Added gofmt to format command

cmd/version.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var (
 	GitDescribe string
 
 	// Version is main version number that is being run at the moment.
-	Version = "4.8.0"
+	Version = "4.9.3"
 
 	// VersionPrerelease is a pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release

github-action/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mikefarah/yq:4.8.0
+FROM mikefarah/yq:4.9.3
 
 COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 

pkg/yqlib/context.go

@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ type Context struct {
 	DontAutoCreate bool
 }
 
+func (n *Context) SingleReadonlyChildContext(candidate *CandidateNode) Context {
+	list := list.New()
+	list.PushBack(candidate)
+	newContext := n.ChildContext(list)
+	newContext.DontAutoCreate = true
+	return newContext
+}
+
 func (n *Context) SingleChildContext(candidate *CandidateNode) Context {
 	list := list.New()
 	list.PushBack(candidate)
@@ -52,3 +60,9 @@ func (n *Context) Clone() Context {
 	}
 	return clone
 }
+
+func (n *Context) ReadOnlyClone() Context {
+	clone := n.Clone()
+	clone.DontAutoCreate = true
+	return clone
+}

pkg/yqlib/doc/Anchor and Alias Operators.md

@@ -169,6 +169,22 @@ b: &meow purr
 a: *meow
 ```
 
+## Set alias to blank does nothing
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+b: &meow purr
+a: cat
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval '.a alias = ""' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+b: &meow purr
+a: cat
+```
+
 ## Set alias relatively using assign-update
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml

pkg/yqlib/doc/Boolean Operators.md

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-The `or` and `and` operators take two parameters and return a boolean result. `not` flips a boolean from true to false, or vice versa. These are most commonly used with the `select` operator to filter particular nodes.
+The `or` and `and` operators take two parameters and return a boolean result. 
-## OR example
+
+`not` flips a boolean from true to false, or vice versa. 
+
+`any` will return `true` if there are any `true` values in a array sequence, and `all` will return true if _all_ elements in an array are true.
+
+`any_c(condition)` and `all_c(condition)` are like `any` and `all` but they take a condition expression that is used against each element to determine if it's `true`. Note: in `jq` you can simply pass a condition to `any` or `all` and it simply works - `yq` isn't that clever..yet
+
+These are most commonly used with the `select` operator to filter particular nodes.
+
+## `or` example
 Running
 ```bash
 yq eval --null-input 'true or false'
@@ -9,7 +18,7 @@ will output
 true
 ```
 
-## AND example
+## `and` example
 Running
 ```bash
 yq eval --null-input 'true and false'
@@ -41,6 +50,104 @@ will output
   b: fly
 ```
 
+## `any` returns true if any boolean in a given array is true
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+- false
+- true
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval 'any' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+true
+```
+
+## `any` returns false for an empty array
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+[]
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval 'any' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+false
+```
+
+## `any_c` returns true if any element in the array is true for the given condition.
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+a:
+  - rad
+  - awesome
+b:
+  - meh
+  - whatever
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval '.[] |= any_c(. == "awesome")' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+a: true
+b: false
+```
+
+## `all` returns true if all booleans in a given array are true
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+- true
+- true
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval 'all' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+true
+```
+
+## `all` returns true for an empty array
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+[]
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval 'all' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+true
+```
+
+## `all_c` returns true if all elements in the array are true for the given condition.
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+a:
+  - rad
+  - awesome
+b:
+  - meh
+  - 12
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval '.[] |= all_c(tag == "!!str")' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+a: true
+b: false
+```
+
 ## Not true is false
 Running
 ```bash

pkg/yqlib/doc/Entries.md

@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ will output
   value: b
 ```
 
+## to_entries null
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+null
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval 'to_entries' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+```
+
 ## from_entries map
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml

pkg/yqlib/doc/Unique.md

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+This is used to filter out duplicated items in an array.
+
+## Unique array of scalars (string/numbers)
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+- 1
+- 2
+- 3
+- 2
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval 'unique' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+- 1
+- 2
+- 3
+```
+
+## Unique nulls
+Unique works on the node value, so it considers different representations of nulls to be different
+
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+- ~
+- null
+- ~
+- null
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval 'unique' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+- ~
+- null
+```
+
+## Unique all nulls
+Run against the node tag to unique all the nulls
+
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+- ~
+- null
+- ~
+- null
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval 'unique_by(tag)' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+- ~
+```
+
+## Unique array object fields
+Given a sample.yml file of:
+```yaml
+- name: harry
+  pet: cat
+- name: billy
+  pet: dog
+- name: harry
+  pet: dog
+```
+then
+```bash
+yq eval 'unique_by(.name)' sample.yml
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+- name: harry
+  pet: cat
+- name: billy
+  pet: dog
+```
+

pkg/yqlib/doc/aa.md

@@ -62,20 +62,55 @@ cat
 
 Note that this node holds not only its value 'cat', but comments and metadata too, including path and parent information.
 
-The `=` operator then pipes the 'root' context through the `rhs` expression of `.b` to retun the node
+The `=` operator then pipes the 'root' context through the `rhs` expression of `.b` to return the node
 
 ```yaml
 dog
 ```
 
-Both sides have now been evaluated, so the operator performs its actual operation of assignment, and copies across the value from the RHS to the value on the LHS, and it returns the now updated 'root' context:
+Both sides have now been evaluated, so now the operator copies across the value from the RHS to the value on the LHS, and it returns the now updated context:
 
 ```yaml
-a: cat
+a: dog
 b: dog
 ```
 
 # Relative update (e.g. `|=`)
-There is another form of the `=` operator which we call the relative form. It's very similar to `=` but with one key differnce when evaluating the RHS expression.
+There is another form of the `=` operator which we call the relative form. It's very similar to `=` but with one key difference when evaluating the RHS expression.
 
-In the plain form, we pass in the 'root' level context to the RHS expresssion. In relative form, we pass in each result of the LHS to the RHS expression. Let's go through an example.
