Basil

Database designer and filler.

Features

Describes database schemas through a concise textual specification.
Fills the database with user provided data.
Generates the remaining data based on the column names, types and properties.
Exports the database schema and data in the following formats :
- UML
- SQL
- CQL
Instantiates database access code for the following languages :
- Generis (types, routes, requests, queries, responses)
- Phoenix (queries)
- Cibyl (types)
- Crystal (types)
- C# (types)
- Dart (types)
- Javascript (types)
- Rust (types)

Sample SQL schema file

BLOG | count 5

    SECTION | dropped

        Id : UINT64 | key, unique, incremented
        Number : UINT64
        Slug : STRING = "{{Name:slug_case}}"
        Name : STRING | capacity 45
        Text : STRING
        Image : STRING | capacity 45

        ImageIndex : UINT64 | !stored

    USER | dropped

        Id : UINT64 | key, unique, incremented
        FirstName : STRING | capacity 45
        LastName : STRING | capacity 45
        Email : STRING | capacity 45, mapped
        Pseudonym : STRING | capacity 45
        Password : STRING | capacity 45
        Phone : STRING | capacity 45
        Street : STRING
        City : STRING | capacity 45
        Code : STRING | capacity 45
        Region : STRING | capacity 45
        Country : STRING | capacity 45
        Company : STRING | capacity 45
        ItIsAdministrator : BOOL

    ARTICLE | dropped, count 15

        Id : UINT64 | key, unique, incremented
        SectionId : SECTION.Id | indexed, ascending 2
        UserId : USER.Id | indexed, ascending 1
        Slug : STRING = "{{Title:slug_case}}"
        Title : STRING
        Text : STRING
        Image : STRING | capacity 45
        Date : DATE | generated

        Section : POINTER[ SECTION ] | !stored
        User : POINTER[ USER ] | !stored
        ImageIndex : UINT64 | !stored

    COMMENT | count 30, sorted

        Id : UINT64 | key, unique, incremented
        ArticleId : ARTICLE.Id | indexed
        UserId : USER.Id | indexed
        Text : STRING = "{{english 2 4 5 7}}"
        DateTime : DATETIME | generated, descending

        Article : POINTER[ ARTICLE ] | !stored
        User : POINTER[ USER ] | !stored

    SUBSCRIBER

        Id : UINT64 | key, unique, incremented
        Name : STRING | capacity 45
        Email : STRING | capacity 45, indexed, accessed

Sample CQL schema file

BLOG | count 5

    SECTION | dropped

        Uuid : UUID | key, unique
        Number : UINT64
        Slug : STRING = "{{Name:slug_case}}"
        Name : STRING
        Text : STRING
        Image : STRING

        ImageIndex : UINT64 | !stored

    USER | dropped

        Uuid : UUID | key, unique
        FirstName : STRING
        LastName : STRING
        Email : STRING
        Pseudonym : STRING
        Password : STRING
        Phone : STRING
        Street : STRING
        City : STRING
        Code : STRING
        Region : STRING
        Country : STRING
        Company : STRING
        ItIsAdministrator : BOOL

    ARTICLE | dropped, count 15

        Uuid : UUID | key, unique
        SectionUuid : SECTION.Uuid | indexed
        UserUuid : USER.Uuid | indexed
        Slug : STRING = "{{Title:slug_case}}"
        Title : STRING
        Text : STRING
        Image : STRING
        Date : DATE

        Section : POINTER[ SECTION ] | !stored
        User : POINTER[ USER ] | !stored
        ImageIndex : UINT64 | !stored

    COMMENT | count 30

        Uuid : UUID | key, unique
        ArticleUuid : ARTICLE.Uuid | indexed
        UserUuid : USER.Uuid | indexed
        Text : STRING = "{{english 2 4 5 7}}"
        DateTime : DATETIME

        Article : POINTER[ ARTICLE ] | !stored
        User : POINTER[ USER ] | !stored

    SUBSCRIBER

        Uuid : UUID | key, unique
        Name : STRING
        Email : STRING

Sample data file

SECTION

    Number Name

        1 ~ Sports
        2 ~ Gaming
        3 ~ Entertainment
        4 ~ Science
        5 ~ History
        6 ~ Travel
        7 ~ Finance

