Ruby ReQL command reference
Ruby ReQL command reference
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Accessing ReQL
r
r → r
The top-level ReQL namespace.
Example: Setup your top-level namespace.
require 'rethinkdb' include RethinkDB::Shortcuts
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connect
r.connect(opts={}) → connection
Create a new connection to the database server. Accepts the following options:
-
host: the host to connect to (defaultlocalhost). -
port: the port to connect on (default28015). -
db: the default database (defaulttest). -
user: the user account to connect as (defaultadmin). -
password: the password for the user account to connect as (default'', empty). -
timeout: timeout period in seconds for the connection to be opened (default20). -
ssl: a hash of options to support SSL connections (defaultnil). Currently, there is only one option available, and if thessloption is specified, this key is required:-
ca_certs: a path to the SSL CA certificate.
-
If the connection cannot be established, a ReqlDriverError exception will be thrown.
Example: Open a connection using the default host and port, specifying the default database.
conn = r.connect(:db => 'marvel')
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repl
connection.repl
Set the default connection to make REPL use easier. Allows calling .run on queries without specifying a connection.
Example: Set the default connection for the REPL, then call run without specifying the connection.
r.connect(:db => 'marvel').repl
r.table('heroes').run
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close
conn.close([{:noreply_wait => true}])
Close an open connection.
Example: Close an open connection, waiting for noreply writes to finish.
conn.close
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reconnect
conn.reconnect([{:noreply_wait => true}])
Close and reopen a connection.
Example: Cancel outstanding requests/queries that are no longer needed.
conn.reconnect(:noreply_wait => false)
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use
conn.use(db_name)
Change the default database on this connection.
Example: Change the default database so that we don’t need to specify the database when referencing a table.
conn.use('marvel')
r.table('heroes').run(conn) # refers to r.db('marvel').table('heroes')
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run
query.run(conn[, options]) → cursor query.run(conn[, options]) → object
Run a query on a connection, returning either a single JSON result or a cursor, depending on the query.
Example: Run a query on the connection conn and print out every row in the result.
r.table('marvel').run(conn).each { |x| p x }
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changes
stream.changes([options) → stream singleSelection.changes([options]) → stream
Turn a query into a changefeed, an infinite stream of objects representing changes to the query’s results as they occur. A changefeed may return changes to a table or an individual document (a “point” changefeed). Commands such as filter or map may be used before the changes command to transform or filter the output, and many commands that operate on sequences can be chained after changes.
Example: Subscribe to the changes on a table.
Start monitoring the changefeed in one client:
r.table('games').changes().run(conn).each{|change| p(change)}
As these queries are performed in a second client, the first client would receive and print the following objects:
> r.table('games').insert({:id => 1}).run(conn)
{:old_val => nil, :new_val => {:id => 1}}
> r.table('games').get(1).update({:player1 => 'Bob'}).run(conn)
{:old_val => {:id => 1}, :new_val => {:id => 1, :player1 => 'Bob'}}
> r.table('games').get(1).replace({:id => 1, :player1 => 'Bob', :player2 => 'Alice'}).run(conn)
{:old_val => {:id => 1, :player1 => 'Bob'},
:new_val => {:id => 1, :player1 => 'Bob', :player2 => 'Alice'}}
> r.table('games').get(1).delete().run(conn)
{:old_val => {:id => 1, :player1 => 'Bob', :player2 => 'Alice'}, :new_val => nil}
> r.table_drop('games').run(conn)
ReqlRuntimeError: Changefeed aborted (table unavailable)
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noreply_wait
conn.noreply_wait
noreply_wait ensures that previous queries with the noreply flag have been processed by the server. Note that this guarantee only applies to queries run on the given connection.
Example: We have previously run queries with the noreply argument set to true. Now wait until the server has processed them.
conn.noreply_wait
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server
conn.server
Return information about the server being used by a connection.
Example: Return server information.
> conn.server
{
:id => "404bef53-4b2c-433f-9184-bc3f7bda4a15",
:name => "amadeus",
:proxy => false
}
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em_run
query.em_run(conn[, options], block) → cursor query.em_run(conn[, options], block) → object
Run a query asynchronously on a connection using EventMachine. If the query returns a sequence (including a stream), the block will be called once with each element of the sequence. Otherwise, the block will be called just once with the returned value.
Example: return a list of users in an EventMachine loop.
EventMachine.run {
r.table('users').order_by(:index => 'username').em_run(conn) { |row|
# do something with returned row data
p row
}
}
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Cursors
next
cursor.next([true])
Get the next element in the cursor.
Example: Retrieve the next element.
cursor = r.table('superheroes').run(conn)
doc = cursor.next()
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each
cursor.each { ... }
array.each { ... }
feed.each { ... }
Lazily iterate over a result set one element at a time.
Example: Let’s process all the elements!
cursor = r.table('users').run(conn)
cursor.each { |doc|
process_row(doc)
}
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to_a
cursor.to_a()
Retrieve all results as an array.
Example: For small result sets it may be more convenient to process them at once as an array.
cursor = r.table('users').run()
users = cursor.to_a()
process_results(users)
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close
cursor.close
Close a cursor. Closing a cursor cancels the corresponding query and frees the memory associated with the open request.
Example: Close a cursor.
cursor.close
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Manipulating databases
db_create
r.db_create(db_name) → object
Create a database. A RethinkDB database is a collection of tables, similar to relational databases.
Example: Create a database named ‘superheroes’.
r.db_create('superheroes').run(conn)
{
:config_changes => [
{
:new_val => {
:id => "e4689cfc-e903-4532-a0e6-2d6797a43f07",
:name => "superheroes"
},
:old_val => nil
}
],
:dbs_created => 1
}
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db_drop
r.db_drop(db_name) → object
Drop a database. The database, all its tables, and corresponding data will be deleted.
Example: Drop a database named ‘superheroes’.
r.db_drop('superheroes').run(conn)
{
:config_changes => [
{
:old_val => {
:id => "e4689cfc-e903-4532-a0e6-2d6797a43f07",
:name => "superheroes"
},
:new_val => nil
}
],
:tables_dropped => 3,
:dbs_dropped => 1
}
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db_list
r.db_list() → array
List all database names in the system. The result is a list of strings.
Example: List all databases.
r.db_list.run(conn)
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Manipulating tables
table_create
db.table_create(table_name[, options]) → object r.table_create(table_name[, options]) → object
Create a table. A RethinkDB table is a collection of JSON documents.
Example: Create a table named ‘dc_universe’ with the default settings.
r.db('heroes').table_create('dc_universe').run(conn)
{
:config_changes => [
{
:new_val => {
:db => "test",
:durability => "hard",
:id => "20ea60d4-3b76-4817-8828-98a236df0297",
:name => "dc_universe",
:primary_key => "id",
:shards => [
{
:primary_replica => "rethinkdb_srv1",
:replicas => [
"rethinkdb_srv1",
"rethinkdb_srv2"
]
}
],
:write_acks => "majority"
},
:old_val => nil
}
],
:tables_created => 1
}
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table_drop
db.table_drop(table_name) → object
Drop a table. The table and all its data will be deleted.
