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Liteparser – a complete SQLite parser in C
Complete SQLite parser in C with AST generation for tooling and AI systems.
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marcobambini
503mo ago
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A lightweight, embeddable SQL parser designed for SQLite-based applications. It parses SQL statements into a structured representation that can be inspected, analyzed, or transformed programmatically.
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An Embeddable SQLite Parser
by marcobambini·Mar 12, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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424k statements/sec with zero dependencies — sqlparse can't match this performance.
Strengths
- •Grammar extracted from SQLite's own parse.y ensures complete dialect coverage
- •Arena allocation means one arena_destroy() frees entire AST instantly
- •Tolerant parsing continues past errors for IDE and linter integration
Weaknesses
- •C-only API limits adoption; needs Python, Rust, Go bindings
- •SQL parser space has sqlparse, pglast, tree-sitter-sql already
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Target Audience
Database tool developers, C/C++ engineers
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sqlparse · pglast · tree-sitter-sql
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