vNext - Wishlist

[ashtonian]

vNext

• better C# side query building, complaints:
  • c# string multi-line literals not nice with interpolation
  • c# string multi-line literals require escaping double quotes
  • rqlExpression c# creation is heavy/bulky
  • c# dynamics don't like symbols in prop names
  • consider fluent action ie rqlExpression.add(condition).add() or rqlExpression.and(rqlExpression).or(rqlExpression).
• attributes
• class level attributes
• CustomTypeConverter
• CustomValidator
• DefaultSort
• integration tests
• nested "complex" data types support via joins or sub queries or..
• option to ignore validation
  • document removing of token prefix to potentially use with c# dynamic JSON literals easier
• consider adjusting output to be an expression tree that people can access for hackability
  • remove 3rd party dependency on JSON.NET, Initial leaf spec: {left, v, right, isField, iParse(RqlExpression exp)s there is a redundant Op, fieldSpecProperties...}
• Better Test coverage
  • Validators/converters
  • IEnumberable and [] types
• benchmark tests, run on PRs
• would be cool to generate part of a swagger documentation from a class spec..
• js client lib
• contributing guidelines and issue template
• official postgres / mongo support. Starting point: IOpMapper.
  • consider splitting package into RQL.Core and RQL.MSSQL to allow for RQL.Postgres or RQL.Mongo

[kcr-83]

what is the status of the work?

[ashtonian]

I haven't had a .net project in over two years. The library works as is and is in production. I don't think any of the wishlist will happen. At this point I want to add test coverage and do a 1.0 tag, hopefully in the coming months.

[yggdrasil-tynor]

Hi @ashtonian nice project. Any chance this is being continued? :)

[ashtonian]

Hey @yggdrasil-tynor,

I will add more coverage and tag 1.0, no change in apis from here currently. It works as is well and is/has been in production for a while. Is there something specific you are looking for ? PRs are always welcome!

[ashtonian]

@kcr-83 @yggdrasil-tynor any feedback on what you'd want to see? I think I'm going to work on this before the end of the year.

[kcr-83]

• get query params (rqlexpression) from url - query string same as with the body
• possibility working rql expression with IEnumerable and IQueryable
  Examples:
  https://restdb.io/docs/querying-with-the-api
  https://www.baeldung.com/spring-rest-api-query-search-language-tutorial