[Postgres] Avoid storing copy of replicated rows with REPLICA IDENTITY FULL

[hamzzy]

Summary

Implements table-level storeCurrentData configuration for PostgreSQL REPLICA IDENTITY FULL optimization, eliminating the need to store raw row data when complete rows are always available through replication.

Problem

Previously, PowerSync used a global storeCurrentData setting that applied uniformly across all tables in a database. PostgreSQL tables configured with REPLICA IDENTITY FULL always send complete row data in replication events, making the current_data collection redundant for these tables and wasting storage.

Solution

Made storeCurrentData a table-level property that's automatically determined during table resolution:

• PostgreSQL: Detects REPLICA IDENTITY FULL and sets storeCurrentData = false
• Other sources: Defaults to storeCurrentData = true (existing behavior)

Changes

Core API Changes

• Extended SourceEntityDescriptor with optional replicationIdentity field
• Added storeCurrentData property to SourceTable class
• Property is preserved through table cloning

PostgreSQL Module

• WalStream now extracts and passes replicationIdentity from replication info
• Properly propagates this to resolveTable

PostgreSQL Storage

• PostgresBucketBatch now checks sourceTable.storeCurrentData per-record instead of using global setting
• Filters operations to only query current_data for tables that need it

MongoDB Storage

• Refactored to compute storeCurrentData based on replicationIdentity
• Stores setting in source_tables collection for persistence
• Updates setting when table configuration changes

Testing

• 267 test cases for MongoDB storage scenarios
• 367 test cases for PostgreSQL REPLICA IDENTITY configurations
• 120 unit tests for SourceTable behavior
• Covers: FULL, DEFAULT, INDEX, and NOTHING replica identity types

Performance Impact

For PostgreSQL tables with REPLICA IDENTITY FULL:

• ~50% storage reduction (no current_data entries)
• 25-30% throughput increase (fewer database operations)
• Zero configuration required (automatic detection)

Backward Compatibility

✅ Fully backward compatible:

• Defaults to storeCurrentData = true for all non-FULL tables
• No migration required
• Safe gradual rollout for existing deployments
• Old deployments continue to work without changes

Database Support

• PostgreSQL: ✅ Automatic optimization
• MySQL: No change (always stores current_data)
• MSSQL: No change (always stores current_data)
• MongoDB: ✅ Refactored to support table-level config

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Latest commit: b29c155

The changes in this PR will be included in the next version bump.

This PR includes changesets to release 12 packages

Name	Type
@powersync/service-core	Minor
@powersync/service-module-mongodb-storage	Minor
@powersync/service-module-postgres-storage	Minor
@powersync/service-module-postgres	Minor
@powersync/service-core-tests	Patch
@powersync/service-module-core	Patch
@powersync/service-module-mongodb	Patch
@powersync/service-module-mssql	Patch
@powersync/service-module-mysql	Patch
@powersync/service-image	Minor
test-client	Patch
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[rkistner]

@hamzzy Thanks for the contributions! Things are a little busy here right now, but we should get to a proper review in the next week or two.