Column allowlist for MySQL and MSSQL

config/mssql.go

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ type MSSQLTable struct {
 	OptionalPrimaryKeyValStart string   `yaml:"optionalPrimaryKeyValStart,omitempty"`
 	OptionalPrimaryKeyValEnd   string   `yaml:"optionalPrimaryKeyValEnd,omitempty"`
 	ExcludeColumns             []string `yaml:"excludeColumns,omitempty"`
+	// IncludeColumns - List of columns that should be included in the change event record.
+	IncludeColumns []string `yaml:"includeColumns,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *MSSQL) ToDSN() string {
@@ -95,6 +97,11 @@ func (m *MSSQL) Validate() error {
 		if stringutil.Empty(table.Name, table.Schema) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("table name and schema must be passed in")
 		}
+
+		// You should not be able to filter and exclude columns at the same time
+		if len(table.ExcludeColumns) > 0 && len(table.IncludeColumns) > 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot exclude and include columns at the same time")
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil

config/mssql_test.go

@@ -129,6 +129,26 @@ func TestMSSQL_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 
 		assert.ErrorContains(t, m.Validate(), "table name and schema must be passed in")
 	}
+	{
+		// Exclude and include columns at the same time
+		m := &MSSQL{
+			Host:     "host",
+			Port:     1,
+			Username: "username",
+			Password: "password",
+			Database: "database",
+			Tables: []*MSSQLTable{
+				{
+					Name:           "name",
+					Schema:         "schema",
+					IncludeColumns: []string{"foo"},
+					ExcludeColumns: []string{"bar"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, m.Validate(), "cannot exclude and include columns at the same time")
+	}
 	{
 		// Valid
 		m := &MSSQL{

config/mysql.go

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type MySQLTable struct {
 	OptionalPrimaryKeyValStart string   `yaml:"optionalPrimaryKeyValStart,omitempty"`
 	OptionalPrimaryKeyValEnd   string   `yaml:"optionalPrimaryKeyValEnd,omitempty"`
 	ExcludeColumns             []string `yaml:"excludeColumns,omitempty"`
+	// IncludeColumns - List of columns that should be included in the change event record.
+	IncludeColumns []string `yaml:"includeColumns,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *MySQLTable) GetBatchSize() uint {
@@ -91,6 +93,11 @@ func (m *MySQL) Validate() error {
 		if table.Name == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("table name must be passed in")
 		}
+
+		// You should not be able to filter and exclude columns at the same time
+		if len(table.ExcludeColumns) > 0 && len(table.IncludeColumns) > 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot exclude and include columns at the same time")
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil

config/mysql_test.go

@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ func TestMySQL_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 		c.Tables = append(c.Tables, &MySQLTable{})
 		assert.ErrorContains(t, c.Validate(), "table name must be passed in")
 	}
+	{
+		// exclude and include at the same time
+		c := createValidConfig()
+		c.Tables = append(c.Tables, &MySQLTable{
+			Name:           "foo",
+			IncludeColumns: []string{"foo"},
+			ExcludeColumns: []string{"bar"},
+		})
+
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, c.Validate(), "cannot exclude and include columns at the same time")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestMySQL_ToDSN(t *testing.T) {

sources/mssql/adapter/adapter.go

@@ -31,11 +31,18 @@ func NewMSSQLAdapter(db *sql.DB, dbName string, tableCfg config.MSSQLTable) (MSS
 		return MSSQLAdapter{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to load metadata for table %s.%s: %w", tableCfg.Schema, tableCfg.Name, err)
 	}
 
+	// Exclude columns (if any) from the table metadata
 	columns, err := column.FilterOutExcludedColumns(table.Columns(), tableCfg.ExcludeColumns, table.PrimaryKeys())
 	if err != nil {
 		return MSSQLAdapter{}, err
 	}
 
+	// Include columns (if any) from the table metadata
+	columns, err = column.FilterForIncludedColumns(columns, tableCfg.IncludeColumns, table.PrimaryKeys())
+	if err != nil {
+		return MSSQLAdapter{}, err
+	}
+
 	fieldConverters := make([]transformer.FieldConverter, len(columns))
 	for i, col := range columns {
 		converter, err := valueConverterForType(col.Type, col.Opts)

sources/mysql/adapter/adapter.go

@@ -33,11 +33,18 @@ func NewMySQLAdapter(db *sql.DB, dbName string, tableCfg config.MySQLTable) (MyS
 		return MySQLAdapter{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to load metadata for table %q: %w", tableCfg.Name, err)
 	}
 
+	// Exclude columns (if any) from the table metadata
 	columns, err := column.FilterOutExcludedColumns(table.Columns, tableCfg.ExcludeColumns, table.PrimaryKeys)
 	if err != nil {
 		return MySQLAdapter{}, err
 	}
 
+	// Include columns (if any) from the table metadata
+	columns, err = column.FilterForIncludedColumns(columns, tableCfg.IncludeColumns, table.PrimaryKeys)
+	if err != nil {
+		return MySQLAdapter{}, err
+	}
+
 	return newMySQLAdapter(db, dbName, *table, columns, tableCfg.ToScannerConfig(defaultErrorRetries))
 }