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Adds a property-based fuzzer for the query builder under tests/fuzz/ (fast-check). The rest of this stack fixes what it found, one bug per PR.

Oracles (none of them trust the builder):

  • Literal round-trip (literals.fuzz.test.ts): a random value of 25 column types reaches the database as a reference row (JSON, or IEEE bits for Float64) and through the builder, as a comparison literal and as a SELECT-list param. Both must decode back to the value. Strings lean on quotes, backslashes, __PARAM_, $1, NUL and odd Unicode.
  • Queries vs a reference model (queries.fuzz.test.ts): random plans (joins, nested AND/OR/NOT, LIKE/BETWEEN/IN, grouping, having, ordering, paging, subqueries) run on the core fixture on Postgres (PGlite) and on ClickHouse under both join_use_nulls, and must match model.ts, a JS evaluator with SQL three-valued logic. A plan reporting single-tenant must have read one org's rows.
  • Compile properties (compile.fuzz.test.ts, no database): valid plans compile deterministically, leak no undefined/NaN/__PARAM_, and number Postgres placeholders correctly; any JS value in a value position is refused with a QueryBuilderError, never thrown.

Workflow: bun run test runs a few-second budget; bun run fuzz with FUZZ_SCALE/FUZZ_RUNS for soaks. A failure prints the shrunk input, its SQL, the server reply and a FUZZ_SEED=… FUZZ_PATH=… replay command; pin it in regressions.ts. Open bugs live in known-issues.ts with a reason and a matcher; FUZZ_STRICT=<id> re-enables one. Documented in docs/testing.md.

Verification: bun run typecheck, bun run test; 50× soak against ClickHouse 25.8 + PGlite (30k queries vs the model, 30k compiled plans, 50k hostile values, ~100k literal round-trips) green with the found bugs recorded as known issues. Locally string-predicates fails on 25.8 (hasAllTokens is newer), as on main.


Stack (merge bottom-up):

  1. test(fuzz): property-based fuzzer for the query builder #39 test(fuzz): property-based fuzzer for the query builder
  2. fix(clickhouse): write number literals that read back exactly #40 fix(clickhouse): write number literals that read back exactly
  3. fix: parenthesise an arithmetic expression passed as an argument #41 fix: parenthesise an arithmetic expression passed as an argument
  4. fix: fail with QueryBuilderError instead of throwing on unusable values #42 fix: fail with QueryBuilderError instead of throwing on unusable values
  5. fix: bare select() over a subquery or union selects every alias #43 fix: bare select() over a subquery or union selects every alias
  6. fix(clickhouse): cast array and map comparison literals to the column type #44 fix(clickhouse): cast array and map comparison literals to the column type
  7. fix(postgres): type the two placeholders Postgres would mistype #45 fix(postgres): type the two placeholders Postgres would mistype

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  • Testing
    • Added randomized checks for query generation, compilation, and literal-value handling across PostgreSQL and ClickHouse.
    • Tests compare database results with expected outcomes and check query behavior, including tenant scoping.
    • Added controls for run length, replaying failures, and strict handling of known issues.
  • Documentation
    • Added guidance for running fuzz tests and replaying failures.

Three suites under tests/fuzz, each checked against an oracle that does
not trust the builder:

- literals: a random value of each column type reaches the database as
  JSON (the reference) and through the builder, as a comparison literal and
  as a SELECT-list param; both must decode back to the value.
- queries: random plans (joins, nested conditions, grouping, having,
  ordering, paging, subqueries) run on the core fixture and must match a JS
  reference model with SQL three-valued logic; a plan reporting
  single-tenant must have read one org's rows.
- compile: valid plans compile deterministically with no leaked JS values
  and consistent Postgres placeholders; any JS value in a value position is
  compiled or refused with a QueryBuilderError, never thrown.

Bugs found are recorded in known-issues.ts so the suite stays green while
they are open; FUZZ_STRICT=1 ignores them. `bun run fuzz` runs a larger
budget (FUZZ_SCALE, FUZZ_RUNS, FUZZ_SEED/FUZZ_PATH to replay).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The pull request adds a property-based fuzz testing framework for ClickHouse and PostgreSQL. It generates literals and query plans, compiles and runs queries, and compares outcomes with reference checks. It also adds commands, run controls, pinned regression inputs, known-issue handling, and testing documentation.

Changes: Cross-dialect fuzz testing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Plan generators and reference model
tests/core-cases.ts, tests/fuzz/plan.ts, tests/fuzz/values.ts, tests/fuzz/model.ts
The shared fixture rows are exported. New generators create typed plans and literal values. The reference model evaluates expressions, conditions, joins, aggregates, sorting, and paging for PostgreSQL and ClickHouse.
Query construction and database runners
tests/fuzz/build.ts, tests/fuzz/contexts.ts, tests/fuzz/db.ts
Generated plans are translated into query-builder calls and compiled for the selected dialect. Database runners execute queries against PGlite or ClickHouse and return tagged outcomes.
Property harness and regression inputs
tests/fuzz/harness.ts, tests/fuzz/known-issues.ts, tests/fuzz/regressions.ts
The harness configures runs, executes pinned and generated inputs, and reports shrunk failures with replay commands. Known-issue predicates classify selected inputs, and pinned plans, literals, and hostile values supply regression cases.
Literal, plan, and compilation properties
tests/fuzz/literals.fuzz.test.ts, tests/fuzz/queries.fuzz.test.ts, tests/fuzz/compile.fuzz.test.ts
The suites check literal round trips, compare database query results with the reference model, and test compilation determinism, parameter handling, tenant scope, and hostile values.
Fuzz command and documentation
package.json, docs/testing.md
The package adds a fuzz script and fast-check development dependency. The testing guide describes fuzz suites, run controls, failure replay, pinned regressions, and strict mode.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant QueryProperty
  participant matchesModel
  participant evaluate
  participant compilePlan
  participant run
  QueryProperty->>matchesModel: generated plan and target
  matchesModel->>evaluate: evaluate plan against reference data
  matchesModel->>compilePlan: compile plan for target dialect
  matchesModel->>run: execute compiled query
  run-->>matchesModel: decoded rows or database outcome
  matchesModel->>matchesModel: compare rows and check tenant scope
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This PR adds fuzz tests and a fuzz command with no production behavior change. The printed replay command can match no tests for property names with parentheses or brackets, which makes reproducing a fuzz failure harder. It is safe to merge, and escaping the name would fix it.

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Comment thread tests/fuzz/harness.ts Outdated
vitest reads -t as a regex, and property names like
`plans compile cleanly (postgres)` contain metacharacters.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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