feat: improve parentheses error detection and messages

- Add parentheses depth tracking to Parser struct
- Detect and report unclosed parentheses with count of missing closing parens
- Detect and report extra closing parentheses with no matching opening paren
- Add balance check at end of parsing to catch all imbalanced cases
- Add comprehensive test suite for parentheses errors
- Improve error messages from generic "Expected RightParen" to specific:
  - "Unclosed parenthesis - missing N closing parentheses"
  - "Unexpected closing parenthesis - no matching opening parenthesis"

This addresses the user's request for better detection and reporting of
parentheses errors, which are the most common SQL syntax errors.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: TimelordUK

data/test_numeric_columns.csv

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Borough,Major Class Description,Minor Class Description,202202,202203,202204,202205,202206,202207,202208,202209,202210,202211,202212,202301,202302,202303,202304,202305,202306,202307,202308,202309,202310,202311,202312,202401
+Barking and Dagenham,Burglary,Aggravated Burglary,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
+Barking and Dagenham,Burglary,Burglary - Business and Community,5.0,5.0,3.0,3.0,2.0,3.0,1.0,5.0,4.0,2.0,7.0,6.0,1.0,3.0,6.0,9.0,3.0,4.0,4.0,4.0,6.0,7.0,4.0,2.0
+Barking and Dagenham,Burglary,Burglary - Residential,1.0,1.0,1.0,2.0,1.0,2.0,0.0,3.0,3.0,1.0,1.0,2.0,0.0,1.0,1.0,0.0,0.0,4.0,2.0,5.0,1.0,1.0,1.0,0.0
+Barking and Dagenham,Criminal Damage,Criminal Damage To Dwelling,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
+Barking and Dagenham,Criminal Damage,Criminal Damage To Motor Vehicle,2.0,1.0,4.0,2.0,3.0,0.0,3.0,0.0,1.0,4.0,1.0,0.0,1.0,3.0,2.0,4.0,3.0,1.0,0.0,3.0,1.0,1.0,1.0,2.0

data/test_sorting.csv

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Category,Product,Price,Quantity
+Electronics,Laptop,999.99,5
+Electronics,Phone,699.99,10
+Electronics,Tablet,499.99,8
+Clothing,Shirt,29.99,20
+Clothing,Pants,59.99,15
+Clothing,Shoes,89.99,12
+Books,Fiction,14.99,50
+Books,NonFiction,24.99,30
+Books,TextBook,99.99,10

sql-cli/src/recursive_parser.rs

@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ pub struct Parser {
     current_token: Token,
     in_method_args: bool, // Track if we're parsing method arguments
     columns: Vec<String>, // Known column names for context-aware parsing
+    paren_depth: i32,     // Track parentheses nesting depth
 }
 
 impl Parser {
@@ -377,6 +378,7 @@ impl Parser {
             current_token,
             in_method_args: false,
             columns: Vec::new(),
+            paren_depth: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -387,17 +389,59 @@ impl Parser {
 
     fn consume(&mut self, expected: Token) -> Result<(), String> {
         if std::mem::discriminant(&self.current_token) == std::mem::discriminant(&expected) {
+            // Track parentheses depth
+            match &expected {
+                Token::LeftParen => self.paren_depth += 1,
+                Token::RightParen => {
+                    self.paren_depth -= 1;
+                    // Check for extra closing parenthesis
+                    if self.paren_depth < 0 {
+                        return Err(
+                            "Unexpected closing parenthesis - no matching opening parenthesis"
+                                .to_string(),
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+
             self.current_token = self.lexer.next_token();
             Ok(())
         } else {
-            Err(format!(
-                "Expected {:?}, found {:?}",
-                expected, self.current_token
-            ))
+            // Provide better error messages for common cases
+            let error_msg = match (&expected, &self.current_token) {
+                (Token::RightParen, Token::Eof) if self.paren_depth > 0 => {
+                    format!(
+                        "Unclosed parenthesis - missing {} closing parenthes{}",
+                        self.paren_depth,
+                        if self.paren_depth == 1 { "is" } else { "es" }
+                    )
+                }
+                (Token::RightParen, _) if self.paren_depth > 0 => {
+                    format!(
+                        "Expected closing parenthesis but found {:?} (currently {} unclosed parenthes{})",
+                        self.current_token,
+                        self.paren_depth,
+                        if self.paren_depth == 1 { "is" } else { "es" }
+                    )
+                }
+                _ => format!("Expected {:?}, found {:?}", expected, self.current_token),
+            };
+            Err(error_msg)
         }
     }
 
     fn advance(&mut self) {
+        // Track parentheses depth when advancing
+        match &self.current_token {
+            Token::LeftParen => self.paren_depth += 1,
+            Token::RightParen => {
+                self.paren_depth -= 1;
+                // Note: We don't check for < 0 here because advance() is used
+                // in contexts where we're not necessarily expecting a right paren
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
         self.current_token = self.lexer.next_token();
     }
 
