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nu_command/filters/
last.rs

1#[cfg(feature = "sqlite")]
2use crate::database::QueryPlan;
3use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
4use nu_protocol::shell_error::io::IoError;
5use std::{collections::VecDeque, io::Read};
6
7#[derive(Clone)]
8pub struct Last;
9
10impl Command for Last {
11    fn name(&self) -> &str {
12        "last"
13    }
14
15    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
16        Signature::build("last")
17            .input_output_types(vec![
18                (
19                    // TODO: This is too permissive; if we could express this
20                    // using a type parameter it would be List<T> -> T.
21                    Type::List(Box::new(Type::Any)),
22                    Type::Any,
23                ),
24                (Type::Binary, Type::Binary),
25                (Type::Range, Type::Any),
26            ])
27            .optional(
28                "rows",
29                SyntaxShape::OneOf(vec![SyntaxShape::Int, SyntaxShape::Filesize]),
30                "Starting from the back, the number of rows to return.",
31            )
32            .allow_variants_without_examples(true)
33            .switch("strict", "Throw an error if input is empty.", Some('s'))
34            .category(Category::Filters)
35    }
36
37    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
38        vec!["tail", "end"]
39    }
40
41    fn description(&self) -> &str {
42        "Return only the last several rows of the input. Counterpart of `first`. Opposite of `drop`. For binary input, rows can also be specified as a filesize."
43    }
44
45    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example<'_>> {
46        vec![
47            Example {
48                example: "[1,2,3] | last 2",
49                description: "Return the last 2 items of a list/table.",
50                result: Some(Value::list(
51                    vec![Value::test_int(2), Value::test_int(3)],
52                    Span::test_data(),
53                )),
54            },
55            Example {
56                example: "[1,2,3] | last",
57                description: "Return the last item of a list/table.",
58                result: Some(Value::test_int(3)),
59            },
60            Example {
61                example: "0x[01 23 45] | last 2",
62                description: "Return the last 2 bytes of a binary value.",
63                result: Some(Value::binary(vec![0x23, 0x45], Span::test_data())),
64            },
65            Example {
66                example: "1..3 | last",
67                description: "Return the last item of a range.",
68                result: Some(Value::test_int(3)),
69            },
70            Example {
71                example: "0x[01 23 45] | last 2b",
72                description: "Return the last 2 bytes of a binary value, using a filesize argument.",
73                result: Some(Value::test_binary(vec![0x23, 0x45])),
74            },
75        ]
76    }
77
78    fn run(
79        &self,
80        engine_state: &EngineState,
81        stack: &mut Stack,
82        call: &Call,
83        input: PipelineData,
84    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
85        let head = call.head;
86        let rows_val: Option<Value> = call.opt(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
87        let is_filesize = rows_val
88            .as_ref()
89            .is_some_and(|v| matches!(v, Value::Filesize { .. }));
90        let strict_mode = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "strict")?;
91
92        let rows: Option<usize> = match rows_val {
93            Some(v) => {
94                let span = v.span();
95                match v {
96                    Value::Int { val, .. } => Some(
97                        usize::try_from(val)
98                            .map_err(|_| ShellError::NeedsPositiveValue { span })?,
99                    ),
100                    Value::Filesize { val, .. } => Some(
101                        usize::try_from(val)
102                            .map_err(|_| ShellError::NeedsPositiveValue { span })?,
103                    ),
104                    ref val => {
105                        return Err(ShellError::RuntimeTypeMismatch {
106                            expected: Type::custom("int or filesize"),
107                            actual: val.get_type(),
108                            span: val.span(),
109                        });
110                    }
111                }
112            }
113            None => None,
114        };
115
116        // FIXME: Please read the FIXME message in `first.rs`'s `first_helper` implementation.
117        // It has the same issue.
118        let return_single_element = rows.is_none();
119        let rows = rows.unwrap_or(1);
120
121        let mut input = input;
122        let metadata = input.take_metadata();
123
124        if is_filesize {
125            let is_binary = matches!(
126                &input,
127                PipelineData::Value(Value::Binary { .. }, _) | PipelineData::ByteStream(..)
128            );
129            if !is_binary {
130                return Err(ShellError::IncompatibleParametersSingle {
131                    msg: "Filesize is only supported for binary/byte stream input".into(),
132                    span: head,
133                });
134            }
135        }
136
137        // Count is 0: return empty data immediately.
