fix(parser): fix parsing nested wildcard struct field access

src/frontend/planner_test/tests/testdata/composite_type_accessing.yaml → src/frontend/planner_test/tests/testdata/struct_field_access.yaml

@@ -57,25 +57,46 @@
           └─LogicalScan { table: t2, columns: [t2.c, t2._row_id] }
 - sql: |
     create schema s;
-    create table s.t(a STRUCT<b INTEGER>);
+    create table s.t(a STRUCT<b INTEGER, c INTEGER>);
     select s.t.a from s.t;
   logical_plan: |
     LogicalProject { exprs: [t.a] }
     └─LogicalScan { table: t, columns: [t.a, t._row_id] }
 - sql: |
     create schema s;
-    create table s.t(a STRUCT<b INTEGER>);
+    create table s.t(a STRUCT<b INTEGER, c INTEGER>);
     select (s.t.a).b from s.t;
   logical_plan: |
     LogicalProject { exprs: [Field(t.a, 0:Int32)] }
     └─LogicalScan { table: t, columns: [t.a, t._row_id] }
 - sql: |
     create schema s;
-    create table s.t(a STRUCT<b INTEGER>);
+    create table s.t(a STRUCT<b INTEGER, c INTEGER>);
     select (s.t).a.b from s.t;
   logical_plan: |
     LogicalProject { exprs: [Field(t.a, 0:Int32)] }
     └─LogicalScan { table: t, columns: [t.a, t._row_id] }
+- sql: |
+    create schema s;
+    create table s.t(a STRUCT<b INTEGER, c INTEGER>);
+    select ((s.t).a).b from s.t;
+  logical_plan: |
+    LogicalProject { exprs: [Field(t.a, 0:Int32)] }
+    └─LogicalScan { table: t, columns: [t.a, t._row_id] }
+- sql: |
+    create schema s;
+    create table s.t(a STRUCT<b INTEGER, c INTEGER>);
+    select (s.t).a.* from s.t;
+  logical_plan: |
+    LogicalProject { exprs: [Field(t.a, 0:Int32), Field(t.a, 1:Int32)] }
+    └─LogicalScan { table: t, columns: [t.a, t._row_id] }
+- sql: |
+    create schema s;
+    create table s.t(a STRUCT<b INTEGER, c INTEGER>);
+    select ((s.t).a).* from s.t;
+  logical_plan: |
+    LogicalProject { exprs: [Field(t.a, 0:Int32), Field(t.a, 1:Int32)] }
+    └─LogicalScan { table: t, columns: [t.a, t._row_id] }
 - sql: |
     create schema t;
     create table t.t(t STRUCT<t INTEGER>);

src/sqlparser/src/ast/mod.rs

@@ -203,8 +203,17 @@ pub enum Expr {
     Identifier(Ident),
     /// Multi-part identifier, e.g. `table_alias.column` or `schema.table.col`
     CompoundIdentifier(Vec<Ident>),
-    /// Struct-field identifier, expr is a table or a column struct, ident is field.
+    /// Struct-field identifier.
+    /// Expr is an arbitrary expression, returning either a table or a column.
+    /// Idents are consecutive field accesses.
     /// e.g. `(table.v1).v2` or `(table).v1.v2`
+    ///
+    /// It must contain parentheses to be distinguished from a [`Expr::CompoundIdentifier`].
+    /// See also <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/rowtypes.html#ROWTYPES-ACCESSING>
+    ///
+    /// The left parentheses must be put at the beginning of the expression.
+    /// The first parenthesized part is the `expr` part, and the rest are flattened into `idents`.
+    /// e.g., `((v1).v2.v3).v4` is equivalent to `(v1).v2.v3.v4`.
     FieldIdentifier(Box<Expr>, Vec<Ident>),
     /// `IS NULL` operator
     IsNull(Box<Expr>),
@@ -1674,7 +1683,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Assignment {
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 pub enum FunctionArgExpr {
     Expr(Expr),
-    /// Expr is a table or a struct column.
+    /// Expr is an arbitrary expression, returning either a table or a column.
     /// Idents are the prefix of `*`, which are consecutive field accesses.
     /// e.g. `(table.v1).*` or `(table).v1.*`
     ExprQualifiedWildcard(Expr, Vec<Ident>),

