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description, shortcut, category, difficulty, estimated_time
| description | shortcut | category | difficulty | estimated_time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generate optimized SQL queries from natural language descriptions | sqb | database | beginner | 2-3 minutes |
SQL Query Builder
Generates optimized SQL queries from natural language descriptions, supporting SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE with JOINs, indexes, and best practices.
What This Command Does
Generated Queries:
- SELECT queries with JOINs
- INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE operations
- Aggregations and GROUP BY
- Subqueries and CTEs
- Indexes and optimization tips
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite syntax
Output: Production-ready SQL queries
Time: 2-3 minutes
Usage
# Generate query from description
/sql-query-builder "Get all users with their posts"
# Shortcut
/sqb "Find top 10 products by sales"
# Complex query
/sqb "Get users who have made purchases in last 30 days, grouped by country"
# Specific database
/sqb "List orders with customer info" --database postgresql
Example Output
Input:
/sqb "Get all blog posts with author info and comment count, ordered by recent"
Generated SQL:
-- Query: Get all blog posts with author info and comment count
-- Database: PostgreSQL
-- Optimized for performance with proper indexes
-- Main query
SELECT
p.id,
p.title,
p.slug,
p.content,
p.published,
p.created_at,
p.updated_at,
-- Author information
u.id AS author_id,
u.name AS author_name,
u.email AS author_email,
-- Comment count (calculated)
COUNT(c.id) AS comment_count
FROM posts p
INNER JOIN users u ON p.author_id = u.id
LEFT JOIN comments c ON p.id = c.post_id
WHERE p.published = true
GROUP BY
p.id,
p.title,
p.slug,
p.content,
p.published,
p.created_at,
p.updated_at,
u.id,
u.name,
u.email
ORDER BY p.created_at DESC
LIMIT 20 OFFSET 0;
-- Recommended indexes for optimal performance
CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_posts_published_created ON posts(published, created_at DESC);
CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_posts_author_id ON posts(author_id);
CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_comments_post_id ON comments(post_id);
-- Explain plan (run to verify performance)
EXPLAIN ANALYZE
SELECT /* ... query above ... */;
Query Examples
1. Simple SELECT
Request: "Get all active users"
SELECT
id,
email,
name,
created_at
FROM users
WHERE active = true
ORDER BY created_at DESC;
-- Index recommendation
CREATE INDEX idx_users_active ON users(active, created_at DESC);
2. JOIN Queries
Request: "Get orders with customer and product information"
SELECT
o.id AS order_id,
o.order_date,
o.total,
o.status,
-- Customer info
c.id AS customer_id,
c.name AS customer_name,
c.email AS customer_email,
-- Order items
oi.quantity,
oi.price AS unit_price,
-- Product info
p.id AS product_id,
p.name AS product_name
FROM orders o
INNER JOIN customers c ON o.customer_id = c.id
INNER JOIN order_items oi ON o.id = oi.order_id
INNER JOIN products p ON oi.product_id = p.id
WHERE o.created_at >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '30 days'
ORDER BY o.created_at DESC;
-- Indexes
CREATE INDEX idx_orders_customer_id ON orders(customer_id);
CREATE INDEX idx_orders_created_at ON orders(created_at DESC);
CREATE INDEX idx_order_items_order_id ON order_items(order_id);
CREATE INDEX idx_order_items_product_id ON order_items(product_id);
3. Aggregations
Request: "Get total sales by product category"
SELECT
c.name AS category,
COUNT(DISTINCT o.id) AS order_count,
SUM(oi.quantity) AS units_sold,
SUM(oi.quantity * oi.price) AS total_revenue,
AVG(oi.price) AS avg_price
FROM categories c
INNER JOIN products p ON c.id = p.category_id
INNER JOIN order_items oi ON p.id = oi.product_id
INNER JOIN orders o ON oi.order_id = o.id
WHERE o.status = 'completed'
AND o.created_at >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '1 year'
GROUP BY c.id, c.name
HAVING SUM(oi.quantity * oi.price) > 1000
ORDER BY total_revenue DESC;
4. Subqueries
Request: "Get users who have never made a purchase"
SELECT
u.id,
u.email,
u.name,
u.created_at
FROM users u
WHERE NOT EXISTS (
SELECT 1
FROM orders o
WHERE o.customer_id = u.id
)
ORDER BY u.created_at DESC;
-- Alternative using LEFT JOIN (often faster)
SELECT
u.id,
u.email,
u.name,
u.created_at
FROM users u
LEFT JOIN orders o ON u.id = o.customer_id
WHERE o.id IS NULL
ORDER BY u.created_at DESC;
5. Common Table Expressions (CTEs)
Request: "Get top customers by purchase amount with their order history"
WITH customer_totals AS (
SELECT
c.id,
c.name,
c.email,
COUNT(o.id) AS order_count,
SUM(o.total) AS total_spent
FROM customers c
INNER JOIN orders o ON c.id = o.customer_id
WHERE o.status = 'completed'
GROUP BY c.id, c.name, c.email
HAVING SUM(o.total) > 500
