fix #1799: make scanner recognize regex

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 - [#1644](https://github.com/influxdb/influxdb/pull/1644): Add batching support for significantly improved write performance
 - [#1704](https://github.com/influxdb/influxdb/pull/1704): Fix queries that pull back raw data (i.e. ones without aggregate functions)
 - [#1718](https://github.com/influxdb/influxdb/pull/1718): Return an error on write if any of the points are don't have at least one field
+- [#1806](https://github.com/influxdb/influxdb/pull/1806): Fix regex parsing.  Change regex syntax to use / delimiters.
 
 
 ## v0.9.0-rc1,2 [no public release]

httpd/handler_test.go

@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ func TestHandler_serveShowSeries(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// SHOW SERIES WHERE =~ regex
 		{
-			q: `SHOW SERIES WHERE region =~ 'ca.*'`,
+			q: `SHOW SERIES WHERE region =~ /ca.*/`,
 			r: &influxdb.Results{
 				Results: []*influxdb.Result{
 					{
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ func TestHandler_serveShowSeries(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// SHOW SERIES WHERE !~ regex
 		{
-			q: `SHOW SERIES WHERE host !~ 'server0[12]'`,
+			q: `SHOW SERIES WHERE host !~ /server0[12]/`,
 			r: &influxdb.Results{
 				Results: []*influxdb.Result{
 					{
@@ -2046,13 +2046,13 @@ func TestHandler_serveShowMeasurements(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// SHOW MEASUREMENTS WHERE =~ regex
 		{
-			q: `SHOW MEASUREMENTS WHERE region =~ 'ca.*'`,
+			q: `SHOW MEASUREMENTS WHERE region =~ /ca.*/`,
 			r: `{"results":[{"series":[{"name":"measurements","columns":["name"],"values":[["gpu"],["other"]]}]}]}`,
 		},
 
 		// SHOW MEASUREMENTS WHERE !~ regex
 		{
-			q: `SHOW MEASUREMENTS WHERE region !~ 'ca.*'`,
+			q: `SHOW MEASUREMENTS WHERE region !~ /ca.*/`,
 			r: `{"results":[{"series":[{"name":"measurements","columns":["name"],"values":[["cpu"]]}]}]}`,
 		},
 	}
@@ -2302,7 +2302,7 @@ func TestHandler_serveShowTagValues(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		// SHOW TAG VALUES FROM ... WHERE =~ regex
 		{
-			q: `SHOW TAG VALUES WITH KEY = host WHERE region =~ 'ca.*'`,
+			q: `SHOW TAG VALUES WITH KEY = host WHERE region =~ /ca.*/`,
 			r: &influxdb.Results{
 				Results: []*influxdb.Result{
 					{
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@ func TestHandler_serveShowTagValues(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		// SHOW TAG VALUES FROM ... WHERE !~ regex
 		{
-			q: `SHOW TAG VALUES WITH KEY = region WHERE host !~ 'server0[12]'`,
+			q: `SHOW TAG VALUES WITH KEY = region WHERE host !~ /server0[12]/`,
 			r: &influxdb.Results{
 				Results: []*influxdb.Result{
 					{

influxql/INFLUXQL.md

@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ time_lit            = "2006-01-02 15:04:05.999999" | "2006-01-02"
 bool_lit            = TRUE | FALSE .
 ```
 
+### Regular Expressions
+
+```
+regex_lit           = "/" { unicode_char } "/" .
+```
+
 ## Queries
 
 A query is composed of one or more statements separated by a semicolon.
@@ -602,7 +608,7 @@ binary_op        = "+" | "-" | "*" | "/" | "AND" | "OR" | "=" | "!=" | "<" |
 expr             = unary_expr { binary_op unary_expr } .
 
 unary_expr       = "(" expr ")" | var_ref | time_lit | string_lit |
-                   number_lit | bool_lit | duration_lit .
+                   number_lit | bool_lit | duration_lit | regex_lit .
 ```
 
 ## Other

influxql/parser.go

@@ -1456,6 +1456,8 @@ func (p *Parser) parseSortField() (*SortField, error) {
 
 // ParseExpr parses an expression.
 func (p *Parser) ParseExpr() (Expr, error) {
+	var err error
+
 	// Parse a non-binary expression type to start.
 	// This variable will always be the root of the expression tree.
 	expr, err := p.parseUnaryExpr()
@@ -1472,10 +1474,18 @@ func (p *Parser) ParseExpr() (Expr, error) {
 			return expr, nil
 		}
 
