LogicalQueryParser

A parser to generate a tree structure from a logical search query string using treetop.

Dependencies

  • ruby 2.3+
  • treetop 1.6+
  • activerecord 4.2+ (optional)

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'logical_query_parser'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install logical_query_parser

Usage

You can parse a logical query string as follows:

parser = LogicalQueryParser.new
parser.parse('a AND b')

# return value is a syntax tree of treetop
=> SyntaxNode+Exp0+ExpNode offset=0, "a AND b" (any):
  SyntaxNode+Cond0+CondNode offset=0, "a AND b" (lexp,logic,rexp):
    SyntaxNode+Literal0+LiteralNode offset=0, "a" (word,negative):
      SyntaxNode offset=0, ""
      SyntaxNode+WordNode offset=0, "a":
        SyntaxNode+Atom0 offset=0, "a":
          SyntaxNode offset=0, ""
          SyntaxNode offset=0, "a"
    SyntaxNode offset=1, " ":
      SyntaxNode offset=1, " "
    SyntaxNode+AndNode offset=2, "AND"
    SyntaxNode offset=5, " ":
      SyntaxNode offset=5, " "
    SyntaxNode+Exp0+ExpNode offset=6, "b" (any):
      SyntaxNode+Literal0+LiteralNode offset=6, "b" (word,negative):
        SyntaxNode offset=6, ""
        SyntaxNode+WordNode offset=6, "b":
          SyntaxNode+Atom0 offset=6, "b":
            SyntaxNode offset=6, ""
            SyntaxNode offset=6, "b"

You can parse quoted strings:

parser = LogicalQueryParser.new
parser.parse('("a a" AND "b b") OR (c AND d)')

You can also parse negative conditions:

parser = LogicalQueryParser.new
parser.parse('("a a" AND NOT "b b") OR (c AND -d)')

Supported operators

  • AND / and / &: represents an AND logic.
  • OR / or / |: represents an OR logic.
  • NOT / -: represents a NOT logic. This should precede to a word or a parenthesis.
  • (: represents beginning of a nested expression.
  • ): represents end of a nested expression.
  • ": represents beginning or end of a quoted word.
  • Space: represents a boundary between two words.

For more information, see grammar definition.

Compile into SQL

You can compile a syntax tree into a SQL statement by using activerecord model. For example, the code below

class Table < ActiveRecord::Base
  def build_sql(str = "a AND b")
    parser = LogicalQueryParser.new
    parser.parse(str).to_sql(model: self, columns: %w(c1 c2))
  end
end

builds a SQL statement as follows (this example shows a postgresql statement):

("tables"."c1" ILIKE '%a%' OR "tables"."c2" ILIKE '%a%') AND ("tables"."c1" ILIKE '%b%' OR "tables"."c2" ILIKE '%b%')

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/kanety/logical_query_parser. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.