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+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **This repository is archived and no longer maintained.**
+>
+> The string-DSL parser is regex-based and cannot correctly handle chained
+> `ON` / `WHERE` clauses. Method-chain query builders solve the same problem
+> without parsing.
+>
+> **Use instead:**
+> - [`github.com/Masterminds/squirrel`](https://github.com/Masterminds/squirrel)
+> - [`github.com/doug-martin/goqu/v9`](https://github.com/doug-martin/goqu)
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 # Sqimple
 
 A Go library to simplify building typical SQL queries for CRUD applications.