# User Defined Functions Extend BaraQL with custom functions. ## Usage ```nim import barabadb/query/udf var reg = newUDFRegistry() # Register standard library reg.registerStdlib() # abs, sqrt, pow, lower, upper, len, trim, substr, toString, toInt # Custom function reg.register("greet", @[UDFParam(name: "name", typeName: "str")], "str", proc(args: seq[Value]): Value = return Value(kind: vkString, strVal: "Hello, " & args[0].strVal & "!")) ``` ## Standard Library Functions | Function | Description | Example | |----------|-------------|---------| | `abs(n)` | Absolute value | `abs(-5)` → 5 | | `sqrt(n)` | Square root | `sqrt(16)` → 4 | | `pow(n, e)` | Power | `pow(2, 3)` → 8 | | `lower(s)` | Lowercase | `lower('ABC')` → 'abc' | | `upper(s)` | Uppercase | `upper('abc')` → 'ABC' | | `len(s)` | Length | `len('hello')` → 5 | | `trim(s)` | Trim whitespace | `trim(' hello ')` → 'hello' | | `substr(s, start, len)` | Substring | `substr('hello', 0, 3)` → 'hel' | | `toString(n)` | Convert to string | `toString(123)` → '123' | | `toInt(s)` | Convert to integer | `toInt('123')` → 123 | ## Function Registration ```nim reg.register( name: "my_function", params: @[ UDFParam(name: "arg1", typeName: "str"), UDFParam(name: "arg2", typeName: "int32") ], returnType: "str", body: proc(args: seq[Value]): Value = # Implementation result = Value(kind: vkString, strVal: "") ) ``` ## Using UDFs in Queries ```sql SELECT greet(name) FROM users; ```