swigql

swig templating for SQL

Installation

npm install swigql

Examples

Template code

SELECT
  id
  , first_name
  , last_name
FROM person
WHERE
  first_name = {% bind fn %}
  AND (
  {%- for ln in last_names -%}
      {% if loop.index > 1 %}OR {% endif %}{% bind ln %}
  {% endfor -%}
  )

node.js code

var swigql = require('swigql');

var tmpl = swigql.compileFile('/path/to/template.html');
var results = tmpl.render({
	fn: 'James',
	last_names: ['Franklin', 'Cooper', 'Smitty', 'Black']
});

console.log(results);

Output

[ 'SELECT\n  id\n  , first_name\n  , last_name\nFROM person\nWHERE\n  first_name = $1\n  AND ($2\n OR $3\n OR $4\n OR $5\n )',
  [ 'James', 'Franklin', 'Cooper', 'Smitty', 'Black' ] ]

Notes

swigql is simply a wrapper around swig with two differences:

1. swigql adds a custom tag to swig named bind. This tag will substitute the variable with the appropriate positional parameter (ex. $1).

2. Instead of returning just the output of the template, it also returns the bind parameters in an array suitable for passing to a database driver such as node-postgres.

Bringing some powerful features of swig templating, such as template inheritance opens the door for some interesting possibilities for writing reusable sql queries. For example, you could have a base query that you can extend to add more fields to the SELECT, or more conditions to the WHERE clause.

Example base query template

SELECT
	{% block select %}
	id
	{% endblock %}
FROM tbl
	{% block joins %}
	{% endblock %}
WHERE 1=1
	{% block where %}
	{% endblock %}

Example sub query template

{% extends 'base.html' %}

{% block select %}
	{% parent %}
	, my_fk
{% endblock %}

{% block joins %}
{% parent %}
INNER JOIN other_tbl USING (my_fk)
{% endblock %}

{% block where %}
	AND my_fk = {% bind myVal %}
{% endblock %}

See also

swig

License

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