“In” clause in anorm?

Question

It seems no easy way to use \"in\" clause in anorm:

val ids = List(\"111\", \"222\", \"333\")
val users = SQL(\"select * from users where id in ({ids})\").on         


        

Answer 1

Maybe it's too late but here is a tip for using custom string interpolation that also works for solve the problem of IN clause.

I have implemented a helper class to define a string interpolation. You can see it below, and you can simply copy and paste, but first let's see how you can use it.

Instead of write something

SQL("select * from car where brand = {brand} and color = {color} and year = {year} order by name").on("brand" -> brand, "color" -> color, "year" -> year).as(Car.simple *)

You can simply write:

SQL"select * from car where brand = $brand and color = $color and year = $year order by name".as(Car.simple *)

So using string interpolation it's more concise and easier to read.

And for the case of using the IN clause, you can write:

val carIds = List(1, 3, 5)
SQLin"select * from car where id in ($carIds)".as(Car.simple *)

Or for your example:

val ids = List("111", "222", "333")
val users = SQLin"select * from users where id in ($ids)".as(parser *)

For more information about string interpolation, check this link

The code for this implicit class is the following:

package utils

object AnormHelpers {

  def wild (str: String) = "%" + str + "%"

  implicit class AnormHelper (val sc: StringContext) extends AnyVal {

    // SQL raw -> it simply create an anorm.Sql using string interpolation
    def SQLr (args: Any*) = {
      // Matches every argument to an arbitrary name -> ("p0", value0), ("p1", value1), ...
      val params = args.zipWithIndex.map(p => ("p"+p._2, p._1))
      // Regenerates the original query substituting each argument by its name with the brackets -> "select * from user where id = {p0}"
      val query = (sc.parts zip params).map{ case (s, p) => s + "{"+p._1+"}" }.mkString("") + sc.parts.last
      // Creates the anorm.Sql
      anorm.SQL(query).on( params.map(p => (p._1, anorm.toParameterValue(p._2))) :_*)
    }

    // SQL -> similar to SQLr but trimming any string value
    def SQL (args: Any*) = {
      val params = args.zipWithIndex.map {
        case (arg: String, index) => ("p"+index, arg.trim.replaceAll("\\s{2,}", " "))
        case (arg, index) => ("p"+index, arg)
      } 
      val query = (sc.parts zip params).map { case (s, p) => s + "{"+ p._1 + "}" }.mkString("") + sc.parts.last
      anorm.SQL(query).on( params.map(p => (p._1, anorm.toParameterValue(p._2))) :_*)
    }

    // SQL in clause -> similar to SQL but expanding Seq[Any] values separated by commas
    def SQLin (args: Any*) = {
      // Matches every argument to an arbitrary name -> ("p0", value0), ("p1", value1), ...
      val params = args.zipWithIndex.map {
        case (arg: String, index) => ("p"+index, arg.trim.replaceAll("\\s{2,}", " "))
        case (arg, index) => ("p"+index, arg)
      }
      // Expands the Seq[Any] values with their names -> ("p0", v0), ("p1_0", v1_item0), ("p1_1", v1_item1), ...
      val onParams = params.flatMap {
        case (name, values: Seq[Any]) => values.zipWithIndex.map(v => (name+"_"+v._2, anorm.toParameterValue(v._1)))
        case (name, value) => List((name, anorm.toParameterValue(value)))
      }
      // Regenerates the original query substituting each argument by its name expanding Seq[Any] values separated by commas
      val query = (sc.parts zip params).map {
        case (s, (name, values: Seq[Any])) => s + values.indices.map(name+"_"+_).mkString("{", "},{", "}")
        case (s, (name, value)) => s + "{"+name+"}"
      }.mkString("") + sc.parts.last
      // Creates the anorm.Sql
      anorm.SQL(query).on(onParams:_*)
    }
  }

}