Example: Drop a table named ‘dc_universe’.
r.db('test').table_drop('dc_universe').run(conn)
{
:config_changes => [
{
:old_val => {
:db => "test",
:durability => "hard",
:id => "20ea60d4-3b76-4817-8828-98a236df0297",
:name => "dc_universe",
:primary_key => "id",
:shards => [
{
:primary_replica => "rethinkdb_srv1",
:replicas => [
"rethinkdb_srv1",
"rethinkdb_srv2"
]
}
],
:write_acks => "majority"
},
:new_val => nil
}
],
:tables_dropped => 1
}
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table_list
db.table_list() → array
List all table names in a database. The result is a list of strings.
Example: List all tables of the ‘test’ database.
r.db('test').table_list().run(conn)
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index_create
table.index_create(index_name[, index_function][, :multi => false, :geo => false]) → object
Create a new secondary index on a table. Secondary indexes improve the speed of many read queries at the slight cost of increased storage space and decreased write performance. For more information about secondary indexes, read the article “Using secondary indexes in RethinkDB.”
Example: Create a simple index based on the field post_id.
r.table('comments').index_create('post_id').run(conn)
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index_drop
table.index_drop(index_name) → object
Delete a previously created secondary index of this table.
Example: Drop a secondary index named ‘code_name’.
r.table('dc').index_drop('code_name').run(conn)
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index_list
table.index_list() → array
List all the secondary indexes of this table.
Example: List the available secondary indexes for this table.
r.table('marvel').index_list().run(conn)
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index_rename
table.index_rename(old_index_name, new_index_name[, {:overwrite => false}]) → object
Rename an existing secondary index on a table. If the optional argument overwrite is specified as true, a previously existing index with the new name will be deleted and the index will be renamed. If overwrite is false (the default) an error will be raised if the new index name already exists.
Example: Rename an index on the comments table.
r.table('comments').index_rename('post_id', 'message_id').run(conn)
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index_status
table.index_status([, index...]) → array
Get the status of the specified indexes on this table, or the status of all indexes on this table if no indexes are specified.
Example: Get the status of all the indexes on test:
r.table('test').index_status.run(conn)
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index_wait
table.index_wait([, index...]) → array
Wait for the specified indexes on this table to be ready, or for all indexes on this table to be ready if no indexes are specified.
Example: Wait for all indexes on the table test to be ready:
r.table('test').index_wait.run(conn)
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Writing data
insert
table.insert(object | [object1, object2, ...][, :durability => "hard", :return_changes => false, :conflict => "error"]) → object
Insert documents into a table. Accepts a single document or an array of documents.
Example: Insert a document into the table posts.
r.table("posts").insert({
:id => 1,
:title => "Lorem ipsum",
:content => "Dolor sit amet"
}).run(conn)
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update
table.update(object | function[, :durability => "hard", :return_changes => false, :non_atomic => false]) → object selection.update(object | function[, :durability => "hard", :return_changes => false, :non_atomic => false]) → object singleSelection.update(object | function[, :durability => "hard", :return_changes => false, :non_atomic => false]) → object
Update JSON documents in a table. Accepts a JSON document, a ReQL expression, or a combination of the two.
Example: Update the status of the post with id of 1 to published.
r.table("posts").get(1).update({:status => "published"}).run(conn)
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replace
table.replace(object | function[, :durability => "hard", :return_changes => false, :non_atomic => false]) → object selection.replace(object | function[, :durability => "hard", :return_changes => false, :non_atomic => false]) → object singleSelection.replace(object | function[, :durability => "hard", :return_changes => false, :non_atomic => false]) → object
Replace documents in a table. Accepts a JSON document or a ReQL expression, and replaces the original document with the new one. The new document must have the same primary key as the original document.
Example: Replace the document with the primary key 1.
r.table("posts").get(1).replace({
:id => 1,
:title => "Lorem ipsum",
:content => "Aleas jacta est",
:status => "draft"
}).run(conn)
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delete
table.delete[({:durability => "hard", :return_changes => false})] → object
selection.delete[({:durability => "hard", :return_changes => false})] → object
singleSelection.delete[({:durability => "hard", :return_changes => false})] → object
Delete one or more documents from a table.
Example: Delete a single document from the table comments.
r.table("comments").get("7eab9e63-73f1-4f33-8ce4-95cbea626f59").delete.run(conn)
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sync
table.sync() → object
sync ensures that writes on a given table are written to permanent storage. Queries that specify soft durability ({:durability=>soft}) do not give such guarantees, so sync can be used to ensure the state of these queries. A call to sync does not return until all previous writes to the table are persisted.
Example: After having updated multiple heroes with soft durability, we now want to wait until these changes are persisted.
r.table('marvel').sync().run(conn)
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Selecting data
db
r.db(db_name) → db
Reference a database.
Example: Explicitly specify a database for a query.
r.db('heroes').table('marvel').run(conn)
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table
db.table(name[, {:read_mode => 'single', :identifier_format => 'name'}) → table
Return all documents in a table. Other commands may be chained after table to return a subset of documents (such as get and filter) or perform further processing.
Example: Return all documents in the table ‘marvel’ of the default database.
r.table('marvel').run(conn)
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get
table.get(key) → singleRowSelection
Get a document by primary key.
Example: Find a document by UUID.
r.table('posts').get('a9849eef-7176-4411-935b-79a6e3c56a74').run(conn)
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get_all
table.get_all([key, key2...], [, :index => 'id']) → selection
Get all documents where the given value matches the value of the requested index.
Example: Secondary index keys are not guaranteed to be unique so we cannot query via get when using a secondary index.
r.table('marvel').get_all('man_of_steel', :index => 'code_name').run(conn)
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between
table.between(lower_key, upper_key[, options]) → table_slice table_slice.between(lower_key, upper_key[, options]) → table_slice
Get all documents between two keys. Accepts three optional arguments: index, left_bound, and right_bound. If index is set to the name of a secondary index, between will return all documents where that index’s value is in the specified range (it uses the primary key by default). left_bound or right_bound may be set to open or closed to indicate whether or not to include that endpoint of the range (by default, left_bound is closed and right_bound is open).
Example: Find all users with primary key >= 10 and < 20 (a normal half-open interval).
r.table('marvel').between(10, 20).run(conn)
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filter
selection.filter(predicate_function[, :default => false]) → selection stream.filter(predicate_function[, :default => false]) → stream array.filter(predicate_function[, :default => false]) → array
Return all the elements in a sequence for which the given predicate is true. The return value of filter will be the same as the input (sequence, stream, or array). Documents can be filtered in a variety of ways—ranges, nested values, boolean conditions, and the results of anonymous functions.
Example: Get all users who are 30 years old.
r.table('users').filter({:age => 30}).run(conn)
The predicate {'age':30} selects documents in the users table with an age field whose value is 30. Documents with an age field set to any other value or with no age field present are skipped.
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Joins
inner_join
sequence.inner_join(other_sequence, predicate_function) → stream array.inner_join(other_sequence, predicate_function) → array
Returns an inner join of two sequences.
Example: Return a list of all matchups between Marvel and DC heroes in which the DC hero could beat the Marvel hero in a fight.
r.table('marvel').inner_join(r.table('dc')) {|marvel_row, dc_row|
marvel_row[:strength] < dc_row[:strength]
}.zip().run(conn)
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outer_join
sequence.outer_join(other_sequence, predicate_function) → stream array.outer_join(other_sequence, predicate_function) → array
Returns a left outer join of two sequences. The returned sequence represents a union of the left-hand sequence and the right-hand sequence: all documents in the left-hand sequence will be returned, each matched with a document in the right-hand sequence if one satisfies the predicate condition. In most cases, you will want to follow the join with zip to combine the left and right results.
