1# sql/default_comparator.py
2# Copyright (C) 2005-2026 the SQLAlchemy authors and contributors
3# <see AUTHORS file>
4#
5# This module is part of SQLAlchemy and is released under
6# the MIT License: https://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
7
8"""Default implementation of SQL comparison operations."""
9
10from __future__ import annotations
11
12import typing
13from typing import Any
14from typing import Callable
15from typing import NoReturn
16from typing import Optional
17from typing import Tuple
18from typing import Type
19from typing import Union
20
21from . import coercions
22from . import functions
23from . import operators
24from . import roles
25from . import type_api
26from .elements import and_
27from .elements import BinaryExpression
28from .elements import ClauseElement
29from .elements import CollationClause
30from .elements import CollectionAggregate
31from .elements import ExpressionClauseList
32from .elements import False_
33from .elements import Null
34from .elements import OperatorExpression
35from .elements import or_
36from .elements import True_
37from .elements import UnaryExpression
38from .operators import OperatorType
39from .. import exc
40from .. import util
41
42_T = typing.TypeVar("_T", bound=Any)
43
44if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
45 from .elements import ColumnElement
46 from .operators import custom_op
47 from .type_api import TypeEngine
48
49
50def _boolean_compare(
51 expr: ColumnElement[Any],
52 op: OperatorType,
53 obj: Any,
54 *,
55 negate_op: Optional[OperatorType] = None,
56 reverse: bool = False,
57 _python_is_types: Tuple[Type[Any], ...] = (type(None), bool),
58 result_type: Optional[TypeEngine[bool]] = None,
59 **kwargs: Any,
60) -> OperatorExpression[bool]:
61 if result_type is None:
62 result_type = type_api.BOOLEANTYPE
63
64 if isinstance(obj, _python_is_types + (Null, True_, False_)):
65 # allow x ==/!= True/False to be treated as a literal.
66 # this comes out to "== / != true/false" or "1/0" if those
67 # constants aren't supported and works on all platforms
68 if op in (operators.eq, operators.ne) and isinstance(
69 obj, (bool, True_, False_)
70 ):
71 return OperatorExpression._construct_for_op(
72 expr,
73 coercions.expect(roles.ConstExprRole, obj),
74 op,
75 type_=result_type,
76 negate=negate_op,
77 modifiers=kwargs,
78 )
79 elif op in (
80 operators.is_distinct_from,
81 operators.is_not_distinct_from,
82 ):
83 return OperatorExpression._construct_for_op(
84 expr,
85 coercions.expect(roles.ConstExprRole, obj),
86 op,
87 type_=result_type,
88 negate=negate_op,
89 modifiers=kwargs,
90 )
91 elif expr._is_collection_aggregate:
92 obj = coercions.expect(
93 roles.ConstExprRole, element=obj, operator=op, expr=expr
94 )
95 else:
96 # all other None uses IS, IS NOT
97 if op in (operators.eq, operators.is_):
98 return OperatorExpression._construct_for_op(
99 expr,
100 coercions.expect(roles.ConstExprRole, obj),
101 operators.is_,
102 negate=operators.is_not,
103 type_=result_type,
104 )
105 elif op in (operators.ne, operators.is_not):
106 return OperatorExpression._construct_for_op(
107 expr,
108 coercions.expect(roles.ConstExprRole, obj),
109 operators.is_not,
110 negate=operators.is_,
111 type_=result_type,
112 )
113 else:
114 raise exc.ArgumentError(
115 "Only '=', '!=', 'is_()', 'is_not()', "
116 "'is_distinct_from()', 'is_not_distinct_from()' "
117 "operators can be used with None/True/False"
118 )
119 else:
120 obj = coercions.expect(
121 roles.BinaryElementRole, element=obj, operator=op, expr=expr
122 )
123
124 if reverse:
125 return OperatorExpression._construct_for_op(
126 obj,
127 expr,
128 op,
129 type_=result_type,
130 negate=negate_op,
131 modifiers=kwargs,
132 )
133 else:
134 return OperatorExpression._construct_for_op(
135 expr,
136 obj,
137 op,
138 type_=result_type,
139 negate=negate_op,
140 modifiers=kwargs,
141 )
142
143
144def _custom_op_operate(
145 expr: ColumnElement[Any],
146 op: custom_op[Any],
147 obj: Any,
148 reverse: bool = False,
149 result_type: Optional[TypeEngine[Any]] = None,
150 **kw: Any,
151) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
152 if result_type is None:
153 if op.return_type:
154 result_type = op.return_type
155 elif op.is_comparison:
156 result_type = type_api.BOOLEANTYPE
157
158 return _binary_operate(
