0.0.5

.github/workflows/cicd.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       UV_PYTHON: "3.12"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@11f9893b081a58869d3b5fccaea48c9e9e46f990 # v8.3.2
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: uv.lock
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14", "3.14t"]
+        python-version: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14", "3.14t"]
     env:
       UV_PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@11f9893b081a58869d3b5fccaea48c9e9e46f990 # v8.3.2
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: uv.lock
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       UV_PYTHON: "3.12"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@11f9893b081a58869d3b5fccaea48c9e9e46f990 # v8.3.2
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: uv.lock
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       UV_PYTHON: "3.12"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@11f9893b081a58869d3b5fccaea48c9e9e46f990 # v8.3.2
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: uv.lock
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
         run: uv build --out-dir dist
 
       - name: Upload distribution
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@cf430e030ddbb5b0abf93d22962f4752f3646cd9 # v7.0.2
         with:
           name: python-distribution
           path: dist/
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Download distribution
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@9000827ccba6bdab643e8b6fd33ac0654aef8333 # v8.0.2
         with:
           name: python-distribution
           path: dist/
 
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@11f9893b081a58869d3b5fccaea48c9e9e46f990 # v8.3.2
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
         with:
           enable-cache: false
 
@@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ jobs:
     env:
       UV_PYTHON: "3.12"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
       - name: Configure GitHub Pages
         id: pages
-        uses: actions/configure-pages@v6
+        uses: actions/configure-pages@45bfe0192ca1faeb007ade9deae92b16b8254a0d # v6.0.0
 
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@11f9893b081a58869d3b5fccaea48c9e9e46f990 # v8.3.2
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
         with:
           enable-cache: true
           cache-dependency-glob: uv.lock
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ jobs:
         run: uv run mkdocs build --strict --site-dir _site
 
       - name: Upload GitHub Pages artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@fc324d3547104276b827a68afc52ff2a11cc49c9 # v5.0.0
         with:
           path: _site
 
@@ -201,4 +201,4 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Deploy GitHub Pages artifact
         id: deployment
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v5
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@368f82528645a54fb793d4d04e342629a3f51346 # v5.0.1

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 A compiler-oriented RSQL query engine for safe, typed, and extensible
 filtering, sorting, and pagination in Python APIs.
 
-[![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10%20%7C%203.11%20%7C%203.12%20%7C%203.13%20%7C%203.14%20%7C%203.14t-blue?logo=python)](https://pypi.org/project/pyrsql/)
+[![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.11%20%7C%203.12%20%7C%203.13%20%7C%203.14%20%7C%203.14t-blue?logo=python)](https://pypi.org/project/pyrsql/)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green)](LICENSE)
 
 pyrsql compiles RSQL query strings into ORM-specific statement objects
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ For FastAPI applications using SQLAlchemy, the recommended entry point is
 declarative resources; the lower-level query, adapter, and ORM APIs remain
 available when more control is needed.
 
-**Current backends:** SQLAlchemy 2.0  
-**Current framework adapters:** FastAPI  
-**Planned:** Django ORM, SQLModel, Flask
+- **Current backends:** SQLAlchemy 2.1+
+- **Current framework adapters:** FastAPI
+- **Planned:** Django ORM, SQLModel, Flask
 
 ## Why pyrsql?
 
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ Full documentation at **[wskr00.github.io/pyrsql](https://wskr00.github.io/pyrsq
 - Strong typing
 - ORM-neutral public API
 
+## Acknowledgements
+
+`pyrsql` was strongly inspired by [Jirutka's `rsql-parser`](https://github.com/jirutka/rsql-parser) and [PerplexHub's `rsql-jpa-specification`](https://github.com/perplexhub/rsql-jpa-specification), especially their RSQL syntax and filtering behavior. I am grateful to their maintainers and contributors for their work.
+
 ## License
 
 [MIT](LICENSE).

docs/explanation/architecture.md

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The project is designed around four major responsibilities:
 - backend lowering: turn validated query objects into ORM-specific statements
 - optional framework adapters and integrations: expose the core in HTTP stacks
 
-The current production backend is SQLAlchemy 2.0. The current framework
+The current production backend is SQLAlchemy 2.1+. The current framework
 adapter is FastAPI.
 