USER

    Uuid FirstName LastName Email Pseudonym Password ItIsAdministrator

        #RickDeckard ~ Rick ~ Deckard
            ~ rick.deckard@mail.com ~ rick.deckard ~ b-263-54 ~ true

        #RachaelTyrell ~ Rachael ~ Tyrell
            ~ rachael.tyrell@outlook.com ~ rachael.tyrell ~ nexus-7 ~ false

        #ArthurDent ~ Arthur ~ Dent
            ~ arthur.dent@gmail.com ~ arthur.dent ~ 42 ~ false

Sample template file

<#%%PHX/test_{#variable#}_table.phx
<pre>
Table :
    {#name#} : {#type#} / {#attribute#} / {#variable#} / {#style#} / {#title#} / {#sentence#} / {#locution#}
        Properties : {#has_button#} {#button_size#}
        Columns : <%{%name%}<~!{%is_last%}<>, ~>%>
        Key columns : <@{%name%}<~!{%is_last_key%}<>, ~>@>
        Non key columns : <${%name%}<~!{%is_last_non_key%}<>, ~>$>
        Stored columns : <%^{%name%}<~!{%is_last_stored%}<>, ~>^%>
        Non Stored columns : <%°{%name%}<~!{%is_last_non_stored%}<>, ~>°%>
        Stored key columns : <@^{%name%}<~!{%is_last_stored_key%}<>, ~>^@>
        Non Stored key columns : <@°{%name%}<~!{%is_last_non_stored_key%}<>, ~>°@>
        Stored non key columns : <$^{%name%}<~!{%is_last_stored_non_key%}<>, ~>^$>
        Non Stored non key columns : <$°{%name%}<~!{%is_last_non_stored_non_key%}<>, ~>°$>
        Columns :<%
            {%name%} : {%attribute%} / {%variable%} / {%style%} / {%title%} / {%sentence%} / {%locution%}
                Properties : {%has_button%} {%button_size%}
                Go : {%go_type%} {%go_name%}
                PHP : {%php_type%} {%php_name%}
                Crystal : {%crystal_type%} {%crystal_name%}
                C# : {%csharp_type%} {%csharp_name%}
                Rust : {%rust_type%} {%rust_name%}%>
</pre>
#>
%%test_tables.gs
package main;

// -- IMPORTS

import "fmt";

// -- FUNCTIONS

func main(
    )
{
    fmt.Println( "Tables : <#{#name#}<~!{#is_last#}<>, ~>#>" );
    fmt.Println( "Stored tables : <#^{#name#}<~!{#is_last_stored#}<>, ~>^#>" );
    fmt.Println( "Non stored tables : <#°{#name#}<~!{#is_last_non_stored#}<>, ~>°#>" );
    fmt.Println( "Tables :" );<#
    fmt.Println( "    {#name#} :" );
    fmt.Println( "        Columns : <%{%name%}<~!{%is_last%}<>, ~>%>" );
    fmt.Println( "        Key columns : <@{%name%}<~!{%is_last_key%}<>, ~>@>" );
    fmt.Println( "        Non key columns : <${%name%}<~!{%is_last_non_key%}<>, ~>$>" );
    fmt.Println( "        Stored columns : <%^{%name%}<~!{%is_last_stored%}<>, ~>^%>" );
    fmt.Println( "        Non stored columns : <%°{%name%}<~!{%is_last_non_stored%}<>, ~>°%>" );
    fmt.Println( "        Stored key columns : <@^{%name%}<~!{%is_last_stored_key%}<>, ~>^@>" );
    fmt.Println( "        Non stored key columns : <@°{%name%}<~!{%is_last_non_stored_key%}<>, ~>°@>" );
    fmt.Println( "        Stored non key columns : <$^{%name%}<~!{%is_last_stored_non_key%}<>, ~>^$>" );
    fmt.Println( "        Non stored kon key columns : <$°{%name%}<~!{%is_last_non_stored_non_key%}<>, ~>°$>" );#>
}
%%test_types.go
package main;

