Simple SQL Builder

Generates query strings ready for execution, with built-in parameter escaping & quoting, and helpful clause builder.

Public methods

• select
• insert
• delete
• update
• joins
• order
• group
• where
• having
• limit
• params
• fromJson
• build

select

Takes an {object} with the following keys:

| param | type | comment | |---|---|---| | table | {string/object} | 'table_name' / {'table_name': 'alias'} ^ | | columns | {string[]} | List of columns to fetch | | query | {object} | [optional] Pre-built inner query. ^table isn't required with this option. {'alias': 'pre-built query'} |

Returns self, chainable.

// Simple query example
let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.select({
    'table': {'users': 'user'},
    'columns': [
        'user.first_name',
        'user.last_name',
        'YEAR(user.date_added) AS alumni'
    ]
})
.build();

/** Output:
SELECT `user`.`first_name`, `user`.`last_name`, YEAR(`user`.`date_added`) AS `alumni`
FROM `users` AS `user`
*/
---


// Inner query example
let inner = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.select({
    'table': {'orders': 't'},
    'columns': [
        'MAX(t.date_added) AS date_added',
    ]
})
.where([
    ['t.type', '=', '?'],
])
.group([
    't.type',
])
.params([
    'Fish',
])
.build();

// Main/outer query
let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.select({
    'query': {'joiner': inner},
    'columns': [
        'order.*',
    ]
})
.joins([
    {
        'type': 'inner',
        'table': { 'orders': 'order' },
        'using': [
            'date_added'
        ]
    }
])
.where([
    ['order.type', '=', '?'],
])
.group([
    'order.type'
])
.params([
    'Fish'
])
.build();

/* Output:
SELECT `order`.*
FROM (
    SELECT MAX(`t`.`date_added`) AS `date_added`
    FROM `orders` AS `t`
    WHERE `t`.`type` = 'Fish'
    GROUP BY `t`.`type`
) AS `joiner`
INNER JOIN `orders` AS `order` USING (`date_added`)
WHERE `order`.`type` = 'Fish'
GROUP BY `order`.`type`
*/

insert

Takes an {object} with the following keys:

| param | type | comment | |---|---|---| | table | {string} | 'table_name' | | columns | {object} | {column: value} pairs | | duplicates | {string} | [optional] Update clause on duplicate. Caution: string not escaped |

Returns self, chainable.

let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.insert({
    'table': 'users',
    'columns': {
        'first_name', '?',
        'last_name', '?',
        'age': '?'
    },
    'duplicates': 'age = age + 1'
})
.params([
    'John',
    'Doe',
    30
]);

delete

Takes an {object} with the following keys:

| param | type | comment | |---|---|---| | table | {string/object} | 'table_name' / {'table_name': 'alias'} |

Returns self, chainable.

let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.delete({
    'table': {'users': 'user'}
})
.where([
    ['user.id','=','?'],
])
.params([
    47,
]);

update

Takes an {object} with the following keys:

| param | type | comment | |---|---|---| | table | {string/object} | 'table_name' / {'table_name': 'alias'} | | columns | {object} | {column: value} pairs |

Returns self, chainable.

let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.update({
    'table': {'users': 'user'},
    'columns': {
        'age': '?'
    }
})
.where([
    ['user.id','=','?'],
])
.params([
    47,
    30,
]);

joins

Takes an {object[]} with the following keys:

| param | type | comment | |---|---|---| | type | {string} | inner / outer / left / right / cross | | table | {string/object} | 'table_name' / {'table_name': 'alias'} | | conditions | {array} | @see where for more information ^ | | using | {string[]} | [Optional] List of columns from inner query. ^conditions not required with this option. |

Returns self, chainable.

let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.select({
    'table': {'users': 'user'},
    'columns': ['user.*']
})
.joins([
    {
        'type': 'left',
        'table': {'orders': 'order'},
        'conditions': [
            ['order.user_id', '=', 'user.id']
        ]
    },
    // Repeat for each join...
]);

order

Takes an {array} of strings or objects:

| type | comment | |---|---| | {string[] / object[]} | 'alias.column' / {'alias.column': 'asc' / 'desc'} |

