From b4376b1fc27612de0d8f08c527674238968c2838 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chenjunwen <15046437592@139.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:06:46 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] test: add regression tests for LIKE operator backtracking
(#409)
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Issue #409 reported that v3's OperatorLike.matchPattern used a greedy
segment-matching algorithm without backtracking, causing patterns like
"a%c" on input "abc" to incorrectly return false.
v4 fixed this with a proper backtracking algorithm using sRecall/pRecall
pointers in BaseBinaryOperator.matchPattern. However, no regression tests
existed for these backtracking edge cases.
This commit adds:
- Issue409RegressionTest.java: 14 JUnit tests covering backtracking,
multi-wildcard, trailing/leading %, empty strings, null handling,
and conditional expressions
- like.ql: 14 additional QL assertions for backtracking scenarios
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---
.../test/issue/Issue409RegressionTest.java | 195 ++++++++++++++++++
.../testsuite/independent/operator/like.ql | 23 +++
2 files changed, 218 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 src/test/java/com/alibaba/qlexpress4/test/issue/Issue409RegressionTest.java
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/alibaba/qlexpress4/test/issue/Issue409RegressionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/alibaba/qlexpress4/test/issue/Issue409RegressionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c6223d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/alibaba/qlexpress4/test/issue/Issue409RegressionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+package com.alibaba.qlexpress4.test.issue;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import com.alibaba.qlexpress4.Express4Runner;
+import com.alibaba.qlexpress4.InitOptions;
+import com.alibaba.qlexpress4.QLOptions;
+import com.alibaba.qlexpress4.QLResult;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Regression tests for issue #409: OperatorLike.matchPattern backtracking bug.
+ *
+ *
In v3 (3.3.4), {@code OperatorLike.matchPattern} used a greedy segment-matching algorithm
+ * without backtracking. When a {@code %} wildcard consumed characters and the next literal
+ * segment failed to match at the greedy position, v3 would immediately return {@code false}
+ * instead of backtracking.
+ *
+ * Example: {@code "abc" like "a%c"} — v3 returned {@code false} because after matching "a"
+ * and letting {@code %} consume "b", it tried to find "c" at index 2 (past the string end)
+ * instead of backtracking to let {@code %} consume "b" and match "c" at the correct position.
+ *
+ * v4 fixed this by replacing the greedy algorithm with a backtracking matcher that uses
+ * sRecall/pRecall pointers in {@code BaseBinaryOperator.matchPattern}.
+ *
+ * @see Issue #409
+ */
+public class Issue409RegressionTest {
+
+ private Express4Runner runner;
+ private Map context;
+ private QLOptions options;
+
+ @Before
+ public void setUp() {
+ runner = new Express4Runner(InitOptions.builder().build());
+ context = new HashMap<>();
+ options = QLOptions.builder().build();
+ }
+
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ // Core regression: the v3 bug case
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Core v3 bug case: "abc" like "a%c" must return true.
+ * v3 returned false because greedy matching consumed 'b' into '%'
+ * then failed to find 'c' without backtracking.
+ */
+ @Test
+ public void testBacktrackingBasicCase() {
+ assertLikeTrue("\"abc\" like \"a%c\"");
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void testBacktrackingViaVariable() {
+ context.put("s", "abc");
+ context.put("p", "a%c");
+ assertLikeTrue("s like p");
+ }
+
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ // Multi-segment backtracking
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ @Test
+ public void testBacktrackingMultipleWildcards() {
+ assertLikeTrue("\"aXbYc\" like \"a%b%c\"");
+ assertLikeTrue("\"aab\" like \"a%a%b\"");
+ assertLikeTrue("\"aaab\" like \"a%a%b\"");
+ assertLikeTrue("\"hello_world_test\" like \"hello%world%test\"");
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void testBacktrackingWithRepeatedPrefix() {
+ // Pattern "a%a" on "aa" — '%' matches empty, second 'a' matches second 'a'
+ assertLikeTrue("\"aa\" like \"a%a\"");
+ // Pattern "a%a" on "aXa" — '%' matches "X"
+ assertLikeTrue("\"aXa\" like \"a%a\"");
+ // Pattern "a%a" on "aXXa" — '%' matches "XX"
+ assertLikeTrue("\"aXXa\" like \"a%a\"");
+ }
+
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ // Trailing/leading % edge cases (v3 issue #409 context)
