An elegant lightweight and efficient SQL Query Builder with fluid interface SQL syntax supporting bindings and complicated query generation. Works without establishing a connection to the database.
- 1. Installation
- 2. The Builder
- 3. Building Queries
- 4. Advanced Quering
- 5. Commenting queries
- 6. Quality Code
- 7. Author
- 8. License
1. Installation ↑
The recommended way to install the SQL Query Builder is through Composer. Run the following command to install it:
php composer.phar require nilportugues/sql-query-builder
2. The Builder ↑
The SQL Query Builder allows to generate complex SQL queries standard using the SQL-2003
dialect (default) and the MySQL
dialect, that extends the SQL-2003
dialect.
2.1. Generic Builder ↑
The Generic Query Builder is the default builder for this class and writes standard SQL-2003.
All column aliases are escaped using the '
sign by default.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()->setTable('user');
echo $builder->write($query);
SELECT user.* FROM user
2.2. MySQL Builder ↑
The MySQL Query Builder has its own class, that inherits from the SQL-2003 builder. All columns will be wrapped with the tilde ` sign.
All table and column aliases are escaped using the tilde sign by default.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\MySqlBuilder;
$builder = new MySqlBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()->setTable('user');
echo $builder->write($query);
SELECT user.* FROM `user`
2.3. Human Readable Output ↑
Both Generic and MySQL Query Builder can write complex SQL queries.
Every developer out there needs at some point revising the output of a complicated query, the SQL Query Builder includes a human-friendly output method, and therefore the writeFormatted
method is there to aid the developer when need.
Keep in mind writeFormatted
is to be avoided at all cost in production mode as it adds unneeded overhead due to parsing and re-formatting of the generated statement.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()->setTable('user');
echo $builder->writeFormatted($query);
SELECT
user.*
FROM
user
More complicated examples can be found in the documentation.
3. Building Queries ↑
3.1. SELECT Statement ↑
3.1.1. Basic SELECT statement ↑
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->setColumns(['user_id','name','email']);
echo $builder->write($query);
SELECT user.user_id, user.name, user.email FROM user
3.1.2. Aliased SELECT statement ↑
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->setColumns(['userId' => 'user_id', 'username' => 'name', 'email' => 'email']);
echo $builder->write($query);
SELECT user.user_id AS 'userId', user.name AS 'username', user.email AS 'email' FROM user
3.1.3. SELECT with WHERE statement ↑
Default logical operator for filtering using WHERE
conditions is AND
.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->setColumns([
'userId' => 'user_id',
'username' => 'name',
'email' => 'email'
])
->where()
->greaterThan('user_id', 5)
->notLike('username', 'John')
->end();
echo $builder->writeFormatted($query);
SELECT
user.user_id AS 'userId',
user.name AS 'username',
user.email AS 'email'
FROM
user
WHERE
(user.user_id < :v1)
AND (user.username NOT LIKE :v2)
3.1.4. Complex WHERE conditions ↑
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->where()
->equals('user_id', 1)
->equals('user_id', 2)
->subWhere("OR")
->lessThan($column, 10)
->greaterThan('user_id', 100)
->end();
echo $builder->writeFormatted($query);
SELECT
user.*
FROM
user
WHERE
(user.user_id = :v1)
AND (user.user_id = :v2)
AND (
(user.user_id < :v3)
OR (user.user_id > :v4)
)
3.1.5. JOIN & LEFT/RIGHT/INNER/CROSS JOIN SELECT statements ↑
Syntax for JOIN
, LEFT JOIN
, RIGHT JOIN
, INNER JOIN
, CROSS JOIN
work the exactly same way.
