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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-mysql-on-sqlite.php
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}

switch ( $child->id ) {
case WP_MySQL_Lexer::IF_SYMBOL:
// CASE also supports SQLite versions before IIF() was added in 3.32.0.
$nodes = $node->get_child_nodes();
return sprintf(
'CASE WHEN %s THEN %s ELSE %s END',

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import sqlite3
db = sqlite3.connect(':memory:')
for sql in (
    "SELECT CASE WHEN 1 THEN 2 ELSE '3' END = '2'",
    "SELECT CASE WHEN 1 THEN CAST(2 AS TEXT) ELSE '3' END = '2'",
    "SELECT typeof(CASE WHEN 1 THEN 2 ELSE '3' END)",
    "SELECT typeof(CASE WHEN 1 THEN CAST(2 AS TEXT) ELSE '3' END)",
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Preserve the string result type of mixed-type IF() expressions.

translate_runtime_function_call() emits a raw SQLite CASE. For IF(1, 2, '3') = '2', SQLite evaluates the selected branch as an integer, so the predicate returns false. MySQL treats the IF() result as a string when either result branch is a string, so the same predicate returns true.

Apply the type coercion outside the CASE so branch evaluation remains lazy. Add a regression test for IF(1, 2, '3') = '2'.

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@packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-mysql-on-sqlite.php at line 5028:
Update the `CASE` generation in `translate_runtime_function_call()` to preserve
MySQL’s string result type when either `IF()` result branch is a string,
coercing the result outside the `CASE` so branch evaluation remains lazy. Add a
regression test verifying `IF(1, 2, '3') = '2'` evaluates as true.

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This is a valid, pre-existing type-conversion gap that also affects CASE and IFNULL(). A text cast fixes this example but breaks some numeric comparisons. I’ll keep this PR focused on #517 and leave mixed-type handling to separate work building on #508.

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@JanJakes Thanks for the clarification. Keeping this PR focused on #517 makes sense. The suggested text cast is not a general fix because it can break numeric comparisons.

Would you like me to open a follow-up issue for mixed-type handling in IF(), CASE, and IFNULL(), building on #508?

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Learning: In WordPress/sqlite-database-integration, MySQL-compatible mixed-type result conversion is a shared gap affecting IF(), CASE, and IFNULL(). In the PHP translator at packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-mysql-on-sqlite.php, casting mixed-type IF() results to TEXT can fix string comparisons but break numeric comparisons. A general solution must account for comparison semantics rather than apply an unconditional text cast.

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## Summary

Implement MySQL-compatible mixed-type result conversion and comparison semantics for `IF()`, `CASE`, and `IFNULL()`.

This is a pre-existing compatibility gap, separate from the `IF()` condition-evaluation bug in #517. Keep #518 focused on that bug. Build this follow-up on the comparison work in #508.

## Reproduction and rationale

```sql
SELECT IF(1, 2, '3') = '2';
```

MySQL returns `1`. The raw SQLite translation returns `0`:

```sql
SELECT CASE WHEN 1 THEN 2 ELSE '3' END = '2';
```

SQLite preserves the selected branch's integer storage class. MySQL applies result-type rules across the branches. Related mixed-type conversion gaps affect `CASE` and `IFNULL()`.

An unconditional text cast can fix this example but break numeric comparisons. The solution must account for both result-type rules and the surrounding comparison semantics.

## Required changes

- Determine MySQL result-type and comparison rules for mixed numeric, string, and NULL values in `IF()`, `CASE`, and `IFNULL()`.
- Extend the translator and comparison handling from #508 to reproduce those rules consistently.
- Preserve lazy evaluation of unselected branches and fallback expressions.
- Add regression tests against MySQL reference results for string comparisons, numeric comparisons, NULLs, nested expressions, and column-derived values.
- Avoid an unconditional text cast as the general solution.