159 expr, op, obj, reverse=reverse, result_type=result_type, **kw
160 )
161
162
163def _binary_operate(
164 expr: ColumnElement[Any],
165 op: OperatorType,
166 obj: roles.BinaryElementRole[Any],
167 *,
168 reverse: bool = False,
169 result_type: Optional[TypeEngine[_T]] = None,
170 **kw: Any,
171) -> OperatorExpression[_T]:
172 coerced_obj = coercions.expect(
173 roles.BinaryElementRole, obj, expr=expr, operator=op
174 )
175
176 if reverse:
177 left, right = coerced_obj, expr
178 else:
179 left, right = expr, coerced_obj
180
181 if result_type is None:
182 op, result_type = left.comparator._adapt_expression(
183 op, right.comparator
184 )
185
186 return OperatorExpression._construct_for_op(
187 left, right, op, type_=result_type, modifiers=kw
188 )
189
190
191def _conjunction_operate(
192 expr: ColumnElement[Any], op: OperatorType, other: Any, **kw: Any
193) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
194 if op is operators.and_:
195 return and_(expr, other)
196 elif op is operators.or_:
197 return or_(expr, other)
198 else:
199 raise NotImplementedError()
200
201
202def _scalar(
203 expr: ColumnElement[Any],
204 op: OperatorType,
205 fn: Callable[[ColumnElement[Any]], ColumnElement[Any]],
206 **kw: Any,
207) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
208 return fn(expr)
209
210
211def _in_impl(
212 expr: ColumnElement[Any],
213 op: OperatorType,
214 seq_or_selectable: ClauseElement,
215 negate_op: OperatorType,
216 **kw: Any,
217) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
218 seq_or_selectable = coercions.expect(
219 roles.InElementRole, seq_or_selectable, expr=expr, operator=op
220 )
221 if "in_ops" in seq_or_selectable._annotations:
222 op, negate_op = seq_or_selectable._annotations["in_ops"]
223
224 return _boolean_compare(
225 expr, op, seq_or_selectable, negate_op=negate_op, **kw
226 )
227
228
229def _getitem_impl(
230 expr: ColumnElement[Any], op: OperatorType, other: Any, **kw: Any
231) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
232 if (
233 isinstance(expr.type, type_api.INDEXABLE)
234 or isinstance(expr.type, type_api.TypeDecorator)
235 and isinstance(expr.type.impl_instance, type_api.INDEXABLE)
236 ):
237 other = coercions.expect(
238 roles.BinaryElementRole, other, expr=expr, operator=op
239 )
240 return _binary_operate(expr, op, other, **kw)
241 else:
242 _unsupported_impl(expr, op, other, **kw)
243
244
245def _unsupported_impl(
246 expr: ColumnElement[Any], op: OperatorType, *arg: Any, **kw: Any
247) -> NoReturn:
248 raise NotImplementedError(
249 "Operator '%s' is not supported on this expression" % op.__name__
250 )
251
252
253def _inv_impl(
254 expr: ColumnElement[Any], op: OperatorType, **kw: Any
255) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
256 """See :meth:`.ColumnOperators.__inv__`."""
257
258 # undocumented element currently used by the ORM for
259 # relationship.contains()
260 if hasattr(expr, "negation_clause"):
261 return expr.negation_clause
262 else:
263 return expr._negate()
264
265
266def _neg_impl(
267 expr: ColumnElement[Any], op: OperatorType, **kw: Any
268) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
269 """See :meth:`.ColumnOperators.__neg__`."""
270 return UnaryExpression(expr, operator=operators.neg, type_=expr.type)
271
272
273def _bitwise_not_impl(
274 expr: ColumnElement[Any], op: OperatorType, **kw: Any
275) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
276 """See :meth:`.ColumnOperators.bitwise_not`."""
277
278 return UnaryExpression(
279 expr, operator=operators.bitwise_not_op, type_=expr.type
280 )
281
282
283def _match_impl(
284 expr: ColumnElement[Any], op: OperatorType, other: Any, **kw: Any
285) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
286 """See :meth:`.ColumnOperators.match`."""
287
288 return _boolean_compare(
289 expr,
290 operators.match_op,
291 coercions.expect(
292 roles.BinaryElementRole,
293 other,
294 expr=expr,
295 operator=operators.match_op,
296 ),
297 result_type=type_api.MATCHTYPE,
298 negate_op=(
299 operators.not_match_op
300 if op is operators.match_op
301 else operators.match_op
302 ),
303 **kw,
304 )
305
306
307def _distinct_impl(
308 expr: ColumnElement[Any], op: OperatorType, **kw: Any
309) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
310 """See :meth:`.ColumnOperators.distinct`."""
