ash/lib/ash/custom_expression.ex
Zach Daniel 28c75df7b8 improvement: support new data layer capability calculate/3
fix: solve for custom expressions and one-off calculations
2024-04-29 16:58:37 -04:00

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Elixir

defmodule Ash.CustomExpression do
@moduledoc """
A module for defining custom functions that can be called in Ash expressions.
For example:
```elixir
defmodule MyApp.Expressions.LevenshteinDistance do
use Ash.CustomExpression,
name: :levenshtein,
arguments: [
[:string, :string]
]
def expression(AshPostgres.DataLayer, [left, right]) do
{:ok, expr(fragment("levenshtein(?, ?)", left, right))}
end
# It is good practice to always define an expression for `Ash.DataLayer.Simple`,
# as that is what Ash will use to run your custom expression in Elixir.
# This allows us to completely avoid communicating with the database in some cases.
def expression(data_layer, [left, right]) when data_layer in [
Ash.DataLayer.Ets,
Ash.DataLayer.Simple
] do
{:ok, expr(fragment(&__MODULE__.levenshtein/2, left, right))}
end
# always define this fallback clause as well
def expression(_data_layer, _args), do: :unknown
@doc "Computes the levenshtein distance of two strings"
def levenshtein(left, right) do
# ......
end
end
```
### Options
- `name` - The name of the custom expression. This is the name that will be used in Ash expressions.
- `arguments` - A list of lists of types that the custom expression accepts. Each list represents a set of arguments that the custom expression can accept.
- `predicate?` - Whether this expression can be exposed as a predicate in filter interfaces. Defaults to `false`.
### Registering Your Expression
Use compile-time configuration to register your custom expressions
```elixir
config :ash, :custom_expressions, [MyApp.Expressions.LevenshteinDistance]
```
"""
defstruct [:module, :arguments, :expression, :simple_expression]
defimpl Inspect do
import Inspect.Algebra
def inspect(%{expression: expression}, opts) do
to_doc(expression, opts)
end
end
@callback expression(
data_layer :: Ash.DataLayer.t(),
arguments :: list(Ash.Expr.t())
) ::
{:ok, Ash.Expr.t()} | :unknown
@callback name() :: atom
@callback arguments() :: list(list(Ash.Type.t() | {Ash.Type.t(), Keyword.t()}))
defmacro __using__(opts) do
quote bind_quoted: [opts: opts] do
@behaviour Ash.CustomExpression
import Ash.Expr
if !opts[:name] do
raise ArgumentError, "You must provide a name for the custom expression"
end
if !opts[:arguments] do
raise ArgumentError, "You must provide arguments for the custom expression"
end
def predicate?, do: unquote(!!opts[:predicate?])
def arguments, do: unquote(opts[:arguments])
def name, do: unquote(opts[:name])
end
end
end