fix(sequelize): add support for extended operators in sequelize

postgres supports extended operators but missing in sequelize

fix loopbackio#10272

Signed-off-by: Yesha Mavani <[email protected]>

Author: yeshamavani

extensions/sequelize/src/sequelize/operator-translation.ts

@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@ export const operatorTranslations: {
   regexp: Op.regexp,
   and: Op.and,
   or: Op.or,
+  match: Op.match,
+  contains: Op.contains,
 };

extensions/sequelize/src/sequelize/sequelize.repository.base.ts

@@ -899,7 +899,14 @@ export class SequelizeCrudRepository<
         ['Array', 'array'].includes(definition[propName].type.toString())
       ) {
         // Postgres only
-        dataType = DataTypes.ARRAY(DataTypes.INTEGER);
+        const stringTypeArray =
+          definition[propName].itemType === String ||
+          ['String', 'string'].includes(
+            definition[propName].itemType?.toString() || '',
+          );
+        dataType = stringTypeArray
+          ? DataTypes.ARRAY(DataTypes.STRING)
+          : DataTypes.ARRAY(DataTypes.INTEGER);
       }
 
       if (

packages/filter/src/query.ts

@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ export type Operators =
   | 'nlike' // NOT LIKE
   | 'ilike' // ILIKE'
   | 'nilike' // NOT ILIKE
-  | 'regexp'; // REGEXP'
+  | 'regexp' // REGEXP'
+  | 'match' // match
+  | 'contains'; // for array
 
 /**
  * Matching predicate comparison