Linq.Expression.Optimizer 1.0.28

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dotnet add package Linq.Expression.Optimizer --version 1.0.28
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Linq.Expression.Optimizer -Version 1.0.28
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<PackageReference Include="Linq.Expression.Optimizer" Version="1.0.28" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Linq.Expression.Optimizer" Version="1.0.28" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="Linq.Expression.Optimizer" />
                    


                            Project file
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paket add Linq.Expression.Optimizer --version 1.0.28
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Linq.Expression.Optimizer, 1.0.28"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Linq.Expression.Optimizer&version=1.0.28
                    


                            Install Linq.Expression.Optimizer as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Linq.Expression.Optimizer&version=1.0.28
                    


                            Install Linq.Expression.Optimizer as a Cake Tool

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Linq.Expression.Optimizer

Lightweight optimizer of System.Linq.Expression expressions. Just basic boolean algebra and reductions, constant and tuple/anonymous type eliminations. For side-effect-free Expressions. No compilation-subjective optimizations. This is meant to be used with expressions that are not compiled but transferred to other domains.

Supported frameworks: Net 3.5, Net 4.5-... (and Mono), .NET Standard 1.6 (so also .NET Core)

Supported optimizations

Example as a quote. There are various other cases also.

  • Replace constants comparisons: 3 < 4 -> true
  • Remove anonymous types: new AnonymousObject(Item1 = x, Item2 = "").Item1 --> x
  • Cut not used condition: if false then x else y -> y
  • Remove not: not(false) -> true
  • Binary tree balancing: a or (b or (c or (d or (e or (f or (g or h)))))) -> ((a or b) or (c or d)) or ((e or f) or (g or h))
  • Captured closure constant ("free variable") evaluation: y = 3 and (y + x) -> (3 + x)
  • Execute simple math: 5 * 3 -> 15
  • Boolean algebra reductions:
    • gather (x or y) and (x or z) -> x or (y and z)
    • identity false or y -> y
    • annihilate true or x -> true
    • absorb x and (x or y) -> x
    • idempotence y or y -> y
    • complement x and not(x) -> false
    • doubleNegation not(not(y)) -> y
    • deMorgan not(x) and not(y) -> not(x or y)

Background

This is a side-track from SQLProvider, excellent tool that is kind of OR-mapper with auto-generated objects, so it compiles any databases to .NET-language, and works fast on design time in Visual Studio or other editors.

But I needed better SQL-queries. So this optimises .NET LINQ-expressions. These expressions were not meant to be compiled, so Nessos LinqOptimizer was not the right tool. I thought that .NET would optimize these automatically, but no.

Read the Getting started tutorial to learn more.

Documentation: http://thorium.github.io/Linq.Expression.Optimizer

Maintainer(s)

If you want more optimizations, please feel free to send PRs!

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1.0.16 30,429 10/8/2023
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1.0.13 184,311 5/27/2019
1.0.12 36,877 8/31/2018
1.0.11 31,115 1/1/2018
1.0.10 1,543 1/1/2018
1.0.9 26,797 6/5/2017
1.0.8 1,716 5/10/2017
1.0.7 29,090 10/7/2016
1.0.6 1,536 10/6/2016
1.0.5 1,481 10/5/2016
1.0.4 1,679 10/3/2016
1.0.3 1,720 8/30/2016
1.0.2 1,527 8/30/2016
1.0.1 1,456 8/30/2016
1.0.0 1,566 8/27/2016

Improved boolean algebra optimisation