EntityViewsData Column information not available for computed entity reference fields

Problem/Motivation

Entities that have a computed entity_reference field create a fatal error when using the EntityViewsData class for their views_data handler:

Drupal\Core\Entity\Sql\SqlContentEntityStorageException: Column information not available for the 'location' field. in Drupal\Core\Entity\Sql\DefaultTableMapping->getFieldColumnName() (line 439 of /opt/drupal/web/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Sql/DefaultTableMapping.php).

It seems that this error happens because EntityViewsData creates reverse relationships for all entity_reference fields and expects the field to be stored in the DB. But since this is a computed entity reference field, there is no DB storage.

Steps to reproduce

Add a computed entity reference field to an entity. Set the views_data handler to EntityViewsData. Clearing cache will display the error.

Proposed resolution

A simple workaround is to disable reverse relationships for computed entity reference fields (including a patch with this approach, but I'm not sure this should considered a final solution).

A complete solution needs to somehow trigger computation of the computed field, but since this likely involves complex business logic, I'm unsure if there is a universal solution. It might require a custom views handler for each field?

Remaining tasks

Test using a computed entity reference field.

User interface changes

N/A

API changes

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Data model changes

N/A