algebricks/algebricks-core/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/algebricks/core/algebra/base/ILogicalOperator.java

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package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.base;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.commons.lang3.mutable.Mutable;

import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.AlgebricksException;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.expressions.IVariableTypeEnvironment;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.operators.logical.IOperatorSchema;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.properties.IPhysicalPropertiesVector;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.properties.PhysicalRequirements;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.properties.VariablePropagationPolicy;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.typing.ITypingContext;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.visitors.ILogicalExpressionReferenceTransform;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.algebra.visitors.ILogicalOperatorVisitor;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.core.jobgen.impl.JobGenContext;

public interface ILogicalOperator {

    public List<Mutable<ILogicalOperator>> getInputs();

    boolean hasInputs();

    public void recomputeSchema() throws AlgebricksException;

    public List<LogicalVariable> getSchema();

    /*
     * 
     * support for visitors
     */

    public boolean acceptExpressionTransform(ILogicalExpressionReferenceTransform transform) throws AlgebricksException;

    public <R, T> R accept(ILogicalOperatorVisitor<R, T> visitor, T arg) throws AlgebricksException;

    public boolean isMap();

    public Map<String, Object> getAnnotations();

    public void removeAnnotation(String annotationName);

    public void contributeRuntimeOperator(IHyracksJobBuilder builder, JobGenContext context,
            IOperatorSchema propagatedSchema, IOperatorSchema[] inputSchemas, IOperatorSchema outerPlanSchema)
            throws AlgebricksException;

    // variables

    /**
     * Get the variable propogation policy from this operator's input to its
     * output.
     * 
     * @return The VariablePropogationPolicy.
     */
    public VariablePropagationPolicy getVariablePropagationPolicy();

    public IVariableTypeEnvironment computeOutputTypeEnvironment(ITypingContext ctx) throws AlgebricksException;

    public IVariableTypeEnvironment computeInputTypeEnvironment(ITypingContext ctx) throws AlgebricksException;

    // structural properties

    /**
     * @return for each child, one vector of required physical properties
     */

    public PhysicalRequirements getRequiredPhysicalPropertiesForChildren(IPhysicalPropertiesVector requiredProperties);

    /**
     * @return the physical properties that this operator delivers, based on
     *         what its children deliver
     */

    public IPhysicalPropertiesVector getDeliveredPhysicalProperties();

    public void computeDeliveredPhysicalProperties(IOptimizationContext context) throws AlgebricksException;
    
    /**
     * Indicates whether the expressions used by this operator must be variable reference expressions.
     */
    public boolean requiresVariableReferenceExpressions();
}