relational_modeler
v0.4.0
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A language for describing logical relations and generating SQL schemata to enforce them.
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Try the web interface at: https://blakelapierre.github.io/relational_modeler
Sample Models:
database_name{
schema_name {
table_name {
@primaryKey,
attribute
} -> foreign_table
foreign_table {
@primaryKey,
attribute? boolean
}
}
}
experiments { @id, inserted_at timestamp } {
binary {
coin_flip {
outcome { 'H', 'T' }
}
}
cats_on_pants {
cat { name }
cat_position { position { 'pants1', 'pants2', 'both', 'neither' } } -> cat
}
}
dist {
accounts {
accounts {key}
}
features {
features {description}
accounts_features -> accounts.accounts -> features
}
billing {
transaction {amount numeric} -> features.accounts_features
}
}
dist {@id, inserted_at timestamp} {
accounts {
account {key}
}
features {
feature {description, unlocked boolean} -> feature (parent_feature)
account_feature -> accounts.account -> feature
feature_cost {cost numeric > 0} -> feature
feature_schedule {global_unlock_value numeric} -> feature
feature_progress {contributed_value numeric} -> feature
}
transactions {
transaction -> accounts.account
transaction_detail {amount numeric} -> transaction
transaction_account_feature -> features.account_feature -> transaction_detail
}
}
dist {@id, inserted_at timestamp} {
accounts {
account {key}
account_feature -> account -> features.feature
}
features {
feature {description} -> feature (parent_feature)
feature_cost {cost numeric} -> !feature
feature_schedule {global_unlock_value numeric} -> !feature
feature_progress {contributed_value numeric} -> !feature
// NOTE: this syntax is not currently available
feature_unlocked : feature_progress.contributed_value >= feature_schedule.global_unlock_value
}
transactions {
transaction -> accounts.account
transaction_detail {amount numeric} -> transaction
transaction_account_feature -> accounts.account_feature -> transaction_detail
}
}
For the full grammar, please see its definition.
@ - Indicates the attribute is part of the table's PRIMARY KEY
! - Indicates the attribute is part of a UNIQUE constraint
? - Indicates the attribute may be NULL
-> - Indicates a foreign key attribute REFERENCES the primary key of another table
###Installation
npm install -g relational_modeler
###Command-line Interface (CLI) Usage
relational_modeler sample.model
This will generate two files: 1) sample.sql
and 2) sample.import
.
sample.sql
will contain a script that will create a database and schema for the model on a PostgreSQL database (other database engines can be easily added, but are not currently supported).
sample.import
will contain a script that can be used to import data from character-separated-values (CSV) files. The characters used to delimit and quote values in the file may be passed as parameters.
All parameters:
relational_modeler [model file] [import file delimiter character] [import file quote character] [database engine]
###Web Interface Usage
The web interface is available at: https://blakelapierre.github.io/relational_modeler
The web interface can also be accessed by making the .dist/web_interface
directory available to a web server and then accessing the index.html file.
Models can be typed or copy-pasted into the model text field and the corresponding SQL and import scripts may be copy-pasted out of the browser into any application you want.
###API Usage
import {api, GrammarError} from 'relational_modeler';
const modelText =
`database_name{
schema_name {
table_name {
!primaryKey,
attribute
} -> foreign_table
foreign_table {
!primaryKey,
attribute? boolean
}
}
}`;
try {
console.log(api(modelText, 'postgresql', '^', '~').schema.join('\n'));
}
catch (e) {
if (e instanceof GrammarError) {
console.log(e.match.message);
}
else console.log(e);
}