-		// Otherwise parse the next unary expression.
-		rhs, err := p.parseUnaryExpr()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		// Otherwise parse the next expression.
+		var rhs Expr
+		if IsRegexOp(op) {
+			// RHS of a regex operator must be a regular expression.
+			p.consumeWhitespace()
+			if rhs, err = p.parseRegex(); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		} else {
+			if rhs, err = p.parseUnaryExpr(); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Assign the new root based on the precendence of the LHS and RHS operators.
@@ -1488,14 +1498,6 @@ func (p *Parser) ParseExpr() (Expr, error) {
 		} else {
 			expr = &BinaryExpr{LHS: expr, RHS: rhs, Op: op}
 		}
-
-		// If the operator was =~ or !~, parse the regular expression.
-		b, ok := expr.(*BinaryExpr)
-		if ok && (b.Op == EQREGEX || b.Op == NEQREGEX) {
-			if expr, err = p.parseRegexExpr(b); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1562,51 +1564,37 @@ func (p *Parser) parseUnaryExpr() (Expr, error) {
 		return &DurationLiteral{Val: v}, nil
 	case MUL:
 		return &Wildcard{}, nil
+	case REGEX:
+		re, err := regexp.Compile(lit)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, &ParseError{Message: err.Error(), Pos: pos}
+		}
+		return &RegexLiteral{Val: re}, nil
 	default:
 		return nil, newParseError(tokstr(tok, lit), []string{"identifier", "string", "number", "bool"}, pos)
 	}
 }
 
-// parseRegexExpr parses the string literal on one side of a binary expression
-// and returns a new binary expression with a regex literal in place of the
-// string literal.
-func (p *Parser) parseRegexExpr(expr *BinaryExpr) (*BinaryExpr, error) {
-	if expr.Op != EQREGEX && expr.Op != NEQREGEX {
-		// Don't call parseRegex unless you have a regex operator!
-		panic("parseRegex only works with =~ or !~ regex operators")
-	}
-
-	newExpr := &BinaryExpr{Op: expr.Op}
+// parseRegex parses a regular expression.
+func (p *Parser) parseRegex() (Expr, error) {
+	tok, pos, lit := p.s.s.ScanRegex()
 
-	if regex, ok := expr.RHS.(*StringLiteral); ok {
-		// Found regex text on right side of operator.
-		re, err := regexp.Compile(regex.Val)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		newExpr.RHS = &RegexLiteral{Val: re}
-
-		// Make sure left side of operator is an identifier.
-		if newExpr.LHS, ok = expr.LHS.(*VarRef); !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("left operand of operator %s must be an identifier", expr.Op.String())
-		}
-	} else if regex, ok = expr.LHS.(*StringLiteral); ok {
-		// Found regex text on left side of operator.
-		re, err := regexp.Compile(regex.Val)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		newExpr.LHS = &RegexLiteral{Val: re}
+	if tok == BADESCAPE {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("bad escape: %s", lit)
+		return nil, &ParseError{Message: msg, Pos: pos}
+	} else if tok == BADREGEX {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("bad regex: %s", lit)
+		return nil, &ParseError{Message: msg, Pos: pos}
+	} else if tok != REGEX {
+		return nil, newParseError(tokstr(tok, lit), []string{"regex"}, pos)
+	}
 
-		// Make sure right side of operator is an identifer.
-		if newExpr.RHS, ok = expr.RHS.(*VarRef); !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("right operand of operator %s must be an identifier", expr.Op.String())
-		}
-	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("operator %s requires one string operand", expr.Op.String())
+	re, err := regexp.Compile(lit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, &ParseError{Message: err.Error(), Pos: pos}
 	}
 
-	return newExpr, nil
+	return &RegexLiteral{Val: re}, nil
 }
 
 // parseCall parses a function call.

influxql/parser_test.go

@@ -136,6 +136,28 @@ func TestParser_ParseStatement(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 
+		// SELECT * FROM cpu WHERE host = 'serverC' AND region =~ /.*west.*/
+		{
+			s: `SELECT * FROM cpu WHERE host = 'serverC' AND region =~ /.*west.*/`,
+			stmt: &influxql.SelectStatement{
+				Fields: []*influxql.Field{{Expr: &influxql.Wildcard{}}},
+				Source: &influxql.Measurement{Name: "cpu"},
+				Condition: &influxql.BinaryExpr{
+					Op: influxql.AND,
+					LHS: &influxql.BinaryExpr{
+						Op:  influxql.EQ,
+						LHS: &influxql.VarRef{Val: "host"},
+						RHS: &influxql.StringLiteral{Val: "serverC"},
+					},
+					RHS: &influxql.BinaryExpr{
+						Op:  influxql.EQREGEX,
+						LHS: &influxql.VarRef{Val: "region"},
+						RHS: &influxql.RegexLiteral{Val: regexp.MustCompile(".*west.*")},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+
 		// DELETE statement
 		{
 			s: `DELETE FROM myseries WHERE host = 'hosta.influxdb.org'`,
@@ -746,6 +768,7 @@ func TestParser_ParseStatement(t *testing.T) {
 				tt.stmt.(*influxql.CreateContinuousQueryStatement).Source.GroupByInterval()
 			}
 		} else if tt.err == "" && !reflect.DeepEqual(tt.stmt, stmt) {
+			t.Logf("exp=%s\ngot=%s\n", mustMarshalJSON(tt.stmt), mustMarshalJSON(stmt))
 			t.Errorf("%d. %q\n\nstmt mismatch:\n\nexp=%#v\n\ngot=%#v\n\n", i, tt.s, tt.stmt, stmt)
 		}
 	}
@@ -838,26 +861,16 @@ func TestParser_ParseExpr(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 
-		// Binary expression with regex on right.
+		// Binary expression with regex.
 		{
-			s: `region =~ 'us.*'`,
+			s: "region =~ /us.*/",
 			expr: &influxql.BinaryExpr{
 				Op:  influxql.EQREGEX,
 				LHS: &influxql.VarRef{Val: "region"},
 				RHS: &influxql.RegexLiteral{Val: regexp.MustCompile(`us.*`)},
 			},
 		},
 
