This is an implementation of Resource Query Language (RQL) that does not use the DOJO AMD framework. The implementation primarily focuses on the ability to apply an RQL query string against a JSON array.
The original project (in AMD form) can be found at github.com/kriszyp/rql, along with some good documentation. It's some fine stuff, check it out. This query engine sandbox is also useful for learning and testing with the original RQL engine.
Add the script to your project.
<script src="rql.min.js"></script>
The library adds three objects to the global namespace
RqlArray
RqlQuery
RqlParser
For the most part, only RqlArray is needed (the other two classes support the internals of RqlArray, though you can use them for custom trickery).
A simple example that filters an array for objects where the age property is less than 40:
var ra = new RqlArray(),
data = [{name: "Danbo", age: 25}, {name: "Jimbo", age: 45}, {name: "Hambo", age: 9}],
query = "lt(age,40)",
result;
result = ra.executeQuery(query, {}, data);
//the contents of result would be [{name: "Danbo", age: 25}, {name: "Hambo", age: 9}]
The conversion testing primarily focused on using string-based functional queries. E.g.
"and(eq(name,Jimbo),gt(age,24))"
URL type queries also seem to be working but have not been thoroughly tested. There are issues with OR and brackets, though these also exist in the original RQL library. E.g.
"name=Jimbo&age=gt=24"
"(name=Jimbo&age>24)|(name=Hambo&age<43)" //this query usually throws an error
Inline chained queries was not tested and is quite possibly broken due to the removal of the DOJO module code. E.g.
var fooBetween3And10Query = new RqlQuery().lt("foo",3).gt("foo",10);
The typical not operator appears to have no support in RQL. So, for example, you can't do something like "not(and(eq(name,Jimbo),gt(age,24)))"
String-based functional queries are what will be used by the RAMP project, and is recommended to anyone else using this implementaiton. Of course, fixes to the other formats are always welcome via a pull request.
A quick lookup for function names. Detailed examples of each can be found in the Examples section below
eq(<property>,<value>)- equal tone(<property>,<value>)- not equal tole(<property>,<value>)- less than or equal toge(<property>,<value>)- greater than or equal tolt(<property>,<value>)- less thangt(<property>,<value>)- greater thanmatch(<property>,<regex>)- regular expression match, case insensitivematchcase(<property>,<regex>)- regular expression match, case sensitivein(<property>,<array-of-values>)- equal to one of a set of valuesout(<property>,<array-of-values>)- not equal to any of a set of valuescontains(<property>,<value | expression>)- array contains a value that satisfies an expressionexcludes(<property>,<value | expression>)- array does not contain a value that satisfies an expressionbetween(<property>,<range-of-values>,...)- value is within a rangeand(<query>,<query>,...)- logical andor(<query>,<query>,...)- logical orsort(<+|-><property,...)- sorts array on property valuesselect(<property>,<property>,...)- only includes specific properties in the result setunselect(<property>,<property>,...)- exclude specific properties from the result setvalues(<property>,<property>,...)- returns array of specific property valueslimit(count,start)- return a range of the arraydistinct()- return an array of distinct valuesrecurse(<property?>)- copy values from child arrays into top arraysum(<property?>)- sum of values of a propertymean(<property?>)- mean average of values of a propertymax(<property?>)- maximum value of a propertymin(<property?>)- minimum value of a propertycount()- number of elements in top arrayfirst()- first element in top arrayone()- first and only element in top arrayaggregate(<property|function>,...)- perform group-by aggregation
Here are some fun examples of how to apply query functions in RQL. Examples will often be in the following format:
data = [<some objects>];
query = "<a query string>";
result = <result from the executeQuery function>;
The equality after the result variable is just for readability. In actual code, the result would be set by calling the executeQuery function.
Spaces between parameters are treated as values.
"eq(firstName,Jimbo)" will match against "Jimbo"
"eq(firstName, Jimbo)" will match against " Jimbo"
If a query requires an array of values as a parameter, the array is constructed with round brackets and comma delimiters.