Example: Return a list of all Marvel heroes, paired with any DC heroes who could beat them in a fight.
r.table('marvel').outer_join(r.table('dc')) {|marvel_row, dc_row|
marvel_row[:strength] < dc_row[:strength]
}.run(conn)
(Compare this to an inner_join with the same inputs and predicate, which would return a list only of the matchups in which the DC hero has the higher strength.)
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eq_join
sequence.eq_join(left_field, right_table[, :index => 'id', :ordered => false]) → sequence sequence.eq_join(function, right_table[, :index => 'id', :ordered => false]) → sequence
Join tables using a field or function on the left-hand sequence matching primary keys or secondary indexes on the right-hand table. eq_join is more efficient than other ReQL join types, and operates much faster. Documents in the result set consist of pairs of left-hand and right-hand documents, matched when the field on the left-hand side exists and is non-null and an entry with that field’s value exists in the specified index on the right-hand side.
Example: Match players with the games they’ve played against one another.
Join these tables using game_id on the player table and id on the games table:
r.table('players').eq_join('game_id', r.table('games')).run(conn)
This will return a result set such as the following:
[
{
'left' => { 'game_id' => 3, 'id' => 2, 'player' => "Agatha" },
'right' => { 'id' => 3, 'field' => "Bucklebury" }
},
{
'left' => { 'game_id' => 2, 'id' => 3, 'player' => "Fred" },
'right' => { 'id' => 2, 'field' => "Rushock Bog" }
},
...
]
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zip
stream.zip() → stream array.zip() → array
Used to ‘zip’ up the result of a join by merging the ‘right’ fields into ‘left’ fields of each member of the sequence.
Example: ‘zips up’ the sequence by merging the left and right fields produced by a join.
r.table('marvel').eq_join(:main_dc_collaborator, r.table('dc')).zip.run(conn)
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Transformations
map
sequence1.map([sequence2, ...], function) → stream array1.map([array2, ...], function) → array r.map(sequence1[, sequence2, ...], function) → stream r.map(array1[, array2, ...], function) → array
Transform each element of one or more sequences by applying a mapping function to them. If map is run with two or more sequences, it will iterate for as many items as there are in the shortest sequence.
Example: Return the first five squares.
> r.expr([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]).map{ |val| (val * val) }.run(conn)
[1, 4, 9, 16, 25]
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with_fields
sequence.with_fields([selector1, selector2...]) → stream array.with_fields([selector1, selector2...]) → array
Plucks one or more attributes from a sequence of objects, filtering out any objects in the sequence that do not have the specified fields. Functionally, this is identical to has_fields followed by pluck on a sequence.
Example: Get a list of users and their posts, excluding any users who have not made any posts.
Existing table structure:
[
{ :id => 1, :user => 'bob', :email => 'bob@foo.com', :posts => [ 1, 4, 5 ] },
{ :id => 2, :user => 'george', :email => 'george@foo.com' },
{ :id => 3, :user => 'jane', :email => 'jane@foo.com', :posts => [ 2, 3, 6 ] }
]
Command and output:
r.table('users').with_fields('id', 'user', 'posts').run(conn)
[
{ :id => 1, :user => 'bob', :posts => [ 1, 4, 5 ] },
{ :id => 3, :user => 'jane', :posts => [ 2, 3, 6 ] }
]
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concat_map
stream.concat_map(function) → stream array.concat_map(function) → array
Concatenate one or more elements into a single sequence using a mapping function.
Example: Construct a sequence of all monsters defeated by Marvel heroes. The field “defeatedMonsters” is an array of one or more monster names.
r.table('marvel').concat_map { |hero|
hero[:defeated_monsters]
}.run(conn)
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order_by
table.order_by([key | function], :index => index_name) → table_slice selection.order_by(key | function[, ...]) → selection<array> sequence.order_by(key | function[, ...]) → array
Sort the sequence by document values of the given key(s). To specify the ordering, wrap the attribute with either r.asc or r.desc (defaults to ascending).
Example: Order all the posts using the index date.
r.table('posts').order_by(:index => 'date').run(conn)
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skip
sequence.skip(n) → stream array.skip(n) → array
Skip a number of elements from the head of the sequence.
Example: Here in conjunction with order_by we choose to ignore the most successful heroes.
r.table('marvel').order_by(:success_metric).skip(10).run(conn)
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limit
sequence.limit(n) → stream array.limit(n) → array
End the sequence after the given number of elements.
Example: Only so many can fit in our Pantheon of heroes.
r.table('marvel').order_by(:belovedness).limit(10).run(conn)
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slice, []
selection.slice(start_offset[, end_offset, :left_bound => 'closed', :right_bound =>'open']) → selection stream.slice(start_offset[, end_offset, :left_bound => 'closed', :right_bound =>'open']) → stream array.slice(start_offset[, end_offset, :left_bound => 'closed', :right_bound =>'open']) → array binary.slice(start_offset[, end_offset, :left_bound => 'closed', :right_bound =>'open']) → binary string.slice(start_offset[, end_offset, :left_bound => 'closed', :right_bound =>'open']) → string
Return the elements of a sequence within the specified range.
Example: Return the fourth, fifth and sixth youngest players. (The youngest player is at index 0, so those are elements 3–5.)
r.table('players').order_by(:index => 'age').slice(3,6).run(conn)
Or, using Ruby’s range operator:
r.table('players').filter({'class': 'amateur'})[10..19].run(conn)
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nth
sequence.nth(index) → object selection.nth(index) → selection<object>
Get the nth element of a sequence, counting from zero. If the argument is negative, count from the last element.
Example: Select the second element in the array.
r.expr([1,2,3]).nth(1).run(conn) r.expr([1,2,3])[1].run(conn)
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offsets_of
sequence.offsets_of(datum | predicate_function) → array
Get the indexes of an element in a sequence. If the argument is a predicate, get the indexes of all elements matching it.
Example: Find the position of the letter ‘c’.
r.expr(['a','b','c']).offsets_of('c').run(conn)
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is_empty
sequence.is_empty() → bool
Test if a sequence is empty.
Example: Are there any documents in the marvel table?
r.table('marvel').is_empty().run(conn)
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union
stream.union(sequence[, sequence, ...][, :interleave => true]) → stream array.union(sequence[, sequence, ...][, :interleave => true]) → array r.union(stream, sequence[, sequence, ...][, :interleave => true]) → stream r.union(array, sequence[, sequence, ...][, :interleave => true]) → array
Merge two or more sequences.
Example: Construct a stream of all heroes.
r.table('marvel').union(r.table('dc')).run(conn)
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sample
sequence.sample(number) → selection stream.sample(number) → array array.sample(number) → array
Select a given number of elements from a sequence with uniform random distribution. Selection is done without replacement.
Example: Select 3 random heroes.
r.table('marvel').sample(3).run(conn)
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Aggregation
group
sequence.group(field | function..., [:index => <indexname>, :multi => true]) → grouped_stream r.group(sequence, field | function..., [:index => <indexname>, :multi => true]) → grouped_stream
Takes a stream and partitions it into multiple groups based on the fields or functions provided.
Example: Group games by player.
