[转]SQLite.swift Documentation
- Installation
- Getting Started
- Building Type-Safe SQL
- Creating a Table
- Inserting Rows
- Selecting Rows
- Updating Rows
- Deleting Rows
- Transactions and Savepoints
- Altering the Schema
- Custom Types
- Other Operators
- Core SQLite Functions
- Aggregate SQLite Functions
- Custom SQL Functions
- Custom Collations
- Full-text Search
- Executing Arbitrary SQL
- Logging
Installation
Note: SQLite.swift requires Swift 2 (and Xcode 7) or greater.
Carthage
Carthage is a simple, decentralized dependency manager for Cocoa. To
install SQLite.swift with Carthage:
Make sure Carthage is installed.
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Update your Cartfile to include the following:
github "stephencelis/SQLite.swift" ~> 0.10.1 Run
carthage updateand add the appropriate framework.
CocoaPods
CocoaPods is a dependency manager for Cocoa projects. To install SQLite.swift with CocoaPods:
-
Make sure the latest CocoaPods beta is installed. (SQLite.swift requires version 1.0.0.beta.6 or greater.)
# Using the default Ruby install will require you to use sudo when # installing and updating gems. sudo gem install --pre cocoapods -
Update your Podfile to include the following:
use_frameworks! pod 'SQLite.swift', '~> 0.10.1' Run
pod install.
Requiring a specific version of SQLite
If you want to use a more recent version of SQLite than what is provided with the OS you can require the standalone subspec:
pod 'SQLite.swift/standalone', '~> 0.10.1'
By default this will use the most recent version of SQLite without any extras. If you want you can further customize this by adding another dependency to sqlite3 or one of its subspecs:
pod 'SQLite.swift/standalone', '~> 0.10.1'
pod 'sqlite3/fts5', '= 3.11.1' # SQLite 3.11.1 with FTS5 enabled
See the sqlite3 podspec for more details.
Manual
To install SQLite.swift as an Xcode sub-project:
- Drag the SQLite.xcodeproj file into your own project. (Submodule, clone, or download the project first.)
In your target’s General tab, click the + button under Linked Frameworks and Libraries.
Select the appropriate SQLite.framework for your platform.
Add.
You should now be able to import SQLite from any of your target’s source files and begin using SQLite.swift.
Frameworkless Targets
It’s possible to use SQLite.swift in a target that doesn’t support frameworks, including iOS 7 apps and OS X command line tools, though it takes a little extra work.
In your target’s Build Phases, add libsqlite3.dylib to the Link Binary With Libraries build phase.
Copy the SQLite.swift source files (from its SQLite directory) into your Xcode project.
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Add the following lines to your project’s bridging header (a file usually in the form of
$(TARGET_NAME)-Bridging-Header.h).#import <sqlite3.h> #import "SQLite-Bridging.h"
Note: Adding SQLite.swift source files directly to your application will both remove the
SQLitemodule namespace (no need—or ability—toimport SQLite) and expose internal functions and variables. You will need to rename anything that conflicts with code of your own. Please report any bugs (e.g., segfaults) you encounter.
Getting Started
To use SQLite.swift classes or structures in your target’s source file, first import the SQLite module.
import SQLite
Connecting to a Database
Database connections are established using the Connection class. A connection is initialized with a path to a database. SQLite will attempt to create the database file if it does not already exist.
let db = try Connection("path/to/db.sqlite3")
Read-Write Databases
On iOS, you can create a writable database in your app’s Documents directory.
let path = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(
.DocumentDirectory, .UserDomainMask, true
).first!
let db = try Connection("\(path)/db.sqlite3")
On OS X, you can use your app’s Application Support directory:
var path = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(
.ApplicationSupportDirectory, .UserDomainMask, true
).first! + NSBundle.mainBundle().bundleIdentifier!
// create parent directory iff it doesn’t exist
try NSFileManager.defaultManager().createDirectoryAtPath(
path, withIntermediateDirectories: true, attributes: nil
)
let db = try Connection("\(path)/db.sqlite3")
Read-Only Databases
If you bundle a database with your app (i.e., you’ve copied a database file into your Xcode project and added it to your application target), you can establish a read-only connection to it.
let path = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("db", ofType: "sqlite3")!
let db = try Connection(path, readonly: true)
Note: Signed applications cannot modify their bundle resources. If you bundle a database file with your app for the purpose of bootstrapping, copy it to a writable location before establishing a connection (see Read-Write Databases, above, for typical, writable locations).
See these two Stack Overflow questions for more information about iOS apps with SQLite databases: 1, 2. We welcome sample code to show how to successfully copy and use a bundled "seed" database for writing in an app.
In-Memory Databases
If you omit the path, SQLite.swift will provision an in-memory database.
let db = try Connection() // equivalent to `Connection(.InMemory)`
To create a temporary, disk-backed database, pass an empty file name.
let db = try Connection(.Temporary)
In-memory databases are automatically deleted when the database connection is closed.
Thread-Safety
Every Connection comes equipped with its own serial queue for statement execution and can be safely accessed across threads. Threads that open transactions and savepoints will block other threads from executing statements while the transaction is open.
