[nicoritschel]

While this is a step in the right direction, just let me write something closer to SQL. Influx did this correctly.

[remram]

Influx used SQL, then deprecated it and made everyone use Flux, then deprecated that and moved back to SQL. They are definitely not "doing it correctly" when it comes to query language.

[willseth]

That’s what LogQL is, which is already in Loki. This is a new feature.

[hamandcheese]

LogQL is nothing like SQL. Try aggregating and quickly you'll be asking yourself wtf an instant query is and how is that different.

[willseth]

I mean, time series data is different from generic tabular data, so obviously there are impedance differences that are reflected in the query languages. I can see how some people might feel more at home using something even more like SQL, but there are a lot of common use cases where SQL is awkward and/or more verbose.

[hamandcheese]

Are logs time series data? That seems to be the thesis behind LogQL. But way more often than not I'm searching for a needle in a haystack, not charting trends over time.