-		// Binary expression with NEQ regex on left.
-		{
-			s: `'us.*' !~ region`,
-			expr: &influxql.BinaryExpr{
-				Op:  influxql.NEQREGEX,
-				RHS: &influxql.VarRef{Val: "region"},
-				LHS: &influxql.RegexLiteral{Val: regexp.MustCompile(`us.*`)},
-			},
-		},
-
 		// Complex binary expression.
 		{
 			s: `value + 3 < 30 AND 1 + 2 OR true`,

influxql/scanner.go

@@ -179,6 +179,25 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanString() (tok Token, pos Pos, lit string) {
 	return STRING, pos, lit
 }
 
+func (s *Scanner) ScanRegex() (tok Token, pos Pos, lit string) {
+	_, pos = s.r.curr()
+
+	// Start & end sentinels.
+	start, end := '/', '/'
+	// Valid escape chars.
+	escapes := map[rune]rune{'/': '/'}
+
+	b, err := ScanDelimited(s.r, start, end, escapes)
+
+	if err == errBadEscape {
+		_, pos = s.r.curr()
+		return BADESCAPE, pos, lit
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return BADREGEX, pos, lit
+	}
+	return REGEX, pos, string(b)
+}
+
 // scanNumber consumes anything that looks like the start of a number.
 // Numbers start with a digit, full stop, plus sign or minus sign.
 // This function can return non-number tokens if a scan is a false positive.
@@ -300,6 +319,16 @@ func newBufScanner(r io.Reader) *bufScanner {
 
 // Scan reads the next token from the scanner.
 func (s *bufScanner) Scan() (tok Token, pos Pos, lit string) {
+	return s.scanFunc(s.s.Scan)
+}
+
+// ScanRegex reads a regex token from the scanner.
+func (s *bufScanner) ScanRegex() (tok Token, pos Pos, lit string) {
+	return s.scanFunc(s.s.ScanRegex)
+}
+
+// scanFunc uses the provided function to scan the next token.
+func (s *bufScanner) scanFunc(scan func() (Token, Pos, string)) (tok Token, pos Pos, lit string) {
 	// If we have unread tokens then read them off the buffer first.
 	if s.n > 0 {
 		s.n--
@@ -309,7 +338,7 @@ func (s *bufScanner) Scan() (tok Token, pos Pos, lit string) {
 	// Move buffer position forward and save the token.
 	s.i = (s.i + 1) % len(s.buf)
 	buf := &s.buf[s.i]
-	buf.tok, buf.pos, buf.lit = s.s.Scan()
+	buf.tok, buf.pos, buf.lit = scan()
 
 	return s.curr()
 }
@@ -415,6 +444,46 @@ func (r *reader) curr() (ch rune, pos Pos) {
 // eof is a marker code point to signify that the reader can't read any more.
 const eof = rune(0)
 
+func ScanDelimited(r io.RuneScanner, start, end rune, escapes map[rune]rune) ([]byte, error) {
+	// Scan start delimiter.
+	if ch, _, err := r.ReadRune(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if ch != start {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected %s; found %s", string(start), string(ch))
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	for {
+		ch0, _, err := r.ReadRune()
+		if ch0 == end {
+			return buf.Bytes(), nil
+		} else if err != nil {
+			return buf.Bytes(), err
+		} else if ch0 == '\n' {
+			return nil, errors.New("delimited text contains new line")
+		} else if ch0 == '\\' {
+			// If the next character is an escape then write the escaped char.
+			// If it's not a valid escape then return an error.
+			ch1, _, err := r.ReadRune()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			r, ok := escapes[ch1]
+			if !ok {
+				buf.Reset()
+				_, _ = buf.WriteRune(ch0)
+				_, _ = buf.WriteRune(ch1)
+				return buf.Bytes(), errBadEscape
+			}
+
+			_, _ = buf.WriteRune(r)
+		} else {
+			_, _ = buf.WriteRune(ch0)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // ScanString reads a quoted string from a rune reader.
 func ScanString(r io.RuneScanner) (string, error) {
 	ending, _, err := r.ReadRune()
@@ -450,6 +519,7 @@ func ScanString(r io.RuneScanner) (string, error) {
 
 var errBadString = errors.New("bad string")
 var errBadEscape = errors.New("bad escape")
+var errBadRegex = errors.New("bad regex")
 
 // ScanBareIdent reads bare identifier from a rune reader.
 func ScanBareIdent(r io.RuneScanner) string {