Apache Hive SQL Parser for Java and .NET
General SQL Parser (GSP) parses Apache Hive with a dedicated, hand-tuned grammar — full AST access, offline syntax validation, formatting, rewriting, and column-level data lineage. One commercial SDK, available for Java and .NET.
Apache Hive SQL that GSP parses
SELECT myCol1, col2 FROM baseTable
LATERAL VIEW explode(col1) myTable1 AS myCol1; Need us to check your own Apache Hive SQL? Send a sample.
Parse it in Java
import gudusoft.gsqlparser.*;
TGSqlParser parser = new TGSqlParser(EDbVendor.dbvhive);
parser.sqltext = sql; // the Apache Hive SQL above
if (parser.parse() == 0) {
System.out.println(parser.sqlstatements.size() + " statement(s) parsed");
} else {
System.out.println(parser.getErrormessage());
} Parse it in C#
using gudusoft.gsqlparser;
TGSqlParser parser = new TGSqlParser(EDbVendor.dbvhive);
parser.sqltext = sql; // the Apache Hive SQL above
if (parser.parse() == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine(parser.sqlstatements.size() + " statement(s) parsed");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(parser.Errormessage);
} Same grammar, .NET-idiomatic API — properties instead of Java getters. See the C# quick start or the .NET SQL Parser SDK.
What GSP handles in Apache Hive
- LATERAL VIEW explode
- LOAD DATA into partitions
- EXPORT/IMPORT TABLE
- FROM-first multi-insert
- Roles and grants
Beyond parsing, the same AST powers table/column extraction, validation, formatting, and column-level lineage for Apache Hive.
Recent Apache Hive parser updates
- 2026-06-26 [Hive] Resolve unqualified column ambiguous across derived tables
- 2026-05-29 [Hive, SparkSQL] Structured-dataflow lineage for explode(from_json(...))
- 2026-05-29 [Hive] Harden CTE chain walkers
Full history in the release notes.
Apache Hive resources
- Apache Hive syntax reference — dialect documentation
- Apache Hive keyword compatibility — every keyword, and whether it can be an identifier
- Apache Hive capability data (JSON) — measured construct-by-construct parse coverage, machine-readable
- Java quick start — Maven/Gradle setup and first parse
- C# quick start — .NET setup and first parse
Common questions
Do I need a live Apache Hive database connection to validate SQL?
No. GSP validates Apache Hive syntax completely offline. You get error line and column positions, the offending token, and a hint — with no server, driver, or credentials involved.
How complete is the Apache Hive grammar?
GSP uses a dedicated hand-tuned grammar for Apache Hive — not a generic SQL grammar with flags. The parser recognizes 335 Apache Hive keywords and knows which 334 of them can also be used as identifiers, which is exactly the kind of edge case that breaks generic parsers.
Can I use the Apache Hive parser from C# / .NET?
Yes. The .NET edition parses Apache Hive with the same grammar, and the API is idiomatic .NET rather than a Java transliteration: where Java has parser.getErrormessage() and stmt.getResultColumnList(), C# has parser.Errormessage and stmt.ResultColumnList. The package id is gudusoft.gsqlparser, multi-targeting net10.0 and netstandard2.0, so .NET Framework 4.6.2+ hosts are covered too.
Can GSP extract column-level lineage from Apache Hive SQL?
Yes. The built-in DataFlowAnalyzer produces column-level lineage, impact analysis, and call graphs from Apache Hive scripts — it is the engine behind Gudu SQLFlow and the lineage integrations for DataHub and OpenMetadata.