// -- TYPES
<#
type {#go_type#} struct {<%
    {%go_name%} {%go_type%};%>
}<~!{#is_last#}<>

// ~~
~>#>
%%test_types.cs
// -- IMPORTS

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

// -- TYPES
<#
{#csharp_type_declaration#}
{
{#csharp_attribute_declaration#}}<~!{#is_last#}<>

// ~~
~>#>

Schema file syntax

# single-line comment

##
    multiline comment
##

@include file.bs

database name [| database property, database property, ...]

    table name [| table property, table property, ...]

        column name : column type [= "column template:filter:...|..."] [| column property, column property, ...]
        ..

    ...

Database properties

[!]dropped
count row count

Table properties

[!]stored
[!]saved
[!]edited
[!]managed
[!]sorted
[!]dropped
count row count

[!]custom property name
custom property name custom property value

Column template functions

natural minimum value maximum value digit count
integer minimum value maximum value
real minimum value maximum value [precision]
date minimum year maximum year
time minimum hour maximum hour
blob hexadecimal digit count
tuid
uuid
isbn
tag_list minimum word count  maximum word count
english minimum sentence count maximum sentence count minimum word count maximum word count
french minimum sentence count maximum sentence count minimum word count maximum word count
german minimum sentence count maximum sentence count minimum word count maximum word count
latin minimum sentence count maximum sentence count minimum word count maximum word count
spanish minimum sentence count maximum sentence count minimum word count maximum word count
name minimum letter count maximum letter count
first_name
last_name
full_name
password
phone_number
street_name
street_address
city_code
city_name
region_name
country_name
country_code
company_name
image_file_name
audio_file_name
video_file_name
file_name
folder_path
column name
.column name
table name.column name

Column template filters

floor [precision]
ceil [precision]
round [precision]
add column name
add integer
add minimum integer maximum integer
add real
add minimum real maximum real
add_product column name or real ...
substract integer
substract minimum integer maximum integer
substract real
substract minimum real maximum real
substract column name
substract_product column name or real ...
multiply column name
multiply integer
multiply minimum integer maximum integer
multiply real
multiply minimum real maximum real
divide column name
divide integer
divide minimum integer maximum integer
divide real
divide minimum real maximum real
set value
prefix separator
add_prefix prefix
remove_prefix prefix
replace_prefix old prefix new content
suffix separator
add_suffix suffix
remove_suffix suffix
replace_suffix old suffix new suffix
remove content
replace old content new content
plural
unaccented
upper_case
lower_case
pascal_case
snake_case
kebab_case
type_case
attribute_case
variable_case
style_case
sentence_case
locution_case
slug_case
search_case
fetch table name key column name value column name
if this|column name|value =|!=|contains|!contains|has_prefix|!has_prefix|has_suffix|!has_suffix this|column name|value
switch this|column name|value old value new value ...

Column template characters

\s : space character
\n : linefeed character
\r : return character
\t : tabulation character
\v : void string

Column properties

[!]stored
[!]added
[!]edited
[!]checked
key
partitioned
clustered
indexed
filtered
grouped
mapped
accessed
processed
static
private
required
incremented
constrained
linked table name
optional
exhaustive
exhaustive foreign column name sibling column name
ascending [order index]
descending [order index]
generated
updated
capacity maximum character count
precision maximum digit count
sqlname sql column name
cqlname cql column name
goname go field name
crystalname crystal field name
csharpname csharp field name
rustname rust field name
count minimum element count maximum element count
count element count

[!]custom property name
custom property name custom property value

Field name suffixes

Id
Year
Title
Slug
Text
FirstName
LastName
Name
Pseudonym
Password
Email
Phone
Street
Address
Code
City
Region
CountryCode
Country
Company
Image
File
Folder
Author
Isbn
Tags

The Pseudonym column is based on the prior Email column if it exists.

The Email, Login and Pseudonym columns are based on the prior FirstName and LastName columns if they exist.

The Slug column is based on the prior Title or Name column if it exists.

