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<div class="section" id="module-sqlalchemy.ext.compiler">
<span id="custom-sql-constructs-and-compilation-extension"></span><span id="sqlalchemy-ext-compiler-toplevel"></span><h1>Custom SQL Constructs and Compilation Extension<a class="headerlink" href="#module-sqlalchemy.ext.compiler" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>Provides an API for creation of custom ClauseElements and compilers.</p>
<div class="section" id="synopsis">
<h2>Synopsis<a class="headerlink" href="#synopsis" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>Usage involves the creation of one or more
<a class="reference internal" href="sqlelement.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseElement" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseElement"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ClauseElement</span></code></a> subclasses and one or
more callables defining its compilation:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.ext.compiler</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">compiles</span>
<span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.sql.expression</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">ColumnClause</span>

<span class="k">class</span> <span class="nc">MyColumn</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">ColumnClause</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">pass</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">MyColumn</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">compile_mycolumn</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;[</span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2">]&quot;</span> <span class="o">%</span> <span class="n">element</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span></pre></div>
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<p>Above, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MyColumn</span></code> extends <a class="reference internal" href="sqlelement.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnClause" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnClause"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ColumnClause</span></code></a>,
the base expression element for named column objects. The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">compiles</span></code>
decorator registers itself with the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MyColumn</span></code> class so that it is invoked
when the object is compiled to a string:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">select</span>

<span class="n">s</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">select</span><span class="p">([</span><span class="n">MyColumn</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;x&#39;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">MyColumn</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;y&#39;</span><span class="p">)])</span>
<span class="nb">print</span> <span class="nb">str</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">s</span><span class="p">)</span></pre></div>
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<p>Produces:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">SELECT</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="n">x</span><span class="p">],</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="n">y</span><span class="p">]</span></pre></div>
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<div class="section" id="dialect-specific-compilation-rules">
<h2>Dialect-specific compilation rules<a class="headerlink" href="#dialect-specific-compilation-rules" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>Compilers can also be made dialect-specific. The appropriate compiler will be
invoked for the dialect in use:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.schema</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">DDLElement</span>

<span class="k">class</span> <span class="nc">AlterColumn</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">DDLElement</span><span class="p">):</span>

    <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">__init__</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">column</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">cmd</span><span class="p">):</span>
        <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">column</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">column</span>
        <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">cmd</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">cmd</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">AlterColumn</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">visit_alter_column</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;ALTER COLUMN </span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2"> ...&quot;</span> <span class="o">%</span> <span class="n">element</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">column</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">AlterColumn</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;postgresql&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">visit_alter_column</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;ALTER TABLE </span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2"> ALTER COLUMN </span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2"> ...&quot;</span> <span class="o">%</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">table</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="p">,</span>
                                                   <span class="n">element</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">column</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="p">)</span></pre></div>
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<p>The second <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">visit_alter_table</span></code> will be invoked when any <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">postgresql</span></code>
dialect is used.</p>
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<div class="section" id="compiling-sub-elements-of-a-custom-expression-construct">
<h2>Compiling sub-elements of a custom expression construct<a class="headerlink" href="#compiling-sub-elements-of-a-custom-expression-construct" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">compiler</span></code> argument is the
<a class="reference internal" href="internals.html#sqlalchemy.engine.interfaces.Compiled" title="sqlalchemy.engine.interfaces.Compiled"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Compiled</span></code></a> object in use. This object
can be inspected for any information about the in-progress compilation,
including <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">compiler.dialect</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">compiler.statement</span></code> etc. The
<a class="reference internal" href="internals.html#sqlalchemy.sql.compiler.SQLCompiler" title="sqlalchemy.sql.compiler.SQLCompiler"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SQLCompiler</span></code></a> and
<a class="reference internal" href="internals.html#sqlalchemy.sql.compiler.DDLCompiler" title="sqlalchemy.sql.compiler.DDLCompiler"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DDLCompiler</span></code></a> both include a <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">process()</span></code>
method which can be used for compilation of embedded attributes:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.sql.expression</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">Executable</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">ClauseElement</span>

<span class="k">class</span> <span class="nc">InsertFromSelect</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">Executable</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">ClauseElement</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">__init__</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">table</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">select</span><span class="p">):</span>
        <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">table</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">table</span>
        <span class="bp">self</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">select</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">select</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">InsertFromSelect</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">visit_insert_from_select</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;INSERT INTO </span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2"> (</span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2">)&quot;</span> <span class="o">%</span> <span class="p">(</span>
        <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">process</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">table</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">asfrom</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="kc">True</span><span class="p">),</span>
        <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">process</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">select</span><span class="p">)</span>
    <span class="p">)</span>

