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package org.apache.metamodel.query;
import java.io.Closeable;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.metamodel.DataContext;
/**
* A {@link CompiledQuery} is a {@link Query} which has been compiled, typically
* by the data source itself, to provide optimized execution speed. Compiled
* queries are produced using the {@link DataContext#compileQuery(Query)} method.
*
* Typically the compilation itself takes a bit of time, but firing the compiled
* query is faster than regular queries. This means that for repeated executions
* of the same query, it is usually faster to use compiled queries.
*
* To make {@link CompiledQuery} useful for more than just one specific query,
* variations of the query can be fired, as long as the variations can be
* expressed as a {@link QueryParameter} for instance in the WHERE clause of the
* query.
*
* @see DataContext#compileQuery(Query)
* @see QueryParameter
*/
public interface CompiledQuery extends Closeable {
/**
* Gets the {@link QueryParameter}s associated with the compiled query.
* Values for these parameters are expected when the query is executed.
*
* @return a list of query parameters
*/
public List<QueryParameter> getParameters();
/**
* A representation of the query as SQL.
*
* @return a SQL string.
*/
public String toSql();
/**
* Closes any resources related to the compiled query.
*/
@Override
public void close();
}