Here's an example selecting both table and joined table columns and doing sorting using columns from both the table and the joined table.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->setColumns([
'userId' => 'user_id',
'username' => 'name',
'email' => 'email',
'created_at'
])
->orderBy('user_id', OrderBy::DESC)
->leftJoin(
'news', //join table
'user_id', //origin table field used to join
'author_id', //join column
['newsTitle' => 'title', 'body', 'created_at', 'updated_at']
)
->on()
->equals('author_id', 1); //enforcing a condition on the join column
$query
->where()
->greaterThan('user_id', 5)
->notLike('username', 'John')
->end();
$query
->orderBy('created_at', OrderBy::DESC);
echo $builder->writeFormatted($query);
SELECT
user.user_id AS 'userId',
user.name AS 'username',
user.email AS 'email',
user.created_at,
news.title AS 'newsTitle',
news.body,
news.created_at,
news.updated_at
FROM
user
LEFT JOIN
news
ON
(news.author_id = user.user_id)
AND (news.author_id = :v1)
WHERE
(user.user_id < :v2)
AND (user.username NOT LIKE :v3)
ORDER BY
user.user_id DESC,
news.created_at DESC;
3.1.6. COUNT rows ↑
Counting rows comes in 3 possible ways, using the ALL selector *
, stating a column or stating a column and its alias.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->count()
echo $builder->write($query);
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM user;
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->count('user_id')
echo $builder->write($query);
SELECT COUNT(user.user_id) FROM user;
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->count('user_id', 'total_users')
echo $builder->write($query);
SELECT COUNT(user.user_id) AS 'total_users' FROM user;
3.2. INSERT Statement ↑
The INSERT
statement is really straightforward.
3.2.1 Basic INSERT statement ↑
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->insert()
->setTable('user')
->setValues([
'user_id' => 1,
'name' => 'Nil',
'contact' => '[email protected]',
]);
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
INSERT INTO user (user.user_id, user.name, user.contact) VALUES (:v1, :v2, :v3)
[':v1' => 1, ':v2' => 'Nil', ':v3' => '[email protected]'];
3.3. UPDATE Statement ↑
The UPDATE
statement works just like expected, set the values and the conditions to match the row and you're set.
Examples provided below.
3.3.1 Basic UPDATE statement ↑
Important including the the where
statement is critical, or all table rows will be replaced with the provided values if the statement is executed.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->update()
->setTable('user')
->setValues([
'user_id' => 1,
'name' => 'Nil',
'contact' => '[email protected]'
])
->where()
->equals('user_id', 1)
->end();
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
UPDATE
user
SET
user.user_id = :v1,
user.name = :v2,
user.contact = :v3
WHERE
(user.user_id = :v4)
[':v1' => 1, ':v2' => 'Nil', ':v3' => '[email protected]', ':v4' => 1];
3.3.2. Elaborated UPDATE statement ↑
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Syntax\OrderBy;
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->update()
->setTable('user')
->setValues([
'name' => 'UpdatedName',
]);
$query
->where()
->like('username', '%N')
->between('user_id', 1, 2000)
->end();
$query
->orderBy('user_id', OrderBy::ASC)
->limit(1);
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
UPDATE
user
SET
user.name = :v1
WHERE
(user.username LIKE :v2)
AND (user.user_id BETWEEN :v3 AND :v4)
ORDER BY
user.user_id ASC
LIMIT :v5
3.4. DELETE Statement ↑
The DELETE
statement is used just like UPDATE
, but no values are set.
Examples provided below.
3.4.1. Empty table with DELETE statement ↑
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->delete()
->setTable('user');
$sql = $builder->write($query);
DELETE FROM user
3.4.2. Basic DELETE statement ↑
Important including the the where
statement is critical, or all table rows will be deleted with the provided values if the statement is executed.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->delete()
->setTable('user');
$query
->where()
->equals('user_id', 100)
->end();
$query
->limit(1);
$sql = $builder->write($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
DELETE FROM user WHERE (user.user_id = :v1) LIMIT :v2
[':v1' => 100, ':v2' => 1];
3.4.2. Elaborated DELETE statement ↑
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Syntax\OrderBy;
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->delete()
->setTable('user');
$query
->where()
->like('username', '%N')
->between('user_id', 1, 2000)
->end();
$query
->orderBy('user_id', OrderBy::ASC)
->limit(1);
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
DELETE FROM
user
WHERE
(user.username LIKE :v1)
AND (user.user_id BETWEEN :v2 AND :v3)
ORDER BY
user.user_id ASC
LIMIT :v4
3.5. INTERSECT Statement ↑
INTERSECT is not supported by MySQL. Same results can be achieved by using INNER JOIN statement instead.