"in(colour,(red,purple,orange))"
To drill into nested JSON object properties, supply an array of property names instead of a single property name.
"eq((car,colour),green)"
will inspect the colour property in a data array like
[{name: "Jimbo", car: {make: "Dodge", colour: "green"}}]
Alternately, arrays can be specified with a slash notation.
"in(colour,red/purple/orange)"
"eq(car/colour,green)"
To target the objects in the data array instead of a property of them, leave the property value blank.
"eq(,Jimbo)" is appropriate for a data array like this: ["Danbo", "Jimbo", "Hambo"]
Functions can be chained together with commas. This is particularly useful to apply a function that affects the entire array after you have filtered the array.
"eq(firstName,Jimbo),sort(+lastName),select(firstName,lastName,age)"
For boolean values, use lower case constants to define true or false
"eq(inSchool,true)"
Primitive data types can be specified in the query by putting the type before the value, followed by a colon.
"eq(id,string:5)" will search for the string "5", not the integer 5
Filters objects where the value of the given property is equal to the given value.
Usage: eq(<property>,<value>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
query = "eq(name,Jimbo)";
result = [
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
Alternate forms
"name=Jimbo"
"name==Jimbo"
"name=eq=Jimbo"
Filters objects where the value of the given property is not equal to the given value.
Usage: ne(<property>,<value>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
query = "ne(name,Jimbo)";
result = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40}
];
Alternate forms
"name!=Jimbo"
"name=ne=Jimbo"
Filters objects where the value of the given property is less than or equal to the given value.
Usage: le(<property>,<value>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
query = "le(age,40)";
result = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40}
];
query = "le(name,I)";
result = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40}
];
Alternate forms
"age<=40"
"age=le=40"
Filters objects where the value of the given property is greater than or equal to the given value.
Usage: ge(<property>,<value>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
query = "ge(age,40)";
result = [
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
query = "ge(name,J)";
result = [
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
Alternate forms
"age>=25"
"age=ge=25"
Filters objects where the value of the given property is less than the given value.
Usage: lt(<property>,<value>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
query = "lt(age,40)";
result = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37}
];
query = "lt(name,J)";
result = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40}
];
Alternate forms
"age<35"
"age=lt=35"
Filters objects where the value of the given property is greater than the given value.
Usage: gt(<property>,<value>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
query = "gt(age,40)";
result = [
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
query = "gt(name,J)";
result = [
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
Alternate forms
"age>42"
"age=gt=42"
Filters objects where the value of the given property satisfies the given regex pattern, with case insensitivity turned on.
Usage: match(<property>,<regex>)
data = [
{name: "danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Mc ron dougal", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Mc Daniel", age: 44}
];
query = "match(name,da)";
result = [
{name: "danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Mc Daniel", age: 44}
];
query = "match(name,mc*d)";
result = [
{name: "Mc ron dougal", age: 37},
{name: "Mc Daniel", age: 44}
];
Filters objects where the value of the given property satisfies the given regex pattern, with case sensitivity turned on.
Usage: matchcase(<property>,<regex>)
data = [
{name: "danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Mc ron dougal", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Mc Daniel", age: 44}
];
query = "matchcase(name,da)";
result = [
{name: "danbo", age: 25}
];
query = "matchcase(name,Mc*D)";
result = [
{name: "Mc Daniel", age: 44}
];
Filters objects where the value of the given property is equal to one of the values in the given array of values.
Usage: in(<property>,<array-of-values>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Daniel", age: 44}
];
query = "in(name,(Dan,Daniel,Danbo))";
result = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Daniel", age: 44}
];
Filters objects where the value of the given property is not equal to any of the values in the given array of values.
Usage: out(<property>,<array-of-values>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Daniel", age: 44}
];
query = "out(name,(Dan,Daniel,Danbo))";
result = [
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40}
];
Filters objects where the value of the given property is an array, and that array has an element that equals the given value or satisfies the given expression.
