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This [[Module Library|XQuery Module]] contains functions for evaluating XQuery strings and modules at runtime.
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This [[Module Library|XQuery Module]] contains functions for parsing and evaluating XQuery strings at runtime, and to run code in parallel.
  
 
=Conventions=
 
=Conventions=
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All functions and errors in this module are assigned to the <code><nowiki>http://basex.org/modules/xquery</nowiki></code> namespace, which is statically bound to the {{Code|xquery}} prefix.<br/>
 
All functions and errors in this module are assigned to the <code><nowiki>http://basex.org/modules/xquery</nowiki></code> namespace, which is statically bound to the {{Code|xquery}} prefix.<br/>
  
=Functions=
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=Evaluation=
  
 
==xquery:eval==
 
==xquery:eval==
  
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
|-
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|- valign="top"
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
|{{Func|xquery:eval|$query as xs:string|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:eval|$query as xs:string, $bindings as map(*)?|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:eval|$query as xs:string, $bindings as map(*)?, $options as map(*)?|item()*}}<br />
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|{{Func|xquery:eval|$query as xs:anyAtomicType|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:eval|$query as xs:anyAtomicType, $bindings as map(*)?|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:eval|$query as xs:anyAtomicType, $bindings as map(*)?, $options as map(*)?|item()*}}<br />
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|- valign="top"
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
|Evaluates the supplied {{Code|$query}} string as XQuery expression and returns the resulting items.<br/>The evaluated query has its own query context. If a returned node is stored in a database, a main-memory copy will be returned as result, because the referenced database is closed after query execution and will not be accessible anymore.<br />Variables and context items can be declared via {{Code|$bindings}}. The specified keys must be QNames or strings:
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|Evaluates the supplied {{Code|$query}} and returns the resulting items. If the query is of type {{Code|xs:anyURI}}, the module located at this URI will be retrieved (a relative URI will be resolved against the static base URI). Otherwise, the input is expected to be of type {{Code|xs:string}}.
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Variables and context items can be declared via {{Code|$bindings}}. The specified keys must be QNames or strings:
 
* If a key is a QName, it will be directly adopted as variable name.
 
* If a key is a QName, it will be directly adopted as variable name.
 
* It a key is a string, it may be prefixed with a dollar sign. Namespace can be specified using the [http://www.jclark.com/xml/xmlns.htm Clark Notation].
 
* It a key is a string, it may be prefixed with a dollar sign. Namespace can be specified using the [http://www.jclark.com/xml/xmlns.htm Clark Notation].
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* {{Code|timeout}}: query execution will be interrupted after the specified number of seconds.
 
* {{Code|timeout}}: query execution will be interrupted after the specified number of seconds.
 
* {{Code|memory}}: query execution will be interrupted if the specified number of megabytes will be exceeded. This check works best if only one process is running at the same time. Moreover, please note that this option enforces garbage collection, so it will take some additional time, and it requires GC to be enabled in your JVM.
 
* {{Code|memory}}: query execution will be interrupted if the specified number of megabytes will be exceeded. This check works best if only one process is running at the same time. Moreover, please note that this option enforces garbage collection, so it will take some additional time, and it requires GC to be enabled in your JVM.
* {{Code|base-uri}}: set [https://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-31/#dt-static-base-uri base-uri property] for the query. This URI will be used when resolving relative URIs by functions such as {{Code|fn:doc}}.
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* {{Code|base-uri}}: set [https://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-31/#dt-static-base-uri base-uri property] for the query. Overwrites the base URI of the query; will be used when resolving relative URIs by functions such as {{Code|fn:doc}}.
 
* {{Code|pass}}: passes on the original error info (line and column number, optional file uri). By default, this option is {{Code|false}}.
 
