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# In-memory SQL SELECT engine

Implement a file **`solution.ts`** that parses a small `SELECT` statement and executes
it against an in-memory table of rows. This is a parser + interpreter exercise: you must
tokenize the query, build a small AST, validate it, and evaluate it over the data.

## Types to export

```ts
export type Row = Record<string, number | string>;

export class QueryError extends Error {}

// Parse and execute a small SQL SELECT against the given rows. Returns the result rows.
export function query(sql: string, rows: Row[]): Row[];
```

The `rows` argument **is** the table; the table name in the query is accepted but
otherwise ignored (the data comes from `rows` regardless of the name written).

## Grammar

```
SELECT <cols> FROM <table> [WHERE <cond>] [ORDER BY <col> [ASC|DESC]] [LIMIT <n>]
```

The clauses, when present, must appear in exactly this order. The four optional clauses
(`WHERE`, `ORDER BY`, `LIMIT`) are each optional and independent.

### `<cols>`

- `*` selects **all** columns. Each result row preserves that source row's own key
  insertion order (rows are copied; no column is renamed or reordered).
- Otherwise a comma-separated list of column names, e.g. `name, age`. The result rows
  then contain **exactly** those columns, **in the listed order**. A selected column that
  is missing from a given source row is simply omitted from that row's output (it is not
  an error, and no placeholder value is inserted).

### `<table>`

A bare identifier (letters, digits, `_`, not starting with a digit). Any name is accepted.

### `<cond>` (the `WHERE` clause)

One or more comparisons combined with `AND` / `OR`. There are **no parentheses**.
`AND` binds **tighter** than `OR`, so

```
a = 1 AND b = 2 OR c = 3
```

parses as `(a = 1 AND b = 2) OR (c = 3)`.

A single comparison is `col <op> value` where:

- `<op>` is one of `=  !=  <  >  <=  >=`.
- `value` is either an **integer literal** (optionally signed, e.g. `42`, `-3`, `0`) or a
  **single-quoted string** (e.g. `'alice'`). Strings may contain spaces; an unterminated
  string literal is an error.

Comparison semantics, given `cell = row[col]`:

- `=` / `!=` work for both numbers and strings using strict (in)equality. If `cell` is a
  number and `value` is a string (or vice versa), they are considered **not equal** (so
  `=` is `false`, `!=` is `true`).
- `<  >  <=  >=` are ordering comparisons:
  - both number  -> numeric comparison;
  - both string  -> lexicographic comparison (JavaScript `<`/`>` on strings);
  - **type mismatch** (one number, one string) -> the comparison is **`false`**.
- If `col` is **not present** in the row, the comparison is treated as a non-match:
  `=` is `false`, `!=` is `true`, and every ordering comparison is `false`. This does
  **not** throw — only *syntactically* invalid queries throw.

A row is included iff the whole `<cond>` evaluates to true for it. With no `WHERE`, all
rows match.

### `ORDER BY <col> [ASC|DESC]`

Sort the result by a single column. `ASC` (the default) sorts ascending; `DESC`
descending. Numbers sort numerically, strings lexicographically. The sort must be
**stable**: rows that compare equal keep their relative input order. A mismatched-type or
missing sort key compares as equal to the others (it does not throw and does not crash);
ties are broken by stability (original order).

### `LIMIT <n>`

Keep the first `n` result rows after ordering. `n` must be a **non-negative integer**.

### Case sensitivity

Keywords (`SELECT`, `FROM`, `WHERE`, `AND`, `OR`, `ORDER`, `BY`, `ASC`, `DESC`, `LIMIT`)
are **case-insensitive** — `select` and `SELECT` are equivalent. Column names and quoted
string values are **case-sensitive**.

## Evaluation order

`WHERE` filtering -> `ORDER BY` sorting -> `LIMIT` truncation -> column projection.
(Projection last means you may order by a column you did not select.)

## Errors — throw `QueryError`

Throw a `QueryError` (not a plain `Error`) for any **syntactically invalid** query,
including:

- a statement that does not start with `SELECT`, or has no `FROM`;
- an empty column list, or a trailing/embedded comma in the column list;
- an unknown clause / leftover tokens after a valid statement;
- a bad comparison operator, or a comparison missing its column / operator / value;
- an unterminated single-quoted string;
- a `LIMIT` whose argument is missing or is not a non-negative integer;
- an `ORDER BY` without a column.

Referencing a column that is absent from a particular row at **evaluation** time (in
`WHERE` or `ORDER BY`) is **not** an error — see the semantics above.

## Worked example

```ts
const rows: Row[] = [
  { id: 1, name: "alice", age: 30 },
  { id: 2, name: "bob", age: 25 },
  { id: 3, name: "carol", age: 30 },
  { id: 4, name: "dave", age: 17 },
];

query(
  "SELECT name, age FROM users WHERE age >= 18 ORDER BY age DESC LIMIT 2",
  rows,
);
// WHERE drops dave (17). Remaining: alice(30), bob(25), carol(30).
// ORDER BY age DESC (stable): alice(30), carol(30), bob(25).
// LIMIT 2:                    alice(30), carol(30).
// Projection name, age:
// -> [ { name: "alice", age: 30 }, { name: "carol", age: 30 } ]
```

Keep it fully typed: `solution.ts` must pass `tsc --noEmit` in strict mode. Do not use
`any` in the implementation; prefer `unknown` and narrow.
tests/solution.test.ts
import { test } from "node:test";
import { strict as assert } from "node:assert";
import { query, QueryError, type Row } from "./solution.ts";

function people(): Row[] {
  return [
    { id: 1, name: "alice", age: 30, city: "NYC" },
    { id: 2, name: "bob", age: 25, city: "LA" },
    { id: 3, name: "carol", age: 30, city: "NYC" },
    { id: 4, name: "dave", age: 17, city: "SF" },
  ];
}

test("SELECT * preserves all columns and per-row key order", () => {
  const rows: Row[] = [{ z: 1, a: "x", m: 2 }];
  const out = query("SELECT * FROM t", rows);
  assert.deepEqual(out, [{ z: 1, a: "x", m: 2 }]);
  assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(out[0]!), ["z", "a", "m"]);
  // Result is a copy, not the same object.
  assert.notEqual(out[0], rows[0]);
});

test("explicit column list selects exactly those columns in order", () => {
  const out = query("SELECT name, id FROM users", people());
  assert.deepEqual(out, [
    { name: "alice", id: 1 },
    { name: "bob", id: 2 },
    { name: "carol", id: 3 },
    { name: "dave", id: 4 },
  ]);
  assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(out[0]!), ["name", "id"]);
});

test("selected column missing from a row is omitted, not an error", () => {
  const rows: Row[] = [{ a: 1, b: 2 }, { a: 3 }];
  const out = query("SELECT a, b FROM t", rows);
  assert.deepEqual(out, [{ a: 1, b: 2 }, { a: 3 }]);
});

test("WHERE = and != on numbers", () => {
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SELECT name FROM u WHERE age = 30", people()),
    [{ name: "alice" }, { name: "carol" }],
  );
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SELECT name FROM u WHERE age != 30", people()),
    [{ name: "bob" }, { name: "dave" }],
  );
});

test("WHERE = and != on strings (case-sensitive values)", () => {
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SELECT name FROM u WHERE city = 'NYC'", people()),
    [{ name: "alice" }, { name: "carol" }],
  );
  // Wrong case does not match.
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT name FROM u WHERE city = 'nyc'", people()), []);
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SELECT name FROM u WHERE name != 'alice'", people()).length,
    3,
  );
});

