SolutionModifierClause.java

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package org.apache.jena.arq.querybuilder.clauses;

import org.apache.jena.arq.querybuilder.AbstractQueryBuilder;
import org.apache.jena.arq.querybuilder.Order;
import org.apache.jena.arq.querybuilder.handlers.SolutionModifierHandler;
import org.apache.jena.query.SortCondition;
import org.apache.jena.sparql.expr.Expr;
import org.apache.jena.sparql.lang.sparql_11.ParseException;

/**
 * Interface that defines the SolutionClause as per
 * http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/REC-sparql11-query-20130321/#rSolutionModifier
 * 
 * @param <T>
 *            The Builder type that the clause is part of.
 */
public interface SolutionModifierClause<T extends AbstractQueryBuilder<T>> {

	/**
	 * Add an ascending order by.
	 * 
	 * @param orderBy
	 *            The expression to order by.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addOrderBy(Expr orderBy);

	/**
	 * Add an ascending order by.
	 * 
	 * @param orderBy
	 *            The object to order by.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addOrderBy(Object orderBy);

	/**
	 * Add an ascending order by.
	 * 
	 * @param orderBy
	 *            The SortCondition to order by.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addOrderBy(SortCondition orderBy);

	/**
	 * Add an order by with direction specified.
	 * 
	 * @param orderBy
	 *            The expression to order by.
	 * @param order
	 *            The direction to order.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addOrderBy(Expr orderBy, Order order);

	/**
	 * Add an order by with direction specified.
	 * 
	 * @param orderBy
	 *            The object to order by.
	 * @param order
	 *            The direction to order.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addOrderBy(Object orderBy, Order order);

	/**
	 * Add a variable to the group by clause.
	 * 
	 * @param groupBy
	 *            The object to group by.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addGroupBy(Object groupBy);

	/**
	 * Add an expression to the group by clause. The expression may be created
	 * from a string using the makeExpr() method.
	 * 
	 * @param groupBy
	 *            The expression to add.
	 */
	public T addGroupBy(Expr groupBy);

	/**
	 * Add var and expression to the group by clause.
	 * 
	 * @param var
	 *            The variable to add.
	 * @param expr
	 *            The expression to add.
	 */
	public T addGroupBy(Object var, Expr expr);

	/**
	 * Add var and expression to the group by clause.
	 * 
	 * @param var
	 *            The variable to add.
	 * @param expr
	 *            The expression to add.
	 */
	public T addGroupBy(Object var, String expr);

	/**
	 * Add a having expression.
	 * 
	 * @param expression
	 *            Expression to evaluate for the having.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addHaving(String expression) throws ParseException;

	/**
	 * Add a having expression.
	 * 
	 * @param expression
	 *            Expression to evaluate for the having.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addHaving(Expr expression) throws ParseException;

	/**
	 * Add a having expression.
	 * 
	 * @param var
	 *            the variable to have.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T addHaving(Object var) throws ParseException;

	/**
	 * Set the limit.
	 * 
	 * Setting the limit to 0 (zero) sets no limit.
	 * 
	 * @param limit
	 *            the maximum number of results to return.
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T setLimit(int limit);

	/**
	 * Set the offset.
	 * 
	 * Setting the offset to 0 (zero) sets no offset.
	 * 
	 * @param offset
	 *            the number of results to skip before returning results..
	 * @return The builder for chaining.
	 */
	public T setOffset(int offset);

	/**
	 * Get the Solution modifier for this clause.
	 * 
	 * @return The SolutionModifierHandler the clause is using.
	 */
	public SolutionModifierHandler getSolutionModifierHandler();

}