generalization on the way, needs fixes

server/src/steel/handlers/execution.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-// src/steel/execution.rs
+// src/steel/handlers/execution.rs
 use std::fmt;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use sqlx::{PgPool, Row};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum ScriptOperation {
-    SetToColumn { source: String },
+    SetToLocalColumn { source: String },
-    // Future operations can be added here
+    SetToExternalColumn { table: String, column: String },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -12,6 +14,10 @@ pub enum ScriptExecutionError {
     ParseError(String),
     MissingSourceColumn(String),
     Mismatch { expected: String, actual: String },
+    InvalidReference(String),
+    MissingLinkKey(String),
+    DatabaseError(String),
+    MissingExternalData(String),
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for ScriptExecutionError {
@@ -24,6 +30,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for ScriptExecutionError {
                 "Value does not match script expectation. Expected: {}, Actual: {}",
                 expected, actual
             ),
+            Self::InvalidReference(msg) => write!(f, "Invalid reference: {}", msg),
+            Self::MissingLinkKey(key) => write!(f, "Missing link key: {}", key),
+            Self::DatabaseError(msg) => write!(f, "Database error: {}", msg),
+            Self::MissingExternalData(msg) => write!(f, "External data not found: {}", msg),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -60,7 +70,57 @@ pub fn parse_script(script: &str, expected_target: &str) -> Result<ScriptOperati
         )));
     }
 
-    Ok(ScriptOperation::SetToColumn {
+    // Check if source is an external reference
-        source: source.to_string(),
+    if source.starts_with('@') {
-    })
+        let (table, column) = source.split_once('.')
+            .ok_or_else(|| ScriptExecutionError::InvalidReference(
+                format!("Invalid external reference format: {}", source)
+            ))?;
+        Ok(ScriptOperation::SetToExternalColumn {
+            table: table.to_string(),
+            column: column.to_string(),
+        })
+    } else {
+        Ok(ScriptOperation::SetToLocalColumn {
+            source: source.to_string(),
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn resolve_value(
+    db_pool: &PgPool,
+    profile_id: i64,
+    current_table: &str,
+    current_data: &HashMap<String, String>,
+    source: &str,
+) -> Result<String, ScriptExecutionError> {
+    if let Some((table, column)) = source.split_once('.') {
+        // External table reference
+        let external_table = table.strip_prefix('@')
+            .ok_or_else(|| ScriptExecutionError::InvalidReference(format!("Invalid external reference: {}", source)))?;
+
+        // Get linking key (assuming firma is the common key)
+        let firma = current_data.get("firma")
+            .ok_or_else(|| ScriptExecutionError::MissingLinkKey("firma".into()))?;
+
+        // Query external table
+        let query = format!("SELECT {} FROM \"{}\" WHERE firma = $1 AND profile_id = $2", column, external_table);
+
+        let result: Option<String> = sqlx::query(&query)
+            .bind(firma)
+            .bind(profile_id)
+            .fetch_optional(db_pool)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ScriptExecutionError::DatabaseError(e.to_string()))?
+            .and_then(|row| row.try_get(0).ok());
+
+        result.ok_or_else(|| ScriptExecutionError::MissingExternalData(
+            format!("No data found for {} in {}", column, external_table)
+        ))
+    } else {
+        // Local column reference
+        current_data.get(source)
+            .cloned()
+            .ok_or_else(|| ScriptExecutionError::MissingSourceColumn(source.into()))
+    }
 }

server/src/steel/validation/script.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn validate_script(script: &str) -> Result<(), ScriptValidationError> {
     if script.trim().is_empty() {
         return Err(ScriptValidationError::EmptyScript);
     }
-    
+
     // If we get here, the script passed basic validation
     Ok(())
 }

server/src/table_script/handlers/post_table_script.rs

@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ use crate::steel::validation::script::validate_script;
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 // Add these imports for the execution module and ScriptOperation
-use crate::steel::handlers::execution;
+use crate::steel::handlers::execution::{self, ScriptOperation};
-use crate::steel::handlers::ScriptOperation;
 
 const SYSTEM_COLUMNS: &[&str] = &["id", "deleted", "created_at"];
 
@@ -61,7 +60,8 @@ pub async fn post_table_script(
 
     // Ensure the operation is valid (additional checks if needed)
     match operation {
-        ScriptOperation::SetToColumn { .. } => {}, // Use directly without 'execution::'
+        ScriptOperation::SetToLocalColumn { .. } => {},
+        ScriptOperation::SetToExternalColumn { .. } => {},
     }
 
     // Call validation functions