Do not glue a property-access dot onto an integer literal

[dngr2]

1 . x formats to 1.x. In MySQL/MariaDB/TiDB 1. re-lexes as a number literal,
which swallows the following property-access operator, so the formatted output
parses to a different expression than the input -- formatting isn't idempotent.

Insert a space when a . would attach directly to a bare integer literal, the same
way the existing guard keeps - - from becoming --. Identifiers that merely end
in a digit (t1.x) and decimals are unaffected, since the guard only triggers on a
pure integer literal.

Added a mysql test that formats 1 . x and checks the result formats back to itself.

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📝 Walkthrough

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved SQL formatting for numeric property access, preventing tokens from merging incorrectly.
  • Preserved comments and ensured repeated formatting produces consistent results.

• Tests

  • Added regression coverage for MySQL formatting involving numeric property access and comments.

Walkthrough

The formatter now inserts a space between a bare integer literal and a following leading-dot token. A MySQL regression test verifies formatting and idempotence for numeric property access with a comment.

Changes

Integer property-access formatting

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Integer literal spacing and regression coverage src/formatter/Layout.ts, test/mysql.test.ts	Layout.add() separates leading-dot tokens after bare integer literals. The MySQL test verifies the expected output and repeated formatting result.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 7c803

The change is localized to preventing a property-access dot from being joined to a bare integer literal, with focused MySQL coverage. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

Possibly related PRs

• sql-formatter-org/sql-formatter#956: Both changes update Layout.add() to prevent token sequences from being misinterpreted, but they handle different token patterns.

Suggested reviewers: nene, sarathfrancis90

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main formatting change that prevents property-access dots from attaching to integer literals.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description accurately explains the parsing issue, the formatter fix, affected databases, and the regression test.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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test/mysql.test.ts (1)

101-111: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for the two excluded cases.

This test covers 1 . ... and idempotence. It does not verify that identifiers ending in digits and decimal literals remain unchanged. Add cases for t1.x and 1.5, with repeated formatting if idempotence is required.

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In `@test/mysql.test.ts` around lines 101 - 111, Add test coverage alongside
“keeps a numeric property access idempotent” for the excluded cases: verify
formatting preserves the identifier property access “t1.x” and the decimal
literal “1.5”, and apply repeated formatting assertions where idempotence is
required. Keep the expected outputs unchanged on the second formatting pass.

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In `@test/mysql.test.ts`:
- Around line 101-111: Add test coverage alongside “keeps a numeric property
access idempotent” for the excluded cases: verify formatting preserves the
identifier property access “t1.x” and the decimal literal “1.5”, and apply
repeated formatting assertions where idempotence is required. Keep the expected
outputs unchanged on the second formatting pass.

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[nene]

Could you provide a full executable example of the code. When I simply try running the following in MySQL:

SELECT 1 . /*x*/ 5e

I just get an error.

Is the number 1 a table name or alias? I tried that, but wasn't able to use plain number as a table name. So it must be something else, but I have no idea.

[dngr2]

You're right that it isn't runnable MySQL — I should have led with that. It's not a query, it's a minimal token sequence. The formatter tokenizes rather than validates, so it still lays it out, and the point is only that its own output isn't stable.

On 15.8.2, formatting it twice gives two different results:

const { format } = require('sql-formatter');
const a = format('SELECT 1 . /*x*/ 5e', { language: 'mysql' });
const b = format(a, { language: 'mysql' });
// a === "SELECT\n  1./*x*/ 5e"
// b === "SELECT\n  1. /*x*/ 5e"   <- a space appears after "1."
console.log(a === b); // false

First pass glues the . onto the 1; second pass reads 1. as a number literal and re-spaces it. That double-format divergence is the real symptom.

I overstated the description: the plain 1 . x and 1 . a cases are actually idempotent (they settle to 1.x / 1.a), so "swallows the property-access operator" was wrong. The honest scope is just that a . glued onto a bare integer literal isn't a stable layout.

If you don't think that edge earns a guard, feel free to close — no argument here. If you do, I'll rewrite the description and the test around the double-format case above instead of the misleading framing.

[nene]

Thanks for the quick explanation. In that case I'll close this PR.

There are enough problems with the formatter not handling valid SQL. No need to complicate things further with trying to handle invalid SQL.