app/vmselect/promql: allow escaping identifiers with \ and \xXX

Fixes https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/42

app/vmselect/promql/lexer.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
 )
 
 type lexer struct {
@@ -85,10 +87,7 @@ again:
 		goto tokenFoundLabel
 	}
 	if isIdentPrefix(s) {
-		token, err = scanIdent(s)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
+		token = scanIdent(s)
 		goto tokenFoundLabel
 	}
 	if isStringPrefix(s) {
@@ -210,15 +209,103 @@ func scanPositiveNumber(s string) (string, error) {
 	return s[:j], nil
 }
 
-func scanIdent(s string) (string, error) {
-	if len(s) == 0 {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("ident cannot be empty")
-	}
+func scanIdent(s string) string {
 	i := 0
-	for i < len(s) && isIdentChar(s[i]) {
-		i++
+	for i < len(s) {
+		if isIdentChar(s[i]) {
+			i++
+			continue
+		}
+		if s[i] != '\\' {
+			break
+		}
+
+		// Do not verify the next char, since it is escaped.
+		i += 2
+		if i > len(s) {
+			i--
+			break
+		}
 	}
-	return s[:i], nil
+	if i == 0 {
+		logger.Panicf("BUG: scanIdent couldn't find a single ident char; make sure isIdentPrefix called before scanIdent")
+	}
+	return s[:i]
+}
+
+func unescapeIdent(s string) string {
+	n := strings.IndexByte(s, '\\')
+	if n < 0 {
+		return s
+	}
+	dst := make([]byte, 0, len(s))
+	for {
+		dst = append(dst, s[:n]...)
+		s = s[n+1:]
+		if len(s) == 0 {
+			return string(dst)
+		}
+		if s[0] == 'x' && len(s) >= 3 {
+			h1 := fromHex(s[1])
+			h2 := fromHex(s[2])
+			if h1 >= 0 && h2 >= 0 {
+				dst = append(dst, byte((h1<<4)|h2))
+				s = s[3:]
+			} else {
+				dst = append(dst, s[0])
+				s = s[1:]
+			}
+		} else {
+			dst = append(dst, s[0])
+			s = s[1:]
+		}
+		n = strings.IndexByte(s, '\\')
+		if n < 0 {
+			dst = append(dst, s...)
+			return string(dst)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func fromHex(ch byte) int {
+	if ch >= '0' && ch <= '9' {
+		return int(ch - '0')
+	}
+	if ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'f' {
+		return int((ch - 'a') + 10)
+	}
+	if ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'F' {
+		return int((ch - 'A') + 10)
+	}
+	return -1
+}
+
+func toHex(n byte) byte {
+	if n < 10 {
+		return '0' + n
+	}
+	return 'a' + (n - 10)
+}
+
+func appendEscapedIdent(dst, s []byte) []byte {
+	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
+		ch := s[i]
+		if isIdentChar(ch) {
+			if i == 0 && !isFirstIdentChar(ch) {
+				// hex-encode the first char
+				dst = append(dst, '\\', 'x', toHex(ch>>4), toHex(ch&0xf))
+			} else {
+				dst = append(dst, ch)
+			}
+		} else if ch >= 0x20 && ch < 0x7f {
+			// Leave ASCII printable chars as is
+			dst = append(dst, '\\', ch)
+		} else {
+			// hex-encode non-printable chars
+			dst = append(dst, '\\', 'x', toHex(ch>>4), toHex(ch&0xf))
+		}
+	}
+	return dst
 }
 
 func (lex *lexer) Prev() {
@@ -353,6 +440,10 @@ func isIdentPrefix(s string) bool {
 	if len(s) == 0 {
 		return false
 	}
+	if s[0] == '\\' {
+		// Assume this is an escape char for the next char.
+		return true
+	}
 	return isFirstIdentChar(s[0])
 }
 
@@ -367,7 +458,7 @@ func isIdentChar(ch byte) bool {
 	if isFirstIdentChar(ch) {
 		return true
 	}
-	return isDecimalChar(ch) || ch == ':' || ch == '.'
+	return isDecimalChar(ch) || ch == '.'
 }
 
 func isSpaceChar(ch byte) bool {

app/vmselect/promql/lexer_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,57 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func TestUnescapeIdent(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s, resultExpected string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		result := unescapeIdent(s)
+		if result != resultExpected {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected result for unescapeIdent(%q); got %q; want %q", s, result, resultExpected)
+		}
+	}
+	f("", "")
+	f("a", "a")
+	f("\\", "")
+	f(`\\`, `\`)
+	f(`\foo\-bar`, `foo-bar`)
+	f(`a\\\\b\"c\d`, `a\\b"cd`)
+	f(`foo.bar:baz_123`, `foo.bar:baz_123`)
+	f(`foo\ bar`, `foo bar`)
+	f(`\x21`, `!`)
+	f(`\xeDfoo\x2Fbar\-\xqw\x`, "\xedfoo\x2fbar-xqwx")
+}
+
+func TestAppendEscapedIdent(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s, resultExpected string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		result := appendEscapedIdent(nil, []byte(s))
+		if string(result) != resultExpected {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected result for appendEscapedIdent(%q); got %q; want %q", s, result, resultExpected)
+		}
+	}
+	f(`a`, `a`)
+	f(`a.b:c_23`, `a.b:c_23`)
+	f(`a b-cd+dd\`, `a\ b\-cd\+dd\\`)
+	f("a\x1E\x20\xee", `a\x1e\ \xee`)
+	f("\x2e\x2e", `\x2e.`)
+}
+
+func TestScanIdent(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s, resultExpected string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		result := scanIdent(s)
+		if result != resultExpected {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected result for scanIdent(%q): got %q; want %q", s, result, resultExpected)
+		}
+	}
+	f("a", "a")
+	f("foo.bar:baz_123", "foo.bar:baz_123")
+	f("a+b", "a")
+	f("foo()", "foo")
+	f(`a\-b+c`, `a\-b`)
+	f(`a\ b\\\ c\`, `a\ b\\\ c\`)
+}
+
 func TestLexerNextPrev(t *testing.T) {
 	var lex lexer
 	lex.Init("foo bar baz")