138        //
139        // The main `match` below is not safe for this case-`last` reads binary streams in chunks
140        // and sqlite paths may still execute. For "take nothing" we only produce an empty value:
141        // empty binary (and clear pipeline `content_type` for binary) or an empty list, with other
142        // metadata unchanged.
143        if rows == 0 {
144            return match input {
145                PipelineData::Value(val, _) if matches!(&val, Value::Binary { .. }) => Ok(
146                    Value::binary(Vec::new(), val.span()).into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(
147                        metadata.map(|m| m.with_content_type(None)),
148                    ),
149                ),
150                PipelineData::ByteStream(stream, _) => {
151                    if stream.type_().is_binary_coercible() {
152                        let span = stream.span();
153                        Ok(
154                            Value::binary(Vec::new(), span).into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(
155                                metadata.map(|m| m.with_content_type(None)),
156                            ),
157                        )
158                    } else {
159                        Ok(
160                            Value::list(Vec::new(), head)
161                                .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata),
162                        )
163                    }
164                }
165                _ => Ok(Value::list(Vec::new(), head).into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata)),
166            };
167        }
168
169        match input {
170            PipelineData::ListStream(_, _) | PipelineData::Value(Value::Range { .. }, _) => {
171                let iterator = input.into_iter_strict(head)?;
172
173                // only keep the last `rows` in memory
174                let mut buf = VecDeque::new();
175
176                for row in iterator {
177                    engine_state.signals().check(&head)?;
178                    if buf.len() == rows {
179                        buf.pop_front();
180                    }
181                    buf.push_back(row);
182                }
183
184                if return_single_element {
185                    if let Some(last) = buf.pop_back() {
186                        Ok(last.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
187                    } else if strict_mode {
188                        Err(ShellError::AccessEmptyContent { span: head })
189                    } else {
190                        // There are no values, so return nothing instead of an error so
191                        // that users can pipe this through 'default' if they want to.
192                        Ok(Value::nothing(head).into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
193                    }
194                } else {
195                    Ok(Value::list(buf.into(), head).into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
196                }
197            }
198            PipelineData::Value(val, _) => {
199                let span = val.span();
200                match val {
201                    Value::List { vals, .. } => {
202                        if return_single_element {
203                            if let Some(v) = vals.last() {
204                                Ok(v.clone().into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
205                            } else if strict_mode {
206                                Err(ShellError::AccessEmptyContent { span: head })
207                            } else {
208                                // There are no values, so return nothing instead of an error so
209                                // that users can pipe this through 'default' if they want to.
210                                Ok(Value::nothing(head).into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
211                            }
212                        } else {
213                            let i = vals.len().saturating_sub(rows);
214                            let value = if i == 0 {
215                                Value::list_shared(vals, span)
216                            } else {
217                                Value::list(vals.iter().skip(i).cloned().collect(), span)
218                            };
219                            Ok(value.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
220                        }
221                    }
222                    Value::Binary { val, .. } => {
223                        let binary_meta = metadata.map(|m| m.with_content_type(None));
224                        if return_single_element {
225                            if let Some(&val) = val.last() {
226                                Ok(Value::int(val.into(), span)
227                                    .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(binary_meta))
228                            } else if strict_mode {
229                                Err(ShellError::AccessEmptyContent { span: head })
230                            } else {
231                                // There are no values, so return nothing instead of an error so
232                                // that users can pipe this through 'default' if they want to.
233                                Ok(Value::nothing(head)
234                                    .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(binary_meta))
235                            }
236                        } else {
237                            let mut val = val.into_owned();
238                            let i = val.len().saturating_sub(rows);
239                            val.drain(..i);
240                            Ok(Value::binary(val, span)
241                                .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(binary_meta))
242                        }
243                    }
244                    // Propagate errors by explicitly matching them before the final case.
245                    Value::Error { error, .. } => Err(*error),
246                    #[cfg(feature = "sqlite")]
247                    // Pushdown optimization: handle 'last' via QueryPlan for lazy SQL execution
248                    Value::Custom {
249                        val: custom_val,
250                        internal_span,
251                        ..
