Pixie Query Builder 
A lightweight, expressive, framework agnostic query builder for PHP it can also be referred as a Database Abstraction Layer. Pixie supports MySQL, SQLite and PostgreSQL and it takes care of query sanitization, table prefixing and many other things with a unified API. At least PHP 5.6 is required., (*1)
NOTE
This forked version aims to deploy pull-requests and fix bugs quicker., (*2)
It has some advanced features like:, (*3)
- Query Events
- Nested Criteria
- Sub Queries
- Nested Queries
- Multiple Database Connections.
The syntax is quite similar to Laravel's query builder., (*4)
Example
// Make sure you have Composer's autoload file included
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
// Create a connection, once only.
$config = array(
'driver' => 'mysql', // Db driver
'host' => 'localhost',
'database' => 'your-database',
'username' => 'root',
'password' => 'your-password',
'charset' => 'utf8', // Optional
'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci', // Optional
'prefix' => 'cb_', // Table prefix, optional
'options' => array( // PDO constructor options, optional
PDO::ATTR_TIMEOUT => 5,
PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false,
),
);
$connection = new \Pixie\Connection($config);
Simple Query:, (*5)
The query below returns the row where id = 3, null if no rows., (*6)
$row = $qb->table('my_table')->find(3);
Full Queries:, (*7)
$query = $qb->table('my_table')->where('name', '=', 'Sana');
// Get result
$query->get();
Query Events:, (*8)
After the code below, every time a select query occurs on users table, it will add this where criteria, so banned users don't get access., (*9)
$qb->registerEvent('before-select', 'users', function($qb)
{
$qb->where('status', '!=', 'banned');
});
There are many advanced options which are documented below. Sold? Let's install., (*10)
Installation
Not yet, (*11)
Full Usage API
Table of Contents
Connection
Pixie supports three database drivers, MySQL, SQLite and PostgreSQL. You can specify the driver during connection and the associated configuration when creating a new connection. You can also create multiple connections, but you can use alias for only one connection at a time.;, (*12)
// Make sure you have Composer's autoload file included
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
$config = array(
'driver' => 'mysql', // Db driver/adapter
'host' => 'localhost',
'database' => 'your-database',
'username' => 'root',
'password' => 'your-password',
'charset' => 'utf8', // Optional
'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci', // Optional
'prefix' => 'cb_', // Table prefix, optional
);
new \Pixie\Connection($config);
//$connection here is optional, if not given it will always associate itself to the first connection, but it can be useful when you have multiple database connections.
$qb = new \Pixie\QueryBuilder\QueryBuilderHandler($connection);
// Run query
$query = $qb->table('my_table')->where('name', '=', 'Sana');
SQLite and PostgreSQL Config Sample
$connection = new \Pixie\Connection(array(
'driver' => 'sqlite',
'database' => 'your-file.sqlite',
'prefix' => 'cb_',
));
$connection = new \Pixie\Connection(array(
'driver' => 'pgsql',
'host' => 'localhost',
'database' => 'your-database',
'username' => 'postgres',
'password' => 'your-password',
'charset' => 'utf8',
'prefix' => 'cb_',
'schema' => 'public',
));
Query
You must use table() method before every query, except raw query().
