Fix!: use maybe_parse in exp.to_table so they have parity

sqlglot/dialects/bigquery.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     timestrtotime_sql,
     ts_or_ds_to_date_sql,
 )
-from sqlglot.helper import seq_get
+from sqlglot.helper import seq_get, split_num_words
 from sqlglot.tokens import TokenType
 
 E = t.TypeVar("E", bound=exp.Expression)
@@ -230,10 +230,19 @@ def _parse_table_part(self, schema: bool = False) -> t.Optional[exp.Expression]:
 
             return this
 
-        def _parse_table_parts(self, schema: bool = False) -> exp.Expression:
+        def _parse_table_parts(self, schema: bool = False) -> exp.Table:
             table = super()._parse_table_parts(schema=schema)
             if isinstance(table.this, exp.Identifier) and "." in table.name:
-                table = exp.to_table(table.name, dialect="bigquery")
+                catalog, db, this, *rest = (
+                    t.cast(t.Optional[exp.Expression], exp.to_identifier(x))
+                    for x in split_num_words(table.name, ".", 3)
+                )
+
+                if rest and this:
+                    this = exp.Dot.build(t.cast(t.List[exp.Expression], [this, *rest]))
+
+                table = exp.Table(this=this, db=db, catalog=catalog)
+
             return table
 
     class Generator(generator.Generator):

sqlglot/dialects/tsql.py

@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def _parse_system_time(self) -> t.Optional[exp.Expression]:
 
             return system_time
 
-        def _parse_table_parts(self, schema: bool = False) -> exp.Expression:
+        def _parse_table_parts(self, schema: bool = False) -> exp.Table:
             table = super()._parse_table_parts(schema=schema)
             table.set("system_time", self._parse_system_time())
             return table

sqlglot/expressions.py

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     ensure_collection,
     ensure_list,
     seq_get,
-    split_num_words,
     subclasses,
 )
 from sqlglot.tokens import Token
@@ -2188,7 +2187,7 @@ def catalog(self) -> str:
 
     @property
     def parts(self) -> t.List[Identifier]:
-        """Return the parts of a column in order catalog, db, table."""
+        """Return the parts of a table in order catalog, db, table."""
         return [
             t.cast(Identifier, self.args[part])
             for part in ("catalog", "db", "this")
@@ -5022,13 +5021,17 @@ def to_table(sql_path: None, **kwargs) -> None:
     ...
 
 
-def to_table(sql_path: t.Optional[str | Table], **kwargs) -> t.Optional[Table]:
+def to_table(
+    sql_path: t.Optional[str | Table], dialect: DialectType = None, **kwargs
+) -> t.Optional[Table]:
     """
     Create a table expression from a `[catalog].[schema].[table]` sql path. Catalog and schema are optional.
     If a table is passed in then that table is returned.
 
     Args:
         sql_path: a `[catalog].[schema].[table]` string.
+        dialect: the source dialect according to which the table name will be parsed.
+        kwargs: the kwargs to instantiate the resulting `Table` expression with.
 
     Returns:
         A table expression.
@@ -5038,8 +5041,12 @@ def to_table(sql_path: t.Optional[str | Table], **kwargs) -> t.Optional[Table]:
     if not isinstance(sql_path, str):
         raise ValueError(f"Invalid type provided for a table: {type(sql_path)}")
 
-    catalog, db, table_name = (to_identifier(x) for x in split_num_words(sql_path, ".", 3))
-    return Table(this=table_name, db=db, catalog=catalog, **kwargs)
+    table = maybe_parse(sql_path, into=Table, dialect=dialect)
+    if table:
+        for k, v in kwargs.items():
+            table.set(k, v)
+
+    return table
 
 
 def to_column(sql_path: str | Column, **kwargs) -> Column:

sqlglot/parser.py

@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ class Parser(metaclass=_Parser):
         exp.Limit: lambda self: self._parse_limit(),
         exp.Offset: lambda self: self._parse_offset(),
         exp.TableAlias: lambda self: self._parse_table_alias(),
-        exp.Table: lambda self: self._parse_table(),
+        exp.Table: lambda self: self._parse_table_parts(),
         exp.Condition: lambda self: self._parse_conjunction(),
         exp.Expression: lambda self: self._parse_statement(),
         exp.Properties: lambda self: self._parse_properties(),
@@ -2255,7 +2255,7 @@ def _parse_table_part(self, schema: bool = False) -> t.Optional[exp.Expression]:
             or self._parse_placeholder()
         )
 
-    def _parse_table_parts(self, schema: bool = False) -> exp.Expression:
+    def _parse_table_parts(self, schema: bool = False) -> exp.Table:
         catalog = None
         db = None
         table = self._parse_table_part(schema=schema)
@@ -2299,7 +2299,7 @@ def _parse_table(
                 subquery.set("pivots", self._parse_pivots())
             return subquery
 
-        this = self._parse_table_parts(schema=schema)
+        this: exp.Expression = self._parse_table_parts(schema=schema)
 
         if schema:
             return self._parse_schema(this=this)

tests/dialects/test_bigquery.py

@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ def test_bigquery(self):
             "CREATE TEMP TABLE foo AS SELECT 1",
             write={"bigquery": "CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE foo AS SELECT 1"},
         )
+        self.validate_all(
+            "SELECT * FROM `SOME_PROJECT_ID.SOME_DATASET_ID.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SOME_VIEW`",
+            write={
+                "bigquery": "SELECT * FROM SOME_PROJECT_ID.SOME_DATASET_ID.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SOME_VIEW",
+            },
+        )
         self.validate_all(
             "SELECT * FROM `my-project.my-dataset.my-table`",
             write={"bigquery": "SELECT * FROM `my-project`.`my-dataset`.`my-table`"},

tests/test_expressions.py

@@ -726,10 +726,6 @@ def test_to_table(self):
         self.assertEqual(catalog_db_and_table.args.get("catalog"), exp.to_identifier("catalog"))
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             exp.to_table(1)
-        empty_string = exp.to_table("")
-        self.assertEqual(empty_string.name, "")
-        self.assertIsNone(table_only.args.get("db"))
-        self.assertIsNone(table_only.args.get("catalog"))
 
     def test_to_column(self):
         column_only = exp.to_column("column_name")

tests/test_parser.py

@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ def test_parse_into(self):
         self.assertIsInstance(parse_one("left join foo", into=exp.Join), exp.Join)
         self.assertIsInstance(parse_one("int", into=exp.DataType), exp.DataType)
         self.assertIsInstance(parse_one("array<int>", into=exp.DataType), exp.DataType)
+        self.assertIsInstance(parse_one("foo", into=exp.Table), exp.Table)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ParseError) as ctx:
+            parse_one("SELECT * FROM tbl", into=exp.Table)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            str(ctx.exception),
+            "Failed to parse into <class 'sqlglot.expressions.Table'>",
+        )
 
     def test_parse_into_error(self):
         expected_message = "Failed to parse into [<class 'sqlglot.expressions.From'>]"