SqExpress NuGet Package

SqExpress is for those who like SQL but hate raw strings.

It lets you build SQL directly in C# with strong typing and IntelliSense, while keeping the code close to real SQL and avoiding LINQ translation.

Key features:
- Strongly typed SQL AST with export to MS T-SQL, PostgreSQL, and MySQL
- Complex query building with joins, subqueries, CTEs, set operators, analytic/window functions, and MERGE-style workflows
- Syntax tree traversal and modification for dynamic query scenarios
- T-SQL parser (`SqTSqlParser`) for importing supported SQL into SqExpress AST
- Fail-closed validation and security-predicate rewriting workflows for AI-generated T-SQL within the supported parser surface
- T-SQL to SqExpress transpilation, analyzer support, and code fixes
- Table descriptors, create/drop script generation, and DTO/SqModel generation
- Database-first scaffolding for table descriptors and models
- Live database metadata retrieval and table-list comparison with flags-based diff/inclusion helpers
- Foreign-key graph navigation and join-path discovery with `TablesGraph`
- Lightweight ADO.NET-based data access for MS SQL Client, Npgsql, and MySQL connectors

SqExpress works well for both code-first and database-first workflows.

Here's an article that explains the library principles: ["Syntax Tree and Alternative to LINQ in Interaction with SQL Databases"](https://itnext.io/syntax-tree-and-alternative-to-linq-in-interaction-with-sql-databases-656b78fe00dc?source=friends_link&sk=f5f0587c08166d8824b96b48fe2cf33c).




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Info

Version: 1.2.0
Author(s): Dmitry Tikhonov
Last Update: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
.NET Fiddle: Online Example
Project Url: https://github.com/0x1000000/SqExpress
NuGet Url: https://www.nuget.org/packages/SqExpress


Install
Install-Package SqExpress
dotnet add package SqExpress
paket add SqExpress
SqExpress Download (Unzip the "nupkg" after downloading)



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