To select from multiple tables just pass an array., (*13)
$qb->table(array('mytable1', 'mytable2'));
Get Easily
The query below returns the (first) row where id = 3, null if no rows., (*14)
$row = $qb->table('my_table')->find(3);
Access your row like, echo $row->name. If your field name is not id then pass the field name as second parameter $qb->table('my_table')->find(3, 'person_id');., (*15)
The query below returns the all rows where name = 'Sana', null if no rows., (*16)
$result = $qb->table('my_table')->findAll('name', 'Sana');
Select
$query = $qb->table('my_table')->select('*');
Multiple Selects
->select(array('mytable.myfield1', 'mytable.myfield2', 'another_table.myfield3'));
Using select method multiple times select('a')->select('b') will also select a and b. Can be useful if you want to do conditional selects (within a PHP if)., (*17)
Select Distinct
->selectDistinct(array('mytable.myfield1', 'mytable.myfield2'));
Get All
Return an array., (*18)
$query = $qb->table('my_table')->where('name', '=', 'Sana');
$result = $query->get();
You can loop through it like:, (*19)
foreach ($result as $row) {
echo $row->name;
}
Get First Row
$query = $qb->table('my_table')->where('name', '=', 'Sana');
$row = $query->first();
Returns the first row, or null if there is no record. Using this method you can also make sure if a record exists. Access these like echo $row->name., (*20)
Get Rows Count
$query = $qb->table('my_table')->where('name', '=', 'Sana');
$query->count();
Select With Sub-Queries
$subQuery1 = $this->builder->table('mail')->select($this->builder->raw('COUNT(*)'));
$subQuery2 = $this->builder->table('event_message')->select($this->builder->raw('COUNT(*)'));
$count = $this->builder->select($this->builder->subQuery($subQuery1, 'row1'), $this->builder->subQuery($subQuery2, 'row2'))->first();
Will produce the following query:, (*21)
SELECT (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `cb_mail`) as row1, (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `cb_event_message`) as row2 LIMIT 1
Where
Basic syntax is (fieldname, operator, value), if you give two parameters then = operator is assumed. So where('name', 'usman') and where('name', '=', 'usman') is the same., (*22)
$qb->table('my_table')
->where('name', '=', 'usman')
->whereNot('age', '>', 25)
->orWhere('type', '=', 'admin')
->orWhereNot('description', 'LIKE', '%query%')
;
Using aliases:, (*23)
$qb->table(['my_table' => 'm'])
->where('m.name', '=', 'usman')
->whereNot('m.age', '>', 25)
->orWhere('m.type', '=', 'admin')
->orWhereNot('m.description', 'LIKE', '%query%')
->select(['m.age' => 'my_age', 'm.type' => 'my_type'])
;
Where In
$qb->table('my_table')
->whereIn('name', array('usman', 'sana'))
->orWhereIn('name', array('heera', 'dalim'));
$qb->table('my_table')
->whereNotIn('name', array('heera', 'dalim'))
->orWhereNotIn('name', array('usman', 'sana'));
Where Between
$qb->table('my_table')
->whereBetween('id', 10, 100)
->orWhereBetween('status', 5, 8);
Where Null
$qb->table('my_table')
->whereNull('modified')
->orWhereNull('field2')
->whereNotNull('field3')
->orWhereNotNull('field4');
Grouped Where
Sometimes queries get complex, where you need grouped criteria, for example WHERE age = 10 and (name like '%usman%' or description LIKE '%usman%')., (*24)
Pixie allows you to do so, you can nest as many closures as you need, like below., (*25)
$qb->table('my_table')
->where('my_table.age', 10)
->where(function($q)
{
$q->where('name', 'LIKE', '%usman%');
// You can provide a closure on these wheres too, to nest further.
$q->orWhere('description', 'LIKE', '%usman%');
});
Group By and Order By
$query = $qb->table('my_table')->groupBy('age')->orderBy('created_at', 'ASC');
Multiple Group By
->groupBy(array('mytable.myfield1', 'mytable.myfield2', 'another_table.myfield3'));
->orderBy(array('mytable.myfield1', 'mytable.myfield2', 'another_table.myfield3'));
Using groupBy() or orderBy() methods multiple times groupBy('a')->groupBy('b') will also group by first a and than b. Can be useful if you want to do conditional grouping (within a PHP if). Same applies to orderBy()., (*26)
Having
->having('total_count', '>', 2)
