specific secondary user store. OR support is capability-based and identity-claim OR filters are rejected.
OR query assembly and dispatch
core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/model/SqlBuilder.java, core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/jdbc/UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManager.java
SqlBuilder emits grouped OR predicates. JDBC filtering dispatches OR-only conditions to the dedicated query path.
OR predicate SQL generation
core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/jdbc/UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManager.java
The JDBC store generates username, claim, and role predicates with database-specific pagination and EXISTS or NOT EXISTS handling.
OR filter test coverage
core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/jdbc/UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManagerOrFilterTest.java
Tests cover filtering, counts, pagination, SQL generation, duplicate suppression, and mixed AND/OR rejection.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 325d5

This change enables OR-based filtering for the unique-ID JDBC user store while preserving rejection of unsupported combinations. No actionable merge-blocking production risk is supported by the supplied evidence; only bounded test-isolation cleanup and defensive follow-up checks remain.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (2)
core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/jdbc/UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManagerOrFilterTest.java (1)

73-105: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Restore global state after the class.

setUp mutates process-wide state: the static CarbonConstants.ENABLE_LEGACY_AUTHZ_RUNTIME flag, the carbon.home system property, and the thread-local PrivilegedCarbonContext. TestNG runs all test classes in one JVM, so the mutations survive this class and can change the behaviour of later test classes. The H2 directory also stays on disk after the run.

Add an @AfterClass method that restores the flag and clears the Carbon context.

♻️ Proposed teardown
+    private boolean legacyAuthzRuntime;
+
     `@BeforeClass`
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
 
         File carbonHome = new File("src/test/resources/dbscripts/group_uuid_disable");
         if (carbonHome.exists()) {
             System.setProperty("carbon.home", carbonHome.getAbsolutePath());
         }
+        legacyAuthzRuntime = CarbonConstants.ENABLE_LEGACY_AUTHZ_RUNTIME;
         CarbonConstants.ENABLE_LEGACY_AUTHZ_RUNTIME = true;
+    `@AfterClass`(alwaysRun = true)
+    public void tearDown() {
+
+        CarbonConstants.ENABLE_LEGACY_AUTHZ_RUNTIME = legacyAuthzRuntime;
+        DatabaseUtil.closeDatabasePoolConnection();
+        PrivilegedCarbonContext.destroyCurrentContext();
+        deleteDirectory(new File(DB_FOLDER));
+    }

Add import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;.

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In
`@core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/jdbc/UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManagerOrFilterTest.java`
around lines 73 - 105, Add an `@AfterClass` teardown method to
UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManagerOrFilterTest that restores the original
CarbonConstants.ENABLE_LEGACY_AUTHZ_RUNTIME value, clears the carbon.home system
property, clears the thread-local PrivilegedCarbonContext, and removes the
DB_FOLDER directory. Import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass and preserve the
existing setup behavior.
core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/model/SqlBuilder.java (1)

139-191: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Make the orWhere / where call order contract explicit.

orWhere registers parameters immediately against the shared count, but appendOrGroup emits the OR group after every wheres entry. Alignment between placeholders and parameter indexes therefore depends on all where(..) calls happening before the first orWhere(..). getQueryStringForOrOperation respects that order today, so there is no current defect. If a later caller adds a where(..) after an orWhere(..), the values bind to the wrong placeholders silently, because populatePrepareStatement binds by index.

Add a cheap guard so the failure is loud instead of silent, and state the rule in the Javadoc.

🛡️ Proposed guard
     public SqlBuilder where(String expr, String value) {
 
+        assertNoPendingOrGroup();
         wheres.add(expr);
+    /**
+     * The OR group is emitted after the AND-ed where clauses, while parameters are numbered in call order. Adding a
+     * where clause after an OR predicate would therefore misalign placeholders and parameter indexes.
+     */
+    private void assertNoPendingOrGroup() {
+
+        if (!orWheres.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("A where clause cannot be added after an OR predicate.");
+        }
+    }
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In
`@core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/model/SqlBuilder.java`
around lines 139 - 191, Make the call-order contract explicit in the Javadoc for
where and orWhere: all where clauses must be added before the first orWhere
call. Add a guard in where that detects an existing pending OR group and fails
immediately when a where clause is added afterward, preserving parameter and
placeholder alignment. Use the existing orWheres state or an equivalent minimal
marker, without changing query generation.
🔇 Additional comments (12)
core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/common/AbstractUserStoreManager.java (4)

11541-11558: 🎯 Functional Correctness | ⚡ Quick win

⚠️ Unverified finding
Sandbox verification was unavailable.

Fix: validateCondition does not reject condition trees that mix AND and OR.

validateCondition(Condition, boolean orOperationAllowed) validates each OperationalCondition node against only its own operation. It does not track whether a different operation was already used elsewhere in the tree.

Consider a tree OR(AND(a, b), c) when orOperationAllowed is true:

  • The top node has operation OR. The check allows it because orOperationAllowed is true.
  • The recursive call validates the left child AND(a, b). Its own operation is AND, so the check always allows it, regardless of the sibling operator.

The condition passes validation even though it mixes AND and OR. The PR objectives state: "Mixing AND and OR ... remains unsupported." This method does not enforce that rule.

Confirm whether SqlBuilder or UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManager reject mixed AND/OR trees before generating SQL. If they do not, a mixed condition can reach the query builder and produce incorrect or unintended SQL grouping.