<span class="n">insert</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">InsertFromSelect</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">t1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">select</span><span class="p">([</span><span class="n">t1</span><span class="p">])</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">where</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">t1</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">c</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">x</span><span class="o">&gt;</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">))</span>
<span class="nb">print</span> <span class="n">insert</span></pre></div>
</div>
<p>Produces:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="s2">&quot;INSERT INTO mytable (SELECT mytable.x, mytable.y, mytable.z</span>
                      <span class="n">FROM</span> <span class="n">mytable</span> <span class="n">WHERE</span> <span class="n">mytable</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">x</span> <span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="p">:</span><span class="n">x_1</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="s2">&quot;</span></pre></div>
</div>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>The above <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">InsertFromSelect</span></code> construct is only an example, this actual
functionality is already available using the
<a class="reference internal" href="dml.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.Insert.from_select" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.Insert.from_select"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Insert.from_select()</span></code></a> method.</p>
</div>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>The above <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">InsertFromSelect</span></code> construct probably wants to have “autocommit”
enabled.  See <a class="reference internal" href="#enabling-compiled-autocommit"><span class="std std-ref">Enabling Autocommit on a Construct</span></a> for this step.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="cross-compiling-between-sql-and-ddl-compilers">
<h3>Cross Compiling between SQL and DDL compilers<a class="headerlink" href="#cross-compiling-between-sql-and-ddl-compilers" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>SQL and DDL constructs are each compiled using different base compilers -
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SQLCompiler</span></code> and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DDLCompiler</span></code>.   A common need is to access the
compilation rules of SQL expressions from within a DDL expression. The
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DDLCompiler</span></code> includes an accessor <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">sql_compiler</span></code> for this reason, such as
below where we generate a CHECK constraint that embeds a SQL expression:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">MyConstraint</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">compile_my_constraint</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">constraint</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">ddlcompiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;CONSTRAINT </span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2"> CHECK (</span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2">)&quot;</span> <span class="o">%</span> <span class="p">(</span>
        <span class="n">constraint</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="p">,</span>
        <span class="n">ddlcompiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">sql_compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">process</span><span class="p">(</span>
            <span class="n">constraint</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">expression</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">literal_binds</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="kc">True</span><span class="p">)</span>
    <span class="p">)</span></pre></div>
</div>
<p>Above, we add an additional flag to the process step as called by
<code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SQLCompiler.process()</span></code>, which is the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">literal_binds</span></code> flag.  This
indicates that any SQL expression which refers to a <a class="reference internal" href="sqlelement.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.BindParameter" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.BindParameter"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">BindParameter</span></code></a>
object or other “literal” object such as those which refer to strings or
integers should be rendered <strong>in-place</strong>, rather than being referred to as
a bound parameter;  when emitting DDL, bound parameters are typically not
supported.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" id="enabling-autocommit-on-a-construct">
<span id="enabling-compiled-autocommit"></span><h2>Enabling Autocommit on a Construct<a class="headerlink" href="#enabling-autocommit-on-a-construct" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>Recall from the section <a class="reference internal" href="connections.html#autocommit"><span class="std std-ref">Understanding Autocommit</span></a> that the <a class="reference internal" href="connections.html#sqlalchemy.engine.Engine" title="sqlalchemy.engine.Engine"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Engine</span></code></a>, when
asked to execute a construct in the absence of a user-defined transaction,
detects if the given construct represents DML or DDL, that is, a data
modification or data definition statement, which requires (or may require,
in the case of DDL) that the transaction generated by the DBAPI be committed
(recall that DBAPI always has a transaction going on regardless of what
SQLAlchemy does).   Checking for this is actually accomplished by checking for
the “autocommit” execution option on the construct.    When building a
construct like an INSERT derivation, a new DDL type, or perhaps a stored
procedure that alters data, the “autocommit” option needs to be set in order
for the statement to function with “connectionless” execution
(as described in <a class="reference internal" href="connections.html#dbengine-implicit"><span class="std std-ref">Connectionless Execution, Implicit Execution</span></a>).</p>
<p>Currently a quick way to do this is to subclass <a class="reference internal" href="selectable.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.Executable" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.Executable"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Executable</span></code></a>, then
add the “autocommit” flag to the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">_execution_options</span></code> dictionary (note this
is a “frozen” dictionary which supplies a generative <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">union()</span></code> method):</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.sql.expression</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">Executable</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">ClauseElement</span>