 ## Current Pipeline

docs/index.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ I/O.
 ## Key features
 
 - **ORM-neutral core** - `Query`, `Sort`, `PageRequest` have zero ORM dependencies
-- **Pluggable backends** - SQLAlchemy 2.0 today, Django ORM / SQLModel planned
+- **Pluggable backends** - SQLAlchemy 2.1+ today, Django ORM / SQLModel planned
 - **Pluggable adapters** - FastAPI today, Flask planned
 - **20+ built-in operators** - `==`, `=like=`, `=in=`, `=bt=`, `=nn=`, etc.
 - **Custom operators** - define your own RSQL operators with per-ORM lowering

docs/quickstart.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ from pyrsql import Query
 Query.parse("name==demo")            # equal
 Query.parse("age=gt=18")             # greater than
 Query.parse("id=in=(1,2,3)")         # IN
-Query.parse("name=like=demo*")       # LIKE
+Query.parse("name=like=demo")        # contains: LIKE '%demo%'
 Query.parse("score=bt=(10,20)")      # BETWEEN
 Query.parse("name==demo;age=gt=18")  # AND
 Query.parse("name==demo,age=gt=18")  # OR

docs/reference/operators.md

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Operators
 
+Pyrsql supports the base RSQL comparison operators and the extensions used by
+PerplexHub's JPA specification.
+
 ## Comparison operators
 
 | Operator | Aliases | Arity | Description |
@@ -12,14 +15,25 @@
 | `=le=` | `<=` | 1 | Less or equal |
 | `=in=` | | 1..100 | IN (comma-separated args) |
 | `=out=` | | 1..100 | NOT IN |
-| `=like=` | | 1 | LIKE (supports `*` wildcard) |
-| `=notlike=` | | 1 | NOT LIKE |
-| `=ic=` | `=ilike=` | 1 | ILIKE (case-insensitive LIKE) |
-| `=inotlike=` | | 1 | NOT ILIKE |
-| `=bt=` | | 2 | BETWEEN (exactly 2 args) |
-| `=nb=` | | 2 | NOT BETWEEN |
-| `=na=` | | 0 | IS NULL |
-| `=nn=` | | 0 | IS NOT NULL |
+| `=like=` | `=ke=` | 1 | Contains match (`LIKE '%value%'`) |
+| `=notlike=` | `=nk=` | 1 | Negated contains match |
+| `=ilike=` | `=ik=` | 1 | Case-insensitive contains match |
+| `=inotlike=` | `=ni=` | 1 | Negated case-insensitive contains match |
+| `=ic=` | `=icase=` | 1 | Case-insensitive equality |
+| `=bt=` | `=between=` | 2 | BETWEEN (exactly 2 args) |
+| `=nb=` | `=notbetween=` | 2 | NOT BETWEEN (exactly 2 args) |
+| `=na=` | `=isnull=`, `=null=` | 0..1 | IS NULL |
+| `=nn=` | `=notnull=`, `=isnotnull=` | 0..1 | IS NOT NULL |
+
+For `=like=`, `=notlike=`, `=ilike=`, and `=inotlike=`, pyrsql surrounds the
+argument with `%` to match anywhere in the value. These operators use SQL
+`LIKE` pattern rules: `%` matches any number of characters, `_` matches one,
+and `*` is literal. The `like_escape_character` option controls SQL pattern
+escaping.
+
+For string-column `==` and `!=`, `*` is the wildcard and any `^` marker
+requests case-insensitive matching. Quoting an argument does not disable these
+markers. Use `=in=(*)` to match a literal asterisk.
 
 ## Logical operators
 

docs/reference/options.md

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 
 Notes:
 
+- `strict_equality=True` makes string `==` and `!=` compare markers such as
+  `*` and `^` literally; quoting alone does not disable them
+- `like_escape_character` applies to LIKE-based operators, including equality
+  comparisons that contain `*`
 - configuration containers are normalized into immutable views
 - procedure allow/block rules are compiled as regex policies and evaluated with
   `fullmatch`, not partial match

docs/usage/query.md

@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ Query.parse("name=nn=")            # IS NOT NULL
 ## Text matching
 
 ```python
-Query.parse("name=like=demo*")     # LIKE
+Query.parse("name=like=demo")      # contains: LIKE '%demo%'
 Query.parse("name=notlike=demo")   # NOT LIKE
-Query.parse("name=ic=demo*")       # ILIKE (case-insensitive)
-Query.parse("name=ilike=DEMO")     # ILIKE alias
+Query.parse("name=ic=DEMO")        # case-insensitive equality
+Query.parse("name=ilike=DEMO")     # case-insensitive contains
 ```
 
 ## Range
@@ -54,15 +54,19 @@ Query.parse("(name==demo;age=gt=18),status==active")  # grouping
 
 ```python
 Query.parse("name=='de\\'mo'")     # quoted string with escape
-Query.parse("name=='*not a wildcard*'")  # literal asterisks inside quotes
+Query.parse('name=="Kill Bill"')   # double-quoted argument
+Query.parse("name=='*demo*'")      # quotes do not disable equality wildcards
 ```
 
