Fixes * bug in createCountQueryFor.

In commit 3e64d9a a bug got introduced that uses the next symbol after the table name for the count function. With this commit this should be now resolved. The count query will use `*` when there is no alias present nor a variable.

Related tickets #2341, #2177, #2260, #2511

src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java

@@ -526,14 +526,19 @@ public static String createCountQueryFor(String originalQuery, @Nullable String
 			boolean useVariable = StringUtils.hasText(variable) //
 					&& !variable.startsWith(" new") //
 					&& !variable.startsWith("count(") //
-					&& !variable.contains(",") //
-					&& !variable.contains("*");
+					&& !variable.contains(",");
 
 			String complexCountValue = matcher.matches() && StringUtils.hasText(matcher.group(COMPLEX_COUNT_FIRST_INDEX))
 					? COMPLEX_COUNT_VALUE
 					: COMPLEX_COUNT_LAST_VALUE;
 
 			String replacement = useVariable ? SIMPLE_COUNT_VALUE : complexCountValue;
+
+			String alias = QueryUtils.detectAlias(originalQuery);
+			if("*".equals(variable) && alias != null) {
+				replacement = alias;
+			}
+
 			countQuery = matcher.replaceFirst(String.format(COUNT_REPLACEMENT_TEMPLATE, replacement));
 		} else {
 			countQuery = matcher.replaceFirst(String.format(COUNT_REPLACEMENT_TEMPLATE, countProjection));

src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtilsUnitTests.java

@@ -640,4 +640,21 @@ void applySortingAccountsForNativeWindowFunction() {
 						"select * from (select * from user order by 1, 2, 3 desc limit 10) u order by u.active asc, age desc");
 	}
 
+	@Test //GH-2511
+	void countQueryUsesCorrectVariable() {
+		String countQueryFor = createCountQueryFor("SELECT * FROM User WHERE created_at > $1");
+		assertThat(countQueryFor).isEqualTo("select count(*) FROM User WHERE created_at > $1");
+
+		countQueryFor = createCountQueryFor("SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE nr = :number AND kon = :kon AND datum >= '2019-01-01'");
+		assertThat(countQueryFor).isEqualTo("select count(*) FROM mytable WHERE nr = :number AND kon = :kon AND datum >= '2019-01-01'");
+
+		countQueryFor = createCountQueryFor("SELECT * FROM context ORDER BY time");
+		assertThat(countQueryFor).isEqualTo("select count(*) FROM context");
+
+		countQueryFor = createCountQueryFor("select * FROM users_statuses WHERE (user_created_at BETWEEN $1 AND $2)");
+		assertThat(countQueryFor).isEqualTo("select count(*) FROM users_statuses WHERE (user_created_at BETWEEN $1 AND $2)");
+
+		countQueryFor = createCountQueryFor("SELECT * FROM users_statuses us WHERE (user_created_at BETWEEN :fromDate AND :toDate)");
+		assertThat(countQueryFor).isEqualTo("select count(us) FROM users_statuses us WHERE (user_created_at BETWEEN :fromDate AND :toDate)");
+	}
 }