* {{Code|pass}}: passes on the original error info (line and column number, optional file uri). By default, this option is {{Code|false}}.
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|- valign="top"
 
| '''Errors'''
 
| '''Errors'''
 
|{{Error|update|#Errors}} the query contains [[XQuery Update#Updating Expressions|updating expressions]].<br/>{{Error|permission|#Errors}} insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.<br/>{{Error|timeout|#Errors}} query execution exceeded timeout.<br/>{{Error|limit|#Errors}} query execution exceeded memory limit.<br/>{{Error|nested|#Errors}} nested query evaluation is not allowed.<br/>Any other error that may occur while evaluating the query.
 
|{{Error|update|#Errors}} the query contains [[XQuery Update#Updating Expressions|updating expressions]].<br/>{{Error|permission|#Errors}} insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.<br/>{{Error|timeout|#Errors}} query execution exceeded timeout.<br/>{{Error|limit|#Errors}} query execution exceeded memory limit.<br/>{{Error|nested|#Errors}} nested query evaluation is not allowed.<br/>Any other error that may occur while evaluating the query.
|-
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|- valign="top"
 
| '''Examples'''
 
| '''Examples'''
 
|
 
|
 
* {{Code|xquery:eval("1+3")}} returns {{Code|4}}.<br />
 
* {{Code|xquery:eval("1+3")}} returns {{Code|4}}.<br />
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* If a URI is supplied, the query in the specified file will be evaluated:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery">
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xquery:eval(xs:anyURI('cleanup.xq'))
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</syntaxhighlight>
 
* You can bind the context and e.g. operate on a certain database only:<br />
 
* You can bind the context and e.g. operate on a certain database only:<br />
<pre class='brush:xquery'>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery">
xquery:eval("//country", map { '': db:open('factbook') })
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xquery:eval("//country", map { '': db:get('factbook') })
</pre>
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</syntaxhighlight>
 
* The following expressions use strings as keys. All of them return 'XML':<br/>
 
* The following expressions use strings as keys. All of them return 'XML':<br/>
<pre class='brush:xquery'>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery">
 
xquery:eval(".", map { '': 'XML' }),
 
xquery:eval(".", map { '': 'XML' }),
  
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   map { '{URI}xml': 'XML' }
 
   map { '{URI}xml': 'XML' }
 
)
 
)
</pre>
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</syntaxhighlight>
 
* The following expressions use QNames as keys. All of them return 'XML':<br/>
 
* The following expressions use QNames as keys. All of them return 'XML':<br/>
<pre class='brush:xquery'>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery">
 
declare namespace pref = 'URI';
 
declare namespace pref = 'URI';
  
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let $vars := map { xs:QName('pref:xml'): 'XML' }
 
let $vars := map { xs:QName('pref:xml'): 'XML' }
 
return xquery:eval($query, $vars)
 
return xquery:eval($query, $vars)
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</syntaxhighlight>
 
|}
 
|}
  
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{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
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| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
|{{Func|xquery:eval-update|$query as xs:string|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:eval-update|$query as xs:string, $bindings as map(*)?|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:eval-update|$query as xs:string, $bindings as map(*)?, $options as map(*)?|item()}}<br />
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|{{Func|xquery:eval-update|$query as xs:anyAtomicType|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:eval-update|$query as xs:anyAtomicType, $bindings as map(*)?|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:eval-update|$query as xs:anyAtomicType, $bindings as map(*)?, $options as map(*)?|item()*}}<br />
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|- valign="top"
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
|Evaluates {{Code|$query}} as updating XQuery expression at runtime.<br/>All updates will be added to the [[XQuery Update#Pending Update List|Pending Update List]] of the main query and performed after the evaluation of the main query.<br />The rules of the {{Code|$bindings}} and {{Code|$options}} parameters are the same as for [[#xquery:eval|xquery:eval]].
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|Evaluates a query as updating expression. All updates will be added to the [[XQuery Update#Pending Update List|Pending Update List]] of the main query and performed after the evaluation of the main query.<br />The rules for all arguments are the same as for {{Function||xquery:eval}}.
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|- valign="top"
 
| '''Errors'''
 
| '''Errors'''
 
|{{Error|update|#Errors}} the query contains no [[XQuery Update#Updating Expressions|updating expressions]].<br/>{{Error|permission|#Errors}} insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.<br/>{{Error|timeout|#Errors}} query execution exceeded timeout.<br/>{{Error|limit|#Errors}} query execution exceeded memory limit.<br/>{{Error|nested|#Errors}} nested query evaluation is not allowed.<br/>Any other error that may occur while evaluating the query.
 
