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/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  WQL Version 1.1 for WBEM M6 / SMS Opal.
//
//  This file describes a validated LL(1) grammar for top-down
//  or recursive descent parsing of WQL. 
//
//  raymcc    11-Sep-97       Created        
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<parse> ::= WQL_TOK_SELECT <select_stmt>;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  SELECT statement
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<select_stmt> ::= 
    <select_type>                 
    <col_ref_list>              
    <from_clause> 
    <where_clause> 
    ;

<select_type> ::= WQL_TOK_ALL;
<select_type> ::= WQL_TOK_DISTINCT;
<select_type> ::= <>;               

<subselect_stmt> ::=
    WQL_TOK_SELECT
    <select_type> 
    <col_ref_list>     // Additionally, must be a single col & not an asterisk
    <from_clause> 
    <where_clause> 
    ;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  Column reference list
//
//  Supports either simple names, *, or qualified names of the form
//  "table.col" where table could be a literal table name or an aliased
//  table name.  At this point in the parsing, we can't really tell
//  which one is being used.
//
//  Either * is required, or at least one column reference.
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<col_ref_list> ::= <col_ref> <col_ref_rest>;
<col_ref_list> ::= WQL_TOK_ASTERISK;
<col_ref_list> ::= WQL_TOK_COUNT <count_clause>;

<col_ref_rest> ::= WQL_TOK_COMMA <col_ref_list>;
<col_ref_rest> ::= <>;

<count_clause> ::= WQL_TOK_OPEN_PAREN <count_col> WQL_TOK_CLOSE_PAREN;
<count_col> ::= WQL_TOK_ASTERISK;
<count_col> ::= <col_ref>;


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  Column reference  
//
//  Used both in the WHERE clause and the COUNT clause
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<col_ref> ::= <qualified_name>;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  qualified names
//
//  (dot-separated names with optional array references.
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<qualified_name> ::= WQL_TOK_IDENT <qualified_name2>;
<qualified_name2> ::= WQL_TOK_DOT WQL_TOK_IDENT <qualified_name2>;

<qualified_name2> ::= 
    WQL_TOK_OPEN_BRACKET 
    WQL_TOK_INT 
    WQL_TOK_CLOSEBRACKET 
    <qname_becomes_array_ref>
    <qualified_name2>;

<qname_becomes_array_ref> ::= <>;   // Dummy to enforce array semantics

<qualified_name2> ::= <>;


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  "FROM" clause
//  
//  Both SQL-89 and SQL-92 join syntax supported.
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<from_clause> ::= WQL_TOK_FROM <table_list>;

<table_list> ::= <single_table_decl> <optional_join>;

<optional_join> ::= <sql89_join_entry>;
<optional_join> ::= <sql92_join_entry>;

<optional_join> ::= <>;     // Unary query

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  Table reference
//  
//  This supports a single table reference in a FROM clause, whether
//  an isolated name, or alias (with or without AS).
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<single_table_decl> ::= <unbound_table_ident> <table_decl_rest>;

<unbound_table_ident> ::= WQL_TOK_IDENT;
<table_decl_rest> ::= <redundant_as> <table_alias>;
<table_decl_rest> ::= <>;
<table_alias> ::= WQL_TOK_IDENT;

<redundant_as> ::= WQL_TOK_AS;
<redundant_as> ::= <>;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  SQL-89 Joins
//  
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<sql89_join_entry> ::= WQL_TOK_COMMA <sql89_join_list>;

<sql89_join_list> ::= <single_table_decl> <sql89_join_rest>;

<sql89_join_rest> ::= WQL_TOK_COMMA <sql89_join_list>;
<sql89_join_rest> ::= <>;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  SQL-92 Joins.  
//
//  We support:  
//  1. [INNER] JOIN
//  2. LEFT [OUTER] JOIN
//  3. RIGHT [OUTER] JOIN
//  4. FULL [OUTER] JOIN
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<sql92_join_entry> ::= <simple_join_clause>;
<sql92_join_entry> ::= WQL_TOK_INNER <simple_join_clause>;
<sql92_join_entry> ::= WQL_TOK_FULL <opt_outer> <simple_join_clause>;
<sql92_join_entry> ::= WQL_TOK_LEFT <opt_outer> <simple_join_clause>;
<sql92_join_entry> ::= WQL_TOK_RIGHT <opt_outer> <simple_join_clause>;

<opt_outer> ::= WQL_TOK_OUTER;
<opt_outer> ::= <>;

<simple_join_clause> ::= 
    WQL_TOK_JOIN 
    <single_table_decl>
    <on_clause>
    <sql92_join_continuator>
    ;

<on_clause> ::= WQL_TOK_ON <rel_expr>;

<sql92_join_continuator> ::= <sql92_join_entry>;
<sql92_join_continuator> ::= <>;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  "WHERE" clause
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<where_clause> ::= WQL_TOK_WHERE <rel_expr> <where_options>;
<where_clause> ::= <>;          // 'where' is not required


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  WHERE OPTIONS
//
//  We currently force the GROUP BY to precede ORDER BY if they are both
//  present.  If this causes a problem, we can fix it by using an
//  iterative construct below and doing the checking in the parser itself
//  as a semantic operation.
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<where_options> ::= 
    <group_by_clause>
    <order_by_clause>
    ;

<group_by_clause> ::= WQL_TOK_GROUP WQL_TOK_BY <col_list> <having_clause>;
<group_by_clause> ::= <>;

<having_clause> ::= WQL_TOK_HAVING <rel_expr>;
<having_clause> ::= <>;

