JSON_VALUE UDF

Translation reference to convert Oracle JSON_VALUE function to Snowflake

Some parts in the output code are omitted for clarity reasons.

Description

As per Oracle's documentation, this function uses the SQL/JSON Path Expression to request information about a portion of a JSON instance. The returning value is always a scalar value, else the function returns NULL by default.

JSON_VALUE
  ( expr [ FORMAT JSON ], [ JSON_basic_path_expression ]
    [ JSON_value_returning_clause ] [ JSON_value_on_error_clause ]
    [ JSON_value_on_empty_clause ][ JSON_value_on_mismatch_clause ]
  )

The JSON_VALUE_UDF is a Snowflake implementation of the JSONPath specification that uses a modified version of the original JavaScript implementation developed by Stefan Goessner.

Sample Source Patterns

Setup Data

Run these queries to run queries in the JSON_VALUE Patterns section.

Oracle

Query

IN -> Oracle_01.sql

CREATE TABLE MY_TAB (
    my_json VARCHAR(5000)
);

INSERT INTO MY_TAB VALUES ('{ 
    "store": {
      "book": [ 
        { "category": "reference",
          "author": "Nigel Rees",
          "title": "Sayings of the Century",
          "price": 8.95
        },
        { "category": "fiction",
          "author": "Evelyn Waugh",
          "title": "Sword of Honour",
          "price": 12.99
        },
        { "category": "fiction",
          "author": "Herman Melville",
          "title": "Moby Dick",
          "isbn": "0-553-21311-3",
          "price": 8.99
        },
        { "category": "fiction",
          "author": "J. R. R. Tolkien",
          "title": "The Lord of the Rings",
          "isbn": "0-395-19395-8",
          "price": 22.99
        }
      ],
      "bicycle": {
        "color": "red",
        "price": 19.95
      }
    }
  }');

Snowflake

Query

OUT -> Oracle_01.sql

CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE MY_TAB (
       my_json VARCHAR(5000)
   )
   COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"oracle"}}'
   ;

   INSERT INTO MY_TAB
   VALUES ('{ 
    "store": {
      "book": [ 
        { "category": "reference",
          "author": "Nigel Rees",
          "title": "Sayings of the Century",
          "price": 8.95
        },
        { "category": "fiction",
          "author": "Evelyn Waugh",
          "title": "Sword of Honour",
          "price": 12.99
        },
        { "category": "fiction",
          "author": "Herman Melville",
          "title": "Moby Dick",
          "isbn": "0-553-21311-3",
          "price": 8.99
        },
        { "category": "fiction",
          "author": "J. R. R. Tolkien",
          "title": "The Lord of the Rings",
          "isbn": "0-395-19395-8",
          "price": 22.99
        }
      ],
      "bicycle": {
        "color": "red",
        "price": 19.95
      }
    }
  }');

JSON_VALUE Patterns

Oracle

Query

IN -> Oracle_02.sql

-- 'Sayings of the Century'
SELECT JSON_VALUE(MY_JSON, '$..book[0].title') AS VALUE FROM MY_TAB;

-- NULL
-- gets books in positions 0, 1, 2 and 3 but returns null (default behavior) since a non scalar value was returned
SELECT JSON_VALUE(MY_JSON, '$..book[0,1 to 3,3]') AS VALUE FROM MY_TAB;

-- 'Sayings of the Century'
SELECT JSON_VALUE(MY_JSON, '$.store.book[*]?(@.category == "reference").title') AS VALUE FROM MY_TAB;

-- 'MY ERROR MESSAGE'
-- triggers error because the result is a non scalar value (is an object)
SELECT JSON_VALUE(MY_JSON, '$..book[0]' DEFAULT 'MY ERROR MESSAGE' ON ERROR DEFAULT 'MY EMPTY MESSAGE' ON EMPTY) AS VALUE FROM MY_TAB;