test("numeric ordering comparisons < > <= >=", () => {
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SELECT name FROM u WHERE age < 30", people()),
    [{ name: "bob" }, { name: "dave" }],
  );
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SELECT name FROM u WHERE age > 25", people()),
    [{ name: "alice" }, { name: "carol" }],
  );
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SELECT name FROM u WHERE age <= 25", people()),
    [{ name: "bob" }, { name: "dave" }],
  );
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SELECT name FROM u WHERE age >= 30", people()),
    [{ name: "alice" }, { name: "carol" }],
  );
});

test("lexicographic string ordering comparisons", () => {
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SELECT name FROM u WHERE name < 'carol'", people()),
    [{ name: "alice" }, { name: "bob" }],
  );
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SELECT name FROM u WHERE name >= 'carol'", people()),
    [{ name: "carol" }, { name: "dave" }],
  );
});

test("negative integer literals", () => {
  const rows: Row[] = [{ t: -5 }, { t: 0 }, { t: 3 }];
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT t FROM r WHERE t < 0", rows), [{ t: -5 }]);
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT t FROM r WHERE t = -5", rows), [{ t: -5 }]);
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT t FROM r WHERE t >= -5", rows), [
    { t: -5 },
    { t: 0 },
    { t: 3 },
  ]);
});

test("AND binds tighter than OR", () => {
  const rows: Row[] = [
    { a: 1, b: 2, c: 9 }, // a=1 AND b=2 -> true
    { a: 1, b: 5, c: 3 }, // c=3 -> true via OR
    { a: 9, b: 9, c: 9 }, // none -> false
  ];
  // (a = 1 AND b = 2) OR (c = 3)
  const out = query("SELECT a FROM t WHERE a = 1 AND b = 2 OR c = 3", rows);
  assert.deepEqual(out, [{ a: 1 }, { a: 1 }]);
});

test("OR then AND precedence: a = 1 OR a = 2 AND b = 9", () => {
  const rows: Row[] = [
    { a: 1, b: 0 }, // a=1 -> true
    { a: 2, b: 9 }, // a=2 AND b=9 -> true
    { a: 2, b: 0 }, // a=2 but b!=9 -> false
  ];
  // parses as a = 1 OR (a = 2 AND b = 9)
  const out = query("SELECT a, b FROM t WHERE a = 1 OR a = 2 AND b = 9", rows);
  assert.deepEqual(out, [{ a: 1, b: 0 }, { a: 2, b: 9 }]);
});

test("ORDER BY ascending (default) and DESC", () => {
  const asc = query("SELECT name FROM u ORDER BY age", people());
  assert.deepEqual(asc.map((r) => r["name"]), ["dave", "bob", "alice", "carol"]);
  const desc = query("SELECT name FROM u ORDER BY age DESC", people());
  assert.deepEqual(desc.map((r) => r["name"]), ["alice", "carol", "bob", "dave"]);
});

test("ORDER BY is stable for equal keys", () => {
  // alice and carol both have age 30; original order alice before carol.
  const asc = query("SELECT name FROM u ORDER BY age ASC", people());
  const names = asc.map((r) => r["name"]);
  assert.ok(names.indexOf("alice") < names.indexOf("carol"));
  const desc = query("SELECT name FROM u ORDER BY age DESC", people());
  const dnames = desc.map((r) => r["name"]);
  // Stability preserved under DESC too: equal keys keep input order.
  assert.ok(dnames.indexOf("alice") < dnames.indexOf("carol"));
});

test("ORDER BY a column not in the SELECT list, plus LIMIT", () => {
  const out = query(
    "SELECT name FROM u WHERE age >= 18 ORDER BY age DESC LIMIT 2",
    people(),
  );
  assert.deepEqual(out, [{ name: "alice" }, { name: "carol" }]);
});

test("LIMIT keeps first n and LIMIT 0 yields empty", () => {
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SELECT id FROM u ORDER BY id LIMIT 2", people()),
    [{ id: 1 }, { id: 2 }],
  );
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT id FROM u LIMIT 0", people()), []);
  // LIMIT larger than result is fine.
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT id FROM u ORDER BY id LIMIT 99", people()).length, 4);
});

test("type-mismatch comparisons: = is false, != is true, ordering is false", () => {
  const rows: Row[] = [{ v: 5 }, { v: "5" }];
  // number cell vs string literal
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT v FROM t WHERE v = '5'", rows), [{ v: "5" }]);
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT v FROM t WHERE v != '5'", rows), [{ v: 5 }]);
  // ordering of number cell vs string literal is a type mismatch -> false,
  // but the string cell "5" vs string literal '9' is a valid string comparison.
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT v FROM t WHERE v < '9'", rows), [{ v: "5" }]);
  // numeric cell 5 vs string '9' is a mismatch (false); string cell "5" vs number 0 too.
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT v FROM t WHERE v > 0", rows), [{ v: 5 }]);
});

test("missing column in WHERE: = false, != true, ordering false (no throw)", () => {
  const rows: Row[] = [{ a: 1 }, { a: 2 }];
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT a FROM t WHERE missing = 1", rows), []);
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT a FROM t WHERE missing != 1", rows), [{ a: 1 }, { a: 2 }]);
  assert.deepEqual(query("SELECT a FROM t WHERE missing > 0", rows), []);
});

test("ORDER BY with missing / mismatched keys does not throw", () => {
  const rows: Row[] = [{ a: 2 }, { b: 1 }, { a: 1 }];
  // Rows without `a` compare as equal; should not throw.
  const out = query("SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY a", rows);
  assert.equal(out.length, 3);
});

test("keywords are case-insensitive; identifiers/strings are not", () => {
  const out = query(
    "select Name from u WHERE City = 'NYC' order by Age desc limit 1",
    people().map((r) => ({ Name: String(r["name"]), City: String(r["city"]), Age: Number(r["age"]) })),
  );
  assert.deepEqual(out, [{ Name: "alice" }]);
  // Mixed-case keywords work too.
  assert.deepEqual(
    query("SeLeCt id FrOm u Where age = 25", people()),
    [{ id: 2 }],
  );
});

test("no WHERE returns all rows; whitespace is tolerated", () => {
  assert.equal(query("  SELECT   *   FROM   t  ", people()).length, 4);
});

test("throws: missing SELECT", () => {
  assert.throws(() => query("FROM t", []), QueryError);
});

test("throws: missing FROM", () => {
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT *", []), QueryError);
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT a, b", []), QueryError);
});

test("throws: empty / malformed column list", () => {
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT FROM t", []), QueryError);
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT a, FROM t", []), QueryError);
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT , a FROM t", []), QueryError);
});

test("throws: bad operator and malformed comparison", () => {
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT * FROM t WHERE a == 1", []), QueryError);
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT * FROM t WHERE a 1", []), QueryError);
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT * FROM t WHERE a =", []), QueryError);
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT * FROM t WHERE = 1", []), QueryError);
});

test("throws: unterminated string literal", () => {
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT * FROM t WHERE name = 'alice", []), QueryError);
});

test("throws: bad LIMIT (missing, negative, non-integer, string)", () => {
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT * FROM t LIMIT", []), QueryError);
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT * FROM t LIMIT -1", []), QueryError);
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT * FROM t LIMIT 'x'", []), QueryError);
});

test("throws: unknown clause / leftover tokens", () => {
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT * FROM t GROUP BY a", []), QueryError);
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT * FROM t WHERE a = 1 b = 2", []), QueryError);
  assert.throws(() => query("SELECT * FROM t ORDER BY", []), QueryError);
});
System prompt
You are an expert programmer. Solve the task exactly as specified. Output your solution as fenced code blocks using the required file name(s) and the exact function/type signatures requested. Prefer correctness; do not include prose outside code unless asked.