<order_by_clause> ::= WQL_TOK_ORDER WQL_TOK_BY <col_list>;
<order_by_clause> ::= <>;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  Simple column list with no asterisk
//  
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<col_list> ::= <col_ref> <col_list_rest>;
<col_list_rest> ::= WQL_TOK_COMMA <col_ref> <col_list_rest>;
<col_list_rest> ::= <>;


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  Relational expressions
//
//  These set out the precedence of typed expressions relative to the
//  NOT, AND, OR and parentheses operators.
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<rel_expr> ::= <rel_term> <rel_expr2>;
<rel_expr2> ::= WQL_TOK_OR <rel_term> <rel_expr2>;
<rel_expr2> ::= <>;

<rel_term> ::= <rel_simple_expr> <rel_term2>;
<rel_term2> ::= WQL_TOK_AND <rel_simple_expr> <rel_term2>;
<rel_term2> ::= <>;

<rel_simple_expr> ::= WQL_TOK_NOT <rel_expr>;
<rel_simple_expr> ::= WQL_TOK_OPEN_PAREN <rel_expr> WQL_TOK_CLOSE_PAREN;
<rel_simple_expr> ::= <typed_expr>;


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  Typed expression
//
//  This is the lower level expression which requires a relational
//  operator.  Many of these combined constitute a relational expression.
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<typed_expr> ::= <typed_subexpr> <rel_op> <typed_subexpr_rh>;

<typed_subexpr> ::= <function_call>;
<typed_subexpr> ::= <typed_const>;
<typed_subexpr> ::= <col_ref>;

<typed_subexpr_rh> ::= <function_call>;
<typed_subexpr_rh> ::= <typed_const>;
<typed_subexpr_rh> ::= <col_ref>;

<typed_subexpr_rh> ::= <in_clause>;   // Operator must be _IN or _NOT_IN
        

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  Function calls
//  
//  Each of the recognized functions is part of the grammar.
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<function_call> ::= WQL_TOK_UPPER <function_call_parms>;
<function_call> ::= WQL_TOK_LOWER  <function_call_parms>;
<function_call> ::= WQL_TOK_DATEPART  <datepart_call>;
<function_call> ::= WQL_TOK_QUALIFIER  <function_call_parms>;
<function_call> ::= WQL_TOK_ISNULL <function_call_parms>;

<function_call_parms> ::=     
    WQL_TOK_OPEN_PAREN 
    <func_args> 
    WQL_TOK_CLOSE_PAREN 
    ;

<func_args> ::= <func_arg> <func_arg_list>;
<func_arg_list> ::= WQL_TOK_COMMA <func_arg> <func_arg_list>;
<func_arg_list> ::= <>;

<func_arg> ::= <typed_const>;
<func_arg> ::= <col_ref>;


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// IN clause
//
// We support three syntax branches:
//  (a) IN with subselect
//  (b) IN with const-list
//  (c) IN with qualified name which is an array reference
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<in_clause> ::= WQL_TOK_OPEN_PAREN <in_type> WQL_TOK_CLOSE_PAREN;
<in_type> ::= <subselect_stmt>;
<in_type> ::= <const_list>;
<in_type> ::= <qualified_name>;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  Comma-separated list of constants
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<const_list> ::= <typed_const> <const_list2>;
<const_list2> ::= WQL_TOK_COMMA <typed_const> <const_list2>;
<const_list2> ::= <>;


/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  Primary relational operator terminals
//  Some branching with continuators occurs for IS, IN, and NOT.
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_LE;
<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_LT;
<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_GE;
<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_GT;
<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_EQ;
<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_NE;
<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_LIKE;
<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_BETWEEN;
<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_IS <is_continuator>;
<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_ISA;
<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_IN;
<rel_op> ::= WQL_TOK_NOT <not_continuator>;

 

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Tokens which can follow IS
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<is_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_LIKE;
<is_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_BEFORE;
<is_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_AFTER;
<is_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_BETWEEN;
<is_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_NULL;
<is_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_NOT <not_continuator>;
<is_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_IN;
<is_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_A;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Tokens which can follow NOT
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<not_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_LIKE;
<not_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_BEFORE;
<not_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_AFTER;
<not_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_BETWEEN;
<not_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_NULL;
<not_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_IN;
<not_continuator> ::= WQL_TOK_A;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Typed constants (literals)
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<typed_const> ::= WQL_TOK_QSTRING;              
<typed_const> ::= WQL_TOK_INT;
<typed_const> ::= WQL_TOK_REAL;
<typed_const> ::= WQL_TOK_NULL;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  Transact-SQL plagiarism: Datepart
//
//  datepart(ident, col)
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

<datepart_call> ::= 
    WQL_TOK_OPEN_PAREN 
    WQL_TOK_IDENT               // yy, mm,dd, hh, mm, ss, year, month, etc.
    WQL_TOK_COMMA
    <col_ref>    
    WQL_TOK_CLOSE_PAREN 
    ;

// RAIX xxxx: Ensure that lexer returns single quoted strings as valid, and recognizes escapes
// RAID 3716: Syntax to reference a qualifier; promised to do this
//      qualifier(prop, "MyQual") = 'xxx'   qualifier("MyQual") = 'const'
// RAID xxxx : Hex constants
//
// Intrinsic function applied to columns in "select a, func(b), c from d where..."   
// Use of qualified asterisks  "select t1.*, t2.*, t3.x from ..."
//
// BETWEEN needs to be supported *correctly*
// Unexpected Features: (1) subselects in IN, (2) DatePart (required new approach to functions
// because of the keyword problem, (3) functionized col-refs, (4) COUNT(col-name) as opposed
// to COUNT(*), (5)