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| |
| package org.apache.flink.table.dataformat; |
| |
| import org.apache.flink.table.api.types.InternalType; |
| |
| import java.util.Map; |
| |
| /** |
| * An interface for map used internally in Flink Table/SQL. |
| * |
| * <p>There are different implementations depending on the scenario: |
| * After serialization, it becomes the {@link BinaryMap} format. |
| * Convenient updates use the {@link GenericMap} format. |
| */ |
| public interface BaseMap { |
| |
| int numElements(); |
| |
| /** |
| * This method will return a Java map containing INTERNAL type data. |
| * If you want a Java map containing external type data, you have to use converters. |
| * (also note that the internal type and the external type of primitive type data are the same, |
| * so no need to use converters if the map contains primitive type data.) |
| */ |
| Map toJavaMap(InternalType keyType, InternalType valueType); |
| |
| // NOTE: |
| // |
| // As binary map has specific `get` and `toString` method, |
| // we do not provide these methods in the interface. |
| // Instead, we implement them in codegen. |
| // |
| // `get` is implemented in ScalarOperators.scala -> generateMapGet() |
| // `toString` is implemented in ScalarOperators.scala -> generateCast() |
| } |