 ## Wildcard matching in equality
 
-By default, `*` in equality expressions is treated as a `LIKE` wildcard:
+By default, `*` in string equality expressions is treated as a `LIKE`
+wildcard, and `^` makes the equality case-insensitive:
 
 ```python
 Query.parse("name==*demo*")        # becomes LIKE '%demo%'
+Query.parse("name==^*DEMO*")       # case-insensitive LIKE '%DEMO%'
+Query.parse("name=in=(*)")         # exact match for a literal asterisk
 ```
 
 Disable with strict mode:

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [project]
 name = "pyrsql"
-version = "0.0.4"
+version = "0.0.5"
 description = "Compiler-oriented RSQL query engine for safe, typed, and extensible Python ORM-backed APIs."
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
 license = "MIT"
 keywords = ["rsql", "orm", "filter", "pagination", "sort", "sqlalchemy", "fastapi", "rest"]
 classifiers = [
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
     "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
@@ -25,13 +24,15 @@ classifiers = [
     "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "msgspec>=0.18,<1.0",
-    "typing-extensions>=4.10.0; python_version < '3.11'",
+    "msgspec>=0.22.0,<1.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-sqlalchemy = ["sqlalchemy>=2.0,<3.0"]
-fastapi = ["fastapi>=0.110,<1.0"]
+sqlalchemy = [
+    "sqlalchemy[asyncio]>=2.1,<3.0",
+    "typing-extensions>=4.10.0",
+]
+fastapi = ["fastapi>=0.150.0,<1.0"]
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/wskr00/pyrsql"
@@ -47,31 +48,32 @@ dev = [
     { include-group = "docs" },
 ]
 lint = [
-    "ruff>=0.11.0",
+    "ruff>=0.15.21",
 ]
 test = [
-    "pytest>=8.2.0",
-    "httpx>=0.27.0",
-    "pytest-cov>=5.0.0",
-    "aiosqlite>=0.20.0",
-    "sqlalchemy[asyncio]>=2.0,<3.0",
+    "pytest>=9.1.1",
+    "httpx>=0.28.1",
+    "pytest-cov>=7.1.0",
+    "aiosqlite>=0.21.0,<0.22.0",
+    "sqlalchemy[asyncio]>=2.1,<3.0",
+    "typing-extensions>=4.10.0",
 ]
-typing = ["mypy>=2.0.0"]
+typing = ["mypy>=2.2.0"]
 docs = [
-    "mkdocs-material>=9.5",
-    "mkdocstrings[python]>=0.27",
+    "mkdocs-material>=9.7.6",
+    "mkdocstrings[python]>=1.0.5",
 ]
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["uv_build>=0.11.6,<0.12.0"]
+requires = ["uv_build>=0.13.1,<0.14.0"]
 build-backend = "uv_build"
 
 [tool.uv]
 managed = true
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 80
-target-version = "py310"
+target-version = "py311"
 src = ["src", "tests"]
 fix = true
 
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ markers = [
 ]
 
 [tool.mypy]
-python_version = "3.10"
+python_version = "3.11"
 files = ["src"]
 exclude = ["^tests/"]
 strict = true

src/pyrsql/core/json/options.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Mapping
-from enum import Enum
+from enum import StrEnum
 import re
 from types import MappingProxyType
 from typing import TypeAlias
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 SortFieldTypeMap: TypeAlias = Mapping[str, "JSONSortScalarType"]
 
 
-class JSONSortScalarType(str, Enum):
+class JSONSortScalarType(StrEnum):
     """Supported scalar cast strategies for JSON sort expressions."""
 
     TEXT = "text"

src/pyrsql/orms/sqlalchemy/orm.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 
 class SQLAlchemyORM(base.ORM):
-    """ORM adapter for SQLAlchemy 2.0 integration."""
+    """ORM adapter for SQLAlchemy 2.1+ integration."""
 
     __slots__ = ("_sort_translator", "_translator")
 

src/pyrsql/orms/sqlalchemy/translator.py

@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ def _build_string_equality_predicate(
         if options.strict_equality:
             return expression == value
 
-        ignore_case = value.startswith("^")
-        normalized_value = value[1:] if ignore_case else value
+        ignore_case = "^" in value
+        normalized_value = value.replace("^", "") if ignore_case else value
         if "*" in normalized_value:
             pattern = normalized_value.replace("*", "%")
             return self._build_pattern_predicate(