->orHaving('type', '=', 'admin');
Limit and Offset
->limit(30);
->offset(10);
Join
$qb->table('my_table')
->join('another_table', 'another_table.person_id', '=', 'my_table.id')
Available methods,, (*27)
- join() or innerJoin
- leftJoin()
- rightJoin()
If you need FULL OUTER join or any other join, just pass it as 5th parameter of join method., (*28)
->join('another_table', 'another_table.person_id', '=', 'my_table.id', 'FULL OUTER')
For aliases use the same sintax of select() and table(), (*29)
$qb->table(['my_table' => 'm'])
->join(['another_table' => 'a'], 'a.person_id', '=', 'm.id')
Only the first item on the array is used, (*30)
Multiple Join Criteria
If you need more than one criterion to join a table then pass a closure as second parameter., (*31)
->join('another_table', function($table)
{
$table->on('another_table.person_id', '=', 'my_table.id');
$table->on('another_table.person_id2', '=', 'my_table.id2');
$table->orOn('another_table.age', '>', $qb->raw(1));
})
Raw Query
You can always use raw queries if you need,, (*32)
$query = $qb->query('select * from cb_my_table where age = 12');
var_dump($query->get());
You can also pass your bindings, (*33)
$qb->query('select * from cb_my_table where age = ? and name = ?', array(10, 'usman'));
Raw Expressions
When you wrap an expression with raw() method, Pixie doesn't try to sanitize these., (*34)
$qb->table('my_table')
->select($qb->raw('count(cb_my_table.id) as tot'))
->where('value', '=', 'Ifrah')
->where($qb->raw('DATE(?)', 'now'))
NOTE: Queries that run through query() method are not sanitized until you pass all values through bindings. Queries that run through raw() method are not sanitized either, you have to do it yourself. And of course these don't add table prefix too, but you can use the addTablePrefix() method., (*35)
Insert
$data = array(
'name' => 'Sana',
'description' => 'Blah'
);
$insertId = $qb->table('my_table')->insert($data);
insert() method returns the insert id., (*36)
Batch Insert
$data = array(
array(
'name' => 'Sana',
'description' => 'Blah'
),
array(
'name' => 'Usman',
'description' => 'Blah'
),
);
$insertIds = $qb->table('my_table')->insert($data);
In case of batch insert, it will return an array of insert ids., (*37)
Insert with ON DUPLICATE KEY statement
$data = array(
'name' => 'Sana',
'counter' => 1
);
$dataUpdate = array(
'name' => 'Sana',
'counter' => 2
);
$insertId = $qb->table('my_table')->onDuplicateKeyUpdate($dataUpdate)->insert($data);
Update
$data = array(
'name' => 'Sana',
'description' => 'Blah'
);
$qb->table('my_table')->where('id', 5)->update($data);
Will update the name field to Sana and description field to Blah where id = 5., (*38)
Delete
$qb->table('my_table')->where('id', '>', 5)->delete();
Will delete all the rows where id is greater than 5., (*39)
Transactions
Pixie has the ability to run database "transactions", in which all database
changes are not saved until committed. That way, if something goes wrong or
differently then you intend, the database changes are not saved and no changes
are made., (*40)
Here's a basic transaction:, (*41)
$qb->transaction(function ($qb2) {
$qb2->table('my_table')->insert(array(
'name' => 'Test',
'url' => 'example.com'
));
$qb2->table('my_table')->insert(array(
'name' => 'Test2',
'url' => 'example.com'
));
});
If this were to cause any errors (such as a duplicate name or some other such
error), neither data set would show up in the database. If not, the changes would
be successfully saved., (*42)
If you wish to manually commit or rollback your changes, you can use the
commit() and rollback() methods accordingly:, (*43)
$qb->transaction(function (qb) {
$qb->table('my_table')->insert(array(/* data... */));
$qb->commit(); // to commit the changes (data would be saved)
$qb->rollback(); // to rollback the changes (data would be rejected)
});
Get Built Query
Sometimes you may need to get the query string, its possible., (*44)
$query = $qb->table('my_table')->where('id', '=', 3);
$queryObj = $query->getQuery();
getQuery() will return a query object, from this you can get sql, bindings or raw sql., (*45)
$queryObj->getSql();
// Returns: SELECT * FROM my_table where `id` = ?