+In the plain form, we pass in the 'root' level context to the RHS expression. In relative form, we pass in _each result of the LHS_ to the RHS expression. Let's go through an example.
+
+Given a document like:
+
+```yaml
+a: 1
+b: thing
+```
+
+with an expression:
+
+```
+.a |= . + 1
+```
+
+Similar to the `=` operator, `|=` takes two operands, the LHS and RHS.
+
+It pipes the current context (the whole document) through the LHS expression  of `.a` to get the node value:
+
+```
+1
+```
+
+Now it pipes _that LHS context_ into the RHS expression `. + 1` (whereas in the `=` plain form it piped the original document context into the RHS) to yield:
+
+
+```
+2
+```
+
+The assignment operator then copies across the value from the RHS to the value on the LHS, and it returns the now updated 'root' context:
+
+```yaml
+a: 2
+b: thing
+```

pkg/yqlib/doc/headers/Boolean Operators.md

@@ -1 +1,9 @@
-The `or` and `and` operators take two parameters and return a boolean result. `not` flips a boolean from true to false, or vice versa. These are most commonly used with the `select` operator to filter particular nodes.
+The `or` and `and` operators take two parameters and return a boolean result. 
+
+`not` flips a boolean from true to false, or vice versa. 
+
+`any` will return `true` if there are any `true` values in a array sequence, and `all` will return true if _all_ elements in an array are true.
+
+`any_c(condition)` and `all_c(condition)` are like `any` and `all` but they take a condition expression that is used against each element to determine if it's `true`. Note: in `jq` you can simply pass a condition to `any` or `all` and it simply works - `yq` isn't that clever..yet
+
+These are most commonly used with the `select` operator to filter particular nodes.

pkg/yqlib/doc/headers/Unique.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is used to filter out duplicated items in an array.

pkg/yqlib/expression_postfix.go

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (p *expressionPostFixerImpl) ConvertToPostfix(infixTokens []*token) ([]*Ope
 			opStack = opStack[0 : len(opStack)-1]
 			log.Debugf("deleteing open bracket from opstack")
 
-			//and append a collect to the opStack
+			//and append a collect to the result
 			// hack - see if there's the optional traverse flag
 			// on the close op - move it to the collect op.
 			// allows for .["cat"]?
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ func (p *expressionPostFixerImpl) ConvertToPostfix(infixTokens []*token) ([]*Ope
 			result = append(result, &Operation{OperationType: shortPipeOpType})
 			log.Debugf("put shortpipe onto the result")
 
+			//traverseArrayCollect is a sneaky op that needs to be included too
+			//when closing a []
+			if len(opStack) > 0 && opStack[len(opStack)-1].Operation != nil && opStack[len(opStack)-1].Operation.OperationType == traverseArrayOpType {
+				opStack, result = popOpToResult(opStack, result)
+			}
+
 		case closeBracket:
 			for len(opStack) > 0 && opStack[len(opStack)-1].TokenType != openBracket {
 				opStack, result = popOpToResult(opStack, result)

pkg/yqlib/expression_processing_test.go

@@ -12,6 +12,21 @@ var pathTests = []struct {
 	expectedTokens  []interface{}
 	expectedPostFix []interface{}
 }{
+	{
+		`.[0]`,
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "SELF", "TRAVERSE_ARRAY", "[", "0 (int64)", "]"),
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "SELF", "0 (int64)", "COLLECT", "SHORT_PIPE", "TRAVERSE_ARRAY"),
+	},
+	{
+		`.[0][1]`,
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "SELF", "TRAVERSE_ARRAY", "[", "0 (int64)", "]", "TRAVERSE_ARRAY", "[", "1 (int64)", "]"),
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "SELF", "0 (int64)", "COLLECT", "SHORT_PIPE", "TRAVERSE_ARRAY", "1 (int64)", "COLLECT", "SHORT_PIPE", "TRAVERSE_ARRAY"),
+	},
+	{
+		`"\""`,
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "\" (string)"),
+		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "\" (string)"),
+	},
 	{
 		`[]|join(".")`,
 		append(make([]interface{}, 0), "[", "EMPTY", "]", "PIPE", "JOIN", "(", ". (string)", ")"),

pkg/yqlib/expression_tokeniser.go

@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ func stringValue(wrapped bool) lex.Action {
 		if wrapped {
 			value = unwrap(value)
 		}
+		value = strings.ReplaceAll(value, "\\\"", "\"")
 		return &token{TokenType: operationToken, Operation: createValueOperation(value, value)}, nil
 	}
 }
@@ -259,6 +260,8 @@ func initLexer() (*lex.Lexer, error) {
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`sortKeys`), opToken(sortKeysOpType))
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`select`), opToken(selectOpType))
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`has`), opToken(hasOpType))
+	lexer.Add([]byte(`unique`), opToken(uniqueOpType))
+	lexer.Add([]byte(`unique_by`), opToken(uniqueByOpType))
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`explode`), opToken(explodeOpType))
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`or`), opToken(orOpType))
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`and`), opToken(andOpType))
@@ -274,6 +277,11 @@ func initLexer() (*lex.Lexer, error) {
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`join`), opToken(joinStringOpType))
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`sub`), opToken(subStringOpType))
 
+	lexer.Add([]byte(`any`), opToken(anyOpType))
+	lexer.Add([]byte(`any_c`), opToken(anyConditionOpType))
+	lexer.Add([]byte(`all`), opToken(allOpType))
+	lexer.Add([]byte(`all_c`), opToken(allConditionOpType))
+
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`split`), opToken(splitStringOpType))
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`keys`), opToken(keysOpType))
 
@@ -327,7 +335,7 @@ func initLexer() (*lex.Lexer, error) {
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`[Nn][Uu][Ll][Ll]`), nullValue())
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`~`), nullValue())
 
-	lexer.Add([]byte(`"[^"]*"`), stringValue(true))
+	lexer.Add([]byte(`"([^"\\]*(\\.[^"\\]*)*)"`), stringValue(true))
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`strenv\([^\)]+\)`), envOp(true))
 	lexer.Add([]byte(`env\([^\)]+\)`), envOp(false))
 
@@ -403,16 +411,19 @@ func (p *expressionTokeniserImpl) handleToken(tokens []*token, index int, postPr
 	skipNextToken = false
 	currentToken := tokens[index]
 
+	log.Debug("processing %v", currentToken.toString(true))
+
 	if currentToken.TokenType == traverseArrayCollect {
 		//need to put a traverse array then a collect currentToken
 		// do this by adding traverse then converting currentToken to collect
 
 		if index == 0 || tokens[index-1].TokenType != operationToken ||
