Support "Select * from (a)" queries (when the table name is inside Parenthesis)

src/parser.rs

@@ -1771,6 +1771,7 @@ impl Parser {
             //                   ^ ^ ^ ^
             //                   | | | |
             //                   | | | |
+            //                   | | | |
             //                   | | | (4) belongs to a SetExpr::Query inside the subquery
             //                   | | (3) starts a derived table (subquery)
             //                   | (2) starts a nested join
@@ -1793,18 +1794,12 @@ impl Parser {
                     // Ignore the error and back up to where we were before.
                     // Either we'll be able to parse a valid nested join, or
                     // we won't, and we'll return that error instead.
+                    //
+                    // Even the SQL spec prohibits derived tables and bare
+                    // tables from appearing alone in parentheses, we allowed it
+                    // as some Db's allowed that (snowflake as example)
                     self.index = index;
                     let table_and_joins = self.parse_table_and_joins()?;
-                    match table_and_joins.relation {
-                        TableFactor::NestedJoin { .. } => (),
-                        _ => {
-                            if table_and_joins.joins.is_empty() {
-                                // The SQL spec prohibits derived tables and bare
-                                // tables from appearing alone in parentheses.
-                                self.expected("joined table", self.peek_token())?
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
                     self.expect_token(&Token::RParen)?;
                     Ok(TableFactor::NestedJoin(Box::new(table_and_joins)))
                 }

tests/sqlparser_common.rs

@@ -1806,11 +1806,19 @@ fn parse_join_nesting() {
         vec![join(nest!(nest!(nest!(table("b"), table("c")))))]
     );
 
-    let res = parse_sql_statements("SELECT * FROM (a NATURAL JOIN (b))");
-    assert_eq!(
-        ParserError::ParserError("Expected joined table, found: )".to_string()),
-        res.unwrap_err()
-    );
+    // Parenthesized table names are non-standard, but supported in Snowflake SQL
+    let sql = "SELECT * FROM (a NATURAL JOIN (b))";
+    let select = verified_only_select(sql);
+    let from = only(select.from);
+
+    assert_eq!(from.relation, nest!(table("a"), nest!(table("b"))));
+
+    // Double parentheses around table names are non-standard, but supported in Snowflake SQL
+    let sql = "SELECT * FROM (a NATURAL JOIN ((b)))";
+    let select = verified_only_select(sql);
+    let from = only(select.from);
+
+    assert_eq!(from.relation, nest!(table("a"), nest!(nest!(table("b")))));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -1953,10 +1961,24 @@ fn parse_derived_tables() {
         }))
     );
 
-    let res = parse_sql_statements("SELECT * FROM ((SELECT 1) AS t)");
+    // Nesting a subquery in parentheses is non-standard, but supported in Snowflake SQL
+    let sql = "SELECT * FROM ((SELECT 1) AS t)";
+    let select = verified_only_select(sql);
+    let from = only(select.from);
+
     assert_eq!(
-        ParserError::ParserError("Expected joined table, found: )".to_string()),
-        res.unwrap_err()
+        from.relation,
+        TableFactor::NestedJoin(Box::new(TableWithJoins {
+            relation: TableFactor::Derived {
+                lateral: false,
+                subquery: Box::new(verified_query("SELECT 1")),
+                alias: Some(TableAlias {
+                    name: "t".into(),
+                    columns: vec![],
+                })
+            },
+            joins: Vec::new(),
+        }))
     );
 }