This project offers a collection of functions and useful queries for Power Query Formula Language (also known as M language) and a loader to import source code from external modules into Power Query.
- Import source code from plain text files located on disk or on the web
- Unlimited number of import locations ordered by priority
- Unit testing framework
- Show docstrings in Power Query user interface
- A collection of general purpose functions and queries
- Compatibility with @tycho01's library
- Automated test execution before merging any changes to this project
- Introductory overview is available at author's blog along with several other articles on LibPQ
- Documentation describes some more specific use cases
- Release notes contain important information on latest LibPQ changes
- Roadmap describes project vision and plans for the future
- Roger Torné: Reutilizar funciones en Power Query de Excel (in Spanish)
- Twitter highlights: Jay Killeen, Maxim Zelensky
Download the contents of this repo and extract it anywhere you want. If
you skip this step you will not be able to list all available modules with
LibPQ() call and every time you load a module LibPQ will access the network.
Create two blank queries in your workbook:
- LibPQ - copy the contents of LibPQ.pq verbatim
- LibPQPath - provide location of modules source code (local and/or web). See sample at LibPQPath-sample.pq
Import any of the available modules via LibPQ("modulename") when writing your
queries in Advanced Editor.
To import all modules available locally use LibPQ() with no arguments (or
null). That will return a record where keys are module names and values are
the results of loading those modules (function object or output of a query).
All modules are grouped into namespaces, much like the standard library:
- Date - Functions for working with dates
- Factory - Functions that create other functions
- Folder - Functions for manupulating folders and their contents
- Function - Functions that operate on other functions
- List - Functions for working with lists
- Module - LibPQ tools for importing source code
- Read - Functions that import data
- Table - Functions for table operations
- Tests - Unit tests for LibPQ modules
- Text - Functions for working with text
- UnitTest - Unit testing framework
Detailed module list is available in documentation, and each module has a clear description in the comment at the top of its source file.
LibPQ allows specifying multiple possible locations for source code, that's why you can add @tycho01's library as a fallback.
Any module from that library should be supported, though some will require
adding a Load query to your workbook. To create a Load alias for LibPQ
you need to:
- Create a new blank query
- Replace all its code with text
LibPQ - Save the query under the name
Load
Now the Load function will be available from #shared context, and you
should be able to import any module from @tycho01's library.
All contributions are welcome! Please check CONTRIBUTING.md for details
GitHub's issue tracker is the primary venue for asking and answering support questions. Please don't forget to search closed issues for the topic you're interested in!
If you know an answer to the question asked by someone else, please do not hesitate to post it! That would be a great help to the project!
If for some reason you'd rather not use the issue tracker, contacting me via email is OK too. Please use a descriptive subject line to enhance visibility of your message. Also please keep in mind that support through the channels accessible to the public is preferable because one answer can help many people who might read it later.
My email is visible under the GitHub profile and in the commit log.
You might get faster and more interactive support from other users.
This project does not (yet) have a dedicated community venue, but experienced PowerBI/Power Query users will most likely be able to figure out most common questions. You can try asking at the local PowerBI-related forums, Facebook groups, IRC/Discord/Telegram chats or on Reddit/StackOverflow.
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