src/sqlparser/src/ast/query.rs

@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Cte {
 pub enum SelectItem {
     /// Any expression, not followed by `[ AS ] alias`
     UnnamedExpr(Expr),
-    /// Expr is a table or a struct column.
+    /// Expr is an arbitrary expression, returning either a table or a column.
     /// Idents are the prefix of `*`, which are consecutive field accesses.
     /// e.g. `(table.v1).*` or `(table).v1.*`
     ExprQualifiedWildcard(Expr, Vec<Ident>),

src/sqlparser/src/parser.rs

@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ use IsLateral::*;
 
 pub enum WildcardOrExpr {
     Expr(Expr),
-    /// Expr is a table or a column struct.
+    /// Expr is an arbitrary expression, returning either a table or a column.
     /// Idents are the prefix of `*`, which are consecutive field accesses.
     /// e.g. `(table.v1).*` or `(table).v1.*`
+    ///
+    /// See also [`Expr::FieldIdentifier`] for behaviors of parentheses.
     ExprQualifiedWildcard(Expr, Vec<Ident>),
     QualifiedWildcard(ObjectName),
     Wildcard,
@@ -232,7 +234,14 @@ impl Parser {
         Ok(Statement::Analyze { table_name })
     }
 
-    /// Parse a new expression including wildcard & qualified wildcard
+    /// Tries to parse a wildcard expression. If it is not a wildcard, parses an expression.
+    ///
+    /// A wildcard expression either means:
+    /// - Selecting all fields from a struct. In this case, it is a
+    ///   [`WildcardOrExpr::ExprQualifiedWildcard`]. Similar to [`Expr::FieldIdentifier`], It must
+    ///   contain parentheses.
+    /// - Selecting all columns from a table. In this case, it is a
+    ///   [`WildcardOrExpr::QualifiedWildcard`] or a [`WildcardOrExpr::Wildcard`].
     pub fn parse_wildcard_or_expr(&mut self) -> Result<WildcardOrExpr, ParserError> {
         let index = self.index;
 
@@ -246,17 +255,17 @@ impl Parser {
             Token::Mul => {
                 return Ok(WildcardOrExpr::Wildcard);
             }
-            // TODO: support (((table.v1).v2).*)
-            // parser wildcard field selection expression
+            // parses wildcard field selection expression.
+            // Code is similar to `parse_struct_selection`
             Token::LParen => {
                 let mut expr = self.parse_expr()?;
                 if self.consume_token(&Token::RParen) {
-                    // Cast off nested expression to avoid interface by parenthesis.
-                    while let Expr::Nested(expr1) = expr {
-                        expr = *expr1;
+                    // Unwrap parentheses
+                    while let Expr::Nested(inner) = expr {
+                        expr = *inner;
                     }
                     // Now that we have an expr, what follows must be
-                    // dot-delimited identifiers, e.g. `(a).b.c.*`
+                    // dot-delimited identifiers, e.g. `b.c.*` in `(a).b.c.*`
                     let wildcard_expr = self.parse_simple_wildcard_expr(index)?;
                     return self.expr_concat_wildcard_expr(expr, wildcard_expr);
                 }
@@ -268,47 +277,64 @@ impl Parser {
         self.parse_expr().map(WildcardOrExpr::Expr)
     }
 