## Affected areas

- `packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-mysql-on-sqlite.php`: `translate_runtime_function_call()`, expression translation, and comparison handling.
- `packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests/WP_MySQL_On_SQLite_Tests.php`: regression coverage for `IF()`, `CASE`, and `IFNULL()`.

## Acceptance criteria

- `SELECT IF(1, 2, '3') = '2'` returns `1`, matching MySQL.
- Mixed-type string and numeric comparison cases for all three constructs match MySQL reference results.
- NULL handling and lazy evaluation remain correct.
- Existing IF() condition-evaluation and comparison tests continue to pass.

## Context

Requested by @JanJakes.

- Originating PR: https://github.com/WordPress/sqlite-database-integration/pull/518
- Review discussion: https://github.com/WordPress/sqlite-database-integration/pull/518#discussion_r4194619968
- Related comparison work: https://github.com/WordPress/sqlite-database-integration/pull/508
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@JanJakes I found no existing issue for this gap. Created #519 and assigned it to you.

The issue covers mixed-type handling for IF(), CASE, and IFNULL(), building on #508. It includes your earlier clarification that an unconditional text cast is not a general fix.

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Learning: In WordPress/sqlite-database-integration, MySQL-compatible mixed-type result conversion is a shared gap affecting IF(), CASE, and IFNULL(). In the PHP translator at packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-mysql-on-sqlite.php, casting mixed-type IF() results to TEXT can fix string comparisons but break numeric comparisons. A general solution must account for comparison semantics rather than apply an unconditional text cast.

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$this->translate( $nodes[0] ),
$this->translate( $nodes[1] ),
$this->translate( $nodes[2] )
);
case WP_MySQL_Lexer::DATABASE_SYMBOL:
return $this->quote_sqlite_value( $this->db_name );
case WP_MySQL_Lexer::CURRENT_TIMESTAMP_SYMBOL:
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'localtime' => 'now',
'localtimestamp' => 'now',
'isnull' => 'isnull',
'if' => '_if',
'regexp' => 'regexp',
'field' => 'field',
'log' => 'log',
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return is_null( $field );
}

/**
* Method to emulate MySQL IF() function.
*
* As 'IF' is a reserved word for PHP, function name must be changed.
*
* @param mixed $expression The statement to be evaluated as true or false.
* @param mixed $truthy Statement or value returned if $expression is true.
* @param mixed $falsy Statement or value returned if $expression is false.
*
* @return mixed
*/
public function _if( $expression, $truthy, $falsy ) {
return ( true === $expression ) ? $truthy : $falsy;
}

/**
* Method to emulate MySQL REGEXP() function.
*
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);
}

/**
* @dataProvider ifFunctionConditions
*/
public function testIfFunctionConditions( string $condition, string $expected ): void {
$result = $this->assertQuery( "SELECT IF($condition, 'yes', 'no') AS result" );
$this->assertSame( $expected, $result[0]->result );
}

public function ifFunctionConditions(): array {
return array(
'null' => array( 'NULL', 'no' ),
'true' => array( 'TRUE', 'yes' ),
'false' => array( 'FALSE', 'no' ),
'true comparison' => array( '1 = 1', 'yes' ),
'false comparison' => array( '1 = 2', 'no' ),
'string comparison' => array( "'a' = 'a'", 'yes' ),
'null comparison' => array( '1 = NULL', 'no' ),
'zero' => array( '0', 'no' ),
'one' => array( '1', 'yes' ),
'positive integer' => array( '2', 'yes' ),
'negative integer' => array( '-1', 'yes' ),
'positive fraction' => array( '0.5', 'yes' ),
'negative fraction' => array( '-0.5', 'yes' ),
'zero fraction' => array( '0.0', 'no' ),
'empty string' => array( "''", 'no' ),
'whitespace' => array( "' '", 'no' ),
'nonnumeric string' => array( "'abc'", 'no' ),
'zero string' => array( "'0'", 'no' ),
'zero fraction string' => array( "'0.0'", 'no' ),
'one string' => array( "'1'", 'yes' ),
'positive string' => array( "'2'", 'yes' ),
'negative string' => array( "'-2'", 'yes' ),
'fraction string' => array( "'0.5'", 'yes' ),
'numeric prefix' => array( "'2abc'", 'yes' ),
'zero prefix' => array( "'0abc'", 'no' ),
'nonnumeric prefix' => array( "'abc2'", 'no' ),
'fraction prefix' => array( "'0.5abc'", 'yes' ),
'leading whitespace' => array( "' -2abc'", 'yes' ),
'scientific notation' => array( "'1e-10'", 'yes' ),
'computed condition' => array( 'ABS(-1)', 'yes' ),
'parenthesized condition' => array( '(1 + 2) > 2', 'yes' ),
'subquery condition' => array( '(SELECT 1)', 'yes' ),
);
}

