soql-parser-js

Description

This library allows parsing and composing SOQL queries from Salesforce using JavaScript or Typescript.

Available Features:

1. Parse SOQL queries into a common Query data structure.
2. Compose a Query data structure back into a SOQL query.
3. Validate a query to check if the syntax is valid. (Note: even if a query is returned as valid, it might still be invalid based on your Salesforce configuration)

This library uses Chevrotain to parse queries. Prior to version 2.0.0, antlr4 was used. The move to Chevrotain provided a significant performance increase and decrease in bundle size. :tada:

Migrating from version 1 to version 2? Check out the changelog for a full list of changes.

Want to try it out? Check out the demo.

Quick Start

import { parseQuery, composeQuery, isQueryValid } from 'soql-parser-js';

const query = parseQuery(`SELECT Id FROM Account WHERE Id = 'FOO'`);
console.log('query', query);

const soql = composeQuery(query);
console.log('soql', soql); // SELECT Id FROM Account WHERE Id = 'FOO'

isQueryValid('SELECT Id, Foo FROM Baz'); // true
isQueryValid('SELECT Id Foo FROM Baz'); // false

Available Features

Function	Description	Arguments
parseQuery	Parse a SOQL query string into a Query data structure.	soql: Query config?: ParseQueryConfig
isQueryValid	Returns true if the query was able to be parsed.	soql: Query config?: ParseQueryConfig
composeQuery	Turn a Query object back into a SOQL statement.	soql: Query config?: SoqlComposeConfig
formatQuery	Format a SOQL query string.	soql: Query config?: FormatOptions

Utility Functions

Function	Description	Arguments
getField	Convenience method to construct fields in the correct format when using composeQuery(). Look in the data models section below for the structure of ComposeFieldInput.	input: `string
isSubquery	Returns true if the data passed in is a subquery.	query: `Query
isFieldSubquery	Returns true if the data passed in is a FieldSubquery.	value: any
getFlattenedFields	Flatten a Salesforce record based on the parsed SOQL Query.	soql: `Query

ParseQueryConfig

Property	Type	Description	required	default
allowApexBindVariables	boolean	Determines if apex variables are allowed in parsed query. Example: WHERE Id IN :accountIds.	FALSE	FALSE
logErrors	boolean	If true, then additional detail will be logged to the console if there is a lexing or parsing error.	FALSE	FALSE

SoqlComposeConfig

Property	Type	Description	required	default
format	boolean	Apply formatting the the composed query. This will result in a multi-line soql statement.	FALSE	TRUE
formatOptions	FormatOptions	Options to apply to the formatter.	FALSE
autoCompose	boolean	If you need to compose just part of a query, you can create your own instance of the Compose class and set this to false, then call any methods that you need to just for what you would like to turn into a SOQL query.	FALSE	TRUE
logging	boolean	Print out logging statements to the console about the format operation.	FALSE	FALSE

FormatOptions

Property	Type	Description	required	default
numIndent	number	The number of tab characters to indent.	FALSE	1
fieldMaxLineLength	number	The number of characters that the fields should take up before making a new line. Set this to 1 to have every field on its own line.	FALSE	60
fieldSubqueryParensOnOwnLine	boolean	If true, the opening and closing parentheses will be on their own line for subqueries.	FALSE	TRUE
whereClauseOperatorsIndented	boolean	If true, indents the where clause operators.	FALSE	FALSE
logging	boolean	Print out logging statements to the console about the format operation.	FALSE	FALSE

Examples

Parsing Queries

Parsing a SOQL query can be completed by calling parseQuery(soqlQueryString). A Query data structure will be returned.

import { parseQuery } from 'soql-parser-js';
// var soqlParserJs = require('soql-parser-js'); // node's require format - usage: soqlParserJs.parseQuery()

const soql = `
  SELECT UserId, COUNT(Id)
  FROM LoginHistory
  WHERE LoginTime > 2010-09-20T22:16:30.000Z
  AND LoginTime < 2010-09-21T22:16:30.000Z
  GROUP BY UserId
`;

const soqlQuery = parseQuery(soql);

console.log(JSON.stringify(soqlQuery, null, 2));

Results (click to show)

