metal-orm 1.0.60 → 1.0.62

package/dist/index.d.cts

@@ -3509,7 +3509,7 @@ type DeepSelectConfig<TTable extends TableDef> = DeepSelectEntry<TTable>[];
  * @typeParam T - Result type for projections (unused)
  * @typeParam TTable - Table definition being queried
  */
-declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef> {
+declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = EntityInstance<any>, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef> {
     private readonly env;
     private readonly context;
     private readonly columnSelector;
@@ -3522,6 +3522,7 @@ declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef
     private readonly relationFacet;
     private readonly lazyRelations;
     private readonly lazyRelationOptions;
+    private readonly entityConstructor?;
     /**
      * Creates a new SelectQueryBuilder instance
      * @param table - Table definition to query
@@ -3529,7 +3530,7 @@ declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef
      * @param hydration - Optional hydration manager
      * @param dependencies - Optional query builder dependencies
      */
-    constructor(table: TTable, state?: SelectQueryState, hydration?: HydrationManager, dependencies?: Partial<SelectQueryBuilderDependencies>, lazyRelations?: Set<string>, lazyRelationOptions?: Map<string, RelationIncludeOptions>);
+    constructor(table: TTable, state?: SelectQueryState, hydration?: HydrationManager, dependencies?: Partial<SelectQueryBuilderDependencies>, lazyRelations?: Set<string>, lazyRelationOptions?: Map<string, RelationIncludeOptions>, entityConstructor?: EntityConstructor<any>);
     /**
      * Creates a new SelectQueryBuilder instance with updated context and lazy relations
      * @param context - Updated query context
@@ -3831,15 +3832,49 @@ declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef
      */
     getTable(): TTable;
     /**
-     * Executes the query and returns hydrated results
+     * Ensures that if no columns are selected, all columns from the table are selected by default.
+     */
+    private ensureDefaultSelection;
+    /**
+     * Executes the query and returns hydrated results.
+     * If the builder was created with an entity constructor (e.g. via selectFromEntity),
+     * this will automatically return fully materialized entity instances.
+     *
      * @param ctx - ORM session context
-     * @returns Promise of entity instances
+     * @returns Promise of entity instances (or objects if generic T is not an entity)
      * @example
-     * const users = await qb.select('id', 'name')
-     *   .where(eq(userTable.columns.active, true))
-     *   .execute(session);
+     * const users = await selectFromEntity(User).execute(session);
+     * // users is User[]
+     * users[0] instanceof User; // true
+     */
+    execute(ctx: OrmSession): Promise<T[]>;
+    /**
+     * Executes the query and returns plain row objects (POJOs), ignoring any entity materialization.
+     * Use this if you want raw data even when using selectFromEntity.
+     *
+     * @param ctx - ORM session context
+     * @returns Promise of plain entity instances
+     * @example
+     * const rows = await selectFromEntity(User).executePlain(session);
+     * // rows is EntityInstance<UserTable>[] (plain objects)
+     * rows[0] instanceof User; // false
+     */
+    executePlain(ctx: OrmSession): Promise<EntityInstance<TTable>[]>;
+    /**
+     * Executes the query and returns results as real class instances.
+     * Unlike execute(), this returns actual instances of the decorated entity class
+     * with working methods and proper instanceof checks.
+     * @param entityClass - The entity class constructor
+     * @param ctx - ORM session context
+     * @returns Promise of entity class instances
+     * @example
+     * const users = await selectFromEntity(User)
+     *   .include('posts')
+     *   .executeAs(User, session);
+     * users[0] instanceof User; // true!
+     * users[0].getFullName();   // works!
      */
-    execute(ctx: OrmSession): Promise<EntityInstance<TTable>[]>;
+    executeAs<TEntity extends object>(entityClass: EntityConstructor<TEntity>, ctx: OrmSession): Promise<TEntity[]>;
     /**
      * Executes a count query for the current builder without LIMIT/OFFSET clauses.
      *
@@ -3857,7 +3892,7 @@ declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef
         page: number;
         pageSize: number;
     }): Promise<{
-        items: EntityInstance<TTable>[];
+        items: T[];
         totalItems: number;
     }>;
     /**
@@ -3870,7 +3905,7 @@ declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef
      * const hydCtx = new HydrationContext();
      * const users = await qb.executeWithContexts(execCtx, hydCtx);
      */
-    executeWithContexts(execCtx: ExecutionContext, hydCtx: HydrationContext): Promise<EntityInstance<TTable>[]>;
+    executeWithContexts(execCtx: ExecutionContext, hydCtx: HydrationContext): Promise<T[]>;
     /**
      * Adds a WHERE condition to the query
      * @param expr - Expression for the WHERE clause
@@ -6218,7 +6253,7 @@ type EntityTable<TEntity extends object> = Omit<TableDef<{
         [K in RelationKeys<TEntity>]: NonNullable<TEntity[K]> extends HasManyCollection<infer TChild> ? HasManyRelation<EntityTable<NonNullable<TChild> & object>> : NonNullable<TEntity[K]> extends ManyToManyCollection<infer TTarget, infer TPivot> ? BelongsToManyRelation<EntityTable<NonNullable<TTarget> & object>, TPivot extends object ? EntityTable<NonNullable<TPivot> & object> : TableDef> : NonNullable<TEntity[K]> extends HasOneReference<infer TChild> ? HasOneRelation<EntityTable<NonNullable<TChild> & object>> : NonNullable<TEntity[K]> extends BelongsToReference<infer TParent> ? BelongsToRelation<EntityTable<NonNullable<TParent> & object>> : NonNullable<TEntity[K]> extends object ? BelongsToRelation<EntityTable<NonNullable<TEntity[K]> & object>> : never;
     };
 };
-declare const selectFromEntity: <TEntity extends object>(ctor: EntityConstructor<TEntity>) => SelectQueryBuilder<unknown, EntityTable<TEntity>>;
+declare const selectFromEntity: <TEntity extends object>(ctor: EntityConstructor<TEntity>) => SelectQueryBuilder<TEntity, EntityTable<TEntity>>;
 /**
  * Public API: opt-in ergonomic entity reference (decorator-level).