```PHP
$queryObj->getBindings();
// Returns: array(3), (*46)
```PHP
$queryObj->getRawSql();
// Returns: SELECT * FROM my_table where `id` = 3
Sub Queries and Nested Queries
Rarely but you may need to do sub queries or nested queries. Pixie is powerful enough to do this for you. You can create different query objects and use the $qb->subQuery() method., (*47)
$subQuery = $qb->table('person_details')->select('details')->where('person_id', '=', 3);
$query = $qb->table('my_table')
->select('my_table.*')
->select($qb->subQuery($subQuery, 'table_alias1'));
$nestedQuery = $qb->table($qb->subQuery($query, 'table_alias2'))->select('*');
$nestedQuery->get();
This will produce a query like this:, (*48)
SELECT * FROM (SELECT `cb_my_table`.*, (SELECT `details` FROM `cb_person_details` WHERE `person_id` = 3) as table_alias1 FROM `cb_my_table`) as table_alias2
NOTE: Pixie doesn't use bindings for sub queries and nested queries. It quotes values with PDO's quote() method., (*49)
Get PDO Instance
If you need to get the PDO instance you can do so., (*50)
$qb->pdo();
Fetch results as objects of specified class
Simply call asObject query's method., (*51)
$qb->table('my_table')->asObject('SomeClass', array('ctor', 'args'))->first();
Furthermore, you may fine-tune fetching mode by calling setFetchMode method., (*52)
$qb->table('my_table')->setFetchMode(PDO::FETCH_COLUMN|PDO::FETCH_UNIQUE)->get();
Query Events
Pixie comes with powerful query events to supercharge your application. These events are like database triggers, you can perform some actions when an event occurs, for example you can hook after-delete event of a table and delete related data from another table., (*53)
Available Events
- after-*
- before-*
- before-select
- after-select
- before-insert
- after-insert
- before-update
- after-update
- before-delete
- after-delete
Registering Events
$qb->registerEvent('before-select', 'users', function($qb)
{
$qb->where('status', '!=', 'banned');
});
Now every time a select query occurs on users table, it will add this where criteria, so banned users don't get access., (*54)
The syntax is registerEvent('event type', 'table name', action in a closure)., (*55)
If you want the event to be performed when any table is being queried, provide ':any' as table name., (*56)
Other examples:, (*57)
After inserting data into my_table, details will be inserted into another table, (*58)
$qb->registerEvent('after-insert', 'my_table', function($queryBuilder, $insertId)
{
$data = array('person_id' => $insertId, 'details' => 'Meh', 'age' => 5);
$queryBuilder->table('person_details')->insert($data);
});
Whenever data is inserted into person_details table, set the timestamp field created_at, so we don't have to specify it everywhere:, (*59)
$qb->registerEvent('after-insert', 'person_details', function($queryBuilder, $insertId)
{
$queryBuilder->table('person_details')->where('id', $insertId)->update(array('created_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
});
After deleting from my_table delete the relations:, (*60)
$qb->registerEvent('after-delete', 'my_table', function($queryBuilder, $queryObject)
{
$bindings = $queryObject->getBindings();
$queryBuilder->table('person_details')->where('person_id', $binding[0])->delete();
});
Pixie passes the current instance of query builder as first parameter of your closure so you can build queries with this object, you can do anything like usual query builder (QB)., (*61)
If something other than null is returned from the before-* query handler, the value will be result of execution and DB will not be actually queried (and thus, corresponding after-* handler will not be called either)., (*62)
Only on after-* events you get three parameters: first is the query builder, third is the execution time as float and the second varies:, (*63)
- On
after-select you get the results obtained from select.
- On
after-insert you get the insert id (or array of ids in case of batch insert)
- On
after-delete you get the query object (same as what you get from getQuery()), from it you can get SQL and Bindings.
- On
after-update you get the query object like after-delete.
Removing Events
$qb->removeEvent('event-name', 'table-name');
Some Use Cases
Here are some cases where Query Events can be extremely helpful:, (*64)
- Restrict banned users.
- Get only
deleted = 0 records.
- Implement caching of all queries.
- Trigger user notification after every entry.
- Delete relationship data after a delete query.
- Insert relationship data after an insert query.
- Keep records of modification after each update query.
- Add/edit created_at and updated _at data after each entry.
Notes
- Query Events are set as per connection basis so multiple database connection don't create any problem, and creating new query builder instance preserves your events.
- Query Events go recursively, for example after inserting into
table_a your event inserts into table_b, now you can have another event registered with table_b which inserts into table_c.
- Of course Query Events don't work with raw queries.
If you find any typo then please edit and send a pull request., (*65)
Š 2016 Juan Noriega. Licensed under MIT license., (*66)
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