SQLite SQL Parser for Java
General SQL Parser (GSP) parses SQLite with a dedicated, hand-tuned grammar — full AST access, offline syntax validation, formatting, rewriting, and column-level data lineage. One commercial SDK — SQLite is available in the Java edition.
SQLite SQL that GSP parses
ATTACH DATABASE 'archive.db' AS archive;
PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;
CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE docs USING fts5(title, body);Parse it in Java
import gudusoft.gsqlparser.*;
TGSqlParser parser = new TGSqlParser(EDbVendor.dbvsqlite);
parser.sqltext = sql; // the SQLite SQL above
if (parser.parse() == 0) {
System.out.println(parser.sqlstatements.size() + " statement(s) parsed");
} else {
System.out.println(parser.getErrormessage());
}Java edition only. The .NET library has no SQLite grammar, so this dialect cannot be parsed from C# or VB.NET. See the .NET SQL Parser SDK for the dialects it does cover.
What GSP handles in SQLite
- ATTACH/DETACH DATABASE
- PRAGMA statements
- CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE (FTS5)
Beyond parsing, the same AST powers table/column extraction, validation, formatting, and column-level lineage for SQLite.
SQLite resources
- SQLite syntax reference — dialect documentation
- SQLite keyword compatibility — every keyword, and whether it can be an identifier
- Java quick start — Maven/Gradle setup and first parse
Common questions
Do I need a live SQLite database connection to validate SQL?
No. GSP validates SQLite 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 SQLite grammar?
GSP uses a dedicated hand-tuned grammar for SQLite — not a generic SQL grammar with flags. The parser recognizes 567 SQLite keywords and knows which 564 of them can also be used as identifiers, which is exactly the kind of edge case that breaks generic parsers.
Can I use the SQLite parser from C# / .NET?
Not currently. SQLite is a Java-edition dialect — the .NET library ships 15 dedicated grammars and SQLite is not one of them, so there is no C# code path for it. Everything else on this page describes the Java SDK. If you need SQLite in .NET, email info@sqlparser.com; customer demand is how dialects get prioritized for the .NET port.
Can GSP extract column-level lineage from SQLite SQL?
Yes. The built-in DataFlowAnalyzer produces column-level lineage, impact analysis, and call graphs from SQLite scripts — it is the engine behind Gudu SQLFlow and the lineage integrations for DataHub and OpenMetadata.