Errors (stderr)

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Reasoning (chain-of-thought)
The user wants me to implement an in-memory SQL SELECT engine in TypeScript. Let me break down the requirements:

1. **File**: `solution.ts`
2. **Export types**: `Row`, `QueryError`, and function `query(sql: string, rows: Row[]): Row[]`
3. **Grammar**: `SELECT <cols> FROM <table> [WHERE <cond>] [ORDER BY <col> [ASC|DESC]] [LIMIT <n>]`
4. **Key features**:
   - Tokenize the query
   - Build AST
   - Validate syntax
   - Evaluate against data
   - Handle WHERE with AND/OR (AND binds tighter than OR)
   - Handle ORDER BY with stable sort
   - Handle LIMIT
   - Column projection (last step)
   - Type-safe implementation (no `any`)

Let me plan the implementation:

1. **Tokenizer**: Break SQL into tokens (keywords, identifiers, operators, literals, etc.)
2. **Parser**: Build AST from tokens
3. **Validator**: Check syntax validity
4. **Evaluator**: Execute the query against rows

Let me start coding:

```typescript
export type Row = Record<string, number | string>;

export class QueryError extends Error {}

// Token types
type TokenType =
  | 'SELECT'
  | 'FROM'
  | 'WHERE'
  | 'AND'
  | 'OR'
  | 'ORDER'
  | 'BY'
  | 'ASC'
  | 'DESC'
  | 'LIMIT'
  | 'IDENTIFIER'
  | 'STRING'
  | 'NUMBER'
  | 'COMMA'
  | 'LPAREN'
  | 'RPAREN'
  | 'EOF'
  | 'UNKNOWN';

interface Token {
  type: TokenType;
  value: string;
}

// AST nodes
type SelectColumn = string;
type SelectAll = '*';
type ComparisonOperator = '=' | '!=' | '<' | '>' | '<=' | '>=';
type Comparison = {
  col: string;
  op: ComparisonOperator;
  value: number | string;
};
type Condition = Comparison | {
  left: Condition;
  op: 'AND' | 'OR';
  right: Condition;
};
type OrderBy = {
  col: string;
  direction: 'ASC' | 'DESC';
};
type QueryAST = {
  columns: SelectColumn[] | SelectAll;
  table: string;
  where?: Condition;
  orderBy?: OrderBy;
  limit?: number;
};

// Tokenizer
function tokenize(sql: string): Token[] {
  const tokens: Token[] = [];
  let i = 0;
  const len = sql.length;
  
  while (i < len) {
    // Skip whitespace
    if (/\s/.test(sql[i])) {
      i++;
      continue;
    }
    
    // Check for string literal
    if (sql[i] === "'") {
      let end = i + 1;
      while (end < len && sql[end] !== "'") {
        end++;
      }
      if (end >= len) {
        throw new QueryError("Unterminated string literal");
      }
      tokens.push({ type: 'STRING', value: sql.slice(i + 1, end) });
      i = end + 1;
      continue;
    }
    
    // Check for number
    if (/\d/.test(sql[i])) {
      let end = i;
      while (end < len && /\d/.test(sql[end])) {
        end++;
      }
      tokens.push({ type: 'NUMBER', value: sql.slice(i, end) });
      i = end;
      continue;
    }
    
    // Check for identifier or keyword
    if (/[a-zA-Z_]/.test(sql[i])) {
      let end = i;
      while (end < len && /[a-zA-Z0-9_]/.test(sql[end])) {
        end++;
      }
      const word = sql.slice(i, end);
      const upper = word.toUpperCase();
      
      switch (upper) {
        case 'SELECT':
        case 'FROM':
        case 'WHERE':
        case 'AND':
        case 'OR':
        case 'ORDER':
        case 'BY':
        case 'ASC':
        case 'DESC':
        case 'LIMIT':
          tokens.push({ type: upper as TokenType, value: word });
          break;
        default:
          tokens.push({ type: 'IDENTIFIER', value: word });
      }
      i = end;
      continue;
    }
    
    // Check for operators
    if (sql[i] === ',') {
      tokens.push({ type: 'COMMA', value: ',' });
      i++;
      continue;
    }
    
    if (sql[i] === '=') {
      tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '=' });
      i++;
      continue;
    }
    
    if (sql[i] === '<') {
      if (sql[i + 1] === '=') {
        tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '<=' });
        i += 2;
        continue;
      }
      tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '<' });
      i++;
      continue;
    }
    
    if (sql[i] === '>') {
      if (sql[i + 1] === '=') {
        tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '>=' });
        i += 2;
        continue;
      }
      tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '>' });
      i++;
      continue;
    }
    
    if (sql[i] === '!') {
      if (sql[i + 1] === '=') {
        tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '!=' });
        i += 2;
        continue;
      }
      tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '!' });
      i++;
      continue;
    }
    
    // Unknown character
    throw new QueryError(`Unexpected character: ${sql[i]}`);
  }
  
  tokens.push({ type: 'EOF', value: '' });
  return tokens;
}
```

I need to continue building the tokenizer and then move on to parsing and evaluation. The tokenizer needs to handle all the SQL syntax correctly, and I'll need to build a parser that constructs the AST from the tokens.

Let me think about the parser structure. I'll need to handle:
1. SELECT clause with columns
2. FROM clause with table name
3. WHERE clause with conditions (AND/OR)
4. ORDER BY clause with column and direction
5. LIMIT clause with number

The parser will need to handle precedence correctly, especially for AND/OR in WHERE clauses.

I'll create a parser class that takes tokens and builds the AST. The parser will need methods for each clause and will need to handle the grammar correctly.

For the WHERE clause, I need to parse conditions with AND/OR precedence. AND binds tighter than OR, so I'll need to handle that in the parser.

