adds config option to always allow custom input in SELECT-style Filters

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/apiv1/query/concept/filter/FilterValue.java

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public void resolve(QueryResolveContext context) {
 	 * Values of group filters can have an arbitrary format which is set by the filter itself.
 	 * Hence, we treat the value for the filter as Object.class.
 	 * <p>
-	 * The resolved filter instructs the frontend on how to render and serialize the filter value using the {@link Filter#createFrontendConfig()} method. The filter must implement {@link GroupFilter} and provide the type information of the value to correctly deserialize the received object.
+	 * The resolved filter instructs the frontend on how to render and serialize the filter value using the {@link Filter#createFrontendConfig(com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig)} method. The filter must implement {@link GroupFilter} and provide the type information of the value to correctly deserialize the received object.
 	 */
 	public static class GroupFilterDeserializer extends StdDeserializer<GroupFilterValue> {
 		private final NsIdReferenceDeserializer<FilterId, Filter<?>> nsIdDeserializer = new NsIdReferenceDeserializer<>(Filter.class, null, FilterId.class);

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/config/FrontendConfig.java

@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ public class FrontendConfig {
 	@Email
 	private String contactEmail;
 
+	/**
+	 * If true, users are always allowed to add custom values into SelectFilter input fields.
+	 */
+	private boolean alwaysAllowCreateValue = false;
+
 
 	@Data
 	public static class CurrencyConfig {

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/FrontEndConceptBuilder.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.storage.NamespaceStorage;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.auth.entities.Subject;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.auth.permissions.Ability;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.Column;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.Filter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.select.Select;
@@ -35,17 +36,19 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.identifiable.ids.specific.ConceptId;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.identifiable.ids.specific.ConceptTreeChildId;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.identifiable.ids.specific.StructureNodeId;
-import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
 /**
  * This class constructs the concept tree as it is presented to the front end.
  */
-@AllArgsConstructor
+@Data
 @Slf4j
 public class FrontEndConceptBuilder {
 
-	public static FrontendRoot createRoot(NamespaceStorage storage, Subject subject) {
+	private final ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig;
+
+	public FrontendRoot createRoot(NamespaceStorage storage, Subject subject) {
 
 		final FrontendRoot root = new FrontendRoot();
 		final Map<Id<?>, FrontendNode> roots = root.getConcepts();
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ public static FrontendRoot createRoot(NamespaceStorage storage, Subject subject)
 		return root;
 	}
 
-	private static FrontendNode createConceptRoot(Concept<?> concept, StructureNode[] structureNodes) {
+	private FrontendNode createConceptRoot(Concept<?> concept, StructureNode[] structureNodes) {
 
 		final MatchingStats matchingStats = concept.getMatchingStats();
 
@@ -121,8 +124,8 @@ private static FrontendNode createConceptRoot(Concept<?> concept, StructureNode[
 																												.flatMap(Collection::stream)
 																												.findAny()
 																												.isEmpty())
-							.selects(concept.getSelects().stream().map(FrontEndConceptBuilder::createSelect).collect(Collectors.toList()))
-							.tables(concept.getConnectors().stream().map(FrontEndConceptBuilder::createTable).collect(Collectors.toList()))
+							.selects(concept.getSelects().stream().map(this::createSelect).collect(Collectors.toList()))
+							.tables(concept.getConnectors().stream().map(this::createTable).collect(Collectors.toList()))
 							.build();
 
 		if (concept instanceof ConceptTreeNode<?> tree && tree.getChildren() != null) {
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ private static FrontendNode createConceptRoot(Concept<?> concept, StructureNode[
 	}
 
 	@Nullable
-	private static FrontendNode createStructureNode(StructureNode structureNode, Map<Id<?>, FrontendNode> roots) {
+	private FrontendNode createStructureNode(StructureNode structureNode, Map<Id<?>, FrontendNode> roots) {
 		final List<ConceptId> unstructured = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (ConceptId id : structureNode.getContainedRoots()) {
 			if (!roots.containsKey(id)) {
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ private static FrontendNode createStructureNode(StructureNode structureNode, Map
 						   .build();
 	}
 