  *
@@ -6247,6 +6282,85 @@ interface DecoratorMetadataBag {
  */
 declare const getDecoratorMetadata: (ctor: object) => DecoratorMetadataBag | undefined;
 
+/**
+ * Strategy interface for materializing entity instances (Open/Closed Principle).
+ */
+interface EntityMaterializationStrategy {
+    /**
+     * Creates an instance of the entity class and populates it with data.
+     * @param ctor - The entity constructor
+     * @param data - The raw data to populate
+     * @returns The materialized entity instance
+     */
+    materialize<T>(ctor: EntityConstructor<T>, data: Record<string, unknown>): T;
+}
+/**
+ * Default strategy: Uses Object.create() to create instance without calling constructor.
+ * Safe for classes with required constructor parameters.
+ */
+declare class PrototypeMaterializationStrategy implements EntityMaterializationStrategy {
+    materialize<T>(ctor: EntityConstructor<T>, data: Record<string, unknown>): T;
+}
+/**
+ * Alternative strategy: Calls default constructor then assigns properties.
+ * Use when class constructor initializes important state.
+ */
+declare class ConstructorMaterializationStrategy implements EntityMaterializationStrategy {
+    materialize<T>(ctor: EntityConstructor<T>, data: Record<string, unknown>): T;
+}
+/**
+ * Interface for materializing query results into real entity class instances.
+ */
+interface EntityMaterializer {
+    /**
+     * Materializes a single row into a real entity instance.
+     * @param entityClass - The entity constructor
+     * @param row - The raw data row
+     * @returns The materialized entity instance
+     */
+    materialize<T>(entityClass: EntityConstructor<T>, row: Record<string, unknown>): T;
+    /**
+     * Materializes multiple rows into real entity instances.
+     * @param entityClass - The entity constructor
+     * @param rows - The raw data rows
+     * @returns Array of materialized entity instances
+     */
+    materializeMany<T>(entityClass: EntityConstructor<T>, rows: Record<string, unknown>[]): T[];
+}
+/**
+ * Default implementation of EntityMaterializer.
+ * Converts query results into actual class instances with working methods.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const materializer = new DefaultEntityMaterializer();
+ * const users = materializer.materializeMany(User, queryResults);
+ * users[0] instanceof User; // true
+ * users[0].getFullName();   // works!
+ */
+declare class DefaultEntityMaterializer implements EntityMaterializer {
+    private readonly strategy;
+    constructor(strategy?: EntityMaterializationStrategy);
+    materialize<T>(ctor: EntityConstructor<T>, row: Record<string, unknown>): T;
+    materializeMany<T>(ctor: EntityConstructor<T>, rows: Record<string, unknown>[]): T[];
+    /**
+     * Recursively materializes nested relation data.
+     */
+    private materializeRelations;
+    /**
+     * Simple heuristic to check if an object looks like an entity.
+     */
+    private isEntityLike;
+}
+/**
+ * Convenience function to materialize query results as real class instances.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const results = await selectFromEntity(User).execute(session);
+ * const users = materializeAs(User, results);
+ * users[0] instanceof User; // true!
+ */
+declare const materializeAs: <TEntity extends object>(ctor: EntityConstructor<TEntity>, results: Record<string, unknown>[]) => TEntity[];
+
 type PoolOptions = {
     /** Maximum number of live resources (idle + leased). */
     max: number;
@@ -6410,4 +6524,4 @@ type PooledExecutorFactoryOptions<TConn> = {
  */
 declare function createPooledExecutorFactory<TConn>(opts: PooledExecutorFactoryOptions<TConn>): DbExecutorFactory;
 
-export { type AliasRefNode, type AnyDomainEvent, type ArithmeticExpressionNode, type TableRef as AstTableRef, AsyncLocalStorage, BelongsTo, BelongsToMany, type BelongsToManyOptions, type BelongsToManyRelation, type BelongsToOptions, type BelongsToReference, type BelongsToReferenceApi, type BelongsToRelation, type BetweenExpressionNode, type BinaryExpressionNode, type BitwiseExpressionNode, type CascadeMode, type CaseExpressionNode, type CastExpressionNode, type CheckConstraint, type CollateExpressionNode, Column, type ColumnDef, type ColumnDiff, type ColumnInput, type ColumnNode, type ColumnOptions, type ColumnRef, type ColumnToTs, type ColumnType, type CreateTediousClientOptions, type DatabaseCheck, type DatabaseColumn, type DatabaseIndex, type DatabaseSchema, type DatabaseTable, type DbExecutor, type DbExecutorFactory, DefaultBelongsToReference, DefaultHasManyCollection, DefaultManyToManyCollection, type DefaultValue, DeleteQueryBuilder, type DialectName, type DomainEvent, DomainEventBus, type DomainEventHandler, Entity, type EntityContext, type EntityInstance, type EntityOptions, EntityStatus, type ExecutionContext, type ExistsExpressionNode, type ExpressionNode, type ExpressionVisitor, type ForeignKeyReference, type FunctionNode, type GroupConcatOptions, type HasDomainEvents, HasMany, type HasManyCollection, type HasManyOptions, type HasManyRelation, HasOne, type HasOneOptions, type HasOneReference, type HasOneReferenceApi, type HasOneRelation, type HydrationContext, type HydrationMetadata, type HydrationPivotPlan, type HydrationPlan, type HydrationRelationPlan, type InExpressionNode, type InExpressionRight, type IndexColumn, type IndexDef, type InferRow, type InitialHandlers, InsertQueryBuilder, type IntrospectOptions, type JsonPathNode, type Jsonify, type JsonifyScalar, type