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[WIP] Fix parse error in CREATE TABLE UNIQUE statement
Support MySQL index column length prefix syntax in CREATE TABLE UNIQUE constraint
Aug 25, 2026
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AlaSQL fails to parse MySQL's index length prefix syntax (
col(N)) insideUNIQUEconstraints inCREATE TABLEstatements, throwing a parse error at theLPARtoken.Changes
src/alasqlparser.jison): Introduce anIndexColumnsListrule that accepts both plain column names (Literal) and column names with an optional length prefix (Literal LPAR Number RPAR). UpdateUniqueKeyto useIndexColumnsListinstead ofOrderExpressionsList.src/alasqlparser.js): Regenerated from updated.jisongrammar viayarn jison.test/test406.js): Added regression tests covering single column with length prefix, multiple columns with length prefixes, and mixed columns (with and without prefix).Example