Skip fingerprinting or scanning field values for fields with base_type=type/* (#43483)

src/metabase/models/field_values.clj

@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
         (not (isa? base-type :type/field-values-unsupported))
         (not (contains? #{:retired :sensitive :hidden :details-only} (keyword visibility-type)))
         (not (isa? (keyword base-type) :type/Temporal))
+        (not (= (keyword base-type) :type/*))
         (#{:list :auto-list} (keyword has-field-values)))))))
 
 (defn take-by-length

src/metabase/sync/analyze/fingerprint.clj

@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
     [:not (mdb.query/isa :semantic_type :type/PK)]
     [:= :semantic_type nil]]
    [:not-in :visibility_type ["retired" "sensitive"]]
+   [:not= :base_type (u/qualified-name :type/*)]
    [:not (mdb.query/isa :base_type :type/Structured)]])
 
 (def ^:dynamic *refingerprint?*

test/metabase/models/field_values_test.clj

@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@
                                     {:base_type        :type/Time
                                      :has_field_values :list
                                      :visibility_type  :normal}
+                                    false}
+
+                                   "type/* fields should be excluded"
+                                   {{:has_field_values :list
+                                     :visibility_type  :normal
+                                     :base_type        :type/*}
                                     false}}
           [input expected] input->expected]
     (testing (str group "\n")

test/metabase/sync/analyze/fingerprint_test.clj

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
               [:not (mdb.query/isa :semantic_type :type/PK)]
               [:= :semantic_type nil]]
              [:not-in :visibility_type ["retired" "sensitive"]]
+             [:not= :base_type "type/*"]
              [:not (mdb.query/isa :base_type :type/Structured)]
              [:or
               [:and
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
             [:not (mdb.query/isa :semantic_type :type/PK)]
             [:= :semantic_type nil]]
            [:not-in :visibility_type ["retired" "sensitive"]]
+           [:not= :base_type "type/*"]
            [:not (mdb.query/isa :base_type :type/Structured)]
            [:or
             [:and
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@
               [:not (mdb.query/isa :semantic_type :type/PK)]
               [:= :semantic_type nil]]
              [:not-in :visibility_type ["retired" "sensitive"]]
+             [:not= :base_type "type/*"]
              [:not (mdb.query/isa :base_type :type/Structured)]
              [:or
               [:and
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@
               [:not (mdb.query/isa :semantic_type :type/PK)]
               [:= :semantic_type nil]]
              [:not-in :visibility_type ["retired" "sensitive"]]
+             [:not= :base_type "type/*"]
              [:not (mdb.query/isa :base_type :type/Structured)]
              [:or
               [:and
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@
                      [:not (mdb.query/isa :semantic_type :type/PK)]
                      [:= :semantic_type nil]]
                     [:not-in :visibility_type ["retired" "sensitive"]]
+                    [:not= :base_type "type/*"]
                     [:not (mdb.query/isa :base_type :type/Structured)]]}
            (binding [sync.fingerprint/*refingerprint?* true]
              (#'sync.fingerprint/honeysql-for-fields-that-need-fingerprint-updating))))))