LiteralNode, type LiteralValue, type LogicalExpressionNode, type ManyToManyCollection, type MssqlClientLike, MySqlDialect, type MysqlClientLike, type NullExpressionNode, type OperandNode, type OperandVisitor, Orm, type OrmDomainEvent, type OrmInterceptor, type OrmOptions, OrmSession, type OrmSessionOptions, Pool, type PoolAdapter, type PoolLease, type PoolOptions, type PooledConnectionAdapter, type PostgresClientLike, PostgresDialect, PrimaryKey, type Primitive, type QueryLogEntry, type QueryLogger, type QueryResult, type RawDefaultValue, type ReferentialAction, type RelationChange, type RelationChangeEntry, type RelationDef, type RelationKey$1 as RelationKey, RelationKinds, type RelationMap, type RelationTargetTable, type RelationType, type RenderColumnOptions, STANDARD_COLUMN_TYPES, type SaveGraphInputPayload, type SaveGraphInputScalar, type SaveGraphJsonScalar, type ScalarSubqueryNode, type SchemaChange, type SchemaChangeKind, type SchemaDiffOptions, type SchemaGenerateResult, type SchemaIntrospector, type SchemaPlan, SelectQueryBuilder, type SelectQueryInput, type SelectableKeys, type SimpleQueryRunner, SqlServerDialect, type SqliteClientLike, SqliteDialect, type StandardColumnType, type SynchronizeOptions, type TableDef, type TableHooks, type TableOptions, type TableRef$1 as TableRef, type TediousColumn, type TediousConnectionLike, type TediousModule, type TediousRequest, type TediousRequestCtor, type TediousTypes, type TrackedEntity, TypeScriptGenerator, UpdateQueryBuilder, type ValueOperandInput, type WindowFunctionNode, abs, acos, add, addDomainEvent, age, aliasRef, and, arrayAppend, ascii, asin, atan, atan2, avg, belongsTo, belongsToMany, between, bitAnd, bitLength, bitOr, bitXor, bootstrapEntities, caseWhen, cast, cbrt, ceil, ceiling, char, charLength, chr, clearExpressionDispatchers, clearOperandDispatchers, coalesce, col, collate, columnOperand, concat, concatWs, correlateBy, cos, cot, count, countAll, createEntityFromRow, createEntityProxy, createExecutorFromQueryRunner, createMssqlExecutor, createMysqlExecutor, createPooledExecutorFactory, createPostgresExecutor, createQueryLoggingExecutor, createSqliteExecutor, createTediousExecutor, createTediousMssqlClient, currentDate, currentTime, dateAdd, dateDiff, dateFormat, dateSub, dateTrunc, day, dayOfWeek, defineTable, degrees, deleteFrom, denseRank, diffSchema, div, endOfMonth, entityRef, eq, esel, executeHydrated, executeHydratedWithContexts, executeSchemaSql, executeSchemaSqlFor, exists, exp, extract, firstValue, floor, fromUnixTime, generateCreateTableSql, generateSchemaSql, generateSchemaSqlFor, getColumn, getDecoratorMetadata, getSchemaIntrospector, getTableDefFromEntity, greatest, groupConcat, gt, gte, hasMany, hasOne, hour, hydrateRows, ifNull, inList, inSubquery, initcap, insertInto, instr, introspectSchema, isCaseExpressionNode, isCastExpressionNode, isCollateExpressionNode, isExpressionSelectionNode, isFunctionNode, isNotNull, isNull, isOperandNode, isValueOperandInput, isWindowFunctionNode, jsonArrayAgg, jsonContains, jsonLength, jsonPath, jsonSet, jsonify, lag, lastValue, lead, least, left, length, like, ln, loadBelongsToManyRelation, loadBelongsToRelation, loadHasManyRelation, loadHasOneRelation, localTime, localTimestamp, locate, log, log10, log2, logBase, lower, lpad, lt, lte, ltrim, max, md5, min, minute, mod, month, mul, neq, normalizeColumnType, notBetween, notExists, notInList, notInSubquery, notLike, now, ntile, nullif, octetLength, or, outerRef, pi, position, pow, power, quarter, radians, rand, random, rank, registerExpressionDispatcher, registerOperandDispatcher, registerSchemaIntrospector, relationLoaderCache, renderColumnDefinition, renderTypeWithArgs, repeat, replace, reverse, right, round, rowNumber, rowsToQueryResult, rpad, rtrim, second, sel, selectFrom, selectFromEntity, setRelations, sha1, sha2, shiftLeft, shiftRight, sign, sin, space, sqrt, stddev, sub, substr, sum, synchronizeSchema, tableRef, tan, toColumnRef, toTableRef, trim, trunc, truncate, unixTimestamp, update, upper, utcNow, valueToOperand, variance, visitExpression, visitOperand, weekOfYear, windowFunction, year };
+export { type AliasRefNode, type AnyDomainEvent, type ArithmeticExpressionNode, type TableRef as AstTableRef, AsyncLocalStorage, BelongsTo, BelongsToMany, type BelongsToManyOptions, type BelongsToManyRelation, type BelongsToOptions, type BelongsToReference, type BelongsToReferenceApi, type BelongsToRelation, type BetweenExpressionNode, type BinaryExpressionNode, type BitwiseExpressionNode, type CascadeMode, type CaseExpressionNode, type CastExpressionNode, type CheckConstraint, type CollateExpressionNode, Column, type ColumnDef, type ColumnDiff, type ColumnInput, type ColumnNode, type ColumnOptions, type ColumnRef, type ColumnToTs, type ColumnType, ConstructorMaterializationStrategy, type CreateTediousClientOptions, type DatabaseCheck, type DatabaseColumn, type DatabaseIndex, type DatabaseSchema, type DatabaseTable, type DbExecutor, type DbExecutorFactory, DefaultBelongsToReference, DefaultEntityMaterializer, DefaultHasManyCollection, DefaultManyToManyCollection, type DefaultValue, DeleteQueryBuilder, type DialectName, type DomainEvent, DomainEventBus, type DomainEventHandler, Entity, type EntityContext, type EntityInstance, type EntityMaterializationStrategy, type EntityMaterializer, type EntityOptions, EntityStatus, type ExecutionContext, type ExistsExpressionNode, type ExpressionNode, type ExpressionVisitor, type ForeignKeyReference, type FunctionNode, type