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package org.apache.pig.newplan.logical.rules;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.pig.newplan.OperatorPlan;
import org.apache.pig.newplan.optimizer.Rule;

/**
 * Super class for all rules that operates on the whole plan. It doesn't look for
 * a specific pattern. An example of such kind rule is ColumnPrune.
 *
 */
public abstract class WholePlanRule extends Rule {

    public WholePlanRule(String n, boolean mandatory) {
        super(n, mandatory);
    }

    public List<OperatorPlan> match(OperatorPlan plan) {
        currentPlan = plan;
        List<OperatorPlan> ll = new ArrayList<OperatorPlan>();
        ll.add(plan);
        return ll;
    }
    
    @Override
    protected OperatorPlan buildPattern() {
        return null;
    }
}