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package org.hibernate.loader.custom;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Extension point allowing any SQL query with named and positional parameters
* to be executed by Hibernate, returning managed entities, collections and
* simple scalar values.
*
* @author Gavin King
* @author Steve Ebersole
*/
public interface CustomQuery {
/**
* The SQL query string to be performed.
*
* @return The SQL statement string.
*/
public String getSQL();
/**
* Any query spaces to apply to the query execution. Query spaces are
* used in Hibernate's auto-flushing mechanism to determine which
* entities need to be checked for pending changes.
*
* @return The query spaces
*/
public Set getQuerySpaces();
/**
* A map representing positions within the supplied {@link #getSQL query} to
* which we need to bind named parameters.
* <p/>
* Optional, may return null if no named parameters.
* <p/>
* The structure of the returned map (if one) as follows:<ol>
* <li>The keys into the map are the named parameter names</li>
* <li>The corresponding value is either an {@link Integer} if the
* parameter occurs only once in the query; or a List of Integers if the
* parameter occurs more than once</li>
* </ol>
*/
public Map getNamedParameterBindPoints();
/**
* A collection of {@link Return descriptors} describing the
* JDBC result set to be expected and how to map this result set.
*
* @return List of return descriptors.
*/
public List getCustomQueryReturns();
}