app/vmselect/promql/parser.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/storage"
 )
@@ -745,7 +744,7 @@ func expandWithExpr(was []*withArgExpr, e expr) (expr, error) {
 		if !t.HasNonEmptyMetricGroup() {
 			return t, nil
 		}
-		k := bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(t.TagFilters[0].Value)
+		k := string(appendEscapedIdent(nil, t.TagFilters[0].Value))
 		wa := getWithArgExpr(was, k)
 		if wa == nil {
 			return t, nil
@@ -1075,9 +1074,6 @@ func (p *parser) parseTagFilterExpr() (*tagFilterExpr, error) {
 	}
 	var tfe tagFilterExpr
 	tfe.Key = p.lex.Token
-	if tfe.Key == "__name__" {
-		tfe.Key = ""
-	}
 	if err := p.lex.Next(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1126,8 +1122,12 @@ func (tfe *tagFilterExpr) toTagFilter() (*storage.TagFilter, error) {
 	}
 
 	var tf storage.TagFilter
-	tf.Key = []byte(tfe.Key)
-	tf.Value = []byte(tfe.Value.S)
+	tf.Key = []byte(unescapeIdent(tfe.Key))
+	if len(tfe.Key) == 0 {
+		tf.Value = []byte(unescapeIdent(tfe.Value.S))
+	} else {
+		tf.Value = []byte(tfe.Value.S)
+	}
 	tf.IsRegexp = tfe.IsRegexp
 	tf.IsNegative = tfe.IsNegative
 	if !tf.IsRegexp {
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ func (me *metricExpr) AppendString(dst []byte) []byte {
 	if len(tfs) > 0 {
 		tf := &tfs[0]
 		if len(tf.Key) == 0 && !tf.IsNegative && !tf.IsRegexp {
-			dst = append(dst, tf.Value...)
+			dst = appendEscapedIdent(dst, tf.Value)
 			tfs = tfs[1:]
 		}
 	}
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ func appendStringTagFilter(dst []byte, tf *storage.TagFilter) []byte {
 	if len(tf.Key) == 0 {
 		dst = append(dst, "__name__"...)
 	} else {
-		dst = append(dst, tf.Key...)
+		dst = appendEscapedIdent(dst, tf.Key)
 	}
 	var op string
 	if tf.IsNegative {

app/vmselect/promql/parser_test.go

@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ func TestParsePromQLSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	same("with")
 	same("WITH")
 	same("With")
+	// identifiers with with escape chars
+	same(`{__name__="foo bar"}`)
+	same(`foo\-bar\{{baz\+bar="aa"}`)
+	another(`\x2E\x2ef\oo{b\xEF\ar="aa"}`, `\x2e.foo{b\xefar="aa"}`)
+	// Duplicate filters
+	same(`foo{__name__="bar"}`)
+	same(`foo{a="b", a="c", __name__="aaa", b="d"}`)
 	// Metric filters ending with comma
 	another(`m{foo="bar",}`, `m{foo="bar"}`)
 	// String concat in tag value
@@ -251,6 +258,8 @@ func TestParsePromQLSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	same(`rate(rate(m[5m]))`)
 	same(`rate(rate(m[5m])[1h:])`)
 	same(`rate(rate(m[5m])[1h:3s])`)
+	// funcName with escape chars
+	same(`foo\(ba\-r()`)
 
 	// aggrFuncExpr
 	same(`sum(http_server_request) by ()`)
@@ -295,10 +304,14 @@ func TestParsePromQLSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	another(`with (ct={job="test", i="bar"}) ct + {ct, x="d"} + foo{ct, ct} + ctx(1)`,
 		`(({job="test", i="bar"} + {job="test", i="bar", x="d"}) + foo{job="test", i="bar"}) + ctx(1)`)
 	another(`with (foo = bar) {__name__=~"foo"}`, `{__name__=~"foo"}`)
-	another(`with (foo = bar) {__name__="foo"}`, `bar`)
-	another(`with (foo = bar) {__name__="foo", x="y"}`, `bar{x="y"}`)
+	another(`with (foo = bar) foo{__name__="foo"}`, `bar`)
+	another(`with (foo = bar) {__name__="foo", x="y"}`, `{__name__="foo", x="y"}`)
 	another(`with (foo(bar) = {__name__!="bar"}) foo(x)`, `{__name__!="bar"}`)
-	another(`with (foo(bar) = {__name__="bar"}) foo(x)`, `x`)
+	another(`with (foo(bar) = bar{__name__="bar"}) foo(x)`, `x`)
+	another(`with (foo\-bar(baz) = baz + baz) foo\-bar((x,y))`, `(x, y) + (x, y)`)
+	another(`with (foo\-bar(baz) = baz + baz) foo\-bar(x*y)`, `(x * y) + (x * y)`)
+	another(`with (foo\-bar(baz) = baz + baz) foo\-bar(x\*y)`, `x\*y + x\*y`)
+	another(`with (foo\-bar(b\ az) = b\ az + b\ az) foo\-bar(x\*y)`, `x\*y + x\*y`)
 	// override ttf to something new.
 	another(`with (ttf = a) ttf + b`, `a + b`)
 	// override ttf to ru