/**
* @dataProvider ifFunctionResults
*/
public function testIfFunctionResults( string $expression, ?string $expected ): void {
$result = $this->assertQuery( "SELECT $expression AS result" );
$this->assertSame( $expected, $result[0]->result );
}

public function ifFunctionResults(): array {
return array(
'null true branch' => array( "IF(1, NULL, 'no')", null ),
'null false branch' => array( "IF(0, 'yes', NULL)", null ),
'null branches' => array( 'IF(1, NULL, NULL)', null ),
'integer result' => array( 'IF(1, 2, 3)', '2' ),
'large integer' => array( 'IF(1, 9223372036854775807, 0)', '9223372036854775807' ),
'fraction result' => array( 'IF(0, 0.5, 1.5)', '1.5' ),
'nul byte' => array( "IF(1, 'a\\0b', 'no')", "a\0b" ),
'nested calls' => array( "IF(IF(1, 1, 0), IF(0, 'no', 'yes'), 'no')", 'yes' ),
'arithmetic' => array( '2 * IF(1, 3 + 4, 5) + 1', '15' ),
);
}

public function testIfFunctionEvaluatesOnlyTheSelectedBranch(): void {
$calls = array();
$callback = static function ( $value ) use ( &$calls ) {
$calls[] = $value;
return $value;
};
if ( $this->sqlite instanceof Pdo\Sqlite ) {
$this->sqlite->createFunction( 'if_test_probe', $callback, 1 );
} else {
$this->sqlite->sqliteCreateFunction( 'if_test_probe', $callback, 1 );
}

$result = $this->assertQuery( 'SELECT IF(if_test_probe(1), if_test_probe(2), if_test_probe(3)) AS result' );
$this->assertSame( '2', $result[0]->result );
$this->assertSame( array( 1, 2 ), $calls );

$calls = array();
$result = $this->assertQuery( 'SELECT IF(if_test_probe(0), if_test_probe(2), if_test_probe(3)) AS result' );
$this->assertSame( '3', $result[0]->result );
$this->assertSame( array( 0, 3 ), $calls );
}

public function testIfFunctionInInsertSelect(): void {
$this->assertQuery( 'CREATE TABLE source (id INT, post_type VARCHAR(20))' );
$this->assertQuery( "INSERT INTO source VALUES (0, 'page'), (1, 'product')" );
$this->assertQuery( 'CREATE TABLE target (id INT, post_type VARCHAR(20))' );
$this->assertQuery( "INSERT INTO target SELECT id, IF(id > 0, post_type, 'post') FROM source" );

$result = $this->assertQuery( 'SELECT post_type FROM target ORDER BY id' );
$this->assertSame( array( 'post', 'product' ), array_column( $result, 'post_type' ) );
}

public function testVersionFunction(): void {
$result = $this->query( 'SELECT VERSION()' );
$this->assertSame( '8.0.38-mysql-on-sqlite-' . SQLITE_DRIVER_VERSION, $result[0]->{'VERSION()'} );
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