The INTERSECT
statement is really straightforward.
3.5.1 Basic INTERSECT statement ↑
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$select1 = $builder->select()->setTable('user');
$select2 = $builder->select()->setTable('user_emails');
$query = $builder->intersect()
->add($select1)
->add($select2);
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
SELECT user.* FROM user
INTERSECT
SELECT user_email.* FROM user_email
3.6. MINUS Statement ↑
MINUS is not supported by MySQL. Same results can be achieved by using a LEFT JOIN statement in combination with an IS NULL or NOT IN condition instead.
The MINUS
statement is really straightforward.
3.6.1 Basic MINUS statement ↑
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$select1 = $builder->select()->setTable('user');
$select2 = $builder->select()->setTable('user_emails');
$query = $builder->minus($select1, $select2);
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
SELECT user.* FROM user
MINUS
SELECT user_email.* FROM user_email
3.7. UNION Statement ↑
The UNION
statement is really straightforward.
3.7.1 Basic UNION statement ↑
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$select1 = $builder->select()->setTable('user');
$select2 = $builder->select()->setTable('user_emails');
$query = $builder->union()
->add($select1)
->add($select2);
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
SELECT user.* FROM user
UNION
SELECT user_email.* FROM user_email
3.8. UNION ALL Statement ↑
The UNION ALL
statement is really straightforward.
3.8.1 Basic UNION ALL statement ↑
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$select1 = $builder->select()->setTable('user');
$select2 = $builder->select()->setTable('user_emails');
$query = $builder->unionAll()
->add($select1)
->add($select2);
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
SELECT user.* FROM user
UNION ALL
SELECT user_email.* FROM user_email
4. Advanced Quering ↑
4.1. Filtering using WHERE ↑
The following operators are available for filtering using WHERE conditionals:
public function subWhere($operator = 'OR');
public function equals($column, $value);
public function notEquals($column, $value);
public function greaterThan($column, $value);
public function greaterThanOrEqual($column, $value);
public function lessThan($column, $value);
public function lessThanOrEqual($column, $value);
public function like($column, $value);
public function notLike($column, $value);
public function match(array $columns, array $values);
public function matchBoolean(array $columns, array $values);
public function matchWithQueryExpansion(array $columns, array $values);
public function in($column, array $values);
public function notIn($column, array $values);
public function between($column, $a, $b);
public function notBetween($column, $a, $b);
public function isNull($column);
public function isNotNull($column);
public function exists(Select $select);
public function notExists(Select $select);
public function addBitClause($column, $value);
public function asLiteral($literal);
4.2. Changing WHERE logical operator ↑
WHERE
default's operator must be changed passing to the where
method the logical operator OR
.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->where('OR')
->equals('user_id', 1)
->like('name', '%N%')
->end();
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
SELECT user.* FROM user WHERE (user.user_id = :v1) OR (user.name LIKE :v2)
4.3. Grouping with GROUP BY and HAVING ↑
Default logical operator for joining more than one HAVING
condition is AND
.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->setColumns([
'userId' => 'user_id',
'username' => 'name',
'email' => 'email',
'created_at'
])
->groupBy(['user_id', 'name'])
->having()
->equals('user_id', 1)
->equals('user_id', 2);
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
SELECT
user.user_id AS 'userId',
user.name AS 'username',
user.email AS 'email',
user.created_at
FROM
user
GROUP BY
user.user_id, user.name
HAVING
(user.user_id = :v1)
AND (user.user_id = :v2)
4.3.1 Available HAVING operators ↑
Same operators used in the WHERE statement are available for HAVING operations.