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ @Test
+ public void testTrailingPercent() {
+ // From v3 issue report: "1%1" like "1%" should be true
+ assertLikeTrue("\"1%1\" like \"1%\"");
+ assertLikeTrue("\"anything\" like \"%\"");
+ assertLikeTrue("\"test\" like \"t%\"");
+ assertLikeTrue("\"1006\" like \"1%\"");
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void testLeadingPercent() {
+ assertLikeTrue("\"1006\" like \"%6\"");
+ assertLikeTrue("\"test\" like \"%t\"");
+ assertLikeTrue("\"hello\" like \"%lo\"");
+ }
+
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ // Empty string and wildcard-only patterns
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ @Test
+ public void testEmptyStringAndWildcards() {
+ assertLikeTrue("\"\" like \"%\"");
+ assertLikeTrue("\"\" like \"%%\"");
+ assertLikeTrue("\"\" like \"\"");
+ assertLikeFalse("\"a\" like \"\"");
+ assertLikeFalse("\"\" like \"a\"");
+ }
+
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ // Negative cases (should return false)
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ @Test
+ public void testNegativeCases() {
+ assertLikeFalse("\"abc\" like \"a%d\"");
+ assertLikeFalse("\"abc\" like \"%x%\"");
+ assertLikeFalse("\"abc\" like \"a%b%d\"");
+ assertLikeFalse("\"hello\" like \"h%x\"");
+ }
+
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ // not_like operator (inverse)
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ @Test
+ public void testNotLikeInverse() {
+ // not_like should be the exact inverse of like
+ assertLikeFalse("\"abc\" not_like \"a%c\"");
+ assertLikeTrue("\"abc\" not_like \"a%d\"");
+ assertLikeFalse("\"abc\" not_like \"a%b%c\"");
+ }
+
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ // Null handling
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ @Test
+ public void testNullHandling() {
+ assertLikeTrue("null like null");
+ assertLikeFalse("\"a\" like null");
+ assertLikeFalse("null like \"a\"");
+ }
+
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ // Complex expressions mixing LIKE with other operators
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ @Test
+ public void testLikeInConditionalExpression() {
+ context.put("name", "HelloWorld");
+ QLResult result = runner.execute(
+ "if (name like \"Hello%\") { \"match\" } else { \"no_match\" }",
+ context, options);
+ Assert.assertEquals("match", result.getResult());
+ }
+
+ @Test
+ public void testLikeCombinedWithLogicalOperators() {
+ context.put("s", "abc123");
+ QLResult result = runner.execute(
+ "s like \"abc%\" && s like \"%123\"",
+ context, options);
+ Assert.assertEquals(true, result.getResult());
+ }
+
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ // Helper methods
+ // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ private void assertLikeTrue(String expression) {
+ QLResult result = runner.execute(expression, context, options);
+ Assert.assertTrue(
+ "Expected TRUE for: " + expression + ", but got: " + result.getResult(),
+ (Boolean) result.getResult());
+ }
+
+ private void assertLikeFalse(String expression) {
+ QLResult result = runner.execute(expression, context, options);
+ Assert.assertFalse(
+ "Expected FALSE for: " + expression + ", but got: " + result.getResult(),
+ (Boolean) result.getResult());
+ }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/testsuite/independent/operator/like.ql b/src/test/resources/testsuite/independent/operator/like.ql
index f7e9f4b90..676f3eba3 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/testsuite/independent/operator/like.ql
+++ b/src/test/resources/testsuite/independent/operator/like.ql
@@ -12,6 +12,29 @@ assertFalse("1006" not_like "%6");
assertFalse("1006" not_like "1%");
assertFalse("ABCD" not_like "A%B%D");
+// Issue #409 regression: backtracking scenarios
+// v3 OperatorLike used greedy matching without backtracking,
+// causing "abc" like "a%c" to return false (should be true).
+// v4 uses a proper backtracking algorithm (sRecall/pRecall).
+assert("abc" like "a%c");
+assert("abc" not_like "a%c" == false);
+assertFalse("abc" not_like "a%c");
+
+// More backtracking edge cases
+assert("aXbYc" like "a%b%c");
+assert("hello_world_test" like "hello%world%test");
+assert("aab" like "a%a%b");
+assert("aaab" like "a%a%b");
+
+// Trailing % edge cases from v3 issue report
+assert("1%1" like "1%");
+assert("anything" like "%");
+assert("" like "%");
+assert("" like "%%");
+
+assertFalse("abc" like "a%d");
+assertFalse("abc" like "%x%");
+
// error code
assertErrorCode(() -> {"ABCD" like 200}, "INVALID_BINARY_OPERAND");
assertErrorCode(() -> {200 like "200"}, "INVALID_BINARY_OPERAND");