 			tokens[index-1].Operation.OperationType != traversePathOpType {
+			log.Debug("  adding self")
 			op := &Operation{OperationType: selfReferenceOpType, StringValue: "SELF"}
 			postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, &token{TokenType: operationToken, Operation: op})
 		}
-
+		log.Debug("  adding traverse array")
 		op := &Operation{OperationType: traverseArrayOpType, StringValue: "TRAVERSE_ARRAY"}
 		postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, &token{TokenType: operationToken, Operation: op})
 
@@ -423,17 +434,19 @@ func (p *expressionTokeniserImpl) handleToken(tokens []*token, index int, postPr
 	if index != len(tokens)-1 && currentToken.AssignOperation != nil &&
 		tokens[index+1].TokenType == operationToken &&
 		tokens[index+1].Operation.OperationType == assignOpType {
+		log.Debug("  its an update assign")
 		currentToken.Operation = currentToken.AssignOperation
 		currentToken.Operation.UpdateAssign = tokens[index+1].Operation.UpdateAssign
 		skipNextToken = true
 	}
 
+	log.Debug("  adding token to the fixed list")
 	postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, currentToken)
 
 	if index != len(tokens)-1 &&
 		((currentToken.TokenType == openCollect && tokens[index+1].TokenType == closeCollect) ||
 			(currentToken.TokenType == openCollectObject && tokens[index+1].TokenType == closeCollectObject)) {
-
+		log.Debug("  adding empty")
 		op := &Operation{OperationType: emptyOpType, StringValue: "EMPTY"}
 		postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, &token{TokenType: operationToken, Operation: op})
 	}
@@ -441,12 +454,19 @@ func (p *expressionTokeniserImpl) handleToken(tokens []*token, index int, postPr
 	if index != len(tokens)-1 && currentToken.CheckForPostTraverse &&
 		tokens[index+1].TokenType == operationToken &&
 		tokens[index+1].Operation.OperationType == traversePathOpType {
+		log.Debug("  adding pipe because the next thing is traverse")
 		op := &Operation{OperationType: shortPipeOpType, Value: "PIPE"}
 		postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, &token{TokenType: operationToken, Operation: op})
 	}
 	if index != len(tokens)-1 && currentToken.CheckForPostTraverse &&
 		tokens[index+1].TokenType == openCollect {
 
+		// if tokens[index].TokenType == closeCollect {
+		// 	log.Debug("  adding pipe because next is opencollect")
+		// 	op := &Operation{OperationType: shortPipeOpType, Value: "PIPE"}
+		// 	postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, &token{TokenType: operationToken, Operation: op})
+		// }
+		log.Debug("  adding traverArray because next is opencollect")
 		op := &Operation{OperationType: traverseArrayOpType}
 		postProcessedTokens = append(postProcessedTokens, &token{TokenType: operationToken, Operation: op})
 	}

pkg/yqlib/lib.go

@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ type operationType struct {
 	Handler    operatorHandler
 }
 
-// operators TODO:
-// - mergeEmpty (sets only if the document is empty, do I do that now?)
-
 var orOpType = &operationType{Type: "OR", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 20, Handler: orOperator}
 var andOpType = &operationType{Type: "AND", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 20, Handler: andOperator}
 var reduceOpType = &operationType{Type: "REDUCE", NumArgs: 2, Precedence: 35, Handler: reduceOperator}
@@ -61,6 +58,11 @@ var shortPipeOpType = &operationType{Type: "SHORT_PIPE", NumArgs: 2, Precedence:
 var lengthOpType = &operationType{Type: "LENGTH", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: lengthOperator}
 var collectOpType = &operationType{Type: "COLLECT", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: collectOperator}
 
+var anyOpType = &operationType{Type: "ANY", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: anyOperator}
+var allOpType = &operationType{Type: "ALL", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: allOperator}
+var anyConditionOpType = &operationType{Type: "ANY_CONDITION", NumArgs: 1, Precedence: 50, Handler: anyOperator}
+var allConditionOpType = &operationType{Type: "ALL_CONDITION", NumArgs: 1, Precedence: 50, Handler: allOperator}
+
 var toEntriesOpType = &operationType{Type: "TO_ENTRIES", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: toEntriesOperator}
 var fromEntriesOpType = &operationType{Type: "FROM_ENTRIES", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: fromEntriesOperator}
 var withEntriesOpType = &operationType{Type: "WITH_ENTRIES", NumArgs: 1, Precedence: 50, Handler: withEntriesOperator}
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ var recursiveDescentOpType = &operationType{Type: "RECURSIVE_DESCENT", NumArgs:
 
 var selectOpType = &operationType{Type: "SELECT", NumArgs: 1, Precedence: 50, Handler: selectOperator}
 var hasOpType = &operationType{Type: "HAS", NumArgs: 1, Precedence: 50, Handler: hasOperator}
+var uniqueOpType = &operationType{Type: "UNIQUE", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: unique}
+var uniqueByOpType = &operationType{Type: "UNIQUE_BY", NumArgs: 1, Precedence: 50, Handler: uniqueBy}
 var deleteChildOpType = &operationType{Type: "DELETE", NumArgs: 1, Precedence: 40, Handler: deleteChildOperator}
 
 type Operation struct {

pkg/yqlib/operator_add.go

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func toNodes(candidate *CandidateNode) []*yaml.Node {
 func addOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
 	log.Debugf("Add operator")
 
-	return crossFunction(d, context, expressionNode, add, false)
+	return crossFunction(d, context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode, add, false)
 }
 
 func add(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {

pkg/yqlib/operator_add_test.go

@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ var addOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[1 a], (!!int)::3\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `{}`,
+		expression: "(.a + .b) as $x",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `a: 0`,
+		expression: ".a += .b.c",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: 0\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Concatenate and assign arrays",
 		document:    `{a: {val: thing, b: [cat,dog]}}`,

pkg/yqlib/operator_alternative.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package yqlib
 
 func alternativeOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
 	log.Debugf("-- alternative")
-	return crossFunction(d, context, expressionNode, alternativeFunc, true)
+	return crossFunction(d, context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode, alternativeFunc, true)
 }
 
 func alternativeFunc(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {

