ISqlInsertIntoSelect.java

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package com.jcwhatever.nucleus.providers.sql.statement.insertinto;

import com.jcwhatever.nucleus.providers.sql.ISqlTable;
import com.jcwhatever.nucleus.providers.sql.statement.generators.IColumnNameGenerator;

/**
 * Insert into select clause.
 */
public interface ISqlInsertIntoSelect {

    /**
     * Select columns from the source table to insert.
     *
     * @param columnNames  The names of the columns, by order.
     */
    ISqlInsertIntoWhere select(String... columnNames);

    /**
     * Select columns from the source table to insert.
     *
     * @param nameGenerator  The generator that will supply the column names.
     */
    ISqlInsertIntoWhere select(IColumnNameGenerator nameGenerator);

    /**
     * Select a column from the specified table to insert.
     *
     * @param table       The table the specified column is from.
     * @param columnName  The name of the column.
     */
    ISqlInsertIntoReselect select(ISqlTable table, String columnName);
}