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Fixes #2727.

PostgresConnector wraps the caller's SQL for LIMIT pushdown and for dry_run as SELECT * FROM (<sql>) AS _sub LIMIT n, built on one line. When <sql> ends in a single-line SQL comment, the comment eats the rest of the line, including the closing paren, the alias, and the LIMIT clause, so the query fails with a syntax error instead of running with the limit applied.

athena.py and snowflake.py have the identical wrap and fixed the same defect (#2457, #2456) by putting the wrapped SQL on its own line, so a trailing comment stops at the newline instead of continuing into the wrap. This applies the same fix to postgres.py's query() and dry_run().

The other single-line connectors (redshift, canner, duckdb, trino, oracle, clickhouse, databricks' dry_run, datafusion) have the same shape and are not touched here, to keep this PR to the one connector.

Updated the existing wrap-format assertion for the new multiline shape and added a regression test per path (query, dry_run) with a trailing comment. Ran tests/unit/ (1252 passed, 2 skipped, one unrelated pre-existing CLI-introspection file excluded for a missing extra in my environment) and ruff format/ruff check on both changed files, all clean.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed PostgreSQL queries containing trailing line comments so wrapped queries continue to apply row limits correctly.
    • Corrected limited-query and dry-run behavior to prevent comments from interfering with generated SQL.
    • Preserved expected results for regular limited queries and dry runs, including queries ending with semicolons or line comments.
    • Improved generated SQL formatting to ensure trailing comments do not unintentionally consume closing clauses or limit statements.

…omment can't swallow it

PostgresConnector.query() and dry_run() wrap the caller's SQL as
SELECT * FROM (<sql>) AS _sub LIMIT n on one line. When <sql> ends in a
single-line SQL comment, that comment swallows the rest of the line: the
closing paren, the alias, and the LIMIT clause, so the query fails with a
syntax error instead of running with the limit applied.

athena.py and snowflake.py hit the same defect and fixed it (Canner#2457, Canner#2456)
by putting a newline before and after the wrapped SQL, so a trailing
comment is terminated before the wrap continues. Same fix here.
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The PostgreSQL connector now places wrapped SQL on separate lines for limited queries and dry runs. Tests cover trailing line comments and trailing semicolon handling.

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PostgreSQL LIMIT wrapping

Layer / File(s) Summary
Multiline LIMIT wrapper and coverage
core/wren/src/wren/connector/postgres.py, core/wren/tests/unit/test_postgres_semicolon_unlimited.py, core/wren/tests/connectors/test_postgres.py
query and dry_run now use multiline SQL wrappers. Tests verify trailing comments, LIMIT 9, LIMIT 0, and semicolon removal.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to ceaf3

Limited PostgreSQL queries and dry runs now handle trailing line comments, but SQL containing a semicolon before that comment can still fail after wrapping. Resolve or explicitly accept this edge case before merge.

Suggested reviewers: bartok9

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the PostgreSQL LIMIT pushdown defect caused by trailing comments. It is concise and directly matches the main change.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #2727. Both PostgresConnector.query() and dry_run() now place wrapped SQL on a separate line, and regression tests cover trailing comments on both paths.
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- Line 323: Update the shared SQL normalization used by query() and dry_run() so
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# Multiline wrap so a trailing `-- line comment` in the inner SQL
# is terminated by the newline instead of swallowing the closing
# `) AS _sub LIMIT n` (same technique as athena.py/snowflake.py).
sql = f"SELECT * FROM (\n{sql}\n) AS _sub LIMIT {limit}"

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle semicolons before trailing line comments.

strip_trailing_semicolon() removes semicolons only at the end of the input. For SELECT 1 AS x; -- pick, both wrappers retain the semicolon inside the subquery, producing invalid PostgreSQL such as SELECT 1 AS x; -- pick before the generated closing parenthesis. Update the shared normalization to remove the statement terminator before a final -- comment while preserving the comment. Add regression assertions for both query() and dry_run().

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In `@core/wren/src/wren/connector/postgres.py` at line 323, Update the shared SQL
normalization used by query() and dry_run() so strip_trailing_semicolon()
removes a semicolon before a final -- line comment while preserving that
comment. Ensure wrapped subqueries place the generated closing parenthesis after
the comment-safe SQL, and add regression assertions covering both query() and
dry_run().

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…IMIT wrap

test_query_strips_trailing_semicolon_before_subquery_wrap and
test_dry_run_strips_trailing_semicolon still asserted the old
single-line SELECT FROM (...) wrap, so postgres tests failed on this
branch: query() and dry_run() now build the wrap across three lines so
a trailing line comment cannot swallow the closing paren.

Signed-off-by: Amir Fathi <amirfathi.me@gmail.com>

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Comment on lines +464 to +465
assert sent == "SELECT * FROM (\nSELECT 1\n) AS _sub LIMIT 5"
assert ";\n)" not in sent

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add regression inputs that end with a single-line comment.

These tests only cover semicolon stripping. They do not exercise the failure case described by this PR: SQL ending in -- trailing comment. A regression to single-line wrapping would still pass both tests. Add one trailing-comment case for query() and one for dry_run(), and assert that ) AS _sub LIMIT ... remains on the following line.

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+def test_query_wraps_trailing_line_comment() -> None:
+    connector, cursor = _make_mock_connector()
+    connector.query("SELECT 1 -- trailing comment", limit=5)
+    (sent,), _ = cursor.execute.call_args
+    assert sent == "SELECT * FROM (\nSELECT 1 -- trailing comment\n) AS _sub LIMIT 5"
+
+
+def test_dry_run_wraps_trailing_line_comment() -> None:
+    connector, cursor = _make_mock_connector()
+    connector.dry_run("SELECT 1 -- trailing comment")
+    (sent,), _ = cursor.execute.call_args
+    assert sent == "SELECT * FROM (\nSELECT 1 -- trailing comment\n) AS _sub LIMIT 0"

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In `@core/wren/tests/connectors/test_postgres.py` around lines 464 - 465, Add
regression cases for SQL ending with a trailing single-line comment in both
query() and dry_run(). Assert the wrapped query places “) AS _sub LIMIT …” on a
subsequent line, preserving the existing semicolon-stripping assertions.

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