{
  "fields": [
    {
      "type": "Field",
      "field": "UserId"
    },
    {
      "type": "FieldFunctionExpression",
      "functionName": "COUNT",
      "parameters": ["Id"],
      "isAggregateFn": true,
      "rawValue": "COUNT(Id)"
    }
  ],
  "sObject": "LoginHistory",
  "where": {
    "left": {
      "field": "LoginTime",
      "operator": ">",
      "value": "2010-09-20T22:16:30.000Z",
      "literalType": "DATETIME"
    },
    "operator": "AND",
    "right": {
      "left": {
        "field": "LoginTime",
        "operator": "<",
        "value": "2010-09-21T22:16:30.000Z",
        "literalType": "DATETIME"
      }
    }
  },
  "groupBy": {
    "field": "UserId"
  }
}

Validating Queries

import { isQueryValid } from 'soql-parser-js';

const invalidSoql = `SELECT UserId, COUNT(Id) Account`;
const validSoql = `SELECT UserId, COUNT(Id) Account`;

console.log(isQueryValid(soql));
console.log(isQueryValid(soql));

Composing Queries

Build a Query data structure to have it converted back into a SOQL query.

Composing a query will turn a Query object back to a SOQL query string. The exact same data structure returned from parseQuery() can be used, but depending on your use-case, you may need to build your own data structure to compose a query. These examples show building your own Query object with the minimum required fields.

Some utility methods have been provided to make it easier to build the field data structures.

Note: Some operators may be converted to uppercase (e.x. NOT, AND)

Note: There are a number of fields populated on the Query object when parseQuery() is called that are not required to compose a query. Look at the examples below and the comments in the data model for more information.

import { composeQuery, getField, Query } from 'soql-parser-js';

// Build a subquery
const oppLineItemsSubquery = {
  fields: [
    getField('Quantity'),
    getField('ListPrice'),
    getField({
      field: 'UnitPrice',
      relationships: ['PricebookEntry'],
    }),
    getField({
      field: 'Name',
      relationships: ['PricebookEntry'],
    }),
  ],
  relationshipName: 'OpportunityLineItems',
};

// build the main query and add the subquery as a field
const soqlQuery: Query = {
  fields: [
    getField('Id'),
    getField('Name'),
    getField({
      functionName: 'FORMAT',
      parameters: 'Amount',
      alias: 'MyFormattedAmount',
    }),
    getField({ subquery: oppLineItemsSubquery }),
  ],
  sObject: 'Opportunity',
  where: {
    left: {
      field: 'CreatedDate',
      operator: '>',
      value: 'LAST_N_YEARS:1',
    },
    operator: 'AND',
    right: {
      left: {
        field: 'StageName',
        operator: '=',
        value: 'Closed Won',
        // literalType is optional, but if set to STRING and our value is not already wrapped in "'", they will be added
        // All other literalType values are ignored when composing a query
        literalType: 'STRING',
      },
    },
  },
  limit: 150,
};

const composedQuery = composeQuery(soqlQuery, { format: true });

console.log(composedQuery);

Results

SELECT Id, Name, FORMAT(Amount) MyFormattedAmount,
  (
    SELECT Quantity, ListPrice, PricebookEntry.UnitPrice,
      PricebookEntry.Name
    FROM OpportunityLineItems
  )
FROM Opportunity
WHERE CreatedDate > LAST_N_YEARS:1
AND StageName = 'Closed Won'
LIMIT 150

Composing a partial query

If you need to compose just a part of a query instead of the entire query, you can create an instance of the Compose class directly.

For example, if you just need the "WHERE" clause from a query as a string, you can do the following:

import { Compose, getComposedField, parseQuery } from 'soql-parser-js';

const soql = `SELECT Id FROM Account WHERE Name = 'Foo'`;
const parsedQuery = parseQuery(soql);

// Results of Parsed Query:
  // const parsedQuery = {
  //   fields: [
  //     {
  //       type: 'Field',
  //       field: 'Id',
  //     },
  //   ],
  //   sObject: 'Account',
  //   where: {
  //     left: {
  //       field: 'Name',
  //       operator: '=',
  //       value: "'Foo'",
  //       literalType: 'STRING',
  //     },
  //   },
  // };

  // Create a new instance of the compose class and set the autoCompose to false to avoid composing the entire query
  const composer = new Compose(parsedQuery, { autoCompose: false });


  const whereClause = composer.parseWhereClause(parsedQuery.where);

  console.log(whereClause);
  // Name = 'Foo'
}

Format Query

This function is provided as a convenience and just calls parse and compose. Check out the demo to see the outcome of the various format options.