If you maintain multiple connections for a single database, consider setting a timeout (in seconds) and/or a busy handler:
db.busyTimeout = 5
db.busyHandler({ tries in
if tries >= 3 {
return false
}
return true
})
Note: The default timeout is 0, so if you see
database is lockederrors, you may be trying to access the same database simultaneously from multiple connections.
Building Type-Safe SQL
SQLite.swift comes with a typed expression layer that directly maps Swift types to their SQLite counterparts.
| Swift Type | SQLite Type |
|---|---|
Int64* |
INTEGER |
Double |
REAL |
String |
TEXT |
nil |
NULL |
SQLite.Blob† |
BLOB |
*While
Int64is the basic, raw type (to preserve 64-bit integers on 32-bit platforms),IntandBoolwork transparently.†SQLite.swift defines its own
Blobstructure, which safely wraps the underlying bytes.See Custom Types for more information about extending other classes and structures to work with SQLite.swift.
See Executing Arbitrary SQL to forego the typed layer and execute raw SQL, instead.
These expressions (in the form of the structure, Expression) build on one another and, with a query (QueryType), can create and execute SQL statements.
Expressions
Expressions are generic structures associated with a type (built-in or custom), raw SQL, and (optionally) values to bind to that SQL. Typically, you will only explicitly create expressions to describe your columns, and typically only once per column.
let id = Expression<Int64>("id")
let email = Expression<String>("email")
let balance = Expression<Double>("balance")
let verified = Expression<Bool>("verified")
Use optional generics for expressions that can evaluate to NULL.
let name = Expression<String?>("name")
Note: The default
Expressioninitializer is for quoted identifiers (i.e., column names). To build a literal SQL expression, useinit(literal:).
Compound Expressions
Expressions can be combined with other expressions and types using filter operators and functions (as well as other non-filter operators and functions). These building blocks can create complex SQLite statements.
Queries
Queries are structures that reference a database and table name, and can be used to build a variety of statements using expressions. We can create a query by initializing a Table, View, or VirtualTable.
let users = Table("users")
Assuming the table exists, we can immediately insert, select, update, and delete rows.
Creating a Table
We can build CREATE TABLE statements by calling the create function on a Table. The following is a basic example of SQLite.swift code (using the expressions and query above) and the corresponding SQL it generates.
try db.run(users.create { t in // CREATE TABLE "users" (
t.column(id, primaryKey: true) // "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
t.column(email, unique: true) // "email" TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
t.column(name) // "name" TEXT
}) // )
Note:
Expression<T>structures (in this case, theidandNOT NULLconstraints automatically, whileExpression<T?>structures (name) do not.
Create Table Options
The Table.create function has several default parameters we can override.
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temporaryadds aTEMPORARYclause to theCREATE TABLEstatement (to create a temporary table that will automatically drop when the database connection closes). Default:false.try db.run(users.create(temporary: true) { t in /* ... */ }) // CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE "users" -- ... -
ifNotExistsadds anIF NOT EXISTSclause to theCREATE TABLEstatement (which will bail out gracefully if the table already exists). Default:false.try db.run(users.create(ifNotExists: true) { t in /* ... */ }) // CREATE TABLE "users" IF NOT EXISTS -- ...
Column Constraints
The column function is used for a single column definition. It takes an expression describing the column name and type, and accepts several parameters that map to various column constraints and clauses.
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primaryKeyadds aPRIMARY KEYconstraint to a single column.t.column(id, primaryKey: true) // "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL t.column(id, primaryKey: .Autoincrement) // "id" INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT NOT NULLNote: The
primaryKeyparameter cannot be used alongsidereferences. If you need to create a column that has a default value and is also a primary and/or foreign key, use theprimaryKeyandforeignKeyfunctions mentioned under Table Constraints.Primary keys cannot be optional (e.g.,
Expression<Int64?>).Only an
INTEGER PRIMARY KEYcan take.Autoincrement. -
uniqueadds aUNIQUEconstraint to the column. (See theuniquefunction under Table Constraints for uniqueness over multiple columns).t.column(email, unique: true) // "email" TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL -
checkattaches aCHECKconstraint to a column definition in the form of a boolean expression (Expression<Bool>). Boolean expressions can be easily built using filter operators and functions. (See also thecheckfunction under Table Constraints.)t.column(email, check: email.like("%@%")) // "email" TEXT NOT NULL CHECK ("email" LIKE '%@%') -
defaultValueadds aDEFAULTclause to a column definition and only accepts a value (or expression) matching the column’s type. This value is used if none is explicitly provided during anINSERT.t.column(name, defaultValue: "Anonymous") // "name" TEXT DEFAULT 'Anonymous'Note: The
defaultValueparameter cannot be used alongsideprimaryKeyandreferences. If you need to create a column that has a default value and is also a primary and/or foreign key, use theprimaryKeyandforeignKeyfunctions mentioned under Table Constraints. -
collateadds aCOLLATEclause toExpression<String>(andExpression<String?>) column definitions with a collating sequence defined in theCollationenumeration.t.column(email, collate: .Nocase) // "email" TEXT NOT NULL COLLATE "NOCASE" t.column(name, collate: .Rtrim) // "name" TEXT COLLATE "RTRIM" -
referencesadds aREFERENCESclause toExpression<Int64>(andExpression<Int64?>) column definitions and accepts a table (SchemaType) or namespaced column expression. (See theforeignKeyfunction under Table Constraints for non-integer foreign key support.)t.column(user_id, references: users, id) // "user_id" INTEGER REFERENCES "users" ("id")
> _Note:_ The `references` parameter cannot be used alongside `primaryKey` and `defaultValue`. If you need to create a column that has a default value and is also a primary and/or foreign key, use the `primaryKey` and `foreignKey` functions mentioned under [Table Constraints](#table-constraints).
