[ DEPRECATED ] PlyQL
A SQL-like interface to plywood
Installation
PlyQL is built on top of node so make sure you have node >= 4.x.x installed.
npm install -g plyql
The global install will make the plyql command available system wide.
Usage
Currently only queries to Druid are supported. More support will come in the future.
The CLI supports the following options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--help |
print this help message |
--version |
display the version number |
-v, --verbose |
display the queries that are being made |
-h, --host |
the host to connect to |
-s, --source |
use this source for the query (supersedes FROM clause) |
-i, --interval |
add (AND) a __time filter between NOW-INTERVAL and NOW |
-tz, --timezone |
the default timezone |
-q, --query |
the query to run |
-o, --output |
specify the output format. Possible values: json (default), csv, tsv, flat |
-a, --allow |
enable a behaviour that is turned off by default eternity allow queries not filtered on time select allow select queries |
-t, --timeout |
the time before a query is timed out in ms (default: 60000) |
-r, --retry |
the number of tries a query should be attempted on error, 0 = unlimited, (default: 2) |
-c, --concurrent |
the limit of concurrent queries that could be made simultaneously, 0 = unlimited, (default: 2) |
--rollup |
use rollup mode [COUNT() -> SUM(count)] |
--druid-version |
Assume this is the Druid version and do not query for it |
--skip-cache |
disable Druid caching |
--introspection-strategy |
Druid introspection strategy. Use --help for possible values |
--force-time |
force a column to be interpreted as a time column |
--force-string |
force a column to be interpreted as a string column |
--force-boolean |
force a column to be interpreted as a boolean column |
--force-number |
force a column to be interpreted as a number column |
--force-unique |
force a column to be interpreted as a hyperLogLog uniques |
--force-theta |
force a column to be interpreted as a theta sketch |
--force-histogram |
force a column to be interpreted as an approximate histogram (for quantiles) |
For information on specific operators and functions supported by PlyQL please see: PlyQL language reference.
Examples
For an introduction and examples please see: PlyQL language reference.
Roadmap
Here is a list of features that is not currently supported that are in the works:
- Query simulation - preview the queries that will be run without running them
- Sub-queries in WHERE clauses
- JOIN support
- Window functions
Questions & Support
For updates about new and upcoming features follow @implydata on Twitter.
Please file bugs and feature requests by opening and issue on GitHub and direct all questions to our user groups.