pkg/yqlib/operator_alternative_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ import (
 )
 
 var alternativeOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		expression: `.b // .c`,
+		document:   `a: bridge`,
+		expected:   []string{},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		expression: `(.b // "hello") as $x`,
+		document:   `a: bridge`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: bridge\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "LHS is defined",
 		expression:  `.a // "hello"`,

pkg/yqlib/operator_anchors_aliases.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func assignAliasOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *
 
 	aliasName := ""
 	if !expressionNode.Operation.UpdateAssign {
-		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context, expressionNode.Rhs)
+		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Rhs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return Context{}, err
 		}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func assignAliasOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *
 		log.Debugf("Setting aliasName : %v", candidate.GetKey())
 
 		if expressionNode.Operation.UpdateAssign {
-			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
+			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleReadonlyChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
 			if err != nil {
 				return Context{}, err
 			}
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ func assignAliasOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *
 			}
 		}
 
-		candidate.Node.Kind = yaml.AliasNode
+		if aliasName != "" {
-		candidate.Node.Value = aliasName
+			candidate.Node.Kind = yaml.AliasNode
+			candidate.Node.Value = aliasName
+		}
 	}
 	return context, nil
 }
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ func assignAnchorOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode
 
 	anchorName := ""
 	if !expressionNode.Operation.UpdateAssign {
-		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context, expressionNode.Rhs)
+		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Rhs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return Context{}, err
 		}
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ func assignAnchorOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode
 		log.Debugf("Setting anchorName of : %v", candidate.GetKey())
 
 		if expressionNode.Operation.UpdateAssign {
-			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
+			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleReadonlyChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
 			if err != nil {
 				return Context{}, err
 			}

pkg/yqlib/operator_anchors_aliases_test.go

@@ -58,6 +58,22 @@ var anchorOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: &cat {b: cat}\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `a: {c: cat}`,
+		expression: `.a anchor |= .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: {c: cat}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `a: {c: cat}`,
+		expression: `.a anchor = .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: {c: cat}\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Get alias",
 		document:    `{b: &billyBob meow, a: *billyBob}`,
@@ -74,6 +90,30 @@ var anchorOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (doc)::{b: &meow purr, a: *meow}\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		description: "Set alias to blank does nothing",
+		document:    `{b: &meow purr, a: cat}`,
+		expression:  `.a alias = ""`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{b: &meow purr, a: cat}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `{b: &meow purr, a: cat}`,
+		expression: `.a alias = .c`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{b: &meow purr, a: cat}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `{b: &meow purr, a: cat}`,
+		expression: `.a alias |= .c`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{b: &meow purr, a: cat}\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Set alias relatively using assign-update",
 		document:    `{b: &meow purr, a: {f: meow}}`,
@@ -159,7 +199,7 @@ foobar:
 	},
 }
 
-func TestAnchorAliaseOperatorScenarios(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAnchorAliasOperatorScenarios(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range anchorOperatorScenarios {
 		testScenario(t, &tt)
 	}

pkg/yqlib/operator_assign.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ func assignUpdateOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode
 	}
 	var rhs Context
 	if !expressionNode.Operation.UpdateAssign {
-		rhs, err = d.GetMatchingNodes(context, expressionNode.Rhs)
+		rhs, err = d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Rhs)
 	}
 
 	for el := lhs.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func assignAttributesOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionN
 	for el := lhs.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
 		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
 
-		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
+		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleReadonlyChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return Context{}, err

pkg/yqlib/operator_assign_test.go

@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ var assignOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], ()::a:\n    b: cat\nx: frog\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "{}",
+		expression: `.a |= .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{a: null}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "{}",
+		expression: `.a = .b`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{a: null}\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Update node to be the child value",
 		document:    `{a: {b: {g: foof}}}`,

pkg/yqlib/operator_booleans.go

@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ package yqlib
 
 import (
 	"container/list"
+	"fmt"
 
 	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
-func isTruthy(c *CandidateNode) (bool, error) {
+func isTruthyNode(node *yaml.Node) (bool, error) {
-	node := unwrapDoc(c.Node)
 	value := true
-
 	if node.Tag == "!!null" {
 		return false, nil
 	}
@@ -23,6 +22,11 @@ func isTruthy(c *CandidateNode) (bool, error) {
 	return value, nil
 }
 
+func isTruthy(c *CandidateNode) (bool, error) {
+	node := unwrapDoc(c.Node)
+	return isTruthyNode(node)
+}
+
 type boolOp func(bool, bool) bool
 
 func performBoolOp(op boolOp) func(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {
@@ -61,9 +65,76 @@ func performBoolOp(op boolOp) func(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhs *C
