//! Hand-rolled parser for a small PromQL subset: metric name + label matchers, an optional `[5m]` range, and a top-level `sum()`/`avg()`/`rate()`/`histogram()`/`gauge()` wrapper. //! Only exact-match (`=`) label matchers are supported; `rate()` requires a duration range selector, while `histogram(metric[width])` reuses that `[...]` slot for a bare bucket width instead. use std::time::Duration; #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)] pub enum AggOp { Sum, Avg, Rate, /// Buckets counter values into fixed-width buckets; requires `bucket_width`. Histogram, /// The most-recent counter value per label combination. Gauge, } #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)] pub struct LabelMatcher { pub name: String, pub value: String, } #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)] pub struct PromqlQuery { pub agg: Option, pub metric_name: String, pub matchers: Vec, /// Duration range selector, e.g. `[5m]`; only meaningful for `rate()`. pub range: Option, /// Bare-number range selector, e.g. `[10]`; only meaningful for `histogram()`, where it's the bucket width. pub bucket_width: Option, } /// What a `[...]` range selector turned out to hold: a duration, or a bare width. enum RangeSelector { Duration(Duration), BareWidth(f64), } /// Parses a PromQL query string, returning a human-readable error message on malformed input. pub fn parse_query(input: &str) -> Result { let mut parser = Parser::new(input); let query = parser.parse_query()?; parser.skip_whitespace(); if !parser.is_at_end() { return Err(format!("unexpected trailing input: '{}'", parser.remaining())); } if query.agg == Some(AggOp::Rate) && query.range.is_none() { return Err("rate() requires a range selector, e.g. rate(my_metric[5m])".to_string()); } if query.agg == Some(AggOp::Histogram) && query.bucket_width.is_none() { return Err( "histogram() requires a bucket width, e.g. histogram(my_metric[10])".to_string(), ); } Ok(query) } struct Parser<'a> { input: &'a str, pos: usize, } impl<'a> Parser<'a> { fn new(input: &'a str) -> Self { Parser { input, pos: 0 } } fn remaining(&self) -> &'a str { &self.input[self.pos..] } fn is_at_end(&self) -> bool { self.pos >= self.input.len() } fn skip_whitespace(&mut self) { while self.remaining().starts_with(|c: char| c.is_whitespace()) { self.pos += 1; } } fn peek(&self) -> Option { self.remaining().chars().next() } fn expect_char(&mut self, expected: char) -> Result<(), String> { self.skip_whitespace(); match self.peek() { Some(c) if c == expected => { self.pos += c.len_utf8(); Ok(()) } Some(c) => Err(format!("expected '{expected}', found '{c}'")), None => Err(format!("expected '{expected}', found end of input")), } } fn parse_identifier(&mut self) -> Result { self.skip_whitespace(); let rest = self.remaining(); let mut chars = rest.char_indices(); match chars.next() { Some((_, c)) if c.is_ascii_alphabetic() || c == '_' => {} Some((_, c)) => return Err(format!("expected an identifier, found '{c}'")), None => return Err("expected an identifier, found end of input".to_string()), } let end = chars .find(|(_, c)| !