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Cheat Sheet

Open a database

  require 'sequel'

  DB = Sequel.sqlite('my_blog.db')
  DB = Sequel.connect('postgres://user:password@localhost/my_db')
  DB = Sequel.postgres('my_db', user: 'user', password: 'password', host: 'localhost')
  DB = Sequel.ado('mydb')

Open an SQLite memory database

Without a filename argument, the sqlite adapter will setup a new sqlite database in memory.

  DB = Sequel.sqlite

Logging SQL statements

  require 'logger'
  DB = Sequel.sqlite(loggers: [Logger.new($stdout)])
  # or
  DB.loggers << Logger.new($stdout)

Using raw SQL

  DB.run "CREATE TABLE users (name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, age INT(3) NOT NULL)"
  dataset = DB["SELECT age FROM users WHERE name = ?", name]
  dataset.map(:age)
  DB.fetch("SELECT name FROM users") do |row|
    p row[:name]
  end

Create a dataset

  dataset = DB[:items]
  dataset = DB.from(:items)

Most dataset methods are chainable

  dataset = DB[:managers].where(salary: 5000..10000).order(:name, :department)

Insert rows

  dataset.insert(name: 'Sharon', grade: 50)

Retrieve rows

  dataset.each{|r| p r}
  dataset.all # => [{...}, {...}, ...]
  dataset.first # => {...}
  dataset.last # => {...}

Update/Delete rows

  dataset.exclude(:active).delete
  dataset.where{price < 100}.update(:active => true)

Datasets are Enumerable

  dataset.map{|r| r[:name]}
  dataset.map(:name) # same as above

  dataset.inject(0){|sum, r| sum + r[:value]}
  dataset.sum(:value) # better

Filtering (see also Dataset Filtering)

Equality

  dataset.where(name: 'abc')

Inequality

  dataset.where{value > 100}
  dataset.exclude{value <= 100}

Inclusion

  dataset.where(value: 50..100)
  dataset.where{(value >= 50) & (value <= 100)}

  dataset.where(value: [50,75,100])
  dataset.where(id: other_dataset.select(:other_id))

Subselects as scalar values

  dataset.where{price > dataset.select(avg(price) + 100)}

LIKE/Regexp

  DB[:items].where(Sequel.like(:name, 'AL%'))
  DB[:items].where(name: /^AL/)

AND/OR/NOT

  DB[:items].where{(x > 5) & (y > 10)}.sql
  # SELECT * FROM items WHERE ((x > 5) AND (y > 10))

  DB[:items].where(Sequel.or(x: 1, y: 2) & Sequel.~(z: 3)).sql
  # SELECT * FROM items WHERE (((x = 1) OR (y = 2)) AND (z != 3))

Mathematical operators

  DB[:items].where{x + y > z}.sql
  # SELECT * FROM items WHERE ((x + y) > z)

  DB[:items].where{price - 100 < avg(price)}.sql
  # SELECT * FROM items WHERE ((price - 100) < avg(price))

Raw SQL Fragments

  dataset.where(Sequel.lit('id= 1'))
  dataset.where(Sequel.lit('name = ?', 'abc'))
  dataset.where(Sequel.lit('value IN ?', [50,75,100]))
  dataset.where(Sequel.lit('price > (SELECT avg(price) + 100 FROM table)'))

Ordering

  dataset.order(:kind) # kind
  dataset.reverse(:kind) # kind DESC
  dataset.order(Sequel.desc(:kind), :name) # kind DESC, name

Limit/Offset

  dataset.limit(30) # LIMIT 30
  dataset.limit(30, 10) # LIMIT 30 OFFSET 10
  dataset.limit(30).offset(10) # LIMIT 30 OFFSET 10

Joins

  DB[:items].left_outer_join(:categories, id: :category_id).sql
  # SELECT * FROM items
  # LEFT OUTER JOIN categories ON categories.id = items.category_id

  DB[:items].join(:categories, id: :category_id).
    join(:groups, id: Sequel[:items][:group_id])
  # SELECT * FROM items
  # INNER JOIN categories ON categories.id = items.category_id
  # INNER JOIN groups ON groups.id = items.group_id

Aggregate functions methods

  dataset.count #=> record count
  dataset.max(:price)
  dataset.min(:price)
  dataset.avg(:price)
  dataset.sum(:stock)

  dataset.group_and_count(:category).all
  dataset.select_group(:category).select_append{avg(:price)}

SQL Functions / Literals

  dataset.update(updated_at: Sequel.function(:NOW))
  dataset.update(updated_at: Sequel.lit('NOW()'))

  dataset.update(updated_at: Sequel.lit("DateValue('1/1/2001')"))
  dataset.update(updated_at: Sequel.function(:DateValue, '1/1/2001'))

Schema Manipulation

  DB.create_table :items do
    primary_key :id
    String :name, unique: true, null: false
    TrueClass :active, default: true
    foreign_key :category_id, :categories
    DateTime :created_at, default: Sequel::CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, :index=>true

    index [:category_id, :active]
  end

  DB.drop_table :items

Aliasing

  DB[:items].select(Sequel[:name].as(:item_name))
  DB[:items].select(Sequel.as(:name, :item_name))
  DB[:items].select{name.as(:item_name)}
  # SELECT name AS item_name FROM items

  DB[Sequel[:items].as(:items_table)].select{items_table[:name].as(:item_name)}
  # SELECT items_table.name AS item_name FROM items AS items_table

Transactions

  DB.transaction do
    # BEGIN
    dataset.insert(first_name: 'Inigo', last_name: 'Montoya')
    dataset.insert(first_name: 'Farm', last_name: 'Boy')
  end
  # COMMIT

Transactions are reentrant:

  DB.transaction do
    # BEGIN
    DB.transaction do
      dataset.insert(first_name: 'Inigo', last_name: 'Montoya')
    end
  end
  # COMMIT

Transactions are aborted if an error is raised:

  DB.transaction do
    # BEGIN
    raise "some error occurred"
  end
  # ROLLBACK issued and the error is re-raised

Transactions can also be aborted by raising Sequel::Rollback:

  DB.transaction do
    # BEGIN
    raise(Sequel::Rollback)
  end
  # ROLLBACK issued and no error raised

Savepoints can be used if the database supports it:

  DB.transaction do
    dataset.insert(first_name: 'Farm', last_name: 'Boy') # Inserted
    DB.transaction(savepoint: true) do # This savepoint is rolled back
      dataset.insert(first_name: 'Inigo', last_name: 'Montoya') # Not inserted
      raise(Sequel::Rollback)
    end
    dataset.insert(first_name: 'Prince', last_name: 'Humperdink') # Inserted
  end

Retrieving SQL

  dataset.sql # "SELECT * FROM items"
  dataset.insert_sql(a: 1) # "INSERT INTO items (a) VALUES (1)"
  dataset.update_sql(a: 1) # "UPDATE items SET a = 1"
  dataset.delete_sql # "DELETE FROM items"

Basic introspection

  dataset.columns # => [:id, :name, ...]
  DB.tables # => [:items, ...]
  DB.views # => [:new_items, ...]
  DB.schema(:items) # => [[:id, {:type=>:integer, ...}], [:name, {:type=>:string, ...}], ...]
  DB.indexes(:items) # => {:index_name => {:columns=>[:a], :unique=>false}, ...}
  DB.foreign_key_list(:items) # => [{:name=>:items_a_fk, :columns=>[:a], :key=>[:id], :table=>:other_table}, ...]

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