|{{Error|update|#Errors}} the query contains no [[XQuery Update#Updating Expressions|updating expressions]].<br/>{{Error|permission|#Errors}} insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.<br/>{{Error|timeout|#Errors}} query execution exceeded timeout.<br/>{{Error|limit|#Errors}} query execution exceeded memory limit.<br/>{{Error|nested|#Errors}} nested query evaluation is not allowed.<br/>Any other error that may occur while evaluating the query.
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| '''Examples'''
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|
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* Removes entries from a temporary databases and returns an info string:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery">
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xquery:eval-update("
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  delete node db:get('tmp')/*,
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  update:output('TEMPORARY DATABASE WAS CLEANED UP')
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")
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</syntaxhighlight>
 
|}
 
|}
  
==xquery:invoke==
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=Parsing=
  
{| width='100%'
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==xquery:parse==
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| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
 
|{{Func|xquery:invoke|$uri as xs:string|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:invoke|$uri as xs:string, $bindings as map(*)?|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:invoke|$uri as xs:string, $bindings as map(*)?, $options as map(*)?|item()*}}<br />
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
|Evaluates the XQuery module located at {{Code|$uri}} at runtime and returns the resulting items. A relative URI will be resolved against the static base URI of the query.<br />The rules of the {{Code|$bindings}} and {{Code|$options}} parameters are the same as for [[#xquery:eval|xquery:eval]].
 
|-
 
| '''Errors'''
 
|{{Error|update|#Errors}} the expression contains [[XQuery Update#Updating Expressions|updating expressions]].<br/>{{Error|permission|#Errors}} insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.<br/>{{Error|timeout|#Errors}} query execution exceeded timeout.<br/>{{Error|nested|#Errors}} nested query evaluation is not allowed.<br/>Any other error that may occur while evaluating the query.
 
|}
 
 
 
==xquery:invoke-update==
 
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
 
|{{Func|xquery:invoke-update|$uri as xs:string|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:invoke-update|$uri as xs:string, $bindings as map(*)?|item()*}}<br />{{Func|xquery:invoke-update|$uri as xs:string, $bindings as map(*)?, $options as map(*)?|item()*}}<br />
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
|Evaluates the updating XQuery module located at {{Code|$uri}} at runtime. A relative URI will be resolved against the static base URI of the query.<br />The rules of the {{Code|$bindings}} and {{Code|$options}} parameters are the same as for [[#xquery:eval|xquery:eval]].
 
|-
 
| '''Errors'''
 
|{{Error|update|#Errors}} the expression contains no [[XQuery Update#Updating Expressions|updating expressions]].<br/>{{Error|permission|#Errors}} insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.<br/>{{Error|timeout|#Errors}} query execution exceeded timeout.<br/>{{Error|nested|#Errors}} nested query evaluation is not allowed.<br/>Any other error that may occur while evaluating the query.
 
|}
 
  
==xquery:parse==
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{{Announce|Updated with Version 10:}} {{Code|$query}} can additionally be of type {{Code|xs:anyURI}}.
  
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
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|- valign="top"
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
|{{Func|xquery:parse|$query as xs:string|item()?}}<br />{{Func|xquery:parse|$query as xs:string, $options as map(*)?|item()?}}<br />
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|{{Func|xquery:parse|$query as xs:anyAtomicType|item()?}}<br />{{Func|xquery:parse|$query as xs:anyAtomicType, $options as map(*)?|item()?}}<br />
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|- valign="top"
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
|Parses the specified {{Code|$query}} string as XQuery module and returns the resulting query plan. The {{Code|$options}} parameter influences the output:
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|Parses the specified {{Code|$query}} as XQuery module and returns the resulting query plan. If the query is of type {{Code|xs:anyURI}}, the module located at this URI will be retrieved (a relative URI will be resolved against the static base URI). Otherwise, the input is expected to be of type {{Code|xs:string}}. The {{Code|$options}} parameter influences the output:
 
* {{Code|compile}}: additionally compiles the query after parsing it. By default, this option is {{Code|false}}.
 
