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Function: extractSimpleComparisons()
====================================

ts

function extractSimpleComparisons(expr): SimpleComparison[];


function extractSimpleComparisons(expr): SimpleComparison[];

Defined in: packages/db/src/query/expression-helpers.ts:327

Extracts all simple comparisons from a WHERE expression. This is useful for simple APIs that only support basic filters.

Note: This only works for simple AND-ed conditions and NOT-wrapped comparisons. Throws an error if it encounters unsupported operations like OR or complex nested expressions.

NOT operators are flattened by prefixing the operator name (e.g., not(eq(...)) becomes not_eq).

Parameters
----------
### expr

The WHERE expression to parse

BasicExpression<boolean> | null | undefined

Returns
-------

SimpleComparison []

Array of simple comparisons

Throws
------

Error if expression contains OR or other unsupported operations

Example
-------

typescript

const comparisons = extractSimpleComparisons(where)
// Returns: [\
//   { field: ['category'], operator: 'eq', value: 'electronics' },\
//   { field: ['price'], operator: 'lt', value: 100 },\
//   { field: ['email'], operator: 'isNull' }, // No value for null checks\
//   { field: ['status'], operator: 'not_eq', value: 'archived' }\
// ]


const comparisons = extractSimpleComparisons(where)
// Returns: [\
//   { field: ['category'], operator: 'eq', value: 'electronics' },\
//   { field: ['price'], operator: 'lt', value: 100 },\
//   { field: ['email'], operator: 'isNull' }, // No value for null checks\
//   { field: ['status'], operator: 'not_eq', value: 'archived' }\
// ]

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