apache · dinmukhamedm · Jun 18, 2026
diff --git a/src/dialect/clickhouse.rs b/src/dialect/clickhouse.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ impl Dialect for ClickHouseDialect {
         true
     }
 
+    fn supports_in_unparenthesized_expr(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
     /// See <https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/sql-reference/functions#higher-order-functions---operator-and-lambdaparams-expr-function>
     fn supports_lambda_functions(&self) -> bool {
         true

diff --git a/src/dialect/mod.rs b/src/dialect/mod.rs
@@ -435,6 +435,15 @@ pub trait Dialect: Debug + Any {
         false
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if the dialect supports a bare expression as the right-hand
+    /// side of `IN`, without a parenthesized list — as in `x IN 'a'` or the
+    /// ClickHouse `{name:Type}` query-parameter placeholder `x IN {ids:Array(UInt64)}`.
+    /// The expression is wrapped into a single-element list, matching ClickHouse,
+    /// which reformats `x IN 'a'` to `x IN ('a')`.
+    fn supports_in_unparenthesized_expr(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
     /// Returns true if the dialect supports `BEGIN {DEFERRED | IMMEDIATE | EXCLUSIVE | TRY | CATCH} [TRANSACTION]` statements
     fn supports_start_transaction_modifier(&self) -> bool {
         false
@@ -2051,6 +2060,10 @@ mod tests {
                 self.0.supports_in_empty_list()
             }
 
+            fn supports_in_unparenthesized_expr(&self) -> bool {
+                self.0.supports_in_unparenthesized_expr()
+            }
+
             fn convert_type_before_value(&self) -> bool {
                 self.0.convert_type_before_value()
             }

diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -4392,6 +4392,17 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 negated,
             });
         }
+        // ClickHouse accepts a bare expression as the IN RHS (e.g. `x IN 'a'` or
+        // a `{name:Type}` placeholder), wrapping it into a single-element list.
+        if self.dialect.supports_in_unparenthesized_expr()
+            && self.peek_token_ref().token != Token::LParen
+        {
+            return Ok(Expr::InList {
+                expr: Box::new(expr),
+                list: vec![self.parse_expr()?],
+                negated,
+            });
+        }
         self.expect_token(&Token::LParen)?;
         let in_op = match self.maybe_parse(|p| p.parse_query())? {
             Some(subquery) => Expr::InSubquery {

diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_clickhouse.rs b/tests/sqlparser_clickhouse.rs
@@ -1846,6 +1846,44 @@ fn parse_inner_array_join() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn parse_in_unparenthesized_placeholder() {
+    // ClickHouse `{name:Type}` query-parameter placeholder as the IN RHS, without parens.
+    match clickhouse().expr_parses_to("x IN {ids:Array(UInt64)}", "x IN ({ids: Array(UInt64)})") {
+        Expr::InList { list, negated, .. } => {
+            assert!(!negated);
+            assert_eq!(list.len(), 1);
+            assert!(matches!(list[0], Expr::Dictionary(_)));
+        }
+        other => panic!("expected InList, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    // NOT IN sets negated.
+    match clickhouse().expr_parses_to(
+        "x NOT IN {ids:Array(UInt64)}",
+        "x NOT IN ({ids: Array(UInt64)})",
+    ) {
+        Expr::InList { negated, .. } => assert!(negated),
+        other => panic!("expected InList, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+
+    // A bare scalar is also wrapped, matching ClickHouse (`x IN 'a'` -> `x IN ('a')`).
+    clickhouse().expr_parses_to("x IN 'a'", "x IN ('a')");
+
+    // The new branch must not fire when the next token is `(` (regressions).
+    clickhouse().verified_expr("x IN ({ids: Array(UInt64)})");
+    clickhouse().verified_expr("x IN (1, 2, 3)");
+    clickhouse().verified_stmt("SELECT * FROM t WHERE x IN (SELECT y FROM u)");
+
+    // Precedence: the trailing `AND` is not swallowed into the placeholder.
+    clickhouse().verified_expr("x IN ({p: Array(UInt64)}) AND y = 1");
+
+    // Dialect-scoped: GenericDialect (capability defaults false) still errors.
+    assert!(TestedDialects::new(vec![Box::new(GenericDialect {})])
+        .parse_sql_statements("SELECT * FROM t WHERE x IN {ids:Array(UInt64)}")
+        .is_err());
+}
+
 fn clickhouse() -> TestedDialects {
     TestedDialects::new(vec![Box::new(ClickHouseDialect {})])
 }

diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
@@ -2375,9 +2375,11 @@ fn parse_in_unnest() {
 
 #[test]
 fn parse_in_error() {
-    // <expr> IN <expr> is no valid
+    // <expr> IN <expr> is no valid, except in dialects that accept an
+    // unparenthesized expression as the IN right-hand side (e.g. ClickHouse).
     let sql = "SELECT * FROM customers WHERE segment in segment";
-    let res = parse_sql_statements(sql);
+    let res =
+        all_dialects_except(|d| d.supports_in_unparenthesized_expr()).parse_sql_statements(sql);
     assert_eq!(
         ParserError::ParserError("Expected: (, found: segment".to_string()),
         res.unwrap_err()
@@ -10834,8 +10836,11 @@ fn parse_position() {
 
 #[test]
 fn parse_position_negative() {
+    // Dialects that accept an unparenthesized IN right-hand side (e.g. ClickHouse)
+    // report a different error here, so exclude them.
     let sql = "SELECT POSITION(foo IN) from bar";
-    let res = parse_sql_statements(sql);
+    let res =
+        all_dialects_except(|d| d.supports_in_unparenthesized_expr()).parse_sql_statements(sql);
     assert_eq!(
         ParserError::ParserError("Expected: (, found: )".to_string()),
         res.unwrap_err()
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ impl Dialect for ClickHouseDialect { @@
             true
         }
+        fn supports_in_unparenthesized_expr(&self) -> bool {
+            true
+        }
         /// See <https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/sql-reference/functions#higher-order-functions---operator-and-lambdaparams-expr-function>
         fn supports_lambda_functions(&self) -> bool {
             true
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