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layout: default
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title: Expression syntax
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nav_order: 12
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---
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# Expression syntax
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## Supported operators
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Operators are listed in order of precedence (top to bottom, left to right).
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| Operator | Description | Associativity |
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|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
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| `()` | Priority Expression | left-to-right |
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| `not`<br> `+`<br> `-`| Unary Logical NOT<br>Unary Positive<br>Unary negative | right-to-left |
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| `<`, `<=`, `>`, `>=` | Relational Operators | left-to-right |
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| `==`, `!=` | Equality Operators | left-to-right |
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| `and`, `or` | Conditional Expression | left-to-right |
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## Reserved for possible future functionality
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Reserved symbol set: `^`, `*`, `/`, `%`, `+`, `-`, `xor`, `=`, `+=`, `-=`, `*=`, `/=`, `%=`, `++`, `--`, `${<text>}`
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## Set initializer
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Defines a set or term and/or expressions.
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### Examples
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#### HTTP status codes
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```
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{200, 201, 202}
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```
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#### HTTP response payloads
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```
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{"Created", "Accepted"}
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```
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#### Handle multiple event types with different keys
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```
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{/request_payload, /request_message}
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```
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## Priority expression
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Identifies an expression that will be evaluated at the highest priority level. Priority expression must contain an
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expression or value, empty parentheses are not supported.
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### Examples
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```
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/is_cool == (/name == "Steven")
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```
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## Relational operators
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Tests the relationship of two numeric values. The operands must be numbers or JSON pointers that resolve to numbers.
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### Syntax
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```
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<Number | JSON Pointer> < <Number | JSON Pointer>
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<Number | JSON Pointer> <= <Number | JSON Pointer>
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<Number | JSON Pointer> > <Number | JSON Pointer>
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<Number | JSON Pointer> >= <Number | JSON Pointer>
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```
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### Examples
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```
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/status_code >= 200 and /status_code < 300
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```
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## Equality operators
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Used to test whether two values are equivalent.
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### Syntax
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```
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<Any> == <Any>
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<Any> != <Any>
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```
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### Examples
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```
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/is_cool == true
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3.14 != /status_code
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{1, 2} == /event/set_property
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```
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## Using equality operators to check JSON pointer
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Equality operators can also be used to check whether a JSON Pointer exists by comparing with `null`.
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### Syntax
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```
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<JSON Pointer> == null
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<JSON Pointer> != null
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null == <JSON Pointer>
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null != <JSON Pointer>
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```
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### Examples
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```
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/response == null
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null != /response
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```
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#### Conditional expression
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Used to chain together multiple expressions and/or values.
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#### Syntax
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```
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<Any> and <Any>
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<Any> or <Any>
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not <Any>
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```
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### Examples
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```
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/status_code == 200 and /message == "Hello world"
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/status_code == 200 or /status_code == 202
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not /status_code in {200, 202}
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/response == null
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/response != null
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```
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## Definitions
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### Literal
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A fundamental value that has no children.
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- Float _(Supports values from 3.40282347 × 10<sup>38</sup> to 1.40239846 × 10<sup>−45)</sup>_
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- Integer _(Supports values from −2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647)_
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- Boolean _(Supports true or false)_
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- JSON Pointer _(See JSON Pointer section for details)_
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- String _(Supports valid Java strings)_
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- Null _(Supports null check to see whether a JSON pointer exists)_
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### Expression string
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The string that will be parsed for evaluation. Expression string is the highest level of a Data Prepper expression. Only supports one expression string resulting in a return value. An _expression string_ is not the same as an _expression_.
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### Statement
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The highest level component of the expression string.
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### Expression
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A generic component that contains a _Primary_ or an _Operator_. Expressions may contain expressions. An expressions imminent children can contains 0-1 _Operators_.
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### Primary
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- _Set_
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- _Priority Expression_
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- _Literal_
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### Operator
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Hard coded token that identifies the operation used in an _expression_.
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### JSON pointer
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A Literal used to reference a value within the Event provided as context for the _Expression String_. JSON Pointers are identified by a
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leading `/` containing alphanumeric character or underscores, delimited by `/`. JSON Pointers can use an extended character set if wrapped
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in double quotes (`"`) using the escape character `\`. Note, JSON Pointer require `~` and `/` that should be used as part of the path and
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not a delimiter to be escaped.
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- `~0` representing `~`
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- `~1` representing `/`
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#### Shorthand syntax (Regex, `\w` = `[A-Za-z_]`)
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```
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/\w+(/\w+)*
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```
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##### Shorthand example
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```
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/Hello/World/0
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```
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##### Escaped syntax example
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```
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"/<Valid String Characters | Escaped Character>(/<Valid String Characters | Escaped Character>)*"
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```
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#### Escaped example
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```
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# Path
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# { "Hello - 'world/" : [{ "\"JsonPointer\"": true }] }
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"/Hello - 'world\//0/\"JsonPointer\""
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```
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## White space
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### Operators
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White space is **optional** surrounding Relational Operators, Regex Equality Operators, Equality Operators and commas.
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White space is **required** surrounding Set Initializers, Priority Expressions, Set Operators, and Conditional Expressions.
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### Reference table
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| Operator | Description | White Space Required | ✅ Valid Examples | ❌ Invalid Examples |
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| `{}` | Set Initializer | Yes | `/status in {200}` | `/status in{200}` |
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| `()` | Priority Expression | Yes | `/a==(/b==200)`<br>`/a in ({200})` | `/status in({200})` |
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| `in`, `not in` | Set Operators | Yes | `/a in {200}`<br>`/a not in {400}` | `/a in{200, 202}`<br>`/a not in{400}` |
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| `<`, `<=`, `>`, `>=` | Relational Operators | No | `/status < 300`<br>`/status>=300` | |
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| `=~`, `!~` | Regex Equality Operators | No | `/msg =~ "^\w*$"`<br>`/msg=~"^\w*$"` | |
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| `==`, `!=` | Equality Operators | No | `/status == 200`<br>`/status_code==200` | |
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| `and`, `or`, `not` | Conditional Operators | Yes | `/a<300 and /b>200` | `/b<300and/b>200` |
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| `,` | Set Value Delimiter | No | `/a in {200, 202}`<br>`/a in {200,202}`<br>`/a in {200 , 202}` | `/a in {200,}` |
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