GroupConcatOptions, type HasDomainEvents, HasMany, type HasManyCollection, type HasManyOptions, type HasManyRelation, HasOne, type HasOneOptions, type HasOneReference, type HasOneReferenceApi, type HasOneRelation, type HydrationContext, type HydrationMetadata, type HydrationPivotPlan, type HydrationPlan, type HydrationRelationPlan, type InExpressionNode, type InExpressionRight, type IndexColumn, type IndexDef, type InferRow, type InitialHandlers, InsertQueryBuilder, type IntrospectOptions, type JsonPathNode, type Jsonify, type JsonifyScalar, type LiteralNode, type LiteralValue, type LogicalExpressionNode, type ManyToManyCollection, type MssqlClientLike, MySqlDialect, type MysqlClientLike, type NullExpressionNode, type OperandNode, type OperandVisitor, Orm, type OrmDomainEvent, type OrmInterceptor, type OrmOptions, OrmSession, type OrmSessionOptions, Pool, type PoolAdapter, type PoolLease, type PoolOptions, type PooledConnectionAdapter, type PostgresClientLike, PostgresDialect, PrimaryKey, type Primitive, PrototypeMaterializationStrategy, type QueryLogEntry, type QueryLogger, type QueryResult, type RawDefaultValue, type ReferentialAction, type RelationChange, type RelationChangeEntry, type RelationDef, type RelationKey$1 as RelationKey, RelationKinds, type RelationMap, type RelationTargetTable, type RelationType, type RenderColumnOptions, STANDARD_COLUMN_TYPES, type SaveGraphInputPayload, type SaveGraphInputScalar, type SaveGraphJsonScalar, type ScalarSubqueryNode, type SchemaChange, type SchemaChangeKind, type SchemaDiffOptions, type SchemaGenerateResult, type SchemaIntrospector, type SchemaPlan, SelectQueryBuilder, type SelectQueryInput, type SelectableKeys, type SimpleQueryRunner, SqlServerDialect, type SqliteClientLike, SqliteDialect, type StandardColumnType, type SynchronizeOptions, type TableDef, type TableHooks, type TableOptions, type TableRef$1 as TableRef, type TediousColumn, type TediousConnectionLike, type TediousModule, type TediousRequest, type TediousRequestCtor, type TediousTypes, type TrackedEntity, TypeScriptGenerator, UpdateQueryBuilder, type ValueOperandInput, type WindowFunctionNode, abs, acos, add, addDomainEvent, age, aliasRef, and, arrayAppend, ascii, asin, atan, atan2, avg, belongsTo, belongsToMany, between, bitAnd, bitLength, bitOr, bitXor, bootstrapEntities, caseWhen, cast, cbrt, ceil, ceiling, char, charLength, chr, clearExpressionDispatchers, clearOperandDispatchers, coalesce, col, collate, columnOperand, concat, concatWs, correlateBy, cos, cot, count, countAll, createEntityFromRow, createEntityProxy, createExecutorFromQueryRunner, createMssqlExecutor, createMysqlExecutor, createPooledExecutorFactory, createPostgresExecutor, createQueryLoggingExecutor, createSqliteExecutor, createTediousExecutor, createTediousMssqlClient, currentDate, currentTime, dateAdd, dateDiff, dateFormat, dateSub, dateTrunc, day, dayOfWeek, defineTable, degrees, deleteFrom, denseRank, diffSchema, div, endOfMonth, entityRef, eq, esel, executeHydrated, executeHydratedWithContexts, executeSchemaSql, executeSchemaSqlFor, exists, exp, extract, firstValue, floor, fromUnixTime, generateCreateTableSql, generateSchemaSql, generateSchemaSqlFor, getColumn, getDecoratorMetadata, getSchemaIntrospector, getTableDefFromEntity, greatest, groupConcat, gt, gte, hasMany, hasOne, hour, hydrateRows, ifNull, inList, inSubquery, initcap, insertInto, instr, introspectSchema, isCaseExpressionNode, isCastExpressionNode, isCollateExpressionNode, isExpressionSelectionNode, isFunctionNode, isNotNull, isNull, isOperandNode, isValueOperandInput, isWindowFunctionNode, jsonArrayAgg, jsonContains, jsonLength, jsonPath, jsonSet, jsonify, lag, lastValue, lead, least, left, length, like, ln, loadBelongsToManyRelation, loadBelongsToRelation, loadHasManyRelation, loadHasOneRelation, localTime, localTimestamp, locate, log, log10, log2, logBase, lower, lpad, lt, lte, ltrim, materializeAs, max, md5, min, minute, mod, month, mul, neq, normalizeColumnType, notBetween, notExists, notInList, notInSubquery, notLike, now, ntile, nullif, octetLength, or, outerRef, pi, position, pow, power, quarter, radians, rand, random, rank, registerExpressionDispatcher, registerOperandDispatcher, registerSchemaIntrospector, relationLoaderCache, renderColumnDefinition, renderTypeWithArgs, repeat, replace, reverse, right, round, rowNumber, rowsToQueryResult, rpad, rtrim, second, sel, selectFrom, selectFromEntity, setRelations, sha1, sha2, shiftLeft, shiftRight, sign, sin, space, sqrt, stddev, sub, substr, sum, synchronizeSchema, tableRef, tan, toColumnRef, toTableRef, trim, trunc, truncate, unixTimestamp, update, upper, utcNow, valueToOperand, variance, visitExpression, visitOperand, weekOfYear, windowFunction, year };

package/dist/index.d.ts

@@ -3509,7 +3509,7 @@ type DeepSelectConfig<TTable extends TableDef> = DeepSelectEntry<TTable>[];
  * @typeParam T - Result type for projections (unused)
  * @typeParam TTable - Table definition being queried
  */
-declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef> {
+declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = EntityInstance<any>, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef> {
     private readonly env;
     private readonly context;
     private readonly columnSelector;
@@ -3522,6 +3522,7 @@ declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef
     private readonly relationFacet;
     private readonly lazyRelations;
     private readonly lazyRelationOptions;
+    private readonly entityConstructor?;
     /**
