T-SQL: Properly parse collation names #3686
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Brief summary of the change made
The main branch of SQLFluff currently parses collation names appearing in
COLLATE
expressions as column identifiers. For example, the following SQL ...... generates the following errors with dialect
tsql
:Instead, we want to parse the collation as dedicated identifier
"collation"
. This PR causes the above SQL query to be linted without errors.Are there any other side effects of this change that we should be aware of?
Probably not, but I did modify
Expression_A_Grammar
. Should be checked carefully.Pull Request checklist
Please confirm you have completed any of the necessary steps below.
Included test cases to demonstrate any code changes, which may be one or more of the following:
.yml
rule test cases intest/fixtures/rules/std_rule_cases
..sql
/.yml
parser test cases intest/fixtures/dialects
(note YML files can be auto generated withtox -e generate-fixture-yml
).test/fixtures/linter/autofix
.Added appropriate documentation for the change.
Created GitHub issues for any relevant followup/future enhancements if appropriate.