<span class="k">class</span> <span class="nc">MyInsertThing</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">Executable</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">ClauseElement</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="n">_execution_options</span> <span class="o">=</span> \
        <span class="n">Executable</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">_execution_options</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">union</span><span class="p">({</span><span class="s1">&#39;autocommit&#39;</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="kc">True</span><span class="p">})</span></pre></div>
</div>
<p>More succinctly, if the construct is truly similar to an INSERT, UPDATE, or
DELETE, <a class="reference internal" href="dml.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.UpdateBase" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.UpdateBase"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">UpdateBase</span></code></a> can be used, which already is a subclass
of <a class="reference internal" href="selectable.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.Executable" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.Executable"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Executable</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="sqlelement.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseElement" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseElement"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ClauseElement</span></code></a> and includes the
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">autocommit</span></code> flag:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.sql.expression</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">UpdateBase</span>

<span class="k">class</span> <span class="nc">MyInsertThing</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">UpdateBase</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">__init__</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="bp">self</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">...</span><span class="p">):</span>
        <span class="o">...</span></pre></div>
</div>
<p>DDL elements that subclass <a class="reference internal" href="ddl.html#sqlalchemy.schema.DDLElement" title="sqlalchemy.schema.DDLElement"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DDLElement</span></code></a> already have the
“autocommit” flag turned on.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="changing-the-default-compilation-of-existing-constructs">
<h2>Changing the default compilation of existing constructs<a class="headerlink" href="#changing-the-default-compilation-of-existing-constructs" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The compiler extension applies just as well to the existing constructs.  When
overriding the compilation of a built in SQL construct, the &#64;compiles
decorator is invoked upon the appropriate class (be sure to use the class,
i.e. <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Insert</span></code> or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Select</span></code>, instead of the creation function such
as <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">insert()</span></code> or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">select()</span></code>).</p>
<p>Within the new compilation function, to get at the “original” compilation
routine, use the appropriate visit_XXX method - this
because compiler.process() will call upon the overriding routine and cause
an endless loop.   Such as, to add “prefix” to all insert statements:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.sql.expression</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">Insert</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">Insert</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">prefix_inserts</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">insert</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">visit_insert</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">insert</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">prefix_with</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;some prefix&quot;</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">)</span></pre></div>
</div>
<p>The above compiler will prefix all INSERT statements with “some prefix” when
compiled.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="changing-compilation-of-types">
<span id="type-compilation-extension"></span><h2>Changing Compilation of Types<a class="headerlink" href="#changing-compilation-of-types" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">compiler</span></code> works for types, too, such as below where we implement the
MS-SQL specific ‘max’ keyword for <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">String</span></code>/<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">VARCHAR</span></code>:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">String</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;mssql&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">VARCHAR</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;mssql&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">compile_varchar</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">element</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">length</span> <span class="o">==</span> <span class="s1">&#39;max&#39;</span><span class="p">:</span>
        <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;VARCHAR(&#39;max&#39;)&quot;</span>
    <span class="k">else</span><span class="p">:</span>
        <span class="k">return</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">visit_VARCHAR</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">)</span>