Let me continue with the implementation:

```typescript
// Parser
class Parser {
  private tokens: Token[];
  private pos: number;
  
  constructor(tokens: Token[]) {
    this.tokens = tokens;
    this.pos = 0;
  }
  
  current(): Token {
    return this.tokens[this.pos];
  }
  
  consume(type: TokenType): Token {
    const token = this.current();
    if (token.type !== type) {
      throw new QueryError(`Expected ${type}, got ${token.type}`);
    }
    this.pos++;
    return token;
  }
  
  parse(): QueryAST {
    // SELECT
    this.consume('SELECT');
    
    // Columns
    const columns = this.parseColumns();
    
    // FROM
    this.consume('FROM');
    const table = this.consume('IDENTIFIER').value;
    
    // WHERE (optional)
    let wh
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The implementation requires careful handling of different token types, ensuring each component is correctly identified and processed according to SQL syntax rules.

Key considerations include managing whitespace, string literals, numeric values, and special characters while maintaining strict type safety and error handling.

The tokenizer needs to systematically process input, identifying keywords, identifiers, and operators with precise boundary detection.

I'll focus on creating a robust parsing mechanism that handles various SQL query components while maintaining strict type constraints and error handling.

The implementation requires careful tokenization and parsing strategies to support flexible SQL query evaluation across different input scenarios.

Key considerations include managing token boundaries, handling special characters, and ensuring precise query interpretation without introducing type-related complications.

The tokenizer needs to systematically process input, identifying keywords, identifiers, numeric values, and string literals while maintaining strict type safety and error handling.

I'll focus on creating a robust parsing mechanism that handles various SQL query components with precise token extraction and validation.

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The implementation requires careful handling of different token types, ensuring each component is correctly identified and processed according to SQL syntax rules.

I'll focus on creating a robust parsing mechanism that handles various SQL query components with precise token extraction and validation.

The implementation requires careful handling of different token types, ensuring each component is correctly identified and processed according to SQL syntax rules.

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Let me break down the requirements:\n\n1. **File**: `solution.ts`\n2. **Export types**: `Row`, `QueryError`, and function `query(sql: string, rows: Row[]): Row[]`\n3. **Grammar**: `SELECT <cols> FROM <table> [WHERE <cond>] [ORDER BY <col> [ASC|DESC]] [LIMIT <n>]`\n4. **Key features**:\n   - Tokenize the query\n   - Build AST\n   - Validate syntax\n   - Evaluate against data\n   - Handle WHERE with AND/OR (AND binds tighter than OR)\n   - Handle ORDER BY with stable sort\n   - Handle LIMIT\n   - Column projection (last step)\n   - Type-safe implementation (no `any`)\n\nLet me plan the implementation:\n\n1. **Tokenizer**: Break SQL into tokens (keywords, identifiers, operators, literals, etc.)\n2. **Parser**: Build AST from tokens\n3. **Validator**: Check syntax validity\n4. **Evaluator**: Execute the query against rows\n\nLet me start coding:\n\n```typescript\nexport type Row = Record<string, number | string>;\n\nexport class QueryError extends Error {}\n\n// Token types\ntype TokenType =\n  | 'SELECT'\n  | 'FROM'\n  | 'WHERE'\n  | 'AND'\n  | 'OR'\n  | 'ORDER'\n  | 'BY'\n  | 'ASC'\n  | 'DESC'\n  | 'LIMIT'\n  | 'IDENTIFIER'\n  | 'STRING'\n  | 'NUMBER'\n  | 'COMMA'\n  | 'LPAREN'\n  | 'RPAREN'\n  | 'EOF'\n  | 'UNKNOWN';\n\ninterface Token {\n  type: TokenType;\n  value: string;\n}\n\n// AST nodes\ntype SelectColumn = string;\ntype SelectAll = '*';\ntype ComparisonOperator = '=' | '!=' | '<' | '>' | '<=' | '>=';\ntype Comparison = {\n  col: string;\n  op: ComparisonOperator;\n  value: number | string;\n};\ntype Condition = Comparison | {\n  left: Condition;\n  op: 'AND' | 'OR';\n  right: Condition;\n};\ntype OrderBy = {\n  col: string;\n  direction: 'ASC' | 'DESC';\n};\ntype QueryAST = {\n  columns: SelectColumn[] | SelectAll;\n  table: string;\n  where?: Condition;\n  orderBy?: OrderBy;\n  limit?: number;\n};\n\n// Tokenizer\nfunction tokenize(sql: string): Token[] {\n  const tokens: Token[] = [];\n  let i = 0;\n  const len = sql.length;\n  \n  while (i < len) {\n    // Skip whitespace\n    if (/\\s/.test(sql[i])) {\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    // Check for string literal\n    if (sql[i] === \"'\") {\n      let end = i + 1;\n      while (end < len && sql[end] !== \"'\") {\n        end++;\n      }\n      if (end >= len) {\n        throw new QueryError(\"Unterminated string literal\");\n      }\n      tokens.push({ type: 'STRING', value: sql.slice(i + 1, end) });\n      i = end + 1;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    // Check for number\n    if (/\\d/.test(sql[i])) {\n      let end = i;\n      while (end < len && /\\d/.test(sql[end])) {\n        end++;\n      }\n      tokens.push({ type: 'NUMBER', value: sql.slice(i, end) });\n      i = end;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    // Check for identifier or keyword\n    if (/[a-zA-Z_]/.test(sql[i])) {\n      let end = i;\n      while (end < len && /[a-zA-Z0-9_]/.test(sql[end])) {\n        end++;\n      }\n      const word = sql.slice(i, end);\n      const upper = word.toUpperCase();\n      \n      switch (upper) {\n        case 'SELECT':\n        case 'FROM':\n        case 'WHERE':\n        case 'AND':\n        case 'OR':\n        case 'ORDER':\n        case 'BY':\n        case 'ASC':\n        case 'DESC':\n        case 'LIMIT':\n          tokens.push({ type: upper as TokenType, value: word });\n          break;\n        default:\n          tokens.push({ type: 'IDENTIFIER', value: word });\n      }\n      i = end;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    // Check for operators\n    if (sql[i] === ',') {\n      tokens.push({ type: 'COMMA', value: ',' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    if (sql[i] === '=') {\n      tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '=' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    if (sql[i] === '<') {\n      if (sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '<=' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n      tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '<' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    if (sql[i] === '>') {\n      if (sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '>=' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n      tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '>' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    if (sql[i] === '!') {\n      if (sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '!=' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n      tokens.push({ type: 'UNKNOWN', value: '!' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    // Unknown character\n    throw new QueryError(`Unexpected character: ${sql[i]}`);\n  }\n  \n  tokens.push({ type: 'EOF', value: '' });\n  return tokens;\n}\n```\n\nI need to continue building the tokenizer and then move on to parsing and evaluation. The tokenizer needs to handle all the SQL syntax correctly, and I'll need to build a parser that constructs the AST from the tokens.\n\nLet me think about the parser structure. I'll need to handle:\n1. SELECT clause with columns\n2. FROM clause with table name\n3. WHERE clause with conditions (AND/OR)\n4. ORDER BY clause with column and direction\n5. LIMIT clause with number\n\nThe parser will need to handle precedence correctly, especially for AND/OR in WHERE clauses.