Usage: contains(<property>,<value | expression>)
//using value match
data = [
{
order: "00235",
toppings: ["mushroom", "green pepper", "bacon"]
},
{
order: "00236",
toppings: ["mushroom", "tomato", "onion"]
}
];
query = "contains(toppings,onion)";
result = [
{
order: "00236",
toppings: ["mushroom", "tomato", "onion"]
}
];
//using expression match
data = [
{
order: "00235",
toppings: [
{name: "mushroom", quantity: 1},
{name: "green pepper", quantity: 1},
{name: "bacon", quantity: 2}
]
},
{
order: "00236",
toppings: [
{name: "mushroom", quantity: 1},
{name: "tomato", quantity: 1},
{name: "onion", quantity: 0.5}
]
}
];
query = "contains(toppings,eq(name,bacon))";
result = [
{
order: "00235",
toppings: [
{name: "mushroom", quantity: 1},
{name: "green pepper", quantity: 1},
{name: "bacon", quantity: 2}
]
}
];
Filters objects where the value of the given property is an array, and that array has no elements that equal the given value or satisfies the given expression.
Usage: excludes(<property>,<value | expression>)
//using value match
data = [
{
order: "00235",
toppings: ["mushroom", "green pepper", "bacon"]
},
{
order: "00236",
toppings: ["mushroom", "tomato", "onion"]
}
];
query = "excludes(toppings,bacon)";
result = [
{
order: "00236",
toppings: ["mushroom", "tomato", "onion"]
}
];
//using expression match
data = [
{
order: "00235",
toppings: [
{name: "mushroom", quantity: 1},
{name: "green pepper", quantity: 1},
{name: "bacon", quantity: 2}
]
},
{
order: "00236",
toppings: [
{name: "mushroom", quantity: 1},
{name: "tomato", quantity: 1},
{name: "onion", quantity: 0.5}
]
}
];
query = "excludes(toppings,eq(name,onion))";
result = [
{
order: "00235",
toppings: [
{name: "mushroom", quantity: 1},
{name: "green pepper", quantity: 1},
{name: "bacon", quantity: 2}
]
}
];
Filters objects where the value of the given property is within the given range. The range is inclusive on the lower bound, and exclusive on the upper bound.
Usage: between(<property>,<range-of-values>,...)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44},
{name: "Aunt Punchy", age: 37},
{name: "Uncle Shouty", age: 17}
];
query = "between(age,(25,44))";
result = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Aunt Punchy", age: 37}
];
query = "between(name,(H,M))";
result = [
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44}
];
Performs a logical AND on two or more queries.
Usage: and(<query>,<query>,...)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25, salary: 23000, gender: "male"},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40, salary: 35000, gender: "female"},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 40, salary: 38000, gender: "male"},
{name: "Jenbo", age: 22, salary: 21000, gender: "female"},
{name: "Aunt Punchy", age: 40, salary: 52000, gender: "female"}
];
query = "and(eq(gender,female),lt(salary,50000),match(name,j))";
result = [
{name: "Jenbo", age: 22, salary: 21000, gender: "female"}
];
Alternate form
"eq(gender,female)<(salary,50000)&match(name,j)"
Performs a logical OR on two or more queries.
Usage: or(<query>,<query>,...)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25, salary: 23000, gender: "male"},
{name: "Hambo", age: 30, salary: 35000, gender: "female"},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 40, salary: 38000, gender: "male"},
{name: "Jenbo", age: 22, salary: 21000, gender: "female"},
{name: "Aunt Punchy", age: 40, salary: 52000, gender: "female"}
];
query = "or(eq(age,40),gt(salary,50000),match(name,h))";
result = [
{name: "Hambo", age: 30, salary: 35000, gender: "female"},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 40, salary: 38000, gender: "male"},
{name: "Aunt Punchy", age: 40, salary: 52000, gender: "female"}
];
Alternate form (gets cranky when brackets are introduced to the query string)
"firstName=John|firstName=Johnny|firstName=Jon"
Will sort the array based on the given properties. The leading + or - dictates the order of the sort. Cannot currently sort on nested properties.