<span class="n">foo</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">Table</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;foo&#39;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">metadata</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">Column</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;data&#39;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">VARCHAR</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;max&#39;</span><span class="p">))</span>
<span class="p">)</span></pre></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" id="subclassing-guidelines">
<h2>Subclassing Guidelines<a class="headerlink" href="#subclassing-guidelines" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>A big part of using the compiler extension is subclassing SQLAlchemy
expression constructs. To make this easier, the expression and
schema packages feature a set of “bases” intended for common tasks.
A synopsis is as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="sqlelement.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseElement" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseElement"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ClauseElement</span></code></a> - This is the root
expression class. Any SQL expression can be derived from this base, and is
probably the best choice for longer constructs such as specialized INSERT
statements.</p></li>
<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="sqlelement.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnElement" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnElement"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ColumnElement</span></code></a> - The root of all
“column-like” elements. Anything that you’d place in the “columns” clause of
a SELECT statement (as well as order by and group by) can derive from this -
the object will automatically have Python “comparison” behavior.</p>
<p><a class="reference internal" href="sqlelement.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnElement" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnElement"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ColumnElement</span></code></a> classes want to have a
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">type</span></code> member which is expression’s return type.  This can be established
at the instance level in the constructor, or at the class level if its
generally constant:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="k">class</span> <span class="nc">timestamp</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">ColumnElement</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="nb">type</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">TIMESTAMP</span><span class="p">()</span></pre></div>
</div>
</li>
<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="functions.html#sqlalchemy.sql.functions.FunctionElement" title="sqlalchemy.sql.functions.FunctionElement"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">FunctionElement</span></code></a> - This is a hybrid of a
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ColumnElement</span></code> and a “from clause” like object, and represents a SQL
function or stored procedure type of call. Since most databases support
statements along the line of “SELECT FROM &lt;some function&gt;”
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">FunctionElement</span></code> adds in the ability to be used in the FROM clause of a
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">select()</span></code> construct:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.sql.expression</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">FunctionElement</span>

<span class="k">class</span> <span class="nc">coalesce</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">FunctionElement</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="n">name</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s1">&#39;coalesce&#39;</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">coalesce</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">compile</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;coalesce(</span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2">)&quot;</span> <span class="o">%</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">process</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">clauses</span><span class="p">)</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">coalesce</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;oracle&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">compile</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">if</span> <span class="nb">len</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">clauses</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="mi">2</span><span class="p">:</span>
        <span class="k">raise</span> <span class="ne">TypeError</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;coalesce only supports two arguments on Oracle&quot;</span><span class="p">)</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;nvl(</span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2">)&quot;</span> <span class="o">%</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">process</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">clauses</span><span class="p">)</span></pre></div>
</div>
</li>
<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="ddl.html#sqlalchemy.schema.DDLElement" title="sqlalchemy.schema.DDLElement"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DDLElement</span></code></a> - The root of all DDL expressions,
like CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, etc. Compilation of <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DDLElement</span></code>
subclasses is issued by a <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DDLCompiler</span></code> instead of a <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SQLCompiler</span></code>.
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DDLElement</span></code> also features <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Table</span></code> and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MetaData</span></code> event hooks via the
<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">execute_at()</span></code> method, allowing the construct to be invoked during CREATE
TABLE and DROP TABLE sequences.</p></li>
<li><p><a class="reference internal" href="selectable.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.Executable" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.Executable"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Executable</span></code></a> - This is a mixin which
should be used with any expression class that represents a “standalone”
SQL statement that can be passed directly to an <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">execute()</span></code> method.  It
is already implicit within <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">DDLElement</span></code> and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">FunctionElement</span></code>.</p></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section" id="further-examples">
<h2>Further Examples<a class="headerlink" href="#further-examples" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="utc-timestamp-function">
<h3>“UTC timestamp” function<a class="headerlink" href="#utc-timestamp-function" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>A function that works like “CURRENT_TIMESTAMP” except applies the
appropriate conversions so that the time is in UTC time.   Timestamps are best
stored in relational databases as UTC, without time zones.   UTC so that your
database doesn’t think time has gone backwards in the hour when daylight
savings ends, without timezones because timezones are like character
encodings - they’re best applied only at the endpoints of an application
(i.e. convert to UTC upon user input, re-apply desired timezone upon display).</p>
<p>For PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.sql</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">expression</span>
<span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.ext.compiler</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">compiles</span>
<span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.types</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">DateTime</span>

<span class="k">class</span> <span class="nc">utcnow</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">expression</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">FunctionElement</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="nb">type</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">DateTime</span><span class="p">()</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">utcnow</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;postgresql&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">pg_utcnow</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;TIMEZONE(&#39;utc&#39;, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)&quot;</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">utcnow</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;mssql&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">ms_utcnow</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;GETUTCDATE()&quot;</span></pre></div>
</div>
<p>Example usage:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="p">(</span>
            <span class="n">Table</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">Column</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">Integer</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">String</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">DateTime</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">MetaData</span>
        <span class="p">)</span>
<span class="n">metadata</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">MetaData</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="n">event</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">Table</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;event&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">metadata</span><span class="p">,</span>
    <span class="n">Column</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;id&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">Integer</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">primary_key</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="kc">True</span><span class="p">),</span>
    <span class="n">Column</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;description&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">String</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="mi">50</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">nullable</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="kc">False</span><span class="p">),</span>
    <span class="n">Column</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;timestamp&quot;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">DateTime</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">server_default</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">utcnow</span><span class="p">())</span>
<span class="p">)</span></pre></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" id="greatest-function">
<h3>“GREATEST” function<a class="headerlink" href="#greatest-function" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>The “GREATEST” function is given any number of arguments and returns the one
that is of the highest value - its equivalent to Python’s <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">max</span></code>
function.  A SQL standard version versus a CASE based version which only
accommodates two arguments:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.sql</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">expression</span>
<span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.ext.compiler</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">compiles</span>
<span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.types</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">Numeric</span>