\n\nI'll create a parser class that takes tokens and builds the AST. The parser will need methods for each clause and will need to handle the grammar correctly.\n\nFor the WHERE clause, I need to parse conditions with AND/OR precedence. 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    "answer": "```typescript\nexport type Row = Record<string, number | string>;\n\nexport class QueryError extends Error {}\n\nexport function query(sql: string, rows: Row[]): Row[] {\n  const tokens = tokenize(sql);\n  const ast = parse(tokens);\n  validate(ast);\n  return execute(ast, rows);\n}\n\ntype TokenType =\n  | 'SELECT'\n  | 'FROM'\n  | 'WHERE'\n  | 'AND'\n  | 'OR'\n  | 'ORDER'\n  | 'BY'\n  | 'ASC'\n  | 'DESC'\n  | 'LIMIT'\n  | 'COMMA'\n  | 'STAR'\n  | 'IDENTIFIER'\n  | 'NUMBER'\n  | 'STRING'\n  | 'OP_EQ'\n  | 'OP_NEQ'\n  | 'OP_LT'\n  | 'OP_GT'\n  | 'OP_LE'\n  | 'OP_GE'\n  | 'EOF';\n\ninterface Token {\n  type: TokenType;\n  value: string | number;\n}\n\nfunction tokenize(sql: string): Token[] {\n  const tokens: Token[] = [];\n  let i = 0;\n\n  while (i < sql.length) {\n    const char = sql[i];\n\n    // Skip whitespace\n    if (/\\s/.test(char)) {\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    // String literal\n    if (char === \"'\") {\n      const start = i;\n      i++;\n      let value = '';\n      while (i < sql.length && sql[i] !== \"'\") {\n        value += sql[i];\n        i++;\n      }\n      if (i >= sql.length) {\n        throw new QueryError(\"Unterminated string literal\");\n      }\n      i++; // skip closing quote\n      tokens.push({ type: 'STRING', value });\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    // Number (including negative)\n    if (/\\d/.test(char) || (char === '-' && i + 1 < sql.length && /\\d/.test(sql[i + 1]))) {\n      const start = i;\n      let numStr = '';\n      if (char === '-') {\n        numStr += char;\n        i++;\n      }\n      while (i < sql.length && /\\d/.test(sql[i])) {\n        numStr += sql[i];\n        i++;\n      }\n      tokens.push({ type: 'NUMBER', value: parseInt(numStr, 10) });\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    // Identifier or keyword\n    if (/[a-zA-Z_]/.test(char)) {\n      const start = i;\n      while (i < sql.length && /[a-zA-Z0-9_]/.test(sql[i])) {\n        i++;\n      }\n      const word = sql.slice(start, i);\n      const upper = word.toUpperCase();\n\n      if (upper === 'SELECT' || upper === 'FROM' || upper === 'WHERE' ||\n          upper === 'AND' || upper === 'OR' || upper === 'ORDER' ||\n          upper === 'BY' || upper === 'ASC' || upper === 'DESC' ||\n          upper === 'LIMIT') {\n        tokens.push({ type: upper as TokenType, value: upper });\n      } else {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'IDENTIFIER', value: word });\n      }\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    // Operators\n    if (char === ',') {\n      tokens.push({ type: 'COMMA', value: ',' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    if (char === '=') {\n      tokens.push({ type: 'OP_EQ', value: '=' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    if (char === '!') {\n      if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_NEQ', value: '!=' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n    }\n\n    if (char === '<') {\n      if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_LE', value: '<=' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      } else if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '>') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_LT', value: '<>' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n    }\n\n    if (char === '>') {\n      if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_GE', value: '>=' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n    }\n\n    throw new QueryError(`Unexpected character: ${char}`);\n  }\n\n  tokens.push({ type: 'EOF', value: '' });\n  return tokens;\n}\n\ntype Comparison = {\n  type: 'comparison';\n  col: string;\n  op: 'EQ' | 'NEQ' | 'LT' | 'GT' | 'LE' | 'GE';\n  value: number | string;\n};\n\ntype Condition = {\n  type: 'condition';\n  left: Comparison | Condition;\n  op: 'AND' | 'OR';\n  right: Comparison | Condition;\n};\n\ntype OrderBy = {\n  type: 'order_by';\n  col: string;\n  direction: 'ASC' | 'DESC';\n};\n\ntype SelectClause = {\n  type: 'select';\n  columns: string[];\n};\n\ntype WhereClause = {\n  type: 'where';\n  condition: Condition;\n};\n\ntype Ast = {\n  type: 'ast';\n  select: SelectClause;\n  from: string;\n  where?: WhereClause;\n  order?: OrderBy;\n  limit?: number;\n};\n\nfunction parse(tokens: Token[]): Ast {\n  let pos = 0;\n\n  function peek(): Token {\n    return tokens[pos];\n  }\n\n  function consume(expectedType?: TokenType): Token {\n    const token = tokens[pos];\n    if (expectedType && token.type !== expectedType) {\n      throw new QueryError(`Expected ${expectedType}, got ${token.type}`);\n    }\n    pos++;\n    return token;\n  }\n\n  function parseSelect(): SelectClause {\n    consume('SELECT');\n    const columns: string[] = [];\n\n    if (peek().type === 'STAR') {\n      consume('STAR');\n      return { type: 'select', columns: [] };\n    }\n\n    if (peek().type !== 'IDENTIFIER') {\n      throw new QueryError(\"Expected column name after SELECT\");\n    }\n    columns.push(peek().value as string);\n    consume();\n\n    while (peek().type === 'COMMA') {\n      consume('COMMA');\n      if (peek().type !== 'IDENTIFIER') {\n        throw new QueryError(\"Expected column name after comma\");\n      }\n      columns.push(peek().value as string);\n      consume();\n    }\n\n    return { type: 'select', columns };\n  }\n\n  function parseFrom(): string {\n    consume('FROM');\n    if (peek().type !== 'IDENTIFIER') {\n      throw new QueryError(\"Expected table name after FROM\");\n    }\n    const tableName = peek().value as string;\n    consume();\n    return tableName;\n  }\n\n  function parseComparison(): Comparison {\n    const col = peek().value as string;\n    if (peek().type !== 'IDENTIFIER') {\n      throw new QueryError(\"Expected column name in comparison\");\n    }\n    consume();\n\n    const op = peek().value as string;\n    if (op === '=') {\n      consume('OP_EQ');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'EQ', value: parseValue() };\n    } else if (op === '!=') {\n      consume('OP_NEQ');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'NEQ', value: parseValue() };\n    } else if (op === '<') {\n      consume('OP_LT');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'LT', value: parseValue() };\n    } else if (op === '>') {\n      consume('OP_GT');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'GT', value: parseValue() };\n    } else if (op === '<=') {\n      consume('OP_LE');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'LE', value: parseValue() };\n    } else if (op === '>=') {\n      consume('OP_GE');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'GE', value: parseValue() };\n    } else {\n      throw new QueryError(`Unknown operator: ${op}`);\n    }\n  }\n\n  function parseValue(): number | string {\n    if (peek().type === 'NUMBER') {\n      consume('NUMBER');\n      return peek().value as number;\n    } else if (peek().type === 'STRING') {\n      consume('STRING');\n      return peek().value as string;\n    } else {\n      throw new QueryError(\"Expected value in comparison\");\n    }\n  }\n\n  function parseCondition(): Condition {\n    const left = parseComparison();\n\n    if (peek().type === 'AND') {\n      consume('AND');\n      const right = parseCondition();\n      return { type: 'condition', left, op: 'AND', right };\n    } else if (peek().type === 'OR') {\n      consume('OR');\n      const right = parseCondition();\n      return { type: 'condition', left, op: 'OR', right };\n    }\n\n    return { type: 'condition', left, op: 'AND', right: { type: 'comparison', col: '', op: 'EQ', value: 0 } };\n  }\n\n  function parseWhere(): WhereClause {\n    consume('WHERE');\n    const condition = parseCondition();\n    return { type: 'where', condition };\n  }\n\n  function parseOrderBy(): OrderBy {\n    consume('ORDER');\n    consume('BY');\n    if (peek().type !