(c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || *c == '_')) .map(|(idx, _)| idx) .unwrap_or(rest.len()); let ident = &rest[..end]; self.pos += end; Ok(ident.to_string()) } fn parse_quoted_string(&mut self) -> Result { self.expect_char('"')?; let rest = self.remaining(); let end = rest.find('"').ok_or("unterminated string literal (missing closing '\"')")?; let value = &rest[..end]; if value.contains('\\') { return Err("escape sequences in label values are not supported".to_string()); } self.pos += end; self.expect_char('"')?; Ok(value.to_string()) } fn parse_label_matcher(&mut self) -> Result { let name = self.parse_identifier()?; self.expect_char('=')?; self.skip_whitespace(); if self.peek() == Some('~') { return Err("regex label matchers ('=~') are not supported, only '='".to_string()); } let value = self.parse_quoted_string()?; Ok(LabelMatcher { name, value }) } fn parse_label_matchers(&mut self) -> Result, String> { self.skip_whitespace(); if self.peek() != Some('{') { return Ok(Vec::new()); } self.expect_char('{')?; let mut matchers = Vec::new(); self.skip_whitespace(); if self.peek() == Some('}') { self.expect_char('}')?; return Ok(matchers); } loop { matchers.push(self.parse_label_matcher()?); self.skip_whitespace(); match self.peek() { Some(',') => { self.pos += 1; } Some('}') => break, Some(c) => return Err(format!("expected ',' or '}}', found '{c}'")), None => return Err("unterminated label matcher list (missing '}')".to_string()), } } self.expect_char('}')?; Ok(matchers) } /// Parses `[]` (a duration, e.g. `[5m]`) or a bare `[]` (a bucket width). fn parse_range_selector(&mut self) -> Result, String> { self.skip_whitespace(); if self.peek() != Some('[') { return Ok(None); } self.expect_char('[')?; let rest = self.remaining(); let digits_end = rest .find(|c: char| !c.is_ascii_digit()) .ok_or("unterminated range selector (missing ']')")?; if digits_end == 0 { return Err("range selector must start with a number, e.g. [5m] or [10]".to_string()); } let digits: i64 = rest[..digits_end] .parse() .map_err(|_| "range selector number is not a valid number".to_string())?; self.pos += digits_end; if self.peek() == Some(']') { self.expect_char(']')?; return Ok(Some(RangeSelector::BareWidth(digits as f64))); } let unit = self.peek().ok_or("range selector is missing a duration unit or ']'")?; let seconds_per_unit: i64 = match unit { 's' => 1, 'm' => 60, 'h' => 60 * 60, 'd' => 24 * 60 * 60, other => { return Err(format!( "unknown duration unit '{other}' (expected one of s, m, h, d)" )); } }; self.pos += unit.len_utf8(); self.expect_char(']')?; Ok(Some(RangeSelector::Duration(Duration::from_secs( (digits * seconds_per_unit).max(0) as u64, )))) } fn parse_vector_selector(&mut self) -> Result { let metric_name = self.parse_identifier()?; let matchers = self.parse_label_matchers()?; let (range, bucket_width) = match self.parse_range_selector()? { None => (None, None), Some(RangeSelector::Duration(d)) => (Some(d), None), Some(RangeSelector::BareWidth(w)) => (None, Some(w)), }; Ok(PromqlQuery { agg: None, metric_name, matchers, range, bucket_width }) } fn parse_query(&mut self) -> Result { self.skip_whitespace(); let checkpoint = self.pos; let ident = self.parse_identifier()?; let agg = match ident.as_str() { "sum" => Some(AggOp::Sum), "avg" => Some(AggOp::Avg), "rate" => Some(AggOp::Rate), "histogram" => Some(AggOp::Histogram), "gauge" => Some(AggOp::Gauge), _ => None, }; self.skip_whitespace(); if agg.is_some() && self.peek() == Some('(') { self.expect_char('(')?; let mut inner = self.parse_vector_selector()?; self.expect_char(')')?; inner.agg = agg; Ok(inner) } else { // Rewind and parse as a plain vector selector, covering metric names that collide with an agg_op keyword. self.pos = checkpoint; self.parse_vector_selector() } } } #[cfg(test)] mod tests { use super::*; #[test] fn parses_bare_metric_name() { let query = parse_query("requests").unwrap(); assert_eq!(query.agg, None); assert_eq!(query.metric_name, "requests"); assert!(query.matchers.is_empty()); assert_eq!