OData v4 Params Parsing Library

This library provides a parser for OData v4 $filter expressions. It converts these expressions into an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST), allowing for further processing and evaluation. The parser supports a wide range of logical operators, comparison operators, function calls, and nested expressions, making it highly versatile for complex querying needs.

Note that this is a work in progress. A full list of specification components that are supported and not supported will be added in the next release.

Features

• Logical Operators: and, or, not
• Comparison Operators: eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le
• Function Calls: Ex: startswith, endswith, contains, concat
• Grouping: Nested expressions with parentheses
• Data Types: String, Number, Boolean, Date, Time, DateTime with Time Zone

Not Yet Implemented

• Lambda Functions: any, all
• Parameter Aliases: @something
• The has Operator

Data Types

The library supports the following data types in expressions:

• String: Enclosed in single quotes 'example'
• Number: Integer and decimal numbers 123, 45.67
• UUID: UUIDs da820b39-5ad2-4441-b664-c902dbd377d8
• Boolean: true, false
• Time: ISO 8601 format HH:MM:SS
• Date: ISO 8601 format YYYY-MM-DD
• DateTime: ISO 8601 format with time zone YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ

Testing

The library includes a set of tests mostly generated by AI to catch regressions. The test files contain numerous examples to see how the library can be used and what outputs to expect.

You can run the tests using the following command:

cargo test

Installation

To add this library to your project, add the following to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
odata-params = "0.2.0"

Or run cargo add odata-params.

Example

Here is an example of how to parse a simple filter expression:

use odata_params::filters::{parse_str, to_query_string};

fn main() {
    // Convert a string query to Expr AST.
    let filter = "name eq 'John' and isActive eq true";
    let result = parse_str(filter).expect("valid filter tree");

    println!("{:#?}", result);

    // Convert Expr AST into a string query.
    let query_string = to_query_string(&result).expect("valid query string");
    println!("{}", query_string);
}

Supported Expressions

Logical Operators

use odata_params::filters::parse_str;

let filter = "name eq 'John' or isActive eq true";
let result = parse_str(filter).expect("valid filter tree");

// Expected Expr structure:
// Expr::Or(
//     Box::new(Expr::Compare(
//         Box::new(Expr::Identifier("name".to_owned())),
//         CompareOperator::Equal,
//         Box::new(Expr::Value(Value::String("John".to_owned()))),
//     )),
//     Box::new(Expr::Compare(
//         Box::new(Expr::Identifier("isActive".to_owned())),
//         CompareOperator::Equal,
//         Box::new(Expr::Value(Value::Bool(true))),
//     )),
// )

Comparison Operators

use odata_params::filters::parse_str;

let filter = "price lt 99.99";
let result = parse_str(filter).expect("valid filter tree");

// Expected Expr structure:
// Expr::Compare(
//     Box::new(Expr::Identifier("price".to_owned())),
//     CompareOperator::LessThan,
//     Box::new(Expr::Value(Value::Number(BigDecimal::from_str("99.99").unwrap()))),
// )

Function Calls

use odata_params::filters::parse_str;

let filter = "endswith(name, 'Smith')";
let result = parse_str(filter).expect("valid filter tree");

// Expected Expr structure:
// Expr::Function(
//     "endswith".to_owned(),
//     vec![
//         Expr::Identifier("name".to_owned()),
//         Expr::Value(Value::String("Smith".to_owned()))
//     ]
// )

Advanced Usage

Nested Grouping

use odata_params::filters::parse_str;

let filter = "((name eq 'John' and isActive eq true) or (age gt 30 and age lt 50))";
let result = parse_str(filter).expect("valid filter tree");

// Expected Expr structure:
// Expr::Or(
//     Box::new(Expr::And(
//         Box::new(Expr::Compare(
//             Box::new(Expr::Identifier("name".to_owned())),
//             CompareOperator::Equal,
//             Box::new(Expr::Value(Value::String("John".to_owned()))),
//         )),
//         Box::new(Expr::Compare(
//             Box::new(Expr::Identifier("isActive".to_owned())),
//             CompareOperator::Equal,
//             Box::new(Expr::Value(Value::Bool(true))),
//         )),
//     )),
//     Box::new(Expr::And(
//         Box::new(Expr::Compare(
//             Box::new(Expr::Identifier("age".to_owned())),
//             CompareOperator::GreaterThan,
//             Box::new(Expr::Value(Value::Number(BigDecimal::from_str("30").unwrap()))),
//         )),
//         Box::new(Expr::Compare(
//             Box::new(Expr::Identifier("age".to_owned())),
//             CompareOperator::LessThan,
//             Box::new(Expr::Value(Value::Number(BigDecimal::from_str("50").unwrap()))),
//         )),
//     )),
// )

Functions with Comparisons

use odata_params::filters::parse_str;

let filter = "concat(concat(city, ', '), country) eq 'Berlin, Germany'";
let result = parse_str(filter).expect("valid filter tree");

// Expected Expr structure:
// Expr::Compare(
//     Box::new(Expr::Function(
//         "concat".to_owned(),
//         vec![
//             Expr::Function(
//                 "concat".to_owned(),
//                 vec![
//                     Expr::Identifier("city".to_owned()),
//                     Expr::Value(Value::String(", ".to_owned()))
//                 ]
//             ),
//             Expr::Identifier("country".to_owned())
//         ]
//     )),
//     CompareOperator::Equal,
//     Box::new(Expr::Value(Value::String("Berlin, Germany".to_owned())))
// )