311 return UnaryExpression(
312 expr, operator=operators.distinct_op, type_=expr.type
313 )
314
315
316def _between_impl(
317 expr: ColumnElement[Any],
318 op: OperatorType,
319 cleft: Any,
320 cright: Any,
321 **kw: Any,
322) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
323 """See :meth:`.ColumnOperators.between`."""
324 return BinaryExpression(
325 expr,
326 ExpressionClauseList._construct_for_list(
327 operators.and_,
328 type_api.NULLTYPE,
329 coercions.expect(
330 roles.BinaryElementRole,
331 cleft,
332 expr=expr,
333 operator=operators.and_,
334 ),
335 coercions.expect(
336 roles.BinaryElementRole,
337 cright,
338 expr=expr,
339 operator=operators.and_,
340 ),
341 group=False,
342 ),
343 op,
344 negate=(
345 operators.not_between_op
346 if op is operators.between_op
347 else operators.between_op
348 ),
349 modifiers=kw,
350 )
351
352
353def _pow_impl(
354 expr: ColumnElement[Any],
355 op: OperatorType,
356 other: Any,
357 reverse: bool = False,
358 **kw: Any,
359) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
360 if reverse:
361 return functions.pow(other, expr)
362 else:
363 return functions.pow(expr, other)
364
365
366def _collate_impl(
367 expr: ColumnElement[str],
368 op: OperatorType,
369 collation: str,
370 collation_schema: Optional[str] = None,
371 **kw: Any,
372) -> ColumnElement[str]:
373 return CollationClause._create_collation_expression(
374 expr, collation, collation_schema
375 )
376
377
378def _regexp_match_impl(
379 expr: ColumnElement[str],
380 op: OperatorType,
381 pattern: Any,
382 flags: Optional[str],
383 **kw: Any,
384) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
385 return BinaryExpression(
386 expr,
387 coercions.expect(
388 roles.BinaryElementRole,
389 pattern,
390 expr=expr,
391 operator=operators.comma_op,
392 ),
393 op,
394 negate=operators.not_regexp_match_op,
395 modifiers={"flags": flags},
396 )
397
398
399def _regexp_replace_impl(
400 expr: ColumnElement[Any],
401 op: OperatorType,
402 pattern: Any,
403 replacement: Any,
404 flags: Optional[str],
405 **kw: Any,
406) -> ColumnElement[Any]:
407 return BinaryExpression(
408 expr,
409 ExpressionClauseList._construct_for_list(
410 operators.comma_op,
411 type_api.NULLTYPE,
412 coercions.expect(
413 roles.BinaryElementRole,
414 pattern,
415 expr=expr,
416 operator=operators.comma_op,
417 ),
418 coercions.expect(
419 roles.BinaryElementRole,
420 replacement,
421 expr=expr,
422 operator=operators.comma_op,
423 ),
424 group=False,
425 ),
426 op,
427 modifiers={"flags": flags},
428 )
429
430
431operator_lookup: util.immutabledict[
432 str,
433 Tuple[
434 Callable[..., "ColumnElement[Any]"],
435 util.immutabledict[
436 str, Union["OperatorType", Callable[..., "ColumnElement[Any]"]]
437 ],
438 ],
439] = util.immutabledict(
440 {
441 "any_op": (
442 _scalar,
443 util.immutabledict({"fn": CollectionAggregate._create_any}),
444 ),
445 "all_op": (
446 _scalar,
447 util.immutabledict({"fn": CollectionAggregate._create_all}),
448 ),
449 "lt": (
450 _boolean_compare,
451 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.ge}),
452 ),
453 "le": (
454 _boolean_compare,
455 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.gt}),
456 ),
457 "ne": (
458 _boolean_compare,
459 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.eq}),
460 ),
461 "gt": (
462 _boolean_compare,
463 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.le}),
464 ),
465 "ge": (
466 _boolean_compare,
467 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.lt}),
468 ),
469 "eq": (
470 _boolean_compare,
471 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.ne}),
472 ),
473 "is_distinct_from": (
474 _boolean_compare,
475 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.is_not_distinct_from}),
476 ),
477 "is_not_distinct_from": (
478 _boolean_compare,
479 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.is_distinct_from}),
480 ),
481 "in_op": (
482 _in_impl,
483 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.not_in_op}),
484 ),
485 "not_in_op": (
486 _in_impl,
487 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.in_op}),
488 ),
489 "is_": (
490 _boolean_compare,