import { formatQuery } from 'soql-parser-js';

const query = `SELECT Id, Name, AccountNumber, AccountSource, AnnualRevenue, BillingAddress, BillingCity, BillingCountry, BillingGeocodeAccuracy, ShippingStreet, Sic, SicDesc, Site, SystemModstamp, TickerSymbol, Type, Website, (SELECT Id, Name, AccountId, Amount, CampaignId, CloseDate, CreatedById, Type FROM Opportunities), (SELECT Id, Name, AccountNumber, AccountSource, AnnualRevenue, BillingAddress, Website FROM ChildAccounts) FROM Account WHERE Name LIKE 'a%' OR Name LIKE 'b%' OR Name LIKE 'c%'`;

const formattedQuery1 = formatQuery(query);
const formattedQuery2 = formatQuery(query, {
  fieldMaxLineLength: 20,
  fieldSubqueryParensOnOwnLine: false,
  whereClauseOperatorsIndented: true,
});
const formattedQuery3 = formatQuery(query, { fieldSubqueryParensOnOwnLine: true, whereClauseOperatorsIndented: true });

-- formattedQuery1
SELECT Id, Name, AccountNumber, AccountSource, AnnualRevenue,
	BillingAddress, BillingCity, BillingCountry, BillingGeocodeAccuracy,
	ShippingStreet, Sic, SicDesc, Site, SystemModstamp, TickerSymbol, Type,
	Website,
	(
		SELECT Id, Name, AccountId, Amount, CampaignId, CloseDate,
			CreatedById, Type
		FROM Opportunities
	),
	(
		SELECT Id, Name, AccountNumber, AccountSource, AnnualRevenue,
			BillingAddress, Website
		FROM ChildAccounts
	)
FROM Account
WHERE Name LIKE 'a%'
OR Name LIKE 'b%'
OR Name LIKE 'c%'

-- formattedQuery2
SELECT Id, Name,
	AccountNumber, AccountSource,
	AnnualRevenue, BillingAddress,
	BillingCity, BillingCountry,
	BillingGeocodeAccuracy, ShippingStreet,
	Sic, SicDesc, Site,
	SystemModstamp, TickerSymbol, Type,
	Website,
	(SELECT Id, Name,
		AccountId, Amount, CampaignId,
		CloseDate, CreatedById, Type
	FROM Opportunities),
	(SELECT Id, Name,
		AccountNumber, AccountSource,
		AnnualRevenue, BillingAddress,
		Website
	FROM ChildAccounts)
FROM Account
WHERE Name LIKE 'a%'
	OR Name LIKE 'b%'
	OR Name LIKE 'c%'


-- formattedQuery3
SELECT Id, Name, AccountNumber, AccountSource, AnnualRevenue,
	BillingAddress, BillingCity, BillingCountry, BillingGeocodeAccuracy,
	ShippingStreet, Sic, SicDesc, Site, SystemModstamp, TickerSymbol, Type,
	Website,
	(
		SELECT Id, Name, AccountId, Amount, CampaignId, CloseDate,
			CreatedById, Type
		FROM Opportunities
	),
	(
		SELECT Id, Name, AccountNumber, AccountSource, AnnualRevenue,
			BillingAddress, Website
		FROM ChildAccounts
	)
FROM Account
WHERE Name LIKE 'a%'
	OR Name LIKE 'b%'
	OR Name LIKE 'c%'

Utility Functions

The following utility functions are available:

1. getField(input: string | ComposeFieldInput)
   1. Convenience method to construct fields in the correct format. See data model below for the various input types as well as example usage in the Compose examples above.
   2. returns one of the following data structures: SoqlModels.FieldFunctionExpression | SoqlModels.Field | SoqlModels.FieldRelationship | SoqlModels.FieldSubquery | SoqlModels.FieldTypeOf.
2. isSubquery(query: Query | Subquery)
   1. Returns true if the data passed in is a subquery
3. getFlattenedFields(query: Query | Subquery | FieldSubquery)
   1. Flatten a Salesforce record based on the parsed SOQL Query. this is useful if you have relationships in your query and want to show the results in a table, using . dot notation for the relationship field headings.
   2. Returns an array of strings.
   3. Refer to tests/publicUtils.spec.ts for usage examples.