* {{Code|compile}}: additionally compiles the query after parsing it. By default, this option is {{Code|false}}.
 
* {{Code|plan}}: returns an XML representation of the internal query plan. By default, this option is {{Code|true}}. The naming of the expressions in the query plan may change over time
 
* {{Code|plan}}: returns an XML representation of the internal query plan. By default, this option is {{Code|true}}. The naming of the expressions in the query plan may change over time
* {{Code|pass}}: passes on the original error info (line and column number, optional file uri). By default, this option is {{Code|false}}.
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* {{Code|pass}}: by default, the option is {{Code|false}}. If an error is raised, the line/column number and the optional file uri will refer to the location of the function call. If the option is enabled, the line/column and file uri will be adopted from the raised error.
 
* {{Code|base-uri}}: set [https://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-31/#dt-static-base-uri base-uri property] for the query. This URI will be used when resolving relative URIs by functions such as {{Code|fn:doc}}.
 
* {{Code|base-uri}}: set [https://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-31/#dt-static-base-uri base-uri property] for the query. This URI will be used when resolving relative URIs by functions such as {{Code|fn:doc}}.
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|- valign="top"
 
| '''Errors'''
 
| '''Errors'''
 
|Any error that may occur while parsing the query.
 
|Any error that may occur while parsing the query.
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|- valign="top"
 
| '''Examples'''
 
| '''Examples'''
 
|
 
|
 
* {{Code|xquery:parse("1 + 3")}} returns:
 
* {{Code|xquery:parse("1 + 3")}} returns:
<pre class='brush:xml'>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
 
<MainModule updating="false">
 
<MainModule updating="false">
 
   <QueryPlan compiled="false">
 
   <QueryPlan compiled="false">
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   </QueryPlan>
 
   </QueryPlan>
 
</MainModule>
 
</MainModule>
</pre>
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</syntaxhighlight>
|}
 
 
 
==xquery:parse-uri==
 
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
 
|{{Func|xquery:parse-uri|$uri as xs:string|item()?}}<br />{{Func|xquery:parse-uri|$uri as xs:string, $options as map(*)?|item()?}}<br />
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
|Parses the XQuery module located at {{Code|$uri}} and returns the resulting query plan. A relative URI will be resolved against the static base URI of the query. The rules for the {{Code|$options}} parameter are the same as for [[#xquery:parse|xquery:parse]].
 
|-
 
| '''Errors'''
 
|Any error that may occur while parsing the query.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
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|- valign="top"
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
 
| width='120' | '''Signatures'''
 
|{{Func|xquery:fork-join|$functions as function(*)*|item()*}}
 
|{{Func|xquery:fork-join|$functions as function(*)*|item()*}}
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|'''Summary'''
 
|'''Summary'''
 
|This function executes the supplied (non-updating) functions in parallel.
 
|This function executes the supplied (non-updating) functions in parallel.
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|- valign="top"
 
| '''Examples'''
 
| '''Examples'''
 
|
 
|
 
* The following function sleeps in parallel; it will be finished in 1 second if your system has at least 2 cores:
 
* The following function sleeps in parallel; it will be finished in 1 second if your system has at least 2 cores:
<pre class='brush:xquery'>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery">
 
let $f := function() { prof:sleep(1000) }
 
let $f := function() { prof:sleep(1000) }
 
return xquery:fork-join(($f, $f))
 
return xquery:fork-join(($f, $f))
</pre>
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</syntaxhighlight>
 
* In the following query, up to four URLs will be requested in parallel:
 
* In the following query, up to four URLs will be requested in parallel:
<pre class='brush:xquery'>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery">
 
xquery:fork-join(
 
xquery:fork-join(
 
   for $segment in 1 to 4
 
   for $segment in 1 to 4
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   return function() { http:send-request((), $url) }
 
   return function() { http:send-request((), $url) }
 
)
 
