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The query DSL now supports computed selections and aliases, typed Boolean expressions,
arithmetic and date functions, conditional aggregates, composite grouping, and HAVING.
Queries can use either SELECT-first or the existing FROM-first syntax and execute through
the same synchronous and asynchronous workbook APIs.

Existing simple queries keep their execution path and syntax compatibility. Expression
queries resolve source columns separately from HAVING and ORDER BY aliases, preserve
unknown values in filters, and reject invalid aggregate shapes during parsing. Group
state is capped at 10,000 by default and can be configured through WithGroupLimit;
ordered LIMIT queries retain only the best result rows during finalization.

Regression coverage addresses alias collisions, missing headers, numeric overflow,
duplicate aggregate diagnostics, stable ordering ties, and LIMIT 0. The Release build
and all 927 tests passed, including 63 new regression cases. Five independent workbook
oracle cases and four million-row probes also passed. BenchmarkDotNet scenarios compare
expression execution with direct-reader equivalents; benchmark timings were not refreshed.

The query README documents the language and value semantics.

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  • New Features
    • Added expression-based spreadsheet queries with arithmetic, Boolean conditions, scalar and date functions, grouping, filtered aggregates, aliases, ordering, and limits.
    • Added configurable limits for grouped query results.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved handling of non-finite values and aggregate overflow.
    • Made tied query results more consistently ordered and clarified behavior for zero-result limits and missing headers.
  • Documentation
    • Expanded the query guide with syntax, features, and result-handling details.

Add a SQL-shaped expression language on top of the existing Query DSL. SheetQuerySpec.Parse first tries the legacy parser and falls back to the new expression parser, so existing queries keep their behavior.

The new language adds SELECT-first syntax, parentheses with AND/OR/NOT, IN, IS NULL and IS EMPTY, column-to-column comparisons, arithmetic and date functions, FILTER (WHERE ...) on aggregates, expression GROUP BY, HAVING, and AS aliases. Values are typed; an incompatible or missing operand evaluates to unknown so dirty cells stay out of positive and negated filters.

Also allow LIMIT 0 to bind headers and return no data rows, and expose WithGroupLimit to tune the retained group-state cap. SheetQuery now scans through the internal IQueryScan abstraction so expression and legacy scans share the same projection and range paths.
Add ExpressionQueryBenchmarks to measure the extended query language against an equivalent direct reader loop across low and high group cardinality. The benchmark generates its own workbook, so it needs no external data.

Ignore scripts/query-oracle/ alongside bench/ and docs/: the DuckDB parity oracle depends on an external workbook and local absolute paths, so it stays a local development artifact.
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The query library adds expression-based queries with parsing, evaluation, grouping, aggregation, filtering, ordering, and synchronous and asynchronous execution. The change also adds tests and benchmarks, updates Query DSL documentation, and refreshes package metadata.

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Expression Query Support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Expression syntax and query plan
src/XLSight.Query/Internal/*Expression.cs, src/XLSight.Query/Internal/ExtendedQueryParser.cs, src/XLSight.Query/Internal/ExtendedQueryPlan.cs, src/XLSight.Query/Internal/QueryDslParser.cs
Adds expression records and a plan for expression queries. The parser supports two query forms, expression operators and functions, aggregates with filters, and query-shape validation.
Expression evaluation and scanning
src/XLSight.Query/Internal/ExpressionEvaluator.cs, src/XLSight.Query/Internal/ExpressionQueryScan.cs, src/XLSight.Query/Internal/AggregateAccumulator.cs, src/XLSight.Query/Internal/QueryScan.cs
Evaluates expressions and scans rows. The scans support grouped aggregates, HAVING, ordering, limits, and diagnostics. Numeric aggregation and comparisons reject non-finite values.
Parsing and execution integration
src/XLSight.Query/SheetQuerySpec.cs, src/XLSight.Query/SheetQuery.cs, src/XLSight.Query/ExcelWorkbookQueryExtensions.cs, src/XLSight.Query/Internal/IQueryScan.cs
Adds expression-query metadata and connects parsed plans to synchronous and asynchronous execution. Zero limits return headers without scanning data rows.
Tests and Query DSL documentation
tests/XLSight.Tests/Query/*, tests/XLSight.Tests/Query/Infrastructure/SalesWorkbook.cs, src/XLSight.Query/README.md
Adds query and regression tests, allows the workbook fixture to use supplied records, and documents expression syntax, value semantics, grouping, and limits.
Expression query benchmark
benchmarks/XLSight.Benchmarks/ExpressionQueryBenchmarks.cs
Adds generated-workbook benchmarks comparing expression queries with a direct-reader implementation. Setup checks that both paths return matching results.

Build Metadata Updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Ignore rule and package versions
.gitignore, Directory.Packages.props, benchmarks/XLSight.Benchmarks/packages.lock.json, tests/*/packages.lock.json
Ignores scripts/query-oracle/ and updates centrally managed and locked SourceLink packages and their System.IO.Hashing dependency.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant SheetQuerySpec
  participant ExcelWorkbookQueryExtensions
  participant SheetQuery
  participant ExpressionQueryScan
  SheetQuerySpec->>ExcelWorkbookQueryExtensions: provide parsed expression plan
  ExcelWorkbookQueryExtensions->>SheetQuery: configure group limit and expression plan
  SheetQuery->>ExpressionQueryScan: execute query
  ExpressionQueryScan->>SheetQuery: return query result
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Expression queries with unusual decimal-and-letter text, such as 2.5east, are rejected with an invalid-number error rather than being tokenized as intended. Ordinary queries are unaffected, so the change is mergeable after this small parser fix or with it as a known follow-up.

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Correct alias resolution, header handling, aggregate validation, numeric overflow,
diagnostic counting, ordering ties, and LIMIT 0 behavior so extended queries
produce consistent results across execution paths.

Add 63 regression cases and document query semantics.
Validation passed the Release build, 927 tests, five independent workbook
oracle cases, and four million-row stress probes.
Replace the vulnerable Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Git dependency pulled in by SourceLink.
Regenerate lock files with CI=true and verify audited locked restore and Release build.
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Review comments at @src/XLSight.Query/Internal/ExtendedQueryParser.cs:
- Around line 1084-1085: Update the exponent check in the number-parsing method
of ExtendedQueryParser so it consumes e or E only when followed by a digit, or
by a sign followed by a digit. Preserve the existing identifier handling for
inputs such as 2e, and ensure incomplete exponents such as 2.5e and 2.5east are
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Comment thread src/XLSight.Query/Internal/ExtendedQueryParser.cs Outdated
Recognize exponents only when a digit follows the marker and optional sign.
Preserve identifier parsing for incomplete exponents, including decimal prefixes,
and keep arithmetic operators separate from those identifiers.

Add regressions for exponent-like names, operators, and valid scientific notation.
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