Column types

BOOL
INT8
UINT8
INT16
UINT16
INT32
UINT32
INT64
UINT64
FLOAT32
FLOAT64
DECIMAL
STRING
STRING8
STRING16
STRING24
STRING32
TIMESTAMP
DATETIME
DATE
TIME
TUID
UUID
BLOB
table name.column name
TUPLE[ field type, field type, ... ]
TUPLE[ field name : field type, field name : field type, ... ]
LIST[ element type ]
LIST[ element name : element type ]
SET[ element type ]
SET[ element name : element type ]
MAP[ key type, element type ]
MAP[ key name : key type, element name : element type ]
OBJECT
ARRAY[ element type ] | !stored
POINTER[ element type ] | !stored

Data file syntax

@include file.bd

table name

    column name column name ...

        column value ~ column value ~ ...
        ...

    ...

...

%identifier : MD5 hash TUID
% : null TUID
#identifier : MD5 hash UUID
# : null UUID
~ : value separator
{ } : collection delimiter
{ value ~ value ~ ... } : tuple
{ value ~ value ~ ...} : list
{ value ~ value ~ ...} : set
{ { key ~ value } ~ { key ~ value } ~ ... } : map
^ : unremovable space
× : empty string
§ : new line placeholder
\ : escape character

Template file syntax

%%output file path

<#content for each table#>
<#^content for each stored table^#>
<#°content for each non stored table°#>
<#§content for each edited table§#>

<%content for each column%>
<@content for each key column@>
<$content for each non key column$>

<%^content for each stored column^%>
<@^content for each stored key column^@>
<$^content for each stored non key column^$>

<%°content for each non stored column°%>
<@°content for each non stored key column°@>
<$°content for each non stored non key column°$>

<%¨content for each added column¨%>
<@¨content for each added key column¨@>
<$¨content for each added non key column¨$>

<%§content for each edited column§%>
<@§content for each edited key column§@>
<$§content for each edited non key column§$>

<~Equals<>first text<>second text<>text if same texts~>
<~Equals<>first text<>second text<>text if same texts<>text if not same texts~>

<~!Equals<>first text<>second text<>text if not same texts~>
<~!Equals<>first text<>second text<>text if not same texts<>text if same texts~>

<~HasPrefix<>text<>prefix<>text if prefix found~>
<~HasPrefix<>text<>prefix<>text if prefix found<>text if prefix not found~>

<~!HasPrefix<>text<>prefix<>text if prefix not found~>
<~!HasPrefix<>text<>prefix<>text if prefix not found<>text if prefix found~>

<~HasSuffix<>text<>suffix<>text if suffix found~>
<~HasSuffix<>text<>suffix<>text if suffix found<>text if suffix not found~>

<~!HasSuffix<>text<>suffix<>text if suffix not found~>
<~!HasSuffix<>text<>suffix<>text if suffix not found<>text if suffix found~>

<~Contains<>text<>content<>text if content found~>
<~Contains<>text<>content<>text if content found<>text if content not found~>

<~!Contains<>text<>content<>text if content not found~>
<~!Contains<>text<>content<>text if content not found<>text if content found~>

<~IsLinux<>text for Linux platform~>
<~IsLinux<>text for Linux platform<>text for other platforms~>

<~IsMacOS<>text for MacOS platform~>
<~IsMacOS<>text for MacOS platform<>text for other platforms~>

<~IsWindows<>text for Windows platform~>
<~IsWindows<>text for Windows platform<>text for other platforms~>

<~RemovePrefix<>text<>prefix~>
<~ReplacePrefix<>text<>old prefix<>new prefix~>

<~RemoveSuffix<>text<>suffix~>
<~ReplaceSuffix<>text<>old suffix<>new suffix~>

<~Remove<>text<>content~>
<~Replace<>text<>old content<>new content~>

<~Quote<>text~>
<~Unquote<>text~>

<~LowerCase<>text~>
<~UpperCase<>text~>
<~PascalCase<>text~>
<~SnakeCase<>text~>
<~KebabCase<>text~>
<~TypeCase<>text~>
<~AttributeCase<>text~>
<~VariableCase<>text~>
<~StyleCase<>text~>
<~TitleCase<>text~>
<~SentenceCase<>text~>
<~LocutionCase<>text~>
<~SlugCase<>text~>