> r.table('games').group('player').run(conn)
{
"Alice" => [
{"id" => 5, "player" => "Alice", "points" => 7, "type" => "free"},
{"id" => 12, "player" => "Alice", "points" => 2, "type" => "free"}
],
"Bob" => [
{"id" => 2, "player" => "Bob", "points" => 15, "type" => "ranked"},
{"id" => 11, "player" => "Bob", "points" => 10, "type" => "free"}
]
}
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ungroup
grouped_stream.ungroup() → array grouped_data.ungroup() → array
Takes a grouped stream or grouped data and turns it into an array of objects representing the groups. Any commands chained after ungroup will operate on this array, rather than operating on each group individually. This is useful if you want to e.g. order the groups by the value of their reduction.
Example: What is the maximum number of points scored by each player, with the highest scorers first?
r.table('games')
.group('player').max('points')['points']
.ungroup().order_by(r.desc('reduction')).run(conn)
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reduce
sequence.reduce(function) → value r.reduce(sequence, function) → value
Produce a single value from a sequence through repeated application of a reduction function.
Example: Return the numbers of documents in the table posts.
r.table("posts").map{|doc| 1 }
.reduce{ |left, right| left+right }
.default(0).run(conn)
A shorter way to execute this query is to use count.
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fold
sequence.fold(base, function) → value sequence.fold(base, function, :emit => function[, :final_emit => function]) → sequence
Apply a function to a sequence in order, maintaining state via an accumulator. The fold command returns either a single value or a new sequence.
Example: Concatenate words from a list.
r.table('words').order_by('id').fold('',
lambda { |acc, word| acc + r.branch(acc == '', '', ', ') + word }
).run(conn)
(This example could be implemented with reduce, but fold will preserve the order when words is a RethinkDB table or other stream, which is not guaranteed with reduce.)
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count
sequence.count([value | predicate_function]) → number binary.count() → number string.count() → number object.count() → number r.count(sequence | binary | string | object[, predicate_function]) → number
Counts the number of elements in a sequence or key/value pairs in an object, or returns the size of a string or binary object.
Example: Count the number of users.
r.table('users').count().run(conn)
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sum
sequence.sum([field | function]) → number r.sum(sequence, [field | function]) → number
Sums all the elements of a sequence. If called with a field name, sums all the values of that field in the sequence, skipping elements of the sequence that lack that field. If called with a function, calls that function on every element of the sequence and sums the results, skipping elements of the sequence where that function returns nil or a non-existence error.
Example: What’s 3 + 5 + 7?
r([3, 5, 7]).sum().run(conn)
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avg
sequence.avg([field | function]) → number r.avg(sequence, [field | function]) → number
Averages all the elements of a sequence. If called with a field name, averages all the values of that field in the sequence, skipping elements of the sequence that lack that field. If called with a function, calls that function on every element of the sequence and averages the results, skipping elements of the sequence where that function returns nil or a non-existence error.
Example: What’s the average of 3, 5, and 7?
r([3, 5, 7]).avg().run(conn)
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min
sequence.min(field | function) → element
sequence.min({:index => <indexname>}) → element
r.min(sequence, field | function) → element
r.min(sequence, {:index => <indexname>}) → element
Finds the minimum element of a sequence.
Example: Return the minimum value in the list [3, 5, 7].
r([3, 5, 7]).min().run(conn)
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max
sequence.max(field | function) → element
sequence.max({:index => <indexname>}) → element
r.max(sequence, field | function) → element
r.max(sequence, {:index => <indexname>}) → element
Finds the maximum element of a sequence.
Example: Return the maximum value in the list [3, 5, 7].
r([3, 5, 7]).max().run(conn)
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distinct
sequence.distinct() → array table.distinct([:index => <indexname>]) → stream r.distinct(sequence) → array r.distinct(table, [:index => <indexname>]) → stream
Removes duplicate elements from a sequence.
Example: Which unique villains have been vanquished by Marvel heroes?
r.table('marvel').concat_map{|hero| hero[:villain_list]}.distinct.run(conn)
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contains
sequence.contains([value | predicate_function, ...]) → bool r.contains(sequence, [value | predicate_function, ...]) → bool
When called with values, returns true if a sequence contains all the specified values. When called with predicate functions, returns true if for each predicate there exists at least one element of the stream where that predicate returns true.
Example: Has Iron Man ever fought Superman?
r.table('marvel').get('ironman')[:opponents].contains('superman').run(conn)
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Document manipulation
pluck
sequence.pluck([selector1, selector2...]) → stream array.pluck([selector1, selector2...]) → array object.pluck([selector1, selector2...]) → object singleSelection.pluck([selector1, selector2...]) → object
Plucks out one or more attributes from either an object or a sequence of objects (projection).
Example: We just need information about IronMan’s reactor and not the rest of the document.
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan').pluck('reactorState', 'reactorPower').run(conn)
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without
sequence.without([selector1, selector2...]) → stream array.without([selector1, selector2...]) → array singleSelection.without([selector1, selector2...]) → object object.without([selector1, selector2...]) → object
The opposite of pluck; takes an object or a sequence of objects, and returns them with the specified paths removed.
Example: Since we don’t need it for this computation we’ll save bandwidth and leave out the list of IronMan’s romantic conquests.
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan').without('personalVictoriesList').run(conn)
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merge
singleSelection.merge([object | function, object | function, ...]) → object object.merge([object | function, object | function, ...]) → object sequence.merge([object | function, object | function, ...]) → stream array.merge([object | function, object | function, ...]) → array
Merge two or more objects together to construct a new object with properties from all. When there is a conflict between field names, preference is given to fields in the rightmost object in the argument list. merge also accepts a subquery function that returns an object, which will be used similarly to a map function.
Example: Equip Thor for battle.
r.table('marvel').get('thor').merge(
r.table('equipment').get('hammer'),
r.table('equipment').get('pimento_sandwich')
).run(conn)
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append
array.append(value) → array
Append a value to an array.
Example: Retrieve Iron Man’s equipment list with the addition of some new boots.
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')[:equipment].append('new_boots').run(conn)
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prepend
array.prepend(value) → array
Prepend a value to an array.
Example: Retrieve Iron Man’s equipment list with the addition of some new boots.
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')[:equipment].prepend('new_boots').run(conn)
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difference
array.difference(array) → array
Remove the elements of one array from another array.
Example: Retrieve Iron Man’s equipment list without boots.
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')[:equipment].difference(['Boots']).run(conn)
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set_insert
array.set_insert(value) → array
Add a value to an array and return it as a set (an array with distinct values).
Example: Retrieve Iron Man’s equipment list with the addition of some new boots.
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')[:equipment].set_insert('new_boots').run(conn)
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set_union
array.set_union(array) → array
Add a several values to an array and return it as a set (an array with distinct values).
Example: Retrieve Iron Man’s equipment list with the addition of some new boots and an arc reactor.
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')[:equipment].set_union(['newBoots', 'arc_reactor']).run(conn)
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set_intersection
array.set_intersection(array) → array
Intersect two arrays returning values that occur in both of them as a set (an array with distinct values).
Example: Check which pieces of equipment Iron Man has from a fixed list.
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')[:equipment].set_intersection(['newBoots', 'arc_reactor']).run(conn)
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set_difference
array.set_difference(array) → array
Remove the elements of one array from another and return them as a set (an array with distinct values).
Example: Check which pieces of equipment Iron Man has, excluding a fixed list.
