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KQL: require operator and change operator grammar a bit

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@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ documents to extract nodes and even specific data. It is loosely based on CSS
selectors for familiarity and ease of use. Think of it as CSS Selectors or selectors for familiarity and ease of use. Think of it as CSS Selectors or
XPath, but for KDL! XPath, but for KDL!
This document describes KQL `1.0.0`. It was released on September 11, 2021. This document describes KQL `next`. It is unreleased.
## Selectors ## Selectors
Selectors use selection operators to filter nodes that will be returned by an Selectors use selection operators to filter nodes that will be returned by an
API using KQL. The main differences between this and CSS selectors are the API using KQL. The main differences between this and CSS selectors are the
lack of `*` (use `[]` instead), and the specific syntax for lack of `*` (use `[]` instead), the specific syntax for descendants and siblings, and the specific syntax for
[matchers](#matchers) (the stuff between `[` and `]`), which is similar, but not identical to CSS. [matchers](#matchers) (the stuff between `[` and `]`), which is similar, but not identical to CSS.
* `a > b`: Selects any `b` element that is a direct child of an `a` element. * `a > b`: Selects any `b` element that is a direct child of an `a` element.
* `a b`: Selects any `b` element that is a _descendant_ of an `a` element. * `a >> b`: Selects any `b` element that is a _descendant_ of an `a` element.
* `a b || a c`: Selects all `b` and `c` elements that are descendants of an `a` element. Any selector may be on either side of the `||`. Multiple `||` are supported. * `a >> b || a >> c`: Selects all `b` and `c` elements that are descendants of an `a` element. Any selector may be on either side of the `||`. Multiple `||` are supported.
* `a + b`: Selects any `b` element that is placed immediately after a sibling `a` element. * `a + b`: Selects any `b` element that is placed immediately after a sibling `a` element.
* `a ~ b`: Selects any `b` element that follows an `a` element as a sibling, either immediately or later. * `a ++ b`: Selects any `b` element that follows an `a` element as a sibling, either immediately or later.
* `[accessor()]`: Selects any element, filtered by [an accessor](#accessors). (`accessor()` is a placeholder, not an actual accessor) * `[accessor()]`: Selects any element, filtered by [an accessor](#accessors). (`accessor()` is a placeholder, not an actual accessor)
* `a[accessor()]`: Selects any `a` element, filtered by an accessor. * `a[accessor()]`: Selects any `a` element, filtered by an accessor.
* `[]`: Selects any element. * `[]`: Selects any element.
@ -108,16 +108,16 @@ package {
winapi "1.0.0" path="./crates/my-winapi-fork" winapi "1.0.0" path="./crates/my-winapi-fork"
} }
dependencies { dependencies {
miette "2.0.0" dev=true miette "2.0.0" dev=true integrity=(sri)"sha512-deadbeef"
} }
} }
``` ```
Then the following queries are valid: Then the following queries are valid:
* `package name` * `package >> name`
* -> fetches the `name` node itself * -> fetches the `name` node itself
* `top() > package name` * `top() > package >> name`
* -> fetches the `name` node, guaranteeing that `package` is in the document root. * -> fetches the `name` node, guaranteeing that `package` is in the document root.
* `dependencies` * `dependencies`
* -> deep-fetches both `dependencies` nodes * -> deep-fetches both `dependencies` nodes