 	}
 }
 
+func findBoolean(wantBool bool, d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode, sequenceNode *yaml.Node) (bool, error) {
+	for _, node := range sequenceNode.Content {
+
+		if expressionNode != nil {
+			//need to evaluate the expression against the node
+			candidate := &CandidateNode{Node: node}
+			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleReadonlyChildContext(candidate), expressionNode)
+			if err != nil {
+				return false, err
+			}
+			if rhs.MatchingNodes.Len() > 0 {
+				node = rhs.MatchingNodes.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode).Node
+			} else {
+				// no results found, ignore this entry
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		truthy, err := isTruthyNode(node)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		if truthy == wantBool {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func allOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
+	var results = list.New()
+
+	for el := context.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
+		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
+		candidateNode := unwrapDoc(candidate.Node)
+		if candidateNode.Kind != yaml.SequenceNode {
+			return Context{}, fmt.Errorf("any only supports arrays, was %v", candidateNode.Tag)
+		}
+		booleanResult, err := findBoolean(false, d, context, expressionNode.Rhs, candidateNode)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Context{}, err
+		}
+		result := createBooleanCandidate(candidate, !booleanResult)
+		results.PushBack(result)
+	}
+	return context.ChildContext(results), nil
+}
+
+func anyOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
+	var results = list.New()
+
+	for el := context.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
+		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
+		candidateNode := unwrapDoc(candidate.Node)
+		if candidateNode.Kind != yaml.SequenceNode {
+			return Context{}, fmt.Errorf("any only supports arrays, was %v", candidateNode.Tag)
+		}
+		booleanResult, err := findBoolean(true, d, context, expressionNode.Rhs, candidateNode)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Context{}, err
+		}
+		result := createBooleanCandidate(candidate, booleanResult)
+		results.PushBack(result)
+	}
+	return context.ChildContext(results), nil
+}
+
 func orOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
 	log.Debugf("-- orOp")
-	return crossFunction(d, context, expressionNode, performBoolOp(
+	return crossFunction(d, context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode, performBoolOp(
 		func(b1 bool, b2 bool) bool {
 			log.Debugf("-- peformingOrOp with %v and %v", b1, b2)
 			return b1 || b2
@@ -72,7 +143,7 @@ func orOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Expressio
 
 func andOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
 	log.Debugf("-- AndOp")
-	return crossFunction(d, context, expressionNode, performBoolOp(
+	return crossFunction(d, context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode, performBoolOp(
 		func(b1 bool, b2 bool) bool {
 			return b1 && b2
 		}), true)

pkg/yqlib/operator_booleans_test.go

@@ -6,12 +6,20 @@ import (
 
 var booleanOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 	{
-		description: "OR example",
+		description: "`or` example",
 		expression:  `true or false`,
 		expected: []string{
 			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::true\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "b: hi",
+		expression: `.a or .c`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		skipDoc:    true,
 		document:   "b: hi",
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ var booleanOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		},
 	},
 	{
-		description: "AND example",
+		description: "`and` example",
 		expression:  `true and false`,
 		expected: []string{
 			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
@@ -43,6 +51,86 @@ var booleanOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- {a: bird, b: dog}\n- {a: cat, b: fly}\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		description: "`any` returns true if any boolean in a given array is true",
+		document:    `[false, true]`,
+		expression:  "any",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::true\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "`any` returns false for an empty array",
+		document:    `[]`,
+		expression:  "any",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "`any_c` returns true if any element in the array is true for the given condition.",
+		document:    "a: [rad, awesome]\nb: [meh, whatever]",
+		expression:  `.[] |= any_c(. == "awesome")`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: true\nb: false\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `[{pet: cat}]`,
+		expression: `any_c(.name == "harry") as $c`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::[{pet: cat}]\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `[{pet: cat}]`,
+		expression: `all_c(.name == "harry") as $c`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::[{pet: cat}]\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `[false, false]`,
+		expression: "any",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "`all` returns true if all booleans in a given array are true",
+		document:    `[true, true]`,
+		expression:  "all",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::true\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `[false, true]`,
+		expression: "all",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "`all` returns true for an empty array",
+		document:    `[]`,
+		expression:  "all",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::true\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "`all_c` returns true if all elements in the array are true for the given condition.",
+		document:    "a: [rad, awesome]\nb: [meh, 12]",
+		expression:  `.[] |= all_c(tag == "!!str")`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: true\nb: false\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		skipDoc:    true,
 		expression: `false or false`,
@@ -61,6 +149,22 @@ var booleanOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[b], (!!bool)::true\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `{}`,
+		expression: `(.a.b or .c) as $x`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `{}`,
+		expression: `(.a.b and .c) as $x`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{}\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Not true is false",
 		expression:  `true | not`,

pkg/yqlib/operator_collect_object.go

@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ import (
 ...
