fix(policy): do not treat Json kind keys as Kysely nodes

[BetterAndBetterII]

Policy pre-create unwrapping treated any object with a kind field as a Kysely operation node, so create({ payload: { kind: "artwork" } }) failed with expecting a ValueNode. Only ValueNode and DefaultInsertValueNode are treated as nodes.

Fixes #2791

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed handling of JSON data with a top-level kind field when policies are enabled.
  • JSON values now remain intact during creation, bulk creation, retrieval, and updates, including when kind matches internal operation names.
  • Policy-violating creates continue to be rejected regardless of the JSON payload’s shape.

• Tests

  • Added regression coverage for these JSON payloads and policy checks in PostgreSQL schemas.

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Walkthrough

The policy plugin now uses row node types to distinguish Kysely operation nodes from raw values during create processing. Regression tests cover JSON payloads with a top-level kind key across create, bulk create, retrieval, and update operations, and verify that policy violations still reject creates.

Changes

Policy JSON payload handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Node detection and regression coverage packages/plugins/policy/src/policy-handler.ts, tests/regression/test/issue-2791.test.ts	unwrapCreateValueRow uses the row node type to distinguish operation nodes from raw values. Regression tests cover JSON payloads with top-level kind keys across create, bulk create, retrieval, and update, including policy rejection cases.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: ymc9

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The change preserves JSON payloads with kind keys during policy-protected creates. No issue requiring a fix before merge remains identified.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preventing JSON kind keys from being misclassified as Kysely nodes in policy handling.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The change meets the coding requirements in [#2791]. unwrapCreateValueRows uses the row node type to classify values. ValueListNode rows process operation nodes, and PrimitiveValueListNode rows …
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes stay within [#2791]. The policy-handler change fixes pre-create JSON value classification. The added tests verify the reported failure, create/update behavior, bulk behavior, and preservat…
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Inline comments:
In `@packages/plugins/policy/src/policy-handler.ts`:
- Around line 1082-1087: Update the classification logic around
unwrapCreateValueRow to preserve PrimitiveValueListNode.values as raw list
values before checking operation-node kinds; require the appropriate list
provenance rather than relying on kind alone, so objects shaped like ValueNode
or DefaultInsertValueNode remain intact. Add regression coverage for both raw
object forms.

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[sanny-io]

coderabbit's comment looks correct to me in that this would fail similarly to the original issue, just less frequently.

See potential solution below.

#2791 (comment)

[ymc9]

@BetterAndBetterII thanks for working on this! I've made an additional commit based on coderabbit's comments. Will merge once CI passes.