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fix(oracle): preserve semicolons inside string literals when cleaning queries (fixes #42267) - #42268

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Fixes #42267

Description

The Oracle plugin strips semicolons from queries before executing non-PL/SQL statements via removeSemicolonFromQuery(String query) (because Oracle JDBC rejects statements with trailing semicolons).

Problem

Previously, removeSemicolonFromQuery used a naive query.replaceAll(";", ""):

public static String removeSemicolonFromQuery(String query) {
    return query.replaceAll(";", "");
}

This removed every semicolon in the query, including semicolons inside:

  • Single-quoted string literals ('Error; check connection')
  • Oracle Q-quote string literals (q'[first; second]')
  • Delimited identifiers ("my;column")
  • Comments (-- comment; and /* block; comment */)

This caused silent data corruption (e.g. 'Error; check' stored as 'Error check') and broke filter comparisons in WHERE clauses.

Solution

  • Rewrote removeSemicolonFromQuery to scan the query character by character, tracking the parser state (single-quoted strings, escaped quotes '', Oracle Q-quotes q'[...]'/q'(...)'/q'{...}'/q'<...>'/q'#...#', double-quoted identifiers "...", line comments -- ..., and block comments /* ... */).
  • Only semicolons outside of string literals, identifiers, and comments are stripped.
  • Added null-safety check in isPLSQL.
  • Applied semicolon cleaning to non-prepared statement queries in OraclePlugin.java as well.
  • Added 25 unit tests in OracleExecuteUtilsTest.java covering all edge cases (string literals with semicolons, escaped quotes, Q-quotes, comments, delimited identifiers, trailing semicolons, and PL/SQL detection).

Automation

/test plugin oraclePlugin

Unit test coverage

  • Yes, 25 new unit tests in OracleExecuteUtilsTest.java covering all semicolon removal and PL/SQL detection cases.

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  • I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
  • New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Oracle non-prepared queries now handle trailing semicolons consistently before execution.
    • Semicolons inside string literals, quoted identifiers, comments, and Oracle Q-quote literals are preserved.
    • Null Oracle queries are handled safely when checking PL/SQL and removing semicolons.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for semicolon handling across SQL, PL/SQL, literals, comments, quoting, and null inputs.

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Walkthrough

The Oracle plugin now removes semicolons only outside protected SQL constructs. Non-prepared queries also receive this processing. Null handling and unit tests were added for query parsing and PL/SQL detection.

Changes

Oracle semicolon handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
SQL semicolon parser and validation
app/server/appsmith-plugins/oraclePlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/utils/OracleExecuteUtils.java, app/server/appsmith-plugins/oraclePlugin/src/test/java/com/external/plugins/OracleExecuteUtilsTest.java
The parser preserves semicolons in literals, identifiers, comments, and Q-quotes. It handles null input. Tests cover semicolon removal and PL/SQL detection.
Non-prepared execution integration
app/server/appsmith-plugins/oraclePlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/OraclePlugin.java
The non-prepared path re-reads the query, removes eligible semicolons, and writes the updated query before execution.

Priority: ⬆️ High

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: High

Suggested reviewers: sondermanish

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 72430

Some non-prepared Oracle queries containing PL/SQL keywords in protected text can retain a trailing semicolon and fail through JDBC. The case is narrow but should be corrected or explicitly accepted before merge.

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning Issue #42267 requires preservation of semicolons in literals and comments and removal of trailing semicolons outside those constructs. The scanner preserves the protected constructs and the tests cove… Change removeSemicolonFromQuery to remove only trailing semicolons that are outside literals, identifiers, and comments. Preserve non-trailing semicolons. Add a unit test for a non-trailing semicolon outside protected constructs.
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Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the Oracle query-cleaning fix and the preservation of semicolons inside string literals. It is concise and relevant to the primary change.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains the problem, solution, issue reference, test coverage, automation command, and checklist status. It is mostly complete and provides sufficient context for review.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The null-safety changes support the updated query-cleaning calls. The non-prepared query handling applies the same Oracle JDBC compatibility fix to another execution path. The parser tests and Javadoc…
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring coverage is 96.43% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 28 functions across 3 files.
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Explanation

Issue #42267 requires preservation of semicolons in literals and comments and removal of trailing semicolons outside those constructs. The scanner preserves the protected constructs and the tests cover the reported corruption cases. However, removeSemicolonFromQuery removes every semicolon outside those constructs, including non-trailing semicolons. The implementation and tests do not establish the required trailing-only behavior.

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Semicolons wait outside the quote
Strings keep their meaning afloat
Comments remain whole
Q-quotes guard their role
Oracle runs queries as wrote

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- Line 174: Update isPLSQL to determine whether the first significant token is
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if (FALSE.equals(isPreparedStatement)) {
prepareConfigurationsForExecution(executeActionDTO, actionConfiguration, datasourceConfiguration);
String rawQuery = getDataValueSafelyFromFormData(formData, BODY, STRING_TYPE, null);
if (rawQuery != null && !isPLSQL(rawQuery)) {

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Make isPLSQL ignore literals and comments.

PLSQL_MATCH_REGEX is applied with find() to the full lowercased query. Therefore, SELECT 'begin ' FROM dual; matches \bbegin\b\s inside the string. The non-prepared branch then skips removeSemicolonFromQuery, so the unchanged query reaches Statement.execute. Oracle JDBC can reject the trailing semicolon for normal SQL. Detect PL/SQL from the first significant token, or make isPLSQL quote- and comment-aware. Add a regression test for the non-prepared path.

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In
`@app/server/appsmith-plugins/oraclePlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/OraclePlugin.java`
at line 174, Update isPLSQL to determine whether the first significant token is
PL/SQL while ignoring string literals and SQL comments, rather than applying
PLSQL_MATCH_REGEX with find() across the entire query. Preserve normal SQL
handling so queries containing “begin” in literals or comments still pass
through removeSemicolonFromQuery in the non-prepared path, and add a regression
test covering this behavior.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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[Bug]: Oracle plugin - removeSemicolonFromQuery strips semicolons inside string literals, corrupting query data

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