<~Plural<>text~>

<~Split<>variable name<>value text<>value separator<>template text~>
<~Map<>variable name<>value text<>value separator<>template text~>
<~Map<>variable name<>value text<>value separator<>sub value separator<>template text~>

<~boolean expression<>text if condition is true~>
<~boolean expression<>text if condition is true<>text if condition is false~>

{#name#}
{#attribute#}
{#variable#}
{#style#}
{#title#}
{#sentence#}
{#locution#}
{#go_type#}
{#go_attribute#}
{#go_variable#}
{#php_type#}
{#php_attribute#}
{#php_variable#}
{#crystal_type#}
{#csharp_type#}
{#csharp_attribute#}
{#csharp_variable#}
{#rust_type#}
{#javascript_type#}
{#javascript_attribute#}
{#key_attribute#}
{#key_variable#}
{#go_attribute_declaration#}
{#go_type_declaration#}
{#generis_attribute_declaration#}
{#generis_type_declaration#}
{#crystal_attribute_declaration#}
{#crystal_type_declaration#}
{#cibyl_attribute_declaration#}
{#cibyl_type_declaration#}
{#csharp_attribute_declaration#}
{#csharp_type_declaration#}
{#javascript_attribute_declaration#}
{#javascript_type_declaration#}
{#rust_attribute_declaration#}
{#rust_type_declaration#}
{#is_stored#}
{#is_non_stored#}
{#is_edited#}
{#is_non_edited#}
{#is_first#}
{#is_first_stored#}
{#is_first_non_stored#}
{#is_first_edited#}
{#is_first_non_edited#}
{#is_last#}
{#is_last_stored#}
{#is_last_non_stored#}
{#is_last_edited#}
{#is_last_non_edited#}
{#column_count#}
{#stored_column_count#}

{#<i>custom property name</i>#}
{#?<i>custom property name</i>#}

{%name%}
{%attribute%}
{%variable%}
{%style%}
{%title%}
{%sentence%}
{%locution%}
{%stored_name%}
{%stored_type%}
{%cql_name%}
{%cql_type%}
{%sql_name%}
{%sql_type%}
{%go_name%}
{%go_type%}
{%go_attribute%}
{%go_variable%}
{%php_name%}
{%php_type%}
{%php_attribute%}
{%php_variable%}
{%php_default%}
{%crystal_name%}
{%crystal_type%}
{%csharp_name%}
{%csharp_type%}
{%csharp_attribute%}
{%csharp_variable%}
{%rust_name%}
{%rust_type%}
{%javascript_name%}
{%is_boolean%}
{%is_natural%}
{%is_integer%}
{%is_real%}
{%is_number%}
{%is_string%}
{%is_datetime%}
{%is_date%}
{%is_time%}
{%is_tuid%}
{%is_uuid%}
{%is_scalar%}
{%is_blob%}
{%is_tuple%}
{%is_list%}
{%is_set%}
{%is_map%}
{%is_object%}
{%is_compound%}
{%is_key%}
{%is_non_key%}
{%is_stored%}
{%is_non_stored%}
{%is_stored_key%}
{%is_non_stored_key%}
{%is_stored_non_key%}
{%is_non_stored_non_key%}
{%is_added%}
{%is_non_added%}
{%is_added_key%}
{%is_non_added_key%}
{%is_added_non_key%}
{%is_non_added_non_key%}
{%is_edited%}
{%is_non_edited%}
{%is_edited_key%}
{%is_non_edited_key%}
{%is_edited_non_key%}
{%is_non_edited_non_key%}
{%is_incremented%}
{%is_first%}
{%is_first_key%}
{%is_first_non_key%}
{%is_first_stored%}
{%is_first_non_stored%}
{%is_first_stored_key%}
{%is_first_non_stored_key%}
{%is_first_stored_non_key%}
{%is_first_non_stored_non_key%}
{%is_first_added%}
{%is_first_non_added%}
{%is_first_added_key%}
{%is_first_non_added_key%}
{%is_first_added_non_key%}
{%is_first_non_added_non_key%}
{%is_first_edited%}
{%is_first_non_edited%}
{%is_first_edited_key%}
{%is_first_non_edited_key%}
{%is_first_edited_non_key%}
{%is_first_non_edited_non_key%}
{%is_first_incremented%}
{%is_first_non_incremented%}
{%is_last%}
{%is_last_key%}
{%is_last_non_key%}
{%is_last_stored%}
{%is_last_non_stored%}
{%is_last_stored_key%}
{%is_last_non_stored_key%}
{%is_last_stored_non_key%}
{%is_last_non_stored_non_key%}
{%is_last_added%}
{%is_last_non_added%}
{%is_last_added_key%}
{%is_last_non_added_key%}
{%is_last_added_non_key%}
{%is_last_non_added_non_key%}
{%is_last_edited%}
{%is_last_non_edited%}
{%is_last_edited_key%}
{%is_last_non_edited_key%}
{%is_last_edited_non_key%}
{%is_last_non_edited_non_key%}
{%is_last_incremented%}
{%is_last_non_incremented%}