Data Models

Query

export type LogicalOperator = 'AND' | 'OR';
export type Operator = '=' | '!=' | '<=' | '>=' | '>' | '<' | 'LIKE' | 'IN' | 'NOT IN' | 'INCLUDES' | 'EXCLUDES';
export type FieldTypeOfConditionType = 'WHEN' | 'ELSE';
export type GroupSelector = 'ABOVE' | 'AT' | 'BELOW' | 'ABOVE_OR_BELOW';
export type LogicalPrefix = 'NOT';
export type ForClause = 'VIEW' | 'UPDATE' | 'REFERENCE';
export type UpdateClause = 'TRACKING' | 'VIEWSTAT';
export type LiteralType =
  | 'STRING'
  | 'INTEGER'
  | 'DECIMAL'
  | 'INTEGER_WITH_CURRENCY_PREFIX'
  | 'DECIMAL_WITH_CURRENCY_PREFIX'
  | 'BOOLEAN'
  | 'NULL'
  | 'DATETIME'
  | 'DATE'
  | 'DATE_LITERAL'
  | 'DATE_N_LITERAL'
  | 'APEX_BIND_VARIABLE';
export type FieldType = Field | FieldFunctionExpression | FieldRelationship | FieldSubquery | FieldTypeOf;
export type OrderByCriterion = 'ASC' | 'DESC';
export type NullsOrder = 'FIRST' | 'LAST';
export type GroupByType = 'CUBE' | 'ROLLUP';
export type DateLiteral =
  | 'YESTERDAY'
  | 'TODAY'
  | 'TOMORROW'
  | 'LAST_WEEK'
  | 'THIS_WEEK'
  | 'NEXT_WEEK'
  | 'LAST_MONTH'
  | 'THIS_MONTH'
  | 'NEXT_MONTH'
  | 'LAST_90_DAYS'
  | 'NEXT_90_DAYS'
  | 'THIS_QUARTER'
  | 'LAST_QUARTER'
  | 'NEXT_QUARTER'
  | 'THIS_YEAR'
  | 'LAST_YEAR'
  | 'NEXT_YEAR'
  | 'THIS_FISCAL_QUARTER'
  | 'LAST_FISCAL_QUARTER'
  | 'NEXT_FISCAL_QUARTER'
  | 'THIS_FISCAL_YEAR'
  | 'LAST_FISCAL_YEAR'
  | 'NEXT_FISCAL_YEAR';

export type DateNLiteral =
  | 'YESTERDAY'
  | 'NEXT_N_DAYS'
  | 'LAST_N_DAYS'
  | 'N_DAYS_AGO'
  | 'NEXT_N_WEEKS'
  | 'LAST_N_WEEKS'
  | 'N_WEEKS_AGO'
  | 'NEXT_N_MONTHS'
  | 'LAST_N_MONTHS'
  | 'N_MONTHS_AGO'
  | 'NEXT_N_QUARTERS'
  | 'LAST_N_QUARTERS'
  | 'N_QUARTERS_AGO'
  | 'NEXT_N_YEARS'
  | 'LAST_N_YEARS'
  | 'N_YEARS_AGO'
  | 'NEXT_N_FISCAL_QUARTERS'
  | 'LAST_N_FISCAL_QUARTERS'
  | 'N_FISCAL_QUARTERS_AGO'
  | 'NEXT_N_FISCAL_YEARS'
  | 'LAST_N_FISCAL_YEARS'
  | 'N_FISCAL_YEARS_AGO';

export interface Field {
  type: 'Field';
  field: string;
  objectPrefix?: string; // required if object is aliased
  rawValue?: string; // only included if objectPrefix is defined
  alias?: string;
}

export interface FieldFunctionExpression {
  type: 'FieldFunctionExpression';
  functionName: string;
  parameters: (string | FieldFunctionExpression)[];
  alias?: string;
  isAggregateFn?: boolean; // not required for compose, will be populated if SOQL is parsed
  rawValue?: string; // not required for compose, will be populated if SOQL is parsed
}

export interface FieldRelationship {
  type: 'FieldRelationship';
  field: string;
  relationships: string[];
  objectPrefix?: string; // required if object is aliased
  rawValue?: string; // not required for compose, will be populated if SOQL is parsed with the raw value of the entire field
  alias?: string;
}

