towerops/lib/towerops/query_helpers.ex

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Elixir

defmodule Towerops.QueryHelpers do
@moduledoc """
Helpers for building safe SQL queries.
Provides utilities for sanitizing user input before using it in SQL LIKE/ILIKE queries.
"""
@doc """
Sanitizes a string for use in SQL LIKE/ILIKE queries by escaping
the wildcard characters `%` and `_`, and the escape character `\\`.
## Examples
iex> Towerops.QueryHelpers.sanitize_like("100%")
"100\\\\%"
iex> Towerops.QueryHelpers.sanitize_like("some_value")
"some\\\\_value"
iex> Towerops.QueryHelpers.sanitize_like("hello world")
"hello world"
"""
@spec sanitize_like(String.t()) :: String.t()
def sanitize_like(query) when is_binary(query) do
query
|> String.replace("\\", "\\\\")
|> String.replace("%", "\\%")
|> String.replace("_", "\\_")
end
end