Table Constraints
Additional constraints may be provided outside the scope of a single column using the following functions.
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primaryKeyadds aPRIMARY KEYconstraint to the table. Unlike the column constraint, above, it supports all SQLite types, ascending and descending orders, and composite (multiple column) keys.t.primaryKey(email.asc, name) // PRIMARY KEY("email" ASC, "name") -
uniqueadds aUNIQUEconstraint to the table. Unlike the column constraint, above, it supports composite (multiple column) constraints.t.unique(local, domain) // UNIQUE("local", "domain") -
checkadds aCHECKconstraint to the table in the form of a boolean expression (Expression<Bool>). Boolean expressions can be easily built using filter operators and functions. (See also thecheckparameter under Column Constraints.)t.check(balance >= 0) // CHECK ("balance" >= 0.0) -
foreignKeyadds aFOREIGN KEYconstraint to the table. Unlike thereferencesconstraint, above, it supports all SQLite types, bothON UPDATEandON DELETEactions, and composite (multiple column) keys.t.foreignKey(user_id, references: users, id, delete: .SetNull) // FOREIGN KEY("user_id") REFERENCES "users"("id") ON DELETE SET NULL
Inserting Rows
We can insert rows into a table by calling a query’s insert function with a list of setters—typically typed column expressions and values (which can also be expressions)—each joined by the <- operator.
try db.run(users.insert(email <- "alice@mac.com", name <- "Alice"))
// INSERT INTO "users" ("email", "name") VALUES ('alice@mac.com', 'Alice')
try db.run(users.insert(or: .Replace, email <- "alice@mac.com", name <- "Alice B."))
// INSERT OR REPLACE INTO "users" ("email", "name") VALUES ('alice@mac.com', 'Alice B.')
The insert function, when run successfully, returns an Int64 representing the inserted row’s ROWID.
do {
let rowid = try db.run(users.insert(email <- "alice@mac.com"))
print("inserted id: \(rowid)")
} catch {
print("insertion failed: \(error)")
}
The update and delete functions follow similar patterns.
Note: If
insertis called without any arguments, the statement will run with aDEFAULT VALUESclause. The table must not have any constraints that aren’t fulfilled by default values.try db.run(timestamps.insert()) // INSERT INTO "timestamps" DEFAULT VALUES
Setters
SQLite.swift typically uses the <- operator to set values during inserts and updates.
try db.run(counter.update(count <- 0))
// UPDATE "counters" SET "count" = 0 WHERE ("id" = 1)
There are also a number of convenience setters that take the existing value into account using native Swift operators.
For example, to atomically increment a column, we can use ++:
try db.run(counter.update(count++)) // equivalent to `counter.update(count -> count + 1)`
// UPDATE "counters" SET "count" = "count" + 1 WHERE ("id" = 1)
To take an amount and “move” it via transaction, we can use -= and +=:
let amount = 100.0
try db.transaction {
try db.run(alice.update(balance -= amount))
try db.run(betty.update(balance += amount))
}
// BEGIN DEFERRED TRANSACTION
// UPDATE "users" SET "balance" = "balance" - 100.0 WHERE ("id" = 1)
// UPDATE "users" SET "balance" = "balance" + 100.0 WHERE ("id" = 2)
// COMMIT TRANSACTION
Infix Setters
| Operator | Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
<- |
Value -> Value |
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+= |
Number -> Number |
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-= |
Number -> Number |
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*= |
Number -> Number |
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/= |
Number -> Number |
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%= |
Int -> Int |
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<<= |
Int -> Int |
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>>= |
Int -> Int |
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&= |
Int -> Int |
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| ` | =` | Int -> Int |
|
^= |
Int -> Int |
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+= |
String -> String |
Postfix Setters
| Operator | Types |
|---|---|
++ |
Int -> Int |
-- |
Int -> Int |
Selecting Rows
Query structures are SELECT statements waiting to happen. They execute via iteration and other means of sequence access.
Iterating and Accessing Values
Prepared queries execute lazily upon iteration. Each row is returned as a Row object, which can be subscripted with a column expression matching one of the columns returned.
for user in try db.prepare(users) {
print("id: \(user[id]), email: \(user[email]), name: \(user[name])")
// id: 1, email: alice@mac.com, name: Optional("Alice")
}
// SELECT * FROM "users"
Expression<T> column values are automatically unwrapped (we’ve made a promise to the compiler that they’ll never be NULL), while Expression<T?> values remain wrapped.
