fix(metadata): keep each colliding item's own _packageId provenance (ADR-0048) (#1822)

When two packages ship a same-name item, getMetaItem/getMetaItems grafted the
artifact protection envelope from a first-match lookup, so the second package's
item inherited the FIRST package's _packageId. The frontend prefer-local
(dashboard/report/page) filters the unscoped list by _packageId, so this
mislabel resolved collisions to the wrong package.

Scope the artifact lookup to the requested package (getMetaItem) and to each
item's own _packageId (getMetaItems list decorate). getItem ordering unchanged —
a bare-key overlay still takes ADR-0005 precedence.

Verified live (page collision showcase vs studio): single ?package=, the
unscoped list (both items, correct _packageId each), and the frontend page route
(/apps/<pkg>/page/showcase_task_workbench renders each package's own page). 603
objectql tests green.

Co-authored-by: Jack Zhuang <277994282+os-zhuang@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: 3 people

.changeset/adr-0048-collision-packageid-provenance.md

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+"@objectstack/objectql": patch
+---
+
+fix(metadata): keep each colliding item's own `_packageId` provenance (ADR-0048)
+
+When two installed packages ship an item of the same `type`/`name`, the
+single-item and list reads grafted the artifact protection envelope from a
+**first-match** artifact lookup (`lookupArtifactItem(type, name)`), so the
+second package's item inherited the FIRST package's `_packageId`. The frontend
+prefer-local resolution (dashboard/report/page) filters the unscoped list by
+`_packageId`, so this mislabel made it resolve a collision to the wrong package
+(or fail to find the local item entirely).
+
+- `getMetaItem` now scopes the artifact lookup to `request.packageId`.
+- `getMetaItems` scopes the per-item decorate to the requested package (when the
+  whole list is package-scoped) else to each item's own `_packageId`.
+
+`getItem` ordering is unchanged — a bare-key runtime/DB overlay still takes
+ADR-0005 precedence over the packaged item (clarifying comment added). An
+env-wide (package-less) overlay of a name that collides across packages remains
+inherently ambiguous by schema (`sys_metadata` is unique on `type+name+org`, not
+package); pure-artifact collisions (the marketplace default) now resolve and
+list correctly per package.

packages/objectql/src/protocol-meta.test.ts

@@ -815,6 +815,25 @@ describe('ObjectStackProtocolImplementation - Metadata Persistence', () => {
             expect(userPage._provenance).toBeUndefined();
         });
 
+        it('keeps each colliding item\'s own _packageId on the list (ADR-0048)', async () => {
+            // Two installed packages ship `page/home`. The list decorate step
+            // grafts artifact protection per item; that lookup must be scoped to
+            // EACH item's owning package, or both rows inherit the first-match
+            // package's `_packageId` and the frontend prefer-local (which filters
+            // by `_packageId`) can no longer tell them apart.
+            registry.registerItem('page', { name: 'home', label: 'Acme Home' }, 'name', 'com.acme.crm');
+            registry.registerItem('page', { name: 'home', label: 'Globex Home' }, 'name', 'com.globex.crm');
+            mockEngine.find.mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+            const result = await protocol.getMetaItems({ type: 'page' });
+            const homes = result.items.filter((i: any) => i.name === 'home');
+
+            expect(homes).toHaveLength(2);
+            const byPkg = Object.fromEntries(homes.map((h: any) => [h._packageId, h.label]));
+            expect(byPkg['com.acme.crm']).toBe('Acme Home');
+            expect(byPkg['com.globex.crm']).toBe('Globex Home');
+        });
+
         it('should fall back to DB when registry is empty for type', async () => {
             mockEngine.find.mockResolvedValue([
                 {

packages/objectql/src/protocol.ts

@@ -1386,9 +1386,15 @@ export class ObjectStackProtocolImplementation implements ObjectStackProtocol {
             items: decorateMetadataItems(
                 request.type,
                 (items as any[]).map((it) => {
+                    // ADR-0048 — scope the artifact lookup to THIS item's owning
+                    // package so a same-name collision grafts each item's own
+                    // protection envelope, not the first-registered package's.
+                    // (`requested` packageId, when the whole list is scoped,
+                    // takes priority; else the item's own `_packageId`.)
                     const a = this.lookupArtifactItem(
                         request.type,
                         (it as any)?.name,
+                        packageId ?? ((it as any)?._packageId as string | undefined),
                     );
                     return mergeArtifactProtection(it, a) as any;
                 }),
@@ -1583,7 +1589,10 @@ export class ObjectStackProtocolImplementation implements ObjectStackProtocol {
         // persisted overlay copy that pre-dates the artifact's `_lock`
         // declaration; we must consult the in-memory artifact registry
         // directly and let its protection envelope override.
-        const artifactItem = this.lookupArtifactItem(request.type, request.name);
+        // ADR-0048 — scope the artifact lookup to the requested package so a
+        // same-name collision grafts the OWNING package's protection envelope
+        // (`_packageId`/`_lock`), not whichever package registered first.
+        const artifactItem = this.lookupArtifactItem(request.type, request.name, request.packageId);
         let decorated = decorateMetadataItem(
             request.type,
             mergeArtifactProtection(item, artifactItem),

packages/objectql/src/registry.ts

@@ -933,6 +933,13 @@ export class SchemaRegistry {
 
     const collection = this.metadata.get(type);
     if (!collection) return undefined;
+    // A bare-key entry (a runtime/DB overlay rehydrated by restoreMetadataFromDb)
+    // intentionally shadows the packaged composite item — ADR-0005 overlay
+    // precedence (a customization wins over its package default). This is
+    // checked before prefer-local so that precedence holds; note an env-wide
+    // (package-less) overlay of a name that collides across packages is
+    // inherently ambiguous by schema (sys_metadata is unique on type+name+org,
+    // not package) and resolves to the single overlay row.
     const direct = collection.get(name);
     if (direct) return direct as T;