fix: sidebar not refreshing after creating or dropping tables

Author: datlechin

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - SSH port field accepting invalid values
 - DROP TABLE and TRUNCATE TABLE sidebar operations producing no SQL for plugin-based drivers
 - Foreign key navigation arrows not appearing after switching databases with Cmd+K on MySQL
+- Sidebar not refreshing after creating or dropping tables
 
 ## [0.19.1] - 2026-03-16
 

TablePro.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
 				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 35;
 				DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING = YES;
-				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = "";
+				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = D7HJ5TFYCU;
 				ENABLE_APP_SANDBOX = NO;
 				ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME = YES;
 				ENABLE_PREVIEWS = YES;
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@
 				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 35;
 				DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING = YES;
 				DEPLOYMENT_POSTPROCESSING = YES;
-				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = "";
+				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = D7HJ5TFYCU;
 				ENABLE_APP_SANDBOX = NO;
 				ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME = YES;
 				ENABLE_PREVIEWS = YES;
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@
 				);
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.TablePro;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
-				PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER = "TablePro Developer ID";
+				PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER = "";
 				REGISTER_APP_GROUPS = YES;
 				RUNTIME_EXCEPTION_ALLOW_DYLD_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES = NO;
 				RUNTIME_EXCEPTION_ALLOW_JIT = NO;

TablePro/Core/Autocomplete/SQLSchemaProvider.swift

@@ -101,6 +101,21 @@ actor SQLSchemaProvider {
         cachedDriver = nil
     }
 
+    func invalidateTables() {
+        tables.removeAll()
+    }
+
+    func updateTables(_ newTables: [TableInfo]) {
+        tables = newTables
+    }
+
+    func fetchFreshTables() async throws -> [TableInfo] {
+        guard let driver = cachedDriver else { return [] }
+        let fresh = try await driver.fetchTables()
+        tables = fresh
+        return fresh
+    }
+
     /// Find table name from alias
     func resolveAlias(_ aliasOrName: String, in references: [TableReference]) -> String? {
         // First check if it's an alias

TablePro/ViewModels/SidebarViewModel.swift

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 /// Abstraction over table fetching for testability
 protocol TableFetcher: Sendable {
-    func fetchTables() async throws -> [TableInfo]
+    func fetchTables(force: Bool) async throws -> [TableInfo]
 }
 
 /// Production implementation that uses DatabaseManager, with optional schema provider cache
@@ -26,17 +26,24 @@ struct LiveTableFetcher: TableFetcher {
         self.schemaProvider = schemaProvider
     }
 
-    func fetchTables() async throws -> [TableInfo] {
+    func fetchTables(force: Bool) async throws -> [TableInfo] {
         if let provider = schemaProvider {
-            let cached = await provider.getTables()
-            if !cached.isEmpty {
-                return cached
+            if force {
+                let fresh = try await provider.fetchFreshTables()
+                if !fresh.isEmpty { return fresh }
+            } else {
+                let cached = await provider.getTables()
+                if !cached.isEmpty { return cached }
             }
         }
         guard let driver = await DatabaseManager.shared.driver(for: connectionId) else {
             return []
         }
-        return try await driver.fetchTables()
+        let fetched = try await driver.fetchTables()
+        if let provider = schemaProvider {
+            await provider.updateTables(fetched)
+        }
+        return fetched
     }
 }
 
@@ -145,27 +152,27 @@ final class SidebarViewModel {
 
     // MARK: - Table Loading
 
-    func loadTables() {
+    func loadTables(force: Bool = false) {
         guard !isLoading else { return }
         isLoading = true
         errorMessage = nil
         loadTask = Task {
-            await loadTablesAsync()
+            await loadTablesAsync(force: force)
         }
     }
 
     func forceLoadTables() {
         loadTask?.cancel()
         loadTask = nil
         isLoading = false
-        loadTables()
+        loadTables(force: true)
     }
 
-    private func loadTablesAsync() async {
+    private func loadTablesAsync(force: Bool = false) async {
         let previousSelectedName: String? = tables.isEmpty ? nil : selectedTables.first?.name
 
         do {
-            let fetchedTables = try await tableFetcher.fetchTables()
+            let fetchedTables = try await tableFetcher.fetchTables(force: force)
             tables = fetchedTables
 
             // Clean up stale entries for tables that no longer exist

TablePro/Views/Main/MainContentCoordinator.swift

@@ -313,7 +313,10 @@ final class MainContentCoordinator {
     }
 
     func reloadSidebar() {
-        sidebarViewModel?.forceLoadTables()
+        Task {
+            await schemaProvider.invalidateTables()
+            sidebarViewModel?.forceLoadTables()
+        }
     }
 
     /// Explicit cleanup called from `onDisappear`. Releases schema provider

TableProTests/ViewModels/LiveTableFetcherTests.swift

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct LiveTableFetcherTests {
         #expect(initialCallCount == 1)
 
         let fetcher = LiveTableFetcher(connectionId: UUID(), schemaProvider: provider)
-        let result = try await fetcher.fetchTables()
+        let result = try await fetcher.fetchTables(force: false)
 