🐛 Proposed fix: track a single top-level operator across the whole tree
-    private void validateCondition(Condition condition, boolean orOperationAllowed) throws UserStoreException {
+    private void validateCondition(Condition condition, boolean orOperationAllowed) throws UserStoreException {
+
+        if (orOperationAllowed && containsOrOperation(condition) && containsAndOperation(condition)) {
+            throw new UserStoreException("Mixing AND and OR operations in the same filter is not supported.");
+        }
 
         if (condition instanceof ExpressionCondition) {
             if (isNotSupportedExpressionOperation(condition)) {
                 throw new UserStoreException("Unsupported expression operation: " + condition.getOperation());
             }
         } else if (condition instanceof OperationalCondition) {
             Condition leftCondition = ((OperationalCondition) condition).getLeftCondition();
             validateCondition(leftCondition, orOperationAllowed);
             Condition rightCondition = ((OperationalCondition) condition).getRightCondition();
             String operation = condition.getOperation();
             if (!OperationalOperation.AND.toString().equals(operation)
                     && !(orOperationAllowed && OperationalOperation.OR.toString().equals(operation))) {
                 throw new UserStoreException("Unsupported Conditional operation: " + condition.getOperation());
             }
             validateCondition(rightCondition, orOperationAllowed);
         }
     }
+
+    private boolean containsAndOperation(Condition condition) {
+
+        if (!(condition instanceof OperationalCondition)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (OperationalOperation.AND.toString().equals(condition.getOperation())) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return containsAndOperation(((OperationalCondition) condition).getLeftCondition())
+                || containsAndOperation(((OperationalCondition) condition).getRightCondition());
+    }

As per the PR objectives: "Mixing AND and OR, or combining OR with identity claims, remains unsupported."


11560-11612: LGTM!


16977-16989: LGTM!

Also applies to: 17143-17156, 17267-17275


17015-17015: LGTM!

Also applies to: 17174-17174, 17295-17295

core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/model/SqlBuilder.java (1)

36-36: LGTM!

Also applies to: 63-85

core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/jdbc/UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManager.java (5)

3804-3805: LGTM!

Also applies to: 3843-3844, 3860-3886


3937-3937: LGTM!

Also applies to: 3973-3976, 4087-4087, 4151-4160


4920-5105: LGTM!


5107-5136: LGTM!


5307-5312: 🩺 Stability & Availability

⚠️ Unverified finding
Sandbox verification was unavailable.

Verify that every conditional entry point routes OR filters to the OR builder.

isOrConditionSupported() now returns true for the whole manager, but buildFilterQuery is only reached from doGetUserListWithID and doGetUsernameListWithID. Any other path that turns a Condition into SQL still calls getQueryString, which builds an intersection. Confirm that the user-count path and any other conditional path either route through buildFilterQuery or reject OR filters.

core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/jdbc/UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManagerOrFilterTest.java (2)

120-213: LGTM!


215-321: LGTM!

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Nitpick comments:
In
`@core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/model/SqlBuilder.java`:
- Around line 139-191: Make the call-order contract explicit in the Javadoc for
where and orWhere: all where clauses must be added before the first orWhere
call. Add a guard in where that detects an existing pending OR group and fails
immediately when a where clause is added afterward, preserving parameter and
placeholder alignment. Use the existing orWheres state or an equivalent minimal
marker, without changing query generation.

In
`@core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/jdbc/UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManagerOrFilterTest.java`:
- Around line 73-105: Add an `@AfterClass` teardown method to
UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManagerOrFilterTest that restores the original
CarbonConstants.ENABLE_LEGACY_AUTHZ_RUNTIME value, clears the carbon.home system
property, clears the thread-local PrivilegedCarbonContext, and removes the
DB_FOLDER directory. Import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass and preserve the
existing setup behavior.

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Pull request overview

This PR extends conditional user filtering in the JDBC user store to support OR-combined filters (opt-in for the UniqueID JDBC user store manager), and adds test coverage to validate generated SQL and behavior across operations/pagination.

Changes:

  • Add opt-in OR support in UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManager, including a dedicated OR query builder based on OR-combined predicates and correlated EXISTS/NOT EXISTS subqueries.
  • Extend SqlBuilder to support accumulating an OR-group of predicates alongside existing AND-based WHERE clause building.
  • Update condition validation in AbstractUserStoreManager to allow OR only when supported by the resolved user store manager, and reject OR+identity-claim combinations; add an H2-backed test suite for OR filtering.

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File Description
core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/test/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/jdbc/UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManagerOrFilterTest.java Adds H2-based integration tests covering OR filtering behavior, pagination, and SQL shape.
core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/model/SqlBuilder.java Adds support for grouping OR predicates into a single parenthesized clause appended to the WHERE section.
core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/jdbc/UniqueIDJDBCUserStoreManager.java Implements OR-only conditional filtering query generation and enables OR support for this manager.
core/org.wso2.carbon.user.core/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/user/core/common/AbstractUserStoreManager.java Updates condition validation to allow OR only for supporting managers and rejects OR with identity-claim filtering.

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Comment on lines 11523 to +11526
private void validateCondition(Condition condition) throws UserStoreException {

validateCondition(condition, false);
}
Comment on lines +4923 to +4927
* The AND path narrows the result set, and does so by intersecting one query per expression. An OR filter widens
* it instead, so each expression is rendered as an independent predicate against UM_USER and the predicates are
* combined with OR. Role and claim expressions become correlated (NOT) EXISTS sub queries, which keeps the result
* at one row per user - so no DISTINCT is needed and LIMIT/OFFSET pagination stays correct - and lets each sub
* query use its own index.
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