      * Creates a new SelectQueryBuilder instance
      * @param table - Table definition to query
@@ -3529,7 +3530,7 @@ declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef
      * @param hydration - Optional hydration manager
      * @param dependencies - Optional query builder dependencies
      */
-    constructor(table: TTable, state?: SelectQueryState, hydration?: HydrationManager, dependencies?: Partial<SelectQueryBuilderDependencies>, lazyRelations?: Set<string>, lazyRelationOptions?: Map<string, RelationIncludeOptions>);
+    constructor(table: TTable, state?: SelectQueryState, hydration?: HydrationManager, dependencies?: Partial<SelectQueryBuilderDependencies>, lazyRelations?: Set<string>, lazyRelationOptions?: Map<string, RelationIncludeOptions>, entityConstructor?: EntityConstructor<any>);
     /**
      * Creates a new SelectQueryBuilder instance with updated context and lazy relations
      * @param context - Updated query context
@@ -3831,15 +3832,49 @@ declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef
      */
     getTable(): TTable;
     /**
-     * Executes the query and returns hydrated results
+     * Ensures that if no columns are selected, all columns from the table are selected by default.
+     */
+    private ensureDefaultSelection;
+    /**
+     * Executes the query and returns hydrated results.
+     * If the builder was created with an entity constructor (e.g. via selectFromEntity),
+     * this will automatically return fully materialized entity instances.
+     *
      * @param ctx - ORM session context
-     * @returns Promise of entity instances
+     * @returns Promise of entity instances (or objects if generic T is not an entity)
      * @example
-     * const users = await qb.select('id', 'name')
-     *   .where(eq(userTable.columns.active, true))
-     *   .execute(session);
+     * const users = await selectFromEntity(User).execute(session);
+     * // users is User[]
+     * users[0] instanceof User; // true
+     */
+    execute(ctx: OrmSession): Promise<T[]>;
+    /**
+     * Executes the query and returns plain row objects (POJOs), ignoring any entity materialization.
+     * Use this if you want raw data even when using selectFromEntity.
+     *
+     * @param ctx - ORM session context
+     * @returns Promise of plain entity instances
+     * @example
+     * const rows = await selectFromEntity(User).executePlain(session);
+     * // rows is EntityInstance<UserTable>[] (plain objects)
+     * rows[0] instanceof User; // false
+     */
+    executePlain(ctx: OrmSession): Promise<EntityInstance<TTable>[]>;
+    /**
+     * Executes the query and returns results as real class instances.
+     * Unlike execute(), this returns actual instances of the decorated entity class
+     * with working methods and proper instanceof checks.
+     * @param entityClass - The entity class constructor
+     * @param ctx - ORM session context
+     * @returns Promise of entity class instances
+     * @example
+     * const users = await selectFromEntity(User)
+     *   .include('posts')
+     *   .executeAs(User, session);
+     * users[0] instanceof User; // true!
+     * users[0].getFullName();   // works!
      */
-    execute(ctx: OrmSession): Promise<EntityInstance<TTable>[]>;
+    executeAs<TEntity extends object>(entityClass: EntityConstructor<TEntity>, ctx: OrmSession): Promise<TEntity[]>;
     /**
      * Executes a count query for the current builder without LIMIT/OFFSET clauses.
      *
@@ -3857,7 +3892,7 @@ declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef
         page: number;
         pageSize: number;
     }): Promise<{
-        items: EntityInstance<TTable>[];
+        items: T[];
         totalItems: number;
     }>;
     /**
@@ -3870,7 +3905,7 @@ declare class SelectQueryBuilder<T = unknown, TTable extends TableDef = TableDef
      * const hydCtx = new HydrationContext();
      * const users = await qb.executeWithContexts(execCtx, hydCtx);
      */
-    executeWithContexts(execCtx: ExecutionContext, hydCtx: HydrationContext): Promise<EntityInstance<TTable>[]>;
+    executeWithContexts(execCtx: ExecutionContext, hydCtx: HydrationContext): Promise<T[]>;
     /**
      * Adds a WHERE condition to the query
      * @param expr - Expression for the WHERE clause
@@ -6218,7 +6253,7 @@ type EntityTable<TEntity extends object> = Omit<TableDef<{
         [K in RelationKeys<TEntity>]: NonNullable<TEntity[K]> extends HasManyCollection<infer TChild> ? HasManyRelation<EntityTable<NonNullable<TChild> & object>> : NonNullable<TEntity[K]> extends ManyToManyCollection<infer TTarget, infer TPivot> ? BelongsToManyRelation<EntityTable<NonNullable<TTarget> & object>, TPivot extends object ? EntityTable<NonNullable<TPivot> & object> : TableDef> : NonNullable<TEntity[K]> extends HasOneReference<infer TChild> ? HasOneRelation<EntityTable<NonNullable<TChild> & object>> : NonNullable<TEntity[K]> extends BelongsToReference<infer TParent> ? BelongsToRelation<EntityTable<NonNullable<TParent> & object>> : NonNullable<TEntity[K]> extends object ? BelongsToRelation<EntityTable<NonNullable<TEntity[K]> & object>> : never;
     };
 };
-declare const selectFromEntity: <TEntity extends object>(ctor: EntityConstructor<TEntity>) => SelectQueryBuilder<unknown, EntityTable<TEntity>>;
+declare const selectFromEntity: <TEntity extends object>(ctor: EntityConstructor<TEntity>) => SelectQueryBuilder<TEntity, EntityTable<TEntity>>;
 /**
  * Public API: opt-in ergonomic entity reference (decorator-level).