-	public static FrontendSelect createSelect(Select select) {
+	public FrontendSelect createSelect(Select select) {
 		return FrontendSelect.builder()
 							 .id(select.getId())
 							 .label(select.getLabel())
@@ -168,16 +171,16 @@ public static FrontendSelect createSelect(Select select) {
 							 .build();
 	}
 
-	public static FrontendTable createTable(Connector con) {
+	public FrontendTable createTable(Connector con) {
 		final FrontendTable
 				result =
 				FrontendTable.builder()
 							 .id(con.getTable().getId())
 							 .connectorId(con.getId())
 							 .label(con.getLabel())
 							 .isDefault(con.isDefault())
-							 .filters(con.collectAllFilters().stream().map(FrontEndConceptBuilder::createFilter).collect(Collectors.toList()))
-							 .selects(con.getSelects().stream().map(FrontEndConceptBuilder::createSelect).collect(Collectors.toList()))
+							 .filters(con.collectAllFilters().stream().map(this::createFilter).collect(Collectors.toList()))
+							 .selects(con.getSelects().stream().map(this::createSelect).collect(Collectors.toList()))
 							 .supportedSecondaryIds(Arrays.stream(con.getTable().getColumns())
 														  .map(Column::getSecondaryId)
 														  .filter(Objects::nonNull)
@@ -199,16 +202,16 @@ public static FrontendTable createTable(Connector con) {
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	public static FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top createFilter(Filter<?> filter) {
+	public FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top createFilter(Filter<?> filter) {
 		try {
-			return filter.createFrontendConfig();
+			return filter.createFrontendConfig(conqueryConfig);
 		}
 		catch (ConceptConfigurationException e) {
 			throw new IllegalStateException(e);
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static FrontendNode createCTNode(ConceptElement<?> ce) {
+	private FrontendNode createCTNode(ConceptElement<?> ce) {
 		final MatchingStats matchingStats = ce.getMatchingStats();
 		FrontendNode.FrontendNodeBuilder nodeBuilder = FrontendNode.builder()
 																   .active(null)
@@ -248,13 +251,13 @@ private static FrontendNode createCTNode(ConceptElement<?> ce) {
 		return n;
 	}
 
-	public static FrontendList createTreeMap(Concept<?> concept) {
+	public FrontendList createTreeMap(Concept<?> concept) {
 		final FrontendList map = new FrontendList();
 		fillTreeMap(concept, map);
 		return map;
 	}
 
-	private static void fillTreeMap(ConceptElement<?> ce, FrontendList map) {
+	private void fillTreeMap(ConceptElement<?> ce, FrontendList map) {
 		map.add(ce.getId(), createCTNode(ce));
 		if (ce instanceof ConceptTreeNode && ((ConceptTreeNode<?>) ce).getChildren() != null) {
 			for (ConceptTreeChild c : ((ConceptTreeNode<?>) ce).getChildren()) {

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/filters/Filter.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import com.bakdata.conquery.apiv1.frontend.FrontendFilterConfiguration;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.cps.CPSBase;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.Column;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.Dataset;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.Connector;
@@ -52,21 +53,21 @@ public Dataset getDataset() {
 		return getConnector().getDataset();
 	}
 
-	public FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top createFrontendConfig() throws ConceptConfigurationException {
-		FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f = FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top.builder()
-																		   .id(getId())
-																		   .label(getLabel())
-																		   .tooltip(getTooltip())
-																		   .unit(getUnit())
-																		   .allowDropFile(getAllowDropFile())
-																		   .pattern(getPattern())
-																		   .defaultValue(getDefaultValue())
-																		   .build();
-		configureFrontend(f);
+	public FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top createFrontendConfig(ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
+		final FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f = FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top.builder()
+																				 .id(getId())
+																				 .label(getLabel())
+																				 .tooltip(getTooltip())
+																				 .unit(getUnit())
+																				 .allowDropFile(getAllowDropFile())
+																				 .pattern(getPattern())
+																				 .defaultValue(getDefaultValue())
+																				 .build();
+		configureFrontend(f, conqueryConfig);
 		return f;
 	}
 