491 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.is_}),
492 ),
493 "is_not": (
494 _boolean_compare,
495 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.is_not}),
496 ),
497 "between_op": (
498 _between_impl,
499 util.EMPTY_DICT,
500 ),
501 "not_between_op": (
502 _between_impl,
503 util.EMPTY_DICT,
504 ),
505 "desc_op": (
506 _scalar,
507 util.immutabledict({"fn": UnaryExpression._create_desc}),
508 ),
509 "asc_op": (
510 _scalar,
511 util.immutabledict({"fn": UnaryExpression._create_asc}),
512 ),
513 "nulls_first_op": (
514 _scalar,
515 util.immutabledict({"fn": UnaryExpression._create_nulls_first}),
516 ),
517 "nulls_last_op": (
518 _scalar,
519 util.immutabledict({"fn": UnaryExpression._create_nulls_last}),
520 ),
521 "distinct_op": (
522 _distinct_impl,
523 util.EMPTY_DICT,
524 ),
525 "null_op": (_binary_operate, util.EMPTY_DICT),
526 "custom_op": (_custom_op_operate, util.EMPTY_DICT),
527 "and_": (
528 _conjunction_operate,
529 util.EMPTY_DICT,
530 ),
531 "or_": (
532 _conjunction_operate,
533 util.EMPTY_DICT,
534 ),
535 "inv": (
536 _inv_impl,
537 util.EMPTY_DICT,
538 ),
539 "add": (
540 _binary_operate,
541 util.EMPTY_DICT,
542 ),
543 "concat_op": (
544 _binary_operate,
545 util.EMPTY_DICT,
546 ),
547 "getitem": (_getitem_impl, util.EMPTY_DICT),
548 "contains_op": (
549 _boolean_compare,
550 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.not_contains_op}),
551 ),
552 "icontains_op": (
553 _boolean_compare,
554 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.not_icontains_op}),
555 ),
556 "contains": (
557 _unsupported_impl,
558 util.EMPTY_DICT,
559 ),
560 "like_op": (
561 _boolean_compare,
562 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.not_like_op}),
563 ),
564 "ilike_op": (
565 _boolean_compare,
566 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.not_ilike_op}),
567 ),
568 "not_like_op": (
569 _boolean_compare,
570 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.like_op}),
571 ),
572 "not_ilike_op": (
573 _boolean_compare,
574 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.ilike_op}),
575 ),
576 "startswith_op": (
577 _boolean_compare,
578 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.not_startswith_op}),
579 ),
580 "istartswith_op": (
581 _boolean_compare,
582 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.not_istartswith_op}),
583 ),
584 "endswith_op": (
585 _boolean_compare,
586 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.not_endswith_op}),
587 ),
588 "iendswith_op": (
589 _boolean_compare,
590 util.immutabledict({"negate_op": operators.not_iendswith_op}),
591 ),
592 "collate": (
593 _collate_impl,
594 util.EMPTY_DICT,
595 ),
596 "match_op": (_match_impl, util.EMPTY_DICT),
597 "not_match_op": (
598 _match_impl,
599 util.EMPTY_DICT,
600 ),
601 "regexp_match_op": (
602 _regexp_match_impl,
603 util.EMPTY_DICT,
604 ),
605 "not_regexp_match_op": (
606 _regexp_match_impl,
607 util.EMPTY_DICT,
608 ),
609 "regexp_replace_op": (
610 _regexp_replace_impl,
611 util.EMPTY_DICT,
612 ),
613 "lshift": (_unsupported_impl, util.EMPTY_DICT),
614 "rshift": (_unsupported_impl, util.EMPTY_DICT),
615 "bitwise_xor_op": (
616 _binary_operate,
617 util.EMPTY_DICT,
618 ),
619 "bitwise_or_op": (
620 _binary_operate,
621 util.EMPTY_DICT,
622 ),
623 "bitwise_and_op": (
624 _binary_operate,
625 util.EMPTY_DICT,
626 ),
627 "bitwise_not_op": (
628 _bitwise_not_impl,
629 util.EMPTY_DICT,
630 ),
631 "bitwise_lshift_op": (
632 _binary_operate,
633 util.EMPTY_DICT,
634 ),
635 "bitwise_rshift_op": (
636 _binary_operate,
637 util.EMPTY_DICT,
638 ),
639 "matmul": (_unsupported_impl, util.EMPTY_DICT),
640 "pow": (_pow_impl, util.EMPTY_DICT),
641 "neg": (_neg_impl, util.EMPTY_DICT),
642 "mul": (_binary_operate, util.EMPTY_DICT),
643 "sub": (
644 _binary_operate,
645 util.EMPTY_DICT,
646 ),
647 "div": (_binary_operate, util.EMPTY_DICT),
648 "mod": (_binary_operate, util.EMPTY_DICT),
649 "truediv": (_binary_operate, util.EMPTY_DICT),
650 "floordiv": (_binary_operate, util.EMPTY_DICT),
651 "json_path_getitem_op": (
652 _binary_operate,
653 util.EMPTY_DICT,
654 ),
655 "json_getitem_op": (
656 _binary_operate,
657 util.EMPTY_DICT,
658 ),
659 }
660)