Plucking Rows
We can pluck the first row by passing a query to the pluck function on a database connection.
if let user = try db.pluck(users) { /* ... */ } // Row
// SELECT * FROM "users" LIMIT 1
To collect all rows into an array, we can simply wrap the sequence (though this is not always the most memory-efficient idea).
let all = Array(try db.prepare(users))
// SELECT * FROM "users"
Building Complex Queries
Queries have a number of chainable functions that can be used (with expressions) to add and modify a number of clauses to the underlying statement.
let query = users.select(email) // SELECT "email" FROM "users"
.filter(name != nil) // WHERE "name" IS NOT NULL
.order(email.desc, name) // ORDER BY "email" DESC, "name"
.limit(5, offset: 1) // LIMIT 5 OFFSET 1
Selecting Columns
By default, queries select every column of the result set (using SELECT *). We can use the select function with a list of expressions to return specific columns instead.
for user in try db.prepare(users.select(id, email)) {
print("id: \(user[id]), email: \(user[email])")
// id: 1, email: alice@mac.com
}
// SELECT "id", "email" FROM "users"
We can access the results of more complex expressions by holding onto a reference of the expression itself.
let sentence = name + " is " + cast(age) as Expression<String?> + " years old!"
for user in users.select(sentence) {
print(user[sentence])
// Optional("Alice is 30 years old!")
}
// SELECT ((("name" || ' is ') || CAST ("age" AS TEXT)) || ' years old!') FROM "users"
Joining Other Tables
We can join tables using a query’s join function.
users.join(posts, on: user_id == users[id])
// SELECT * FROM "users" INNER JOIN "posts" ON ("user_id" = "users"."id")
The join function takes a query object (for the table being joined on), a join condition (on), and is prefixed with an optional join type (default: .Inner). Join conditions can be built using filter operators and functions, generally require namespacing, and sometimes require aliasing.
Column Namespacing
When joining tables, column names can become ambiguous. E.g., both tables may have an id column.
let query = users.join(posts, on: user_id == id)
// assertion failure: ambiguous column 'id'
We can disambiguate by namespacing id.
let query = users.join(posts, on: user_id == users[id])
// SELECT * FROM "users" INNER JOIN "posts" ON ("user_id" = "users"."id")
Namespacing is achieved by subscripting a query with a column expression (e.g., users[id] above becomes users.id).
Note: We can namespace all of a table’s columns using
*.let query = users.select(users[*]) // SELECT "users".* FROM "users"
Table Aliasing
Occasionally, we need to join a table to itself, in which case we must alias the table with another name. We can achieve this using the query’s alias function.
let managers = users.alias("managers")
let query = users.join(managers, on: managers[id] == users[managerId])
// SELECT * FROM "users"
// INNER JOIN ("users") AS "managers" ON ("managers"."id" = "users"."manager_id")
If query results can have ambiguous column names, row values should be accessed with namespaced column expressions. In the above case, SELECT * immediately namespaces all columns of the result set.
let user = try db.pluck(query)
user[id] // fatal error: ambiguous column 'id'
// (please disambiguate: ["users"."id", "managers"."id"])
user[users[id]] // returns "users"."id"
user[managers[id]] // returns "managers"."id"
Filtering Rows
SQLite.swift filters rows using a query’s filter function with a boolean expression (Expression<Bool>).
users.filter(id == 1)
// SELECT * FROM "users" WHERE ("id" = 1)
users.filter([1, 2, 3, 4, 5].contains(id))
// SELECT * FROM "users" WHERE ("id" IN (1, 2, 3, 4, 5))
users.filter(email.like("%@mac.com"))
// SELECT * FROM "users" WHERE ("email" LIKE '%@mac.com')
users.filter(verified && name.lowercaseString == "alice")
// SELECT * FROM "users" WHERE ("verified" AND (lower("name") == 'alice'))
users.filter(verified || balance >= 10_000)
// SELECT * FROM "users" WHERE ("verified" OR ("balance" >= 10000.0))
We can build our own boolean expressions by using one of the many filter operators and functions.
Note: SQLite.swift defines
filterinstead ofwherebecausewhereis a reserved keyword.
Filter Operators and Functions
SQLite.swift defines a number of operators for building filtering predicates. Operators and functions work together in a type-safe manner, so attempting to equate or compare different types will prevent compilation.
Infix Filter Operators
| Swift | Types | SQLite | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
== |
Equatable -> Bool |
=/IS* |
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!= |
Equatable -> Bool |
!=/IS NOT* |
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> |
Comparable -> Bool |
> |
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>= |
Comparable -> Bool |
>= |
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< |
Comparable -> Bool |
< |
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<= |
Comparable -> Bool |
<= |
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~= |
(Interval, Comparable) -> Bool |
BETWEEN |
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&& |
Bool -> Bool |
AND |
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| ` | ` | Bool -> Bool |
OR |
*When comparing against
nil, SQLite.swift will useISandIS NOTaccordingly.
