iffyio commented on code in PR #1467: URL: https://github.com/apache/datafusion-sqlparser-rs/pull/1467#discussion_r1801494903
########## src/parser/mod.rs: ########## @@ -11173,12 +11173,36 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> { self.peek_token().location ) } - expr => self - .parse_optional_alias(keywords::RESERVED_FOR_COLUMN_ALIAS) - .map(|alias| match alias { - Some(alias) => SelectItem::ExprWithAlias { expr, alias }, - None => SelectItem::UnnamedExpr(expr), - }), + expr => { + // Parse a [`SelectItem`] based on an [MsSql] syntax that uses the equal sign + // to denote an alias, for example: SELECT col_alias = col FROM tbl + // [MsSql]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/queries/select-examples-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16#b-use-select-with-column-headings-and-calculations + let expr = if self.dialect.supports_eq_alias_assigment() { + if let Expr::BinaryOp { + ref left, + op: BinaryOperator::Eq, + ref right, + } = expr + { + if let Expr::Identifier(alias) = left.as_ref() { + return Ok(SelectItem::ExprWithAlias { + expr: *right.clone(), + alias: alias.clone(), + }); + } + } + expr + } else { + expr + }; + + // Parse the common AS keyword for aliasing a column + self.parse_optional_alias(keywords::RESERVED_FOR_COLUMN_ALIAS) + .map(|alias| match alias { + Some(alias) => SelectItem::ExprWithAlias { expr, alias }, + None => SelectItem::UnnamedExpr(expr), + }) Review Comment: this works as its own match clause for example: ```rust Expr::BinaryOp { left, op: BinaryOperator::Eq, right, } if self.dialect.supports_eq_alias_assigment() && matches!(left.as_ref(), Expr::Identifier(_)) => { let Expr::Identifier(alias) = *left else { return parser_err!( "BUG: expected identifier expression as alias", self.peek_token().location ); }; Ok(SelectItem::ExprWithAlias { expr: *right, alias, }) } ``` I think the least desirable option involves the expression cloning, i.e. the `right.clone()` I think we want to avoid in any case -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: github-unsubscr...@datafusion.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: github-unsubscr...@datafusion.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: github-h...@datafusion.apache.org