 */
 
-func collectObjectOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
+func collectObjectOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, originalContext Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
 	log.Debugf("-- collectObjectOperation")
 
+	context := originalContext.Clone()
+	context.DontAutoCreate = false
+
 	if context.MatchingNodes.Len() == 0 {
 		node := &yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.MappingNode, Tag: "!!map", Value: "{}"}
 		candidate := &CandidateNode{Node: node}

pkg/yqlib/operator_collect_object_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,30 @@ import (
 )
 
 var collectObjectOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "a: []",
+		expression: `.a += [{"key": "att2", "value": "val2"}]`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: [{key: att2, value: val2}]\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "",
+		expression: `.a += {"key": "att2", "value": "val2"}`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], ()::a:\n    key: att2\n    value: val2\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "",
+		expression: `.a += [0]`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], ()::a:\n    - 0\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: `Collect empty object`,
 		document:    ``,

pkg/yqlib/operator_collect_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 var collectOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   ``,
+		expression: `.a += [0]`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], ()::a:\n    - 0\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Collect empty",
 		document:    ``,

pkg/yqlib/operator_comments.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func assignCommentsOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNod
 
 	comment := ""
 	if !expressionNode.Operation.UpdateAssign {
-		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context, expressionNode.Rhs)
+		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Rhs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return Context{}, err
 		}
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func assignCommentsOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNod
 		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
 
 		if expressionNode.Operation.UpdateAssign {
-			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
+			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleReadonlyChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
 			if err != nil {
 				return Context{}, err
 			}

pkg/yqlib/operator_comments_test.go

@@ -62,6 +62,22 @@ var commentOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: cat\n\n# cat\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `a: cat`,
+		expression: `. footComment=.b.d`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: cat\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `a: cat`,
+		expression: `. footComment|=.b.d`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: cat\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Remove comment",
 		document:    "a: cat # comment\nb: dog # leave this",

pkg/yqlib/operator_delete.go

@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func deleteChildOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
-	contextToUse := context.Clone()
+	nodesToDelete, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Rhs)
-	contextToUse.DontAutoCreate = true
-	nodesToDelete, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(contextToUse, expressionNode.Rhs)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return Context{}, err

pkg/yqlib/operator_entries.go

@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ func toEntriesOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Ex
 		case yaml.SequenceNode:
 			results.PushBack(toEntriesfromSeq(candidate))
 		default:
-			return Context{}, fmt.Errorf("%v has no keys", candidate.Node.Tag)
+			if candidateNode.Tag != "!!null" {
+				return Context{}, fmt.Errorf("%v has no keys", candidate.Node.Tag)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -133,26 +135,26 @@ func withEntriesOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *
 	//to_entries on the context
 	toEntries, err := toEntriesOperator(d, context, expressionNode)
 	if err != nil {
-		return Context{}, nil
+		return Context{}, err
 	}
 
 	//run expression against entries
 	// splat toEntries and pipe it into Rhs
 	splatted, err := splat(d, toEntries, traversePreferences{})
 	if err != nil {
-		return Context{}, nil
+		return Context{}, err
 	}
 
 	result, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(splatted, expressionNode.Rhs)
 	log.Debug("expressionNode.Rhs %v", expressionNode.Rhs.Operation.OperationType)
 	log.Debug("result %v", result)
 	if err != nil {
-		return Context{}, nil
+		return Context{}, err
 	}
 
 	collected, err := collectOperator(d, result, expressionNode)
 	if err != nil {
-		return Context{}, nil
+		return Context{}, err
 	}
 
 	//from_entries on the result

pkg/yqlib/operator_entries_test.go

@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ var entriesOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- key: 0\n  value: a\n- key: 1\n  value: b\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		description: "to_entries null",
+		document:    `null`,
+		expression:  `to_entries`,
+		expected:    []string{},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "from_entries map",
 		document:    `{a: 1, b: 2}`,

pkg/yqlib/operator_equals.go

@@ -4,20 +4,32 @@ import "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 func equalsOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
 	log.Debugf("-- equalsOperation")
-	return crossFunction(d, context, expressionNode, isEquals(false), true)
+	return crossFunction(d, context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode, isEquals(false), true)
 }
 
 func isEquals(flip bool) func(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {
 	return func(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {
 		value := false
-
+		log.Debugf("-- isEquals cross function")
 		if lhs == nil && rhs == nil {
 			owner := &CandidateNode{}
 			return createBooleanCandidate(owner, !flip), nil
 		} else if lhs == nil {
-			return createBooleanCandidate(rhs, flip), nil
+			log.Debugf("lhs nil, but rhs is not")
+			rhsNode := unwrapDoc(rhs.Node)
+			value := rhsNode.Tag == "!!null"
+			if flip {
+				value = !value
+			}
+			return createBooleanCandidate(rhs, value), nil
 		} else if rhs == nil {
-			return createBooleanCandidate(lhs, flip), nil
+			log.Debugf("lhs not nil, but rhs is")
+			lhsNode := unwrapDoc(lhs.Node)
+			value := lhsNode.Tag == "!!null"
+			if flip {
+				value = !value
+			}
+			return createBooleanCandidate(lhs, value), nil
 		}
 
 		lhsNode := unwrapDoc(lhs.Node)
@@ -37,6 +49,6 @@ func isEquals(flip bool) func(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhs *Candid
 }
 
 func notEqualsOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
-	log.Debugf("-- equalsOperation")
+	log.Debugf("-- notEqualsOperator")
-	return crossFunction(d, context, expressionNode, isEquals(true), true)
+	return crossFunction(d, context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode, isEquals(true), true)
 }

pkg/yqlib/operator_equals_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 var equalsOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		expression: ".a == .b",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::true\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		skipDoc:    true,
 		document:   "cat",
@@ -14,6 +21,60 @@ var equalsOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "{}",
+		expression: "(.a == .b) as $x",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "{}",
+		expression: ".a == .b",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::true\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "{}",
+		expression: "(.a != .b) as $x",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "{}",
+		expression: ".a != .b",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "{a: {b: 10}}",
+		expression: "select(.c != null)",
+		expected:   []string{},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "{a: {b: 10}}",
+		expression: "select(.d == .c)",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{a: {b: 10}}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   "{a: {b: 10}}",
+		expression: "select(null == .c)",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{a: {b: 10}}\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		skipDoc:    true,
 		document:   "{a: { b: {things: \"\"}, f: [1], g: [] }}",

pkg/yqlib/operator_has.go

@@ -12,14 +12,19 @@ func hasOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Expressi
 	log.Debugf("-- hasOperation")
 	var results = list.New()
 
-	rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context, expressionNode.Rhs)
