Question: What is best solution to generate JSON from a SQL query in MS SQL 2014? I created a procedure, but it is very slow.
My Example:
DECLARE @customers xml;
DECLARE @json NVARCHAR(max);
SET @customers = (SELECT * FROM dbo.Customers FOR XML path, root)
EXEC [dbo].[HTTP_JSON] @customers, @json
EXEC [dbo].[HTTP_JSON](@Shopping)
Create PROCEDURE [dbo].[HTTP_JSON]
@parameters xml, @response NVARCHAR(max) OUTPUT
WITH EXEC AS CALLER
AS
set @response = (SELECT Stuff(
(SELECT * from
(SELECT ',
{'+
Stuff((SELECT ',"'+coalesce(b.c.value('local-name(.)', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)'),'')+'":"'+
b.c.value('text()[1]','NVARCHAR(MAX)') +'"'
from x.a.nodes('*') b(c)
for xml path(''),TYPE).value('(./text())[1]','NVARCHAR(MAX)')
,1,1,'')+'}'
from @parameters.nodes('/root/*') x(a)
) JSON(theLine)
for xml path(''),TYPE).value('.','NVARCHAR(MAX)' )
,1,1,''))
GO
Microsoft introduced built-in JSON functions in SQL Server to align with the web services that use JSON for their data transmission.
You don't need a custom query language to query JSON in SQL Server. To query JSON data, you can use standard T-SQL. If you must create a query or report on JSON data, you can easily convert JSON data to rows and columns by calling the OPENJSON rowset function.
SQL Server and Azure SQL Database have native JSON functions that enable you to parse JSON documents using standard SQL language. You can store JSON documents in SQL Server or SQL Database and query JSON data as in a NoSQL database.
The following should create the JSON array for just about any data set. However, I have not created a way to convert bit to true/false yet.
Just one point to consider: The FIRST column in the initial SELECT has to be the Primary Key which is equates to the ENTITY field. In this case, Select * from @User for XML RAW
... ID is the Entity and just so happens to be the first field in the table
As far as performance, 500 records with 19 fields creates a JSON string 191,987 bytes in 0.694 seconds (50 records in 0.098 seconds)
Consider the following:
Declare @User table (ID int,Active bit,First_Name varchar(50),Last_Name varchar(50),EMail varchar(50),LastOn DateTime)
Insert into @User values
(1,1,'John','Smith','[email protected]','2016-10-05 17:32:41.903'),
(2,0,'Jane','Doe' ,'[email protected]','2016-10-05 08:25:18.203')
Declare @XML xml = (Select * From @User for XML RAW)
Declare @JSON varchar(max) = ''
;with cteEAV as (
Select RowNr = Row_Number() over (Order By (Select NULL))
,Entity = xRow.value('@*[1]','varchar(100)')
,Attribute = xAtt.value('local-name(.)','varchar(100)')
,Value = xAtt.value('.','varchar(max)')
From @XML.nodes('/row') As A(xRow)
Cross Apply A.xRow.nodes('./@*') As B(xAtt) )
,cteBld as (
Select *
,NewRow = IIF(Lag(Entity,1) over (Partition By Entity Order By (Select NULL))=Entity,'',',{')
,EndRow = IIF(Lead(Entity,1) over (Partition By Entity Order By (Select NULL))=Entity,',','}')
,JSON = Concat('"',Attribute,'":','"',Value,'"')
From cteEAV )
Select @JSON = @JSON+NewRow+JSON+EndRow
From cteBld
Select '['+Stuff(@JSON,1,1,'')+']'
Returns
[{"ID":1, "Active":1, "First_Name":"John", "Last_Name":"Smith", "EMail":"[email protected]", "LastOn":"2016-10-05T17:32:41.903", "TotalSales":25569.0000} ,{"ID":2, "Active":0, "First_Name":"Jane", "Last_Name":"Doe", "EMail":"[email protected]", "LastOn":"2016-10-05T08:25:18.203", "TotalSales":22888.0000}]
A more readable version
cteEAV will dynamically unpivot the data and generate the following:
cteBLD will extend and add flags New/End Row
The Final Select
This will put it all together and generate one final string which can be wrapped or nested as you please.
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