Usage: sort(<+|-><property>,...)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17}
];
query = "lt(age,30),sort(-name)";
result = [
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17},
{name: "Danbo", age: 25}
];
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 40}
];
query = "sort(-age,+name)";
result = [
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 40},
{name: "Danbo", age: 25}
];
data = [
{person: {name: "Danbo", age: 25}},
{person: {name: "Hambo", age: 40}}
];
query = "sort(+(person,name))";
result = FAIL!;
Will return the array objects containing only the given properties.
Usage: select(<property>,<property>,...)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25, mood: "feisty"},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40, mood: "serene"},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17, mood: "hyper"}
];
query = "lt(age,30),select(name,mood)";
result = [
{name: "Danbo", mood: "feisty"},
{name: "Jimbo", mood: "hyper"}
];
Will return the array objects with the given properties removed.
Usage: unselect(<property>,<property>,...)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25, mood: "feisty"},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40, mood: "serene"},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17, mood: "hyper"}
];
query = "lt(age,30),unselect(age)";
result = [
{name: "Danbo", mood: "feisty"},
{name: "Jimbo", mood: "hyper"}
];
Will return an array of values for a given property. If multiple properties are given, will return nested arrays of values for each data item.
Usage: values(<property>,<property>,...)
//single property
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25, mood: "feisty"},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40, mood: "serene"},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17, mood: "hyper"}
];
query = "lt(age,30),values(name)";
result = ["Danbo", "Jimbo"];
//multiple properties
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25, mood: "feisty"},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40, mood: "serene"},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17, mood: "hyper"}
];
query = "lt(age,30),values(name,mood)";
result = [
["Danbo", "feisty"],
["Jimbo", "hyper"]
];
Will return a range of the data array. First parameter is the number of items in the range. Second parameter is zero-based index where the range begins.
Usage: limit(count,start)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 44},
{name: "Aunt Punchy", age: 37},
{name: "Uncle Shouty", age: 17}
];
query = "le(age,40),limit(2,1)";
result = [
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Aunt Punchy", age: 37}
];
The source code and original doc has a third parameter, maxCount. If supplied, it appears adds extra properties to the intermediate result (.start, .end, .totalCount), but nothing seems to use those values for anything.
Will return a list of unique values from the data array. Works only on simple value types. Identical objects will be treated as different.
Usage: distinct()
//against values
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Hambo", age: 44}
];
query = "values(name),distinct()";
result = [
"Danbo",
"Hambo"
];
//disappointing object comparison
data = [
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40}
];
query = "distinct()";
result = [
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40}
];
Will take any arrays that belong to the given property and insert those array values into the main array. Will recurse into nested arrays.
Usage: recurse(<property?>)
//property example
data = [
{
name: "Jimbo",
orders: [{id: 25}, {id: 40}]
},
{
name: "Danbo",
orders: [{id: 19}]
}
];
query = "recurse(orders)";
result = [
{
name: "Jimbo",
orders: [{id: 25}, {id: 40}]
},
{id: 25},
{id: 40},
{
name: "Danbo",
orders: [{id: 19}]
},
{id: 19}
];
//top level example with nested arrays
data = [
[1, 2, 3],
[
[4, 5],
[6, 7]
]
];
query = "recurse()";
result = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7];
Returns the sum of the values in the data array. If a property is provided, sums on the value of the property. Values must be numeric.
Usage: sum(<property?>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17}
];
query = "sum(age)";
result = 82;
data = [5, 8, 13, 21];
query = "sum()";
result = 47;
Causes RQL to get angry. Just kidding, y'all. Returns the mean average of the values in the data array. If a property is provided, averages on the value of the property. Values must be numeric.