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')[:equipment].set_difference(['newBoots', 'arc_reactor']).run(conn)
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[] (bracket)
sequence[attr] → sequence singleSelection[attr] → value object[attr] → value array[index] → value
Get a single field from an object. If called on a sequence, gets that field from every object in the sequence, skipping objects that lack it.
Example: What was Iron Man’s first appearance in a comic?
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan')[:first_appearance].run(conn)
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get_field
sequence.get_field(attr) → sequence singleSelection.get_field(attr) → value object.get_field(attr) → value
Get a single field from an object. If called on a sequence, gets that field from every object in the sequence, skipping objects that lack it.
Example: What was Iron Man’s first appearance in a comic?
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan').get_field('first_appearance').run(conn)
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has_fields
sequence.has_fields([selector1, selector2...]) → stream array.has_fields([selector1, selector2...]) → array object.has_fields([selector1, selector2...]) → boolean
Test if an object has one or more fields. An object has a field if it has that key and the key has a non-null value. For instance, the object {'a':1,'b':2,'c':null} has the fields a and b.
Example: Return the players who have won games.
r.table('players').has_fields(:games_won).run(conn)
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insert_at
array.insert_at(offset, value) → array
Insert a value in to an array at a given index. Returns the modified array.
Example: Hulk decides to join the avengers.
r.expr(["Iron Man", "Spider-Man"]).insert_at(1, "Hulk").run(conn)
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splice_at
array.splice_at(offset, array) → array
Insert several values in to an array at a given index. Returns the modified array.
Example: Hulk and Thor decide to join the avengers.
r.expr(["Iron Man", "Spider-Man"]).splice_at(1, ["Hulk", "Thor"]).run(conn)
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delete_at
array.delete_at(offset [,end_offset]) → array
Remove one or more elements from an array at a given index. Returns the modified array. (Note: delete_at operates on arrays, not documents; to delete documents, see the delete command.)
Example: Delete the second element of an array.
> r.expr(['a','b','c','d','e','f']).delete_at(1).run(conn) ['a', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']
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change_at
array.change_at(offset, value) → array
Change a value in an array at a given index. Returns the modified array.
Example: Bruce Banner hulks out.
r.expr(["Iron Man", "Bruce", "Spider-Man"]).change_at(1, "Hulk").run(conn)
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keys
singleSelection.keys() → array object.keys() → array
Return an array containing all of an object’s keys. Note that the keys will be sorted as described in ReQL data types (for strings, lexicographically).
Example: Get all the keys from a table row.
# row: { :id => 1, :mail => "fred@example.com", :name => "fred" }
r.table('users').get(1).keys().run(conn)
> [ "id", "mail", "name" ]
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values
singleSelection.values() → array object.values() → array
Return an array containing all of an object’s values. values() guarantees the values will come out in the same order as keys.
Example: Get all of the values from a table row.
# row: { :id => 1, :mail => "fred@example.com", :name => "fred" }
r.table('users').get(1).values().run(conn)
> [ 1, "fred@example.com", "fred" ]
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literal
r.literal(object) → special
Replace an object in a field instead of merging it with an existing object in a merge or update operation. Using literal with no arguments in a merge or update operation will remove the corresponding field.
Example: Replace one nested document with another rather than merging the fields.
r.table('users').get(1).update({ :data => r.literal({ :age => 19, :job => 'Engineer' }) }).run(conn)
{
:id => 1,
:name => "Alice",
:data => {
:age => 19,
:job => "Engineer"
}
}
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object
r.object([key, value,]...) → object
Creates an object from a list of key-value pairs, where the keys must be strings. r.object(A, B, C, D) is equivalent to r.expr([[A, B], [C, D]]).coerce_to('OBJECT').
Example: Create a simple object.
> r.object('id', 5, 'data', ['foo', 'bar']).run(conn)
{data: ["foo", "bar"], id: 5}
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String manipulation
match
string.match(regexp) → nil/object
Matches against a regular expression. If there is a match, returns an object with the fields:
-
str: The matched string -
start: The matched string’s start -
end: The matched string’s end -
groups: The capture groups defined with parentheses
If no match is found, returns nil.
Example: Get all users whose name starts with “A”. Because nil evaluates to false in filter, you can just use the result of match for the predicate.
r.table('users').filter{ |doc|
doc['name'].match("^A")
}.run(conn)
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split
string.split([separator, [max_splits]]) → array
Splits a string into substrings. Splits on whitespace when called with no arguments. When called with a separator, splits on that separator. When called with a separator and a maximum number of splits, splits on that separator at most max_splits times. (Can be called with nil as the separator if you want to split on whitespace while still specifying max_splits.)
Example: Split on whitespace.
> r.expr("foo bar bax").split().run(conn)
["foo", "bar", "bax"]
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upcase
string.upcase() → string
Uppercases a string.
Example:
> r.expr("Sentence about LaTeX.").upcase().run(conn)
"SENTENCE ABOUT LATEX."
Note: upcase and downcase only affect ASCII characters.
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downcase
string.downcase() → string
Lowercases a string.
Example:
> r.expr("Sentence about LaTeX.").downcase().run(conn)
"sentence about latex."
Note: upcase and downcase only affect ASCII characters.
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Math and logic
+
value + value → value time + number → time value.add(value[, value, ...]) → value time.add(number[, number, ...]) → time
Sum two or more numbers, or concatenate two or more strings or arrays.
Example: It’s as easy as 2 + 2 = 4.
> (r.expr(2) + 2).run(conn) 4
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-
number - number → number time - number → time time - time → number number.sub(number[, number, ...]) → number time.sub(number[, number, ...]) → time time.sub(time) → number
Subtract two numbers.
Example: It’s as easy as 2 - 2 = 0.
(r.expr(2) - 2).run(conn)
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*
number * number → number array * number → array number.mul(number[, number, ...]) → number array.mul(number[, number, ...]) → array
Multiply two or more numbers, or make a periodic array.
Example: It’s as easy as 2 * 2 = 4.
(r.expr(2) * 2).run(conn)
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/
number / number → number number.div(number[, number ...]) → number
Divide two numbers.
Example: It’s as easy as 2 / 2 = 1.
(r.expr(2) / 2).run(conn)
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%
number % number → number
Find the remainder when dividing two numbers.
Example: It’s as easy as 2 % 2 = 0.
(r.expr(2) % 2).run(conn)
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&, and
bool & bool → bool bool.and([bool, bool, ...]) → bool r.and([bool, bool, ...]) → bool
Compute the logical “and” of one or more values.
Example: Return whether both a and b evaluate to true.
> a = true > b = false > (r.expr(a) & b).run(conn) false
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|, or
bool | bool → bool bool.or([bool, bool, ...]) → bool r.or([bool, bool, ...]) → bool
Compute the logical “or” of one or more values.
Example: Return whether either a or b evaluate to true.
> a = true > b = false > (r.expr(a) | b).run(conn) true
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eq
value.eq(value[, value, ...]) → bool
Test if two or more values are equal.
Example: See if a user’s role field is set to administrator.
r.table('users').get(1)['role'].eq('administrator').run(conn)
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ne
value.ne(value[, value, ...]) → bool
Test if two or more values are not equal.
Example: See if a user’s role field is not set to administrator.
r.table('users').get(1)['role'].ne('administrator').run(conn)
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>, gt
value.gt(value[, value, ...]) → bool value > value → bool
Compare values, testing if the left-hand value is greater than the right-hand.