Prefix Filter Operators
| Swift | Types | SQLite |
|---|---|---|
! |
Bool -> Bool |
NOT |
Filtering Functions
| Swift | Types | SQLite |
|---|---|---|
like |
String -> Bool |
LIKE |
glob |
String -> Bool |
GLOB |
match |
String -> Bool |
MATCH |
contains |
(Array<T>, T) -> Bool |
IN |
Sorting Rows
We can pre-sort returned rows using the query’s order function.
E.g., to return users sorted by email, then name, in ascending order:
users.order(email, name)
// SELECT * FROM "users" ORDER BY "email", "name"
The order function takes a list of column expressions.
Expression objects have two computed properties to assist sorting: asc and desc. These properties append the expression with ASC and DESC to mark ascending and descending order respectively.
users.order(email.desc, name.asc)
// SELECT * FROM "users" ORDER BY "email" DESC, "name" ASC
Limiting and Paging Results
We can limit and skip returned rows using a query’s limit function (and its optional offset parameter).
users.limit(5)
// SELECT * FROM "users" LIMIT 5
users.limit(5, offset: 5)
// SELECT * FROM "users" LIMIT 5 OFFSET 5
Aggregation
Queries come with a number of functions that quickly return aggregate scalar values from the table. These mirror the core aggregate functions and are executed immediately against the query.
let count = try db.scalar(users.count)
// SELECT count(*) FROM "users"
Filtered queries will appropriately filter aggregate values.
let count = try db.scalar(users.filter(name != nil).count)
// SELECT count(*) FROM "users" WHERE "name" IS NOT NULL
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countas a computed property on a query (see examples above) returns the total number of rows matching the query.countas a computed property on a column expression returns the total number of rows where that column is notNULL.let count = try db.scalar(users.select(name.count)) // -> Int // SELECT count("name") FROM "users" -
maxtakes a comparable column expression and returns the largest value if any exists.let max = try db.scalar(users.select(id.max)) // -> Int64? // SELECT max("id") FROM "users" -
mintakes a comparable column expression and returns the smallest value if any exists.let min = try db.scalar(users.select(id.min)) // -> Int64? // SELECT min("id") FROM "users" -
averagetakes a numeric column expression and returns the average row value (as aDouble) if any exists.let average = try db.scalar(users.select(balance.average)) // -> Double? // SELECT avg("balance") FROM "users" -
sumtakes a numeric column expression and returns the sum total of all rows if any exist.let sum = try db.scalar(users.select(balance.sum)) // -> Double? // SELECT sum("balance") FROM "users" -
total, likesum, takes a numeric column expression and returns the sum total of all rows, but in this case always returns aDouble, and returns0.0for an empty query.let total = try db.scalar(users.select(balance.total)) // -> Double // SELECT total("balance") FROM "users"
Note: Expressions can be prefixed with a
DISTINCTclause by calling thedistinctcomputed property.let count = try db.scalar(users.select(name.distinct.count) // -> Int // SELECT count(DISTINCT "name") FROM "users"
Updating Rows
We can update a table’s rows by calling a query’s update function with a list of setters—typically typed column expressions and values (which can also be expressions)—each joined by the <- operator.
When an unscoped query calls update, it will update every row in the table.
try db.run(users.update(email <- "alice@me.com"))
// UPDATE "users" SET "email" = 'alice@me.com'
Be sure to scope UPDATE statements beforehand using the filter function.
let alice = users.filter(id == 1)
try db.run(alice.update(email <- "alice@me.com"))
// UPDATE "users" SET "email" = 'alice@me.com' WHERE ("id" = 1)
The update function returns an Int representing the number of updated rows.
do {
if try db.run(alice.update(email <- "alice@me.com")) > 0 {
print("updated alice")
} else {
print("alice not found")
}
} catch {
print("update failed: \(error)")
}
Deleting Rows
We can delete rows from a table by calling a query’s delete function.
When an unscoped query calls delete, it will delete every row in the table.
try db.run(users.delete())
// DELETE FROM "users"
Be sure to scope DELETE statements beforehand using the filter function.
let alice = users.filter(id == 1)
try db.run(alice.delete())
// DELETE FROM "users" WHERE ("id" = 1)
The delete function returns an Int representing the number of deleted rows.
do {
if try db.run(alice.delete()) > 0 {
print("deleted alice")
} else {
print("alice not found")
}
} catch {
print("delete failed: \(error)")
}
Transactions and Savepoints
Using the transaction and savepoint functions, we can run a series of statements in a transaction. If a single statement fails or the block throws an error, the changes will be rolled back.
try db.transaction {
let rowid = try db.run(users.insert(email <- "betty@icloud.com"))
try db.run(users.insert(email <- "cathy@icloud.com", managerId <- rowid))
}
// BEGIN DEFERRED TRANSACTION
// INSERT INTO "users" ("email") VALUES ('betty@icloud.com')
// INSERT INTO "users" ("email", "manager_id") VALUES ('cathy@icloud.com', 2)
// COMMIT TRANSACTION
Note: Transactions run in a serial queue.
Altering the Schema
SQLite.swift comes with several functions (in addition to Table.create) for altering a database schema in a type-safe manner.