Returns self, chainable.

let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.order([
    'user.id',
    {'user.first_name': 'desc'},
]);

group

Takes an {array} of strings:

| type | comment | |---|---| | {string[]} | 'alias.column' |

Returns self, chainable.

let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.group([
    'user.age',
    'user.last_name',
]);

where

Takes an {array} of any of the following conditions:

| type | comment | |---|---| | {array} | [column, operator, value] See below for all operators. | | {object} | {or / and: []} Closure with keyword of or or and to combine array of conditions. | | {string} | Allows for advanced SQL functions. Caution: string not escaped. |

Returns self, chainable.

let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.where([
    ['user.active', '=', true],
    {
        'or': [
            ['user.first_name', '=', '?'],
            ['user.last_name', '=', '?'],
        ]
    },
])
.params([
    'John',
    'Doe'
]);

// Output: WHERE `user`.`active` = 1 AND (`user`.`first_name` = 'John' OR `user`.`last_name` = 'Doe')

Operators:

• = Equals. ['user.age', '=', '?'].
• <= Less than or equals. ['user.age', '<=', '?'].
• >= More than or equals. ['user.age', '>=', '?'].
• < Less than. ['user.age', '<', '?'].
• > More than. ['user.age', '>', '?'].
• != Not equal. ['user.age', '!=', '?'].
• <> Not equal. ['user.age', '<>', '?'].
• is Typically used with value of null. ['user.age', 'is', null].
• is not Typically used with value of null. ['user.age', 'is not', null].
• between Value must be an array of ["start", "end"] values. ['user.age', 'between', ['?','?']].
• in Value must be an {array} ['user.age', 'in', ['?','?','?']].
• not in Value must be an {array} ['user.age', 'not in', ['?','?','?']].
• contains Performs a LIKE condition in which column value contains given value value. ['user.age', 'contains', '?'].
• begins Performs a LIKE condition in which the column value starts with given value. ['user.age', 'beings', '?'].
• ends Performs a LIKE conditions in which the column value ends with given value. ['user.age', 'ends', '?'].

having

Takes an {array} of conditions. @see where for more information.

Returns self, chainable.

limit

Takes either a {number} / {array}: 10 / [offset, limit]

Returns self, chainable.

// Limit
let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.limit(10);

---

// Offset, limit
let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.limit([100, 15]);

params

Takes either {array} of values, or {object} of key:value pairs.

Returns self, chainable.

// Numeric array of params
let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.where([
    ['user.first_name', '=', '?'],
    ['user.age', '=', '?'],
    ['user.nickname', '=', '?'],
])
.params([
    'John',
    30,
    'John',
]);

---

// Placeholder key-value params
let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.where([
    ['user.first_name', '=', '?:name'],
    ['user.age', '=', '?:age'],
    ['user.nickname', '=', '?:name'],
])
.params({
    'name': 'John',
    'age': 30
});

fromJson

Static method takes {JSON} with any of the above public methods as keys and returns the output of the build method.

Returns {string} The completed SQL statement.

let query = SimpleSqlBuilder.fromJson({
    'select': {
        'table': {'users': 'user'},
        'columns': ['user.*']
    },
    'where': [
        ['user.first_name', '=', '?'],
    ],
    'params': [
        'John'
    ],
    'limit': 10
});

console.log(query);

// Output: SELECT `user`.* FROM `users` AS `user` WHERE `user`.`first_name` = 'John' LIMIT 10

build

Returns {string} The completed SQL statement.

let query = new SimpleSqlBuilder()
.select({
    'table': {'users': 'user'},
    'columns': ['user.*']
})
.where([
    ['user.first_name', '=', '?'],
])
.limit(10)
.params([
    'John',
])
.build();

console.log(query);

// Output: SELECT `user`.* FROM `users` AS `user` WHERE `user`.`first_name` = 'John' LIMIT 10