-	protected abstract void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f) throws ConceptConfigurationException;
+	protected abstract void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f, ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) throws ConceptConfigurationException;
 
 	@JsonIgnore
 	public abstract List<Column> getRequiredColumns();

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/filters/specific/CountFilter.java

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.jackson.serializer.NsIdRef;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.jackson.serializer.NsIdRefCollection;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.common.Range;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.Column;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.Filter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.query.filter.RangeFilterNode;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public class CountFilter extends Filter<Range.LongRange> {
 	private boolean distinct;
 
 	@Override
-	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f) {
+	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f, ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) {
 		f.setType(FrontendFilterType.Fields.INTEGER_RANGE);
 		f.setMin(1);
 	}

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/filters/specific/CountQuartersFilter.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.apiv1.frontend.FrontendFilterType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.cps.CPSType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.common.Range;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.Filter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.SingleColumnFilter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.events.MajorTypeId;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ public EnumSet<MajorTypeId> getAcceptedColumnTypes() {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f) {
+	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f, ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) {
 		f.setType(FrontendFilterType.Fields.INTEGER_RANGE);
 		f.setMin(1);
 	}

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/filters/specific/DateDistanceFilter.java

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.apiv1.frontend.FrontendFilterType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.cps.CPSType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.common.Range;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.Filter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.SingleColumnFilter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.events.MajorTypeId;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public EnumSet<MajorTypeId> getAcceptedColumnTypes() {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
+	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f, ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
 		if (getColumn().getType() != MajorTypeId.DATE) {
 			throw new ConceptConfigurationException(getConnector(), "DATE_DISTANCE filter is incompatible with columns of type " + getColumn().getType());
 		}

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/filters/specific/DurationSumFilter.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.apiv1.frontend.FrontendFilterType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.cps.CPSType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.common.Range;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.Filter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.SingleColumnFilter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.events.MajorTypeId;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ public EnumSet<MajorTypeId> getAcceptedColumnTypes() {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
+	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f, ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
 		if (getColumn().getType() != MajorTypeId.DATE_RANGE) {
 			throw new ConceptConfigurationException(getConnector(), "DURATION_SUM filter is incompatible with columns of type "
 																	+ getColumn().getType());

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/filters/specific/FlagFilter.java

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.apiv1.frontend.FrontendValue;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.cps.CPSType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.jackson.serializer.NsIdRefCollection;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.Column;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.Filter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.error.ConqueryError;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public class FlagFilter extends Filter<String[]> {
 	private final Map<String, Column> flags;
 
 	@Override
-	protected void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
+	protected void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f, ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
 		f.setType(FrontendFilterType.Fields.MULTI_SELECT);
 
 		f.setOptions(flags.keySet().stream().map(key -> new FrontendValue(key, key)).toList());

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/filters/specific/NumberFilter.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.cps.CPSType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.common.IRange;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.common.Range;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.Filter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.SingleColumnFilter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.exceptions.ConceptConfigurationException;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
 public class NumberFilter<RANGE extends IRange<? extends Number, ?>> extends SingleColumnFilter<RANGE> {
 
 	@Override
-	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
+	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f, ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
 		final String type = switch (getColumn().getType()) {
 			case MONEY -> FrontendFilterType.Fields.MONEY_RANGE;
 			case INTEGER -> FrontendFilterType.Fields.INTEGER_RANGE;

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/filters/specific/PrefixTextFilter.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.apiv1.frontend.FrontendFilterConfiguration;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.apiv1.frontend.FrontendFilterType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.cps.CPSType;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.Filter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.SingleColumnFilter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.events.MajorTypeId;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ public class PrefixTextFilter extends SingleColumnFilter<String> {
 
 
 	@Override
-	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f) {
+	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f, ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) {
 		f.setType(FrontendFilterType.Fields.STRING);
 	}
 