Example: Test if a player has scored more than 10 points.
r.table('players').get(1)['score'].gt(10).run(conn)
# alternative syntax
(r.table('players').get(1)['score'] > 10).run(conn)
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>=, ge
value.ge(value[, value, ...]) → bool value >= value → bool
Compare values, testing if the left-hand value is greater than or equal to the right-hand.
Example: Test if a player has scored 10 points or more.
r.table('players').get(1)['score'].ge(10).run(conn)
# alternative syntax
(r.table('players').get(1)['score'] >= 10).run(conn)
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<, lt
value.lt(value[, value, ...]) → bool value < value → bool
Compare values, testing if the left-hand value is less than the right-hand.
Example: Test if a player has scored less than 10 points.
r.table('players').get(1)['score'].lt(10).run(conn)
# alternative syntax
(r.table('players').get(1)['score'] < 10).run(conn)
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<=, le
value.le(value[, value, ...]) → bool value <= value → bool
Compare values, testing if the left-hand value is less than or equal to the right-hand.
Example: Test if a player has scored 10 points or less.
r.table('players').get(1)['score'].le(10).run(conn)
# alternative syntax
(r.table('players').get(1)['score'] <= 10).run(conn)
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not
bool.not() → bool not(bool) → bool
Compute the logical inverse (not) of an expression.
Example: Not true is false.
r(true).not().run(conn) r.not(true).run(conn)
These evaluate to false.
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random
r.random() → number r.random(number[, number], :float => true) → number r.random(integer[, integer]) → integer
Generate a random number between given (or implied) bounds. random takes zero, one or two arguments.
Example: Generate a random number in the range [0,1)
r.random().run(conn)
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round
r.round(number) → number number.round() → number
Rounds the given value to the nearest whole integer.
Example: Round 12.345 to the nearest integer.
> r.round(12.345).run(conn) 12.0
The round command can also be chained after an expression.
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ceil
r.ceil(number) → number number.ceil() → number
Rounds the given value up, returning the smallest integer value greater than or equal to the given value (the value’s ceiling).
Example: Return the ceiling of 12.345.
> r.ceil(12.345).run(conn) 13.0
The ceil command can also be chained after an expression.
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floor
r.floor(number) → number number.floor() → number
Rounds the given value down, returning the largest integer value less than or equal to the given value (the value’s floor).
Example: Return the floor of 12.345.
> r.floor(12.345).run(conn) 12.0
The floor command can also be chained after an expression.
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Dates and times
now
r.now() → time
Return a time object representing the current time in UTC. The command now() is computed once when the server receives the query, so multiple instances of r.now() will always return the same time inside a query.
Example: Add a new user with the time at which he subscribed.
r.table("users").insert({
:name => "John",
:subscription_date => r.now()
}).run(conn)
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time
r.time(year, month, day[, hour, minute, second], timezone) → time
Create a time object for a specific time.
Example: Update the birthdate of the user “John” to November 3rd, 1986 UTC.
r.table("user").get("John").update(:birthdate => r.time(1986, 11, 3, 'Z')).run(conn)
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epoch_time
r.epoch_time(number) → time
Create a time object based on seconds since epoch. The first argument is a double and will be rounded to three decimal places (millisecond-precision).
Example: Update the birthdate of the user “John” to November 3rd, 1986.
r.table("user").get("John").update(:birthdate => r.epoch_time(531360000)).run(conn)
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iso8601
r.iso8601(string[, {default_timezone:''}]) → time
Create a time object based on an ISO 8601 date-time string (e.g. ‘2013-01-01T01:01:01+00:00’). RethinkDB supports all valid ISO 8601 formats except for week dates. Read more about the ISO 8601 format at Wikipedia.
Example: Update the time of John’s birth.
r.table("user").get("John").update(:birth => r.iso8601('1986-11-03T08:30:00-07:00')).run(conn)
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in_timezone
time.in_timezone(timezone) → time
Return a new time object with a different timezone. While the time stays the same, the results returned by methods such as hours() will change since they take the timezone into account. The timezone argument has to be of the ISO 8601 format.
Example: Hour of the day in San Francisco (UTC/GMT -8, without daylight saving time).
r.now().in_timezone('-08:00').hours().run(conn)
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timezone
time.timezone() → string
Return the timezone of the time object.
Example: Return all the users in the “-07:00” timezone.
r.table("users").filter{ |user|
user["subscriptionDate"].timezone().eq("07:00")
}
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during
time.during(start_time, end_time[, :left_bound => "closed", :right_bound => "open"]) → bool
Return whether a time is between two other times.
Example: Retrieve all the posts that were posted between December 1st, 2013 (inclusive) and December 10th, 2013 (exclusive).
r.table("posts").filter{ |post|
post['date'].during(r.time(2013, 12, 1, "Z"), r.time(2013, 12, 10, "Z"))
}.run(conn)
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date
time.date() → time
Return a new time object only based on the day, month and year (ie. the same day at 00:00).
Example: Retrieve all the users whose birthday is today.
r.table("users").filter{ |user|
user["birthdate"].date().eq(r.now().date())
}.run(conn)
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time_of_day
time.time_of_day() → number
Return the number of seconds elapsed since the beginning of the day stored in the time object.
Example: Retrieve posts that were submitted before noon.
r.table("posts").filter{ |post|
post["date"].time_of_day() <= 12*60*60
}.run(conn)
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year
time.year() → number
Return the year of a time object.
Example: Retrieve all the users born in 1986.
r.table("users").filter{ |user|
user["birthdate"].year().eq(1986)
}.run(conn)
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month
time.month() → number
Return the month of a time object as a number between 1 and 12. For your convenience, the terms r.january, r.february etc. are defined and map to the appropriate integer.
Example: Retrieve all the users who were born in November.
r.table("users").filter{ |user|
user["birthdate"].month().eq(11)
}
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day
time.day() → number
Return the day of a time object as a number between 1 and 31.
Example: Return the users born on the 24th of any month.
r.table("users").filter{ |user|
user["birthdate"].day().eq(24)
}
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day_of_week
time.day_of_week() → number
Return the day of week of a time object as a number between 1 and 7 (following ISO 8601 standard). For your convenience, the terms r.monday, r.tuesday etc. are defined and map to the appropriate integer.
Example: Return today’s day of week.
r.now().day_of_week().run(conn)
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day_of_year
time.day_of_year() → number
Return the day of the year of a time object as a number between 1 and 366 (following ISO 8601 standard).
Example: Retrieve all the users who were born the first day of a year.
r.table("users").filter{ |user|
user["birthdate"].day_of_year().eq(1)
}
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hours
time.hours() → number
Return the hour in a time object as a number between 0 and 23.
Example: Return all the posts submitted after midnight and before 4am.
r.table("posts").filter{ |post|
post["date"].hours() < 4
}
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minutes
time.minutes() → number
Return the minute in a time object as a number between 0 and 59.
Example: Return all the posts submitted during the first 10 minutes of every hour.
r.table("posts").filter{ |post|
post["date"].minutes() < 10
}
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seconds
time.seconds() → number
Return the seconds in a time object as a number between 0 and 59.999 (double precision).
Example: Return the post submitted during the first 30 seconds of every minute.
r.table("posts").filter{ |post|
post["date"].seconds() < 30
}
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to_iso8601
time.to_iso8601() → string
Convert a time object to a string in ISO 8601 format.
Example: Return the current ISO 8601 time.