-    /// Will return a `WildcardExpr::QualifiedWildcard(ObjectName)` with word concat or
-    /// `WildcardExpr::Expr`
+    /// Concats `ident` and `wildcard_expr` in `ident.wildcard_expr`
     pub fn word_concat_wildcard_expr(
         &mut self,
         ident: Ident,
-        expr: WildcardOrExpr,
+        simple_wildcard_expr: WildcardOrExpr,
     ) -> Result<WildcardOrExpr, ParserError> {
-        if let WildcardOrExpr::QualifiedWildcard(mut idents) = expr {
-            let mut id_parts = vec![ident];
-            id_parts.append(&mut idents.0);
-            Ok(WildcardOrExpr::QualifiedWildcard(ObjectName(id_parts)))
-        } else if let WildcardOrExpr::Wildcard = expr {
-            Ok(WildcardOrExpr::QualifiedWildcard(ObjectName(vec![ident])))
-        } else {
-            Ok(expr)
+        let mut idents = vec![ident];
+        match simple_wildcard_expr {
+            WildcardOrExpr::QualifiedWildcard(ids) => idents.extend(ids.0),
+            WildcardOrExpr::Wildcard => {}
+            WildcardOrExpr::ExprQualifiedWildcard(_, _) => unreachable!(),
+            WildcardOrExpr::Expr(e) => return Ok(WildcardOrExpr::Expr(e)),
         }
+        Ok(WildcardOrExpr::QualifiedWildcard(ObjectName(idents)))
     }
 
-    /// Will return a `WildcardExpr::ExprQualifiedWildcard(Expr,ObjectName)` with expr concat or
-    /// `WildcardExpr::Expr`
+    /// Concats `expr` and `wildcard_expr` in `(expr).wildcard_expr`.
     pub fn expr_concat_wildcard_expr(
         &mut self,
         expr: Expr,
-        wildcard_expr: WildcardOrExpr,
+        simple_wildcard_expr: WildcardOrExpr,
     ) -> Result<WildcardOrExpr, ParserError> {
-        if let WildcardOrExpr::QualifiedWildcard(idents) = wildcard_expr {
-            let mut id_parts = idents.0;
-            if let Expr::FieldIdentifier(expr, mut idents) = expr {
-                idents.append(&mut id_parts);
-                Ok(WildcardOrExpr::ExprQualifiedWildcard(*expr, idents))
-            } else {
-                Ok(WildcardOrExpr::ExprQualifiedWildcard(expr, id_parts))
-            }
-        } else if let WildcardOrExpr::Wildcard = wildcard_expr {
-            Ok(WildcardOrExpr::ExprQualifiedWildcard(expr, vec![]))
-        } else {
-            Ok(wildcard_expr)
+        if let WildcardOrExpr::Expr(e) = simple_wildcard_expr {
+            return Ok(WildcardOrExpr::Expr(e));
+        }
+
+        // similar to `parse_struct_selection`
+        let mut idents = vec![];
+        let expr = match expr {
+            // expr is `(foo)`
+            Expr::Identifier(_) => expr,
+            // expr is `(foo.v1)`
+            Expr::CompoundIdentifier(_) => expr,
+            // expr is `((1,2,3)::foo)`
+            Expr::Cast { .. } => expr,
+            // expr is `((foo.v1).v2)`
+            Expr::FieldIdentifier(expr, ids) => {
+                // Put `ids` to the latter part!
+                idents.extend(ids);
+                *expr
+            }
+            // expr is other things, e.g., `(1+2)`. It will become an unexpected period error at
+            // upper level.
+            _ => return Ok(WildcardOrExpr::Expr(expr)),
+        };
+
+        match simple_wildcard_expr {
+            WildcardOrExpr::QualifiedWildcard(ids) => idents.extend(ids.0),
+            WildcardOrExpr::Wildcard => {}
+            WildcardOrExpr::ExprQualifiedWildcard(_, _) => unreachable!(),
+            WildcardOrExpr::Expr(_) => unreachable!(),
         }
+        Ok(WildcardOrExpr::ExprQualifiedWildcard(expr, idents))
     }
 