Usage: mean(<property?>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17}
];
query = "mean(age)";
result = 27.33333333333333;
data = [5, 8, 13, 21];
query = "mean()";
result = 11.75;
Returns the maximum of the values in the data array. If a property is provided, returns the maximum value of the property. Values must be numeric.
Usage: max(<property?>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17}
];
query = "max(age)";
result = 40;
data = [5, 8, 13, 21];
query = "max()";
result = 21;
Returns the minimum of the values in the data array. If a property is provided, returns the minimum value of the property. Values must be numeric.
Usage: min(<property?>)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17}
];
query = "min(age)";
result = 17;
data = [5, 8, 13, 21];
query = "min()";
result = 5;
Returns the number of values in the data array.
Usage: count()
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17}
];
query = "count()";
result = 3;
query = "lt(age,40),count()";
result = 2;
Returns the first value in the data array.
Usage: first()
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 37}
];
query = "gt(age,30),first()";
result = {name: "Hambo", age: 40};
Returns the first and only value in the data array. If array has more than one value, an error is thrown.
Usage: one()
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 17}
];
query = "gt(age,30),first()";
result = {name: "Hambo", age: 40};
query = "gt(age,20),first()";
result = ERROR!!!!;
Returns the result of an aggregation on the dataset. Allows you to group by values, and apply aggregate functions on the data in those groups. Takes an arbitrary list of properties and aggregate functions. Will return an array of objects for each grouping. Each object will contain the specific values of the grouping, and the result of the aggregate functions for that grouping. Function results are stored in properties with integer numbers as names, corresponding to the order the functions were supplied in the query.
Usage: aggregate(<property|function>,...)
data = [
{name: "Danbo", age: 25, salary: 23000, gender: "male"},
{name: "Hambo", age: 40, salary: 35000, gender: "female"},
{name: "Jimbo", age: 40, salary: 38000, gender: "male"},
{name: "Aunt Punchy", age: 40, salary: 52000, gender: "female"}
];
//average salary grouped by age
query = "aggregate(age,mean(salary))";
result = [
{age: 25, "0": 23000},
{age: 40, "0": 41666.6666666}
];
//average salary grouped by age and gender, with count of group membership
query = "aggregate(age,gender,mean(salary),count())";
result = [
{age: 25, gender: "male", "0": 23000, "1": 1},
{age: 40, gender: "female", "0": 43500, "1": 2},
{age: 40, gender: "male", "0": 38000, "1": 1}
];
//maximum salary of people older than 30, grouped by gender
query = "gt(age,30),aggregate(gender,max(salary))";
result = [
{gender: "male", "0": 38000},
{gender: "female", "0": 52000}
];
The middle parameter of RqlArray().executeQuery(,,) is an options object. Usually it is just an empty object. However, there are two properties that may be added for additional functionalities.
The operators property is set to an object with additional functions defined on it. These functions are injected into the RQL function engine and can be used in a query.
var ra = new RqlArray(),
data = [{name: "Danbo", age: 25}, {name: "Jimbo", age: 4}, {name: "Hambo", age: 31}],
query = "last()",
options = {
operators: {
last: function () {
return this[this.length -1];
}
}
};
result;
result = ra.executeQuery(query, options, data);
//the contents of result would be {name: "Hambo", age: 31}
The parameters property is set to an array of values. These values will be substituted into any $# placeholders in the query string.
var ra = new RqlArray(),
data = [{name: "Danbo", age: 25}, {name: "Jimbo", age: 45}, {name: "Hambo", age: 3}],
query = "or(eq(name,$1),gt(age,$2))",
options = {
parameters: ["Danbo", 36]
};
result;
result = ra.executeQuery(query, options, data);
//the contents of result would be [{name: "Danbo", age: 25}, {name: "Jimbo", age: 45}]
This code was "borrowed" from RQL, which is licensed under the AFL or BSD license as part of the Persevere project.