> r.now().to_iso8601().run(conn) "2015-04-20T18:37:52.690+00:00"
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to_epoch_time
time.to_epoch_time() → number
Convert a time object to its epoch time.
Example: Return the current time in seconds since the Unix Epoch with millisecond-precision.
r.now().to_epoch_time()
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Control structures
args
r.args(array) → special
r.args is a special term that’s used to splice an array of arguments into another term. This is useful when you want to call a variadic term such as get_all with a set of arguments produced at runtime.
Example: Get Alice and Bob from the table people.
r.table('people').get_all('Alice', 'Bob').run(conn)
# or
r.table('people').get_all(r.args(['Alice', 'Bob'])).run(conn)
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binary
r.binary(data) → binary
Encapsulate binary data within a query.
Example: Save an avatar image to a existing user record.
f = File.open('./default_avatar.png', 'rb')
avatar_image = f.read()
f.close()
r.table('users').get(100).update({:avatar => r.binary(avatar_image)}).run(conn)
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do
any.do(function) → any r.do([args]*, function) → any any.do(expr) → any r.do([args]*, expr) → any
Call an anonymous function using return values from other ReQL commands or queries as arguments.
Example: Compute a golfer’s net score for a game.
r.table('players').get('f19b5f16-ef14-468f-bd48-e194761df255').do { |player|
player['gross_score'] - player['course_handicap']
}.run(conn)
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branch
r.branch(test, true_action[, test2, test2_action, ...], false_action) → any test.branch(true_action[, test2, test2_action, ...], false_action) → any
Perform a branching conditional equivalent to if-then-else.
The branch command takes 2n+1 arguments: pairs of conditional expressions and commands to be executed if the conditionals return any value but false or nil (i.e., “truthy” values), with a final “else” command to be evaluated if all of the conditionals are false or nil.
Example: Test the value of x.
x = 10 r.branch((x > 5), 'big', 'small').run(conn) > "big"
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for_each
sequence.for_each(write_function) → object
Loop over a sequence, evaluating the given write query for each element.
Example: Now that our heroes have defeated their villains, we can safely remove them from the villain table.
r.table('marvel').for_each {|hero|
r.table('villains').get(hero[:villain_defeated]).delete
}.run(conn)
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range
r.range() → stream r.range([start_value, ]end_value) → stream
Generate a stream of sequential integers in a specified range.
Example: Return a four-element range of [0, 1, 2, 3].
> r.range(4).run(conn) [0, 1, 2, 3]
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error
r.error(message) → error
Throw a runtime error. If called with no arguments inside the second argument to default, re-throw the current error.
Example: Iron Man can’t possibly have lost a battle:
r.table('marvel').get('IronMan').do { |ironman|
r.branch(ironman[:victories] < ironman[:battles],
r.error('impossible code path'),
ironman)
}.run(conn)
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default
value.default(default_value | function) → any sequence.default(default_value | function) → any
Provide a default value in case of non-existence errors. The default command evaluates its first argument (the value it’s chained to). If that argument returns nil or a non-existence error is thrown in evaluation, then default returns its second argument. The second argument is usually a default value, but it can be a function that returns a value.
Example: Retrieve the titles and authors of the table posts. In the case where the author field is missing or nil, we want to retrieve the string Anonymous.
r.table("posts").map{ |post|
{
:title => post[:title],
:author => post[:author].default("Anonymous")
}
}.run(conn)
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expr
r.expr(value) → value
Construct a ReQL JSON object from a native object.
Example: Objects wrapped with expr can then be manipulated by ReQL API functions.
r.expr({:a => 'b'}).merge({:b => [1,2,3]}).run(conn)
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js
r.js(js_string[, :timeout => <number>]) → value
Create a javascript expression.
Example: Concatenate two strings using JavaScript.
r.js("'str1' + 'str2'").run(conn)
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coerce_to
sequence.coerce_to('array') → array
value.coerce_to('string') → string
string.coerce_to('number') → number
array.coerce_to('object') → object
sequence.coerce_to('object') → object
object.coerce_to('array') → array
binary.coerce_to('string') → string
string.coerce_to('binary') → binary
Convert a value of one type into another.
Example: Coerce a stream to an array to store its output in a field. (A stream cannot be stored in a field directly.)
r.table('posts').map { |post|
{ :comments => r.table('comments').get_all(post['id'], {:index => 'post_id'}).coerce_to('array') }
}.run(conn)
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type_of
any.type_of() → string
Gets the type of a ReQL query’s return value.
Example: Get the type of a string.
> r.expr("foo").type_of().run(conn)
"STRING"
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info
any.info() → object r.info(any) → object
Get information about a ReQL value.
Example: Get information about a table such as primary key, or cache size.
r.table('marvel').info().run(conn)
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json
r.json(json_string) → value
Parse a JSON string on the server.
Example: Send an array to the server.
r.json("[1,2,3]").run(conn)
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to_json_string
value.to_json_string() → string
Convert a ReQL value or object to a JSON string.
Example: Get a ReQL document as a JSON string.
> r.table('hero').get(1).to_json_string()
'{"id": 1, "name": "Batman", "city": "Gotham", "powers": ["martial arts", "cinematic entrances"]}'
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http
r.http(url[, options]) → value r.http(url[, options]) → stream
Retrieve data from the specified URL over HTTP. The return type depends on the result_format option, which checks the Content-Type of the response by default.
Example: Perform an HTTP GET and store the result in a table.
r.table('posts').insert(r.http('http://httpbin.org/get')).run(conn)
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uuid
r.uuid([string]) → string
Return a UUID (universally unique identifier), a string that can be used as a unique ID. If a string is passed to uuid as an argument, the UUID will be deterministic, derived from the string’s SHA-1 hash.
Example: Generate a UUID.
> r.uuid().run(conn) "27961a0e-f4e8-4eb3-bf95-c5203e1d87b9"
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Geospatial commands
circle
r.circle([longitude, latitude], radius[, {:num_vertices => 32, :geo_system => 'WGS84', :unit => 'm', :fill => true}]) → geometry
r.circle(point, radius[, {:num_vertices => 32, :geo_system => 'WGS84', :unit => 'm', :fill => true}]) → geometry
Construct a circular line or polygon. A circle in RethinkDB is a polygon or line approximating a circle of a given radius around a given center, consisting of a specified number of vertices (default 32).
Example: Define a circle.
r.table('geo').insert({
:id => 300,
:name => 'Hayes Valley',
:neighborhood => r.circle([-122.423246,37.779388], 1000)
}).run(conn)
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distance
geometry.distance(geometry[, {:geo_system => 'WGS84', :unit => 'm'}]) → number
r.distance(geometry, geometry[, {:geo_system => 'WGS84', :unit => 'm'}]) → number
Compute the distance between a point and another geometry object. At least one of the geometry objects specified must be a point.
Example: Compute the distance between two points on the Earth in kilometers.
> point1 = r.point(-122.423246,37.779388)
> point2 = r.point(-117.220406,32.719464)
> r.distance(point1, point2, {:unit => 'km'}).run(conn)
734.1252496021841
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fill
line.fill() → polygon
Convert a Line object into a Polygon object. If the last point does not specify the same coordinates as the first point, polygon will close the polygon by connecting them.