-    /// Will return a `WildcardExpr::QualifiedWildcard(ObjectName)` or `WildcardExpr::Expr`
+    /// Tries to parses a wildcard expression without any parentheses.
+    ///
+    /// If wildcard is not found, go back to `index` and parse an expression.
     pub fn parse_simple_wildcard_expr(
         &mut self,
         index: usize,
@@ -501,7 +527,7 @@ impl Parser {
                         }
                     };
                 self.expect_token(&Token::RParen)?;
-                if self.peek_token() == Token::Period {
+                if self.peek_token() == Token::Period && matches!(expr, Expr::Nested(_)) {
                     self.parse_struct_selection(expr)
                 } else {
                     Ok(expr)
@@ -520,44 +546,42 @@ impl Parser {
         }
     }
 
-    // Parser field selection expression
+    /// Parses a field selection expression. See also [`Expr::FieldIdentifier`].
     pub fn parse_struct_selection(&mut self, expr: Expr) -> Result<Expr, ParserError> {
-        if let Expr::Nested(compound_expr) = expr.clone() {
-            let mut nested_expr = *compound_expr;
-            // Cast off nested expression to avoid interface by parenthesis.
-            while let Expr::Nested(expr1) = nested_expr {
-                nested_expr = *expr1;
-            }
-            match nested_expr {
-                // Parser expr like `SELECT (foo).v1 from foo`
-                Expr::Identifier(ident) => Ok(Expr::FieldIdentifier(
-                    Box::new(Expr::Identifier(ident)),
-                    self.parse_field()?,
-                )),
-                // Parser expr like `SELECT (foo.v1).v2 from foo`
-                Expr::CompoundIdentifier(idents) => Ok(Expr::FieldIdentifier(
-                    Box::new(Expr::CompoundIdentifier(idents)),
-                    self.parse_field()?,
-                )),
-                // Parser expr like `SELECT ((1,2,3)::foo).v1`
-                Expr::Cast { expr, data_type } => Ok(Expr::FieldIdentifier(
-                    Box::new(Expr::Cast { expr, data_type }),
-                    self.parse_field()?,
-                )),
-                // Parser expr like `SELECT ((foo.v1).v2).v3 from foo`
-                Expr::FieldIdentifier(expr, mut idents) => {
-                    idents.extend(self.parse_field()?);
-                    Ok(Expr::FieldIdentifier(expr, idents))
-                }
-                _ => Ok(expr),
-            }
-        } else {
-            Ok(expr)
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Parser all words after period until not period
-    pub fn parse_field(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<Ident>, ParserError> {
+        let mut nested_expr = expr.clone();
+        // Unwrap parentheses
+        while let Expr::Nested(inner) = nested_expr {
+            nested_expr = *inner;
+        }
+        match nested_expr {
+            // expr is `(foo)`
+            Expr::Identifier(ident) => Ok(Expr::FieldIdentifier(
+                Box::new(Expr::Identifier(ident)),
+                self.parse_fields()?,
+            )),
+            // expr is `(foo.v1)`
+            Expr::CompoundIdentifier(idents) => Ok(Expr::FieldIdentifier(
+                Box::new(Expr::CompoundIdentifier(idents)),
+                self.parse_fields()?,
+            )),
+            // expr is `((1,2,3)::foo)`
+            Expr::Cast { expr, data_type } => Ok(Expr::FieldIdentifier(
+                Box::new(Expr::Cast { expr, data_type }),
+                self.parse_fields()?,
+            )),
+            // expr is `((foo.v1).v2)`
+            Expr::FieldIdentifier(expr, mut idents) => {
+                idents.extend(self.parse_fields()?);
+                Ok(Expr::FieldIdentifier(expr, idents))
+            }
+            // expr is other things, e.g., `(1+2)`. It will become an unexpected period error at
+            // upper level.
+            _ => Ok(expr),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Parses consecutive field identifiers after a period. i.e., `.foo.bar.baz`
+    pub fn parse_fields(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<Ident>, ParserError> {
         let mut idents = vec![];
         while self.consume_token(&Token::Period) {
             match self.next_token() {