export interface FieldSubquery {
  type: 'FieldSubquery';
  subquery: Subquery;
}

export interface FieldTypeOf {
  type: 'FieldTypeof';
  field: string;
  conditions: FieldTypeOfCondition[];
}

export interface FieldTypeOfCondition {
  type: FieldTypeOfConditionType;
  objectType?: string; // not present when ELSE
  fieldList: string[];
}

export interface QueryBase {
  fields: FieldType[];
  sObjectAlias?: string;
  usingScope?: string;
  where?: WhereClause;
  limit?: number;
  offset?: number;
  groupBy?: GroupByClause;
  orderBy?: OrderByClause | OrderByClause[];
  withDataCategory?: WithDataCategoryClause;
  withSecurityEnforced?: boolean;
  for?: ForClause;
  update?: UpdateClause;
}

export interface Query extends QueryBase {
  sObject: string;
}

export interface Subquery extends QueryBase {
  relationshipName: string;
  sObjectPrefix?: string[];
}

export interface WhereClause {
  left: Condition & ValueQuery;
  right?: WhereClause;
  operator?: LogicalOperator;
}

export interface ValueQuery {
  valueQuery?: Query;
}

export interface Condition {
  openParen?: number;
  closeParen?: number;
  logicalPrefix?: LogicalPrefix;
  field?: string;
  fn?: FunctionExp;
  operator: Operator;
  value?: string | string[];
  literalType?: LiteralType | LiteralType[]; // If populated with STRING on compose, the value(s) will be wrapped in "'" if they are not already. - All other values ignored
  dateLiteralVariable?: number; // not required for compose, will be populated if SOQL is parsed
}

export interface OrderByClause {
  field?: string;
  fn?: FunctionExp;
  order?: OrderByCriterion;
  nulls?: NullsOrder;
}

export interface GroupByClause {
  field?: string | string[];
  fn?: FunctionExp;
  having?: HavingClause;
}

export interface HavingClause {
  left: Condition;
  right?: HavingClause;
  operator?: LogicalOperator;
}

export interface FunctionExp {
  rawValue?: string; // This is the entire text of the function, such as Count(Id). When composing a query, if this is populated this will be used to build output SOQL query.
  functionName?: string; // When composing a query, if rawValue is undefined/null this will be used to build the SOQL query.
  alias?: string;
  parameters?: (string | FunctionExp)[]; // When composing a query, if rawValue is undefined/null this will be used to build the SOQL query.
  isAggregateFn?: boolean; // not used for compose, will be populated if SOQL is parsed
}

export interface WithDataCategoryClause {
  conditions: WithDataCategoryCondition[];
}

export interface WithDataCategoryCondition {
  groupName: string;
  selector: GroupSelector;
  parameters: string[];
}

Compose / Utility

export type ComposeFieldInput = ComposeField | ComposeFieldFunction | ComposeFieldRelationship | ComposeFieldSubquery | ComposeFieldTypeof;

export interface ComposeField {
  field: string;
  objectPrefix?: string;
}

export interface ComposeFieldFunction {
  // @Deprecated - will still be used if populated, but `functionName` is checked first and preferred
  fn?: string;
  functionName: string;
  parameters?: string | SoqlModels.FieldFunctionExpression | (string | SoqlModels.FieldFunctionExpression)[];
  alias?: string;
}

export interface ComposeFieldRelationship {
  field: string;
  relationships: string[];
  objectPrefix?: string;
}

export interface ComposeFieldSubquery {
  subquery?: SoqlModels.Subquery;
}

export interface ComposeFieldTypeof {
  field: string;
  conditions: SoqlModels.FieldTypeOfCondition[];
}

Contributing

All contributions are welcome on the project. Please read the contribution guidelines.

Changelog

2.3.0

Jan 13, 2020

1. The DESC operator in the ORDER BY clause was treated as a case-sensitive field.
2. The following fields we treated as case-sensitive:
   1. NEXT_N_FISCAL_QUARTERS, LAST_N_FISCAL_QUARTERS, N_FISCAL_QUARTERS_AGO, NEXT_N_FISCAL_YEARS, LAST_N_FISCAL_YEARS,
   2. mi, km on GEOLOCATION functions
3. Updated the DISTANCE function to properly be tagged as isAggregateFn=true if used as a field
   1. This fixed an issue where getFlattenedFields() would throw an exception