+	rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Rhs)
-	wanted := rhs.MatchingNodes.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode).Node
-	wantedKey := wanted.Value
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return Context{}, err
 	}
 
+	wantedKey := "null"
+	wanted := &yaml.Node{Tag: "!!null"}
+	if rhs.MatchingNodes.Len() != 0 {
+		wanted = rhs.MatchingNodes.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode).Node
+		wantedKey = wanted.Value
+	}
+
 	for el := context.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
 		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
 

pkg/yqlib/operator_has_test.go

@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ var hasOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::true\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `a: hello`,
+		expression: `has(.b) as $c`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::a: hello\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `a: hello`,
+		expression: `has(.b)`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!bool)::false\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Has map key",
 		document: `- a: "yes"

pkg/yqlib/operator_select.go

@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ func selectOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Expre
 
 	for el := context.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
 		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
-		childContext := context.SingleChildContext(candidate)
+		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleReadonlyChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
-		childContext.DontAutoCreate = true
-		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(childContext, expressionNode.Rhs)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return Context{}, err
@@ -24,7 +22,9 @@ func selectOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Expre
 
 		if first != nil {
 			result := first.Value.(*CandidateNode)
+			log.Debugf("result %v", NodeToString(result))
 			includeResult, errDecoding := isTruthy(result)
+			log.Debugf("isTruthy %v", includeResult)
 			if errDecoding != nil {
 				return Context{}, errDecoding
 			}

pkg/yqlib/operator_sort_keys.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ func sortKeysOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Exp
 
 	for el := context.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
 		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
-		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
+		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleReadonlyChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return Context{}, err
 		}

pkg/yqlib/operator_sort_keys_test.go

@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ var sortKeysOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (doc)::{a: blah, b: bing, c: frog}\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `{c: frog}`,
+		expression: `sortKeys(.d)`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{c: frog}\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description:    "Sort keys recursively",
 		subdescription: "Note the array elements are left unsorted, but maps inside arrays are sorted",

pkg/yqlib/operator_strings.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func getSubstituteParameters(d *dataTreeNavigator, block *ExpressionNode, contex
 	regEx := ""
 	replacementText := ""
 
-	regExNodes, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context, block.Lhs)
+	regExNodes, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), block.Lhs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", err
 	}
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func joinStringOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *E
 	log.Debugf("-- joinStringOperator")
 	joinStr := ""
 
-	rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context, expressionNode.Rhs)
+	rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Rhs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Context{}, err
 	}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func splitStringOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *
 	log.Debugf("-- splitStringOperator")
 	splitStr := ""
 
-	rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context, expressionNode.Rhs)
+	rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Rhs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Context{}, err
 	}

pkg/yqlib/operator_style.go

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func assignStyleOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *
 	log.Debugf("AssignStyleOperator: %v")
 	var style yaml.Style
 	if !expressionNode.Operation.UpdateAssign {
-		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context, expressionNode.Rhs)
+		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Rhs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return Context{}, err
 		}
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func assignStyleOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *
 		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
 		log.Debugf("Setting style of : %v", candidate.GetKey())
 		if expressionNode.Operation.UpdateAssign {
-			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
+			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleReadonlyChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
 			if err != nil {
 				return Context{}, err
 			}

pkg/yqlib/operator_subtract.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func subtractAssignOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNod
 func subtractOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
 	log.Debugf("Subtract operator")
 
-	return crossFunction(d, context, expressionNode, subtract, false)
+	return crossFunction(d, context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode, subtract, false)
 }
 
 func subtract(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {

pkg/yqlib/operator_subtract_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 var subtractOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `{}`,
+		expression: "(.a - .b) as $x",
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{}\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description:    "Number subtraction - float",
 		subdescription: "If the lhs or rhs are floats then the expression will be calculated with floats.",

pkg/yqlib/operator_tag.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func assignTagOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Ex
 	tag := ""
 
 	if !expressionNode.Operation.UpdateAssign {
-		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context, expressionNode.Rhs)
+		rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Rhs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return Context{}, err
 		}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func assignTagOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Ex
 		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
 		log.Debugf("Setting tag of : %v", candidate.GetKey())
 		if expressionNode.Operation.UpdateAssign {
-			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
+			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleReadonlyChildContext(candidate), expressionNode.Rhs)
 			if err != nil {
 				return Context{}, err
 			}

pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path.go

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func traverseArrayOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode
 
 	// rhs is a collect expression that will yield indexes to retreive of the arrays
 
-	rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context, expressionNode.Rhs)
+	rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Rhs)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return Context{}, err
@@ -308,6 +308,6 @@ func traverseMergeAnchor(newMatches *orderedmap.OrderedMap, originalCandidate *C
 
 func traverseArray(candidate *CandidateNode, operation *Operation, prefs traversePreferences) (*list.List, error) {
 	log.Debug("operation Value %v", operation.Value)
-	indices := []*yaml.Node{&yaml.Node{Value: operation.StringValue}}
+	indices := []*yaml.Node{{Value: operation.StringValue}}
 	return traverseArrayWithIndices(candidate, indices, prefs)
 }

pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path_test.go

@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ foobar:
 `
 
 var traversePathOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `[[1]]`,
+		expression: `.[0][0]`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[0 0], (!!int)::1\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `[[[1]]]`,
+		expression: `.[0][0][0]`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[0 0 0], (!!int)::1\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Simple map navigation",
