FEAT: Adding getInfo

mssql_python/connection.py

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def _validate_encoding(encoding: str) -> bool:
     ProgrammingError,
     NotSupportedError,
 )
+from mssql_python.constants import GetInfoConstants
 
 
 class Connection:
@@ -544,6 +545,30 @@ def getdecoding(self, sqltype):
 
         return self._decoding_settings[sqltype].copy()
 
+    @property
+    def searchescape(self):
+        """
+        The ODBC search pattern escape character, as returned by 
+        SQLGetInfo(SQL_SEARCH_PATTERN_ESCAPE), used to escape special characters 
+        such as '%' and '_' in LIKE clauses. These are driver specific.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: The search pattern escape character (usually '\' or another character)
+        """
+        if not hasattr(self, '_searchescape'):
+            try:
+                escape_char = self.getinfo(GetInfoConstants.SQL_SEARCH_PATTERN_ESCAPE.value)
+                # Some drivers might return this as an integer memory address
+                # or other non-string format, so ensure we have a string
+                if not isinstance(escape_char, str):
+                    escape_char = '\\'  # Default to backslash if not a string
+                self._searchescape = escape_char
+            except Exception as e:
+                # Log the exception for debugging, but do not expose sensitive info
+                log('warning', f"Failed to retrieve search escape character, using default '\\'. Exception: {type(e).__name__}")
+                self._searchescape = '\\'
+        return self._searchescape
+
     def cursor(self) -> Cursor:
         """
         Return a new Cursor object using the connection.
@@ -824,6 +849,30 @@ def batch_execute(self, statements, params=None, reuse_cursor=None, auto_close=F
             log('debug', "Automatically closed cursor after batch execution")
 
         return results, cursor
+
+    def getinfo(self, info_type):
+        """
+        Return general information about the driver and data source.
+
+        Args:
+            info_type (int): The type of information to return. See the ODBC
+                             SQLGetInfo documentation for the supported values.
+
+        Returns:
+            The requested information. The type of the returned value depends
+            on the information requested. It will be a string, integer, or boolean.
+
+        Raises:
+            DatabaseError: If there is an error retrieving the information.
+            InterfaceError: If the connection is closed.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            raise InterfaceError(
+                driver_error="Cannot get info on closed connection",
+                ddbc_error="Cannot get info on closed connection",
+            )
+
+        return self._conn.get_info(info_type)
 
     def commit(self) -> None:
         """

mssql_python/constants.py

@@ -134,6 +134,144 @@ class ConstantsDDBC(Enum):
     SQL_QUICK = 0
     SQL_ENSURE = 1
 
