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package com.blazebit.persistence;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* An interface used to create subquery builders.
*
* @param <T> The builder type that is returned on terminal operations
* @author Christian Beikov
* @since 1.0.0
*/
public interface SubqueryInitiator<T> {
/**
* Like {@link SubqueryInitiator#from(java.lang.Class, java.lang.String)} with the
* alias equivalent to the camel cased result of what {@link Class#getSimpleName()} of the entity class returns.
*
* @param entityClass The entity class which should be the entity
* @return A new subquery builder
*/
public SubqueryBuilder<T> from(Class<?> entityClass);
/**
* Creates a new subquery builder with the given entity class as entity in the FROM clause with the given alias.
*
* @param entityClass The entity class which should be the entity
* @param alias The alias for the entity
* @return A new subquery builder
*/
public SubqueryBuilder<T> from(Class<?> entityClass, String alias);
/**
* Like {@link SubqueryInitiator#from(String, String)} with the
* alias equivalent to the camel cased result of the class of the correlation parent.
*
* @param correlationPath The correlation path which should be queried
* @return A new subquery builder
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public SubqueryBuilder<T> from(String correlationPath);
/**
* Creates a new subquery builder with the given correlation path in the FROM clause with the given alias.
*
* @param correlationPath The correlation path which should be queried
* @param alias The alias for the entity
* @return A new subquery builder
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public SubqueryBuilder<T> from(String correlationPath, String alias);
/**
* Starts a nested set operation builder which is used as subquery.
* Doing this is like starting a nested query that will be connected via a set operation.
*
* @return A new set operation builder for the subquery
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public StartOngoingSetOperationSubqueryBuilder<T, LeafOngoingFinalSetOperationSubqueryBuilder<T>> startSet();
/**
* Like {@link SubqueryInitiator#from(Class)} but explicitly queries the data before any side effects happen because of CTEs.
*
* @param entityClass The entity class which should be queried
* @return The query builder for chaining calls
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public SubqueryBuilder<T> fromOld(Class<?> entityClass);
/**
* Like {@link SubqueryInitiator#from(Class, String)} but explicitly queries the data before any side effects happen because of CTEs.
*
* @param entityClass The entity class which should be queried
* @param alias The alias for the entity
* @return The query builder for chaining calls
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public SubqueryBuilder<T> fromOld(Class<?> entityClass, String alias);
/**
* Like {@link SubqueryInitiator#from(Class)} but explicitly queries the data after any side effects happen because of CTEs.
*
* @param entityClass The entity class which should be queried
* @return The query builder for chaining calls
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public SubqueryBuilder<T> fromNew(Class<?> entityClass);
/**
* Like {@link SubqueryInitiator#from(Class, String)} but explicitly queries the data after any side effects happen because of CTEs.
*
* @param entityClass The entity class which should be queried
* @param alias The alias for the entity
* @return The query builder for chaining calls
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public SubqueryBuilder<T> fromNew(Class<?> entityClass, String alias);
/**
* Creates a new subquery builder with a VALUES clause for values of the given value class in the from clause.
* This introduces a parameter named like the given alias.
*
* To set the values invoke {@link SubqueryBuilder#setParameter(String, Object)}
* or {@link javax.persistence.Query#setParameter(String, Object)} with the alias and a collection.
*
* @param valueClass The class of the basic or managed type for which to create a VALUES clause
* @param alias The alias for the entity
* @param valueCount The number of values to use for the values clause
* @return A new subquery builder
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public SubqueryBuilder<T> fromValues(Class<?> valueClass, String alias, int valueCount);
/**
* Creates a new subquery builder with a VALUES clause for values of the given value class in the from clause.
* This introduces a parameter named like the given alias.
*
* In contrast to {@link SubqueryInitiator#fromValues(Class, String, int)} this will only bind the id attribute.
*
* To set the values invoke {@link SubqueryBuilder#setParameter(String, Object)}
* or {@link javax.persistence.Query#setParameter(String, Object)} with the alias and a collection.
*
* @param valueClass The class of the identifiable type for which to create a VALUES clause
* @param alias The alias for the entity
* @param valueCount The number of values to use for the values clause
* @return A new subquery builder
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public SubqueryBuilder<T> fromIdentifiableValues(Class<?> valueClass, String alias, int valueCount);
/**
* Like {@link SubqueryInitiator#fromValues(Class, String, int)} but passes the collection size
* as valueCount and directly binds the collection as parameter via {@link SubqueryBuilder#setParameter(String, Object)}.
*
* @param valueClass The class of the basic or managed type for which to create a VALUES clause
* @param alias The alias for the entity
* @param values The values to use for the values clause
* @param <X> The type of the values
* @return A new subquery builder
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public <X> SubqueryBuilder<T> fromValues(Class<X> valueClass, String alias, Collection<X> values);
/**
* Like {@link SubqueryInitiator#fromIdentifiableValues(Class, String, int)} but passes the collection size
* as valueCount and directly binds the collection as parameter via {@link SubqueryBuilder#setParameter(String, Object)}.
*
* @param valueClass The class of the identifiable type for which to create a VALUES clause
* @param alias The alias for the entity
* @param values The values to use for the values clause
* @param <X> The type of the values
* @return A new subquery builder
* @since 1.2.0
*/
public <X> SubqueryBuilder<T> fromIdentifiableValues(Class<X> valueClass, String alias, Collection<X> values);
}