         #expect(result.count == 3)
         #expect(result.map(\.name) == ["users", "orders", "products"])
@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ struct LiveTableFetcherTests {
         let provider = SQLSchemaProvider()
 
         let fetcher = LiveTableFetcher(connectionId: UUID(), schemaProvider: provider)
-        let result = try await fetcher.fetchTables()
+        let result = try await fetcher.fetchTables(force: false)
 
         #expect(result.isEmpty)
     }
 
     @Test("works without schema provider using direct driver fetch")
     func worksWithoutSchemaProvider() async throws {
         let fetcher = LiveTableFetcher(connectionId: UUID())
-        let result = try await fetcher.fetchTables()
+        let result = try await fetcher.fetchTables(force: false)
 
         #expect(result.isEmpty)
     }
@@ -131,11 +131,65 @@ struct LiveTableFetcherTests {
         let fetcher = LiveTableFetcher(connectionId: UUID(), schemaProvider: provider)
 
         for _ in 0..<3 {
-            let result = try await fetcher.fetchTables()
+            let result = try await fetcher.fetchTables(force: false)
             #expect(result.count == 2)
             #expect(result.map(\.name) == ["accounts", "transactions"])
         }
 
         #expect(mockDriver.fetchTablesCallCount == 1)
     }
+
+    @Test("force: true bypasses schema provider cache and hits driver")
+    func forceBypassesCache() async throws {
+        let initialTables = [
+            TestFixtures.makeTableInfo(name: "users"),
+            TestFixtures.makeTableInfo(name: "orders")
+        ]
+
+        let mockDriver = MockDatabaseDriver()
+        mockDriver.tablesToReturn = initialTables
+
+        let provider = SQLSchemaProvider()
+        await provider.loadSchema(using: mockDriver)
+
+        let freshTables = [
+            TestFixtures.makeTableInfo(name: "users"),
+            TestFixtures.makeTableInfo(name: "orders"),
+            TestFixtures.makeTableInfo(name: "new_table")
+        ]
+        mockDriver.tablesToReturn = freshTables
+
+        let callCountBefore = mockDriver.fetchTablesCallCount
+
+        let fetcher = LiveTableFetcher(connectionId: UUID(), schemaProvider: provider)
+        let result = try await fetcher.fetchTables(force: true)
+
+        #expect(result.count == 3)
+        #expect(result.map(\.name) == ["users", "orders", "new_table"])
+        #expect(mockDriver.fetchTablesCallCount == callCountBefore + 1)
+    }
+
+    @Test("force: true writes fresh tables back into schema provider")
+    func forcedFetchUpdatesSchemaProvider() async throws {
+        let initialTables = [TestFixtures.makeTableInfo(name: "old_table")]
+
+        let mockDriver = MockDatabaseDriver()
+        mockDriver.tablesToReturn = initialTables
+
+        let provider = SQLSchemaProvider()
+        await provider.loadSchema(using: mockDriver)
+
+        await provider.invalidateTables()
+        let freshTables = [
+            TestFixtures.makeTableInfo(name: "alpha"),
+            TestFixtures.makeTableInfo(name: "beta")
+        ]
+        mockDriver.tablesToReturn = freshTables
+
+        let fetcher = LiveTableFetcher(connectionId: UUID(), schemaProvider: provider)
+        _ = try await fetcher.fetchTables(force: true)
+
+        let cached = await provider.getTables()
+        #expect(cached.map(\.name).sorted() == ["alpha", "beta"])
+    }
 }

TableProTests/ViewModels/SidebarViewModelTests.swift

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ private struct MockTableFetcher: TableFetcher {
     var tables: [TableInfo]
     var error: Error?
 
-    func fetchTables() async throws -> [TableInfo] {
+    func fetchTables(force: Bool) async throws -> [TableInfo] {
         if let error { throw error }
         return tables
     }

TableProTests/Views/Main/CoordinatorReloadSidebarTests.swift

@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@ import Testing
 private final class FetchTrackingTableFetcher: TableFetcher, @unchecked Sendable {
     private let lock = NSLock()
     private var _fetchCount = 0
+    private var _forceCount = 0
 
-    var fetchCount: Int {
-        lock.withLock { _fetchCount }
-    }
+    var fetchCount: Int { lock.withLock { _fetchCount } }
+    var forceCount: Int { lock.withLock { _forceCount } }
 
-    func fetchTables() async throws -> [TableInfo] {
-        lock.withLock { _fetchCount += 1 }
+    func fetchTables(force: Bool) async throws -> [TableInfo] {
+        lock.withLock {
+            _fetchCount += 1
+            if force { _forceCount += 1 }
+        }
         return []
     }
 }
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ struct CoordinatorReloadSidebarTests {
         try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 100_000_000)
 
         #expect(mockFetcher.fetchCount > 0)
+        #expect(mockFetcher.forceCount > 0)
     }
 
     @Test("reloadSidebar is safe when sidebarViewModel is nil")

TableProTests/Views/SwitchDatabaseTests.swift

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import Testing
 private struct MockTableFetcher: TableFetcher {
     var tables: [TableInfo]
 
-    func fetchTables() async throws -> [TableInfo] {
+    func fetchTables(force: Bool) async throws -> [TableInfo] {
         tables
     }
 }