)
SELECT
ct.*,
o.id AS order_id,
o.order_date,
o.total AS order_total
FROM customer_totals ct
INNER JOIN orders o ON ct.id = o.customer_id
ORDER BY ct.total_spent DESC, o.order_date DESC;
6. Window Functions
Request: "Rank products by sales within each category"
SELECT
p.id,
p.name AS product_name,
c.name AS category_name,
SUM(oi.quantity * oi.price) AS total_sales,
RANK() OVER (
PARTITION BY p.category_id
ORDER BY SUM(oi.quantity * oi.price) DESC
) AS rank_in_category
FROM products p
INNER JOIN categories c ON p.category_id = c.id
INNER JOIN order_items oi ON p.id = oi.product_id
INNER JOIN orders o ON oi.order_id = o.id
WHERE o.status = 'completed'
GROUP BY p.id, p.name, p.category_id, c.name
ORDER BY c.name, rank_in_category;
7. INSERT Queries
Request: "Insert new user with validation"
-- Insert single user
INSERT INTO users (id, email, name, password, created_at, updated_at)
VALUES (
gen_random_uuid(),
'[email protected]',
'John Doe',
'hashed_password_here',
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
)
ON CONFLICT (email) DO NOTHING
RETURNING id, email, name, created_at;
-- Bulk insert
INSERT INTO users (id, email, name, password, created_at, updated_at)
VALUES
(gen_random_uuid(), '[email protected]', 'User 1', 'hash1', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(gen_random_uuid(), '[email protected]', 'User 2', 'hash2', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP),
(gen_random_uuid(), '[email protected]', 'User 3', 'hash3', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)
ON CONFLICT (email) DO NOTHING;
8. UPDATE Queries
Request: "Update product stock after order"
-- Single update
UPDATE products
SET
stock = stock - 5,
updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
WHERE id = 'product-uuid-here'
AND stock >= 5 -- Safety check
RETURNING id, name, stock;
-- Batch update with JOIN
UPDATE products p
SET
stock = p.stock - oi.quantity,
updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
FROM order_items oi
WHERE p.id = oi.product_id
AND oi.order_id = 'order-uuid-here'
AND p.stock >= oi.quantity;
9. DELETE Queries
Request: "Delete old inactive users"
-- Soft delete (recommended)
UPDATE users
SET
deleted_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
updated_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
WHERE active = false
AND last_login_at < CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '1 year'
RETURNING id, email;
-- Hard delete (with safety checks)
DELETE FROM users
WHERE active = false
AND last_login_at < CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '2 years'
AND id NOT IN (
SELECT DISTINCT customer_id FROM orders
);
10. Full-Text Search
Request: "Search blog posts by keyword"
PostgreSQL:
-- Create text search index
CREATE INDEX idx_posts_search ON posts
USING GIN (to_tsvector('english', title || ' ' || content));
-- Search query
SELECT
id,
title,
content,
ts_rank(
to_tsvector('english', title || ' ' || content),
plainto_tsquery('english', 'search keywords')
) AS relevance
FROM posts
WHERE to_tsvector('english', title || ' ' || content) @@
plainto_tsquery('english', 'search keywords')
AND published = true
ORDER BY relevance DESC, created_at DESC
LIMIT 20;
MySQL:
-- Create fulltext index
CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX idx_posts_search ON posts(title, content);
-- Search query
SELECT
id,
title,
content,
MATCH(title, content) AGAINST('search keywords' IN NATURAL LANGUAGE MODE) AS relevance
FROM posts
WHERE MATCH(title, content) AGAINST('search keywords' IN NATURAL LANGUAGE MODE)
AND published = true
ORDER BY relevance DESC, created_at DESC
LIMIT 20;
Optimization Tips
1. Use Indexes Wisely:
-- GOOD: Index foreign keys
CREATE INDEX idx_posts_author_id ON posts(author_id);
-- GOOD: Index columns in WHERE clauses
CREATE INDEX idx_posts_published ON posts(published, created_at DESC);
-- GOOD: Partial index for specific queries
CREATE INDEX idx_active_users ON users(email) WHERE active = true;
*2. Avoid SELECT :
-- BAD
SELECT * FROM users;
-- GOOD
SELECT id, email, name FROM users;
3. Use LIMIT:
-- BAD (fetches all rows)
SELECT * FROM posts ORDER BY created_at DESC;
-- GOOD (pagination)
SELECT * FROM posts ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 20 OFFSET 0;
4. Optimize JOINs:
-- Use INNER JOIN when possible (faster than LEFT JOIN)
-- Use EXISTS instead of IN for large datasets
-- BAD
SELECT * FROM users WHERE id IN (SELECT user_id FROM orders);
-- GOOD
SELECT u.* FROM users u WHERE EXISTS (
SELECT 1 FROM orders o WHERE o.user_id = u.id
);
Database-Specific Syntax
PostgreSQL:
gen_random_uuid()for UUIDsINTERVALfor date mathRETURNINGclause- Full-text search with
tsvector
MySQL:
UUID()for UUIDsDATE_SUB()for date math- FULLTEXT indexes for search
SQLite:
hex(randomblob(16))for UUIDsdatetime()for dates- Limited JOIN types
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