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/filters/specific/QuartersInYearFilter.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.apiv1.frontend.FrontendFilterType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.cps.CPSType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.common.Range;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.Filter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.SingleColumnFilter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.events.MajorTypeId;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ public EnumSet<MajorTypeId> getAcceptedColumnTypes() {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f) {
+	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f, ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) {
 		f.setType(FrontendFilterType.Fields.INTEGER_RANGE);
 		f.setMin(1);
 		f.setMax(4);

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/filters/specific/SelectFilter.java

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.jackson.View;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.jackson.serializer.NsIdRef;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.storage.NamespaceStorage;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.IndexConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.Searchable;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.SingleColumnFilter;
@@ -56,12 +57,12 @@ public EnumSet<MajorTypeId> getAcceptedColumnTypes() {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
+	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f, ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
 		f.setTemplate(getTemplate());
 		f.setType(getFilterType());
 
 		// If either not searches are available or all are disabled, we allow users to supply their own values
-		f.setCreatable(getSearchReferences().stream().noneMatch(Predicate.not(Searchable::isSearchDisabled)));
+		f.setCreatable(conqueryConfig.getFrontend().isAlwaysAllowCreateValue() || getSearchReferences().stream().noneMatch(Predicate.not(Searchable::isSearchDisabled)));
 
 		f.setOptions(collectLabels());
 	}

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/datasets/concepts/filters/specific/SumFilter.java

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.jackson.serializer.NsIdRefCollection;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.common.IRange;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.common.Range;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.ConqueryConfig;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.Column;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.datasets.concepts.filters.Filter;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.events.MajorTypeId;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public class SumFilter<RANGE extends IRange<? extends Number, ?>> extends Filter
 	private List<Column> distinctByColumn = Collections.emptyList();
 
 	@Override
-	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
+	public void configureFrontend(FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top f, ConqueryConfig conqueryConfig) throws ConceptConfigurationException {
 		final String type = switch (getColumn().getType()) {
 			case MONEY -> FrontendFilterType.Fields.MONEY_RANGE;
 			case INTEGER -> FrontendFilterType.Fields.INTEGER_RANGE;

backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/resources/api/ConceptsProcessor.java

@@ -65,11 +65,14 @@ public class ConceptsProcessor {
 
 	private final ConqueryConfig config;
 
+	@Getter(lazy = true)
+	private final FrontEndConceptBuilder frontEndConceptBuilder = new FrontEndConceptBuilder(getConfig());
+
 	private final LoadingCache<Concept<?>, FrontendList> nodeCache =
 			CacheBuilder.newBuilder().softValues().expireAfterWrite(10, TimeUnit.MINUTES).build(new CacheLoader<>() {
 				@Override
 				public FrontendList load(Concept<?> concept) {
-					return FrontEndConceptBuilder.createTreeMap(concept);
+					return getFrontEndConceptBuilder().createTreeMap(concept);
 				}
 			});
 
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ public CursorAndLength load(Searchable<?> searchable) {
 
 	public FrontendRoot getRoot(NamespaceStorage storage, Subject subject) {
 
-		final FrontendRoot root = FrontEndConceptBuilder.createRoot(storage, subject);
+		final FrontendRoot root = getFrontEndConceptBuilder().createRoot(storage, subject);
 
 		// Report Violation
 		ValidatorHelper.createViolationsString(validator.validate(root), log.isTraceEnabled()).ifPresent(log::warn);

backend/src/test/java/com/bakdata/conquery/integration/json/filter/FilterTest.java

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public Query getQuery() {
 	@Override
 	public void executeTest(StandaloneSupport standaloneSupport) throws IOException {
 		try {
-			final FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top actual = connector.getFilters().iterator().next().createFrontendConfig();
+			final FrontendFilterConfiguration.Top actual = connector.getFilters().iterator().next().createFrontendConfig(standaloneSupport.getConfig());
 
 			if (expectedFrontendConfig != null) {
 				log.info("Checking actual FrontendConfig: {}", actual);