query: Differentiate between wildcard '*' and named wildcard '(*)'

cli/src/tests/query_test.rs

@@ -402,6 +402,38 @@ fn test_query_matches_capturing_error_nodes() {
     });
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_query_matches_with_named_wildcard() {
+    allocations::record(|| {
+        let language = get_language("javascript");
+        let query = Query::new(
+            language,
+            "
+            (return_statement (*) @the-return-value)
+            (binary_expression operator: * @the-operator)
+            ",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let source = "return a + b - c;";
+
+        let mut parser = Parser::new();
+        parser.set_language(language).unwrap();
+        let tree = parser.parse(source, None).unwrap();
+        let mut cursor = QueryCursor::new();
+        let matches = cursor.matches(&query, tree.root_node(), to_callback(source));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            collect_matches(matches, &query, source),
+            &[
+                (0, vec![("the-return-value", "a + b - c")]),
+                (1, vec![("the-operator", "+")]),
+                (1, vec![("the-operator", "-")]),
+            ]
+        );
+    });
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_query_matches_in_language_with_simple_aliases() {
     allocations::record(|| {

lib/src/query.c

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ static const TSQueryError PARENT_DONE = -1;
 static const uint8_t PATTERN_DONE_MARKER = UINT8_MAX;
 static const uint16_t NONE = UINT16_MAX;
 static const TSSymbol WILDCARD_SYMBOL = 0;
+static const TSSymbol NAMED_WILDCARD_SYMBOL = UINT16_MAX - 1;
 static const uint16_t MAX_STATE_COUNT = 32;
 
 // #define LOG(...) fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__)
@@ -615,7 +616,7 @@ static TSQueryError ts_query__parse_pattern(
 
     // Parse the wildcard symbol
     if (stream->next == '*') {
-      symbol = WILDCARD_SYMBOL;
+      symbol = NAMED_WILDCARD_SYMBOL;
       stream_advance(stream);
     }
 
@@ -1240,7 +1241,8 @@ static inline bool ts_query_cursor__advance(TSQueryCursor *self) {
         // pattern.
         bool node_does_match =
           step->symbol == symbol ||
-          (!step->symbol && ts_node_is_named(node));
+          step->symbol == WILDCARD_SYMBOL ||
+          (step->symbol == NAMED_WILDCARD_SYMBOL && ts_node_is_named(node));
         bool later_sibling_can_match = can_have_later_siblings;
         if (step->field) {
           if (step->field == field_id) {