""" Query By Example (QBE) Paradigm - Visual template-based querying. """ import time from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional from ..base import BaseQueryParadigm, QueryResult class QueryByExampleParadigm(BaseQueryParadigm): """Query By Example paradigm for visual template-based data filtering.""" @property def name(self) -> str: return "Query By Example" @property def description(self) -> str: return "Visual template-based queries where users fill in example values to define search criteria" @property def category(self) -> str: return "visual" @property def complexity(self) -> str: return "beginner" def execute(self, query: str, config: Dict[str, Any] = None) -> QueryResult: """Execute QBE query (not yet implemented).""" start_time = time.time() # This is a documentation paradigm - not yet implemented execution_time = (time.time() - start_time) * 1000 return QueryResult( paradigm=self.name, query=query, execution_time_ms=execution_time, result_count=0, results=[], metadata={ "status": "not_implemented", "implementation_issue": "TBD - to be created", "description": "QBE provides a visual interface where users create templates with example values to define search criteria" }, success=False, error_message="Query By Example paradigm not yet implemented. This paradigm will provide visual templates for filtering data." ) def get_examples(self) -> List[Dict[str, str]]: """Get example QBE templates.""" return [ { "name": "Filter by author", "description": "Template to find files by specific author", "query": "{'author': 'John Smith', 'type': '*.md'}" }, { "name": "Date range filter", "description": "Template to find files within date range", "query": "{'created_after': '2024-01-01', 'created_before': '2024-12-31'}" }, { "name": "Tag-based filter", "description": "Template to find files with specific tags", "query": "{'tags': ['documentation', 'api'], 'status': 'published'}" }, { "name": "Content pattern", "description": "Template to find files matching content patterns", "query": "{'content_contains': 'function', 'file_extension': '.py'}" } ] def validate_query(self, query: str) -> tuple[bool, Optional[str]]: """Validate QBE template structure.""" try: import json template = json.loads(query) if not isinstance(template, dict): return False, "QBE template must be a JSON object" return True, None except json.JSONDecodeError: return False, "QBE template must be valid JSON" def get_syntax_help(self) -> str: """Get syntax help for QBE.""" return """Query By Example (QBE) Syntax: QBE uses JSON templates where you specify example values for the fields you want to filter by: Structure: { "field_name": "example_value", "another_field": "another_value" } Supported Fields: - author: Author name - type: File type/extension - tags: Array of tags - created_after/created_before: Date filters - content_contains: Text that should appear in content - file_extension: Specific file extensions Example: { "author": "Alice Johnson", "tags": ["tutorial", "beginner"], "created_after": "2024-01-01" } This template finds files by Alice Johnson with tutorial and beginner tags created after Jan 1, 2024. """