+class GetInfoConstants(Enum):
+    """
+    These constants are used with various methods like getinfo().
+    """
+
+    # Driver and database information
+    SQL_DRIVER_NAME = 6
+    SQL_DRIVER_VER = 7
+    SQL_DRIVER_ODBC_VER = 77
+    SQL_DRIVER_HLIB = 76
+    SQL_DRIVER_HENV = 75
+    SQL_DRIVER_HDBC = 74
+    SQL_DATA_SOURCE_NAME = 2
+    SQL_DATABASE_NAME = 16
+    SQL_SERVER_NAME = 13
+    SQL_USER_NAME = 47
+
+    # SQL conformance and support
+    SQL_SQL_CONFORMANCE = 118
+    SQL_KEYWORDS = 89
+    SQL_IDENTIFIER_CASE = 28
+    SQL_IDENTIFIER_QUOTE_CHAR = 29
+    SQL_SPECIAL_CHARACTERS = 94
+    SQL_SQL92_ENTRY_SQL = 127
+    SQL_SQL92_INTERMEDIATE_SQL = 128
+    SQL_SQL92_FULL_SQL = 129
+    SQL_SUBQUERIES = 95
+    SQL_EXPRESSIONS_IN_ORDERBY = 27
+    SQL_CORRELATION_NAME = 74
+    SQL_SEARCH_PATTERN_ESCAPE = 14
+
+    # Catalog and schema support
+    SQL_CATALOG_TERM = 42
+    SQL_CATALOG_NAME_SEPARATOR = 41
+    SQL_SCHEMA_TERM = 39
+    SQL_TABLE_TERM = 45
+    SQL_PROCEDURES = 21
+    SQL_ACCESSIBLE_TABLES = 19
+    SQL_ACCESSIBLE_PROCEDURES = 20
+    SQL_CATALOG_NAME = 10002
+    SQL_CATALOG_USAGE = 92
+    SQL_SCHEMA_USAGE = 91
+    SQL_COLUMN_ALIAS = 87
+    SQL_DESCRIBE_PARAMETER = 10003
+
+    # Transaction support
+    SQL_TXN_CAPABLE = 46
+    SQL_TXN_ISOLATION_OPTION = 72
+    SQL_DEFAULT_TXN_ISOLATION = 26
+    SQL_MULTIPLE_ACTIVE_TXN = 37
+    SQL_TXN_ISOLATION_LEVEL = 108
+
+    # Data type support
+    SQL_NUMERIC_FUNCTIONS = 49
+    SQL_STRING_FUNCTIONS = 50
+    SQL_DATETIME_FUNCTIONS = 51
+    SQL_SYSTEM_FUNCTIONS = 58
+    SQL_CONVERT_FUNCTIONS = 48
+    SQL_LIKE_ESCAPE_CLAUSE = 113
+
+    # Numeric limits
+    SQL_MAX_COLUMN_NAME_LEN = 30
+    SQL_MAX_TABLE_NAME_LEN = 35
+    SQL_MAX_SCHEMA_NAME_LEN = 32
+    SQL_MAX_CATALOG_NAME_LEN = 34
+    SQL_MAX_IDENTIFIER_LEN = 10005
+    SQL_MAX_STATEMENT_LEN = 105
+    SQL_MAX_CHAR_LITERAL_LEN = 108
+    SQL_MAX_BINARY_LITERAL_LEN = 112
+    SQL_MAX_COLUMNS_IN_TABLE = 101
+    SQL_MAX_COLUMNS_IN_SELECT = 100
+    SQL_MAX_COLUMNS_IN_GROUP_BY = 97
+    SQL_MAX_COLUMNS_IN_ORDER_BY = 99
+    SQL_MAX_COLUMNS_IN_INDEX = 98
+    SQL_MAX_TABLES_IN_SELECT = 106
+    SQL_MAX_CONCURRENT_ACTIVITIES = 1
+    SQL_MAX_DRIVER_CONNECTIONS = 0
+    SQL_MAX_ROW_SIZE = 104
+    SQL_MAX_USER_NAME_LEN = 107
+
+    # Connection attributes
+    SQL_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS = 0
+    SQL_ACTIVE_STATEMENTS = 1
+    SQL_DATA_SOURCE_READ_ONLY = 25
+    SQL_NEED_LONG_DATA_LEN = 111
+    SQL_GETDATA_EXTENSIONS = 81
+
+    # Result set and cursor attributes
+    SQL_CURSOR_COMMIT_BEHAVIOR = 23
+    SQL_CURSOR_ROLLBACK_BEHAVIOR = 24
+    SQL_CURSOR_SENSITIVITY = 10001
+    SQL_BOOKMARK_PERSISTENCE = 82
+    SQL_DYNAMIC_CURSOR_ATTRIBUTES1 = 144
+    SQL_DYNAMIC_CURSOR_ATTRIBUTES2 = 145
+    SQL_FORWARD_ONLY_CURSOR_ATTRIBUTES1 = 146
+    SQL_FORWARD_ONLY_CURSOR_ATTRIBUTES2 = 147
+    SQL_STATIC_CURSOR_ATTRIBUTES1 = 150
+    SQL_STATIC_CURSOR_ATTRIBUTES2 = 151
+    SQL_KEYSET_CURSOR_ATTRIBUTES1 = 148
+    SQL_KEYSET_CURSOR_ATTRIBUTES2 = 149
+    SQL_SCROLL_OPTIONS = 44
+    SQL_SCROLL_CONCURRENCY = 43
+    SQL_FETCH_DIRECTION = 8
+    SQL_ROWSET_SIZE = 9
+    SQL_CONCURRENCY = 7
+    SQL_ROW_NUMBER = 14
+    SQL_STATIC_SENSITIVITY = 83
+    SQL_BATCH_SUPPORT = 121
+    SQL_BATCH_ROW_COUNT = 120
+    SQL_PARAM_ARRAY_ROW_COUNTS = 153
+    SQL_PARAM_ARRAY_SELECTS = 154
+
+    # Positioned statement support
+    SQL_POSITIONED_STATEMENTS = 80
+
+    # Other constants
+    SQL_GROUP_BY = 88
+    SQL_OJ_CAPABILITIES = 65
+    SQL_ORDER_BY_COLUMNS_IN_SELECT = 90
+    SQL_OUTER_JOINS = 38
+    SQL_QUOTED_IDENTIFIER_CASE = 93
+    SQL_CONCAT_NULL_BEHAVIOR = 22
+    SQL_NULL_COLLATION = 85
+    SQL_ALTER_TABLE = 86
+    SQL_UNION = 96
+    SQL_DDL_INDEX = 170
+    SQL_MULT_RESULT_SETS = 36
+    SQL_OWNER_USAGE = 91
+    SQL_QUALIFIER_USAGE = 92
+    SQL_TIMEDATE_ADD_INTERVALS = 109
+    SQL_TIMEDATE_DIFF_INTERVALS = 110
+
+    # Return values for some getinfo functions
+    SQL_IC_UPPER = 1
+    SQL_IC_LOWER = 2
+    SQL_IC_SENSITIVE = 3
+    SQL_IC_MIXED = 4
+
 class AuthType(Enum):
     """Constants for authentication types"""
     INTERACTIVE = "activedirectoryinteractive"