)
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</syntaxhighlight>
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|- valign="top"
 
|'''Errors'''
 
|'''Errors'''
 
|{{Error|error|#Errors}} an unexpected error occurred.
 
|{{Error|error|#Errors}} an unexpected error occurred.
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! width="110"|Code
 
! width="110"|Code
 
|Description
 
|Description
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|- valign="top"
 
|{{Code|permission}}
 
|{{Code|permission}}
 
|Insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.
 
|Insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.
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|- valign="top"
 
|{{Code|update}}
 
|{{Code|update}}
 
|[[XQuery Update#Updating Expressions|updating expression]] found or expected.
 
|[[XQuery Update#Updating Expressions|updating expression]] found or expected.
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|- valign="top"
 
|{{Code|timeout}}
 
|{{Code|timeout}}
 
|Query execution exceeded timeout.
 
|Query execution exceeded timeout.
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|- valign="top"
 
|{{Code|memory}}
 
|{{Code|memory}}
 
|Query execution exceeded memory limit.
 
|Query execution exceeded memory limit.
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|- valign="top"
 
|{{Code|nested}}
 
|{{Code|nested}}
 
|Nested query evaluation is not allowed.
 
|Nested query evaluation is not allowed.
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|- valign="top"
 
|{{Code|error}}
 
|{{Code|error}}
 
|An unexpected error occurred.
 
|An unexpected error occurred.
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=Changelog=
 
=Changelog=
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;Version 10
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* Deleted: xquery:parse-uri (merged with {{Function||xquery:parse}})
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* Updated: {{Function||xquery:parse}}: {{$query}} can additionally be of type {{Code|xs:anyURI}}.
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;Version 9.2
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* Deleted: xquery:invoke, xquery:invoke-update (merged with {{Function||xquery:eval}} and {{Function||xquery:eval-update}})
  
 
;Version 9.0
 
;Version 9.0
  
* Added: [[#xquery:invoke-update|xquery:invoke-update]]
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* Added: {{Function||xquery:invoke-update}}
* Updated: [[#xquery:eval|xquery:eval]]: {{Code|pass}} option added
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* Updated: {{Function||xquery:eval}}: {{Code|pass}} option added
* Updated: [[#xquery:parse|xquery:parse]], [[#xquery:parse-uri|xquery:parse-uri]]: {{Code|base-uri}} option added
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* Updated: {{Function||xquery:parse}}, {{Function||xquery:parse-uri}}: {{Code|base-uri}} option added
* Updated: xquery:update renamed to [[#xquery:eval-update|xquery:eval-update]]
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* Updated: xquery:update renamed to {{Function||xquery:eval-update}}
 
* Updated: error codes updated; errors now use the module namespace
 
* Updated: error codes updated; errors now use the module namespace
  
 
;Version 8.5
 
;Version 8.5
  
* Added: [[#xquery:fork-join|xquery:fork-join]]
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* Added: {{Function||xquery:fork-join}}
* Updated: [[#xquery:eval|xquery:eval]]: {{Code|base-uri}} option added
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* Updated: {{Function||xquery:eval}}: {{Code|base-uri}} option added
 
* Updated: Relative URIs will always be resolved against the static base URI of the query
 
* Updated: Relative URIs will always be resolved against the static base URI of the query
* Deleted: xquery:type (moved to [[Profiling Module]]
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* Deleted: xquery:type (moved to [[Profiling Module]])
  
 
;Version 8.4
 
;Version 8.4
  
* Added: [[#xquery:parse-uri|xquery:parse-uri]]
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* Added: {{Function||xquery:parse-uri}}
* Updated: [[#xquery:parse|xquery:parse]]: {{Code|pass}} option added
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* Updated: {{Function||xquery:parse}}: {{Code|pass}} option added
  
 
;Version 8.0
 
;Version 8.0
  
* Added: xquery:update, [[#xquery:parse|xquery:parse]]
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* Added: xquery:update, {{Function||xquery:parse}}
* Deleted: [[#xquery:evaluate|xquery:evaluate]] (opened databases will now be closed by main query)
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* Deleted: xquery:evaluate (opened databases will now be closed by main query)
  
 
;Version 7.8.2
 
;Version 7.8.2
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;Version 7.8
 
;Version 7.8
  
* Added: [[#xquery:evaluate|xquery:evaluate]]
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* Added: {{Function||xquery:evaluate}}
 
* Updated: used variables must be explicitly declared in the query string.
 
