docs: add sample for parse_json

Add a sample and test for using the parse_json function with SQLAlchemy.

Fixes #735

Author: olavloite

samples/noxfile.py

@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ def insertmany(session):
     _sample(session)
 
 
+@nox.session()
+def parse_json(session):
+    _sample(session)
+
+
 @nox.session()
 def _all_samples(session):
     _sample(session)

samples/parse_json_sample.py

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Google LLC All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine, func, text
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from sample_helper import run_sample
+from model import Venue
+
+# Shows how to use the PARSE_JSON function in Spanner using SQLAlchemy.
+def parse_json_sample():
+    engine = create_engine(
+        "spanner:///projects/sample-project/"
+        "instances/sample-instance/"
+        "databases/sample-database",
+        echo=True,
+    )
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        venue = Venue(
+            code="LCH",
+            active=True,
+            name="Large Concert Hall",
+            # The SQLAlchemy func function is very lenient and allows you to call any
+            # database function that Spanner supports. Use a text instance to add a
+            # specific SQL fragment to the function call.
+            description=func.parse_json(
+                '{"type": "Stadium", "size": 13.7391432}',
+                text("wide_number_mode=>'round'"),
+            ),
+        )
+        session.add(venue)
+        session.commit()
+
+        venue = session.query(Venue).filter_by(code="LCH").one()
+        print(venue.description)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run_sample(parse_json_sample)

test/mockserver_tests/test_json.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy import func, select, text
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from sqlalchemy.testing import eq_, is_instance_of
 from google.cloud.spanner_v1 import (
@@ -73,7 +73,24 @@ def test_insert_array(self):
             '[{"size":"Great","type":"Stadium"}]',
         )
 
-    def _test_insert_json(self, description, expected):
+    def test_insert_fn(self):
+        add_update_count(
+            "INSERT INTO venues (id, name, description) "
+            "VALUES (@a0, @a1, parse_json(@a2, wide_number_mode=>'round'))",
+            1,
+        )
+        self._test_insert_json(
+            func.parse_json(
+                '{"type": "Stadium", "size": "Great"}',
+                text("wide_number_mode=>'round'"),
+            ),
+            '{"type": "Stadium", "size": "Great"}',
+            expected_type_code=TypeCode.STRING,
+        )
+
+    def _test_insert_json(
+        self, description, expected, expected_type_code=TypeCode.JSON
+    ):
         from test.mockserver_tests.json_model import Venue
 
         add_update_count(
@@ -100,7 +117,7 @@ def _test_insert_json(self, description, expected):
         eq_(expected, request.params["a2"])
         eq_(TypeCode.INT64, request.param_types["a0"].code)
         eq_(TypeCode.STRING, request.param_types["a1"].code)
-        eq_(TypeCode.JSON, request.param_types["a2"].code)
+        eq_(expected_type_code, request.param_types["a2"].code)
 
     def test_select_dict(self):
         self._test_select_json(