  *
@@ -6247,6 +6282,85 @@ interface DecoratorMetadataBag {
  */
 declare const getDecoratorMetadata: (ctor: object) => DecoratorMetadataBag | undefined;
 
+/**
+ * Strategy interface for materializing entity instances (Open/Closed Principle).
+ */
+interface EntityMaterializationStrategy {
+    /**
+     * Creates an instance of the entity class and populates it with data.
+     * @param ctor - The entity constructor
+     * @param data - The raw data to populate
+     * @returns The materialized entity instance
+     */
+    materialize<T>(ctor: EntityConstructor<T>, data: Record<string, unknown>): T;
+}
+/**
+ * Default strategy: Uses Object.create() to create instance without calling constructor.
+ * Safe for classes with required constructor parameters.
+ */
+declare class PrototypeMaterializationStrategy implements EntityMaterializationStrategy {
+    materialize<T>(ctor: EntityConstructor<T>, data: Record<string, unknown>): T;
+}
+/**
+ * Alternative strategy: Calls default constructor then assigns properties.
+ * Use when class constructor initializes important state.
+ */
+declare class ConstructorMaterializationStrategy implements EntityMaterializationStrategy {
+    materialize<T>(ctor: EntityConstructor<T>, data: Record<string, unknown>): T;
+}
+/**
+ * Interface for materializing query results into real entity class instances.
+ */
+interface EntityMaterializer {
+    /**
+     * Materializes a single row into a real entity instance.
+     * @param entityClass - The entity constructor
+     * @param row - The raw data row
+     * @returns The materialized entity instance
+     */
+    materialize<T>(entityClass: EntityConstructor<T>, row: Record<string, unknown>): T;
+    /**
+     * Materializes multiple rows into real entity instances.
+     * @param entityClass - The entity constructor
+     * @param rows - The raw data rows
+     * @returns Array of materialized entity instances
+     */
+    materializeMany<T>(entityClass: EntityConstructor<T>, rows: Record<string, unknown>[]): T[];
+}
+/**
+ * Default implementation of EntityMaterializer.
+ * Converts query results into actual class instances with working methods.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const materializer = new DefaultEntityMaterializer();
+ * const users = materializer.materializeMany(User, queryResults);
+ * users[0] instanceof User; // true
+ * users[0].getFullName();   // works!
+ */
+declare class DefaultEntityMaterializer implements EntityMaterializer {
+    private readonly strategy;
+    constructor(strategy?: EntityMaterializationStrategy);
+    materialize<T>(ctor: EntityConstructor<T>, row: Record<string, unknown>): T;
+    materializeMany<T>(ctor: EntityConstructor<T>, rows: Record<string, unknown>[]): T[];
+    /**
+     * Recursively materializes nested relation data.
+     */
+    private materializeRelations;
+    /**
+     * Simple heuristic to check if an object looks like an entity.
+     */
+    private isEntityLike;
+}
+/**
+ * Convenience function to materialize query results as real class instances.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const results = await selectFromEntity(User).execute(session);
+ * const users = materializeAs(User, results);
+ * users[0] instanceof User; // true!
+ */
+declare const materializeAs: <TEntity extends object>(ctor: EntityConstructor<TEntity>, results: Record<string, unknown>[]) => TEntity[];
+
 type PoolOptions = {
     /** Maximum number of live resources (idle + leased). */
     max: number;
@@ -6410,4 +6524,4 @@ type PooledExecutorFactoryOptions<TConn> = {
  */
 declare function createPooledExecutorFactory<TConn>(opts: PooledExecutorFactoryOptions<TConn>): DbExecutorFactory;
 
-export { type AliasRefNode, type AnyDomainEvent, type ArithmeticExpressionNode, type TableRef as AstTableRef, AsyncLocalStorage, BelongsTo, BelongsToMany, type BelongsToManyOptions, type BelongsToManyRelation, type BelongsToOptions, type BelongsToReference, type BelongsToReferenceApi, type BelongsToRelation, type BetweenExpressionNode, type BinaryExpressionNode, type BitwiseExpressionNode, type CascadeMode, type CaseExpressionNode, type CastExpressionNode, type CheckConstraint, type CollateExpressionNode, Column, type ColumnDef, type ColumnDiff, type ColumnInput, type ColumnNode, type ColumnOptions, type ColumnRef, type ColumnToTs, type ColumnType, type CreateTediousClientOptions, type DatabaseCheck, type DatabaseColumn, type DatabaseIndex, type DatabaseSchema, type DatabaseTable, type DbExecutor, type DbExecutorFactory, DefaultBelongsToReference, DefaultHasManyCollection, DefaultManyToManyCollection, type DefaultValue, DeleteQueryBuilder, type DialectName, type DomainEvent, DomainEventBus, type DomainEventHandler, Entity, type EntityContext, type EntityInstance, type EntityOptions, EntityStatus, type ExecutionContext, type ExistsExpressionNode, type ExpressionNode, type ExpressionVisitor, type ForeignKeyReference, type FunctionNode, type GroupConcatOptions, type HasDomainEvents, HasMany, type HasManyCollection, type HasManyOptions, type HasManyRelation, HasOne, type HasOneOptions, type HasOneReference, type HasOneReferenceApi, type HasOneRelation, type HydrationContext, type HydrationMetadata, type HydrationPivotPlan, type