* Updated: used variables must be explicitly declared in the query string.
  
 
This module was introduced with Version 7.3. Functions have been adopted from the obsolete Utility Module.
 
This module was introduced with Version 7.3. Functions have been adopted from the obsolete Utility Module.

Revision as of 13:20, 20 July 2022

This XQuery Module contains functions for parsing and evaluating XQuery strings at runtime, and to run code in parallel.

Conventions

All functions and errors in this module are assigned to the http://basex.org/modules/xquery namespace, which is statically bound to the xquery prefix.

Evaluation

xquery:eval

Signatures xquery:eval($query as xs:anyAtomicType) as item()*
xquery:eval($query as xs:anyAtomicType, $bindings as map(*)?) as item()*
xquery:eval($query as xs:anyAtomicType, $bindings as map(*)?, $options as map(*)?) as item()*
Summary Evaluates the supplied $query and returns the resulting items. If the query is of type xs:anyURI, the module located at this URI will be retrieved (a relative URI will be resolved against the static base URI). Otherwise, the input is expected to be of type xs:string.

Variables and context items can be declared via $bindings. The specified keys must be QNames or strings:

  • If a key is a QName, it will be directly adopted as variable name.
  • It a key is a string, it may be prefixed with a dollar sign. Namespace can be specified using the Clark Notation.
  • If the specified string is empty, the value will be bound to the context item.

The $options parameter contains evaluation options:

  • permission: the query will be evaluated with the specified permissions (see User Management).
  • timeout: query execution will be interrupted after the specified number of seconds.
  • memory: query execution will be interrupted if the specified number of megabytes will be exceeded. This check works best if only one process is running at the same time. Moreover, please note that this option enforces garbage collection, so it will take some additional time, and it requires GC to be enabled in your JVM.
  • base-uri: set base-uri property for the query. Overwrites the base URI of the query; will be used when resolving relative URIs by functions such as fn:doc.
  • pass: passes on the original error info (line and column number, optional file uri). By default, this option is false.
Errors update: the query contains updating expressions.
permission: insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.
timeout: query execution exceeded timeout.
limit: query execution exceeded memory limit.
nested: nested query evaluation is not allowed.
Any other error that may occur while evaluating the query.
Examples
  • xquery:eval("1+3") returns 4.
  • If a URI is supplied, the query in the specified file will be evaluated:

<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery"> xquery:eval(xs:anyURI('cleanup.xq')) </syntaxhighlight>

  • You can bind the context and e.g. operate on a certain database only:

<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery"> xquery:eval("//country", map { : db:get('factbook') }) </syntaxhighlight>

  • The following expressions use strings as keys. All of them return 'XML':

<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery"> xquery:eval(".", map { : 'XML' }),

xquery:eval("declare variable $xml external; $xml", map { 'xml': 'XML' }),

xquery:eval(

 "declare namespace pref='URI';
  declare variable $pref:xml external;
  $pref:xml",
 map { '{URI}xml': 'XML' }

) </syntaxhighlight>

  • The following expressions use QNames as keys. All of them return 'XML':

