refactor: introduce `isHiddenCol` method to replace `isMMSystemCol` and `isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol`

packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/column/FormulaOptions.vue

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import jsep from 'jsep'
 import {
   FormulaError,
   UITypes,
-  isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol,
+  isHiddenCol,
   jsepCurlyHook,
   substituteColumnIdWithAliasInFormula,
   validateFormulaAndExtractTreeWithType,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const supportedColumns = computed(
         return false
       }
 
-      if (isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol(col) && col.system) {
+      if (isHiddenCol(col)) {
         return false
       }
 

packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/CreateGroupBy.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import type { ColumnType, LinkToAnotherRecordType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
-import { RelationTypes, UITypes, isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol, isLinksOrLTAR, isSystemColumn } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { RelationTypes, UITypes, isHiddenCol, isLinksOrLTAR, isSystemColumn } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   // As we need to focus search box when the parent is opened
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ const options = computed<ColumnType[]>(
             return false
           }
 
-          if (isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol(c)) {
-            /** ignore created by and last modified by system field */
+          if (isHiddenCol(c)) {
+            /** ignore mm relation column, created by and last modified by system field */
             return false
           }
 

packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/CreateSort.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import type { ColumnType, LinkToAnotherRecordType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
-import { RelationTypes, UITypes, isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol, isLinksOrLTAR, isSystemColumn } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { RelationTypes, UITypes, isHiddenCol, isLinksOrLTAR, isSystemColumn } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   // As we need to focus search box when the parent is opened
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ const options = computed<ColumnType[]>(
           return true
         }
         if (isSystemColumn(metaColumnById?.value?.[c.id!])) {
-          if (isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol(c)) {
-            /** ignore created by and last modified by system field */
+          if (isHiddenCol(c)) {
+            /** ignore mm relation column, created by and last modified by system field */
             return false
           }
 

packages/nc-gui/components/smartsheet/toolbar/FieldListAutoCompleteDropdown.vue

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import type { SelectProps } from 'ant-design-vue'
 import type { ColumnType, LinkToAnotherRecordType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
-import { RelationTypes, UITypes, isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol, isLinksOrLTAR, isSystemColumn, isVirtualCol } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { RelationTypes, UITypes, isHiddenCol, isLinksOrLTAR, isSystemColumn, isVirtualCol } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import { MetaInj, computed, inject, ref, resolveComponent, useViewColumnsOrThrow } from '#imports'
 
 const { modelValue, isSort, allowEmpty, ...restProps } = defineProps<{
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ const options = computed<SelectProps['options']>(() =>
   (
     customColumns.value?.filter((c: ColumnType) => {
       if (isSystemColumn(metaColumnById?.value?.[c.id!])) {
-        if (isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol(c)) {
-          /** ignore created by and last modified by system field */
+        if (isHiddenCol(c)) {
+          /** ignore mm relation column, created by and last modified by system field */
           return false
         }
       }
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ const options = computed<SelectProps['options']>(() =>
         return true
       }
       if (isSystemColumn(metaColumnById?.value?.[c.id!])) {
-        if (isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol(c)) {
-          /** ignore created by and last modified by system field */
+        if (isHiddenCol(c)) {
+          /** ignore mm relation column, created by and last modified by system field */
           return false
         }
 

packages/nc-gui/composables/useViewColumns.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ViewTypes, isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol, isMMSystemCol, isSystemColumn } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import { ViewTypes, isHiddenCol, isSystemColumn } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { ColumnType, GridColumnReqType, GridColumnType, MapType, TableType, ViewType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
 import type { ComputedRef, Ref } from 'vue'
 import { computed, ref, storeToRefs, useBase, useNuxtApp, useRoles, useUndoRedo, watch } from '#imports'
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const [useProvideViewColumns, useViewColumns] = useInjectionState(
         fields.value = meta.value?.columns
           ?.filter((column: ColumnType) => {
             // filter created by and last modified by system columns
-            if ((isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol(column) || isMMSystemCol(column)) && column.system) return false
+            if (isHiddenCol(column)) return false
             return true
           })
           .map((column: ColumnType) => {

packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/UITypes.ts

@@ -162,11 +162,18 @@ export function isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol(
   );
 }
 
-export function isMMSystemCol(
+export function isHiddenCol(
   col: (ColumnReqType | ColumnType) & { system?: number | boolean }
 ) {
   return (
-    col.system && [UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord].includes(<UITypes>col.uidt)
+    col.system &&
+    (
+      [
+        UITypes.CreatedBy,
+        UITypes.LastModifiedBy,
+        UITypes.LinkToAnotherRecord,
+      ] as string[]
+    ).includes(col.uidt)
   );
 }
 

packages/nocodb-sdk/src/lib/index.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export {
   isLinksOrLTAR,
   isCreatedOrLastModifiedTimeCol,
   isCreatedOrLastModifiedByCol,
-  isMMSystemCol,
+  isHiddenCol,
 } from '~/lib/UITypes';
 export { default as CustomAPI, FileType } from '~/lib/CustomAPI';
 export { default as TemplateGenerator } from '~/lib/TemplateGenerator';