{%<i>custom property name</i>%}
{%?<i>custom property name</i>%}

%\%ignored tag
<\#ignored tags#\>
<\%ignored tags%\>
<\@ignored tags@\>
<\$ignored tags$\>
<\#^ignored tags^#\>
<\%^ignored tags^%\>
<\@^ignored tags^@\>
<\$^ignored tags^$\>
<\#°ignored tags°#\>
<\%°ignored tags°%\>
<\@°ignored tags°@\>
<\$°ignored tags°$\>
<\~ignored<\>tags~\>
{\#ignored tags#\}
{\%ignored tags%\}

Boolean expression syntax

true
false
!...
... && ...
... || ...
( ... )

Installation

Install the DMD 2 compiler (using the MinGW setup option on Windows).

Build the executable with the following command line :

dmd -m64 basil.d

The UML diagrams can be drawn using PlantText or PlantUML.

Command line

basil [options] script_file.bs [script_file.bs|bd|bt|csv ...]

File extensions

.bs : schema
.bd, .csv : data
.bt : template

Options

--prefix : output file name prefix
--suffix : output file name suffix
--uml : generate an UML schema file
--mysql : generate MySQL schema and data files
--postgresql : generate PostgreSQL schema and data files
--cassandra : generate Cassandra schema and data files
--json : generate a JSON data file
--csv : generate CSV data files
--go : generate a Go type file
--generis : generate Generis type, query, response, request and route files
--phoenix : generate Phoenix query files
--crystal : generate a Crystal type file
--csharp : generate a C# type file
--dart : generate Dart type files
--javascript : generate a Javascript type file
--rust : generate a Rust type file
--ignore-drop : ignore drop command
--force-drop : force drop command
--exclude-command <command_name>
--verbose : show processed content

The --mysql, --postgresql and --cassandra are mutually exclusive.

Examples

basil --uml blog.bs

Generates blog.uml from blog.bs.

basil --uml --mysql --go blog.bs

Generates blog.uml, blog.sql, blog_schema.sql, blog_data.sql, blog_sql_type.go from blog.bs.

basil --uml --cassandra --go blog.bs blog.bt

Generates blog.uml, blog.cql, blog_schema.cql, blog_data.cql, blog_sql_type.go from blog.bs, and other custom files from blog.bt.

Version

8.0

Author

Eric Pelzer (ecstatic.coder@gmail.com).

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.

See the LICENSE.md file for details.

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Sample data file

Sample template file

Schema file syntax

Database properties

Table properties

Column template functions

Column template filters

Column template characters

Column properties

Field name suffixes

Column types

Data file syntax

Template file syntax

Boolean expression syntax

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Basil

Features

Sample SQL schema file

Sample CQL schema file

Sample data file

Sample template file

Schema file syntax

Database properties

Table properties

Column template functions

Column template filters

Column template characters

Column properties

Field name suffixes

Column types

Data file syntax

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