Example: Create a line object and then convert it to a polygon.
r.table('geo').insert({
:id => 201,
:rectangle => r.line(
[-122.423246,37.779388],
[-122.423246,37.329898],
[-121.886420,37.329898],
[-121.886420,37.779388]
)
}).run(conn)
r.table('geo').get(201).update(:non_atomic => true){ |doc|
{ :rectangle => doc['rectangle'].fill() }
}.run(conn)
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geojson
r.geojson(geojson) → geometry
Convert a GeoJSON object to a ReQL geometry object.
Example: Convert a GeoJSON object to a ReQL geometry object.
geo_json = {
:type => 'Point',
:coordinates => [ -122.423246, 37.779388 ]
}
r.table('geo').insert({
:id => 'sfo',
:name => 'San Francisco',
:location => r.geojson(geo_json)
}).run(conn)
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to_geojson
geometry.to_geojson() → object
Convert a ReQL geometry object to a GeoJSON object.
Example: Convert a ReQL geometry object to a GeoJSON object.
> r.table('geo').get('sfo')['location'].to_geojson.run(conn)
{
:type => 'Point',
:coordinates => [ -122.423246, 37.779388 ]
}
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get_intersecting
table.get_intersecting(geometry, {:index => 'indexname'}) → selection<stream>
Get all documents where the given geometry object intersects the geometry object of the requested geospatial index.
Example: Which of the locations in a list of parks intersect circle1?
circle1 = r.circle([-117.220406,32.719464], 10, {:unit => 'mi'})
r.table('parks').get_intersecting(circle1, {:index => 'area'}).run(conn)
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get_nearest
table.get_nearest(point, {:index => 'indexname'[, :max_results => 100, :max_dist => 100000, :unit => 'm', :geo_system => 'WGS84']}) → array
Return a list of documents closest to a specified point based on a geospatial index, sorted in order of increasing distance.
Example: Return a list of the closest 25 enemy hideouts to the secret base.
secret_base = r.point(-122.422876,37.777128)
r.table('hideouts').get_nearest(secret_base, {:index => 'location',
:max_results => 25}).run(conn)
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includes
sequence.includes(geometry) → sequence geometry.includes(geometry) → bool
Tests whether a geometry object is completely contained within another. When applied to a sequence of geometry objects, includes acts as a filter, returning a sequence of objects from the sequence that include the argument.
Example: Is point2 included within a 2000-meter circle around point1?
> point1 = r.point(-117.220406,32.719464) > point2 = r.point(-117.206201,32.725186) > r.circle(point1, 2000).includes(point2).run(conn) true
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intersects
sequence.intersects(geometry) → sequence geometry.intersects(geometry) → bool r.intersects(sequence, geometry) → sequence r.intersects(geometry, geometry) → bool
Tests whether two geometry objects intersect with one another. When applied to a sequence of geometry objects, intersects acts as a filter, returning a sequence of objects from the sequence that intersect with the argument.
Example: Is point2 within a 2000-meter circle around point1?
> point1 = r.point(-117.220406,32.719464) > point2 = r.point(-117.206201,32.725186) > r.circle(point1, 2000).intersects(point2).run(conn) true
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line
r.line([lon1, lat1], [lon2, lat2], ...) → line r.line(point1, point2, ...) → line
Construct a geometry object of type Line. The line can be specified in one of two ways:
- Two or more two-item arrays, specifying latitude and longitude numbers of the line’s vertices;
- Two or more Point objects specifying the line’s vertices.
Example: Define a line.
r.table('geo').insert({
:id => 101,
:route => r.line([-122.423246,37.779388], [-121.886420,37.329898])
}).run(conn)
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point
r.point(longitude, latitude) → point
Construct a geometry object of type Point. The point is specified by two floating point numbers, the longitude (−180 to 180) and latitude (−90 to 90) of the point on a perfect sphere. See Geospatial support for more information on ReQL’s coordinate system.
Example: Define a point.
r.table('geo').insert({
:id => 1,
:name => 'San Francisco',
:location => r.point(-122.423246,37.779388)
}).run(conn)
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polygon
r.polygon([lon1, lat1], [lon2, lat2], [lon3, lat3], ...) → polygon r.polygon(point1, point2, point3, ...) → polygon
Construct a geometry object of type Polygon. The Polygon can be specified in one of two ways:
- Three or more two-item arrays, specifying latitude and longitude numbers of the polygon’s vertices;
- Three or more Point objects specifying the polygon’s vertices.
Example: Define a polygon.
r.table('geo').insert({
:id => 101,
:rectangle => r.polygon(
[-122.423246,37.779388],
[-122.423246,37.329898],
[-121.886420,37.329898],
[-121.886420,37.779388]
)
}).run(conn)
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polygon_sub
polygon1.polygon_sub(polygon2) → polygon
Use polygon2 to “punch out” a hole in polygon1. polygon2 must be completely contained within polygon1 and must have no holes itself (it must not be the output of polygon_sub itself).
Example: Define a polygon with a hole punched in it.
outer_polygon = r.polygon(
[-122.4,37.7],
[-122.4,37.3],
[-121.8,37.3],
[-121.8,37.7]
)
inner_polygon = r.polygon(
[-122.3,37.4],
[-122.3,37.6],
[-122.0,37.6],
[-122.0,37.4]
)
outer_polygon.polygon_sub(inner_polygon).run(conn)
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Administration
grant
r.grant("username", {:permission => bool[, ...]}) → object
db.grant("username", {:permission => bool[, ...]}) → object
table.grant("username", {:permission => bool[, ...]}) → object
Grant or deny access permissions for a user account, globally or on a per-database or per-table basis.
Example: Grant the chatapp user account read and write permissions on the users database.
> r.db('users').grant('chatapp', {:read => True, :write => true}).run(conn)
{
:granted => 1,
:permissions_changes => [
{
:new_val => { :read => true, :write => true },
:old_val => { nil }
}
]
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config
table.config() → selection<object> database.config() → selection<object>
Query (read and/or update) the configurations for individual tables or databases.
Example: Get the configuration for the users table.
r.table('users').config().run(conn)
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rebalance
table.rebalance() → object database.rebalance() → object
Rebalances the shards of a table. When called on a database, all the tables in that database will be rebalanced.
Example: Rebalance a table.
r.table('superheroes').rebalance().run(conn)
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reconfigure
table.reconfigure({:shards => <s>, :replicas => <r>[, :primary_replica_tag => <t>, :dry_run => false, :nonvoting_replica_tags => nil]}) → object
database.reconfigure({:shards => <s>, :replicas => <r>[, :primary_replica_tag => <t>, :dry_run => false, :nonvoting_replica_tags => nil]}) → object
table.reconfigure(:emergency_repair => <option>, :dry_run => false) → object
Reconfigure a table’s sharding and replication.
Example: Reconfigure a table.
r.table('superheroes').reconfigure({:shards => 2, :replicas => 1}).run(conn)
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status
table.status() → selection<object>
Return the status of a table.
Example: Get a table’s status.
r.table_status('superheroes').run(conn)
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wait
table.wait([{:wait_for => 'all_replicas_ready', :timeout => <sec>}]) → object
database.wait([{:wait_for => 'all_replicas_ready', :timeout => <sec>}]) → object
r.wait(table | database, [{:wait_for => 'all_replicas_ready', :timeout => <sec>}]) → object
Wait for a table (or tables) to be ready. A table may be temporarily unavailable after creation, rebalancing or reconfiguring.
Example: Wait on a table to be ready.
> r.table('superheroes').wait().run(conn)
{:ready => 1}
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