utils/src/com/cloud/utils/db/JoinQueryBuilder.java

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package com.cloud.utils.db;

/**
 * JoinQueryBuilder builds queries for joins between multiple tables.
 *
 */
public interface JoinQueryBuilder<S, T> {
    Select<S, T> selectField(Object column);

    <J> On<S, J, T> innerJoin(Class<J> entityClazz);
    
    <J> J entity(Class<J> entityClazz);
    
    FirstWhere<S, T> where();
}