HydrationPlan, type HydrationRelationPlan, type InExpressionNode, type InExpressionRight, type IndexColumn, type IndexDef, type InferRow, type InitialHandlers, InsertQueryBuilder, type IntrospectOptions, type JsonPathNode, type Jsonify, type JsonifyScalar, type LiteralNode, type LiteralValue, type LogicalExpressionNode, type ManyToManyCollection, type MssqlClientLike, MySqlDialect, type MysqlClientLike, type NullExpressionNode, type OperandNode, type OperandVisitor, Orm, type OrmDomainEvent, type OrmInterceptor, type OrmOptions, OrmSession, type OrmSessionOptions, Pool, type PoolAdapter, type PoolLease, type PoolOptions, type PooledConnectionAdapter, type PostgresClientLike, PostgresDialect, PrimaryKey, type Primitive, type QueryLogEntry, type QueryLogger, type QueryResult, type RawDefaultValue, type ReferentialAction, type RelationChange, type RelationChangeEntry, type RelationDef, type RelationKey$1 as RelationKey, RelationKinds, type RelationMap, type RelationTargetTable, type RelationType, type RenderColumnOptions, STANDARD_COLUMN_TYPES, type SaveGraphInputPayload, type SaveGraphInputScalar, type SaveGraphJsonScalar, type ScalarSubqueryNode, type SchemaChange, type SchemaChangeKind, type SchemaDiffOptions, type SchemaGenerateResult, type SchemaIntrospector, type SchemaPlan, SelectQueryBuilder, type SelectQueryInput, type SelectableKeys, type SimpleQueryRunner, SqlServerDialect, type SqliteClientLike, SqliteDialect, type StandardColumnType, type SynchronizeOptions, type TableDef, type TableHooks, type TableOptions, type TableRef$1 as TableRef, type TediousColumn, type TediousConnectionLike, type TediousModule, type TediousRequest, type TediousRequestCtor, type TediousTypes, type TrackedEntity, TypeScriptGenerator, UpdateQueryBuilder, type ValueOperandInput, type WindowFunctionNode, abs, acos, add, addDomainEvent, age, aliasRef, and, arrayAppend, ascii, asin, atan, atan2, avg, belongsTo, belongsToMany, between, bitAnd, bitLength, bitOr, bitXor, bootstrapEntities, caseWhen, cast, cbrt, ceil, ceiling, char, charLength, chr, clearExpressionDispatchers, clearOperandDispatchers, coalesce, col, collate, columnOperand, concat, concatWs, correlateBy, cos, cot, count, countAll, createEntityFromRow, createEntityProxy, createExecutorFromQueryRunner, createMssqlExecutor, createMysqlExecutor, createPooledExecutorFactory, createPostgresExecutor, createQueryLoggingExecutor, createSqliteExecutor, createTediousExecutor, createTediousMssqlClient, currentDate, currentTime, dateAdd, dateDiff, dateFormat, dateSub, dateTrunc, day, dayOfWeek, defineTable, degrees, deleteFrom, denseRank, diffSchema, div, endOfMonth, entityRef, eq, esel, executeHydrated, executeHydratedWithContexts, executeSchemaSql, executeSchemaSqlFor, exists, exp, extract, firstValue, floor, fromUnixTime, generateCreateTableSql, generateSchemaSql, generateSchemaSqlFor, getColumn, getDecoratorMetadata, getSchemaIntrospector, getTableDefFromEntity, greatest, groupConcat, gt, gte, hasMany, hasOne, hour, hydrateRows, ifNull, inList, inSubquery, initcap, insertInto, instr, introspectSchema, isCaseExpressionNode, isCastExpressionNode, isCollateExpressionNode, isExpressionSelectionNode, isFunctionNode, isNotNull, isNull, isOperandNode, isValueOperandInput, isWindowFunctionNode, jsonArrayAgg, jsonContains, jsonLength, jsonPath, jsonSet, jsonify, lag, lastValue, lead, least, left, length, like, ln, loadBelongsToManyRelation, loadBelongsToRelation, loadHasManyRelation, loadHasOneRelation, localTime, localTimestamp, locate, log, log10, log2, logBase, lower, lpad, lt, lte, ltrim, max, md5, min, minute, mod, month, mul, neq, normalizeColumnType, notBetween, notExists, notInList, notInSubquery, notLike, now, ntile, nullif, octetLength, or, outerRef, pi, position, pow, power, quarter, radians, rand, random, rank, registerExpressionDispatcher, registerOperandDispatcher, registerSchemaIntrospector, relationLoaderCache, renderColumnDefinition, renderTypeWithArgs, repeat, replace, reverse, right, round, rowNumber, rowsToQueryResult, rpad, rtrim, second, sel, selectFrom, selectFromEntity, setRelations, sha1, sha2, shiftLeft, shiftRight, sign, sin, space, sqrt, stddev, sub, substr, sum, synchronizeSchema, tableRef, tan, toColumnRef, toTableRef, trim, trunc, truncate, unixTimestamp, update, upper, utcNow, valueToOperand, variance, visitExpression, visitOperand, weekOfYear, windowFunction, year };
+export { type AliasRefNode, type AnyDomainEvent, type ArithmeticExpressionNode, type TableRef as AstTableRef, AsyncLocalStorage, BelongsTo, BelongsToMany, type BelongsToManyOptions, type BelongsToManyRelation, type BelongsToOptions, type BelongsToReference, type BelongsToReferenceApi, type BelongsToRelation, type BetweenExpressionNode, type BinaryExpressionNode, type BitwiseExpressionNode, type CascadeMode, type CaseExpressionNode, type CastExpressionNode, type CheckConstraint, type CollateExpressionNode, Column, type ColumnDef, type ColumnDiff, type ColumnInput, type ColumnNode, type ColumnOptions, type ColumnRef, type ColumnToTs, type ColumnType, ConstructorMaterializationStrategy, type CreateTediousClientOptions, type DatabaseCheck, type DatabaseColumn, type DatabaseIndex, type DatabaseSchema, type DatabaseTable, type DbExecutor, type