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Description

Resolves: BED-8047

  • Non-property-lookup string literals are extracted to a parameters map to be passed to the database
  • Property-lookup string literals get escaped with E'...'-strings
  • WithMaterializedParameters DOES NOT extract string literals but escapes them with E'...'-strings

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  • Chore (a change that does not modify the application functionality)
  • Bug fix (a change that fixes an issue)
  • New feature / enhancement (a change that adds new functionality)
  • Refactor (no behaviour change)
  • Test coverage
  • Build / CI / tooling
  • Documentation

Testing

  • Unit tests added / updated
  • Integration tests added / updated
  • Full test suite run (make test_all with CONNECTION_STRING set)

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Driver Impact

  • PostgreSQL driver (drivers/pg)
  • Neo4j driver (drivers/neo4j)

Checklist

  • Code is formatted
  • All existing tests pass
  • go.mod / go.sum are up to date if dependencies changed

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • PostgreSQL-generated SQL now parameterizes string values, patterns, and other user-provided literals.
    • Translation results include SQL statements, bound parameters, and literal parameter details.
    • Query and EXPLAIN tools support optional parameter materialization.
    • Translation caching preserves literal values for more reliable query reuse.
    • Improved PostgreSQL property-lookup support.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Corrected parameter handling across query execution, EXPLAIN, plan capture, visualization, and cached translations.
    • Reduced risks from embedding user-provided strings in generated SQL.
    • Query tools now display and apply generated parameters correctly.

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Walkthrough

PostgreSQL formatting now returns structured SQL with extracted and materialized parameters. Translation, caching, EXPLAIN paths, tools, and tests use the statement field and merged parameter maps. Translation fixtures use typed placeholders.

Changes

PostgreSQL translation parameters

Layer / File(s) Summary
Structured formatter and property keys
cypher/models/pgsql/format/*, cypher/models/pgsql/model.go, cypher/models/walk/*
The formatter returns Formatted values with statements and parameter maps. String literals use deduplicated parameters unless materialized. Property keys use a dedicated syntax node.
Translation integration and assertions
cypher/models/pgsql/translate/*, cypher/models/pgsql/test/testcase.go, cypher/models/pgsql/visualization/*
Translation merges generated parameters, and consumers read Formatted.Statement. Tests validate statements and parameter values.
Parameterized translation fixtures
cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/*
Fixtures use typed placeholders and pgsql_params metadata across query patterns.
Compilation, cache, and SQL execution
drivers/pg/*, cmd/*, integration/*, query/v2/*, tools/dawgrun/*
Compilers and cache entries preserve literal parameters. EXPLAIN, integration, backend, and command paths use the statement with merged bindings.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: urangel, seanjso

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 94e16

Invalid EXPLAIN invocations can display the translation command name in usage output. This is a minor CLI usability issue with a localized fix.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the primary change: adding query parameterization for PostgreSQL queries.
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I tugged the SQL into neat little strings
With typed parameter carrots and wings
The keys stay bright, the values stay bound
And cached little literals travel around
EXPLAIN now follows the statement’s trail
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Inline comments:
In `@cmd/plancorpus/capture.go`:
- Line 305: Update the capture flow around record.SQL and record.Params so
generated bindings from translation.Parameters are merged into record.Params
before assigning sqlQuery.Statement to record.SQL. Preserve existing
query.Params while ensuring replaying PlanRecord.SQL with PlanRecord.Params
includes bindings such as `@__strlit0`.

In `@cypher/models/pgsql/format/format.go`:
- Around line 92-95: Update formatLiteral’s formatter selection to route
[]string values to formatSlice, while preserving formatStringLiteralParameter
for string values and formatValue for other types. This must allow TextArray
literals preserved by AsLiteral to produce parameterized PostgreSQL text arrays
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  • cmd/benchmark/explain.go
  • cmd/graphbench/postgres.go
  • cmd/plancorpus/capture.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/format/format.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/format/format_test.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/id_generator.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/testcase.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/create.sql
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  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/pattern_expansion.sql
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  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/scalar_aggregation.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/shortest_paths.sql
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  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/unwind.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/update.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/create_test.go
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  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/expansion_test.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/expression_test.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/format.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/function_test.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/optimizer_safety_test.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/predicate_test.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/tracking.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/tracking_test.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/visualization/visualizer.go
  • drivers/pg/compiler.go
  • drivers/pg/compiler_test.go
  • drivers/pg/translation_cache.go
  • drivers/pg/translation_cache_benchmark_test.go
  • integration/pgsql_aggregate_traversal_plan_test.go
  • integration/pgsql_property_index_plan_test.go
  • opengraph/load.go
  • query/v2/backend_test.go
  • tools/dawgrun/pkg/commands/cypher.go

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🟠 Major · Parse flags before reading positional arguments. · cypher.go:146-151

tools/dawgrun/pkg/commands/cypher.go:146-151
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Parse flags before reading positional arguments.

The dispatcher passes arguments directly to explainAsPsqlCmd.Fn. The handler reads fields[0] as the connection name before parsing flagSet. Therefore, explain-psql --materialize-params db "MATCH ..." treats the flag as the connection name, so the flag cannot work.

Parse the flags first, then set fields = flagSet.Args() before validating <conn> and parsing the query.

Proposed fix
 		Fn: func(ctx *CommandContext, fields []string) error {
+			if err := flagSet.Parse(fields); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("could not parse flags: %w", err)
+			}
+			fields = flagSet.Args()
+
 			if len(fields) < 2 {
 				return fmt.Errorf("invalid usage, requires: <connection name> <query>")
 			}
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In `@tools/dawgrun/pkg/commands/cypher.go` around lines 146 - 151, Update the
explain-psql command handler to parse flags before accessing positional
arguments: call flagSet.Parse with the incoming fields, handle parse errors,
then replace fields with flagSet.Args() before validating the connection name
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In `@tools/dawgrun/pkg/commands/cypher.go`:
- Around line 146-151: Update the explain-psql command handler to parse flags
before accessing positional arguments: call flagSet.Parse with the incoming
fields, handle parse errors, then replace fields with flagSet.Args() before
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  • cypher/models/pgsql/format/format_test.go
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  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/multipart.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/nodes.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/parameters.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/pattern_binding.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/pattern_expansion.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/quantifiers.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/scalar_aggregation.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/shortest_paths.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/stepwise_traversal.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/unwind.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/test/translation_cases/update.sql
  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/expression_test.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/optimizer_safety_test.go
  • cypher/models/pgsql/translate/predicate_test.go
  • cypher/models/walk/walk_test.go
  • drivers/pg/compiler_test.go
  • integration/pgsql_property_index_plan_test.go
  • query/v2/backend_test.go
  • tools/dawgrun/pkg/commands/cypher.go

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In `@tools/dawgrun/pkg/commands/cypher.go`:
- Line 131: Update the FlagSet name in explainAsPsqlCmd to use the registered
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This work looks comprehensive for addressing the noted issues. The provided scripts were exercised using dawgrun for confirmation. Great work! 👏 👏 🗜️

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