obclient supports inputting multiple lines

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Description

miniob > create table t(
SQL_SYNTAX > Failed to parse sql

mysql> create table t(
    -> a int,
    -> b int);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)

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Research direction

Look at the obclient source code to find how input is read line by line. Modify the input loop to detect incomplete statements (e.g., missing semicolon, unmatched parentheses) and prompt for continuation line like MySQL does.

Tech stack

cpp

Domain

clidatabase

Issue type

Feature

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3

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1-3 hours

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Active

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Clear

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70