JSONCompactEachRowWithProgress

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Description

Combines the compact row-by-row output of JSONCompactEachRow with streaming progress information. ClickHouse streams each event as a separate JSON object; column values keep their native JSON types. The related JSONCompactStringsEachRowWithProgress format uses the same top-level object kinds; field values are serialized as strings. Shares the same stream contract as JSONEachRowWithProgress (writesProgressConcurrently / finalizeImpl), except that row / totals / min / max payloads are arrays of values in column order rather than named objects.

Stream objects

Each line of the response is one JSON object. Clients should dispatch on the top-level key:

Top-level key	When it appears	Shape
`meta`	Once, before the first `row` (a `progress` object may be emitted before it)	`{"meta":[{"name":...,"type":...}, ...]}` — column names and types
`row`	Once per result row	`{"row":[...]}` — column values in header order
`progress`	Periodically while the query runs	`{"progress":{...}}` — counters such as `read_rows`, `read_bytes`, `total_rows_to_read`
`totals`	When totals are present	`{"totals":[...]}` — totals row values in header order
`min` / `max`	When extremes are present	`{"min":[...]}` / `{"max":[...]}` — extreme row values in header order
`rows_before_limit_at_least`	When the query contains `LIMIT`	`{"rows_before_limit_at_least":N}` — lower estimate of rows there would have been without `LIMIT` (not proof that rows were dropped)
`rows_before_aggregation`	When the query performs aggregation and the `rows_before_aggregation` counter is enabled	`{"rows_before_aggregation":N}`
`exception`	When the query fails, on the HTTP path with `http_write_exception_in_output_format=1`	`{"exception":"..."}` — error text as a top-level string, not nested under `row`

The rows_before_limit_at_least object is emitted when the query contains LIMIT, even if the limit did not drop any rows. It is a lower estimate of the number of rows there would have been without LIMIT (same meaning as in JSON); clients must not treat it as proof that rows were dropped. meta is emitted once before the first row, but a progress object can arrive before meta. The top-level exception object is emitted on the HTTP path only when http_write_exception_in_output_format=1; otherwise the error surfaces through the transport. When emitted it is a separate top-level object, not nested under row.

Example usage

Query

SELECT *
FROM generateRandom('a Array(Int8), d Decimal32(4), c Tuple(DateTime64(3), UUID)', 1, 10, 2)
LIMIT 5
FORMAT JSONCompactEachRowWithProgress

Response

{"meta":[{"name":"a","type":"Array(Int8)"},{"name":"d","type":"Decimal(9, 4)"},{"name":"c","type":"Tuple(DateTime64(3), UUID)"}]}
{"row":[[-8], 46848.5225, ["2064-06-11 14:00:36.578","b06f4fa1-22ff-f84f-a1b7-a5807d983ae6"]]}
{"row":[[-76], -85331.598, ["2038-06-16 04:10:27.271","2bb0de60-3a2c-ffc0-d7a7-a5c88ed8177c"]]}
{"row":[[-32], -31470.8994, ["2027-07-18 16:58:34.654","1cdbae4c-ceb2-1337-b954-b175f5efbef8"]]}
{"row":[[-116], 32104.097, ["1979-04-27 21:51:53.321","66903704-3c83-8f8a-648a-da4ac1ffa9fc"]]}
{"row":[[], 2427.6614, ["1980-04-24 11:30:35.487","fee19be8-0f46-149b-ed98-43e7455ce2b2"]]}
{"progress":{"read_rows":"5","read_bytes":"184","total_rows_to_read":"5","elapsed_ns":"335771"}}
{"rows_before_limit_at_least":5}

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