core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/rex/RexNode.java

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package org.apache.calcite.rex;

import org.apache.calcite.rel.type.RelDataType;
import org.apache.calcite.sql.SqlKind;

import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

import java.util.Collection;

import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;

/**
 * Row expression.
 *
 * <p>Every row-expression has a type.
 * (Compare with {@link org.apache.calcite.sql.SqlNode}, which is created before
 * validation, and therefore types may not be available.)
 *
 * <p>Some common row-expressions are: {@link RexLiteral} (constant value),
 * {@link RexVariable} (variable), {@link RexCall} (call to operator with
 * operands). Expressions are generally created using a {@link RexBuilder}
 * factory.
 *
 * <p>All sub-classes of RexNode are immutable.
 */
public abstract class RexNode {

  //~ Instance fields --------------------------------------------------------

  // Effectively final. Set in each sub-class constructor, and never re-set.
  protected @MonotonicNonNull String digest;

  //~ Methods ----------------------------------------------------------------

  public abstract RelDataType getType();

  /**
   * Returns whether this expression always returns true. (Such as if this
   * expression is equal to the literal <code>TRUE</code>.)
   */
  public boolean isAlwaysTrue() {
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Returns whether this expression always returns false. (Such as if this
   * expression is equal to the literal <code>FALSE</code>.)
   */
  public boolean isAlwaysFalse() {
    return false;
  }

  public boolean isA(SqlKind kind) {
    return getKind() == kind;
  }

  public boolean isA(Collection<SqlKind> kinds) {
    return getKind().belongsTo(kinds);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the kind of node this is.
   *
   * @return Node kind, never null
   */
  public SqlKind getKind() {
    return SqlKind.OTHER;
  }

  @Override public String toString() {
    return requireNonNull(digest, "digest");
  }

  /** Returns the number of nodes in this expression.
   *
   * <p>Leaf nodes, such as {@link RexInputRef} or {@link RexLiteral}, have
   * a count of 1. Calls have a count of 1 plus the sum of their operands.
   *
   * <p>Node count is a measure of expression complexity that is used by some
   * planner rules to prevent deeply nested expressions.
   */
  public int nodeCount() {
    return 1;
  }

  /**
   * Accepts a visitor, dispatching to the right overloaded
   * {@link RexVisitor#visitInputRef visitXxx} method.
   *
   * <p>Also see {@link RexUtil#apply(RexVisitor, java.util.List, RexNode)},
   * which applies a visitor to several expressions simultaneously.
   */
  public abstract <R> R accept(RexVisitor<R> visitor);

  /**
   * Accepts a visitor with a payload, dispatching to the right overloaded
   * {@link RexBiVisitor#visitInputRef(RexInputRef, Object)} visitXxx} method.
   */
  public abstract <R, P> R accept(RexBiVisitor<R, P> visitor, P arg);

  /** {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>Every node must implement {@link #equals} based on its content
   */
  @Override public abstract boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj);

  /** {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * <p>Every node must implement {@link #hashCode} consistent with
   * {@link #equals}
   */
  @Override public abstract int hashCode();
}