<span class="k">class</span> <span class="nc">greatest</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">expression</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">FunctionElement</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="nb">type</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">Numeric</span><span class="p">()</span>
    <span class="n">name</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s1">&#39;greatest&#39;</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">greatest</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">default_greatest</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">visit_function</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">)</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">greatest</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;sqlite&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">greatest</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;mssql&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">greatest</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;oracle&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">case_greatest</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="n">arg1</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">arg2</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nb">list</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">clauses</span><span class="p">)</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;CASE WHEN </span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2"> &gt; </span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2"> THEN </span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2"> ELSE </span><span class="si">%s</span><span class="s2"> END&quot;</span> <span class="o">%</span> <span class="p">(</span>
        <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">process</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">arg1</span><span class="p">),</span>
        <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">process</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">arg2</span><span class="p">),</span>
        <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">process</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">arg1</span><span class="p">),</span>
        <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">process</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">arg2</span><span class="p">),</span>
    <span class="p">)</span></pre></div>
</div>
<p>Example usage:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">Session</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">query</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">Account</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="o">.</span>\
        <span class="nb">filter</span><span class="p">(</span>
            <span class="n">greatest</span><span class="p">(</span>
                <span class="n">Account</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">checking_balance</span><span class="p">,</span>
                <span class="n">Account</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">savings_balance</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">&gt;</span> <span class="mi">10000</span>
        <span class="p">)</span></pre></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" id="false-expression">
<h3>“false” expression<a class="headerlink" href="#false-expression" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<p>Render a “false” constant expression, rendering as “0” on platforms that
don’t have a “false” constant:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.sql</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">expression</span>
<span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy.ext.compiler</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">compiles</span>

<span class="k">class</span> <span class="nc">sql_false</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">expression</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">ColumnElement</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">pass</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">sql_false</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">default_false</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;false&quot;</span>

<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">sql_false</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;mssql&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">sql_false</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;mysql&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="nd">@compiles</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">sql_false</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">&#39;oracle&#39;</span><span class="p">)</span>
<span class="k">def</span> <span class="nf">int_false</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">element</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">compiler</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="o">**</span><span class="n">kw</span><span class="p">):</span>
    <span class="k">return</span> <span class="s2">&quot;0&quot;</span></pre></div>
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<p>Example usage:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="nn">sqlalchemy</span> <span class="k">import</span> <span class="n">select</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">union_all</span>

<span class="n">exp</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">union_all</span><span class="p">(</span>
    <span class="n">select</span><span class="p">([</span><span class="n">users</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">c</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">sql_false</span><span class="p">()</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">label</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s2">&quot;enrolled&quot;</span><span class="p">)]),</span>
    <span class="n">select</span><span class="p">([</span><span class="n">customers</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">c</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">customers</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">c</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">enrolled</span><span class="p">])</span>
<span class="p">)</span></pre></div>
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<dt id="sqlalchemy.ext.compiler.compiles">
<code class="descclassname">sqlalchemy.ext.compiler.</code><code class="descname">compiles</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>class_</em>, <em>*specs</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#sqlalchemy.ext.compiler.compiles" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Register a function as a compiler for a
given <a class="reference internal" href="sqlelement.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseElement" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseElement"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ClauseElement</span></code></a> type.</p>
</dd></dl>

<dl class="function">
<dt id="sqlalchemy.ext.compiler.deregister">
<code class="descclassname">sqlalchemy.ext.compiler.</code><code class="descname">deregister</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em>class_</em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#sqlalchemy.ext.compiler.deregister" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Remove all custom compilers associated with a given
<a class="reference internal" href="sqlelement.html#sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseElement" title="sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseElement"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ClauseElement</span></code></a> type.</p>
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