@@ -451,6 +495,19 @@ impl Parser {
             None
         };
 
+        // Check for balanced parentheses at the end of parsing
+        if self.paren_depth > 0 {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "Unclosed parenthesis - missing {} closing parenthes{}",
+                self.paren_depth,
+                if self.paren_depth == 1 { "is" } else { "es" }
+            ));
+        } else if self.paren_depth < 0 {
+            return Err(
+                "Extra closing parenthesis found - no matching opening parenthesis".to_string(),
+            );
+        }
+
         Ok(SelectStatement {
             columns,
             from_table,
@@ -583,6 +640,13 @@ impl Parser {
                     self.advance();
                     Some(LogicalOp::Or)
                 }
+                Token::RightParen if self.paren_depth <= 0 => {
+                    // Unexpected closing parenthesis
+                    return Err(
+                        "Unexpected closing parenthesis - no matching opening parenthesis"
+                            .to_string(),
+                    );
+                }
                 _ => None,
             };
 

sql-cli/tests/test_parentheses_errors.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+use sql_cli::recursive_parser::{format_ast_tree, Parser};
+
+#[test]
+fn test_unclosed_parenthesis_in_where() {
+    // Missing closing parenthesis
+    let query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE (price > 100";
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(query);
+    let result = parser.parse();
+
+    assert!(result.is_err(), "Should fail with unclosed parenthesis");
+    let error = result.unwrap_err();
+    println!("Error for unclosed paren: {}", error);
+
+    // Check AST formatting shows helpful error
+    let ast = format_ast_tree(query);
+    assert!(ast.contains("PARSE ERROR"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_extra_closing_parenthesis() {
+    // Extra closing parenthesis
+    let query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE price > 100)";
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(query);
+    let result = parser.parse();
+
+    assert!(
+        result.is_err(),
+        "Should fail with extra closing parenthesis"
+    );
+    let error = result.unwrap_err();
+    println!("Error for extra closing paren: {}", error);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_mismatched_parentheses_in_complex_query() {
+    // Missing closing paren in first condition
+    let query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE (price > 100 AND quantity < 50) OR (category = 'Books'";
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(query);
+    let result = parser.parse();
+
+    assert!(result.is_err(), "Should fail with mismatched parentheses");
+    let error = result.unwrap_err();
+    println!("Error for mismatched parens: {}", error);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_nested_unclosed_parentheses() {
+    // Nested parentheses with missing close
+    let query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE ((price > 100 AND quantity < 50)";
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(query);
+    let result = parser.parse();
+
+    assert!(
+        result.is_err(),
+        "Should fail with nested unclosed parentheses"
+    );
+    let error = result.unwrap_err();
+    println!("Error for nested unclosed: {}", error);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_method_call_unclosed() {
+    // Method call with unclosed parenthesis
+    let query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE name.Contains('test'";
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(query);
+    let result = parser.parse();
+
+    assert!(result.is_err(), "Should fail with unclosed method call");
+    let error = result.unwrap_err();
+    println!("Error for unclosed method: {}", error);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_in_clause_unclosed() {
+    // IN clause with unclosed parenthesis
+    let query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE category IN ('Books', 'Electronics'";
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(query);
+    let result = parser.parse();
+
+    assert!(result.is_err(), "Should fail with unclosed IN clause");
+    let error = result.unwrap_err();
+    println!("Error for unclosed IN: {}", error);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_between_with_unclosed_paren() {
+    // BETWEEN inside unclosed parenthesis
+    let query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE (price BETWEEN 50 AND 100";
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(query);
+    let result = parser.parse();
+
+    assert!(
+        result.is_err(),
+        "Should fail with unclosed BETWEEN parenthesis"
+    );
+    let error = result.unwrap_err();
+    println!("Error for unclosed BETWEEN: {}", error);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_complex_query_missing_paren() {
+    // Complex real-world example with missing paren
+    let query = "SELECT * FROM trades WHERE (price > 100 AND quantity < 50 OR (category = 'Tech' AND date > '2024-01-01')";
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(query);
+    let result = parser.parse();
+
+    // This might actually parse but incorrectly due to precedence
+    if result.is_err() {
+        println!("Error: {}", result.unwrap_err());
+    } else {
+        println!(
+            "Warning: Query parsed but might have incorrect precedence due to missing parenthesis"
+        );
+    }
+}