(query.range, None); } #[test] fn parses_metric_with_single_label_matcher() { let query = parse_query(r#"requests{path="/a"}"#).unwrap(); assert_eq!(query.metric_name, "requests"); assert_eq!( query.matchers, vec![LabelMatcher { name: "path".to_string(), value: "/a".to_string() }] ); } #[test] fn parses_metric_with_multiple_label_matchers() { let query = parse_query(r#"requests{path="/a", method="GET"}"#).unwrap(); assert_eq!(query.matchers.len(), 2); assert_eq!(query.matchers[0].name, "path"); assert_eq!(query.matchers[1].name, "method"); } #[test] fn parses_range_selector() { let query = parse_query("requests[5m]").unwrap(); assert_eq!(query.range, Some(Duration::from_secs(300))); } #[test] fn parses_label_matchers_and_range_together() { let query = parse_query(r#"requests{path="/a"}[1h]"#).unwrap(); assert_eq!(query.matchers.len(), 1); assert_eq!(query.range, Some(Duration::from_secs(3600))); } #[test] fn parses_sum_aggregation() { let query = parse_query(r#"sum(requests{path="/a"})"#).unwrap(); assert_eq!(query.agg, Some(AggOp::Sum)); assert_eq!(query.metric_name, "requests"); } #[test] fn parses_avg_aggregation() { let query = parse_query("avg(requests)").unwrap(); assert_eq!(query.agg, Some(AggOp::Avg)); } #[test] fn parses_rate_with_range() { let query = parse_query("rate(requests[5m])").unwrap(); assert_eq!(query.agg, Some(AggOp::Rate)); assert_eq!(query.range, Some(Duration::from_secs(300))); } #[test] fn rejects_rate_without_range() { let err = parse_query("rate(requests)").unwrap_err(); assert!(err.contains("range selector")); } #[test] fn rejects_empty_input() { assert!(parse_query("").is_err()); } #[test] fn rejects_unclosed_brace() { assert!(parse_query(r#"requests{path="/a""#).is_err()); } #[test] fn rejects_unclosed_bracket() { assert!(parse_query("requests[5m").is_err()); } #[test] fn rejects_unknown_aggregation() { // `count` isn't a supported agg_op, so this parses as a bare metric name and trips on the trailing `(...)`. let err = parse_query("count(requests)").unwrap_err(); assert!(err.contains("unexpected trailing input")); } #[test] fn rejects_regex_label_matcher() { let err = parse_query(r#"requests{path=~"/a"}"#).unwrap_err(); assert!(err.contains("regex label matchers")); } #[test] fn rejects_missing_metric_name() { assert!(parse_query(r#"{path="/a"}"#).is_err()); } #[test] fn rejects_unknown_duration_unit() { let err = parse_query("requests[5x]").unwrap_err(); assert!(err.contains("duration unit")); } #[test] fn rejects_trailing_garbage() { let err = parse_query("requests extra").unwrap_err(); assert!(err.contains("unexpected trailing input")); } #[test] fn parses_histogram_with_bare_width() { let query = parse_query("histogram(latency_ms[10])").unwrap(); assert_eq!(query.agg, Some(AggOp::Histogram)); assert_eq!(query.metric_name, "latency_ms"); assert_eq!(query.bucket_width, Some(10.0)); assert_eq!(query.range, None); } #[test] fn rejects_histogram_without_width() { let err = parse_query("histogram(latency_ms)").unwrap_err(); assert!(err.contains("bucket width")); } #[test] fn parses_gauge_with_no_range_selector() { let query = parse_query(r#"gauge(connections{host="a"})"#).unwrap(); assert_eq!(query.agg, Some(AggOp::Gauge)); assert_eq!(query.matchers, vec![LabelMatcher { name: "host".to_string(), value: "a".to_string() }]); } #[test] fn rate_range_selector_is_still_a_duration_not_a_bare_width() { let query = parse_query("rate(requests[5m])").unwrap(); assert_eq!(query.range, Some(Duration::from_secs(300))); assert_eq!(query.bucket_width, None); } }