Renaming Tables
We can build an ALTER TABLE … RENAME TO statement by calling the rename function on a Table or VirtualTable.
try db.run(users.rename(Table("users_old"))
// ALTER TABLE "users" RENAME TO "users_old"
Adding Columns
We can add columns to a table by calling addColumn function on a Table. SQLite.swift enforces the same limited subset of ALTER TABLE that SQLite supports.
try db.run(users.addColumn(suffix))
// ALTER TABLE "users" ADD COLUMN "suffix" TEXT
Added Column Constraints
The addColumn function shares several of the same column function parameters used when creating tables.
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checkattaches aCHECKconstraint to a column definition in the form of a boolean expression (Expression<Bool>). (See also thecheckfunction under Table Constraints.)try db.run(users.addColumn(suffix, check: ["JR", "SR"].contains(suffix))) // ALTER TABLE "users" ADD COLUMN "suffix" TEXT CHECK ("suffix" IN ('JR', 'SR')) -
defaultValueadds aDEFAULTclause to a column definition and only accepts a value matching the column’s type. This value is used if none is explicitly provided during anINSERT.try db.run(users.addColumn(suffix, defaultValue: "SR")) // ALTER TABLE "users" ADD COLUMN "suffix" TEXT DEFAULT 'SR'Note: Unlike the
CREATE TABLEconstraint, default values may not be expression structures (includingCURRENT_TIME,CURRENT_DATE, orCURRENT_TIMESTAMP). -
collateadds aCOLLATEclause toExpression<String>(andExpression<String?>) column definitions with a collating sequence defined in theCollationenumeration.try db.run(users.addColumn(email, collate: .Nocase)) // ALTER TABLE "users" ADD COLUMN "email" TEXT NOT NULL COLLATE "NOCASE" try db.run(users.addColumn(name, collate: .Rtrim)) // ALTER TABLE "users" ADD COLUMN "name" TEXT COLLATE "RTRIM" -
referencesadds aREFERENCESclause toInt64(andInt64?) column definitions and accepts a table or namespaced column expression. (See theforeignKeyfunction under Table Constraints for non-integer foreign key support.)try db.run(posts.addColumn(userId, references: users, id) // ALTER TABLE "posts" ADD COLUMN "user_id" INTEGER REFERENCES "users" ("id")
Indexes
Creating Indexes
We can build CREATE INDEX statements by calling the createIndex function on a SchemaType.
try db.run(users.createIndex(email))
// CREATE INDEX "index_users_on_email" ON "users" ("email")
The index name is generated automatically based on the table and column names.
The createIndex function has a couple default parameters we can override.
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uniqueadds aUNIQUEconstraint to the index. Default:false.try db.run(users.createIndex(email, unique: true)) // CREATE UNIQUE INDEX "index_users_on_email" ON "users" ("email") -
ifNotExistsadds anIF NOT EXISTSclause to theCREATE TABLEstatement (which will bail out gracefully if the table already exists). Default:false.try db.run(users.createIndex(email, ifNotExists: true)) // CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS "index_users_on_email" ON "users" ("email")
Dropping Indexes
We can build DROP INDEX statements by calling the dropIndex function on a SchemaType.
try db.run(users.dropIndex(email))
// DROP INDEX "index_users_on_email"
The dropIndex function has one additional parameter, ifExists, which (when true) adds an IF EXISTS clause to the statement.
try db.run(users.dropIndex(email, ifExists: true))
// DROP INDEX IF EXISTS "index_users_on_email"
Dropping Tables
We can build DROP TABLE statements by calling the dropTable function on a SchemaType.
try db.run(users.drop())
// DROP TABLE "users"
The drop function has one additional parameter, ifExists, which (when true) adds an IF EXISTS clause to the statement.
try db.run(users.drop(ifExists: true))
// DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "users"
Custom Types
SQLite.swift supports serializing and deserializing any custom type as long as it conforms to the Value protocol.
protocol Value { typealias Datatype: Binding class var declaredDatatype: String { get } class func fromDatatypeValue(datatypeValue: Datatype) -> Self var datatypeValue: Datatype { get } }
The Datatype must be one of the basic Swift types that values are bridged through before serialization and deserialization (see Building Type-Safe SQL for a list of types).
Note:
Bindingis a protocol that SQLite.swift uses internally to directly map SQLite types to Swift types. Do not conform custom types to theBindingprotocol.
Once extended, the type can be used almost wherever typed expressions can be.
Date-Time Values
In SQLite, DATETIME columns can be treated as strings or numbers, so we can transparently bridge NSDate objects through Swift’s String or Int types.
To serialize NSDate objects as TEXT values (in ISO 8601), we’ll use String.
extension NSDate: Value {
class var declaredDatatype: String {
return String.declaredDatatype
}
class func fromDatatypeValue(stringValue: String) -> NSDate {
return SQLDateFormatter.dateFromString(stringValue)!