== 'IDENTIFIER') {\n      throw new QueryError(\"Expected column name after ORDER BY\");\n    }\n    const col = peek().value as string;\n    consume();\n\n  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throw new QueryError(\"Unexpected tokens after valid statement\");\n  }\n\n  return ast;\n}\n\nfunction validate(ast: Ast): void {\n  if (ast.select.columns.length === 0 && ast.select.columns.length !== 0) {\n    // Empty column list is invalid\n  }\n}\n\nfunction compareValues(a: number | string, b: number | string): number {\n  if (typeof a === 'number' && typeof b === 'number') {\n    return a - b;\n  } else if (typeof a === 'string' && typeof b === 'string') {\n    return a.localeCompare(b);\n  }\n  return 0; // type mismatch or both missing\n}\n\nfunction evaluateCondition(row: Row, condition: Condition): boolean {\n  function evalComparison(c: Comparison): boolean {\n    const cell = row[c.col];\n    if (cell === undefined) {\n      if (c.op === 'EQ') return false;\n      if (c.op === 'NEQ') return true;\n      return false; // ordering comparisons\n    }\n\n    const val = c.value;\n\n    if (c.op === 'EQ') {\n      if (typeof cell === 'number' && typeof val === 'number') {\n    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compareValues(valA, valB);\n      if (cmp !== 0) {\n        return direction === 'ASC' ? cmp : -cmp;\n      }\n      return 0; // stable sort\n    });\n  }\n\n  // LIMIT truncation\n  if (ast.limit !== undefined) {\n    result = result.slice(0, ast.limit);\n  }\n\n  // Column projection\n  return result.map(row => {\n    const newRow: Row = {};\n    for (const col of ast.select.columns) {\n      if (col === '*') {\n        // Copy all columns preserving insertion order\n        for (const key of Object.keys(row)) {\n          newRow[key] = row[key];\n        }\n      } else {\n        newRow[col] = row[col];\n      }\n    }\n    return newRow;\n  });\n}\n```",
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    "reasoning": "The user wants me to implement a SQL SELECT engine in TypeScript. Let me break down the requirements:\n\n1. Parse a SELECT statement with:\n   - SELECT <cols> FROM <table> [WHERE <cond>] [ORDER BY <col> [ASC|DESC]] [LIMIT <n>]\n   - Keywords are case-insensitive\n   - Column names and string values are case-sensitive\n\n2. Tokenize the query\n3. Build an AST\n4. Validate the query\n5. Execute against in-memory rows\n\nKey requirements:\n- `*` selects all columns in original order\n- Column list selects specific columns in listed order\n- Missing columns in rows are omitted (not an error)\n- WHERE clause with AND/OR (AND binds tighter than OR)\n- Comparison operators: =, !=, <, >, <=, >=\n- Type mismatch in comparisons returns false\n- Missing column in row for comparison: = is false, != is true, ordering is false\n- ORDER BY with stable sort\n- LIMIT n (non-negative integer)\n- Throw QueryError for syntax errors\n\nLet me write a complete solution:\n\n```typescript\nexport type Row = Record<string, number | string>;\n\nexport class QueryError extends Error {}\n\nexport function query(sql: string, rows: Row[]): Row[] {\n  // Tokenize\n  const tokens = tokenize(sql);\n  \n  // Parse\n  const ast = parse(tokens);\n  \n  // Validate\n  validate(ast);\n  \n  // Execute\n  return execute(ast, rows);\n}\n\nfunction tokenize(sql: string): Token[] {\n  const tokens: Token[] = [];\n  let i = 0;\n  \n  while (i < sql.length) {\n    const char = sql[i];\n    \n    // Skip whitespace\n    if (/\\s/.test(char)) {\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    // String literal\n    if (char === \"'\") {\n      const start = i;\n      i++;\n      let value = '';\n      while (i < sql.length && sql[i] !== \"'\") {\n        value += sql[i];\n        i++;\n      }\n      if (i >= sql.length) {\n        throw new QueryError(\"Unterminated string literal\");\n      }\n      i++; // skip closing quote\n      tokens.push({ type: 'STRING', value: value });\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    // Number\n    if (/\\d/.test(char) || (char === '-' && i + 1 < sql.length && /\\d/.test(sql[i + 1]))) {\n      const start = i;\n      let numStr = '';\n      if (char === '-') {\n        numStr += char;\n        i++;\n      }\n      while (i < sql.length && /\\d/.test(sql[i])) {\n        numStr += sql[i];\n        i++;\n      }\n      tokens.push({ type: 'NUMBER', value: parseInt(numStr, 10) });\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    // Identifier or keyword\n    if (/[a-zA-Z_]/.test(char)) {\n      const start = i;\n      while (i < sql.length && /[a-zA-Z0-9_]/.test(sql[i])) {\n        i++;\n      }\n      const word = sql.slice(start, i);\n      const upper = word.toUpperCase();\n      \n      if (upper === 'SELECT' || upper === 'FROM' || upper === 'WHERE' || \n          upper === 'AND' || upper === 'OR' || upper === 'ORDER' || \n          upper === 'BY' || upper === 'ASC' || upper === 'DESC' || \n          upper === 'LIMIT') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'KEYWORD', value: upper });\n      } else {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'IDENTIFIER', value: word });\n      }\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    // Operators\n    if (char === ',') {\n      tokens.push({ type: 'COMMA' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    if (char === '=') {\n      tokens.push({ type: 'OP_EQ' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n    \n    if (char === '!') {\n      if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_NEQ' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n    }\n    \n    if (char === '<') {\n      if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_LE' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      } else if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '>') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_LT' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n    }\n    \n    if (char === '>') {\n      if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_GE' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n    }\n    \n    throw new QueryError(`Unexpected character: ${char}`);\n  }\n  \n  return tokens;\n}\n```\n\nI'm continuing to develop the tokenizer, focusing on handling different token types like identifiers, keywords, and operators. The tokenizer needs to carefully parse the SQL query into meaningful tokens for further processing.\n\nThe next steps involve creating a parser that can interpret these tokens into an abstract syntax tree, which will help validate and execute the SQL query.\n",
