ENH: change behavior of FIND *

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
     server property.
   * The new `FIND_QUERY_DEFAULT_ROLE` server property defaults to `RECORD`
     which is why the behavior of the server api has a **breaking change**.
+  * The semantics of `FIND *` are affected as well. `FIND *` is equivalent to
+    `FIND <FIND_QUERY_DEFAULT_ROLE>`.
   * Of course, administrators can choose to retain the old behavior by setting
     `FIND_QUERY_DEFAULT_ROLE=ENTITY`.
 

src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/query/Query.java

@@ -596,16 +596,6 @@ public class Query implements QueryInterface, ToElementable, TransactionInterfac
    * </ol>
    */
   public void optimize() {
-    // basic optimization
-    if (this.entity != null
-        && this.entity.type == Pattern.TYPE_LIKE
-        && this.entity.str.equals("*")) {
-      this.entity = null;
-      if (this.role == null) {
-        this.role = Role.ENTITY;
-      }
-    }
-
     // "FIND Person" is interpreted as "FIND RECORD Person"
     if (this.role == null) {
       try {
@@ -621,6 +611,13 @@ public class Query implements QueryInterface, ToElementable, TransactionInterfac
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException(e);
       }
     }
+
+    // "FIND *" is interpreted as "FIND RECORD", "FIND <ROLE> *" as "FIND <ROLE>"
+    if (this.entity != null
+        && this.entity.type == Pattern.TYPE_LIKE
+        && this.entity.str.equals("*")) {
+      this.entity = null;
+    }
   }
 
   private String executeStrategy(final boolean versioned) throws QueryException {