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SQL Pretty Printer — Format SQL Queries

generic-text workspace — use pgFormatter or IDE for production SQL pretty print

How to Use This Tool

  1. Paste minified or messy SQL into generic-text textarea.
  2. Click Transform — passthrough for sql-pretty-printer slug today.
  3. Run pgFormatter CLI or IDE format on the same content.
  4. Review indented output in PR before merge.
  5. Copy formatted SQL for documentation and runbooks.
  6. Clear textarea after queries with internal table names.

About This Tool

Code review, incident tickets, and documentation benefit from consistently indented SQL — keywords aligned, clauses broken across lines, and subqueries nested visibly. VSPIC sql-pretty-printer maps to generic-text client kind in missing-tools-handlers.generated.ts: textarea plus Transform with slug-aware transformText.

The slug sql-pretty-printer does not match format or pretty rules in transformText today — Transform returns input unchanged. Use pgFormatter, sqlformat, or IDE format document for dialect-aware pretty printing. This page documents passthrough honestly and pairs with sql-minifier sibling.

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Why use VSPIC for ?

  • Honest generic-text passthrough documentation.
  • Local staging for SQL before IDE format.
  • Client-side paste — warehouse queries stay on device.
  • Copy button for ticket attachments.
  • Pairs with sql-minifier for minify versus format SEO pair.
  • Free workspace without account.

SQL formatting in review workflows

Consistent SQL style reduces diff noise in migration PRs. pgFormatter and sqlfluff format rules enforce team conventions in CI.

generic-text passthrough for sql-pretty-printer

sql-pretty-printer slug lacks transformText matches. Output mirrors input on Transform.

Use pgFormatter for PostgreSQL

pgFormatter handles PostgreSQL-specific constructs — dollar quotes, window functions, and CTE indentation.

Relationship to sql-minifier

Minify for compact transport; pretty print for human review. Both need dedicated handlers — currently passthrough siblings.

Relationship to json-formatter-validator

When SQL embeds JSON operators or JSON columns, format JSON literals separately with json-formatter-validator proxy widget.

Uppercase keyword convention

Many style guides uppercase SELECT, FROM, WHERE. Formatters configurable for keyword case policy.

Client-side privacy

Analytics SQL with revenue table names stays in browser on paste.

Future dedicated SQL format proxy

Registry may add client SQL formatter kind. Update this page when handler ships.

CTE and subquery nesting

Quality formatters indent nested SELECT blocks proportionally to depth — manual indent in textarea is error-prone for deep queries.

Important notes & limitations

  • No automatic SQL pretty print on this slug today.
  • generic-text passthrough — no keyword indent engine.
  • Does not validate syntax before format.
  • Not a replacement for pgFormatter or sqlfluff format.
  • Dialect-specific keywords may indent incorrectly without parser.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. VSPIC offers this SQL pretty printer at no cost with no account required. Results load in real time.

We do not permanently store your queries on our servers. Some tools run entirely in your browser; others fetch public data for the request only.

Yes. Open the page in any modern phone or tablet browser. Results work on Wi‑Fi and mobile data.

Not today. generic-text passthrough. Use pgFormatter or IDE format.

No. generic-text runs locally in your browser.

sql-minifier — sibling generic-text passthrough with minify SEO framing.

Not on this slug. Use dialect-specific formatter in IDE or CLI.

No. Output equals input for sql-pretty-printer today.

Client kind generic-text passthrough in missing-tools-handlers.generated.ts.

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