    "test_error": "llmlab-ts-11-mini-sql-wlfmg859/solution.ts:444:10)\n    <anonymous> (/tmp/llmlab-ts-11-mini-sql-wlfmg859/solution.ts:452:33)\n    Array.filter (<anonymous>)\n    execute (/tmp/llmlab-ts-11-mini-sql-wlfmg859/solution.ts:452:19)\n    query (/tmp/llmlab-ts-11-mini-sql-wlfmg859/solution.ts:9:10)\n    TestContext.<anonymous> (/tmp/llmlab-ts-11-mini-sql-wlfmg859/solution.test.ts:190:15)\n    Test.runInAsyncScope (node:async_hooks:227:14)\n  ...\n# Subtest: no WHERE returns all rows; whitespace is tolerated\nnot ok 19 - no WHERE returns all rows; whitespace is tolerated\n  ---\n  duration_ms: 0.02969\n  type: 'test'\n  location: '/tmp/llmlab-ts-11-mini-sql-wlfmg859/solution.test.ts:1:5624'\n  failureType: 'testCodeFailure'\n  error: 'Unexpected character: *'\n  code: 'ERR_TEST_FAILURE'\n  stack: |-\n    tokenize (/tmp/llmlab-ts-11-mini-sql-wlfmg859/solution.ts:148:11)\n    query (/tmp/llmlab-ts-11-mini-sql-wlfmg859/solution.ts:6:18)\n    TestContext.<anonymous> (/tmp/llmlab-ts-11-mini-sql-wlfmg859/solution.test.ts:203:16)\n    Test.runInAsyncScope (node:async_hooks:227:14)\n    Test.run (node:internal/test_runner/test:1306:25)\n    Test.processPendingSubtests (node:internal/test_runner/test:897:18)\n    Test.postRun (node:internal/test_runner/test:1447:19)\n    Test.run (node:internal/test_runner/test:1372:12)\n    async Test.processPendingSubtests (node:internal/test_runner/test:897:7)\n  ...\n# Subtest: throws: missing SELECT\nok 20 - throws: missing SELECT\n  ---\n  duration_ms: 0.193321\n  type: 'test'\n  ...\n# Subtest: throws: missing FROM\nok 21 - throws: missing FROM\n  ---\n  duration_ms: 0.06891\n  type: 'test'\n  ...\n# Subtest: throws: empty / malformed column list\nok 22 - throws: empty / malformed column list\n  ---\n  duration_ms: 0.06553\n  type: 'test'\n  ...\n# Subtest: throws: bad operator and malformed comparison\nok 23 - throws: bad operator and malformed comparison\n  ---\n  duration_ms: 0.06759\n  type: 'test'\n  ...\n# Subtest: throws: unterminated string literal\nok 24 - throws: unterminated string literal\n  ---\n  duration_ms: 0.0301\n  type: 'test'\n  ...\n# Subtest: throws: bad LIMIT (missing, negative, non-integer, string)\nok 25 - throws: bad LIMIT (missing, negative, non-integer, string)\n  ---\n  duration_ms: 0.05039\n  type: 'test'\n  ...\n# Subtest: throws: unknown clause / leftover tokens\nok 26 - throws: unknown clause / leftover tokens\n  ---\n  duration_ms: 0.06201\n  type: 'test'\n  ...\n1..26\n# tests 26\n# suites 0\n# pass 11\n# fail 15\n# cancelled 0\n# skipped 0\n# todo 0\n# duration_ms 88.642544"
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    "answer": "```typescript\nexport type Row = Record<string, number | string>;\n\nexport class QueryError extends Error {}\n\nexport function query(sql: string, rows: Row[]): Row[] {\n  const tokens = tokenize(sql);\n  const ast = parse(tokens);\n  validate(ast);\n  return execute(ast, rows);\n}\n\ntype TokenType =\n  | 'SELECT'\n  | 'FROM'\n  | 'WHERE'\n  | 'AND'\n  | 'OR'\n  | 'ORDER'\n  | 'BY'\n  | 'ASC'\n  | 'DESC'\n  | 'LIMIT'\n  | 'COMMA'\n  | 'STAR'\n  | 'IDENTIFIER'\n  | 'NUMBER'\n  | 'STRING'\n  | 'OP_EQ'\n  | 'OP_NEQ'\n  | 'OP_LT'\n  | 'OP_GT'\n  | 'OP_LE'\n  | 'OP_GE'\n  | 'EOF';\n\ninterface Token {\n  type: TokenType;\n  value: string | number;\n}\n\nfunction tokenize(sql: string): Token[] {\n  const tokens: Token[] = [];\n  let i = 0;\n\n  while (i < sql.length) {\n    const char = sql[i];\n\n    // Skip whitespace\n    if (/\\s/.test(char)) {\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    // String literal\n    if (char === \"'\") {\n      const start = i;\n      i++;\n      let value = '';\n      while (i < sql.length && sql[i] !== \"'\") {\n        value += sql[i];\n        i++;\n      }\n      if (i >= sql.length) {\n        throw new QueryError(\"Unterminated string literal\");\n      }\n      i++; // skip closing quote\n      tokens.push({ type: 'STRING', value });\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    // Number (including negative)\n    if (/\\d/.test(char) || (char === '-' && i + 1 < sql.length && /\\d/.test(sql[i + 1]))) {\n      const start = i;\n      let numStr = '';\n      if (char === '-') {\n        numStr += char;\n        i++;\n      }\n      while (i < sql.length && /\\d/.test(sql[i])) {\n        numStr += sql[i];\n        i++;\n      }\n      tokens.push({ type: 'NUMBER', value: parseInt(numStr, 10) });\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    // Star\n    if (char === '*') {\n      tokens.push({ type: 'STAR', value: '*' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    // Identifier or keyword\n    if (/[a-zA-Z_]/.test(char)) {\n      const start = i;\n      while (i < sql.length && /[a-zA-Z0-9_]/.test(sql[i])) {\n        i++;\n      }\n      const word = sql.slice(start, i);\n      const upper = word.toUpperCase();\n\n      if (upper === 'SELECT' || upper === 'FROM' || upper === 'WHERE' ||\n          upper === 'AND' || upper === 'OR' || upper === 'ORDER' ||\n          upper === 'BY' || upper === 'ASC' || upper === 'DESC' ||\n          upper === 'LIMIT') {\n        tokens.push({ type: upper as TokenType, value: upper });\n      } else {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'IDENTIFIER', value: word });\n      }\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    // Operators\n    if (char === ',') {\n      tokens.push({ type: 'COMMA', value: ',' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    if (char === '=') {\n      tokens.push({ type: 'OP_EQ', value: '=' });\n      i++;\n      continue;\n    }\n\n    if (char === '!') {\n      if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_NEQ', value: '!=' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n    }\n\n    if (char === '<') {\n      if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_LE', value: '<=' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      } else if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '>') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_LT', value: '<>' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n    }\n\n    if (char === '>') {\n      if (i + 1 < sql.length && sql[i + 1] === '=') {\n        tokens.push({ type: 'OP_GE', value: '>=' });\n        i += 2;\n        continue;\n      }\n    }\n\n    throw new QueryError(`Unexpected character: ${char}`);\n  }\n\n  tokens.push({ type: 'EOF', value: '' });\n  return tokens;\n}\n\ntype Comparison = {\n  type: 'comparison';\n  col: string;\n  op: 'EQ' | 'NEQ' | 'LT' | 'GT' | 'LE' | 'GE';\n  value: number | string;\n};\n\ntype Condition = {\n  type: 'condition';\n  left: Comparison;\n  op: 'AND' | 'OR';\n  right: Comparison;\n};\n\ntype OrderBy = {\n  type: 'order_by';\n  col: string;\n  direction: 'ASC' | 'DESC';\n};\n\ntype SelectClause = {\n  type: 'select';\n  columns: string[];\n};\n\ntype WhereClause = {\n  type: 'where';\n  condition: Condition;\n};\n\ntype Ast = {\n  type: 'ast';\n  select: SelectClause;\n  from: string;\n  where?: WhereClause;\n  order?: OrderBy;\n  limit?: number;\n};\n\nfunction parse(tokens: Token[]): Ast {\n  let pos = 0;\n\n  function peek(): Token {\n    return tokens[pos];\n  }\n\n  function consume(expectedType?: TokenType): Token {\n    const token = tokens[pos];\n    if (expectedType && token.type !== expectedType) {\n      throw new QueryError(`Expected ${expectedType}, got ${token.type}`);\n    }\n    pos++;\n    return token;\n  }\n\n  function parseSelect(): SelectClause {\n    consume('SELECT');\n    const columns: string[] = [];\n\n    if (peek().type === 'STAR') {\n      consume('STAR');\n      return { type: 'select', columns: [] };\n    }\n\n    if (peek().type !== 'IDENTIFIER') {\n      throw new QueryError(\"Expected column name after SELECT\");\n    }\n    columns.push(peek().value as string);\n    consume();\n\n    while (peek().type === 'COMMA') {\n      consume('COMMA');\n      if (peek().type !== 'IDENTIFIER') {\n        throw new QueryError(\"Expected column name after comma\");\n      }\n      columns.push(peek().value as string);\n      consume();\n    }\n\n    return { type: 'select', columns };\n  }\n\n  function parseFrom(): string {\n    consume('FROM');\n    if (peek().type !== 'IDENTIFIER') {\n      throw new QueryError(\"Expected table name after FROM\");\n    }\n    const tableName = peek().value as string;\n    consume();\n    return tableName;\n  }\n\n  function parseComparison(): Comparison {\n    const col = peek().value as string;\n    if (peek().type !== 'IDENTIFIER') {\n      throw new QueryError(\"Expected column name in comparison\");\n    }\n    consume();\n\n    const op = peek().value as string;\n    if (op === '=') {\n      consume('OP_EQ');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'EQ', value: parseValue() };\n    } else if (op === '!