4.4. Changing HAVING logical operator ↑
HAVING
default's operator must be changed passing to the having
method the logical operator OR
.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->setColumns([
'userId' => 'user_id',
'username' => 'name',
'email' => 'email',
'created_at'
])
->groupBy(['user_id', 'name'])
->having('OR')
->equals('user_id', 1)
->equals('user_id', 2);
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
SELECT
user.user_id AS 'userId',
user.name AS 'username',
user.email AS 'email',
user.created_at
FROM
user
GROUP BY
user.user_id, user.name
HAVING
(user.user_id = :v1)
OR (user.user_id = :v2)
4.5. Columns as SELECT statements ↑
Sometimes, a column needs to be set as a column. SQL Query Builder got you covered on this one too! Check the example below.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$selectRole = $builder->select()
->setTable('role')
->setColumns(array('role_name'))
->limit(1)
->where()
->equals('role_id', 3);
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->setColumns(array('user_id', 'username'))
->setSelectAsColumn(array('user_role' => $selectRole))
->setSelectAsColumn(array($selectRole))
->where()
->equals('user_id', 4)
->end();
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
SELECT
user.user_id,
user.username,
(
SELECT
role.role_name
FROM
role
WHERE
(role.role_id = :v1)
LIMIT :v2, :v3
) AS 'user_role',
(
SELECT
role.role_name
FROM
role
WHERE
(role.role_id = :v4)
LIMIT :v5, :v6
) AS 'role'
FROM
user
WHERE
(user.user_id = :v7)
4.6. Columns being Values ↑
There are time where you need to force the same column structure (eg: UNIONs) even when lacking of a column or value. Forcing column with values gets you covered.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->setColumns(array('user_id', 'username'))
->setValueAsColumn('10', 'priority')
->where()
->equals('user_id', 1)
->end();
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
SELECT
user.user_id,
user.username,
:v1 AS 'priority'
FROM
user
WHERE
(user.user_id = :v2)
4.7. Columns using FUNCTIONS ↑
Example for MAX function.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->setColumns(array('user_id', 'username'))
->setFunctionAsColumn('MAX', array('user_id'), 'max_id')
->where()
->equals('user_id', 1)
->end();
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
SELECT
user.user_id,
user.username,
MAX(user_id) AS 'max_id'
FROM
user
WHERE
(user.user_id = :v1)
Example for CURRENT_TIMESTAMP function.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->setColumns(array('user_id', 'username'))
->setFunctionAsColumn('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP', array(), 'server_time')
->where()
->equals('user_id', 1)
->end();
$sql = $builder->writeFormatted($query);
$values = $builder->getValues();
SELECT
user.user_id,
user.username,
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AS 'server_time'
FROM
user
WHERE
(user.user_id = :v1)
//TODO - Add the new getValuesWithNoColons() which outputs the getValues(); with no colons.
5. Commenting queries ↑
The query builder allows adding comments to all query methods by using the setComment
method.
Some useful use cases examples can be :
- Explain difficult queries or why of its existence.
- Finding slow queries from its comments.
<?php
use NilPortugues\Sql\QueryBuilder\Builder\GenericBuilder;
$builder = new GenericBuilder();
$query = $builder->select()
->setTable('user')
->setComment('This is a comment');
$sql = $builder->write($query);
-- This is a comment
SELECT user.* FROM user
6. Quality Code ↑
Testing has been done using PHPUnit and Travis-CI. All code has been tested to be compatible from PHP 5.4 up to PHP 5.6 and HHVM.
To run the test suite, you need Composer:
php composer.phar install --dev
php bin/phpunit
7. Author ↑
Nil Portugués Calderó
8. License ↑
SQL Query Builder is licensed under the MIT license.
Copyright (c) 2014 Nil Portugués Calderó
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
THE SOFTWARE.