DbExecutorFactory, DefaultBelongsToReference, DefaultEntityMaterializer, DefaultHasManyCollection, DefaultManyToManyCollection, type DefaultValue, DeleteQueryBuilder, type DialectName, type DomainEvent, DomainEventBus, type DomainEventHandler, Entity, type EntityContext, type EntityInstance, type EntityMaterializationStrategy, type EntityMaterializer, type EntityOptions, EntityStatus, type ExecutionContext, type ExistsExpressionNode, type ExpressionNode, type ExpressionVisitor, type ForeignKeyReference, type FunctionNode, type GroupConcatOptions, type HasDomainEvents, HasMany, type HasManyCollection, type HasManyOptions, type HasManyRelation, HasOne, type HasOneOptions, type HasOneReference, type HasOneReferenceApi, type HasOneRelation, type HydrationContext, type HydrationMetadata, type HydrationPivotPlan, type HydrationPlan, type HydrationRelationPlan, type InExpressionNode, type InExpressionRight, type IndexColumn, type IndexDef, type InferRow, type InitialHandlers, InsertQueryBuilder, type IntrospectOptions, type JsonPathNode, type Jsonify, type JsonifyScalar, type LiteralNode, type LiteralValue, type LogicalExpressionNode, type ManyToManyCollection, type MssqlClientLike, MySqlDialect, type MysqlClientLike, type NullExpressionNode, type OperandNode, type OperandVisitor, Orm, type OrmDomainEvent, type OrmInterceptor, type OrmOptions, OrmSession, type OrmSessionOptions, Pool, type PoolAdapter, type PoolLease, type PoolOptions, type PooledConnectionAdapter, type PostgresClientLike, PostgresDialect, PrimaryKey, type Primitive, PrototypeMaterializationStrategy, type QueryLogEntry, type QueryLogger, type QueryResult, type RawDefaultValue, type ReferentialAction, type RelationChange, type RelationChangeEntry, type RelationDef, type RelationKey$1 as RelationKey, RelationKinds, type RelationMap, type RelationTargetTable, type RelationType, type RenderColumnOptions, STANDARD_COLUMN_TYPES, type SaveGraphInputPayload, type SaveGraphInputScalar, type SaveGraphJsonScalar, type ScalarSubqueryNode, type SchemaChange, type SchemaChangeKind, type SchemaDiffOptions, type SchemaGenerateResult, type SchemaIntrospector, type SchemaPlan, SelectQueryBuilder, type SelectQueryInput, type SelectableKeys, type SimpleQueryRunner, SqlServerDialect, type SqliteClientLike, SqliteDialect, type StandardColumnType, type SynchronizeOptions, type TableDef, type TableHooks, type TableOptions, type TableRef$1 as TableRef, type TediousColumn, type TediousConnectionLike, type TediousModule, type TediousRequest, type TediousRequestCtor, type TediousTypes, type TrackedEntity, TypeScriptGenerator, UpdateQueryBuilder, type ValueOperandInput, type WindowFunctionNode, abs, acos, add, addDomainEvent, age, aliasRef, and, arrayAppend, ascii, asin, atan, atan2, avg, belongsTo, belongsToMany, between, bitAnd, bitLength, bitOr, bitXor, bootstrapEntities, caseWhen, cast, cbrt, ceil, ceiling, char, charLength, chr, clearExpressionDispatchers, clearOperandDispatchers, coalesce, col, collate, columnOperand, concat, concatWs, correlateBy, cos, cot, count, countAll, createEntityFromRow, createEntityProxy, createExecutorFromQueryRunner, createMssqlExecutor, createMysqlExecutor, createPooledExecutorFactory, createPostgresExecutor, createQueryLoggingExecutor, createSqliteExecutor, createTediousExecutor, createTediousMssqlClient, currentDate, currentTime, dateAdd, dateDiff, dateFormat, dateSub, dateTrunc, day, dayOfWeek, defineTable, degrees, deleteFrom, denseRank, diffSchema, div, endOfMonth, entityRef, eq, esel, executeHydrated, executeHydratedWithContexts, executeSchemaSql, executeSchemaSqlFor, exists, exp, extract, firstValue, floor, fromUnixTime, generateCreateTableSql, generateSchemaSql, generateSchemaSqlFor, getColumn, getDecoratorMetadata, getSchemaIntrospector, getTableDefFromEntity, greatest, groupConcat, gt, gte, hasMany, hasOne, hour, hydrateRows, ifNull, inList, inSubquery, initcap, insertInto, instr, introspectSchema, isCaseExpressionNode, isCastExpressionNode, isCollateExpressionNode, isExpressionSelectionNode, isFunctionNode, isNotNull, isNull, isOperandNode, isValueOperandInput, isWindowFunctionNode, jsonArrayAgg, jsonContains, jsonLength, jsonPath, jsonSet, jsonify, lag, lastValue, lead, least, left, length, like, ln, loadBelongsToManyRelation, loadBelongsToRelation, loadHasManyRelation, loadHasOneRelation, localTime, localTimestamp, locate, log, log10, log2, logBase, lower, lpad, lt, lte, ltrim, materializeAs, max, md5, min, minute, mod, month, mul, neq, normalizeColumnType, notBetween, notExists, notInList, notInSubquery, notLike, now, ntile, nullif, octetLength, or, outerRef, pi, position, pow, power, quarter, radians, rand, random, rank, registerExpressionDispatcher, registerOperandDispatcher, registerSchemaIntrospector, relationLoaderCache, renderColumnDefinition, renderTypeWithArgs, repeat, replace, reverse, right, round, rowNumber, rowsToQueryResult, rpad, rtrim, second, sel, selectFrom, selectFromEntity, setRelations, sha1, sha2, shiftLeft, shiftRight, sign, sin, space, sqrt, stddev, sub, substr, sum, synchronizeSchema, tableRef, tan, toColumnRef, toTableRef, trim, trunc, truncate, unixTimestamp, update, upper, utcNow, valueToOperand, variance, visitExpression, visitOperand, weekOfYear, windowFunction, year };