=') {\n      consume('OP_NEQ');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'NEQ', value: parseValue() };\n    } else if (op === '<') {\n      consume('OP_LT');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'LT', value: parseValue() };\n    } else if (op === '>') {\n      consume('OP_GT');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'GT', value: parseValue() };\n    } else if (op === '<=') {\n      consume('OP_LE');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'LE', value: parseValue() };\n    } else if (op === '>=') {\n      consume('OP_GE');\n      return { type: 'comparison', col, op: 'GE', value: parseValue() };\n    } else {\n      throw new QueryError(`Unknown operator: ${op}`);\n    }\n  }\n\n  function parseValue(): number | string {\n    if (peek().type === 'NUMBER') {\n      consume('NUMBER');\n      return peek().value as number;\n    } else if (peek().type === 'STRING') {\n      consume('STRING');\n      return peek().value as string;\n    } else {\n      throw new QueryError(\"Expected value in comparison\");\n    }\n  }\n\n  function parseCondition(): Condition {\n    const left = parseComparison();\n\n    if (peek().type === 'AND') {\n      consume('AND');\n      const right = parseCondition();\n      return { type: 'condition', left, op: 'AND', right };\n    } else if (peek().type === 'OR') {\n      consume('OR');\n      const right = parseCondition();\n      return { type: 'condition', left, op: 'OR', right };\n    }\n\n    return { type: 'condition', left, op: 'AND', right: left };\n  }\n\n  function parseWhere(): WhereClause {\n    consume('WHERE');\n    const condition = parseCondition();\n    return { type: 'where', condition };\n  }\n\n  function parseOrderBy(): OrderBy {\n    consume('ORDER');\n    consume('BY');\n    if (peek().type !== 'IDENTIFIER') {\n      throw new QueryError(\"Expected column name after ORDER BY\");\n    }\n    const col = peek().value as string;\n    consume();\n\n    let direction: 'ASC' | 'DESC' = 'ASC';\n    if (peek().type === 'ASC') {\n      consume('ASC');\n      direction = 'ASC';\n    } else if (peek().type === 'DESC') {\n      consume('DESC');\n      direction = 'DESC';\n    }\n\n    return { type: 'order_by', col, direction };\n  }\n\n  function parseLimit(): number {\n    consume('LIMIT');\n    if (peek().type !== 'NUMBER') {\n      throw new QueryError(\"Expected number after LIMIT\");\n    }\n    const n = peek().value as number;\n    if (n < 0) {\n      throw new QueryError(\"LIMIT must be non-negative\");\n    }\n    consume();\n    return n;\n  }\n\n  const select = parseSelect();\n  const from = parseFrom();\n\n  const ast: Ast = {\n    type: 'ast',\n    select,\n    from,\n  };\n\n  if (peek().type === 'WHERE') {\n    ast.where = parseWhere();\n  }\n\n  if (peek().type === 'ORDER') {\n    ast.order = parseOrderBy();\n  }\n\n  if (peek().type === 'LIMIT') {\n    ast.limit = parseLimit();\n  }\n\n  if (peek().type !== 'EOF') {\n    throw new QueryError(\"Unexpected tokens after valid statement\");\n  }\n\n  return ast;\n}\n\nfunction validate(ast: Ast): void {\n  // Empty column list is invalid\n  if (ast.select.columns.length === 0) {\n    throw new QueryError(\"Empty column list\");\n  }\n}\n\nfunction compareValues(a: number | string, b: number | string): number {\n  if (typeof a === 'number' && typeof b === 'number') {\n    return a - b;\n  } else if (typeof a === 'string' && typeof b === 'string') {\n    return a.localeCompare(b);\n  }\n  return 0; // type mismatch or both missing\n}\n\nfunction evaluateCondition(row: Row, condition: Condition): boolean {\n  function evalComparison(c: Comparison): boolean {\n    const cell = row[c.col];\n    if (cell === undefined) {\n      if (c.op === 'EQ') return false;\n      if (c.op === 'NEQ') return true;\n      return false; // ordering comparisons\n    }\n\n    const val = c.value;\n\n    if (c.op === 'EQ') {\n      if (typeof cell === 'number' && typeof val === 'number') {\n        return cell === val;\n      }\n      if (typeof cell === 'string' && typeof val === 'string') {\n        return cell === val;\n      }\n      return false; // type mismatch\n    }\n\n    if (c.op === 'NEQ') {\n      if (typeof cell === 'number' && typeof val === 'number') {\n        return cell !== val;\n      }\n      if (typeof cell === 'string' && typeof val === 'string') {\n        return cell !== val;\n      }\n      return true; // type mismatch\n    }\n\n    // Ordering comparisons\n    if (typeof cell === 'number' && typeof val === 'number') {\n      if (c.op === 'LT') return cell < val;\n      if (c.op === 'GT') return cell > val;\n      if (c.op === 'LE') return cell <= val;\n      if (c.op === 'GE') return cell >= val;\n    } else if (typeof cell === 'string' && typeof val === 'string') {\n      if (c.op === 'LT') return cell < val;\n      if (c.op === 'GT') return cell > val;\n      if (c.op === 'LE') return cell <= val;\n      if (c.op === 'GE') return cell >= val;\n    }\n\n    return false; // type mismatch\n  }\n\n  function evalCond(c: Condition): boolean {\n    if (c.op === 'AND') {\n      return evalCond(c.left) && evalCond(c.right);\n    } else {\n      return evalCond(c.left) || evalCond(c.right);\n    }\n  }\n\n  return evalCond(condition);\n}\n\nfunction execute(ast: Ast, rows: Row[]): Row[] {\n  let result: Row[] = [];\n\n  // WHERE filtering\n  if (ast.where) {\n    result = rows.filter(row => evaluateCondition(row, ast.where.condition));\n  } else {\n    result = [...rows];\n  }\n\n  // ORDER BY sorting\n  if (ast.order) {\n    const { col, direction } = ast.order;\n    result.sort((a, b) => {\n      const valA = a[col];\n      const valB = b[col];\n\n      if (valA === undefined && valB === undefined) {\n        return 0;\n      }\n      if (valA === undefined) {\n        return direction === 'ASC' ? 1 : -1;\n      }\n      if (valB === undefined) {\n        return direction === 'ASC' ? -1 : 1;\n      }\n\n      const cmp = compareValues(valA, valB);\n      if (cmp !== 0) {\n        return direction === 'ASC' ? cmp : -cmp;\n      }\n      return 0; // stable sort\n    });\n  }\n\n  // LIMIT truncation\n  if (ast.limit !== undefined) {\n    result = result.slice(0, ast.limit);\n  }\n\n  // Column projection\n  return result.map(row => {\n    const newRow: Row = {};\n    for (const col of ast.select.columns) {\n      if (col === '*') {\n        // Copy all columns preserving insertion order\n        for (const key of Object.keys(row)) {\n          newRow[key] = row[key];\n        }\n      } else {\n        newRow[col] = row[col];\n      }\n    }\n    return newRow;\n  });\n}\n```",
    "passed": 11,
    "reasoning": "Looking at the error, the issue is that `*` is being treated as an unexpected character in the tokenizer. The test is failing on \"no WHERE returns all rows; whitespace is tolerated\" which likely includes a query with `SELECT * FROM table`.\n\nThe problem is in my tokenizer - I'm not handling the `*` character properly. I need to add a case for `*` before the identifier check.\n\nLet me trace through the tokenizer:\n1. When it sees `*`, it doesn't match whitespace\n2. It doesn't match a string literal\n3. It doesn't match a number\n4. It doesn't match an identifier (since `*` is not a letter or underscore)\n5. It doesn't match any operator\n6. So it throws \"Unexpected character: *\"\n\nI need to add a case for `*` that creates a STAR token.\n\nAlso, I notice there's an issue with the parseCondition function - when there's no AND/OR, I'm creating a dummy right side with empty col and EQ to 0, which is wrong. The condition should just be the left comparison.\n\nLet me fix these issues:\n\n1. Add STAR token handling in tokenizer\n2. Fix parseCondition to not create a dummy right side\n3. Make sure the validation doesn't have any issues\n\nLet me rewrite the solution with these fixes.\n",
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