252                    } => {
253                        if let Some(plan) = QueryPlan::try_from_any(custom_val.as_any()) {
254                            if return_single_element {
255                                // For single element, ORDER BY rowid DESC LIMIT 1
256                                let plan =
257                                    plan.with_order_by("rowid DESC".to_string()).with_limit(1);
258                                let result = plan.execute(head)?;
259                                let value = result.into_value(head)?;
260                                if let Value::List { vals, .. } = value {
261                                    if let Some(val) = vals.into_iter().next() {
262                                        Ok(val.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
263                                    } else if strict_mode {
264                                        Err(ShellError::AccessEmptyContent { span: head })
265                                    } else {
266                                        // There are no values, so return nothing instead of an error so
267                                        // that users can pipe this through 'default' if they want to.
268                                        Ok(Value::nothing(head)
269                                            .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
270                                    }
271                                } else {
272                                    Err(ShellError::NushellFailed {
273                                        msg: "Expected list from query plan".into(),
274                                    })
275                                }
276                            } else {
277                                // For multiple, ORDER BY rowid DESC LIMIT rows
278                                let plan = plan
279                                    .with_order_by("rowid DESC".to_string())
280                                    .with_limit(rows as i64);
281                                let result = plan.execute(head)?;
282                                let value = result.into_value(head)?;
283
284                                if let Value::List { mut vals, .. } = value {
285                                    // Reverse the results to restore original order
286                                    vals.to_mut().reverse();
287                                    Ok(Value::list(vals.into_owned(), head)
288                                        .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
289                                } else {
290                                    Ok(value.into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
291                                }
292                            }
293                        } else {
294                            Err(ShellError::OnlySupportsThisInputType {
295                                exp_input_type: "list, binary or range".into(),
296                                wrong_type: custom_val.type_name(),
297                                dst_span: head,
298                                src_span: internal_span,
299                            })
300                        }
301                    }
302                    other => Err(ShellError::OnlySupportsThisInputType {
303                        exp_input_type: "list, binary or range".into(),
304                        wrong_type: other.get_type().to_string(),
305                        dst_span: head,
306                        src_span: other.span(),
307                    }),
308                }
309            }
310            PipelineData::ByteStream(stream, ..) => {
311                if stream.type_().is_binary_coercible() {
312                    let span = stream.span();
313                    let byte_meta = metadata.map(|m| m.with_content_type(None));
314                    if let Some(mut reader) = stream.reader() {
315                        // Have to be a bit tricky here, but just consume into a VecDeque that we
316                        // shrink to fit each time
317                        const TAKE: u64 = 8192;
318                        let mut buf = VecDeque::with_capacity(rows + TAKE as usize);
319                        loop {
320                            let taken = std::io::copy(&mut (&mut reader).take(TAKE), &mut buf)
321                                .map_err(|err| IoError::new(err, span, None))?;
322                            if buf.len() > rows {
323                                buf.drain(..(buf.len() - rows));
324                            }
325                            if taken < TAKE {
326                                // This must be EOF.
327                                if return_single_element {
328                                    if !buf.is_empty() {
329                                        return Ok(Value::int(buf[0] as i64, head)
330                                            .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(byte_meta));
331                                    } else if strict_mode {
332                                        return Err(ShellError::AccessEmptyContent { span: head });
333                                    } else {
334                                        // There are no values, so return nothing instead of an error so
335                                        // that users can pipe this through 'default' if they want to.
336                                        return Ok(Value::nothing(head)
337                                            .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(byte_meta));
338                                    }
339                                } else {
340                                    return Ok(Value::binary(buf, head)
341                                        .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(byte_meta));
342                                }
343                            }
344                        }
345                    } else {
346                        Ok(Value::nothing(head).into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(byte_meta))
347                    }
348                } else {
349                    Err(ShellError::OnlySupportsThisInputType {
350                        exp_input_type: "list, binary or range".into(),
351                        wrong_type: stream.type_().describe().into(),
352                        dst_span: head,
353                        src_span: stream.span(),
354                    })
355                }
356            }
357            PipelineData::Empty => Err(ShellError::OnlySupportsThisInputType {
358                exp_input_type: "list, binary or range".into(),
359                wrong_type: "null".into(),
360                dst_span: call.head,
361                src_span: call.head,
362            }),
363        }
364    }
365}
366
367#[cfg(test)]
368mod test {
369    use super::*;
370
371    #[test]
372    fn test_examples() -> nu_test_support::Result {
373        nu_test_support::test().examples(Last)
374    }
375}