Query Plan Markup Language (QPML)

QPML is a YAML-based DSL for describing query plans, expression trees, or any other tree structure, for the purposes of producing diagrams and textual representations for use in documentation and presentations.

Here is a minimal example of a qpml file. See examples/nested-join.yaml for a fuller example.

diagram:
  title: 'Inner Join: w_warehouse_sk = inv_warehouse_sk'
  style: join
  inputs:
    - title: 'Inner Join: cs_item_sk = inv_item_sk'
      style: join
      inputs:
        - title: catalog_sales
          style: table
        - title: inventory
          style: table
    - title: warehouse
      style: table
styles:
  - name: table
    color: lightblue
    shape: rectangle
  - name: join
    color: lightgreen
    shape: rectangle

Example Generated Output

GitHub Mermaid Diagram

$ qpml mermaid minimal.qpml > minmal.md

flowchart TD
node0[Inner Join: w_warehouse_sk = inv_warehouse_sk] --> node0_0[Inner Join: cs_item_sk = inv_item_sk]
node0_0[Inner Join: cs_item_sk = inv_item_sk] --> node0_0_0[catalog_sales]
node0_0[Inner Join: cs_item_sk = inv_item_sk] --> node0_0_1[inventory]
node0[Inner Join: w_warehouse_sk = inv_warehouse_sk] --> node0_1[warehouse]

GraphViz

qpml dot minimal.qpml > minimal.dot
dot -Tpng minimal.dot > minimal.png

Example Diagram

Text

$ qpml print minimal.qpml

Inner Join: w_warehouse_sk = inv_warehouse_sk
  Inner Join: cs_item_sk = inv_item_sk
    catalog_sales
    inventory
  warehouse

Creating QPML from Existing Query Plans