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19 changes: 12 additions & 7 deletions packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-pdo-user-defined-functions.php
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Expand Up @@ -945,14 +945,19 @@ public function _helper_like_to_glob_pattern( $pattern ) {
/*
* 1. Escape characters that have special meaning in GLOB patterns.
*
* We need to:
* 1. Escape "]" as "[]]" to avoid interpreting "[...]" as a character class.
* 2. Escape "*" as "[*]" (must be after 1 to avoid being escaped).
* 3. Escape "?" as "[?]" (must be after 1 to avoid being escaped).
* We need to escape "[" as "[[]", "]" as "[]]", "*" as "[*]", and "?" as "[?]".
* This is done in a single pass, so the brackets that are added by the
* escaping are not escaped again.
*/
$pattern = str_replace( ']', '[]]', $pattern );
$pattern = str_replace( '*', '[*]', $pattern );
$pattern = str_replace( '?', '[?]', $pattern );
$pattern = strtr(
$pattern,
array(
'[' => '[[]',
']' => '[]]',
'*' => '[*]',
'?' => '[?]',
)
);
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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git diff --unified=40 db55ab19f8cc9f1b44428458e909d021ba813067 2eafd45c9fefe4e84084a4fbefdefba7fffcc5e1 -- packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-pdo-user-defined-functions.php packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests/WP_MySQL_On_SQLite_Tests.php
sed -n '900,990p' packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-pdo-user-defined-functions.php
rg -n "_helper_like_to_glob_pattern|LIKE BINARY|dataLikeBinaryPatterns|like_to_glob" packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests

Repository: WordPress/sqlite-database-integration

Length of output: 15229

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set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- caller ---'
sed -n '5028,5082p' packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-mysql-on-sqlite.php
printf '%s\n' '--- LIKE BINARY tests ---'
sed -n '6288,6432p' packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests/WP_MySQL_On_SQLite_Tests.php
printf '%s\n' '--- helper at merge base ---'
git show db55ab19f8cc9f1b44428458e909d021ba813067:packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-pdo-user-defined-functions.php | sed -n '930,985p'
printf '%s\n' '--- helper outputs at head ---'
php -r '
function f($pattern) {
    $pattern = strtr($pattern, array("[" => "[[]", "]" => "[]]", "*" => "[*]", "?" => "[?]"));
    $pattern = preg_replace("/(^|[^\\\\](?:\\\\{2})*)%/", "$1*", $pattern);
    $pattern = preg_replace("/(^|[^\\\\](?:\\\\{2})*)_/", "$1?", $pattern);
    $pattern = preg_replace("/\\\\(.)/s", "$1", $pattern);
    return $pattern;
}
foreach (array("\\\\%", "\\\\\\\\%", "\\\\\\\\\\\\%", "special\\\\%chars", "special\\\\\\\\%chars", "special\\\\\\\\\\\\%chars") as $p) {
    printf("%s => %s\n", bin2hex($p), bin2hex(f($p)));
}
'

Repository: WordPress/sqlite-database-integration

Length of output: 11040

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set -eu
php <<'PHP'
<?php
function current_pattern(string $pattern): string {
    $pattern = strtr($pattern, array(
        '[' => '[[]', ']' => '[]]', '*' => '[*]', '?' => '[?]',
    ));
    $pattern = preg_replace('/(^|[^\\\\](?:\\\\{2})*)%/', '$1*', $pattern);
    $pattern = preg_replace('/(^|[^\\\\](?:\\\\{2})*)_/', '$1?', $pattern);
    return preg_replace('/\\\\(.)/s', '$1', $pattern);
}
function candidate_pattern(string $pattern): string {
    $pattern = strtr($pattern, array(
        '[' => '[[]', ']' => '[]]', '*' => '[*]', '?' => '[?]',
    ));
    $pattern = preg_replace('/(^|[^\\\\](?:\\\\\\\\)*)%/', '$1*', $pattern);
    $pattern = preg_replace('/(^|[^\\\\](?:\\\\\\\\)*)_/', '$1?', $pattern);
    return preg_replace('/\\\\(.)/s', '$1', $pattern);
}
for ($count = 1; $count <= 5; ++$count) {
    $pattern = str_repeat('\\', $count) . '%';
    printf("%d slash(es): input=%s current=%s candidate=%s\n",
        $count, bin2hex($pattern), bin2hex(current_pattern($pattern)), bin2hex(candidate_pattern($pattern)));
}
PHP

Repository: WordPress/sqlite-database-integration

Length of output: 459

Script executed:

set -eu
php <<'PHP'
<?php
$patterns = array(
    'lookbehind' => '/(?<!\\\\)(?:\\\\\\\\)*\K%/',
    'group'      => '/(^|[^\\\\])((?:\\\\\\\\)*)%/',
);
for ($count = 1; $count <= 5; ++$count) {
    $input = str_repeat('\\', $count) . '%';
    printf("%d slash(es)", $count);
    foreach ($patterns as $name => $regex) {
        $output = preg_replace($regex, '*', $input);
        printf(" %s=%s", $name, bin2hex($output));
    }
    printf("\n");
}
PHP

Repository: WordPress/sqlite-database-integration

Length of output: 398

Handle % after an even backslash run as a wildcard.

For a LIKE BINARY pattern containing two backslashes before %, _helper_like_to_glob_pattern() leaves % literal. MySQL treats the pair of backslashes as one literal backslash, so % remains a wildcard. The translated GLOB can therefore miss matching values such as \abc.

Suggested fix 
-		$pattern = preg_replace( '/(^|[^\\\\](?:\\\\{2})*)%/', '$1*', $pattern );
-		$pattern = preg_replace( '/(^|[^\\\\](?:\\\\{2})*)_/', '$1?', $pattern );
+		$pattern = preg_replace( '/(?<!\\\\)(?:\\\\\\\\)*\K%/', '*', $pattern );
+		$pattern = preg_replace( '/(?<!\\\\)(?:\\\\\\\\)*\K_/', '?', $pattern );
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@packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-pdo-user-defined-functions.php
around lines 948 - 960:
Update _helper_like_to_glob_pattern() to recognize percent and underscore
wildcards preceded by an even-length run of backslashes, including two
backslashes, while preserving those backslashes in the translated pattern. Keep
wildcards preceded by an odd-length run escaped as literals.

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/*
* 2. Convert LIKE wildcards to GLOB wildcards ("%" -> "*", "_" -> "?").
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests/WP_MySQL_On_SQLite_Tests.php
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Expand Up @@ -6462,6 +6462,7 @@ public function dataLikeBinaryPatterns(): array {
'escaped wildcards' => array( "\xff%_", "\xff\\%\\_", '1' ),
'escaped newline' => array( "\n", "\\\n", '1' ),
'escaped Unicode' => array( '©🙂', '\\©\\🙂', '1' ),
'literal brackets' => array( 'a[b]', 'a[b]', '1' ),
'null pattern' => array( 'x', null, null ),
'null value' => array( null, 'x', null ),
);
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