 		document:    `{a: {b: apple}}`,
@@ -78,6 +94,14 @@ var traversePathOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[flying fox], (!!str)::frog\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `c: dog`,
+		expression: `.[.a.b] as $x`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::c: dog\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description:    "Dynamic keys",
 		subdescription: `Expressions within [] can be used to dynamically lookup / calculate keys`,

pkg/yqlib/operator_union_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,20 @@ import (
 )
 
 var unionOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
+	// {
+	// 	skipDoc:    true,
+	// 	document:   "{}",
+	// 	expression: `(.a, .b.c) as $x`,
+	// 	expected: []string{
+	// 		"D0, P[], (doc)::{}\n",
+	// 	},
+	// },
+	// {
+	// 	skipDoc:    true,
+	// 	document:   "{}",
+	// 	expression: `(.a, .b.c)`,
+	// 	expected:   []string{},
+	// },
 	{
 		description: "Combine scalars",
 		expression:  `1, true, "cat"`,

pkg/yqlib/operator_unique.go

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package yqlib
+
+import (
+	"container/list"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/elliotchance/orderedmap"
+	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+func unique(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
+	selfExpression := &ExpressionNode{Operation: &Operation{OperationType: selfReferenceOpType}}
+	uniqueByExpression := &ExpressionNode{Operation: &Operation{OperationType: uniqueByOpType}, Rhs: selfExpression}
+	return uniqueBy(d, context, uniqueByExpression)
+
+}
+
+func uniqueBy(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
+
+	log.Debugf("-- uniqueBy Operator")
+	var results = list.New()
+
+	for el := context.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
+		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
+		candidateNode := unwrapDoc(candidate.Node)
+
+		if candidateNode.Kind != yaml.SequenceNode {
+			return Context{}, fmt.Errorf("Only arrays are supported for unique")
+		}
+
+		var newMatches = orderedmap.NewOrderedMap()
+		for _, node := range candidateNode.Content {
+			child := &CandidateNode{Node: node}
+			rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.SingleReadonlyChildContext(child), expressionNode.Rhs)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return Context{}, err
+			}
+
+			keyValue := "null"
+
+			if rhs.MatchingNodes.Len() > 0 {
+				first := rhs.MatchingNodes.Front()
+				keyCandidate := first.Value.(*CandidateNode)
+				keyValue = keyCandidate.Node.Value
+			}
+
+			_, exists := newMatches.Get(keyValue)
+
+			if !exists {
+				newMatches.Set(keyValue, child.Node)
+			}
+		}
+		resultNode := &yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.SequenceNode, Tag: "!!seq"}
+		for el := newMatches.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
+			resultNode.Content = append(resultNode.Content, el.Value.(*yaml.Node))
+		}
+
+		results.PushBack(candidate.CreateChild(nil, resultNode))
+	}
+
+	return context.ChildContext(results), nil
+
+}

pkg/yqlib/operator_unique_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package yqlib
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var uniqueOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
+	{
+		description: "Unique array of scalars (string/numbers)",
+		document:    `[1,2,3,2]`,
+		expression:  `unique`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- 1\n- 2\n- 3\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description:    "Unique nulls",
+		subdescription: "Unique works on the node value, so it considers different representations of nulls to be different",
+		document:       `[~,null, ~, null]`,
+		expression:     `unique`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- ~\n- null\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description:    "Unique all nulls",
+		subdescription: "Run against the node tag to unique all the nulls",
+		document:       `[~,null, ~, null]`,
+		expression:     `unique_by(tag)`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- ~\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "Unique array object fields",
+		document:    `[{name: harry, pet: cat}, {name: billy, pet: dog}, {name: harry, pet: dog}]`,
+		expression:  `unique_by(.name)`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- {name: harry, pet: cat}\n- {name: billy, pet: dog}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `[{name: harry, pet: cat}, {pet: fish}, {name: harry, pet: dog}]`,
+		expression: `unique_by(.name)`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- {name: harry, pet: cat}\n- {pet: fish}\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `[{name: harry, pet: cat}, {pet: fish}, {name: harry, pet: dog}]`,
+		expression: `unique_by(.cat.dog)`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- {name: harry, pet: cat}\n",
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+func TestUniqueOperatorScenarios(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tt := range uniqueOperatorScenarios {
+		testScenario(t, &tt)
+	}
+	documentScenarios(t, "Unique", uniqueOperatorScenarios)
+}

pkg/yqlib/operator_variables.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func getVariableOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *
 }
 
 func assignVariableOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
-	lhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context, expressionNode.Lhs)
+	lhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.Lhs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Context{}, nil
 	}

pkg/yqlib/operator_variables_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 var variableOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
+	{
+		skipDoc:    true,
+		document:   `{}`,
+		expression: `.a.b as $foo`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (doc)::{}\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description: "Single value variable",
 		document:    `a: cat`,

pkg/yqlib/operators.go

@@ -24,7 +24,19 @@ func emptyOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Expres
 
 type crossFunctionCalculation func(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error)
 
-func resultsForRhs(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhsCandidate *CandidateNode, rhs Context, calculation crossFunctionCalculation, results *list.List) error {
+func resultsForRhs(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhsCandidate *CandidateNode, rhs Context, calculation crossFunctionCalculation, results *list.List, calcWhenEmpty bool) error {
+
+	if calcWhenEmpty && rhs.MatchingNodes.Len() == 0 {
+		resultCandidate, err := calculation(d, context, lhsCandidate, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if resultCandidate != nil {
+			results.PushBack(resultCandidate)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	for rightEl := rhs.MatchingNodes.Front(); rightEl != nil; rightEl = rightEl.Next() {
 		log.Debugf("Applying calc")
 		rhsCandidate := rightEl.Value.(*CandidateNode)
@@ -32,7 +44,9 @@ func resultsForRhs(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, lhsCandidate *Candidat
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		results.PushBack(resultCandidate)
+		if resultCandidate != nil {
+			results.PushBack(resultCandidate)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -52,14 +66,7 @@ func doCrossFunc(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Expressi
 	}
 
 	if calcWhenEmpty && lhs.MatchingNodes.Len() == 0 {
-		if rhs.MatchingNodes.Len() == 0 {
+		err := resultsForRhs(d, context, nil, rhs, calculation, results, calcWhenEmpty)
-			resultCandidate, err := calculation(d, context, nil, nil)
-			if err != nil {
-				return Context{}, err
-			}
-			results.PushBack(resultCandidate)
-		}
-		err := resultsForRhs(d, context, nil, rhs, calculation, results)
 		if err != nil {
 			return Context{}, err
 		}
@@ -68,7 +75,7 @@ func doCrossFunc(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Expressi
 	for el := lhs.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
 		lhsCandidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
 
-		err := resultsForRhs(d, context, lhsCandidate, rhs, calculation, results)
+		err := resultsForRhs(d, context, lhsCandidate, rhs, calculation, results, calcWhenEmpty)
 		if err != nil {
 			return Context{}, err
 		}

scripts/format.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 find . \( -path ./vendor \) -prune -o -name "*.go" -exec goimports -w {} \;
+gofmt -w -s .
 go mod tidy
-go mod vendor
+go mod vendor

snap/snapcraft.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: yq
-version: '4.8.0'
+version: '4.9.3'
 summary: A lightweight and portable command-line YAML processor
 description: |
   The aim of the project is to be the jq or sed of yaml files.