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package org.eigenbase.sql2rel;

import org.eigenbase.rex.*;
import org.eigenbase.sql.*;

/**
 * Converts expressions from {@link SqlNode} to {@link RexNode}.
 */
public interface SqlNodeToRexConverter {
  //~ Methods ----------------------------------------------------------------

  /**
   * Converts a {@link SqlCall} to a {@link RexNode} expression.
   */
  RexNode convertCall(
      SqlRexContext cx,
      SqlCall call);

  /**
   * Converts a {@link SqlLiteral SQL literal} to a {@link RexLiteral REX
   * literal}.
   *
   * <p>The result is {@link RexNode}, not {@link RexLiteral} because if the
   * literal is NULL (or the boolean Unknown value), we make a <code>CAST(NULL
   * AS type)</code> expression.
   */
  RexNode convertLiteral(
      SqlRexContext cx,
      SqlLiteral literal);

  /**
   * Converts a {@link SqlIntervalQualifier SQL Interval Qualifier} to a
   * {@link RexLiteral REX literal}.
   */
  RexLiteral convertInterval(
      SqlRexContext cx,
      SqlIntervalQualifier intervalQualifier);
}

// End SqlNodeToRexConverter.java