Jaql is a query language designed for Javascript Object Notation (JSON), a data format that has become popular because of its simplicity and modeling flexibility. Jaql is primarily used to analyze large-scale semi-structured data. Core features include user extensibility and parallelism. In addition to modeling semi-structured data, JSON simplifies extensibility. Hadoop's Map-Reduce is used for parallelism.

You can get started with the JaqlOverview of the current version, and check out the RoadMap of future changes.

Announcement: we've checked in the updated syntax (+ enhancements) and are in the process of re-working the documentation to reflect the new changes. While we're working on the docs, you can get a feel for the new syntax by looking at unit tests that include all of the online examples (found at src/test/com/ibm/jaql/exampleQueries.txt). All feedback/comments/questions are greatly appreciated.