<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery"> declare namespace pref = 'URI';

xquery:eval("declare variable $xml external; $xml", map { xs:QName('xml'): 'XML' }),

let $query := "declare namespace pref='URI';

              declare variable $pref:xml external;
              $pref:xml"

let $vars := map { xs:QName('pref:xml'): 'XML' } return xquery:eval($query, $vars) </syntaxhighlight>

xquery:eval-update

Signatures xquery:eval-update($query as xs:anyAtomicType) as item()*
xquery:eval-update($query as xs:anyAtomicType, $bindings as map(*)?) as item()*
xquery:eval-update($query as xs:anyAtomicType, $bindings as map(*)?, $options as map(*)?) as item()*
Summary Evaluates a query as updating expression. All updates will be added to the Pending Update List of the main query and performed after the evaluation of the main query.
The rules for all arguments are the same as for xquery:eval.
Errors update: the query contains no updating expressions.
permission: insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.
timeout: query execution exceeded timeout.
limit: query execution exceeded memory limit.
nested: nested query evaluation is not allowed.
Any other error that may occur while evaluating the query.
Examples
  • Removes entries from a temporary databases and returns an info string:

<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery"> xquery:eval-update("

 delete node db:get('tmp')/*,
 update:output('TEMPORARY DATABASE WAS CLEANED UP')

") </syntaxhighlight>

Parsing

xquery:parse

Updated with Version 10: $query can additionally be of type xs:anyURI.

Signatures xquery:parse($query as xs:anyAtomicType) as item()?
xquery:parse($query as xs:anyAtomicType, $options as map(*)?) as item()?
Summary Parses the specified $query as XQuery module and returns the resulting query plan. If the query is of type xs:anyURI, the module located at this URI will be retrieved (a relative URI will be resolved against the static base URI). Otherwise, the input is expected to be of type xs:string. The $options parameter influences the output:
  • compile: additionally compiles the query after parsing it. By default, this option is false.
  • plan: returns an XML representation of the internal query plan. By default, this option is true. The naming of the expressions in the query plan may change over time
  • pass: by default, the option is false. If an error is raised, the line/column number and the optional file uri will refer to the location of the function call. If the option is enabled, the line/column and file uri will be adopted from the raised error.
  • base-uri: set base-uri property for the query. This URI will be used when resolving relative URIs by functions such as fn:doc.
Errors Any error that may occur while parsing the query.
Examples
  • xquery:parse("1 + 3") returns:

<syntaxhighlight lang="xml"> <MainModule updating="false">

 <QueryPlan compiled="false">
   <Arith op="+">
     <Int value="1" type="xs:integer"/>
     <Int value="3" type="xs:integer"/>
   </Arith>
 </QueryPlan>

</MainModule> </syntaxhighlight>

Parallelized Execution

Parallel query execution is recommendable if you have various calls that require a lot of time, but that cannot be sped up by rewriting the code. This is e. g. the case if external URLs are called. If you are parallelizing local data reads (such as the access to a database), single-threaded queries will usually be faster, because parallelized access to disk data often results in randomized access patterns, which will rarely be optimized by the caching strategies of HDDs, SSDs, or the operating system.

xquery:fork-join

Signatures xquery:fork-join($functions as function(*)*) as item()*
Summary This function executes the supplied (non-updating) functions in parallel.
Examples
  • The following function sleeps in parallel; it will be finished in 1 second if your system has at least 2 cores:

<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery"> let $f := function() { prof:sleep(1000) } return xquery:fork-join(($f, $f)) </syntaxhighlight>

  • In the following query, up to four URLs will be requested in parallel:

<syntaxhighlight lang="xquery"> xquery:fork-join(

 for $segment in 1 to 4
 let $url := 'http://url.com/path/' || $segment
 return function() { http:send-request((), $url) }

) </syntaxhighlight>

Errors error: an unexpected error occurred.

Errors

Code Description
permission Insufficient permissions for evaluating the query.
update updating expression found or expected.
timeout Query execution exceeded timeout.
memory Query execution exceeded memory limit.
nested Nested query evaluation is not allowed.
error An unexpected error occurred.

Changelog

Version 10
Version 9.2
Version 9.0
Version 8.5
Version 8.4
Version 8.0
  • Added: xquery:update, xquery:parse
  • Deleted: xquery:evaluate (opened databases will now be closed by main query)
Version 7.8.2
  • Added: $options argument
Version 7.8
  • Added: xquery:evaluate
  • Updated: used variables must be explicitly declared in the query string.

This module was introduced with Version 7.3. Functions have been adopted from the obsolete Utility Module.