Structure-free Query Language
The Structure-free Query Language is an alternative to the popular Structured Query Language (SQL). It was created in 2015 by User:OriginalOldMan.
Data
As suggested by its name, data in the Structure-free Query Language has absolutely no structure. The Structure-free Query Language's databases are called pools. This is because when data is inserted into a pool, it floats around aimlessly with little hope of being retrieved.
Each bit of data is stored in the pool as a base-36 integer, with the digits represented from 1-z.
Commands
Like most programming languages, the Structure-free Query Language allows programmers to use various commands to manipulate data. For example the command to insert data into the pool is INSERT
.
Just like data, commands in the Structure-free Query Language have no structure.
The following code inserts hello into the pool:
INSERT hello INTO POOL
However, this code does the same:
INTO POOL INSERT hello
As does this:
hello POOL INTO INSERT
As does this:
POOL INTO hello INSERT
Other "useful" commands:
Command | Meaning |
---|---|
DELETE FROM POOL |
Removes all data from the pool. |
SELECT DATA FROM POOL |
Selects a (random) piece of data from the pool. |
SELECT * FROM POOL |
Selects all the data in the pool. |
SET EQUAL TO DATA |
Sets the selected data to a random piece of data from the pool. |
INTERMINGLE WITH DATA |
Intermingles the digits of the selected data and a random piece of data from the pool. For example, if the selected data was aaaa and the random piece was bbbb, the end result would be abababab. |
DO MATH WITH DATA |
Performs a random math operation (+,-,*,/,%) between the selected data and a random piece of data, then sets the selected data equal to the result. |
Example Programs
The following program has a 20% chance of adding 1+1:
POOL 1 INTO INSERT INSERT POOL INTO 1 DO DATA MATH WITH
This is the closest one can get to a "Hello, world!" program in the Structure-free Query Language:
INSERT POOL INTO hello world POOL INTO INSERT