}
var datatypeValue: String {
return SQLDateFormatter.stringFromDate(self)
}
}
let SQLDateFormatter: NSDateFormatter = {
let formatter = NSDateFormatter()
formatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS"
formatter.locale = NSLocale(localeIdentifier: "en_US_POSIX")
formatter.timeZone = NSTimeZone(forSecondsFromGMT: 0)
return formatter
}()
We can also treat them as INTEGER values using Int.
extension NSDate: Value {
class var declaredDatatype: String {
return Int.declaredDatatype
}
class func fromDatatypeValue(intValue: Int) -> Self {
return self(timeIntervalSince1970: NSTimeInterval(intValue))
}
var datatypeValue: Int {
return Int(timeIntervalSince1970)
}
}
Note: SQLite’s
CURRENT_DATE,CURRENT_TIME, andCURRENT_TIMESTAMPhelpers returnTEXTvalues. Because of this (and the fact that Unix time is far less human-readable when we’re faced with the raw data), we recommend using theTEXTextension.
Once defined, we can use these types directly in SQLite statements.
let published_at = Expression<NSDate>("published_at")
let published = posts.filter(published_at <= NSDate())
// extension where Datatype == String:
// SELECT * FROM "posts" WHERE "published_at" <= '2014-11-18 12:45:30'
// extension where Datatype == Int:
// SELECT * FROM "posts" WHERE "published_at" <= 1416314730
Binary Data
Any object that can be encoded and decoded can be stored as a blob of data in SQL.
We can create an NSData bridge rather trivially.
extension NSData: Value {
class var declaredDatatype: String {
return Blob.declaredDatatype
}
class func fromDatatypeValue(blobValue: Blob) -> Self {
return self(bytes: blobValue.bytes, length: blobValue.length)
}
var datatypeValue: Blob {
return Blob(bytes: bytes, length: length)
}
}
We can bridge any type that can be initialized from and encoded to NSData.
// assumes NSData conformance, above
extension UIImage: Value {
public class var declaredDatatype: String {
return Blob.declaredDatatype
}
public class func fromDatatypeValue(blobValue: Blob) -> UIImage {
return UIImage(data: NSData.fromDatatypeValue(blobValue))!
}
public var datatypeValue: Blob {
return UIImagePNGRepresentation(self)!.datatypeValue
}
}
Note: See the Archives and Serializations Programming Guide for more information on encoding and decoding custom types.
Custom Type Caveats
Swift does not currently support generic subscripting, which means we cannot, by default, subscript Expressions with custom types to:
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Namespace expressions. Use the
namespacefunction, instead:let avatar = Expression<UIImage?>("avatar") users[avatar] // fails to compile users.namespace(avatar) // "users"."avatar" -
Access column data. Use the
getfunction, instead:let user = users.first! user[avatar] // fails to compile user.get(avatar) // UIImage?
We can, of course, write extensions, but they’re rather wordy.
extension Query {
subscript(column: Expression<UIImage>) -> Expression<UIImage> {
return namespace(column)
}
subscript(column: Expression<UIImage?>) -> Expression<UIImage?> {
return namespace(column)
}
}
extension Row {
subscript(column: Expression<UIImage>) -> UIImage {
return get(column)
}
subscript(column: Expression<UIImage?>) -> UIImage? {
return get(column)
}
}
Other Operators
In addition to filter operators, SQLite.swift defines a number of operators that can modify expression values with arithmetic, bitwise operations, and concatenation.
Other Infix Operators
| Swift | Types | SQLite | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
+ |
Number -> Number |
+ |
||
- |
Number -> Number |
- |
||
* |
Number -> Number |
* |
||
/ |
Number -> Number |
/ |
||
% |
Int -> Int |
% |
||
<< |
Int -> Int |
<< |
||
>> |
Int -> Int |
>> |
||
& |
Int -> Int |
& |
||
| ` | ` | Int -> Int |
` | ` |
+ |
String -> String |
` | ` |
Note: SQLite.swift also defines a bitwise XOR operator,
^, which expands the expressionlhs ^ rhsto~(lhs & rhs) & (lhs | rhs).
Other Prefix Operators
| Swift | Types | SQLite |
|---|---|---|
~ |
Int -> Int |
~ |
- |
Number -> Number |
- |
Core SQLite Functions
Many of SQLite’s core functions have been surfaced in and type-audited for SQLite.swift.
Note: SQLite.swift aliases the
??operator to theifnullfunction.name ?? email // ifnull("name", "email")
Aggregate SQLite Functions
Most of SQLite’s aggregate functions have been surfaced in and type-audited for SQLite.swift.
Custom SQL Functions
We can create custom SQL functions by calling createFunction on a database connection.
For example, to give queries access to MobileCoreServices.UTTypeConformsTo, we can write the following:
import MobileCoreServices
let typeConformsTo: (Expression<String>, String) -> Expression<Bool> = (
try db.createFunction("typeConformsTo", deterministic: true) { UTI, conformsToUTI in
return UTTypeConformsTo(UTI, conformsToUTI)
}
)
Note: The optional
deterministicparameter is an optimization that causes the function to be created withSQLITE_DETERMINISTIC.
Note typeConformsTo’s signature:
(Expression<String>, String) -> Expression<Bool>
Because of this, createFunction expects a block with the following signature:
(String, String) -> Bool
Once assigned, the closure can be called wherever boolean expressions are accepted.
let attachments = Table("attachments")
let UTI = Expression<String>("UTI")
let images = attachments.filter(typeConformsTo(UTI, kUTTypeImage))
// SELECT * FROM "attachments" WHERE "typeConformsTo"("UTI", 'public.image')
Note: The return type of a function must be a core SQL type or conform to
Value.
We can create loosely-typed functions by handling an array of raw arguments, instead.
db.createFunction("typeConformsTo", deterministic: true) { args in
guard let UTI = args[0] as? String, conformsToUTI = args[1] as? String else { return nil }
return UTTypeConformsTo(UTI, conformsToUTI)
}
Creating a loosely-typed function cannot return a closure and instead must be wrapped manually or executed using raw SQL.
let stmt = try db.prepare("SELECT * FROM attachments WHERE typeConformsTo(UTI, ?)")
for row in stmt.bind(kUTTypeImage) { /* ... */ }
Custom Collations
We can create custom collating sequences by calling createCollation on a database connection.
try db.createCollation("NODIACRITIC") { lhs, rhs in
return lhs.compare(rhs, options: .DiacriticInsensitiveSearch)
}
We can reference a custom collation using the Custom member of the Collation enumeration.
restaurants.order(collate(.Custom("NODIACRITIC"), name))
// SELECT * FROM "restaurants" ORDER BY "name" COLLATE "NODIACRITIC"
Full-text Search
We can create a virtual table using the FTS4 module by calling create on a VirtualTable.
let emails = VirtualTable("emails")
let subject = Expression<String>("subject")
let body = Expression<String>("body")
try db.run(emails.create(.FTS4(subject, body)))
// CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE "emails" USING fts4("subject", "body")
We can specify a tokenizer using the tokenize parameter.
try db.run(emails.create(.FTS4([subject, body], tokenize: .Porter)))
// CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE "emails" USING fts4("subject", "body", tokenize=porter)
We can set the full range of parameters by creating a FTS4Config object.
let emails = VirtualTable("emails")
let subject = Expression<String>("subject")
let body = Expression<String>("body")
let config = FTS4Config()
.column(subject)
.column(body, [.unindexed])
.languageId("lid")
.order(.Desc)
try db.run(emails.create(.FTS4(config))
// CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE "emails" USING fts4("subject", "body", notindexed="body", languageid="lid", order="desc")
Once we insert a few rows, we can search using the match function, which takes a table or column as its first argument and a query string as its second.
try db.run(emails.insert(
subject <- "Just Checking In",
body <- "Hey, I was just wondering...did you get my last email?"
))
let wonderfulEmails = emails.match("wonder*")
// SELECT * FROM "emails" WHERE "emails" MATCH 'wonder*'
let replies = emails.filter(subject.match("Re:*"))
// SELECT * FROM "emails" WHERE "subject" MATCH 'Re:*'
FTS5
When linking against a version of SQLite with FTS5 enabled we can create the virtual table
in a similar fashion.
let emails = VirtualTable("emails")
let subject = Expression<String>("subject")
let body = Expression<String>("body")
let config = FTS5Config()
.column(subject)
.column(body, [.unindexed])
try db.run(emails.create(.FTS5(config))
// CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE "emails" USING fts5("subject", "body" UNINDEXED)
Executing Arbitrary SQL
Though we recommend you stick with SQLite.swift’s type-safe system whenever possible, it is possible to simply and safely prepare and execute raw SQL statements via a Database connection using the following functions.
-
executeruns an arbitrary number of SQL statements as a convenience.try db.execute( "BEGIN TRANSACTION;" + "CREATE TABLE users (" + "id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL," + "email TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL," + "name TEXT" + ");" + "CREATE TABLE posts (" + "id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL," + "title TEXT NOT NULL," + "body TEXT NOT NULL," + "published_at DATETIME" + ");" + "PRAGMA user_version = 1;" + "COMMIT TRANSACTION;" ) -
prepareprepares a singleStatementobject from a SQL string, optionally binds values to it (using the statement’sbindfunction), and returns the statement for deferred execution.let stmt = try db.prepare("INSERT INTO users (email) VALUES (?)")Once prepared, statements may be executed using
run, binding any unbound parameters.try stmt.run("alice@mac.com") db.changes // -> {Some 1}Statements with results may be iterated over, using the columnNames if useful.
let stmt = try db.prepare("SELECT id, email FROM users") for row in stmt { for (index, name) in stmt.columnNames.enumerate() { print ("\(name)=\(row[index]!)") // id: Optional(1), email: Optional("alice@mac.com") } } -
runprepares a singleStatementobject from a SQL string, optionally binds values to it (using the statement’sbindfunction), executes, and returns the statement.try db.run("INSERT INTO users (email) VALUES (?)", "alice@mac.com") -
scalarprepares a singleStatementobject from a SQL string, optionally binds values to it (using the statement’sbindfunction), executes, and returns the first value of the first row.let count = try db.scalar("SELECT count(*) FROM users") as! Int64Statements also have a
scalarfunction, which can optionally re-bind values at execution.let stmt = try db.prepare("SELECT count (*) FROM users") let count = try stmt.scalar() as! Int64
Logging
We can log SQL using the database’s trace function.
#if DEBUG
db.trace(print)
#endif